Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-09-07
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ton, was released from Sing Sing on
a certificate of reasonable doubt and
was taken to New York by q deputy
sheriff
l.. A. Planning, a negro educator,
was killed from ambush near Oscar,
La, by unknown parties. He was
principal of The P0inte COupee indus
trial college, an institution for the
education of negroes.
At London it is definitely announced
that Field Marshal Lord Roberts is not
going to the United States this
autumn The alteration in the plans
was necessitated by the postponement
of the British army manoeuvers until
the middle of September.
The first session of the Hague court
which is TO decide the Venezuela
claims was occupied by a discussion
on the procedureato be followed Mem
bers of the council of administration.
Premier DR.. Kuyper and Foreign Min
lister Baron Van Lynden, were present.
The London Westminster Gazette
says it hears the Duke OF Devonshire.
liberal unionist, lord president of the
council, viii announce definitely at
the forthcoming cabinet his disagree
ment with the fiscal proposals of
Chamberlain and will them retire from
the cabinet.
The crack pistol shots of the army
in the cavalry and infantry branches
of the service competed in a pistol
shoot at Ft. Sheridan. Sergeant Howe
Of the eighth cavalry made a total of
pa points QUITO possible 600: Ser
geant WhitewOrth of the first infantry
271.
A Sofia dispatch says a strong force
of Turkish infantry, cavalry and ar
tilleTy recently attacked the village of
StOilOvO, nOrthward of Malkoternovo.
occupied by insurgents. The latter re-
tired and Turks entered the place.
massacred the entire population and
destroyed the village.
The first official dispatch coming
directly from Beirut regarding the
rotary Hay, dated August 81, signed
by Consul Ravndal. It says: "The at
tempt on Magelssen's life failed utter
ly.. 1t was a narrow escape but the
vice consul suffered no injury"
AT Syracuse. n. Y, the early session
of the national association of letter
carriers was devoted to spirited con-
test over seating the delegations from
New York and Chicago. Regarding
the next meeting place Minneapolis Is
out of the race and it now looks as il
Portland. Oregon, would be the win
ner, Quincy. Illinois, not being con-
sidered large enough place to afford
sufficient Accommodations.
The attempt to sail the third race of
the international series was another
failure and was called off for the day
because of the lack of wind. Despite
the weather conditions that made il
almost certain that there would be
no race, the yachts made for the start
ing line, when the wind was not over
three miles an hour They lay about
the lightship for more than two hours,
in the hope to find a freshening breeze
when the committee boat signalled
that the race was declared off.
Constantinopel official reports say
800 insurgents were killed or wounded
during the fighting which occurred
last week in the vilayet Of MOnastir.
The porte sent a memorandum to the
Austrian and Russian ambassadors
pointing out that at a recent mass
meeting of MacedOnians in Sofia, it
was decided to send fresh bands into
Macedonia, also calling attention to
the fact that committees in Bulgaria
were supplying insurgents with arms
and ammunition by means of ships
which land their eargoes on the coast
in the vicinity of Infaad.
Twenty Berlin artists. led by Herr
Holzbeche-, joined 2 protest to EN-
peror William against the rejection OF
their works by the commission
charged with hanging pictures for the
royal academy exhibition. The artists
complain that 1920 meritOrOus works
were submitted, $50 CT them by invita-
ton, while only $50 of the total were
selected. The emperor read the pro-
test and ordered the commission TO
submit a reply.
At Otsego, Mich, Duncan Swan. a
well known farmer. accidently shot his
daughter Mary and she died from the
wound Swan has been troubled with
Crows in his corn. He saw the stacks
moving; thinking the crows were in
the patch again. DIS, 4rged a shotgun
at the moving corn. TO his sOrrOw
the daughter screamed and he found
that he had shot her in the breast.
She was gathering corn for dinner.
The father did not know it. Swan is
nearly crazed.
The EOrte notified Minister Leish-
maaof FIVE arrests made at Beirut in
connection with the shooting which
led 10 the report that Mr.. Magelssen,