Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-29

Loss, $4,000; fully insured. The fire
was caused by an explosion of oil in
the cellar.
Heavy rain has extinguished the
forest fires in southeastern Wyoming
and northern Colorado. Continuous
rainfall over the entire eastern slope
of the Rocky mountains has saved
late crops and allayed fears Of a
shortage of water.
The eight hour league convention
met at Minneapolis with both en-
ployes and employers as delegates.
Carroll D. Wright, the chief speaker,
declared the coal strike cannot be
arbitrated, and that the men will lose
within four weeks.
At Rock Falls, ILL.,, Eta Wolfe, who
was tarred and feathered for making
love to her brolner-in-law, John Sci
bart, at the funeral of her sister, has
married Seibart, and they were at
once orderd to leave town or be
treated to another dose.
The hearing of the motion for a
new trial for Frank G. Andrews at
Detroit was again continued owing
to the absence of Mrs. Addie
Corby, wanted as a witness for the
prosecution, and for whose arrest
Judge Murphy has issued a capias.
At the Chattanooga presbytery OF
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
at Whiteville, Tenn, a memorial to
the synod and general assembly was
passed dissenting from the proposed
union with the northern Presbyterians
until the creed of the latter is revised.
In panic at the National Negro
Baptist convention, in Birmingham,
Ala, rs we're killed. A fight in the
church where Booker T. Washington
and others were speaking started d
stampede. Thirty-eight funerals were
held in one day while over $50 was
raised by white congregations to as
sist in the burial of others.
Commander William S. Cowles, as
sistant chief of the bureau of naviga-
ton and aid to President Roosevelt,
was examined in washington for pro
motion to the grade of captain in
anticipation of vacancy in that
grade. Commander Cowles stands at
the head of his grade and will be in
titled to promotion on the first
vacancy.
A satchel containing several bottles
of poisonous drugs was found in the
window of the cell in which Mrs.
James Gallagher, accused by her al
legged accomplice, Harry Holada, or
the murder of her husband, is con-
fined at Iowa City, Iowa. The county
| officers say it was placed there by a
friend of the woman to assist her in
desire to commit suicide.
The Mrs Anna Pulitzer murder
mystery in New York was cleared up
by the discovery that she was killed
in a fiat and her body hidden under a
sink. Her clothing was found there.
William Hooper Young, the murderer,
was arrested at Derby, Conn.,, and
a confession made. AnoCAer man was
declared to be involved and the de-
tails are guarded till he is captured.
Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded the contract for furnish
ing stamped envelopes and news
paper wrappers for the postoffice de-
partment for the four years beginning
Jan 1, 1903, to the Hartford Manu-
featuring company of Hartford, Conn,
it being the lowest bidder. Upward
of S3,0OO,U00 will be paid this COM
pany under the contract Their bid
is approximately $4,000 less than the
next lowest.
Lieutenant G. T Emmons is on his
way from Seattle to Washington to
report upon the finding of ancient
boundary lines between Alaska and
Canada, but refuses to talk until his
report is made. He says the setting
aside of the Alexander archipelago
for forest reserve will not interfere
with the settlement of the islands of
southeastern Alaska and that de-
velopment in all lines will be allowed
to continue. The forests will be
cared for to preserve the smaller
groWths.