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

ears and nose and OJnerW1So d1Shg-
ured herself with a common pair of
scissors, was adjudged insane and
taken to the insane hospital Her
wounds are healing.
The body of Florian Irner, saloon
keeper at Kansas City, was found
hanging on tree over his wife's
grave. The man committed suicide
from grief over his wife's recent
death He was 40 years Of age.
In the Springfield mandamus pro
ceedings against the state board Of
equalization attorneys for the
teachers federation attempted to
show that the Chicago city railway
gave members of the board $4,000 to
keep it's assessment down.
Ben. S. Hudnut of Terre Haute,
has petitioned the county commits
sioners for a franchise to build
seventy-five miles of electric railroads
in the county. He proposes to build
a line from Vincennes to every town
in the county.
By order of the Standard Oil com
pany $500 barrels of crude oil and
parafne were burned on the site of
the dismantled Cudahy plant near
Kewanee, Ill The value of the oil
was $4,000. The standard company
recently acquired the Cudahy plant.
Major Robert S. Archer, superin-
tendent of the Tredegar works, which
were the mainstay of the confederate
government for heavy ordnance, died
at his home in Richmond, Va. He
was we'll known over the south in the
iron trade.
The steamer Syria, stranded on
French reef, off Florida, has dis
chared 5000 bales of cotton and zoe
barrels of Oil. The ship and her cargo
are valued at $1,5O0,0OO The ship
has again filled, but probably will be
saved
George Rogers will be placed on
trial at Terre Haute on the charge Of
numbering Milburn Baly, his wife's
stepfather. Rogers shot mis- wife at
the same time, but she is recovering.
Rogers was taken to Indianapolis a
President Mckinley has approved
the new army ration prepared under
the direction of General Weston,
chief commissary The principal
change is in the increase of the sugar
ration, being 20 pounds to each 100
rations, instead of Is pounds, as
heretofore
Neil Gilmore, formerly superintend-
ent of public instruction of the state of
New York and registrar of the United
States land Office at Bismarck, N.
d., during President Harrison's adj
ministration, died of valvular disease
of the heart at his home in Ballston,
N Y.
American flags, nearly two tons,
have been contracted for in Chicago
with rush ORDERS that on July 4 the
red, white and blue may futter from
every schoolhouse in Porto Rico,
teaching the lesson of independence
day to young and old alike in the isl
and
Secretary Long settled the contro-
versy which has existed at the naval
observatory between Capt Davis and
Director Brown by detaching the lat
ter from duty and placing Prof. Wal
ter Scott Harsman, already on duty
there, in charge of the nautical al
manac.
It is reported that six gold-seekers
were massacred by Ceris Indians on
the Island of Tiburon, in the gulf of
California. Pedro Parquilia, one Of
the party, has reached the mainland
and repGated a fierce fight with the
Indians. He escaped and believes
his companions were killed.
The Edward Hines Lumber com
pany of Chicago has purchased the
seasons lumber, lath and shingle cut
OF the N. Ludington and I. Stephen
son company's mill at Menominee,
Mich, for $850,O0O. The purchase
amounts to 100000 feet Of lumber,
25,000,000 shingles and 5000, 900 lath.
James Carey Evans of Buffalo.
died, aged 80 years In 1856 he,
with others. formed the American
Transportation company, the pioneer
OF the Great Lakes corporations.
Subsequently the firm of which he
was member organized the Evans
line, and built the first iron steamer
on the lakes.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service.
has announced that new and i'm
proved issue of the counterfeit S.
silver certificate, series of 1899, por-
trait of the Indian Chief Oneepapa.
discovered on October %, 1900, has
appeared in circulation. The check
letter and plate number have been
changed from BIO to ABB.
Detective Ed Morris and Policeman
John Bressingham of Mobile, while at
tempting to arrest two negroes sus-
pected of the murder of a marshal 1T
Gulfport, Miss, were shot and
probably fatally wounded by one Of
the negroes. The latter in turn was
killed. The other negro was cap
tured.
Robert J. Elvin, indianapolis. is
dead. He was 2 pioneer railroad man
and the last c11rvi1ro7, of A. 1.1,