Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-21


prize fight between two juniors, due to
hazing.
Senator Penrose has introduced a
bill to give Mrs. Gridley 800 a month
pension.
The date for the next years G. A. r.
encampment is set for the third week
in August,
Congressman Lorimer has intro
duced bill to establish postal saw
ings banks.
At Denver the National Jewish
Home for Consumptives was formally
dedicated.
otball:-Chicago II, Wisconsin 0
settling the western football cham
pionship.
All the powers concerned agree to
the United States open-door-in- China
demands.
A minister and his wife, the Che
neys, at Racine, Wis, were shot by
burglars.
No franchise tax will be actually
collected in 1900, according to advices
from Albany.
The wages of $4,000 operatives in
New England cotton mills are materi-
| ally advanced.
By strict party vote the house de-
cided to take final action on the finan-
ciai bill Dec. IS.
A coal damp explosion in a mine at
Carbonado, Wash, killed a large
number OF men.
Father Ernest Audran, priest of st.
Augustine Catholic church, Jefferson
vile, Ind, died.
Charles p. Fletcher, pioneer rail-
way contractor, died at Fort Wayne,
Ind, aged 72 years.
w. o. Parker died suddenly of apo
plexy in the city hospital at Norwalk,
Ohio, aged II years.
A seat in the New York stock ex-
change was sold for $4,000, the high
est price ever paid.
Dun says trade activity is surpris-
ing. Employment and profit are as
sured far into 1900
The Burlington road issued new in
structions forbidding gambling on
Chicago smoking cars.
Government contractors are indicted
at Savannah as the result of the con-
viction of Capt. Carter.
Emperor William expressed gratif-
cation with President McKinley's at
titude toward Germany.
The quartermaster general has re-
ceived word that the troOpship Thorn
as has arrived at Colombo.
A large number of girls were injured
in fire in hosiery mill at Reading.
Pa, by jumping from windows.
Mamie Melando, a witness against
Molineux, was enticed from New Jer.
sey by detectives and brought here.
At Enfield, ~ H., The Baltic mill,
owned by the American Wooden Mills
company was burned. Loss, 100000.
Utah Gentiles reply to Roberts ad-
dress maintaining that he is ineligible
to congress and is under indictment.
John A. Sumner, a landscape artist,
formerly of st. Louis, died suddenly
at Middletown, Conn. aged "A years
The union reform party will put up
presidential ticket. with the init
alive and referendum the sole plank. |
General Anderson appointed two |
majors and one captain to inquire into |
the loss of one mule belonging to the
army.
Judge Jenkins in Milwaukee formal
ly closed the Northern Pacific re-
ownership by discharging the re-
Threats are made of lynching a Ne
braska man accused of hypnotizing
woman and causing her to commit |
1t is felt in Washington that Com
missioner Kasson made too many con-
cessions in negotiating reciprocity |
treaties.
George c. Power of st. Paul is said |
to have been agreed upon by Senators |
Davis and Nelson for national bank |
examiner
Representative Lents introduced a |
joint resolution for congressional in |
vestigation of the Idaho "bullpen"
horrors.
At San Francisco o. NJ. Welburn, |
ex-collector of internal revenue, has |
been acquitted of the charges of en- |
hezZlement.
Senator Chandler introduced a bill !
to increase physical and diminish |
mental training in the naval and mill |
itary academies.
House republicans in caucus unani- |
mously approved the house finance |
bill and urged its passage after reason
abel elaboration.
Professor G. w. Hough of the Fort |
Dearborn observatory, Northwestern |
University. has discovered Tau Tauri |
to be a double star.
John ID. Rockefeller is reported to |
be backing Ii. C. Frick in plans to es-
tablish an iron and steel plant to COM !
pete with Carnegie.
A bicycle accident in Washington |
caused the death OF Capt. J. G. Ayres /
of the ordnance department and for
merly of Wisconsin.
Fire at Gloucester. Pa, destroyed the
Green Tree hotel and stables and the
Clifton House, killing David Young, n
laborer, and his wife.
Mrs. Mary Meehan. resident of Ell