Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-12
DOMESTIC.

DOMESTIC.
Scarcity of fuel oil has caused it's
abandonment in New Orleans.
Robert J Johnston, broker, shot
himself in his home in Brooklyn.
Senator T. G. Plat announced that
he would be a candidate for re-elec-
ton
A. A. Siefert, a business man of
Eddyville, Iowa. was found in the rear
of his residence frozen to death.
hotel and three other buildings
were swallowed UP by a caye-in Of an
exhausted coal mine at Olyphant, Pa.
George Mayer of Mecca, Ind, killed
himself The news so shocked his
mother that she died of heart failure.
Committees of Addicks and Dupont
republicans met in Wilmington, Del,
but were unable to agree on all
points.
The Honolulu-San Francisco portion
Of the Pacific cable was opened. Com
municatiOn with Manila is promised
by July 4
Prof. John Bascom Of Williams Col
Iege said the money Of John D.
Rockefeller had sealed the lips of Chi
cagO university teachers.
Mrs. Mary L. Manson and George
Wilson were held for the grand jury
at Ashford, Conn, charged with
poisoning Wilson's mother.
The coUntervailing duty on Russian
sugar was upheld by the supreme
court. The money paid by Russia
on exports is declared a bounty.
James Borden has been arrested
at Eddyyille, Iowa, SUSPECTED Of be-
ing che Of the men who robbed P.
Sullivan Of $500 near Hamilton.
The president has closed The postof-
flee at Indianola, Miss, uuJi7 the peo-
pie accept the TeaDp2intment of Min
ME NJ. Cox, cOIOred, as postmaster.
Relatives CT Miss ClaDp q rich wo-
man of Plttsfeld, Mass, were sur
pIised to learn Of her engagement to
Allen II. Ba5g, her man CT business.
Irving NJ Scott builder of the bat
tleship Oregon, has announced that
he is candidate to succeed United
States Senator Perkins from Cali
fOrnia.
A passenger train on the Southern
railway left the rails near Weems sta
ton, Ala. Engineer White was the only
person killed. Twenty-seyen persons
were slightly injured.
Senator Quay is believed to have
abandoned hope Of passing MS omni-
bus statehood bill, but the latter will
be used by him to prevent the abOli-
ton Of steel and coal tariffs.
Charles Filler, a convict paroled from
the New Jersey state prison, married
Louise Hill, whom he COU?ted while
he worked in his cell on an invention
that has made him we'll to do.
At Bellevue, Ill, Dietrich Tiedmann,
q farmer is under arrest charged with
beating his son. The boys hands
were clamped in a wise and he was
beaten with a blacksnake until he was
insensibIe.
Senator Hoar's antitrust bill would
require annual reports to the inter
state commerce commission on CAPT
tai stock and the MAKES Of officials,
and a promise from the latter to obey
federal laws.
In the opinion Of Rev. Father Henry
G.. Bronsgeest S. J., pastor of st.
Xaxier's Catholic church, st. Louis,
there is entirely too much kissing of
brides and other effusiveness at
church weddings.
A Lacl1awanna valley mine cave-in at
Olyphant, Pa, caused the three story
OBrien hotel and three other build
ings to sink 100 feet into the earth,
where they we're burned. The prop,
erty loss is $4,000.
The state department has received
confrmatory advices of the declin-
alton of the powers to receive their
second Chinese indemnity installment
on the silver basis. The action ~
regarded as sinister.
Golden Hadley was pinioned to the
bottom Of the collins coal mine at
Brazil Ind, by heavy fall Of slate.
He was frightfully mangled, but was
able to speak a few words to his
rescuers before he died.
Letters UP to Dec. s from Forty
Mile district, Alaska, by way OF
VaIdes, have been received, confirming
the great gold quartz strike on Chick
en- creek. The rush Of miners from
Dawson has already set in.
Police Commissioner Greene, of
New York observed his first Sunday
in office by strictly enforcing the