Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-16

representatives 10 vote lot IT, D~1
the house refused.
The Racine CWis) garment
workers union was sued for $4,000
damages by Rosa ScheOn of the
Schoen Manufacturing company, be
cause of an attempt by strikers TO
ruin the latter's business and prevent
the filing of contracts.
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States supreme court has transferred
Justice Brown from the seventh dis
trict 10 the third. where he succeeds
former Justice Shiras, and designated
Justice Day TO the seventh circuit to
succeed Justice Brown.
Yale college statistics show an
average of four children to each Of
the 371 married graduates between
1910 and 1871. 3.33 children TO the
67l graduates between 1912 81 1860,
and 2.55 children to the S66 graduates
between 1860 and 1879.
For six years not a woman has
been selected from the civil service
list of eligibles for positions in the
pension Office. In 1902 twenty-seven
women typewriters were appointed
in various departments, while la
men secured similar positions.
Plans for n Henry Ward Beecner
memorial were presented at Ply
mouth church, Brooklyn, massmeet-
ing at which Grover Cleveland ami
Justice Brewer delivered addresses.
A memorial hall and a park to sur
round his church are planned.
Mrs. J. C. Dickerson, who with her
husband was assaulted by a negro at
the Dickerson home in Cordova, Ala.
died from her injuries. Mr.. Dicker-
son is expected TO live but a few
hours. Mrs. Dickerson identified
Henry Walker as the assailant.
The Wabash railroad strike in
junction was answered in the United
States court at St. Louis by fremen
and trainmen. who declare the cor
spiracy charges unfounded and that
restrictions on roads employees were
not demanded 10y the brctherhoods.
At Collinyille. Conn, Warren D.
Mead. q merchant and a deacon in
the local church. was bound over for
the second time on the charge Of as
saulting Miss Jennie Barnes. as
sistant principal of the high school.
Chalk on his coat led to his arrest.
Graeme Stewart was nominated for
mayor OF Chicago by republicans by
a vote of 602 against 3SS for John NJ.
Harlan. Other nominations were
Thomas Shaughnessy for treasurer,
Frederick c. Bender for city clerk,
and john F. Smulslli for city attorney.
The game of football is attacked by
Prof. Hollis, of the Harvard athletic
committee chairman, who declares
that rival teams are selected dis
honestly, players are disabled in
tentionally, and that the per cent. OF
injuries is increasing.
Helen Kellar. the deaf. dumb. and
blind Radcliffe college student, ap-
pealed 1T q Massachusetts legislative
hearing for state education of the
blind. She has learned to speak
mechanically and was understood
easily.
Miss Marion Hutchinson. extra
clerk in (. l.. Burdick's Office, the
latest suspect in Buffalo murder case.
was cross-eXamined by the police,
who appeared to think the hand
kerchicf found in Burdick's room was
hers. She was released on habeas
corpus.
The Wisconsin legislatures pro
posal for a national conference on
the negro question is generally
favored in northern states. Gov.
Haywood of North Carolina declared
no good could result because dele
gates would be ignorant of the real
conditions.
The Colorado general assembly has
adopted resolutions providing for an
investigation OF the millmens strike
at Colorado City, with a view to
briging about a peaceful settlement CT
the trouble. Governor Peabody has
recalled a portion Of the troops from
Colorado City.
BY giving to Yale's library an ex-
ceptional collection of Russian AMI
SlaNlC literature, anu ulOIc recently q
small library on music, the late ].
Sumner Smith. Yale 1858, so i'm
poverished his fortunes that Yale
graduates have taken steps to raise
q fund for the aid of his widow.
Members of the senate are in
high state of indignation because
liquor is still sold in the capitol. The
proprietor of the house restaurant
asserts that he has received no notice
OF the passage of the law prohibiting
II. and does not intend to let his
stock go to waste if he can help it.
The city of Philadelphia has won in
the supreme court of New York the
last suit i'm this country over the will
of DR.. Thomas W. Evans, who died in
Paris leaving the bulk of his fortune,
amounting to S4.OOO.00O. to Phila-
delphia for the purpose of establish
ing a museum and dental institute.
The efforts of Wisconsin and
Minnesota members to have a north
western division Of rural free delivery