Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-19

| schools, colleges and universities com
memOrative Of the siXtieth anniversary
CT McKinley's birth.
Edward ]. Dunning, a banker of
Brookline, Mass, was arrested on the
charge Of larceny of $3.50 belong
ing to Francis A. Brooks of Boston
The accused is said to be involved to
the amount of 100000.
John Butler, alias w. G. Lane, was
arrested at Quincy, Ill, and identified
as the Abingdon bank rObber. He was
posing as wealthy stOckman and en-
PERTAINING friends at an after-theater
| lunch when captured.
Secretary Moody was seriously in
| jured in a runaway at Annapolis. A
salute caused the horses drawing his
carriage to run away and he jumped.
Senator Hale, who accompanied him,
remained and was unhurt.
William H. Lewis, a negro, was ap-
pointed assistant United States at
torney at Boston. A protest by the
city bench and bar was threatened.
The choice was made at President
ROOsevelt's suggestion.
Mrs. Alfred Peats, formerly Miss
! Pugh of Mazomanie, Wis, was ap-
pointed conservator of the person and
estate of her husband, the millionaire
New York wallpaper maker, who has
| been acting strangely.
Charles T. Yerkes in an interview
declared himself as being against
American trusts and asserted that as
a result of their methods materials
were higher and the workingman not
| benefited. He predicted a general
smash of trust securities.
Fifty-six banks were robbed in the
United States during the last four
months and seven in Illinois, Cities
are practically immune, but nitro
glycerine and electric lantern make
safe blowing easy in the villages.
A clash between Germany and the
United States in 1901 is disclosed by
Attorney General Griggs In a pro-
test by Gen. Chaffee against destruc-
ton in China by kaiser's troops he
called the latter "barbarians" and the
state department apologized.
Ambassador Won Holleben, recently
recalled by Germany, is accused of
transmitting mistranslated note to
President Mckinley protesting against
armed intervention in Cuba. Lord
Pauncefotes death was FASTENED by
the blame unjustly placed on him.
A broken switch point was re-
sponsible for the derailment of the
tank Of engine No. 800, pulling the
sCuthbound Monon mail train from
Chicago, at Indianapolis. 1t required
three hours to replace the tank and
baggage car.
The peace treaty between the Ma
tional league and the American league
provides for two eight-club circuits in
each league, both leagues playing in
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chi
cago, and st. Louis. A uniform con
tract and combined game schedule
was agreed upon.
Fighting Bob" Evans and Rear Ad-
miral Kenney are involved in a con-
trOversy. The refusal by the latter
Of the formers reQuisit:on for uniform
clCth caused charges Of disrespect to
be filed by Evans. Kenney retaliated
with the accusation that depart
ment regulation was violated /
Sixteen inches Of snow mas fallen !
in West Virginia. High winds caused
it tc drift and many roads are i'm
Iassable. The railroads have snow
piCws with two and three engines at
tached at work to keep their lines
c1oor I,ooyrv c,,Ou~foII - ,opor+o,f
from all points in the Al1eghenies.
Judge Anderson Of the federal
court il. Indianapolis, has granted a
temporary restraining order against
the striking employees Of the Rock
wood Manufacturing company A strike
is on at the lockwood plant and the
owners charge that men have
been inundated and assaulted by
strikers.
The colonial house, ancient grist
mill and barn, comprising the Curzon
estate at Newburyport, Mass, widely
known for their antiquity and as sub
lects for artists. were tuIned Artists
from all parts of the country had
visited the place on account Of the
opportunities it afforded for study and |
sketching-
Mrs. Mary Morse, accused Jointly
with William Leet Of the murder Of
Mrs. Nellie Leet at Grand Rapids,
Mich, was set free. a nolIe pros be-
ing entered by the prosecutor. Mrs.
Leet was struck down in a drunken
quarrel and then set on fire oil being |
thrown OH the body. William Leet /
was convicted and sent to Jackson for
thirty years
A resolution 70 change the name of |
the Protestant Episcopal church to i
the American Catholic church, intro
duced in pursuance of a suggestion
from the annual convention at San