Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-04-11
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
The grand jury at Milwaukee re,
turned p more indictments against
public officials.
A big corporation formed 10 import
beef from Argentina and sell il in
competition with the bee. trust.
Train robbers held up a Southern
Pacific express i'm California. killed
messenger. and blew the safes and ca
10 pieces.
The weekly report by Dun and Brad
street show business for the season
has been below that of The correspond
ing period a year ago.
Sidney Johnston Hayden committed
suicide by jumping from the top of a
tNenty-Une story skyscraper in New
York. his body being mashed into bits.
Government inspectors are now as
signed TO eli immigrant trains west
bound from New York because CT
complaints that immigrants are i'll
treated on some roads.
AZ Bloomington. H. the coroner's
jury after holding an inquest over
the body OF Christian Schlapp. recon
mendej that Bert Connolly Of Chicago
H. neld 10 the grand jury.
The testimony of Postmaster Gen
eral Payne was taken and Il fixed the
responsibility for the recent report
involving members of congress in the
postal scandals on Congressman Over
street
a reservoir in Mercer county. o.
ten miles long and containing 10000
acres OF water. threatens TO burst I'm
less rain stops soCn. The towns OF
CeIina and 81. Mary's both are
threatened
Two freight engines crashed TO
gether in the Baltimore and Ohio
yards at Clarksburg. W. Va. I'm rear.
end collision. killing three men.
Thomas Quinn John O'Brieu ana
Charles Shafer.
As a reward for the capture of the
Redding train holdup the Southern
Pacific offers $3.50. Wells-Fargo $500
ana the state $500 The officers be
lieve the robbers live near the scene
OI the hCldup.
The Southern Pacific railroad and
the newly organized Texas and Cubs.
Tobacco company OF Nacogdoches.
Tex. have arranged TO bring over 200
Holland families 5o cultivate land ia
the tobacco district
At St Louis. Mo. in the United
States circuit court Frank c. Hos
letter. formerly postmaster al the
worlds fair grounds. was fined $50
and costs on the charge of opening a
letter passing through his hands
Employers of the Erie railroad are
seeking readWstment of wages.
Last wear increases averaging & eel
cent were made in ali departments.
tnC agreement was 10 last one year.
The employees now wish another ad-
vance.
Al the annual meeting Il the Fedora
ton % the Alliance Franchise i'm the
United States held in New York. Dr..
William r. Harper. president of the
University OF Chicago. was elected
honorary president The federation
aims TO propagate the French Ian
suase ia the United States.
Seven conductors and motormen
working for the public service corpora
ton of New Jersey were arrested In
HCbOken on charges OF conspiracy ana
robbery. IL is claimed the company
has lost $4,000 By a system OF trans
fer frauds practiced by a combination
Of employees.
Fire starting in the grocery OF
Holderman Brothers i'm Benwood. ".
Va. destroyed a five-story nat. owned
by the same firm, two-story DWELLING
OF August HOlderman and saloon OF
Daniel Cleary About 500 foreigners
lived in the fat and there were many
narrow escapes from death. The loss
was $4,000.
On the recommendation of Secretary
Tart the president has appointed the
following members of the board of Wis
itors al the United States Military
academy at West Point. General
James \. Carnahan. indianapolis: A.
G. Weissert. Milwaukee. General John
NJ. Wilson. L. S. a. retired. Wash
ingtCn d. c.
Miss Lavinia Evan secretary of the
board of lady managers of the worlds
lair IS busy returning numerous pho
tographs of women which have been
volunteered from all parts Of the
States 10 adorn the walls OF the photo
graDh-room in the woman's building.
Only a few pictures of distinguished
women Ct the world are to be hung in
this room.
fFOREIGN.