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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

Chicago, March 2.-Albert Becker,
the south side butcher who has been in
custody for week on suspicion OF
having murdered his wife, Teresa
Becker, broke down last night under a
long-continued cross questioning of
the police and made a complete confess
sion.
Il killed her on January 27th,'' said
Becker 0efiantly. 1--WE were walking
on the Randolph street viaduct and
began quarreling. became angry and
threw her into the lake. Then went
home"
The love of another woman which
prompted Becker to kill Teresa Becker
was also apparently the cause of the
butchers confession. Since Becker's
arrest his second wife, 17-year-old Eda
Sutterlin, has been in custody. Becker
inquired continually for her, asking the
police why she was not released. He
was always given an eyasiye answer,
and apparently receiving the impress
sion that Eda would in some way be
connected with the disappearance Of
his. first wife, Becker, according to the
theory of the police, made the confess
sion in order to absolve her from any
blame. Since Becker's arrest he has
been under a constant fire Of question
ing. Yesterday ne was taken down
town to the pawn shops where he
claimed he had bought the earrings
and rings for Eda Sutterlin, and to the
Goodrich Line docks Several pawn
shops were visited in each of which the
proprietors stated emphatically that
they had never seen Becker before,
and when he was brought back TO
the station Becker was evidently very
uneasy. He was then taken into Capt.
LAWNS office and for several hours
was piled closely with questions by
Capt. LAWN and Inspector Hunt.
Caught again and again in misstate-
ments he finally tossed his head and in
broken English told the story of
Teresa Beckers murder.
eve went down town the afternoon
of January 27," said Becker. 1--WE Wis
tied some museums, and a number of
saloons, where we drank liquor, and
finally went to the postofice. From
there we went out on the Randolph
street viaduct. Then we began to
quarrel. My wife accused me of in
and / told her she did not
love me. Finally became so angry
that pushed her off the viaduct. She
fell into one of the Illinois Central
Slips"
The police will make a thorough
to recover the body of the unfortu-
nate woman
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
TO ABOLISH LAND OFFICE.
State Affairs Committee Decides on
Bill-$1O,OOO for Battleship.

The joint committee on state affairs
of the legislature Tuesday decided to
report bill abolishing the state land
department. The bill will provide
that the work of this department be
done in the office of the secretary of
state and that for this purpose two
additional clerks at salary Of $1,000
a year each and a stenOgrapher at
5000 be allowed. They are to be Sc
lected, as now, by the state land COM
missioners. The present chief of the
land office, Col. G. E. Morley, and his
assistant, B. J. Castle, will, it is I'M
derstood, get these clerkships. Inc
adjustment of the land department
will be saving to the state of several
thousand dollars year. The com
mittee also decided to recommend that
the governor be authorized to engage
an expert bookkeeper and assistant to
systematic and harmonic the book
keeping methods of the different state
departments.
The Joint committee on claims voted
to recommend an appropriation not to
exceed $4,000 for the purchase of a
silver service for the battleship
Wisconsin recently launched at San
Francisco.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

The department can scarcely spare
any more small gunboats and that is
the only kind of craft needed to police
the Philippines and cut off smugglers.
The Castine sailed yesterday for Ma
Mia from Port Said. Dewey's purpose
is to make determined attempt to
cut off further supplies of arms and
ammunition to the insurgents. These,
it is known, are going into the islands
in small quantities from nong Kong
and Singapore, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the United States secret ser
vice men to spot sales and inform the
United States naval authorities. Con-
ditions in the Philippines favor block
ade runners to the utmost and the task
Of keeping munitions Of war out of the
hands Of the natives will be difficult,
provided they have money to purchase.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
MARYLAND HONORS sCHAEY.
A Handsome, Costly Medal Given the
Famous Admiral

