Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-08-31

AESemhiymau Williams was at Work
iu his mill when the injury which re-
suited i'm his death occurred. He dis
covered a large rat i'm a pile of corn
cobs. stamped the rodent with his loot
and thought he had killed 1t. He then
picked il up, intending 10 throw IL out
OF the mill, but the animal was not
dead and in ITS agony dug its teeth
deeu into the embyman's hand.
Tie wound was not feared for some
time and was perhaps not given the i'm
mediate attention IL required. Blood
poisoning set in and after lingering in
a critical condition for days Mr.. Will
Jams died.
Funeral Saturday.
"A telegram announcing the death
was received in Madison yesterday
afternoon by Hugh Lewis, an old army
friend of the deceased. It also an
uounced that the funeral would be held
Saturday afternoon
Antimiseegenist.
Mr.. Williams was one OF the admin
fstratiun supporters in the last assem-
bly,. He was not a great politician.
The ways of the third house bewilder-
ed him. He was a man Of strong con
viCti0us and was accounted one OF
much common sense. He was the ad-
vOCate OF the bill 20 prohibit in Wis
C0usin the futer-maTriage Of white per
sons and negroes, and urged the pas
SAGE Of his measure. believing IL to be
for the best interests OF the state. He
was by no means a niger hateT," but
believed that the inteT-maTriage OF the
races was contrary TO public policy.
The bill never passed the lower house,
iu which Do was introduced. A thor
Ough hearing on il was had before the
assembly judiciary committee, which
body reported Dc 10 the house with the
recommendation that q be indefinitely
postponed. Mr.. Williams, in a brief
and uuOsteEtatiOUs speech, secured a
preference TO the committee on state
affairs and another hearing was had.
I'm the hearings CoIOred people from
Milwaukee. Madison and Chicago were
heard in opposition. Rev. III. w. Jane
son OF Madison perhaps said the words
that brought death to the measure.
He said that the CoIOred people would
not fight for the right 10 marry whites.
but also showed that the passage Of
such a law would be ill-advised and
positively dangerous. AS it was
drawn. he said, it would bring into the
state persons who were parties TO such
marriages. who desired 10 abandon
their families under cover OF the Wis
consin law. The measure was finally
killed.
Favored Farmers Hunting.
Mr.. Williams offered four bills in
the last session. other than the inter
marriage measure. One was the i'm
nortaut amendment TO the fish and
game law, providing that a farmer or
owner Of land he allowed 20 hunt for
game on his own land without prOvid-
iu- himself with a hunting license.
This bin was incorporated into the fish
and game law. giving the owners Of
land the right TO hunt thereon for rat
bits and squirrels at any time Of the
year. He also introduced the bill 20
appropriate money and appoint com
mission to erect monuments on the
site OF the AudCrsonviIle national pri-
son iu Georgia The other two bills
related TO village boards and to the
charges for feeding and caring for
livestock by common carriers.
An Old Soldier.
Mr.. Williams was born I'm Denbig-
shire. North Wales, in 1870 He was
educated I'm the common schools, and