Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11

estate.
Mrs. Victoria Gibson, of Butler,
Ind, is under arrest charged with the
| fraudulent use of the mails IN con-
Quoting a matrimonial bureau.
! The reports of murders OF Yaqu1
women and children by Mexican sol
diers are confirmed, and details are
almost too horrible for belief.
Army experts are enthusiastic over
the new cipher telegraph code pre-
pared by Walter H. Allensworth for
the use of the war department.
Rock Island railroau reorganization
may be prevented by Iowa statutes.
Gov. Cummins will Investigate the
capital imitation from $50, 100000.
President Roosevelt gave an idea OF
his craftsmanship when, in friendly
competition with visiting beers, he
made seven consecutive bullseyes.
At Chicago there are 15l cases OF
typhoid fever in the Cook county hos
pital, besides at least 100 scattered
among the other hospitals and homes.
At San Francisco Mrs. K. L. Ball
attempted to reduce her weight OF $50
pounds by fasting fifty days. On the
forty-fifth day she died, weighing 100.
| American salt production for 1900
and 1901 broke all previous two years
records. Over 20,566,611 barrels were
made in 1901 Michigan still leads
New York.
Nelson Morris and Chevalier Tame
red Vella, representing the Berlin and
London Geographical societies, start
| Janeiro.
At New York w. S. Devery, candi-
date for the assembly in the ninth dis
| trict, gave water picnic to $4,000
wives, children and sweethearts of his
| constituents.
At Chicago Judge Grosscup dis
missed the bill of the Peoples Gas
company asking for an injunction to
prevent the city enforcing the 75-cent
gas ordinance.
Jesse P. Lyman, president Of the
G.. H. Hammond and Hammond Pack
| ing companies, announced that j. Og-
| den Armour had bought large inter-
| CSC III LIS Ill
S. T. Johnson, of st. Paul, was
elected president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Supervisors of State
Banks, and F. D. Bergh, Madison,
| Wis, secretary.
The Canadian Pacific will try to en-
ter st. Paul according to an announce
ment by David McNicol, vice presi-
is planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shandrow, South
Haven, Mich, adopted % children
from a Minneapolis orphan asylum,
who came for summer outing on
their 100 acre fruit farm.
Edward Cough, accused Of murder
ing Mrs. James Stewart, Lake Forest,
in wineroom at Wells street, Chi
cago and James Grant, alleged acces-
sorry, were arraigned.
Secretary Shaw, talked of for presi-
dent before his cabinet appointment.
wrote Missouri editor that he IA
vored the reelection of Roosevelt and
is not a 1904 candidate
Welsh employees of the American
Tinplate company rejected the wage
scale intended to give control of for
eign trade because Wales workmen
would lose employment.
Four hundred men engaged in chop
ping wood on the bottom lands near
Hillsboro, Tex, have not been heard
from since the floods, and fears are
entertained for their safety.
Archbishop Ireland in a sermon at
ST. Paul, warned Catholics to let the
Philippine friars question alone. He
said the church cannot prosper in
America unless it is patriotic.
At Buffalo, N. Y, Mrs. J. F. Meyer,
who killed her husband few weeks
ago, and her principal witness, Mrs.
T. w. Wall, have been declared in
sane and taken to the hospital.
Farson, Leach & Co., and Dewitt
Treble & Co., Chicago bankers, have
closed deal for the purchase of the
Pueblo Gaslight company's property
the consideration being 100000.
The Bronx geological park, New
York, which has cost the city $436,OOO
and the geological society 1851, 900,
fails to keep animals alive. The at
tendants are declared incompetent.
Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland
won his cent fare fight. An injunc-
ton preventing the city council grant
ing franchises to new roads was dis
solved and bids will be opened Aug. %.
Dun & Co.'s weekly trade review re-
ported continued preparations for a
heavy fall trade. The demand for
steel does not abate; railroad earnings
for July gained 3.3 per cent. over 1901.
President Woodrow Wilson entered
officially upon his duties as head of
Princeton university. He stated that
plans are being made to have the in
augural ceremonies take place October
25.
The Iowa democratic state conven-
tion Sept. 3 probably will develop a
| fight for control between the gold and
| silver factions. A proposal for COM
promise is OnnOSed nv the silver lead