Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-22

charge or q gun.
Bishop Hurst has resigned as chan
cellor Of the American university.
Bishop c. G. McCabe has been elected
as his successor.
Thomas Wilson of Charlotte. n. c.,
was shot and killed in his parlor. and
A. L. Bishop Of Petersburg is charged
with the crime.
] John Daniel was killed and Samuel
Daniels was probably fatally injured
by an explosion in the Quincy mine at
Houghton, Mich.
Mrs. James Alternately Of ST. Louis,
who fell asleep six days ago and who
has slept almost uninterruptedly ever
since, has awakened.
| A Chesapeake and Ohio eastbound
express was wrecked by a landslide at
Whitcomb. w. Va. The engineer and
fireman were killed.
! A party of residents of San Francis
co protested to the president against
the proposed removal Of the transport
service to Seattle. Wash.
John M. Purcell of Williamsport,
! Pa, died Of apoplexy, and was entomb-
ed in a patent steel coffin which he in
vented to prevent burial alive.
/ Senator Mark A. Hanna was reflect
ed president Of the National Civic
! Federations industrial department.
which adjourned in New York.
! John M. Koousman, a South Bend
! Qnd), grocer, killed by three negro
+ robbers who tried to hold up his store
and shot him when he resisted.
| A deputatiOn representing religious
bodies told the president and Secre-
tary Hay that American missionaries
are not treated fairly in Turkey.
Mrs. Emma Leopold, leader Of the
! Chicago metropolitan holiness dis
! ciples, was arrested at Racine, for
! creating a disturbance by street meet
ings
John Early. miners leader. tes
titled before the arbitration commits
sion at Scranton, Pa. that brides were
offered him and others to call off the
/ strike.
w. G. Mcmillan. son of the late
senator, will be a candidate for the
senate against General AIger at the
coming session of the Michigan legis-
! lature.
1t is whispered that the death Of
! T. B. Reed was a heavy blow to GER
tain capitalists who hoped to select
him as a candidate against President
Roosevelt.
/ The governments of the United
! States and Great Britain have ne
gotiated a treaty providing for recipro-
city between Newfoundland and the
United States.
At Titusville, Fla Mrs. Belle Skin
ner was convicted Of killing a negro
and sentenced, to life. Imprisonment.
Mrs. Skinner killed the negro IL d
quarrel at her house.
The anti-saloon league has issued an
address to the public charging high
army officials and the war department
with exerting their influence against
the anti-canteen law
The eXtermination of the Sac and
Fox Indians is predicted by DR.. Wy
man, physician ct the Oklahoma
agency. tuberculosis and scrofula
have reduced the tribe to 479
The body Of Mrs Marshal A. Bar
Der, wife Of Professor Barber, mem
, Der Of the faculty of the Kansas state
/ university, was found in the river. It
is believed she committed suicide.
Rev. F. S. Randolph spent a night
! in Chicago police station cell with
| his son Homer after failing to secure
the lattel's release On bonds, follow
ing his arrest for alleged robbery.
An iron and wooden toy trust, with
J $40, 100000 capital, will be organized
Jan. l to eliminate wholesalers.
Prices have already advanced s to 10
per cent; but dolls are not affected.
Miss Mary Spettel was examined ty
physicians at La Crosse and found to
lie insane Her mania is her desire to
become married and she continually
talks Of marrying distinguished men.
Secretary Shaw will refuse to aid
Wall street further The treasury's
actual working balance is down to
$50,0OO,00O. The bank already holds
$142 ,315, 464, on which no interest is
paid
dianapOlis was discovered in a poker
game with a county commissioner and
the sheriff-elect at the deputy city con-
troller's home. They were arrested
and released.
The Iowa state crop report shows
500, 100000 loss to farmers by excess
sive rains; SO per cent. Of the corn is
soft and unstable; oats yield is worth
one-half of 1901; potatoes the 100000
bushels under 1901.
The house committee on judiciary
decided not to report either Of the
three resolutions providing for a con-
St-tutiOnal amendment prohibiting
pOlygamy and preventing pOlygamists
from holding Office.
The murder trial of iona Dunlap at
AledO, ILL.,. is near a critical stage.
Miss Margaret Miller is expected to
declare whether Miss Dool selected the
poisoned candy herself ar received if