Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-30

bank of Los Angeles, says that there
is no truth in the report that fetish
man, the absconding cashier of the lat
ter bank, has been captured in Mexico.
A barn on the farm of Reese Hines
north of Shippensburg, Pa, tenanted
by Mr.. Guyer, burned. Twenty-one
head of sheep and eleven COWS were
burned, together with stored crops
Five tramps were sleeping in the barn
and four of them were badly burned
when they got out.
Max O'Rell lectured at Baltimore
while suffering from appendicitis, and
has Cancelled all other engagements
made in this country. He said that he
would go to New York and submit to
an operation. If this is successful,
he declared he would return to Paris
and never again come to America.
Miss Josephine Holman of Indian
apolis, whose engagement to Signor
Marconi has been announced, says her
marriage will not take place as early
as was expected, as Signor Marconi
is now concentrating all his thoughts
on his work and it would be impos-
sible for him to come her at this time.
Indian territory officials, by the aid
of Sheriff Dobbins of Casper, wy,
have identified Sam Roper, who es-
capped recently from Arkansas, after
numbering a sheriff, as member of
the ''Bilr Cook gang of outlaws,
which terrorized the border in the
early COS This is the first heard of
Roper in 10 years.
A most unusual lawsuit has been
brought in MOnona county, Iowa, Miss
Mary Christensen lived for three
years in the home of Frank Crum, a
farmer, as housekeeper, Crum's wife
being dead. Last June Crum died,
and now Miss Christensen has sued
his estate, which is worth $4,000, for
breach of promise.
The dream of all-winter navigation
on Lake Superior will come nearer
realization this winter than ever.
There will not be more than a month
or six weeks when there will not be
vessel plying on the lake. The White
Line Transportation company has de-
cided to keep one boat going just as
long as conditions will permit.
With the expiration of Senator
Mark Hanna's present term, three
years hence, his power as a national
leader of the republican party is to
cease, according to the story being
told by politicians. He desires that
General Charles Dick succeed him in
the senate, but his opponents have Sc
lected Congressman Theodore Burton
for the position.
Conferences will be held by mem
bers of the committees on judiciary of
the house and senate during the hOli-
days with view to deciding upon GER
tain amendments to the bankruptcy
law, for which there is a strong de-
mand. Special attention will be given
to this matter by Senator Nelson of
Minnesota and Chairman Ray of the
house judiciary committee.
Five hundred people sat down at
the seventh annual banquet of the
Commemoration of the signing of the
John Jay treaty. The guests were
WI Ting-fang, the Chinese minister,
Gen. Arthur Macarthur, John M.
Allen, representative from Mississippi,
and F. w Lehman of ST. Louis,
member OF the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position board Of directors.
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee says no definite
plans have been made thus far for
considering the question of further
reducing the war taxes. He said:
with surplus of about $100,0O0,000,
/ have no doubt the ways and means
committee will frame bill reducing
the revenues, probably one the gen
eral lines of the last war tax reduction
bill"
The postmaster general has issued
an order changing the postal regula-
tons SO that in case of a change Of
name or periods of issue of a publica-
ton already entered as secOnd-class
matter or removal to another postof
fee, whether voluntarily or by action
of the department in disseminating the
original postoffice of entry re-entry
will be required, the same as a new
publication.
A we'll dressed man of 80 years,
supposed to be Eugene Lockhart of
Davenport, Iowa, was shot and serious
ly wounded by J. w. McCurdy in
Kansas City. Lockhart had entered
the house of A. r. Conwell opening
the front door with a skeleton key.
Amputation of Lockhart's right leg,
probably, will be necessary. Lockhart
gave his name also as C. E. Bean and
William Shannon.
At jacksonville, KY, the grand jury
returned indictments against James D.
Wood, president of the United Mine
workers of America of the twenty
third district; Kittredge Barnaby, vice
president, and w. B. Kissinger, a mem
Der of the official board, charging them
as accessories before the fact for will