Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-11-16

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Angeles, is dead.
Miss Blanche Fowler Travers became
the wife of William Leslie Edison,
youngest son of Thomas A. Edison, the
inventor, at Elizabeth, n. J.
The Schley home fund committee
hopes to have a sufficient fund in hand
on January l to buy a house for the
admiral in Washington.
A woman averted fire panic among
the Daughters Of the Confederacy as
sembled at Richmond to unveil the
monument to Winnie Davis.
Herbert f. Beecher, son of Henry
Ward Beecher is captain of the new
revenue cutter, General J. VI. Wilson,
to do service in Puget sound.
indianapolis pastors will ask their
congregations for an expression on the
expulsion from congress of b. II. Rob-
erts, congressman-elect from Utah.
Lieutenant Randolph Ridgely, Jr., of
the United States revenue marine SER
vice, was married at Easton, Pa, to
Miss Emily Grace Scott of that city.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Trenton, N. j.. by the United
Telephone and Telegraph company
with an authorized capital of $4,000,
600
Thomas l.. Boyd, one of the Oldest
engineers on the Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern road died suddenly OF
heart disease at Elkhart, Ind, aged u
years.
The question of the stamp tax on
express receipts will be decided by the
United States supreme court in a case
which will probably be argued this
week.
At Plano, a small California town
Reese Martin was shot and killed by
his 19-year old son Alfred. The young
man accused his father of striking mis-
mother.
Assistant Postmaster-General Heath
in his annual report, says the rural
free mail delivery system has proved
very successful and will be established
permanently.
II. A. Sutherland, an Anti-Saloon
League detective, was beaten to insen-
sibility by Lincoln Gll) gamblers
whom he was instrumental In having
. arrested and fined.
The details Of the Anglo-American-
German deal In Samoa are announced.
The treaty Is said to have a secret
clause advancing Cecil Rhodes plans
in south Africa,
Frederick Weyerhauser bought a
million acres of Pacific coast timber
land from the Northern Pacific, said to
be the largest individual deal of the
kind in history.
The presidents of the chambers of
commerce of Toxic, Yokohama and
Kobe paid their respects to President
Mckinley. They are making tour of
this country and Europe
Near Stamford, Conn, Mrs. Sarah c..
King, aged 60 years, was murdered at
her home in the farm district Charles
Cross, II years old. who was employed
on the farm, is under arrest.
Ellis NJ. Roberts, treasurer of the
United States, points out In his report
that the accumulation of gold in the
treasury during the past year sur
passed all previous records.
The ten Idaho miners convicted Of
rioting were sentenced to twenty-five
months Imprisonment and $1,000 fine
each, with the exception of one, who
gets two months less.
A national movement of women was
started by Chicago ladies to present
swords to Generals Lee and Wheeler
and petition congress to make them
major generals in the regular army.
At a meeting of the Chicago archi-
tects' association resolutions were
adopted declaring that the association
should take sides with the contractors
In fighting the demands of the unions.
Representative of the United States,
Great Britain and Germany signed a
convention providing for the adjust
ment by arbitration of claims for dam
ages in Samoa.
Admiral Rodgers. president of the
naval inspection board, highly praises
the performances of the submarine tor
pedo boat Holland, and will recon-
mend its purchase by the government.
In his annual report the auditor of
the postoftice department points out
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the drift toward state socialism as IL
Illustrated by the money order service
and the proposed postal banks and
telegraphs.
Count Cassini. the Russian ambas-
sador to the United States. says Rus
STA is in favor of the open door" pol
, icy In China, and has made its COM
merciai port, Fallen Wan, free to all
nations.
At Columbus, Ohio, the funeral of
Mgr, Joseph Jessing occurred. Mgr.
Martinelli the apostolic delegate, was
= the celebrant of the pontifical requiem
high mass. while two sermons were
delivered.
In his annual report Secretary OF the
Navy Long recommends prompt action
D by congress to secure armor for new
. warships The secretary also recon-
mends an increase in the number OF
= battleships.
e Mr., Marconi sailed for England. He
said at the steamship pier that his as