Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-04-08

The will of George T. Bliss, of Nor
ton, Bliss & Co., New York bankers,
who died Sunday, bequeathed $4,000
to Yale university.
j. F. Bloomer committed suicide il,
E. Reno, Ok, by shooting himself
with a revolver. He has family re-
siding in Winnebago, Wis.
William Schora 90, once the
champion wrestler of England, and,
in one class, of the world, died at
his home in Central Falls, R. |.
In the North Carolina senate the
vote on the articles of Impeachment
against Judges Furches and Doug
A terrific rain and hail storm swept
over northern Texas. The damage
at Dallas from water in cellars and
stores is estimated at 100000.
Coal-mine workers believe that a
conditional proposition by the opera
tors to recognize their union on JAN
1, 1902, will be presented to them.
Nine. Nordica is said to have es-
tablished her claim to 100000
estate left by her mother by finding
her brother, H. B. Ehler of Altoona,
Pa.
The government corp report for
March indicated unsatisfactory
weather conditions in the Missouri
valley states and the upper lake
region
Mrs. William Ludtke, wife of a
farmer in Monee, H., committed sui
eide yesterday by hanging. She was
80 years old. Ill health was the
cause of the suicide.
j. M w. Durant, said to be the
Durant who recently had himself re-
ported killed in a duel with Russian
count at Ostend, arrived under the
name Of C. F. Denton.
John Sullivan. woodsman, was
pushed through plate glass window
at Two Harbors, Mimi, while
scuf1ling. His jugular vein was sew
cred and he bled to death.
The president has pardoned Wright
Lancaster, who was convicted in 1891,
with number of others, of completely
in the murder of John G. Forsythe, in
southern Georgia.
Petroleum in large quantities was
discovered at Greenville, Clay county,
Iowa. People are f1ocking to thar
locality in great numbers. This is
the first oil discovery in Iowa.
A. K Mcclure has announced the
severance of his connection with the
Philadelphia Times. He has been in
editorial charge of the Times since
its establishment in 1875.
Adjt-Gen. Corbin dismissed Russell
B. Harrison from the army, and the
president and secretary of war knew
nothing about it until the order was
issued.
Mrs. Joseph NJ Gerrish of Muske
gon, Mich, has been adjudged insane
and sent to a private asylum at Flint,
Mich She is a well-known vocalist
and composer.
Dr. II. A. Gaylord, head of the state
laboratory of New York, gave the de-
tails at Buffalo, of his contention
that cancer is caused by a parasite
which he has identified.
A Boston syndicate, with w. T..
Stow at it's head, has bought the
Mexican Central railroad in the in
terests of q southwestern railroad in
the United States.
At OMAHA Neb,. James Callahan
waived preliminary hearing on the
revised complaint in connection with
the Cudahy kidnapping case, and his
trial was set for April %.
Christopher Columbus Gibson, the
musician and composer, died at his
home in Hennikes, N. H., from an at
tack of apoplexy. Mr.. Gibson was
born in Hennikes on Aug. "a, 1924.
Mrs. Mary Ertel, who had been on
trial under an Indictment for murder
in the second degree for the killing
of George Deges, with whom she
lived, was acquitted by New York
jury
William McMullen, a local demo
cratic politician, who for more than
forty years was an interesting char
acter in Philadelphia, died from a
complication of diseases. He was II
years Of age.
Apostle Geo. @. Canno is critically
i'll. Mrs Cannon was unwilling to
talk about her husbands condition,
but said that his present illness was
the result of acute insomnia, caused
by nervous prostration.
Rev. J. G.. Campbell, aged 80 years,
died at his home in Bloomington, ILL.,
He was one of the earliest preachers
of the disciples of Christ christian
church in Illinois.) He came from Ken
lucky sixty years ago.
Colonel Augustus w. Corliss, sec
ond infantry, has been placed on the
retired list. Lieutenant Colonel Sum
ner H. Lincoln becomes colonel, and
Major John G. Leefe lieutenant col
onel.
Two thieves who were detected in
a daylight robbery at Harrison, N.
j., and were pursued, scattered dia-
monds and watches as they ran. One
tried to kill his pursuers when cap
tured.
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