Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-11-18

was compelled to take q rear Seal
Leading democrats at the national
capital state that the democratic pres
idential ticket in 1904 will include Hill
or German and possibly both of them.
Prof. Richard Mayo-Smith of tia
chair of political economy at Columbia
university was killed by falling out of
a window on the fourth floor of his
residence.
Lead 'ng Chicago lodges of the Inter.
national Association Of Machinists de
cided to enter politics. Leaders de-
clared the ballot will prove more eff
fective than strikes.
Charles NJ. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, called
at the white house by appointment
and talked with the president on great
combinations of capital.
Congressman Boutell conferred with
the president on the proposition to
change the treaty with Great Britain
to permit the construction OF war
ships on the great lakes.
j. Newell G. Rathbun, who was sup
posed to have died in hotel at Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, was arrested at Louis
vile, KY, for completely in a scheme
to defraud the insurance company.
DR.. Henson formally resigned the
pastorate of the First Baptist church
Of Chicago. after a service of twenty
years. He accepted a call to the
Hanson Place Baptist church, Brook
lyn
The battleship Illinois is likely to
be the flagship of Rear ADMIRAL
Crowninshield on the European sta
ton The Olympia may be reserved
for Dewey at King Edwards corona
ton.
A radical readjustment Of traffic af-
fairs is to follow the settlement of
the Northern Pacific complications.
All the Hartman and Hill lines are
likely to be put under one manage
ment.
There is good prospect that the com
ing session of congress will amend the
interstate commission act to give the
commission power to stop discrimina-
ton in rates and to fix rates when too
high.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland
is so we'll pleased with the pronounced
victory he won in Cuyahoga county
politics that he is beginning to plan
campaign to land him in the presl-
Dental chair in 1905
It IS officially announced that P. j.
Mcguire, temporarily suspended gen
era1 secretary-treasurer of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters, is short in his
accounts $1O,O7473. A warrant has
been issued for his arrest.
The statement of German scientist
caused an investigation to ascertain
how many teachers are in Illinois in
sane asylums. Ten are at Elgin.
The best horse show ever held in
Chicago closed yesterday with profit
of $4,000.
Several of the twenty-six cOnvicts
who escaped from the Fort Leaven-
worth prison are still at large o. the
others two were killed in fight with
a posse of farmers near MOrtonville,
Kas., two were severely wounded, and
three recaptured.
The Panama canal is said to have
been practically eliminated from con-
sideration in connection with the con-
struction Of an interoceanic waterway
by the United States, so that from now
on there will be under consideration
but one roulette Nicaragua
" m T7:-
a Wells Fargo express messenger, was
found in a dying condition in us car
There were two bullet holes just be-
low the heart. He was unable to tell
anything Of the cause of the shoot
ing. Everything in the safe was found
intact.
At Philadelphia company, of which
Gen. Joseph Wheeler is a director, is
contemplating the establishment Of
plant for the manufacture of a new
the new weapon are freedom from re-
coil and in the automatic action in
loading and firing.
At New York Mrs. Archibald S.
White, wife of the president Of the Ma
tional Salt company, was found dead
in the bathroom Of her residence. A
slip on the floor of the bathroom
caused her to fall backward, her head
striking the edge of marble basin,
fracturing her skull.
At Barnstable, Mass, Miss Jane
Toppan, the nurse accused of the muir
der Of Mrs Mary E. Gibbs, by poison
ing, was before the district court, but
the hearing was postponed until Nov
Is. 1t was learned that last July, while
attending the Davis family at Callau-
met, Miss Toppan ordered morphine
tablets of a local druggist.
A large number Of high ranking Of
ficers in the army, who are near the
retiring age and who have been count
ing on promotions and retiring in q
higher grade, are evidently doomed to
disappointment, as it is understood
that The president is opposed to the
policy Of promoting officers VINO have
q very short time to serve on the act