Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-06-10

The Grand Forks oil mill burned
to the ground, entailing a loss OF
$4,000.
Minister Loomis will not return to
Venezuela but will be given another
position.
Or" Dowie is said to have corr
ceaIed and is treating a man afflicted
with leprosy.
The value of the estate left by the
late Benjamin Harrison is appraised
at 1851, 1852.
The Honolulu grand jury is making
a searching investigation of alleged
bribery cases.
A Hungarian girl at Tacoma, sold
to a man she did not love, attempted
to poison him.
Fire destroyed the Tenk wholesale
hardware house at Quincy, H., the
loss being $4,000.
Manufacturers of collars and cuffs
are to form trust with capital
stock of $20,OOO,O00
Owen Logan of Arkoe, Mo-, was
fatally shot by A. 3. Walker, his
sweetheart's father.
Governor Gage of California offe"s
$4,000 reward for the conviction of
the Modoc lynchers.
Cooper Union needs an additional
endowment of 100000 to yield enough
to pay its expenses.
An Indiana jury decided that it is
proper to use counterfeit money in
opening Jack pot.
M. V. B. Tiffany, formerly Of
Mankato committed suicide in Gar
field park, Chicago.
Smallpox is prevalent at Washing
ton, Ill. The mayor has issued strict
quarantine proclamation.
Senator McLaurin issued an address
to the people of South Carolina de-
nouncing Senator Tillman.
The Association of Military Sur
geons voted unanimously in favor of
restoring the army canteen.
Vassar students have been granted
self-government in matters of dis
cipline and social affairs.
Annie Dobbie, a young singer OF
great promise, is being trained at the
expense of Andrew Carnegie.
Two men were killed and number
of persons injured in an electric car
collision in Wilmington, Del
Robbers blew open the Bradner
branch of the Mechanics bank at Fos-
toria, Ohio. and secured $4,000.
Supreme Court Justice John NJ. Har-
Ian was elected president of the Amer
lean Society of Religious Education.
Dun & Co. report that despite
pessimistic reports, trade all over the
country is in a satisfactory .condILlon.
The Alabama constitutional con-
vention will consider the question of
dividing school funds among the
races.
Major Richard Sylvester of Wash
ington, D. c., was elected president
of the National Association of Police
Chiefs.
Mendelssohn wedding march here
after will be played at st. Joseph,
Mich, on the arrival of trains and
boats.
Thieves who robbed the First Ma
tional Bank at Mineral Point, Of $25,-
600 hid $4,000 under sidewalks, which
was found.
Census returns so far completed
show the population of the United
States, including Alaska and Hawaii,
is 76,33O,3S7.
Director of Census Merriam issued
1o1 0f o
ton, and will issue the other half in
early fall.
Wiley Kirk. colored, IS years old,
was hanged at Towson, Baltimore
county, Nd. for criminal assault on a
white woman.
Miss Susan B. Anthony says that
congressman of little intellectually
are usually placed ON the woman's
suffrage committee.
Six girls and one boy were drowned
by the capsizing of boat which went
over dam in the SchuylkiH river
above Philadelphia.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Freas of Baltimore
was elected president of the general
synod of the Evangelical Lutheran
church at Des Moines.
A hurricane and heavy rainstorm
swept through sections of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, doing con-
siderable damage.
The fight over control of the North
ern Pacific railroad has ended
and J. P. Morgan will control the
directory of the road.
DR.. W. =. Woodruff, the famous
football prayer, figures in an elope-.
ment and is arrested in Oregon on the
charge of kidnapping.
Trial began in Boston of the suit
for $150,000 damages brought by Mrs
Josephine Woodbury. against Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy.
The president will have at his
disposal in the near future a large
of ieutenancies for which
civilians will be chosen.
At Jersey City the trial of Thomas
G.. Barker charged with shooting Rev
John Keller at Arlington N. j., Feb
ruary 8, will begin June II.