Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-09

burned as his will directs. The state
supreme court decided it must go to
heirs.
The California assembly, by a vote
CT "a to 9, adopted resolutions in
structing Senators Perkins and Bard
TO vote against the Cuban reciprocity
treaty.
At Springfield, Ohio Big Four train
struck a street car at a crossing, in
! juring eleven persons, two of whom,
! Mrs. Addie Wheeler and Anna Bailey,
may die.
Independent tobacco manufacturers
met in Washington to organize against
the Consolidated Tobacco company.
An anti-coupon law will be asked Of
! congress.
! The Thomas Jefferson Memorial as
j. ISOLATION was organized to erect
monument in Washington by popular
subscription Admiral Dewey was
made president
! Revocation of the licenses Of drug
gists who sell cocaine indiscriminate-
ly to all customers is the panacea for
the drug evil advocated by Chief Of
I Police O'Neill, Chicago.
Fifteen persons are stranded on
: Fish rock, off the MendOcino coast,
! California, by the wrecking of schoon-
/ er Crescent City Efforts at rescue
failed because of a gale
Senator Lodge may withdraw the
educational test for immigrants, pro
yiding unanimous consent can be had
for the passage of the bill after the
amendment is withdrawn.
Circus Autograph posters are en-
titled to copyright law protection ac-
cording to the supreme court decision.
The momentary worth for certain pur-
poses makes them works Of art"
The examination Of accounts Of the
affairs Of the defunct bank Of Otoe,
Iowa, owned by Cutting & Willett, has
disclosed a shortage of $214,491 in
stead of $34,83 as at first reported.
Robert Mcnamara, a union freight
/ handler, was fatally shot by Harry S.
| Ballard, nOnunion man whom he at
/ tackled at Burlington railroad freight
| house, Chicago. Ballad was arrested.
The big lumber mills at Port Blake
| ley, Wash, together with $4,000 acres
of timber lands in Macon and Kitsap
counties, have been sold for $4,000
to a syndicate of Michigan lumbermen.
At Salt Lake City, the wife Of for
mer United States Senator Arthur
Brown caused the arrest Of Mrs.
Annie Bradley on a charge Of having
criminal relations with Senator Brown.
President Roosevelt, at a conference
with Senator Aldrich Foraker,
Beverage, Platt Comm, Quay, and
Plat On. W, urged the necessity of
trust legislation before congress ad-
jOurns
The Standard Oil company has &C
quired control of the j. H. Guffey
Petroleum company at BayOnne, N J.
The Guffey company located in Bay
| Onne less than year ago and handled
Texas oil.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner Of patents shows that patents
were issued last year to 446 residents
of Minnesota, 521 in Wisconsin, sixty
four in North Dakota and sixty-two in
South Dakota.
I The soft coal operators and miners
conference at indianapolis is unlikely
to agree on wages. Harmony is I'M
possible unless both sides yield Ohio
and western Pennsylvania miners must
share the brunt.
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the
Red Cross society, in a letter to Pres1-
d9rt Roosevelt denied that she had
usUr~ ed power or had intended dis
( courtesy in changing the articles of
t2c constitution.
A resolution was introduced in the
Kansas legislature to amend the state
election laws so as to exclude all
re3rces from voting and to require all
foceiGn-born people to become fully
natui allied before voting.
John T. McDCnOugh of Albany N.
z, announced that he would accept
the appointment as justice of the su-
premo court Of the Philippine islands
| which was rendered him several days
ago by President Roosevelt.
At Albany, N. Y, Attorney General
/ Cunnaen holds that the offering Of
| trans Dortation pass to a member of
the legislature is a misdemeanOr, and
that its acceptance by the legislator
would constitute a misdemeanOr.
w. H. Moore, d. G.. and w. B.
Leeds have stables in New York fitted
like palaces The site of Moore
barn" cost 100000. The Reid stable
has billiard and bowling rooms for
grOOms, and tiled bath for dogs.
Thirteen companies of Connecticut
militia with two gatling guns, are on
guard at Waterbury, Conn, to prevent
riots by street car strikers. Crowds
will be dispersed by the police, and
the cars operated by nOnuniOn men.
The corner stone of the army war
college on the Washington barracks
reservation will be laid with military
and Masonic ceremonies on Feb. p.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Root
and Major General Young will speak.