Baltimore, March Rear Admiral
Schley received yesterday from the
people of this, his native state, a SUI
perb testimonial of the esteem in
which he is held by the people Of Mary
land and of their appreciation of his
services to the country during the late
war with Spain. Incidentally he, &C
companied by Mrs Schley and Gen.
Miles was cheered by the assembled
thousands as he rode through the
streets and last night 400 representa-
tive men gathered together to witness
the presentation Of the testimonial and
join in the banquet given in his honor
The testimonial took the form OF
magnificent medal of gold and dia-
mOnds Of great intrinsic worth and re-
splendent beauty. It bears Maryland's
coat of arms MADE Of gold in bas-rellef
and enamel, surrounded by a circle of
diamonds, around which is an oak
wreath intertwined with diamonds,
held by a ribbon Of blue enamel, the
edge of which is set with diamonds
and on which is the inscription:
Maryland hOnors her sOn-Winfield
Scott Schley." EntWined in the rib
bon are an anchor of diamonds and
two swords, the hits and guards stud
ded with diamonds. At the top is the
coat of arms of the United States
through which runs a navy blue ribbon
with two stars, indicating the rank of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
LONDON is DISAPPOINTED,
Regret Over Disagreement of Anglo
American Commission.

London, Feb. 26-The adjournment
of the Anglo-American commission at
Washington has caused feeling Of
deep regret here. The optimistic tone
of the British foreign Offices explain
alton is not reflected by the general
public, although the newspapers as a
rule profess to hope that fresh at
tempt to reach an agreemnet in the
autumn will prove more successful. A
private cablegram received in London
computes the loss TO foreign mer-
chants by the bombardment of Iloilo at
$5,000,000. Only one European ware
house, it appears, escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
MOLINEUX HELD.
Jury Finds That He Sent the Poison
to Cornish.

New York, Feb. 28.-The coroner's
jury in the Adams poisoning case
last night brought in this verdict:
eve find that the said Katherine J.
Adams came to her death on December
28th, 1898, in 81 West seth street, by
being poisoned by mercuric cyanide,
administered by Harry S. Cornish, to
whom the said poison had been sent
in a bottle of bromo settler by Rol-
and B. Molineux" Molineux was at
once arrested. The hearing was set
for tomorrow morning. Molineux was
committed to the Tombs without bail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
INSANE GIRL ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 2.-While
temporarily insane Miss Mary Murray,
a domestic employed at the home of H.
H. Bliss, locked herself in her bedroom,
unscrewed the top from a lighted
lamp and then poured the oil over
her body and set fire to herself. When
the flames were extinguished her face
and body wre terribly burned. She
may die.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
REVOLUTION EN-

Washington March 1.-President
Zelaya of Nicaragua sent the following
cablegram to Cerrea, charge d'affaires
here, officially announcing the col
lapse of the revolution: All ended
at Bluefields. The country is all tran
uuil. -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
WON'T CEDE ISLANDS
SPANISH CORTES MAY REPUDI
ATE TREATY.
Cabinet Is Convinced of the Impossi-
bility of Averting Defeat in Final
Vote on Bill for Cession of Philip
pines-Opposition Shows Much
Strength.

Madrid, March IA ministerial cri-
sis is imminent. The cabinet is con-
WINGED of the impossibility of averting
defeat in the final vote on the bill for
the cession of the Philippines, as the
opposition may increase, while the
government cannot hope to gain a
single additional supporter.
By Narrow Majority.
Madrid, March lin the senate yes
terday the opposition members of the
committee to which the governments
bill for the cession of the Philippines
was referred SUBMITTED counter meas
ure. The senate rejected the counter
measure, the vote being 120 to 118.
The government thus carried the cru
cial vote by the narrOwest majority.
1t is rumored that Sagasta after the
vote offered his resignation of the
premiership to the queen regent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
POISONED HER HUSBAND.

Neillsville, Wis, Feb. 28.-Mrs. Mel
lie Eggett was arrested at Eaton Mon
day charged with numbering her
husband, John Eggett, by giving him
poison. It is said that Eggett was the
woman's tnlrd husband and that all of
them are dead.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
YOUNG JESSE JAMES ACQUI4 led.

