Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-02-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
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Eight fires ragged simultaneously at
Tampa, Fla, doing $4,000 damage.
The Detroit Sulphite Fiber works in
Delray were destroyed by fire. The
loss is 100000.
At San Francisco seventeen letter
carriers have been suspended for al
legged political activity.
William J. Bryan says that under no
circumstances would he be presiden-
tiaI candidate again.
Eleven miners were entOmbed in a
burning mine in Minnesota, but there
were hopes of rescue.
R. G. Dun & Co.'S review reports
January railroad earnings "a per cent
greater than for 1902.
Lieutenant General Miles arrived
after completing a circuit of the world.
He has been abroad five months
Gen. Basil w. Duke Of Kentucky was
offered an appointment to the Judge
ship of the sixth judicial circuit.
A mine explosion near Wilkesbarre
injured eight. enc, t is thought fatal
". and another explosion occurred.
The Alabama senate has passed the
bill regulating child labor as agreed
to by advocates Of the bill and mill
men.
New Jersey society women met to
plan a campaign against an ordinance
compelling the wearing of short
skirts.
William Stoltzman was sentenced to
Jail for six months at Kansas City for
stealing the grip of DR.. A. L. Craig of
Chicago.
The Grand Jury at ST. Louis began
an investigation Of five get-rich-quick
turf companies which owe about 49,
100000.
Mrs. James L. Blair, president OF ST.
Louis exposition woman's board, an
nOunced that a womans building will
not be erected.
The Mckinley Memorial Association
has collected over $50OO00, but wants
500, 600 more before work shall begin
on the monument.
The senate committee on commerce
rejected the nomination OF DR.. Crum;
colored. as collector Of Charleston by
a vote of s to Z?
At PIainfield. N. j., Engineer James
N. Davis, killed in the Central railroad
wreck, is blamed by the coroner's jury
for the accident.
The mother of young Claude O'Brien,
in Jail for murder at Lexington, KY,
sent him saws with which to escape,
but the jailer intercepted them
The First Congregational church of
BingnamtOn. n. Y, has called Rev
DR.. Edward T. Trefz CT Omaha. to 1e-
come pastor DR.. Trefz will accept.
In the case of Amos L. Maxwell, who
was killed in the Kansas insane asy-
lum, the coroner's jury brought in
verdict charging two attendants with
murder.
Final argument for the miners was
made before the coal strike commits
sion, and the arbitrators will meet in
Washington next week to consider
their award.
Glabacon:'s comet was observed in
the observatory at Syracuse univeT-
sity. This is the first time that it has
been seen from this part of North
America
John Henry McCracken. president Of
Westminster college, Fulton, Mo, has
resigned to become assistant to his
father chancellor at the University Of
New York City.
William Davidson, young farmer
near Shoals, Ind. tOyed with a new
revolver and accidentally shot Thomas
Davidson, an 11-year-old brother, in
ficting a fatal wound.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain providing for
the settlement of the Alaskan bound
airy dispute by a commission was rati-
fed by the senate.
Most of the witnesses to the acct
dent in which Charles L. Fair was
killed will come from France to give
their testimony at the trial Of the suit
in San Francisco.
The fish, forestry and game com
mittee of Colorado has decided for
closed season for four years on deer
and for six years on sheep, elk, an
telope and other big game.
E. V. Smith has been placed under
arrest at Foss, Ok, at the request OF
the authorities of Waco, Tex, where,
il is charged, he is under thlrty-seVen
indictments for various crimes.
Senator Whitlock, of Brooklyn, i'll
troduced bill to increase the salaries
Of New York state senators from 81
500 to $4,000 and of assemblymen to
So 800. if approved by a popular vote
Twenty tons of franked mail were
received for Senator W. E. Mason at
the Waukegan Oll) postOfice. The
free delivery system was swamped
and extra teams were hired to draw
it.
The Massachusetts electric compan-
les controlling all the electric street
car lines in eastern Massachusetts out
side of Boston have granted their en-
v1o,,nc an increase in wages Of 2.1S per