Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-01-27

ed resolutions declaring FOR direct
vote of the people for United States
senator.
Mrs. Caroline w Astor and other
millionaires are seeking legal resi-
dence in Rhode Island to escape heavy
taxation.
st. Louis was sued for $4,000 dam
ages because of a death due to impure
anti-toxin furnished by the health de-
partment.
The house committee on the cleo
ton of president will report favorably
on the resolution to elect senators by
popular vote.
The Virginia constitutional con-
vention refused to reverse its action
in deciding on biennial sessions of the
legislature.
Frank Rakowski, private in the
army who threatened President Roose-
welt, was degraded and sent to prison
for ten years.
At Amigo William Moore, aged q,
employed in the Herman Bros log
ging camp, was fatally injured by
FALLING LluuUoI'
At Mishicott Joseph DAMS, charged
with forgery, was discharged. His
father claimed he authorized the lad
to sign a note.
A committee from New Mexico made
an appeal before the house committee
on territories for admission into the
union as state.
At Slocum, N. Y, Mr. and Mrs. j..
Green have received $4,000 from an
unknown person whom they sheltered
one cold night.
The Iowa legislature will be asked
for an appropriation of $25O,O0O for
the states representation at the st.
Louis exposition.
The Mckinley National Memorial as
ISOLATION issued an address asking for
general observance of McKinley's
birthday, Jan. 20.
necessary for President Roosevelt to
establish precedents in the etiquette
Of such occasions.
At a conference Of friends of Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, it was finally de-
cided that bill to pension her will
not be introduced.
The explosion of boiler on the
Denver limited of the Rock Island
road at Victor, Col, wrecked the train
and killed two men.
Congressman Blakeney will intro
duce bill to prohibit the importation
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into the United States.
At Langdon, Mimi, Miss Florence |.
Turnbull, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Turnbull, was married to Robert
Billiard, of Havre, Mont.
Two hold-up men robbed twenty
Omaha gambling houses and when
caught declared their actions as just
as those of the gamblers.
A Kentucky Judge ordered a negro
shot who attacked witness in the
courtroom. The coroner saved his
life by oyerpowering him.
Secretary Hay assured Minister WI
Ting Fang that $4,000 in silver bull
lion captured by American soldiers at
Tientsin will be returned.
At West Superior John Curran was
sentenced to the state penitentiary for
six months for stealing a watch and
money from companion.
At Buffalo, N. Y, the coroner's jury
held Joseph Supkowski guilty of caus-
ing the death of Henry Pearlstein and
his family of six by burning.
Prince Henry will visit the west on
his trip to the United States, going
as far as ST. Louis. President Roose-
welt is to attend the launching.
At Racine the principals Of the pub
lie schools and the committee on edu-
cation are clashing on the placing of
telephones in school buildings.
Friends Of the retiring postmaster
general, Charles Emory Smith, say that
he will be candidate against Boise
Penrose for his seat in the senate.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the meeting Of the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers association, to
be held at Monroe April and 5.
The isthmian canal commission IA
yors the adoption of the Panama
route, providing the French company
can be bought out for $40,000,O0O.
Father William Kroeger, the priest
healer of Epiphany, S. D., has just
paid the last dollar of an indebtedness
of $4,000 which he owed in the east.
$ At Knoxville, Tenn, J. w. Martin.
a postoffice clerk, was injured by an
explosion of a package of powder, nj
tro glycerine or an internal machine
The show window of William Fink's
| JeWelTy store in Cincinnati was
broken and tray containing sixty
diamond rings, valued at $4,000, was
| stolen.
Representative Dalzell, member of
| the ways and means committee of the
House, says it is probable that a
further reduction in the war taxes will
| be made.
Robert Pines of Chicago began the
payment at DoWagiac, Mich, of,S34, 900
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