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The colored American., 1903-03-28

has been creating a decided sensation
among New York's famous 400. She
was invited with her husband to con-
tribute to the amusement of party OF
dinner guests and SO charmed them
that the gentlemen of the party fell
over themselves in seeking the privi-
lege of dancing with her. Her hus-
band was similarly honored by the
ladies.
Two thousand five hundred Negroes
met a few evenings at Little Rock,
Ark, to protest against the proposed
separate car and segregation bills
pending in the legislature of that
State. Rev. ]. P. Robinson, Judge NJ.
w. Gibbs and many others Of the race
leaders participated. and though the
proceedings were dignified and tenn
perate the white local papers found
them too warm proposition to pub
lish. The committee appointed will,
| however, see to the necessary public
! ity.
UNDER THE PLUM TREE.
Many Of the colored employees of the
Washington postoffice received we'll
earned promotions in their salary last
week, due to the increase of the ap-
preparation by Congress for the i'm
provement of the service of postoff1ces
| In the large cities Of the country. The
Increase runs from 500 up to 81 400
per annum. Among the fortunate ones
were MeSSrs. J. T. Beason, NJ. G.. Curry
F.. w. A Madden, w. L. Pollard, W. F.
| Stewart, w. L. d. Wilkinson, c. H.
Kenny. F. d. Henry, r. T. Patterson,
! j. s. Parker, j. G. A. Denny, A. G..
| Turner. NJ j. Bundy, H. A Kelsy
! Paris Lyvers, F. J. Montgomery, c. F.
| Sprague, G. A. Brooks and others,
| The Methodist Episcopal Church
/ South, which is a power in the South
/ ern States among the whites and
which has large colored contingent,
is wrestling with the proposition
| whether it is wise to elect a colored
bishop for its black adherenCs who are
growing restless over their want of
| recognition they believe to be due
| them.
Bishop Merrill OF that church sug-
g"sts this ingenious amendment to the
churches constitution: THAT the
General Conference may elect a bishop
| or bishops for special service among
people of other races and languages in
the United States and foreign coun-
| tries" This amendment, if adopted,
would authorize the election of a Ne
| gro bishop but confine his work to his
own people. The Negroes would prob
| ably be satisfied with this action, be-
| cause the thoughtful white Methodists
| fear that if the present unrest among
the colored members is not alIayed
they will probably go over bag and
! nation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

$50, 900 and it might be that the state
would have 10 pay commission TO the
same man who had been receiving a
salary for getting the S45S 900. Mr..
Root. chairman of the state affairs
committee which had considered the
bill, explained that the government
had allowed as a claim TO the extent
of $685. 77.99. He also said that the
state had not accepted the amount be-
cause of fear that if it did so some
minor claims ranging from $4,000 to
$50. 600 might be sacrificed. The bin
proposed, he said. to allow commits
siOns for the collection of these minor
claims as follows: On the first S10,-
600. Is per cent. On the second S10.-
600, 10 per cent; on the next $4,000,
5 per cent. and for all above $4,000,
21b per cent. The states commits
sioner who had negotiated the matter
so far with the government had been
on a salary and it was deemed wise by
the committee TO stop the salary and
stimulate the energies of the commits
sioner with the premium of a commits
sion. Then the bill went to the claims
committee on motion of Mr.. Barker.
Senator's Green's bill authorizing
certain life insurance companies to do
accident and health insurance wa.
concurred in. The house cOncurred in
a senate amendment which requires q
fee of 81 to be paid when judges issue
an order permitting people to wed
within the 5-day limit after the license
has been obtained. There was intro
duced by the state affairs committee
a bill enlarging the powers of town
meetings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
FOREIGN.

