Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-02-10

western Michigan and Indiana that
depend on water from st. Joseph river
to furnish motive power have been
compelled to shut down, owing to low
water.
The bureau of construction has
forwarded to the secretary the report
of a board of survey on the double
turreted monitor Puritan, recommend
ing repairs aggregating in cost about
$28 900.
The president has ordered Bower
Reynolds Patrick, Of Duluth, to eX-
animation for forthcoming vacant
chaplaincy in the navy, in conse-
ouency of the retirement of Chaplain
r. A. Gill.
The ways and means committee by
the narrow margin of one majority
voted against a favorable report on
Congressman Babcock's bill placing
on the free list articles made by the
steel trust,
The house committee on coinage
gave a hearing to Director Of the
Mint Roberts on the bills proposing
the establishment of branch minis at
various points Mr.. Roberts OPP
posed action.
Judge Rufus B. Cowing, in charging
the New York February grand jury,
instructed them to indict the officials
responsible for the Park avenue
tunnel disaster, no matter how high
their position.
The house committee on territories
gave hearing to delegation from
Arizona, including Governor Murphy,
Chief Justice Street, J. G. Ainsworth
and Delegate Smith, in favor of it's adj
mission as a state.
The residence of Albert Steel, at
MONTGOMERY, Pa, burned While try
ing to save jewelry Mrs Steel was
overcome by the smoke and was
rescued with great difficulty. Her
hair was burned Off
At Springfield, o., loan Turner, aged
H. made a confession that she put
poison in coffee and caused the death
of her foster mother, Mrs. George
Turner, and the critical illness of Mr..
Turner and two children.
Fire in the basement Of the Haskell
Museum at the University of Chicago
threatened the destruction of the
priceless archaeological collection
from Egypt. A studen bucket brigade
extinguished the flames
The senate committee on forest
reservations has ordered a favorable
report on the bill authorizing the pur-
chase of land and the creation of a
palachian mountains Of Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
At Lake City, Mimi, fire destroyed
the grain elevator belonging to Peter
Beck & Son. About 10000 bushels of
grain were in the building, and was
| insured. The building was valued at
| $4,000, and was insured at $4,000
At Stephen, Mimi, Bernard Sires,
deaf and dumb man, living on home
stead, reports that during his absence
| in North Dakota his wife skipped
with the hired man They also took
his four children and $3.50 in cash.
The Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce adopted rule which eliminates
curb trading in that it prohibits the
buying or selling of grain to arrive in
cars at any hour except the regular
time that the chamber is in session.
United States supreme court affirm
ed the decision giving the Illinois Cen
trail title to the lake front it now
occupies north of Randolph street and
between Twelfth and Sixteenth
streets, Chicago Further filling is
enjoined
Senator Lodge has introduced bill
authorizing the inspection of trains
coming into the United States from
Canada and Mexico, with the view OF
determining whether there are on
board aliens who are not residents of
those countries.
The five-story building 190-192
Illinois street, Chicago, was destroyed
by fire, together with it's contents.
causing a loss of $15O,OO0 The first
and second floors were occupied by
the Dauchy Iron works, and the upper
floors by the L. B. Smith Shoe Dress
1u9 COLu
The Virginia constitutional conven-
ton made progress with the report Of
the committee on agriculture. Chair
man Green of the committee on bill Of
rights presented the report Of that
committee. Chairman Fairfax of the
committee on finance submitted the
report of that committee.
Captain G. r. Edwards, who served
in the Philippines as chief of the late
General Lawton, says that he is pre-
pared to identify a letter written by
General Lawton saying that If he
were shot the anti-imperialists would
be responsible. The democrats in the
senate declared the letter was
spurious.
Judge Tuley appointed Elmer Wash
burn receiver for the Zion lace in
dustries in the suit brought by Steven
son. DoWie's business and religious