Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-10-14

the BAD River roS0rVdIiOu, WlSCOAoAA.
A $150,0OO,O00 lead trust, covering
the entire country, is being formed
by j. P. Morgan and j. D. Rockefeller.
The Westinghouse Company, of
Pittsburg, is to build new town and
foundry plant at Stewards Station, Pa.
The job printing plant of the Detroit
Free Press Printing company was
damaged by fire to the extent of $780,
COO.
Rev. DIR Cecil P. C. Bancroft, princi-
pal Of Philip Andover Academy, died.
He was born in New Ipswich, N. H., in
1899
The National Farmers Congress, in
session in Sioux Falls, S.. D., was al
most a unit in favor of a. Nicaragua
canal
| Wood Benson, who said ne was the
first regular locomotive engineer in
this country, died in New YCrk's aims
house.
| Columbus Durham, a prominent c1tl-
zen of De Kalb, Ill, committed suicide.
He was go years of age and leaves a
family.
| President Roosevelt declares him.
self entirely satisfied with the white
house and desires no alterations in
the building.
Henry w. Cramp, vice-president of
the Cramp Ship and Engine Building
company, of Philadelphia, is dead,
aged SO years.
| The report of immigration for the
| last year shows that 453, 496 foreign
ers came to America, of whom 10000
were Italians.
| Shamrock III. is to be kept in Amer
lean waters this winter, with view
to racing the Columbia and Constitu-
ton next summer.
Five settlers living on Willow
creek, near the old rendezvous of Ger
onimo and Victoria, New Mexico, have
been killed by Apaches.
| Exports for the eight months ending
with August showed a gain of $685.
100000 over preceding year. Imports
gained were $14,O00,00O
Burglars broke into John j. Bleyth's
jewelry store at Paducah, KY worked
the combination on the safe, and took
goods, valued at $4,000.
At Timpson, Texas, fire destroyed
almost the entire business section.
Loss $125 900. Only fourteen bust
ness houses are left standing.
John Wyatt Turner of Rock Mill,
Ala, assistant instructor in the textile
department Of the Georgia school Of
technology, committed suicide.
Lieutenant Bonfeld was dismissed
from the Chicago police force At the
order of Mayor Harrison for attacking
Chief O'Neill before the grand jury.
limbo Fields and Clarence Gar
nett, colored and both under 20 years
of age, were lynched at Shelbyville,
KY. for the murder Of w G. Hart.
Mrs. Lola Ida Henry BONNIE is said
to be anxious for trial on the charge
of killing James Seymour Ayres in the
Kenmire hotel, Washington in May.
Abraham Metzger, a farmer living
/ near Wabash, Ind, has been sued for
| breach of promise by Miss Lavina
Fike. Damages Of $4,000 are asked.
Col Russell B. Harrison called on
President Roosevelt, and, it is be-
lieved, will ask an appointment as a
vindication for his discharge from the
army.
At Buffalo, N. Y, Safe Comptroller
Erastus c. knight was nominated by
the republicans and Herbert P. Bissen
by the democrats as candidates for
mayor.
New York bank statement: Loans
increased $5,948,500, deposits increas-
ed $7,1OO,8O0, reserve increased
| 81 ,O42, 200, surplus decreased $733,000.
ad islands
P. J. Mead, conductor of special
freight train No. 81 on the Wisconsin,
Central railway, was killed by being
'run over by switch engine and two
cars at Waupaca.
| A local passenger train on the
| Montana Central was wrecked IS miles
west Of Great Falls. Mont. and En-
gineer Smith and Baggageman Morris
were fatally injured.
Massachusetts republicans renomi-
mated w. Murray Crane for governor.
Other state officers were also renomi-'
mated. Senator Hoar delivered a
eulogy on Mckinley.
Dean Lung, a Chinaman, gave S12,-
900 to the department of Chinese lit
erature of Columbia university. The
donor of a 100000 gift for Chinese
study is still mystery.
Mrs. A j. Witwer of Dayton, O., is
/ charged with the murder of four hus-
| bands, five children, one sister, and
four members Of different families in
which she was employed.
The Fall River cotton-mill operators
have signed an agreement not to ad-
vance wages, and the impending
strike threatens to be the greatest
in the history of the trade.
President Roosevelt administered
rebuke to the new senator from Kan
sas by refusing to appoint his man, B.
H. Tracy, as district attorney, and
', RAINING John S. Dean for the place.
At La Sale, ILL.,, Mrs. L. H. Seeley,