Algiers extended a grand welcome
10 President Loubet as he comes on
an official visit
The British war secretary, William,
st. John Brodrick. is said to be
slated for viceroy of India.
At Vienna Colonel Ilic has been ar
rested on the charge of conspiracy
against King Alexander of Servia.
At Tarascon, France, a magistrate
who went to Frigolot abbey to place
seals on the door was met by a
hostile crowd which gathered from
the neighboring village. and was
stoned by the mob and driven away.
The passage of the Wyndham land
bill as amended by the Dublin con
vention is demanded by Irish land
lords and tenants. John Redmond
declared the question will be settled
if the recommendations are adopted.
The steel mast of the Shamrock
III. was broken off short by a squat
near Weymouth and the rigging was
swept overheard and destroyed. The
captains brother-in-law was drowned
and Sir Thomas Upton was slightly
hurt.
The sultan of Morocco has decided
to personally lead an expedition
against the forces of the pretender.
Buamara, into the Taxa district. All
Europeans must leave Fee for the
coast and there await the termina-
ton CT the operations.
At Vienna the international chess
contest begins May l. The following
experts will attend: Maroczy of
Budapest. Tschigorin Of st. Peters
burg, Janowski and Schlecter of
Vienna, Pillsbury of New York, Mar
shall of Brooklyn, Tiechmann of Lon
don, Mieses of Leipsic and Gunsbers
of London, and Marco of Vienna.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
WOMEN GETTING TOGETHER.

Bulgaria has a federation OF
thirty-seven wOmen's clubs which has
Just issued an appeal for justice in
Macedonia and the carrying out OF the
treaty rights of the people.
Holland has a National Council OF
Women which is undertaking the pen
sioning of domestic servants, shop
girls and teachers by a system of old
age insurance. 1t also fights the white
slave" traffic.
The women of New South Wales,
Australia. are using their new pOliti-
cal power to fight the sweating sys-
tenn and child labor-by no means the
predicted misuse of the ballot.
Argentina has a National Council
Of Women. There is need of it. Al
though women are in the majority as
teachers and even serve as college
professors they are not legal witness
es in all cases, nor can a woman serve
as a guardian unless she be grand
mother who has remained a widow.
An Indian woman, the Maharani OF
Juipur. has given n ''lakh of rupees"
to the Peoples Famine Trust Fund. A
Iakh of rupees spells $4,000 in United
States talk. or would if silver were
not so deprecated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

: find himself il such distinguished
company as that Of the wearers OF
the Cullum medal.
A trial occupying a week, wherein
Bishop Bonacum of the Catholic
diocese of Lincoln, Neb., seeks TO
GUST Rev. William Murphy from the
church property of Seward, Neb.,
was concluded in the district court at
| Seward and the case submitted on
briefs. A decision is expected in one
month.
AT Marion, Ind, a hilarious we'd
ding party handcuffed together Ed
ward Campbell and his bride as they
were taking the train. They tied a
cowbell TO the handouts, and every
time the couple moved the bell gave
an alarm. They rode seventy miles
before the handouts were cut off
with a chisel
Colonel Alexander Mckenzie, corps
of engineers. was detailed for duty as
member of the general staff of the
army provided for by congress at its
last session. He will take the place
for which Lieutenant Colonel John
| T. Chamberlain of the Inspector
Igeneralship's department was in
advertently chosen, he proving to the
| ineligible
Ora Eddington. his wife and their
three small children, with two neigh
bors' boys. started to cross the flood
ed Wabash bottoms at Clinton. Ind.
in the face of a warning of danger.
The three Eddington children and
William Dudley were drowned.
Eddington escaped on a horse and
his wife was rescued by William
Jacks, 70 years old.
DR.. Thomas Herran, the Colombian
charge d'affaires, said with reference
TO the prospects for the ratification of
the canal treaty by the Colombian
|! congress: THE advices | receive
from Bogota through private sources
are quite contradictory. They show
the opposition 10 the treaty to be
quite strong, but do not state who are
leading the opposition"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
MORTUARY.

