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

1u1uUSl vi paw 1C010OASCO.
The supreme court decided it had
not original jurisdiction in the suit
brought by Minnesota to prevent the
merger of northwestern roads.
The president is likely to have two
vacancies to fill on the supreme
bench, owing to the probable retire
ment of Justices Shiras and Gray.
BY direction of the president, At
torneyGeneral Knox, is preparing to
file bill in equity against Northern
Pacifc-Great Northern railway
merger.
The dry goods store OF Cordes Il
! Mocby in Richmond, Va, with the
The loss is $4,000, covered by in
surance.
Attorney General Knox DECIDES
that the charges against Judge
Arthur H. Moves, formerly OF Bara-
boo, were true, and the judge will be
dismissed.
While digging in an embankment
Of the new Beloit, Delavan Lake and
GAINESVILLE railway Dennis Curry OF
, Rockton and David Shaw of Roscoe
were killed in a cave-in.,
| Isaac Henderson of West Lafayette
! seminary, committed suicide at Bruins
wick. N. j., because Of remorse for the
wickedness of his past life.
The question of states rights is in
volved in the Tillman-McLaurin sus-
pension. Democrats declare a state
cannot be deprived of it's representa-
ton by the act of congress.
In Chicago Erskine c. Murphy died
of nervous excitement following the
discovery of burglars in his house on
his return from an entertainment and
after he had notified the police.
Charles F. Jones, in the trial at
New York of Albert T. Patrick,
charged with the murder of William
NJ Rice, told how he and Patrick
prepared the alleged forged will IT
1900.
Nine freshmen of the Iowa univer
| sity medical school were suspended
for disorderly conduct in the class
| IOOIu duu IIlG ISSI VI luS CLASS lii 6dI
ems to resign if they are not rein.
| stated.
A German servant girl in a family
at Yonkers, N. Y, became infatuated
with the 5-year-old daughter of her
employers and attempted to kill the
child and herself by shooting and
asphyxiation.
Daniel Messer, the wealthiest man
in Coles county, Illinois, was stricken
with apoplexy in restaurant at Mat
toon. He is a pioneer hotel man anG
stakeholder in many banks. He is
70 years Old
The democratic citizens fusion
ticket carried Pittsburg, Vance Nc
Cormick, democrat and former foot
ball captain of Yale, was elected
mayor of Harrisburg. and the republi
cans won in Philadelphia
Six assay plants in Victor, Cripple
Creek, and Goldfield, Colo, were
destroyed almost simultaneously by
dynamite. Many persons We're
severely injured. 1t is supposed 10
be the result of conspiracy
President Roosevelt asked for the
resignation of Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, who sent III
spectors to West Virginia to inyesti-
gate the private life of man men
toned for a postoffice in that state.
In the battle between the big steel
companies and vesselmen over carry
| ing charges of iron ore for the com
| ing season, sentiment in Chicago is
entirely on the side of the vessel
men. even in the iron and steel trade
At a meeting of the Kosciusko
County Corn Growers association at
| Warsaw, Ind, movement was
started having for it's object the
erection of a memorial building in
honor of late Governor James A
Mount.
The jury in the William Walters
murder case at Parker, S. D., returned
| verdict of manslaughter in the first
| degree The crime of which Walters
was convicted was the killing OF
Joseph Middlesworth at Centerville
S. D., Nov. Z.
killed Henry Meyerer, who had re
fused his consent to the marriage OF
his daughter and the young man. His
fiances sister was mortally wounded
by the Infatuated sutton, who then
killed himself.
Forty-five United States prisoners
started from the Ohio penitentiary
destined for the Atlanta prison A
car containing "a prisoners in charge
of United States marshal of West
| Virginia and seven guards joined the
Columbus party.
At Spokane attorney w. A. Lewis
was sentenced to serve eight years
and six months in the penitentiary fol-
stealing 1925 belonging to one of his
clients. This sentence is to run con
currently with the sentence Of sever
years already imposed.
Fire, starting by spontaneous com
| bustion in the finishing-rOOm of the