Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-05-22


Radcliffe college, Cambridge, Mass,
$4,000 for library building on con-
dition that an equal sum be raised
for its endowment.
Eighteen cars of a freight train
were wrecked at Trenton, Ohio, tying
up the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day.
ton railroad. Spreading rails caused
the tender to leave the tracks.
Railroad Detective Hans, convicted
on a former trial of the murder of a
wealthy ranchman suspected of horse
stealing, whom he went to arrest, has
finally been acquitted at Omaha
Thomas GRANVILLE, engineer, was i'll
jured seriously and six other men
were hurt in wreck on the Rock
Island near Louisville, Neb.. a freight
train running into an open switch.
Justice Davis of New York, who
presided at the two trials of Nan Pat
tersOn, makes the remarkable state
ment that he believes the girl is guilty
and that she lied throughout the case.
The steamer Kingstonian arrived at
Boston and reported a severe fight
with fire on board for more than "
hours, the flames being finally ex>
tinguished by flooding the No. 2 hold
Captain F. w. Hart, paymaster OF
the transport Lawton, was arrested
and held for court-martial at San
Francisco for becoming Intoxicated
and losing $4,000 in warrants on the
pay Office.
The Springfield coal mine at Pana,
, H.. was purchased by J. Will Smith
and Rudy Lohr from the Manufacture
ers' Fuel company of Chicago for
100000. 1t employs 200 men when
in operation
Inc international railway congress,
in its official conclusions declares
that railway rates, while not dis
eliminating against any class OF
shippers, should be elastic enough to
develop the traffic.
The Akin-Erskine flour mill at
Evansville, Ind, was destroyed by
fire. Loss, 100000; insurance, $780,
0O0 Christian Voelker, a fireman.
was thrown from hose wagon ana
probably fatally hurt.
Boston Italians lament the disap-
pearance of a woman who, represent
Ing herself as Carlotta, wife of EN-
peror Macmillan, got $4,000 from
them on story that she would gain
the throne of Austria
The dismissal of former Minister
Bowen and the removal OF Assistant
Secretary LOOMS to a diplomatic post
abroad will be. it is believed in Wash
ington, the speedy outcome of the
quarrel between the two.
Engineer Harry Taylor was killed
and Fireman Charles Clark and
Brakeman l.. F. Redman, all of De
catur, were injured seriously by the
explosion of the boiler OF a loco,
motive on the Wabash at Winston, Ill
Dr. Harper Of the University Of
Chicago is in New York to continue
the course of treatment under fiuores
cent rays ana declares that he has re-
ceiyed great benefit and is nuch
stronger than a month ago.
Charles Short, a gas filter of Phila-
delphia, was murdered by Augustine
Barrickio, an Italian organ grinder. in
saloon at Girardville Pa. Barrickio
and his two companions. Delandro
and Benillinio Izzi, narrowly ESCAPED
!ynching.
At Onawa, Iowa, the sale Of Judge
Addison divers 22,0GOacre bottom
farm fer $4,000 to syaIicate Of
illinois farmers withGraws all opposi-
ZION to the Monona- Harrison drainage
canal, which will be rushed TO an
early completion.
AT Hartford City, Ind, George Der,
ger, 20 years old, and Carlos Andre
age -, were shot and perhaps fatally
wounded, and Marshal Lanhoy. %
years old, slightly wounded. Officers
are searching for Ed Smith, a Ken
tucklan, and two companions, who are
alleged to have attacked them.
Inc list of those killed by the
tornado at Snyder Okla. is expected
TO exceed 100. while $50 persons were
injured, half of them seriously and
seven proably fatally. The business
section was entirely destroyed, and
enc report says that only six buildings
are standing In the town
Lieutenant Otto B. Grimm, on duty
as property and disbursing officer of
the signal corps at Manila, P. L.. has
been found guilty through neglect of
falling properly to keep AMI account
Tor $1,011 and has been sentenced to
be suspended from promotion for five
years.
At Cumberland, Wis, Mrs. Rose
Marine, aged go, was burned to death
at her sons farm. The coroner's jury
censured the son for neglecting his
mother and refusing her medical aid.
Senator Russell A. Alger of Detroit
has begun suit against the Grape
Sugar company, of Battle Creek to re-
cover $4,000 which he had loaned the
concern.
LABOR NOTES.