In New York Gustav GOttheil. a
prominent rabbi. is dead at the age
of 70.
Francis NJ. Scala. first director of
the marine band, died in Washington
aged 81.
Mrs. RoI ert FitzsimmOns, the
pugilist's wife, died at BensOnhurst
IN. W of pneumonia.
Lester lie Grand Bond, for many
years one of the prominent patent
lawyers of Chicago, is dead.
Charles A. Hoyt, a prominent bust
ness man of New York city. died at
Pasadena, Cal, aged Ga years.
A. S. Mcclure, former congress
man. died at Wooster, o., from heart
disease. He was 64 years old and
served i'm congress from 1880 to 1882.
Charles f. Sinclair, a pioneer of
Chicago. a veteran of the civil war
and a member of the first graduating
class of the first Chicago high school,
died.
Charles H. Moss, president of the
AAOthMGll us company VI
Milwaukee. died at Los GatOs. Cal,
where he had been for some time fOc
the benefit of his health. Mr.. Moss
was "a years of age.
Mrs. Edward S. Willing died at the
family residence, Sill South Board
street Philadelphia. For a number OF
years she had been a sufferer from
trouble with her heart. She was a
leader in society and was the mother
of the wife of Colonel John Jacob
Astor.
Professor Marvin Quackenbuch, ex,
director of the Modern WoOdmen OF
America and superintendent of the
schools of Kane county. ILL.,. died al
his home in West Dundee, a suburb
of Elgin. He was born at Hart
wick. Ostego county, n. Y, Nov. %
1912. and came to Illinois with his
parents when he was years old.
Davis Johnson, ID. D., for twenty
years state clerk OF the Presbyterian
synod of Illinois, died at National
City. Cal. DR.. Johnson was So years
of age and had been in poor health
for some time, sickness having
prompted him to go to California
For fourteen years he was pastor OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
INSULAR.

Two more officials have been ar
rested az Mayaguez in connection
with the municipal frauds there.
Philippine frairs are trying 10 secure
excessive prices for their properties.
and negotiations are at a standsrill.
A DOCUMENT signed by Azuiuaido.
commissioning a Filipino TO kill Gen.
Otis. was found i'm the war depart
ment
Cholera has attacked Captain Per
shiuz-s troops. who are operating
against the Mor0s in the island OF
BIiudanaC. Five cases and many sus-
pected cases are reported.
Seven indictments were voted 10y
the Porto Rico grand jury as a result
of the smuggling investigation.
Robert Giles. engineer. and Benjamin
Butte former election supervisor.
are included.
Advices from Cuba indicate that
the treaty negotiations are almost at
a standstilL The nature OF the OBJ
struction does not appear. but ii Is
believed that fresh instructions which
are 20 90 forward to Minister SQuies
almost Immediately viii relieve the
situation.
The alleged remarks of General
Frank ID. Baldwin. commander of the
department OF Colorado. that negro
soldiers and FilipinOs were no better
than our dogs are particularly Of
fensive To the administration and are
resented by officers OF the army. 4
court of inquiry will be called.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
WISCONSIN Legislature.

Madison. April 16.-There will be
no primary election bill passed at the
present session of the legislature. The
old republican fight, with stalwarts
on one side and the administration
wing on the other, will, it seems, be
fought over again in the next two
years, and again a main issue will be
primary election. Governor La Fol-
lette is practically certain of being a
candidate for a third term and with
the doubtful road which the taxation
and railroad commission bills have to
travel in the legislature it seems
equally certain that the issues of the
coming warfare will be the same as
those that were thought to have been
afirmatively determined in the last
election. These were the results of
the conference between the stalwart
senate conferees on the primary cleo
ton bill-Whitehead, Beach and Morse
and the assembly cOnferees-
Andrew. Frear and Leroy. The sides
stood "pat." The senate committee
on assessment and collection of taxes
will report for passage the ad valorem
railroad tax bill. as it came from the
tax commission, but with a few minor
amendments. The proposition to in
crease the license fees of the railroads
to five and one-half per cent. of their
gross earnings and the one to post
pone the operation of the ad valorem
system until 1906 will not be reported
out of the committee. The report. it
is said, by Senator Whitehead, will be
unanimous. The governors veto of
the North bill to allow county boards
of supervisors TO appropriate money
for the purpose of building soldiers
and sailors monuments was sus-
tanned in the senate by vote of is TO
IA. the majority being against the gov.
ernor's veto, but it requires two
thirds vote to pass the bill over the
, executive objection. On a tie vote
and with Lieutenant Governor David
son voting in the affirmative the
senate adopted the Merton resolution
asking congress to call a constitutions
al convention for the purpose of sub
hitting to the states a constitutional
amendment to provide for the election
/ of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. The vote was Is
TO 13 as follows: For-Davidson
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
THE PRESIDENT.

Roosevelt is said to intend making
over the civil service commission
with new men.
President Roosevelt was compelled
daily TO wade horseback through I'VE
feet OF SNOW 81 the park
President Roosevelt left Fort
Yellowstone for Norris geysers. The
labor unions request for a boycott o.
the Union Pacific railroad was re-
fused. &
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
DOME sic.

