Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-09-30


Peace was recovered by diver in fif-
teen minutes.
The Milwaukee Protestant Episcopal
diocesan council favors changing the
name of the church to the Catholic
church of America"
E. G.. Richter, farmer near Pom
tiac. ILL.,, killed James Thompson and
fatally wounded Samuel England for
trespassing on his land
German Exchange Bank of Chiffon,
Wis, will pay creditors rs per cent.
A national conference of Unitarian
churches was held at Saratoga.
The woman's building at the state
fair grounds, Springfield, H., was de-
stroyed by fire, which started while a
cooking school was in progress
Schedules Of Henry Marquand &
Co., New York, show that when the
firm failed with liabilities of more
than 100000 it had S4.71 cash.
Mrs. Charles Davis of Albion, Mich,
was seriously wounded by robher
and her carriage, in which she rode,
was afterwards wrecked by the cars.
Valet Jones, who confessed a plot
to murder Millionaire Rice, implicat-
ing Lawyer Albert T. Patrick, again
attempted to commit suicide in New
York.
Harry de Windt, the explorer, is
about to make third attempt to ac-
complish an overland journey via
Bering straits, between Europe and
America.
The state insane asylum and adj
iacent building at Norfolk, Neb, we're
destroyed by fire, Three of the 500
inmates persisted and several were
severely injured.
Threats have been made against the
life of Mayor Jones of Toledo, O., but
he pays no attention to them, other
than to declare against retribution
should anything happen.
President Shaffer has issued a state
ment giving terms of peace with the
steel men, He declared that Com
pers neglected the interests of the
! Amalgamated association men.
Government officials seized 100000
at Huntington, W. Va, which it is
asserted was part of the money en-
bezzled by Captain O. M. Carter. Il
was in possession of his brother.
H. H. Piggott, formerly of Phila-
delphia, who eloped with Mrs. Char
lotte Byram Garsed, was convicted of
adultery at Fort Collins, Col. The case
against Mrs Garsed was dropped.
The Tammany organizations
of New York decided upon fusion
ticket, with Seth Low for mayor, E
NJ. Grout controller, and C. ".
Fornes chairman of the board of aid
ermen.
Experts employed to examine into
the strength and safety of the Brook
| Ign bridge reported that the struc-
ture is in immir ent danger of a col
lapse. The necessary repairs will cost
81 100000.
| Late advices received from Dawson
state that, according to the figures of
the gold commissioners office, there
was shipped from Dawson to the out
side world during, August gold to the
value of 100000.
Professor c.. C. Georgeson in
charge of Alaskan experiment stations,
| has reported to the department OF
agriculture that he has found good
gardens all along the Yukon valley,
in the cold interior region of Alaska.
The steamer Hal Ting arrived from
Skaguay bringing a report of the al
legged absconding of Edward Daniel,
cashier for Barsh & Co., merchants,
of Dawson, with sum of money vari-
ously estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
| John A. Chanler, the divorced hus-
band of Amelie Rivers, who escaped
from Bloomingdale insane asylum
last year, reappeared at Lynchburg,
| Va. and announced a determination to
make a legal fight to regain his prop
erty. He is declared sane by medical
men.