Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-07-08

Marquand & Co.. brokers Of New
York, whose loans from the Seventh
National bank are said to have caused
it's failure, have suspended.
Judge William Allen Woods. Of the
United States circuit, died suddenly
at Indianapolis, of angina pectoris In
early life he lived in Iowa.
Mrs. Caroline C. Bard Shuts was
granted a divorce in Brooklyn from
John Fl. Shuts. son Of the millionaire
baker of Parkville, Brooklyn.
Captain George E. Pickett, pay
master Of the United States army.
has been honorably discharged as
major in the volunteers only.
United States Senator John H. Nit
chell left Portland, Ore, for Paris in
response to cablegram announcing
the serious illness of his wife.
At East Liverpool, Ohio, Angus
Hodgson, aged II, and Frank Beatty,
aged "a, members of a camping party,
were drowned at Grims bridge.
Sinnickson Chew. the veteran editor
and proprietor of the West Jersey
Press and one of the best-known news
paper men in New Jersey, died.
The government has decided to re-
turn to China the s375,000 in silver
bullion taken from the salt tax tamen,
in Tientsin, by American troops.
The republican state convention at
Columbus, Ohio, renominated Gov. G..
K. Nash and turned down Lieutenant
Governor Caldwell for denomination.
The horse corral at Fort Lawton
near Seattle. has been closed. as the
government intends to cease purchas-
ing horses for use in the Philippines.
L. L. Bailey, the young stenogra-
pher,, who killed Walter L. Solph in
Audubon Park, New Orleans, is duel
with fists. was discharged on his trial.
The Doodle members of the Penn
sylvania legislature we're paid $1,000
900 to vote for the traction franchise
measures and other Objectionable bills.
Senator Charles O'Neil of Wisconsin
has been selected to rescale the timber
cut ON the White Earth reservation,
and will begin the work in a few days.
Fire Commissioner John ]. Scannell
and w. L. Marks were indicted on
charges of conspiring to defraud New
York city in the purchase of fire sup
plies.
Six southern railroads, comprising
the Plant system, reOrganized under
the name of the Savannah, Florida and
Western, with r. G. Erwin as presi-
dent
Simon Lakes submarine boat is
searching for the wreck of the steamer
Lexington, which foundered off the
New England coast with 100000 in
1910.
Friends of Thomas G. Baker, who
was convicted of shooting Rev. John
Keller at Arlington, N. j., are raising
fund to take his case to higher
court
Jessie Morrison, Of Eldorado, Kan,
was found guilty Of manslaughter in
the second degree for killing Mrs.
Oliver Castle, bride of her old sweet
heart.
Professor David Shuck, aged 80
years, died at Columbus, Ind. He was
president of Huntsville college for six
teen years previous to it's destruction
in 1899.
Five thousand citizens of Phila-
delphia denounced the alleged dis
honesty of political leaders and pre-
pare to put an Independent ticket in
the field.
William Dresbach. who engineered
disastrous wheat deal in which
Millionaire Flood and the Nevada
bank dropped $6,000,000, died in San
Francisco.
Frederick Lee and his bride took
refuge during a storm under tree
near Meriden. lightning struck the
tree, killing the N an and fatally injur-
ing the woman.
At Eau Claire. lightning struck the
main tent of circus, killing the trick
elephant and stunning the entire
menagerie. Many persons were
severely shocked.
To save her husband from electrocu-
ton Mrs. Edwin Ruthven, in Columbus
(Ohio) jail, said she murdered Police
man Shipp, but her husband said her
confession was false.
A threatened fight between the
Edison and a rival automobile COM
pany promises to make autos as
cheap as bicycles and electric launches
as cheap as catboats.
don" Harmed. Joseph La Farce
and Grover Camphor were drowned
yesterday in the Maumee river. near
Perrysburg, Ohio. They were in bath
ing and stepped into hole.
John w. Considine, prominent
local gambler, and ex-Chief of Police
w. L. Meredith met on the street at
Seattle and began shooting at each
other Meredith was killed.
At Philadelphia, Mrs. Mary Kitchen
was shot and fatally wounded by Will
lam Jordan, who afterward committee
suicide by shooting himself. Jordan
was infatuated with Mrs. Kitchen.
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