Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-01-19


and killed his wife on the 18th of
last March, was hanged at Pittsburg.
Jealousy was the cause Of the crime.
The American milk trust has been
organized at GAINESVILLE, o. The nom
inal capital stock Is $4,000. Chicago
capitalists are back Of the enterprise.
| Henry Sherry, of Neenah, denies
the charges of irregularity made
against him by those seeking to pre-
vent his discharges from bankruptcy
Purdue Agricultural college has is
| sued bulletin to the effect that the
loss by hog cholera in Indiana has
been 100000 animals valued at IS, 000.-
000
The Amundson Printing company
Chicago, which employs IS men, has
begun suit for $4,000 damages against
Franklin Union No. 4, for ordering a
strike.
Minnie French Evans, wife Of
Charley" Evans, the player and man
agerT and herself an actress of some
note, died suddenly of apoplexy in
New York.
Ex-Governor Merriam of Minnesota
from receiving the appointment of am
bassador to Russia, to succeed Mr.
Hitchcock
According to a Chinese report, a Sc
cret treaty exists between Great
Britain and the United States to pre-
vent any further alienation of Chinese
territory.
The heirs of Mary Ball Blown
claiming s2j 100000 worth OF Phila-
| delphia property, held third meeting
| at Springfield o. They claim to be
sanguine of success.
| Miss Sophia Dallas of Philadelphia
died, aged rs. She was the daughter
| of George NJ Dallas, who was vice
president of the United States under
President Polk.
! An attorney for the Standard Oil
company stated in court at Columbus,
Ohio. that the books of the company
were not burned, but they will not be
| produced in court.
Young B. Clark died at Clarksdale,
| ILL.,, aged r. He was a resident of
Christian county ffty-four years and
was one of the most widely known
men in that section.
Telephone and telegraph are sue
cessfully used simultaneously on sin
gle wire by Great Northern officials
and the plan will be adopted for all
the lines of the company.
Mrs. Jennie Kinsman of Decatur, ILL.,,
died Jan. in the Bermuda Islands.
She was the wife of George c. Kins-
man, superintendent of telegraph for
the Wabash Railroad Co.
1t is reported that Joseph Letter,
the Chicago ex-wheat speculator, has
purchased and will transform the
Rhode Island locomotive works into
compressed air motor works.
! George A. Armour has given $4,000
10 found a classical alcove in the uni
versity library in Princeton and a
yearly endowment for three years of
$1,000 toward its support.
| 1t is reported that the eight Akron
sewer pipe factories have gone to
New York to participate in the or
ganization of company to control
the manufacture of sewer pipe.
Misunderstanding of orders resulted
in collision between a mixed train
and double-header freight at Elk
Valley, Tenn. Four trainmen were
caught in the debris, which took fire.
Otis Kendall, former president of
mathematics and astronomy at the
| University of Pennsylvania. and for
many years one of the foremost edu-
Gators of the country, died at Philadel-
phia, aged so years.
The Kieckhefer Brothers manufac-
turing plant of Milwaukee passed into
the hands of the granite ware trust.
Checks for little more than 81 900, 900.
transferring controlling interest,
were passed.
United States minister Conger, at
Pekin, has again protested against
the extension of French concessions
at Shanghai, but he urged the extern
sion of the existing settlement on in
ternational basis.
At Middlesboro, KY. the Henry M.
Ashby bivouac of the confederate vet
Grams adopted resolutions in praise
OF President Mckinley's Atlanta
speech and expressive of its approval
throughout the country.
The Electric company of America
has been incorporated In New Jersey,
with a capital stock of s25. 1000, 900.
George w. Elkins will be its presi-
dent, and 1t is proposed to control the
street lighting business east of the
Mississippi river.
William Endieott, aged 100 years.
died at Beverly, Mass. He was an
eyewitness of the engagement between
the frlgates Chesapeake and Shannon
June l, 1918. and was of the sixth gem
Grafton from Governor Endicott OF .Ae
Massachusetts, bay colony.
Ninety men have been discharged
from the steam engineering depart
ment at Mare island. Reductions In
the forces employed in other depart
ments will be made during the week.
Ii is stated that about 400 hands will
be discharged altogether.
Baron Edgar de Bara and his wife.
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