Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-03-03

while the society was in it's infancy,
| it already numbered 5,400. and should
increase ten fold in the next few
years.
John w. Proudfit filed a deed
of assignment in Ell Paso county,
Colorado assigning all his inter
ests, both legal and equitable to
Charles e. Noble of Colorado Springs.
The liabilities are not given. but in
volved a number of eastern and New
York clients.
e. F. Brewer. a San Francisco
swimmer, at the sportsmen's show IN
Chicago established new records for
! the 500 yards and half-mile events.
In the 500 yard race Brewer defeated
: Fred Wieland Chicago, and Fred A.
| Wenck, Yale, covering the distance
in 1871 15.
Miss Stone, Nine. Esilka, and the
| latters baby were released by the
brigands near Strumilza Macedonia,
where the late captives arrived at 3
o'clock in the morning. Miss Stone
and Nine. Tsilka will remain at
Strumitza until they recover from the
effects of their captivity.
The case of Miss Roosevelt is caus-
ing perturbation in the lord chamber
lain. s Office. Precedence for the daugh-
ter of a republican president in itself
{ seems topsy turvy, and in this case
| there is no precedent for. her prece-
dence. The Gordian knot will probably
be cut by the king granting her am
bassadorial rank
Chief Post-Office Inspector Cochran
received dispatches at Washington an
nouncing that Hamilton Schuyler,
postmaster at Bellevue, O., had alb
seconded, and that Thomas H. Mollard
had been designated acting postmas-
ter The office is a presidential one
of the second class. The amount of
defalcation is unknown
A fight is on between officers Of
the United States army stationed IN
| Chicago and officials of the railroads
| operating in the territory east OF
! Chicago. The former accuse the rail
road people of an attempt to hold up
the government by charging for the
assembling of cars at different points
where troops. are to be moved.
The census bureau in report Oil
domestic animals, fowls and bees IN
the United States on June l, 1900, an
nounces that all the domestic animals
in the United States have a probable
value of at least $3,2OO,OOO, 900. OF
this amount the value OF the animals
on farms and ranges constitute over
SO per cent and those ,4ot on farms Z
lper cent
Prof. William E. Ritter of the uni
versity of California has made the dis
covery that Santa Catalina island, the
famous pleasure resort, is slowly sink
ing into the Pacific ocean. He esti-
mates that the island is now go feet
lower than it was formerly This
movement is apparently going on now
while the mainland coast opposite
Catalina is slowly rising
i Whitelaw Reid of New York, the
/ United States special ambassador to
the coronation of King Edward, is
negotiating IOI Earl I1OW0 lOWu
house for the coronation season cur
zon house. Curzon street. is one of the
most magnificent, most spacious OF
London house. Earl Home has been
asking an extravagant rent ($22,50O
for the season., and seems likely to
get it.
Miss Florence Burns, accused or
numbering young Brooks in New
York hotel, remained calm as usual
when arranged. No decisive action
was taken. A new witness declares
Florence did not reach her Flatbush
home until late Friday night She
says she reached there shortly after
7 D. m. and in consequence could not
have gone to the Glen Island hotel
with Brooks. The arrest off Miss
Burns is said to have led to the dis
covery of a disgraceful gang of
young men in Brooklyn with winch
young Brooks was connected.