Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-04-07

Pruden, son OF assistant secretary TO
the President O. L. Pruden, superin-
tendent of mails for Porto Rico, at
San Juan.
Charles F. Jones, of New York,
who was Rice's clerk and attendant,
and who testified that he killed Rice
at Patric- request, will probably be
discharged.
Marvin Hughitt, president of Cnica-
go and Northwestern railroad, char
acterized the story that he will re-
sign to make way for w K. Wander
| bilt as silly"
! Mrs. Katherine Tingley leader of the
| theosophists, charged with using the
order for personal ends, spent 100000
! to establish an Oriental court" at
Point Iona, Cal
| The engagement of Miss Caroline
Norton daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Morton to William c. Potter, son
| of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Potter is an
nounced in Chicago
Howard r. Miller, nephew of Rear
Admiral Miller, u. S. NJ, was found
dead in Lincoln park, Chicago with
suicide literature in his POCKET. He
had shot himself.
| The Iowa election returns show that
the republicans elected the mayor and
practically the entire city ticket at
| Des MOineS Democrats carried Ores
| ton and Denison.
| The house committee has voted to
report the bill of Representative
Adams to reorganize the United
States consular service and place it
Oh civil service foundation.
| Peter Hand, ex-cabman, gambler
and Intimate of a former high official
in the police department, is said to be
able to clear up the mystery Of the
McAuliffe murder in New York.
The refusal Of Canadian govern
ment to allow the Northern Pacific
railroad to extend it's lines across
the border is taken as notice to all
American railways to keep out
The trial of Lewis j. Thomas on the
charge of numbering Carrie Larson
began in Chicago with visit by the
jury to the steamer Peerless, where
the crime is said to have occurred.
European nations are to be given
| list of deleterious products which
they export to America, and which
can be shut out if discrimination
against American imports continues.
Miss Ida McCabe and Miss Enda
Murphy, prominent young women of
Sc Peter Mimi, on a wager walked
from Winthrop to New Ulm, nineteen
miles, in trife less than six hours
| Pixies opera house. Cincinnati, was
wrecked by a fire which started while
! 1900 persons were witnessing the
play Sag Harbor No serious in
juries resulted before the theater was
cleared
| At Marinette the 11-year-OlG
adopted son of Sheriff Murphy is
said to have unlocked a cell door and
allowed two tramps to escape. The
youngster disappeared with the
| tramps.
Two members of Hatfield family
and two other men were killed in
raid on the Hatfield house at Black
berry Creek in Pike county, W. Va.
A young daughter of Hatfield shot one
Of the raiders
Professors Cooley and Sadler and
Messrs. Allen and Anderson, of the
University of Michigan, are developing
a process to produce peat for fuel pur
poses at considerably less than the
price of hard coal.
The revolver from which was fired
the bullet that killed President Nc
Kinley, Czolgosz's handkerchief and
the cartridges in the revolver have
+ been placed in the museum of the Buff
| falo Historical society
Advices from the Arkansas cleo
lions indicate that Senator James K.
Jones has been defeated at the pri-
Clarke Jones' trust connections are
said to have cost him most.
| This government may deal with the
pope direct in the matter of the sale
of the friars' lands in lne Philip
pines. In this event Bishop O'Gor-
man of South Dakota may be one of
the United States representatives.
Albert T. Patrick was convicted of.
the murder of William M. Rice, the
! new YORK Jury requiring only three
| hours to reach verdict. Patrick and
his former landlady, Mrs. Francis,
were married after the conviction.
In Chicago Father Crowley has
brought suit for $4,000 damages
against the Western Union Telegraph
company on the ground that the COM
pany had allowed secret communica-
lions to become known to his enemies.
The cabinet considered the subject
Of retaliating against Germany for it's
action in prohibiting the importation
of American meats. German products
treated with chemicals to fit them for
| transportation are likely to be shut
out
Near Jasper, Ala, a race riot is in
| progress. The trouble has been brew
ing for some time and is the out
growth of bitter racial feelings, which
was further accentuated by white men