DTn's review reports general slow
ness i'm all lines OF trade at present.
The Arcola MAN. pOstOffice
robbed of $4,000 and $4,000 in papers.
Auti-alCOhol congress decided that
children must be taught the evils or
using liquor.
The will OF Mrs. Fannie s Wilder.
conveying $4,000. 900 10 local char
titles. was filed at St. raul.
John SOmmers. OF Marble Rock.
Iowa. was found dead in the waiting.
room of a passenger station.
The International kindergarten
union at Pittsburg elected Miss
Annie Laws of Chicago president.
Three OwatOnna youths were ar
rested in Minneapolis. charged with
the murder of SalOOnkeeper Krier.
DR.. James L. GartreIl, IS years old.
was hanged at Butler. Mo. for the
murder of ID. B. DOnegan. a miner.
The Chicago agent OF the Anchor
line says that strikers are legally
pirates and are TO be so treated on
the sea.
Plans are announced for new Pitts
burg university. TO be endowed by
Andrew Carnegie and twenty Pitts
burg residents.
William l. Van Deventer. of
quincy. nominated by the democrats
for judge OF the Illinois fourth SUI
preme court district.
Ex-Governor Taylor cf Kentucky
Characterizes the story that he had
offered Frank Cecil $500 TO shoot
Goebel as UNANIMOUSLY false"
The Economic communi;v's
u0pery in Sewickly pa valley scld
10 Pittsburg capitalists for S25O0.-
600: only six members now living.
Charges Of favoritism AMI incom-
potency are formulated against Ger
tain officials of the mail equipment
division Of the pOstofiice department.
American work at the annual Paris
salon is declared 20 be rather poor.
Big fire I'm the Beaumont oil fields
wiped out many plants and ruins con-
Germs.
Thirty-three acres OF land near
Indiana HarbCr. Ind. We're bought by
the Illinois Steel company as a site
for a S1.5OO.OOO Portland cement
works.
Henry Weismann. one OF the oldest
attorneys OF Racine and EenOsha
counties. Wisconsin. has been ad-
judged insane 10y the county court AZ
KenOsha.
The New York senate railroads
committee reported favorably a bin
compelling sleeping-car companies 10
keep upper berths closed when not
l.U use.
At Terra Haute thirty families are
homeless on account Of a sudden
rise OF the Wabash. Floods are
doing damage in all sections Of north
.ern Indiana.
Senator Platt reiterated that there
was no split between himself and
Gov. Odeu. but he cannot understand
the governors political alliance with
Mayor Low.
At suffer Greek. Cal. the superin-
tendents OF the mines on the mother
lode" issued a statement that unless
afforded protection the mines would
lie closed indefinitely.
The body OF a woman about 80
years old was found in the road al
Auueduct. l.. l. Her cheeks were
bruised. but the police believe she
died OF natural causes.
DIR. Iyorenz reiterated his assertion
that Lolita Armour OF Chicago Is
cured. He treated her for nip dlsio-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