Kansas City, March 1.-Young Jesse
James, son of the bandit whose name
be bears, was last night adjudged not
guilty of completely in the robbery of
the Missouri Pacific express train at
Leeds, in the outskirts of Kansas City.
The jury was out less than an hour,
and the verdict of acquittal was
reached on the first ballot. In re-
turning their verdict the jurors stated
that they could not accept the confes-
sion of Witness Lowe, who admitted
being a member of the band, or the
theory OF the police, adding that the
police located James in too many
places in very brief time, and they
could not believe that youth of his
years could take such part in train
robbery as the police charged
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
POPE QUI1A ILL.
Has a Prolonged Painting Fit After
Fatiguing Day.

Rome, March 1.-The pope yesterday
had a prolonged fainting fit. He had
a fatiguing day Monday, receiving con-
gregations on the approaching ami
versary of his coronation and COM
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
EAGLE RIVER Villas co. WISCONSIN, MONDAY, MARCH $780,

rear admiral. On the reverse is fine
outline Of the cruiser Brooklyn in bas-
relief. Altogether there are 800 dia-
monds in the medal. Two months
were required to make it. Gen. Felix
Agnus made the presentation speech.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

WalIace-Say, who was it said all
men are liars?
Ferry-Lemme see. HIM! | can t
remember her name myself, just at this
moment. -Cincinnati Enquirer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

planned of the colo, which has been in
tense for two days. Yesterday morn
ing the pontiff complained of pain in
his side and had some fever. All in
Quiries at the Vatican met with de-
NAL that the pope's indisposition was
serious
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

CLEVER DIPLOMATIC MOVE BY
GERMANY.
WITHDRAWS MANILA SHIPS

Asks United States to Protect Its
Citizens and Interests i'll the Phil
ippines, Which Trust Mckinley
Accepts-Otis and Dewey Strong
Enough to Maintain Their Positions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
WISCONSIN PEOPLE.

Joseph T. Rechlicz, who was elected
member of the assembly of the fifth
district, including the fifth and twelfth
wards of Milwaukee, to succeed Albert
Woyciechowski, deceased, defeating
the republican candidate, F. J. Holtz,
by 236 majority, was born in Prussian
Poland in 1862, and was laborer for
the 3. P. Allis company for few
years. He then occupied the position
of shipping clerk and later kept gro
Gerry store on Maple street. He is sec
rotary of st. Stanislaus Mutual Aid as
ISOLATION and a member of the board
of trustees of the United Catholic
society of the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06
CONFESSES
SAUSAGE-MAKER ADMITS KILL
ING HIS WIFE.
THROWS BODY INTO LAKE

Says He Went Walking With Her on
Randolph Street Viaduct and After
Quarreling for Short Time Pitched
Her Over Into One Of the Illinois
Central Slips.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-03-06

Judge Seaman in the United States
circuit court at Chicago gave an opin-
ion in the case Of Shirley T. High VS..
Collector of. Internal Revenue sCoynef
in which he sustained the demurrer Of
the defendant and found that the in
heritance tax imposed under the wal
revenue act must be held constitution
al. The legacy which is made the is
sue of the legal fight is that of James
l.. High, the well-knoWn attorney,
formerly of Madison, who died last
fall He named his son Shirley and
daughter Jessie as legatees in the will.
The personal property, which was de
clared subject to tax under the revenue
act, amounted to 100000.
Poet-Lore, the famous literary quar-
terly of Boston, announces among its
features for the current year a paper
on Lucretius, The Poet and The Poem,
by Miss Katharine Allen Of the Univer-
SHY of Wisconsin. This young lady,
who has already won the degrees of B.
L., A. M. and Phi. D., seems to have in
herited the love Of letters for which
her lamented father, the late w. e.
Allen, was so distinguished, and her
friends look with great expectancy to
her future as writer and author.
Among her associate contributors to
Poet-Lore are such we'll known person
ages as Rudyard Kipling, DR.. Richard
Burton, Helen A. Clark, Prof Oscar
Kuhns Of Wesleyan, Prof. Colin S.
Buell., Prof. P. II. Pearson Of Bethany,
DR.. Edward P. Morton Of the Indiana
university, William Morris, William
Sloane Kennedy, Susan Whalley ALI
son, James Duncan Smith, Harry Hale
Gardiner, May e. Cardwell, Camille
Won Klenze, Mary Grace Calwell, He
lena Knorr and others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
A CHEWING GUM ARGUMENT.
An Augusta Dentist Says Soft Pepsin Gum
Has a Good Effect.

