Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-28

York, has been arrested charged with
embezzlement. Mason says he spent
the money for household expenses.
DR.. Robert Graham of Lexington, Ky,
for many years president of Kentucky
university and also president of the
College of Bible and Hooker Female
college, died at Pittsburg, Pa.
Major James Wren, Of Pottstown
Pa. aged 76 years, formerly propTie-
tor of the Colebrookdale Wooden Mills
and well known as civil and mechan-
zeal engineer and mine prospector
died.
The only thing decided upon at the
republican senatorial conference wa
to delay action on the Nicaragua
canal bill till Britain had announced g
decision on the HayPauncefote
treaty.
Both houses of the legislature have
passed a resolution submitting to the
voters of Oregon the initiative and ref
erendum amendment. The time Of
voting is yet to be determined by the
legislature.
The grand jury, after an investiga-
ton of the alleged shortage of Luther
r. Porter, cashier of the Warren De
post bank, Warren, KY, returned al
Indictment against him, charging him
with enlightenment.
Postoffice at Oak Park was robbed
by men who entered from the sky
light by means of rope. Between
two and three thousand letters were
opened, but the amount of money
secured is not known.
W. c.. McAllister, A. j. Campbell.
and William Death were convicted of
murder in the second degree in the
Jennie Bosschieter case at Paterson,
N. J. The maximum penalty is 80
years imprisonment.
Consideration of the revenue repeal
bill is practically concluded by senate
committee. The brewers lobby was
successful. The stamp tax on tele-
grams may be retained. The senate
will reduce the tobacco tax.
Rev. DR.. Loren Laertes Knox, one of
the oldest pastors of the Methods.
Episcopal church and the author of
several books, is dead of bronchial
pneumonia at Evanston. Dr. Knox
was born in Nelson. n. Y. in 1911.
The postal commission made it's re-
port recommending various important
changes in the service. 1t opposes
reduction of letter postage, finds the
charges of railways not excessive, and
urges changes in second-class matter.
The Transcontinental Passenger as
ISOLATION decided that for the general
convention Of the Episcopal church 20
be held in San Francisco in Octobe",
the same rates as those agreed on for
the Epworth League will be given, $50
from Chicago.
Scott Wilke, at one time one of the
foremost democratic politicians in
Illinois. is dead at his home, in Pike
county. He served two terms in con-
gress and was assistant secretary of
the treasury during the second Cleve-
land administration.
In a fire which destroyed the Aber-
deem Apartment Building, Chicago,
Frank Crowell, superintendent CT
Swift & Co.'S glue factory, lost his
life while trying to save his bank book
and insurance policy, which were
found clasped in his hands.
At a conference of democratic as,
semblymen at Albany it was decided
to oppose the New York city police
bill unless a clause is inserted tha-
the commissioner and deputy COM
missioner to be appointed shall have
the right of trial before dismissal
Resolutions were adopted by the
National Live Stock association at
Denver opposing the passage by con-
gress of the Grout oleomargarine BILL
The convention unanimously indorso1
"a pure food law that shall compel al
food products to be sold for exactly
what they are"
3 In his brief Samuel Untermyer,
counsel for A. Wertheimer, to whom
the Castellanes owe $377,000, contends
that an income of 100000 is sufficient
for the Castellanes and that the re-
mainder should be used to pay their
debts He calls the count an FUN
considerable scamp"
Richard H. Coleman, we'll known in
Roman Catholic circles, died in Chi
cago He was a brother-in-law Of
Rev, M. J. Fitzsimmons, having MAJ
ried Eliza Fitzsimmons, sister of the
rector of the Cathedral of the Holy
Name. Mr.. Coleman was born in
Hincstead, Mass, Sept 26, 1912.
Edward Rosewater obtained an in
junction restraining Police Judge
King of South Omaha from issuing any
more warrants for his arrest; County
Attorney Shields from filing any more
complaints against him. and Chief of
Police Mitchell, of South Omaha, from
serving any more warrants upon him
until further orders of the court
United States senators elected were:
S. M. Cullom, Illinois; James McMil-
Ian, Michigan; H. E. Burnham, New
Hampshire; George B. Hoar, Massa
chusetts; w. P. Frye, Maine; r. M.
Patterson, Colorado; NJ. S. Quay,
PENNSYLVANIA r TT DuhOic Idaho.