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

artillery. was found dead in bed at
Fort Candy, Wash. His brains were
blown out, and by his side was found
a revolver. 1t is apparently case of
suicide.
D. K. Pearsons of Chicago has writ
ten a letter to the colleges to which
he has made contingent gifts aggre-
eating $500, 900, giving them another
year in which to raise their part of
the money.
D. Raymond Moves, son of Daniel
R. Noyes of st. Paul, freshman at
Yale college, was seriously hurt in
coasting accident at Wyndhurst, the
country residence of John Sloane of
New York.
Sioux City doctors are promising
trust The object will be to fix a
scale of prices 1t will be their pur-
pose to enforce 81 fee for house
visits Some of the doctors are now
charging $3.50.
The condition of Mrs. Ida Gilbert
Dennis. the dressmaker who was mys-
teriously assaulted in her home in
Washington about three weeks ago, is
very critical. Her death may occur
at any moment.
At West Superior on a complaint
sworn out by T. L. Mcintosh, attorney
for the citizens committee, Thomas
Clarke, of Rockmount, was accused
of swearing to some unlawful bills
against the county.
Theodore B. Thile of Chicago, chair
man of the United German Catholic
societies of Chicago, received a silver
medal from the pope in recognition Of
his services in propagating the Catho-
lie faith in America.
Officers of the national guard will
confer soon with the secretary of war
on measures to be taken to give the
government more power over the state
militia in time of war Many states
are opposed to the plan.
At Cleveland, Ohio, w. J. Bryan ad-
dressed a pro-boer meeting In con-
versation he said he was not a can
didate for anything and believed the
tain a free silver plank.
After continuous service of nearly
half century in the New York law
firm of Evarts, Choate & Beaman,
Joseph H. Choate has withdrawn,
and, temporarily at least, will dis
continue the practice of law.
Emeline H. Dale, the 8-year-old
daughter of Harvey S. Dale, whose
death resulted in the arrest of her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Dale at
Hoboken, N. j., has been buried in
Graceland cemetery, Chicago.
Dr. S. A. Knopf, the well-known
authority on tuberculosis, in address
ing the New York Academy of Medi-
cine, said that contrary to the opinion
of the United States government,
tuberculosis was not contagious
Senator Cullom still has some hope
for the reciprocity treaties negotiated
two years ago, and he will make an
effort to have these treaties reported
favorably by the committees on
foreign relations, of which he is chair
man.
At Sturgeon Bay fire destroyed the
John H. Allan Seed company's seed
house. M. Cochem's warehouse. used
by the Goodwin-Harries company
also seedsmen, and the Falk &
Buchan warehouse. The loss is
$4,000.
At Milwaukee Harry Williams and
Charles Morgan we're arrested charg-
ed with wholesale operating in forged
checks in northern lumber camps.
They had in their possession 500
blank checks of the Montreal Lumber
company.
Another argument against the
selection of the Panama canal route
by the United States government is
that Colombia will not grant a per
petual franchise or absolute SOW
ereignty over the canal to a foreign
government.
The William Mckinley National
Memorial Arch association has draft
congress to provide a commission to
select a site and secure plans for
memorial arch to be erected in the
District Of Columbia.
The abupt ending of dream of love
which had endured for five years with
Lizzie Miller, a Wisconsin girl, by the
marriage of Henry J Heuhing is the
basis of trial in the superior court Of
Chicagi. The woman asks the jury to
award her $4,000 damages.
At Fulda, Mimi, Thomas S. Heggein
and Andrew Patrick, farmers, were
killed at almost the same time and
in the same manner. They had been
in town and were evidently intoxi-
Gated. While on the road home each
was thrown from his wagon anc
killed.
The total number of fine ounces Of
gold produced in the United States
for the year 1901 was 3,88O,578, and of
silver 59,653,78 South Dakota fur
nished gold valued at $6,601 800 aud
Of Gil