Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-11

William d. Bishop, Sr., chairman of
the board of directors of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail
read. is critically III of heart trouble at
his home in Bridgeport, Conn.
Gerrit Motman died at Grand Rapids,
Mich. from injuries sustained in the
Pere Marquette wreck near East Paris.
M0tman is the twenty-first victim. He
leaves a widow and five children in
Grand Rapids.
J. A. McBeth. his wife and 5-year-old
daughter and his brother-in-law, Bert
West. were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed the furniture store of
J. A. Ostertag at Ballinger, Tex. The
property loss is $4,000.
The roof Of the Light Guard armcEy
at Houghton, Mich, a big wooden
structure formerly used as a theater,
collapsed shortly after the members of
company G had left the drill hall. The
building is a total wreck.
Returning home from a visit with
his minister, Charles Filkins, a Brook
Ign. Iowa, merchant, so years of age.
locked himself in a closet and sent
bullet into his heart. He is believed
TO have been deranged.
Karl Dayhle, So years old, of 267
East Tenth street. New York. cut his
wife's throat with a clasp-knife, and
then slit his own throat from ear TO
ear. Dayhle died two hours later.
but his wife may recover
The ROckefeller's war on the steel
managers began, it was
said. with the refusal by President
Schwab of rebates TO the Standard
oil company on steel products it
bought from the Morgan trust.
Miss Mary Newbold. Miss Mary Lo-
well and Grafton Cushing are guests
at the white house. Miss Lorraine
and John Kean Roosevelt
and George Roosevelt are visiting the
younger members of the family.
Cardinal Gibbons has just received
two portraits in oil Ct Pope Plus Y as a
New Years gift. The paintings are PAX
SO inches in size. They are lifelike
and show the benevolence and kindli-
ness which are features of Plus coun-
tenance.
Senator Scott of West Virginia
denies as absolutely without basis the
reports that the craftsmanship of the
executive committee of the national
republican committee had been tender
ed him by the president and had been
declined by him.
Mrs. Day. wife of Justice William
X. Day Of the supreme court. submit !
ted TO an operation for tumOr CT the
breast at her home in Washington.
She came out of the anesthetic In ex-
cellent condition and with every pros
Dect Ct complete recovery.
The British embassy at Washington
was thrown open for the first time IN
many months when Ambassador Du- !
rard gave his formal reception TO the
corps. The ambassador |
wa assisted by Lady and Miss Durand
and the members Of the embassy staff
Mrs. Roosevelt. accompanied by
Miss Carow. Miss Ethel Roosevelt and
Masters Theodore and Kermit. oc-
cur!ed the presidential box at the New
Net 'Onal theater. Witnessing Sir Henry
lrving's performance of Waterloo and
The Bells. Mrs. Roosevelt was pre-
ser tel with a beautiful bouquet of
roses by Mr.. Irving.
Secretary OF State Hay. who has
been confined TO his home for several
We ks On account Ct a heavy cold
whish did not yield readily TO treat
me Il. Is much better. He expects to
be able TO receive the members of the /
corps and to preside at the
breakfast which is TO be
given the corps at his residence.
Professor Macmillan Herzog is in
San Francisco, en- route to his field of
labor in the Philippine islands, to
which he has been called by the United
States government to study disease
germs and investigate Asiatic NAL
aides. Professor Herzog is professor
OF pathology and bacteriology in the
Chicago Polytechnic. He will sail on
the NiDpen Maru. which leaves
Wednesday, for the Philippines.
Rear Admiral George w. Sumner.
detached from command of the south
Atlantic squadron and now on leave of
absence at Patchogue, Long Island.
will be retired by operation of law on
account of age tomorrow. He is a
Kentuckian and entered the navy in
September. 1858. His retirement
and the retirements of Captain Chas.
7. Forse and Commander Charles A.
Adams will result in the promotion of
Captain Charles ONeal, chief of the
bureau Ct ordnance. to be rear admiral.
and Commanders John A. Rodgers. A.
V. Wadhams and John ID. Adams. to
be captains.