Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-07-28

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Frank =. Andrews, alleged Detroit
bank wrecker, now on trial, will
claim in defense that he can still pay
$1,500,000 due the defunct City
, Savings bank.
Tinplate workers refused to work
for smaller wages in order that the
American company might take the
| big standard Oil contract from Welsh
manufacturers.
| Rev. J. A Steinhart, a leading
minister of Manitowoc, Wis, has had
| his grave dug and tombstone prepared
III the belief that he will die before the
end of the month.
| The daughter and niece OF Mr. anC
, Mrs. John Fox, of Brooklyn, eloped
two weeks ago and were married.
News of the double wedding has just
been made known.
In the Mississippi valley, from Keo-
kuk for hundred miles to the south,
the entire region is under water, and
over $6,000,000 worth of growing
| grain has been destroyed.
President Roosevelt is expected to
! take the stump for Gov. Odell. The
president, Gov. Odell and Senator
Plat are to have an important con-
i ference at Oyster Bay July 80.
Charles M. Schwab's residence, to
cost $3,5OO,OO0, will not be located OH
| Fifth avenue, but will be the most
palatial in New York city, with large
grounds and an Italian garden.
Minneapolis officials may escape
| bribery prosecution because of a split
in the prosecutors Office. AL j. Smith,
| first assistant prosecutor, resigned
and the cases have been put over.
Ed Blackwell, a guard at the
Chandler mines, Colo, was forced to
flee to the woods by drunken miners.
Later he shot and killed one of the
latter, negro named w. H. White.
| Dun & Co.'s weekly trade review
found the industrial conditions great
ly improved, due to a settlement of
labor disputes and the good crop out
| look. heavy fall trade is expected
Ellis county, Kansas, farmers get
the pick of harvest hands, as they
are reported to feed the men five
meals daily, with a drink of whisky
before each meal, besides paying full
wages.
AT Paterson, N j., Bishop O'Connor
has accommodated the new Greek
| Catholic hurch of SIS. Peter and Paul,
Of Passaic. Father Volesin, the
pastor says he will carry the matter
to Rome.
Secretary Tsung of the Chinese
legation to the United States, who
has just arrived from Europe, said
the new minister is a clever man. and
that honOrs await Minister WI in
China
Fred Lee Rico, Champaign, ILL.,.
who murdered Canadian Constable
Boyde, was hanged at Toronto. He
was once leader of Illinois uni
versity students, but turned expert
rObber.
Senator McLaurin IS. c. refused
President Roosevelt's appointment to
life place on the court of claims be-
cause newspaper accused him Of
selling himself" for the prospect of
getting it.
1t is said that President Roosevelt
! is trying to decide whether to appoint
Representative Sherman or Represe.r
, tative Ray, both of New York, to the
vacant judgeship of the northern New
York district
After forty days of continual pur-
suit by men and bloodhounds, all
organized effort to capture Harry
Tracy, the escaped Oregon convict,
has ended. No further posses will
start after him.
Miss Francis Corbin, professor in
English in the Womens university.
said Mary McLane, who is under her
care, is not yet sufficiently advanced in
her studies to think of entering Rad
| cliffe college.
w. j. Bryan, en- route to Boston,
said he was going east to help con
solidate the divided factions of his
party. After his tour of the east, he
will return and take leading par1 in
the Nebraska campaign.
A Marconi wireless telegraph in
stallation on the great lakes Is
planned. Vessels and stations at
Sault Ste. Marie, Milwaukee; and
Cleveland are to be equipped for
public and marine business
The stabbing of Eli Louckets, com
pany F, sixth cavalry, in a negro re.
sort at Leavenworth, was followed BY
the razing of the place by his com.
rades, during which several were
severely dubbed by the police.
David Thomas. of Seattle, wanted
to buy his wife an SIS hat She said
1t was too expensive. A family
quarrel resulted, and Mrs Thomas's
brother killed her husband and him
self after fatally wounding her
Chairman Babcock Of the republican
congressional campaign committee, in
a Chicago interview, said the fall
campaign will consist chiefly OF
speeches. The literature feature
was overdone in 1896 and 1900.