''Since the people have become SO ad
dicted TO the habit of chewing pepsin
gum, what is the effect on their teeth
doctor?' asked the journal of local
dentist, the other day
81 hardly think | have noticed any diff
ference" answered the tooth doctor. II
believe that the only damage to any per
son from chewing gum would be in the
over Indulgence of the habit. Like chew
ing everything else, ii can be carried too
far and exhaust the supply of saliva in a
short time. But as for chewing pepsin
gum, l am inclined to believe that for the
teeth it is better than to chew spruce
gum. The spruce is hard and if there is
a filling the least bit started, the gum
may wedge in about the teeth and start
the filling. On the other hand pepsin
gum is so very soft that it will do moth
ing of that sort.
I'm one way chewing gum is beneficial
to the teeth as it removes bits of food
that would assist in decaying the teeth,
in case it stayed beween them
On the whole then, the tutti frutti girl
is the one who is likely to have The least
trouble with her teeth>in case she starts
with as good ones as her neighbor and
she certainly gets as much sport out of
able. 1t is not the girls alone either, as
there are many men very much addicted
ITO the habit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
MYSTERY EXPLODED.
An Augusta Young Man Caused Port
land to Wonder.
Writing On Block Of Wood in Fore River the
Cause

Everett r. Nelson of this city. has
brought his name before the public IN
Portland in an odd way. 1t IS a way tina
brought neither notoriety nor disgrace
upon himself, but for time IL was
feared by the Portland people that i.
would be in the way of writing of his
mysterious death. The way IL cam.
about was the finding Of 4 block of Wool
III Fore river, Wednesday. bearing the
words. Re. r. Nelson, Augusta, Drowned
June 30 1899
No one in Portland Of whom the inder,
talked, knew anything Of a person OF this
name and the block was carried to the
once of the Portland Press of cours..
with the true newspaper instinct the
Press thought it had perhaps found =
case where some one had been drowned
but they nevertheless believed il WIS ~
great a hoax as the kissing bug talk. IT,
satisfy themselves and all connected thai
there was nothing in it, they telephone, 4
the Journal, in the afternoon. to SEE It
anything regarding such a person cani,i
be found in Augusta. BY the inscription
IL was hard TO tell whether the r. 4
Nelson was a man or a woman and It
was not known AT one time but that 1t
was case of suicide on the part OF
someone and they had taken this method
! of notifying their friends of their depart =
ure from this world. tt
The journal was all at sea in regard to
r. k. Nelson as the city directory failed
10 give any trace Of such "A name The
only Nelson in the directory was one win .
lived in Hallowell and David S Nelson
of Cedar Court
The post office force informed the Jour
nal that letters came TO that Office Tor
an T.. K. Nelson, a young man. Then Il
was learned of some young men on tn,
street that Everett K. Nelson was the
son of David Nelson of Cedar Court, that
he was about - years of age and in the
employ of the kennebec Light 4 Heat
Co but that he was at work outside of
the city somewhere.
AT the workshop Of the Electric Light
Company, fellow workmen of the yuunl:
man. informed the Journal that young
Nelson was in Portland with John Ped.
der and four other Augusta electricians
putting in the electric light plant at the
reform school 1t seems that Nelson ana
the others went to Portland, Monday
morning, June -. and have since been
there. They have been heard from regu-
larry and all are well and enjoying life
on the Cape Elizabeth shore. 1t is
thought that Nelson must have write
this on the blocksof wood, as Fore river
is in that section near the Reform school.
1t was doubtless written by himself or
one of his companions, one of the latter
more likely, and careessly thrown away.
Perhaps it was done on purpose to cause
a sensation.
The Journal telephoned the Press of its
findings and they were much pleased to
find that all ended so well in the brief
Mystery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
1873 & 200 Water St..

