Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

at Bronson, Mich. He was a promi-
nent stock buyer. aged 60 years.
Mrs. A. Z. Jones, aged 60, Of Topeka,
Kan. wife of the superintendent of the
Kansas dairy exhibit at the st. Louis
exposition, was burned TO death by the
explosion of a gasoline stove.
The mayor Of Milwaukee has been
invited 10 select a young woman to
christen the protected cruiser to be
named after that city and which will be
launched Sept. 10 at San Francisco.
Professor William L. Drew Of the
University of Chicago law school has
been appointed professor of law in Cor
nell university, and will leave for the
east at the end OF the summer term.
A cable from London states that the
condition of the duchess of Marl-
borough, formerly Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt, who was badly bruised by a
fall from her horse, is not so favor
able.
State Senator Foye of Egypt, Ca,
has been arrested by federal officials
charged with holding negroes as
slaves. II is alleged that the negroes
were worked in chains and confined in
.stockades at night.
Rio Grande wreck near Eden, Colo,
claimed los victims. Seventy-six
bodies have been found; twenty-nine
are missing. II is described as the
worst wreck in the history of Ameri-
can railroading.
Wilbur Booth and John ]. wilkins, of
Chicago. AID Lloyd r. Hass of Topeka,
Kan, pleaded guilty to robbing a hard
ware store in Prairie du Chen, and
were sentenced to from one to five
years in the Green Bay reformatory.
The secretary Of the treasury has
awarded contracts for the erection of
public buildings as follows: Grand
Forks, TO Butler Brothers, st. Paul,
S112. $50; Hutchinson, Kan. to George
Z. Hopper. Arkansas City, Kan,
S44. 500.
At Cumberland, Nd, three masked
men with drawn revolvers entered the
Silver Leaf club and held up Geminico
MADEIRA, a wealthy resident of Myres-
dale. Pa. Joseph Sentello, and Will
lam Simpson, obtaining $3.50 and three
gold watches.
The Illinois Central daylight special
Letween Chicago and st. Louis was
wrecked at Stallings, a small station
near East St Louis. Five coaches
left the track. The passengers and
crew were uninjured aside from a
severe shaking.
shot in the arm and captured and
others escaped with 5000 in cash after
blowing open the safe of the Wind
ham county savings bank. The rob
.bers overlooked a package contain
ing $1,000.
Turkey and Venezuela have arous-
ed Uncle Sans anger and warships
may force the former to reply to Amer
ica's representations, while Minister
Bowen filed a strong protest against
the seizure by Venezuela of an Ameri-
can asphalt plant.
10 luSAdll UdAuEoOLuS III ali pubic
school buildings TO be built in the fu-
ture in crowded districts of Chicago
was a recommendation to the build
ings and grounds committee, and it
was referred TO the architect and presi-
dent of the board
]. E. Robinson, a retired capitalist
Of Bloomington, H., who arrived home
from Colombia, says he was arrested in
that country and held until he had
paid $4,000. He gave a sight draft
for the amount. but succeeded in
stopping payment on arrival at home.
A thorough investigation of the COM
plant that the Pima Indians of Cali
fornia are on the verge of starvation
reveals the fact that the Indians are
amply provided for. It was found that
S27, 900 already had Leen authorized for
the relief of the Pimas during the fiscal
year