Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-12-30

! President Roosevelt would stop the
south Africa.
The Virginia constitutional conyen-
ton adjourned until January /, and
the legislature adjourned until Febru-
airy 10, 1902.
Representative Mercer has intro
duced a bill appropriating 100000
for a new building for the department
of agriculture.
Fire destroyed the Hotel Nonpareil,
Kings drug store and Henry Lohman's
residence in Helena, Ark, causing a
loss of 100000.
The government will continue the
inspection of meats intended for ex-
port in congress makes an appropria-
| ton for the work.
1t is considered a certainty that Gov.
w Murray Crane of Massachusetts
will succeed Lyman J. Gage as secre-
tary Of the treasury.
A man beat and robbed two boys
near Eau Claire, bound them, and
then attempted to burn them alive in
la deserted house.
Fire destroyed the Nonpareil Hotel,
Kings drug store, and a residence, at
Helena, Ark, entailing a loss Of $751;
| 900; partially insured.
| The Simon Lumber cOmpany'S ware
house, sash and blind factory and
storage plant, at Cleveland, were de-
stroyed. Loss $4,000.
Two men were killed and another
badly hurt in a collision Of two fast
freights on the Northwestern line,
near Little Suamico, Wis.
President Roosevelt by withdrawing
a minor nomination has placed him
| self in the position of having to offend
| either Foraker or Hanna.
At Eau Claire David Wilson is dead
as the result of injuries received in a
| trolley car accident. Lucius Howard
the other victim. may die.
The new training school of the
University of Utah, at Salt Lake, with
it's contents was destroyed. Loss,
| 0,000 insurance, $4,000.
Senator Foraker induced the presi-
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Durham, political enemy, for auditor
of the interior department.
| In court at Chicago Secretary Judd
Of the Zion lace industries asserted
his belief that John Alexander Dowie
is really the prophet Elijah.
The Beaver, Mimi, postoffice aud
| general store of A. A Miller burned.
The contents were entirely consumed,
and were but slightly insured.
Congressman H. G. Smith of Michi-
gan will try to have the constitution
changed, extending the period before
naturalization to fourteen years
John Alexander Dowie was again
on the witness stand in Chicago, de-
i Tending suit against him for re-
Ownership for Zion lace industries.
! l. Levin, who has clothing stores at
Blue Earth and ST. James, Mimi, had
his store closed by creditors. The
liabilities are $4,000; assets, $4,000.
: At Maiden Rock. Wis, the hardware
store Of L. D. Trumbull was broken
| into. Jack-knives, raZOrs, shears and
a small amount in change were taken.
Saline solutions have wrought a
change for the better in the condition
OF Mrs Ada Gilbert Dennis, who was
murderously assaulted in Washington.
| The w. L. Wilson memorial fund
/ for the endowment of the chair of
economics at Washington and Lee uni
versity has reached the sum Of $90,500
| A hypnotism suit is on trial at Sioux
| City. D. L. Frace of Otto claims
| damages from DR.. G. P. Van Marel of
Otto for practicing hypnotism on his
! son.
| The Cumberland express, on the
! Baltimore and Ohio railroad, ran into
the caboose Of a freight train at Scott
Haven, Pa, seriously injuring three
men.
! Alexander Sullivan was declared
guilty of conspiracy to prevent the
punishment of jury briber in Chi
cago The jury imposed a fine of
| $4,000.
| A party of Quaker doctors plan to
start a colony and hospital at Cham
| bers island, in Green bay. The party
is headed by Paul Seabolt of Phila,
delphia.
At a special meeting of the Barron
county board to elect a successor to
| County Clerk VIM. Simpson, deceased
S. w. Cparlin, a democrat of Almena
was elected.
Four boilers in the Black Diamond
steel works at Pittsburg, exploded,
killing five men and injuring a dozen,
and wrecking the building and adjoin-
ing structures.
United States Senator J. H, Berry
of Arkansas, was injured by a fall.
Surgeons think there may be frac-
ture, which would prove serious at
Senator Berrys age
At Bryan, Idaho, while suffering from
an attack OF violent insanity, Dexter
Knight, a ranchman, killed his 5-year-
old boy and severely injured two
| others of his children.