Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-12

beneath the RUNS of Corning's dis
tillery at Peoria, H., with six other
men, has been recovered.
Gifts tOtalling S1.721,S95 are re-
ported by President Butler of
Columbia college for the year. The
Pulitzer journalism school is ex-
pected TO prove successful.
Anthony COmstock, the reformer,
was badly beaten and thrown down
flight of stairs while he was trying to
arrest a New Haven, Conn, doctor for
mailing Objectionable matter.
Gen. COrbin was given command at
Governors island, New York, Gen.
Chaffee who is to succeed Gen. Young
as chief OF STAFF in January, taking
COrbin's place in Washington.
Several hundred men in the non
BessemeT mines of the United States
Steel corporation in Michigan, Wis.
cOnsin and Minnesota, have been laid
of because of overprojuction of ore.
John Irwin, a paroled convict,
fatally shot Thomas Glenn at Shell
burn, Ina. The men were driving
from Star City. Irwin was captured
by Deputy Sheriff Mills near Farmers
bury.
r. G.. Dun's weekly review predicts
20 per cent. reduction of the pig iron
output other industries are showing
increased activity. September rail-
road earnings were ga per cent. ovel
1902.
The divorce of Mrs. Roland B.
MOlineux OF New York is rumored as
about TO be asked in Chicago courts.
Mrs. Molineux, according to South
Dakota report, failed to get a decree
there.
A new worlds record in batting aver.
ages was established by Hans Wagner
OF the Pittsburg national league team.
Pitcher Kennedy is ahead in actual
percentage, but played in only ten
games.
DOwie and his followers are going
to New York in ten special trains and
will reach there by Oct. 16. They
have engaged Madison Square Garden,
and viii also hold meetings on the
streets.
Charles Jacobson, private secretary
to Governor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas.
and adjutant general of the Arkansas
state guard, is under arrest, charged
with sending obscene matter through
the mails.
One man was fatally shot at Barre.
VT, one seriously injured, and one
arrested, following clash between
anarchists and socialists. The former
had tried TO break up the latter's
meeting.
Minnie Lynch, 6 years old, is miss
ing from 29S Austin avenue, Chicago,
and Dennis Lynch, her father, accuses
Mrs. L. Burns, recently of so Sanga-
mon street, with kidnapping her for
training as a beggar.
The New York Central railroads
report for the fiscal year shows a net
income of 6.59 per cent, with per
cent. dividends paid. The gross earn.
ings gained 9.45 per cent; operating
expenses, 1907.
Five masked men attempted TO hold
up a conductor and motorman on an
Eighth avenue trolley at 15Sth street,
New York. A fight followed, in which
several persons were hurt. Four men
were arrested.
While running at full speed in re-
Spouse 10 an alarm of fire. a St Louis
fire truck containing six firemen
collided with a street car and all the
firemen were hurt, one driver, Thomas
Flynn, probably fatally.
Evidence in the trial of ex-Lieut.
Gov Tillman at Lexington, S. c.,
showed that Editor Gonzales was I'M
armed when shot. Threats by Till
man TO put an end" to Gonzales
criticisms were told Of
Peter Elliott, an insane Swede from
Minnesota. armed with revolver. was
arrested by whitehouse guards after a
fight caused by his attempt to see
President Roosevelt. Secretary Loeb
was warned of his coming.
The passenger steamer Erie l..
Hackley was sunk in a gale on Green
bay and eleven persons were drowned.
Seven survivors reached Marinette
after being rescued by the steamer
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Sixteen or more persons were
killed and scores injured by a storm
which swept across Minnesota. north
ern Wisconsin, and the upper Michigan
peninsula. The worst damage was at
St. Charles and st. Cloud, MINI.
Albert Steiner, a former employee of
the American Bridge company at
Trenton, n. j., has appealed to the
company's officials for aid and de-
clared he has been imprisoned for
robbery which he did not commit.
The HONORABLE Artillery of London
was entertained at a banquet costing
100000, given by the Ancient AMI
Honorable Artillery of Boston. Sena-
tor Hoar, ex-Gov. John ID. Long and
Gov. Bates were among the speakers.
Sir Thomas Upton in New York
interview declared no country can
| displace the United States as the
source of food supply for Great
Britain, but a tax on food products