Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC

The famous violin known as king
Joseph" was sold for $4,000 i'm New
York.
Representative from eight states
met at Norfolk. Va, and formed a COM
bination Of almost al the wooden dish
manufacturers in the country.
Luther Mays and William Lindsay.
farmers ~ Cumberland. l. T.. quar-
relied over a quantity Of squirrels and
Lindsay shot Mays dead
The New York senate Tassed the bill
increasing exercise fees by so per
cent The vote was 26 TO %. a strict
P~--v vote 1t will pay the house.
aries ShaTkey. an engineer on the
Ch. ago. Milwaukee and St Paul
ROAD. dropped dead in his cab at Nee
nah
AT Cleveland the machine-fring gum.
the invention OF DR.. 5. n. Mclean.
fires ESQ times withOutp pulling the
trigger.
Cardinal Gibbons has accepted an
invitation to attend the inaugural
ceremonies OF the St Louis exposition,
and will offer the opening prayer
Mrs. Roosevelt and children started
for a southern cruise in the presidents
yacht AayfiOwer during the latter's
western trip.
AT Texarkaua. Texas. convicted OF
breaking into jail 20 see If a friend OF
his was confined there. Louis A. Mon
cite was given two years.
st Bowling Green. Ky. Robert Win
scott. who was married to Mrs. Mary
Harmon. died a few moments later
while receiving congratulations.
The distance Of 200 miles between
Burlington (Ia-) and Chicago was GOV
cred by a Burlington railroad special
train in 2IO minutes Of actual running
time
The murderers of Paul NendelsOhu.
the Waterbury Conn policeman.
are said TO have been discovered. Ar
rest are predicted TO prove a blow at
labor unions.
Two masked robbers held up three
men in George Keene's saloon at East
AtchisOn. Kan. and after securing 500
and jaweIry locked them in the icebOx
and escaped in a stolen rig.
At Lexington. Ky. DR.. a. p. Taylor.
president OF the Industrial Mutual De
pOsit Investment company. was found
guilty on the charge OF embezzling
funds Of the company.
William Bowman Esher. a Yale
university student and son OF Attorney
Il. b. Esher OF Chicago. committed
suicide in New York City By shooting.
Letters indicate that he was worried
over business trouble.
The Mississippi river food is risins
at GreeHviile CAIiss.l and the people are
rowing through the streets in sl.iffs.
Thousands of acres in the delta farms
are covered with water. YaZCc City is
partly submerged.
Twenty cases of diphtheTia have de-
veloped at the Norfolk navy yard
among the 500 landsmen stationed
there in the receiving ships Franklin
and Richmond. Both Of the receiving
ships were placed In quarantine.
Governor Murphy Of New Jersey has
demanded the resignation of John c.
Ward. chief Of the bureau OF factory
inspection. as a result OF violations by
eployers of the state law regarding
child labor.
Senator William B. Allison In an iu-
terview predicted that the tariff viii
be the ssue of the next national cam
paigu- The republican party will keep
the present attitude on that and Philip
pine questions.
Dean r. Wood. az present United
States vice consul at Madrid. has been
appointed United States consul at
Ceiba. Honduras. 10 I'LL a vacancy
caused by the death Of Virgil c. Rey-
nOlds Of Kentucky.
The New York grand jury has re-
turned an indictment against DR.. r.
C.. Flower, charging him with grand
larceny in the first degree. DR.. Flower
was committed 10 the TOmbs prison in
default Of $4,000 bail
4 campaign against driving unfit
horses was started in Chicago by Miss
Ruth Ewing. Mrs. L. B. Root, and
Mrs. Robert L. Clifford. Drivers are
arrested and convicted daily on their
testimony.
The divers employed on the lakes
have gone on a strike 10 enforce ther-
demand for recognition Of their organ.
izatiOn and an increase Of wages from
IS TO IS per day to a fat rate of $40
per day.
Gilbert Warfield. the actor who stole
S2.70O from Treasurer Nirdlinger OF
the Marguerite sylvia opera company
at Milwaukee. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to two years in the house Of
correction.
Vice Consul Tyler at Teheran'
Persia. has informed the state depart
ment that the country has adopted
new tariff. The United States is in
Cluded among the countries entitled 10
the most favored nation treatm art.
Secretary Root has decided to detail
regular army officers TO inspect the
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