On the first floor is main ward yox.1
feet. another 55x21, and n ward for
special cases l5x3G The arrangement
on the second floor is the same. with
the exception that there are TWO cham
bers. for the use Of ting house officers,
and on the third floor ar. rooms .or he
attendants.
7 he wards are 12 feet in height. and
fitted with every modern convenience
as regards toilet facilities Each ward
has large open fir place. AMI the
luiliing is heated throughout by steam
by the indirect method.
There is on each floor what is called
n sun room" These rooms are II feet
square. and open from the main CORR
dor through a wide arch They hav,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
Augusta, Maine.

ing house. You are sweeping your pody
out with a thousand tiny brushes Of
fresh air and red blood corpuscles
And you will notice that, in this nor
NAL state where your organs begin TO do
their work only when they are needed
the increased action Of heart and lung,
does not send the blood hammering into
your head. 1t does not make you dizzy.
though the heart action may be increased
far beyond the usual tempo. You do not
get red in the face. and If you perspi.e
1t is gentle perspiration that comes all
owes the body instead Of squirting out in
spots. That shows that you have retained
the balance all through your body Your
organs and muscles and even the pores
OF your skin are working in unison each
doing exactly its share of the work and
no more. Did you ever listen 10 a great
locomotive or marine engine star.in., on
its work? Did you notice how sIuickiy
the jangling and Gathering Of a thousand
metal parts resolved itself into one whole
and harmonious blending of sound? That
is balance And that is the way to make
your body work If you wish TO take exer-
else. Any other way is suicide and rot
exercise
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27
Sunday Excursion.

Next Sunday, July 30. the Maine
Central is to run pig excursion to the
new resort, Merrymeeting park, which
is located on Merrymeeting bay just be-
low Brunswick
This park is the largest and finest in
New England, and offers great attrac-
tons for an excursion.
1t contains large menagerie Of elk,
deer, caribou, moose and other ami
mails. the largest Montana steer in the
world, weighing 1890 pounds, fine
casino where shore dinners are served,
band concerts all day. boating, fishing
and many other pleasures.
A special train will leave Skowhegan
at 500 A. NJ, fare 1925; Waterville,
s.2s. sl.00; Augusta. 9,15. IS: Gardiner,
9.2S. rs; Richmond, 9.51. so: arrive at
Merrymeeting park at TO- 30 A. NJ.
Trains will stop at intermediate sta
tons and tickets will be sold at pro-
portionate rates.
Returning special will leave Merry
meeting park at 40 p. NJ
This excursion offers an entirely new
place, and those who have been there
say it Is the most attractive place yet
offered for days outing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27

a profusion of sunlight, which will
doubtless be much appreciated during
the winter months. Each is fitted with
an open fire place. Electricity is used
for lighting.
The addition is connected with the
main hospital building on the south
side by a dining room 36x54 feet. AMI
II feet in height. The latter room IS
lighted by IA large windows, and has a
seating capacity of 200.
The new building was to have been
completed last January, but owing t.
unavoidable delays il was impossible to
bring about the desired result.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-27

and present a old-blooded effect that
detracts materially from picture. To-
day. however. the illustration presented
is from photograph taken a Few Gal $
since, and shows the building as il a.
tually is-a neat and graceful Struc-
ture and one in keeping with the other
buildings of the Home.
resents an expenditure of Il trific more
than So, 500. 1t measures io3x9j feet
on the ground. including piazza space,
is Pc stories in height. with Il pitch
roof, and will accommodate Ito people