Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-13

to be shot but General Chaffee COM
muted this sentence to twenty years
imprisonment.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is the first lady
who ever had coming-out party
which was state function. In issu-
ing the invitations for her debut Fri
day, the cards bore the golden eagle
over the globe, which forms the presi-
Dental official seal. This seal was
on every card and the guests were bid
den to a state function.
Miss Margaret Evelyn Heron,
sister of Professor George D. Heron,
will not be married to DR.. Henry
Werner Berghall, Of Manistee, Mich,
this month DR.. BerghaH is a social
list. Since the murder of President
Mckinley he has been boycotted by
the people of Manistee, it is said, and
practically ruined financially.
Three burglars wrecked the safe in
Fisher Bros big warehouse at Min
erva, O., but could not open the
drawer containing the money. AS they
were entering the postoffice they were
discovered by policeman, who
opened fire. The fire was returned.
The battle awakened a number of
citizens, who took hand in the fight,
but the burglars escaped. No one was
injured.
Carroll S. Bartholomew and Miss
Loula Maud Plowe of Pingree, S. D..
were married July IS, 1901 The an
nouncement was made only a few
days ago. 1t appears they were mar
ried after much persuasion on the
part of the bridegroom, and the
brides doubts as to her love for
Bartholomew became a certainty after
the ceremony, and she refused to live
with him
1t is understood that way may be
found by which two naval officers of
high rank will take part in the corona
ton ceremonies at London. The in
dications are that the president will
select a civilian representative for
the coronation, and also one officer Of
the army and one officer Of the navy.
Apart from this the navy will be rep
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miral in command.
Mayor Low has issued a statement
indicating that he has reason to be-
lieve a movement is on foot among the
opposition to upset the majority in
the New York board of aldermen.
The mayor says pretty definite
rumors have reached me that money
is being used to induce aldermen
elected on the fusion ticket to stay
away from the meetings of the board
for organization on Monday next, or
if present, to vote against the fusion
SIDE"
Chairman Hull of the house military
committee expresses opposition to the
establishment of large camps of mill
| tary instruction, as proposed by Sec
rotary Root. Mr.. Hulls objection
has reference particularly to the idea
of Secretary Root that the military
camps should be established on large
scale, and that the state militia should
take part in the annual maneuvers.
He regards this suggestion as i'm
practical.
One fireman was badly hurt at the
New York fire which burned Miners
Eighth-avenue theater to the ground.
The building and it's contents were
valued at $3.50, 900, on which there was
full insurance. The fire was started by
the dropping of a lighted cigarette by
a chorus girl in one of the dressing
rooms after the close of the nights
performance. The firemen worked
with difficulty on account of the cold
and the high wind.
Representative Morris has a con-
ference with Indian Commissioner
Jones concerning the pending legisla-
ton providing for the removal Of the
white pine on the Chippewa reserva-
lions. Judge Morris proposes to push
this measure before the house Indian
committee as soon as possible, and,
with the aid of Representative Eddy,
| expects to secure an early report. Tt
is by no means a certainty that Mr..
EDDY will support the Morris bill.
New light, sufficient to explain the
death of Pearl Sutton and the at
tempted self-destruction of Charles E.
| Holcomb, now lying at st. Louis hos
pital, is thrown upon the mystery by
the discovery of a letter written by
Holcomb The man had determined
to kill himself, because he was a
physical wreck on account of dissipa-
/ ton, and intended to kill the young
woman because she wished TO die with
him, but lacked the nerve" to kill
| herself
A demonstration has been made of
an invention which was pronounced
| the greatest stride forward in the cot
ton industry since Eli Whitney in
vented the cotton gin, in the early
| part of the nineteenth century. 1t
deals entirely with the cotton seed
and covers all steps in it's treatment.
The new process, it is claimed, not
only shortens the time required under
the old process 1000 per cent, but re-