Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-03-30
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DOMESTIC.

Governor OdelIs life has been threat
ened by an assassin. Extra preCau-
tons are being taken TO guard him.
The dremen on the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe have received an increase of
ages which will average 1914 per cent.
August Belmont of New York re-
fused TO confirm or deny the report of
his engagement TO the Countess
Fabricotti.
Andrew Witt. dive-keepeT.
testified he had paid $50 a month for
protection TO a personal friend OF
Inspector Cross
The steamer Newport. from Panama,
was severely shaken by an earthquake
March II about eighteen miles OF the
coast OF C0rentO.
The senate's amendments 10 the
Cuban treaty make IL almost certain
that the measure will fail Of ratifica-
tiou by Cuba.
Final arguments were made in the
Northern Securities company case at
St Louis. but a decision is not ex-
pected for some time.
The twenty-second session of the
legislature of Arizona closed. Cover
nor Br0die vetoed the bill for grant
ing suffrage TO women.
Bids for a site for a public building
at Dickson. Ill. will be opened April
Falls. Wis, April Is.
Mayor low is said to have proof of
the payment Of large amounts of
E.Iackmail by retail H1uor-Ieai ers to
the police of New York.
At Walnut Ridge. Ark. Sherif Nc
Call was saved from drowning by two
prisoners who afterward went TO the
Jail and asked admission.
Andrew Carnegie agreed 10 the
$1,000 600 personally and S2.OOO,OO0
realty assessments and will be New
York city's largest taxpayer.
Senator Teller Of Colorado says
either Judge Alton B. Parker OF
Arthur Pue German will be the demo
cratic nominee for president.
The postal department is to wage
an active crusade on get-rich quick
concerns exploiting alleged oil,
copper. gold. and other properties.
II is reported that ]. PierpOnt Nor
gan and John B. Macdonald are or
ganIzing a big syndicate TO bid for the
contracts TO build the Panama canal.
John Genllinger was shot and killed
by George Marlle. proprietor of a
hotel at Darlington. Pa. The shooting
Is supposed to have been the result Of
jealousy.
Dr. Frederick ". Hs~llar s~-r'~- as
.sistant tn DIT. LOrenz. the Vienna sur
age0n. announced that he will remain
in Chicago and establish an OthOpeiic
hospital there.
Dr. c. o. Topper. OF Brooklyn.
nephew of Canada's former premier.
Sir Charles Upper. Is fighting his
wife'z suit for separation with a suit
for divorce.
Two additional clerks at 5000 a year
each have been allowed for duty in
the p1stOHlce ar Duluth. and the sal
ares OF sixteen clerks have been in
creased 800
The Red Cross I0- -as s-st.s, Ly
AN ARRANGEMENT under which Clara
Barton yetires fsOl 49, active
presidency and Is given az honorary
post for life.
JUelve-year-OlJ Lena Cook. ar
rested in school at Derby. Conn.
confessed she robbed houses SO as TO
get stun TO go 10 housekeeping in
case she should marry.
Rumors OF a big loss sustained by
the Armour and Swift people in their
holdings OF packing and roll butter
and apples during the past season are
beginning to circulate.
4 crusade against slang in college
cells is started by President
Hri6Eaman OF Hamline university;
dickens bet" and holy smoke"
are barred as profane.
The Cnrelessness of Alexander KEN
perry In smoking a pipe near a can OF
unO-dT az a quarry in West Rutland
s-Eused an explosion which cost him
his life and injured seven others.
AT Marion. Ind. Charles Cecil, Is
years OF age. and Harry Wilkinson,
ageh =. were arrested on a charge of
attempting to wreck a train. They
wanted 10 see Il jump the track.
q Jury in the Mecan county, Ill
GnUfs. circuit court found four men
e1liIty OF chicken thefts and decided ii
was burglary and that the men should
ne sentenced TO the penitentiary.
The inquest on the Edwin l.. Bur
lick murder mystery at Buffalo prob
ably viii fail 10 show the real culprit.
Mrs Alice Burdick, the victims widow,
win be the chief witness. but perfume
gDry testimony is expected.
David Parker. insane, of Busseron,
Ind struck with q club and severely
injured a child Of William Roley.
Parker recently was released from the
Evansville asylum. He will be recon-
United
The Missouri house adopted the
senate resolution submitting an
amendment to the constitution for the
sarn~tfov, nf tho nny state canitol The