Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-27

| found.
The report of the immigration com
missioner showed 648,743 immigrants
arrived in the United States during
the year. Italy heads the list with
l78,375
By the use of oil for fuel the South
ern Pacific is saving $4,000 per
month, which will he increased to
$150,000 when all it's engines are
| equipped.
James Buchanan, the negro MUIR
derer of Farmer Hicks, wife and
daughter, near Nacogdoches, Texas,
pleaded guilty and was hanged within
two hours.
The commissioner of education re-
ports 17,299,23O pupils in elementary
secondary and higher schools, puplic
and private, an increase Of 278,52O
over last year.
Edward Butler, st. Louis millionaire
politician, was indicted for the alleged
paymen Of a $47,5OO bride to Delegate
G. F. Kelley for vote on a city light
ing bill in 1899.
At Albany, N. Y, several lives were
lost in fire which destroyed Tower
& Brooks Boston store. The loss will
reach 100000. The firm places it's
loss at Y~uv,v00.
Selma Peterson of Chicago has dis
appeared, and is believed to have
committed suicide because she was
defeated for class honors in the
Northwest high school.
Secretary of War Root in his report
recommends equipments sufficient for
an army Of 100000 men, a strong
national military reserve, and the es.
adjustment of a general staff.
The Iowa agricultural experiment
state discovered that soft corn equals
natural corn for caLLle feeding.
Protein and fats equal, with 20 per
cent. more water in the former.
Miss Ida G. Caddock, high priestess
of the Chicago Church of the Yoga
and author, committed suicide in New
York. She was under conviction of
sending improper literature by mail.
Capt. William E. Sewell, u. S. N,
on the ship Supply, sailed for Guam,
ship of the island, and to study the
coast and reefs Of the new possession.
Official notice was given by the
president to federal off1ceholders re-
garding the regulations concerning
campaign contributions which forbid
their payment to persons in the ser.
vice.
The dismissal of the Missouri suit
against the Chicago drainage board
to stop the discharge of the canal into
the Mississippi, was moved in the
supreme court by the boards at
torney.
Chicago burglars threw a stone
through a window in the jewelry store
of Hyman, Berg & Co., on State
street, and snatched and escaped with
precious stones and rings valued at
$4,000. I
The weekly bank statement showed
that the reserve on all deposits in
creased $4,050,900; reserve on de-
posits other than United States in
creased $3,912,5OO loans decreased
$9,197,1 100.
The worlds crop estimates show
that the European harvest is among
the latest on record. Russian wheat
and oats yield the above. The
average Austria and British yields
are good.
In dispute about money William
C. Turner shot and killed Albert
Hamilton and w. J. MaIard in the
offices of Cantor, Adams & Mcintyre.
on Board street, New York, and then
committed suicide
James J. Hill, the Great Northern
railroad president, testified in the
Minnesota merger suit that the road
carries freight at lower rates than
southern transcontinental lines as
result of the consolidation.
j. Foster Frazer, whom Chicagoans
wined and dined, published an article
IN England declaring "Chicago is out
and out pagan it's policemen
"porcine sluggards" and it's university
professors ''slangy Freaks
Mrs. Rachael B. Richman, wife of a
merchant of New York city, who was
accused of stealing a $4,000 necklace
at the Thousand Islands last summer
was declared insane. Testimony be-
fore referee also showed she was a.
kleptOmaniac.
James B. Hoy confessed to Masonic
temple tax fraud plot in Judge Chef
lain's court, Chicago. He was told
by Luke Wheeler that Peter Storm, a
county treasurer's employee, now dead,
got $500 for marking the temple taxes
paid Wheeler was given $1,000 by
Capt. Williams for carrying out the
fraud. Hoy got $500.
The beef trust, including all princi-
pal concerns was incorporated at
| Jersey City as the United States
Packing company, with $1,OOO,OOO
capital. Chicago packers denied that
| they are interested. The charter of
the new concern grants the right to
build steamships and conduct
markets.
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