Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-05

At West Point, Neb., a slight earth
quake shock was felt.
Yesterday Queen Alexandria cele-
brated her sixtieth birthday.
At Havana Vice President Louis
EsteveZ has resigned on account of i'll
health.
AT San Francisco a severe shock OF
earthquake was felt. Three other
light shocks were felt a few minutes
later.
The Inauguration of General Diaz
as president of Mexico for the seventh
time and of Senior Don Ramon Corral
as vice president took place.
The postmaster general has appoint
ed former Congressman James Rankin
Young of Philadelphia superintendent
of the dead letter Office to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of D. P.
Leibhart.
The monthly government weather
report from central Illinois shows that
last month was the dryest November
in eleven years. Only 1900 inch OF
rain fell All small streams have
been dry since early fall.
At Pekin the foreign ministers have
lodged with the government a Joint
protest against the levying of addition
al transit fees as being contrary to
treaty understanding. The document
is most emphatic in tone.
The official vote of Utah shows the
highest vote for republican electors
was 62,444, highest democratic 49,
Alb; Roosevelt's plurality 29,O31. The
American party, organized to fight
church interference in politics, polled
1859 votes.
President Roosevelt has been re-
ouested. by the National Womans
Christian Temperance Union to see
that congress observes existing treat
les with Indians prohibiting the sale
of intoxicating liquors before granting
statehood rights to Indian Territory.
Thursday was closing day for the
Louisiana exposition and President
Francis was the guest of honor. The
estimated attendance was in the neigh
borhood of a record breaker. Gov.
Dockery and Mayor Wells had pro-
claimed the day a holiday throughout
state and city.
The Zeigler Illinois Coal company
has concluded to rush into Zeigler as
many men as are necessary to work
the plant to its fullest capacity.
Thirty-five skilled miners brought in
from st. Louis in two special coaches
were drawn directly into the stockade
The cars were half filled with deputy
United States marshals and private
guards.
At Budapest Premier TIA met with
hostile reception on the part of the
supporters of the opposition while at
tending meeting of liberal electors
at Gyoer. Sympathizers with the
minister's opponents thronged about
his carriage, jeered, hooted and threw
rocks at him. They were dispersed
by the police and several persons
were arrested.
partment of justice made the opening
argument for the government in the
case of Senator Burton of Kansas in
the supreme court of the United
States. Hoyt contended that this was
an ordinary criminal case and that the
questioning of the jurisdiction of the
court which tried Burton could not be
successfully maintained.
The Illinois state board canvassed
the vote. Roosevelt received 632,645
votes, Parker 327,6O6, Debs 1926,
Swallow, prohibition, 37,770, Corrigan,
social labor, 4,698, Watson, peoples,
6,725. Holcombe, continental, $50. For
governor Deneen received 654,O29;
Stringer 334,880; Collins, socialist,
$1,000; Patton, prohibition, $780,;
Vail, social labor, 1870; Hogan, peo-
pies; 1864; Specht, continental, 1856.
Roosevelt's plurality is 305,039.
A sequel to the tragedy that cost the
lives of Steve Mckinney, his father
and hired man, near Alvarado, Tex,
came when J. M. Williams, the triple
murderer, barricaded himself in his
home and defed the officers. He sent
word to his daughter, the widowed
bride of the man he had murdered
tnaL3lI sue ulu uOC come 10 MIN lie
would kill her. In fear and trembling
she went to the house. There she
found her father armed with win.
chester rife and in a frenzy rage
The officers were afraid to fire into
the house for fear of killing some
member of the Williams family. FL
nally Williams fell asleep and his
daughter made her escape. The Of
fccrs then opened fire upon the house
and killed Williams.