Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-11


A government geological surveyor
found extensive deposits of copper ore
in the Alaskan islands.
At Amsterdam, n. Y, Frederick
Bankert killed William Green and Mrs.
Green and committed suicide.
Governor Durbin of Indiana refused
to honor a requisition for the arrest OF
Ex-Governor Taylor of Kentucky.
Leander j. Monks, chief justice OF
the Indiana supreme court, may be ap-
pointed successor to Judge Woods.
The government census gives the
total of illiterate men over q years
old in the United States as 2,326,295.
Policemen have been stationed at
the home in Brooklyn of Mr.. Peter w.
Rouss to prevent an attempt upon his
life.
Messrs. Redmond, McHugh and
O'Donnell, nationalist members OF the
British parliament. arrived in New
York
President Roosevelt has accepted
conditionally an invitation to speak at
the Charleston exposition on Lincoln's
birthday
William r. Eckenrode was killed at
his home at Chambersburg, Pa, before
his family by the accidental discharge
of shotgun.
John Paul, Judge of the United
States court for the western district
of Virginia, died at his residence in
Harrisonburg.
The immigration authorizes have
made new and more stringen tagree-
ment with Canada regarding the ad-
mission of aliens.
The engineer of an Erie train was
stricken with paralysis near Corning,
N. Y, and the train ran for miles
while he lay unconscious.
James Callahan, accused Of perjury
in connection with the Cudahy kid
mapping, collapsed while the victim
was on the stand in Omaha.
At Bozeman Mrs. Lucy Black,
charged with having poisoned her hus
band, has been bound over without
bail on the charge of murder.
Mrs. William S. Stewart of Philadel-
phia was reelected president of the
International conference of Cne Young
Women's Christian association.
Henri Fourier has sued the Long
Island railroad company for $4,000
damages for injuries caused by loco
motive running into his automobile.
Andrew Carnegie returned from Eu-
rope. He declared himself in favor Of
a lower tariff rather than reciprocity.
He is opposed to the Nicaragua canal,
Eleven children died of tetanus ar
ST. Louis after treatment with anti
toxine for diphtheria. Tetanus germs
are believed to have been in the medi.
cine.
At Helena, William G. Tranter has
confessed to the theft of $4,000 from
King Lowry's poolroom, where he was
employed. Most of the money was re.
covered.
Dan M Hogan, bookmaker and old
time gambler, was slain by his Is
year-old son, who shot him at Viii
mington, Ill, to save his mother from
a beating.
Robert E. Burke, ex-oil inspector,
and his assistant, Max Prayer, were
indicted again for conspiracy to de-
fraud the city Of Chicago in the con
duct of the Office.
Alfred r. Goslin, who was indicted
for causing a raid in Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock, swore he gave Col Bob
Ammon $500 to be used in fixing"
United States Judge.
The Electrograph company of Amer
lea, a concern for the transmission Of
pictures and fac-simile writings by
electricity. has been incorporated with
capital of $1,OO0,O00
Lord Pauncefote called on the Sec
reatry of State and gave him assur-
ance there is nothing in the way Of an
agreement upon a canal treaty which
will satisfy the senate.
The postoffice department added to
the list of periodicals to be barred
from the mails at newspaper rates.
The list included a score of publica-
tions by Chicago houses.
The rural free delivery system is to
NC pldCSu Ill CI1C C1CISOlICd SC1 ~
This was determined upon by Presi-
dent Roosevelt soon after he sue
ceeded to the presidency.
Penrhyn Neville of England, who
came to this country to wed Miss
Neva Vail of Chicago, tried to SNUG
gle jewels for the bride and tue gov
eminent confiscated them.
The report of Gen. G. L. Gillespie,
chief of engineers, enormously gave
the total estimate for river and harbor
appropriation as $12,000,000, which
should have been $20,000,000.
Johann Most, the anarchist recently
sent to the penitentiary for the publ
cation in his paper Of an article enti-
tied Murder Versus Murderer, has
been released in bonds of $1,,vJ.
The six large beer breweries Of
Louisville have transferred their prop
critics to new cooperation, known as
the Central Consumers company,
which is capitalized at $3,500,0O0.