Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-12-04

Memorial services for the Presby-
terrain missionaries slain by natives in
Lienchau, China, were held in the
Brick church, New York.
At Danville, ILL.,, Charles ]. Brown
ing, a former Torre Taute grocer,
committed suicide today. He leaves
three children in Chicago.
George Won L. Meyer, American am
bassador at st. Petersburg, sailed
from New York for Europe on the
steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The Annapolis cadet charged with
killing a fellow student at boxing
match will make stubborn defense
before a naval court-martial.
Mrs. Thomas Stewart Of Columbia,
Mo-, was killed and her husband and
3-year-old child probably fatally in
jured in a runaway accident.
R. H. Kastor, son of a st. Louis mil
lionaire, is held for acting as a gC-be-
tween between United States senators
and the st. Louis fraud concern.
Denver detectives used Al auto to
a chase after robbers who held up
bank in daylight. The loot amounted
$4,000 cash and valuable papers.
The tannery of the Michigan
Leather company, located at Mill
Creek, was destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at over 100000.
]. N. Sutherland, wealthy retired
farmer of Golconda, ILL.,, committed
suicide by blowing his head off with
shotgun. He had been respondent.
At Cherryvale, Kas., fire, supposed
to have been caused by burglars dyna-
hitting a safe in the Long Bell Lum-
Der company, caused loss of $4,000,
At Columbia, Mo-, Mrs. Thomas
Stewart was killed and her husband
and years old child were probably
fatally injured in runaway accident.
President Roosevelt suggested
Hgentleman's agreement among col
lege and university authorities to
stamp out brutality and foul play in
football.
Senator Burton's attorneys present
ed in the federal court evidence deny
ing any illegal practices in his work
as counsel for a st. Louis commission
company.
The interstate commerce commits
SONS decision against railroad elias
sifcation of rates on less than car
load lot was sustained by United
States court.
The New York board of trade asks
that duties on Philippine products be
abolished and denounces the scheme
for special commercial attaches in
Europe.
Arthur Hanley, who shot and killed
Burton Mapes Monday at Sterling, H.,
has been bound over to the grand
i1ry. He made a full confession OF
his crime.
The suicide of a prominent Seneca,
ILL.,, woman because of remorse over
unfaithfulness to her husband opens
scandal which involves leading
business men.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, the total
reward offered for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of Josie
Dom, shot Wednesday night, now az
gregates $1,000.
Among the passengers who arrived
in New York on the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse from Bremen
were George w. Perkins and Colonel
William F. Cody.
Congressman Loren Fletcher OF
Minneapolis, Mimi, has gone to Wash
ington to arrange his official business
there before the hustle and hustle OF
congress begins.
Judge Phillips of the federal court
listened to arguments in Kansas City
from railroads cited for contempt for
alleged violation of courts injunction
against rebates.
Mrs. Aston entertained Prince Louis
of Battenberg at dinner and caused
new division in society by the selec-
ton of an exclusive seventy-nine, rep
resenting the cream of the 400.
Gage E. Tarbell, second vice presl-
dent of the Equitable, admits to the
Armstrong commission that he has re-
ceived commissions on policies taken
out with various New York companies.
At Hartford City, Ind, Mrs. Retta
Foreman, aged %, saturated her
clothes with kerosene and attempted
to cremate herself. She sang while
her injuries were being dressed.
John Hunsacker, employed on a
farm near Coldbrooks, Ill, was injured
fatally by the explosion of an
acetylene lighting plant. His en-
ployer, Otis Barnett, was hurt seri-
ously.
A forty-ton steel ingot, permeated
with the flesh, blood and bones of two
victims of molten flood in the Mid
vale works in Philadelphia was buried
by the company with religious cere-
monies.
Mrs. Imogene Mclean, known to
thousands of st. Louis river excur-
sionists as the vendor Of popcorn and
candy on an excursion steamer, was