Burns, Hatton, Hudnall, Martin, Nc
Gillivray, Merton. Miller. Munson,
North, Randolph, Stout, Wipperman
Wolff-14. Against-Beach. Bird.
Gaveney, Green, Hagemeister, John
son. Kreutzer, McDonough. ONefl
Riordan, Rogers. Whitehead. Willy
Is. Mr.. Cady chairman of the judici-
airy committee, reported back the
Strong bill, giving jury trials to vio-
lators of injunctiOnal orders, and also
big batch of petitions from labor
unions favoring the bill. The report
humorously recommended that the
petitions be referred TO Mr.. Strong
for use in future political campaigns"
and raised a great laugh. The as
sembly passed the Dahl bill, whose
object is TO have leaf tobacco assessed
alike in all parts of the state, the vote
being IS to So. The state affairs COM
mittee reported favorably the bill
appropriating $4,000 for a Wisconsin
exhibit at the ST. Louis fair, SOS, 900
having been voted before. Among
the bills killed were Kehrein's, to
create a commission to pass upon the
legality of proposed legislation and
Morris. to reimburse counties, towns,
cities. ETC., for the care of persons
having smallpox in 19O0'01, 'O2.
Madison, April 1.-THE assembly
passed the house bill appropriating
1895 900 for the current expenses of
the state hospitals, prison, etc. for
the next two years, provided $1,000
for seed experimentation at the uni
versity and refused to refer to COM
mittee the Donald bill aimed at the
Bell telephone company. Another bill
passed will allow Wisconsin veterans
who lost their residence in the state
to enter the Waupaca home. A bill
was introduced giving legislators 100
extra blue books for distribution
among their constituents, and the bill
placing a bounty on crows ana hawks
was favorably reported.
In the senate a bill was introduced
by the board of agriculture requiring
promissory notes, etc, to express
the consideration. The committee on
public health reported the barber
license bill favoTably. Gov. La
Toilette submitted the name OF
Harvey Clark of Monroe as q mem
Der of board of control. Mr.. O'Neil
asked for some information as TO the
gentleman, not himself being &C
quainted with him. Mr.. Martin said
Mr.. Clark was a graduate of the
state university and had been dis
drict attorney in Green county. He
was equal to any gift in the power
of the people. Mr.. Mosher moved
that the appointment be laid over
until Tuesday; carried unanimously.
The appointment of L. z. Spencer Of
Wausau for the board of health was
also laid over. The Rogers bill re-
lating to monument on the battlefield
of Shiloh was passed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

cation. The child is now able TO
walk like other children.
Dr. John Huston Finley, professor
Cf politics at Princeton. has been
offered the presidency of the college
OF the city OF New York in succession
10 General Alexander :. Webb
3 Love for wine and women has led
into the tolls Of the law c. d. Bird,
son OF the auditor of the Chicago.
Burlington x quincy. He is accused
OF larceny and forgeries representing
SI73.
AT New York eight Italian counter
/ feiters are under arrest for the MUIR
. der of one of their countrymen. whose
body. with thirteen stab wounds in
the neck. was found tightly packed in
q barrel.
Frequent accidents 10 American
warships are causing alarm among
officials. Stronger turrets and boilers
may have TO be supplied. The
Illinois. Iowa. and Maine are now
disabled.
Friends of late Charles L. Fair
are said to possess evidence that
Mrs. Fair did not survive her hus-
band after the automobile accident.
near Paris. The skulls OF both are
preserved.
Riley Brock. for whom Dora, the
child wife of General Cassius N. Clay
secured q divorce from the aged
soldier. has been arrested in Ken
lucky and is held on suspicion of
counterfeiting.
At New York the advance guard of
Dowie's invasion is Quartered in a
clearinghouse. They say they come
10 secure lodgings for 1000 mis-
sionaries who are 10 come from Chi
cago in October.
The department of state has been
advised by Minister Allen at Seoul
of the acceptance by the emperor OF
Corea OF the invitation to participate
in the Louisiana purchase exposi-
ton at st. Louis in 1904.
The postoffice at Arcola Station.
Man. was robbed by parties who
entered the back door. They cut
open the Winnipeg mil pouch and
secured over $4,000 in cash and
papers amounting to $4,000.
At a gathering of Indianapolitans
az West Baden Springs a strong
effort was made TO secure the con-
sent Of Senator Fairbanks 10 stand
for the second place on the 1904
ticket with President Roosevelt.
". ID. Kruse, a Franklin Park.
Illinois constable. was shot and dan
gerCusly wounded by DR.. John
Kircher, while trying TO seize the
iatter's N-ray machine on an attach.
ment. The shooter was arrested.
At Wheeling. w. Va, two large
stables belonging TO Joseph p. Van
dergrift burned. Loss. $4,000.
Thirteen OF his bloOded horses were
burned. including his prize driving
horse, Edna Cook, valued at $4,000.
W. w. O'Hara. the turf ccm-
missioner" who has been on trial at
Cincinnati. charged with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes, was
found guilty and sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary.
The department OF agriculture has
issued an order carrying into effect
a recent law of congress giving the
bureau of animal industry complete
authority To stop the movement OF
animals not diseased whenever
necessary.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
Homeless Hetty.

Hetty Green is at least honest in
her tax-dOdging. She frankly admits
that she is without a home or resi-
dence simply to avoid paying personal
taxes. And yet what a row she
would make if the laws of the land
failed to protect her and her property!