Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-12-28


New York, where he is being tried on |
a charge of murder.
Professor r. A. Fessenden of the |
Western University of Pennsylvania
has perfected a wireless telegraphy re-
ceiver which is 1000 times more SEN
sitive than Marconi's.
General Birney. president of the
Anti-Imperialist League OF the United
States, controverts statements made
recently by Professor Worcester of the
Philippine commission.
William Griesenbeck, l05 Orchard
street, Chicago, has sued the city for
100000 damages because the police
arrested him and dragged him through
the streets Nov. 26.
Whaleback barge No. lis is believed,
according to Marquette (Mich.) dis
patch, to have foundered on Lake HUI
ron with all on board, including
crew of nine men.
Miss Elizabeth c. Jordan, formerly
of Milwaukee and for the last eight
years connected editorially with the
New York World. has accepted the
edltorship OF Harper's Bazaar
Colonel John p. Hopkins of the Hop
kins circuit will rebuild the st. Charles
theater, New Orleans. which burned re-
Gently. The new playhouse will cost
100000. and seat 5000 persons.
Joseph Hauser, Sr., one of the largest
and most prosperous fruit growers in
southwestern Michigan, died at his
home in st. Joseph of paralysis He
was born in Germany May ] /, 1843.
Chairman Hanna has appointed
Perry S. Heath, Charles G. Dawes and
Senator Shoup a committee on the dis
tribution of literature as authorized by
the national republican committee
The postoffice department was mott
fled that the president of Guatemala
had on the 14th inst. approved the
United States and Guatemala parcels
post convention. 1t is effective Jan. /.
| By a decision of the Ohio supreme
court the telephones of the Bell COM
pany are held to be taxable at their
rental value, estimated at 1898 each,
instead of their actual cost, $40 each.
The Ohio supreme court has dis
missed the Standard Oil bribery cases
on the ground that the information
| does not connect the company with
the attempt at bribery stated in the
| complaint.
| Din New York Mary Barrett years
! old, who was terribly burned in a Har-
lem tenement fire, died. This com
pletes the extinction of the family,
her father. mother and sister having
burned to death in the fire.
Firemen Church, formerly Of Val
paraiso and Laporte, Ind. died in
| Fresno, Cal, of complication of di-
seases, aged 70 years. He was
! formerly a member of the firm of Ly-
man Trumbull &. Co.. Chicago.
Despite the decision of the Illinois
! supreme court that the anti-depart-
ment store ordinances are void, the
, crusade against these big mercantile
( houses is to be continued by the Cook
County Retail Dealers association
1 Chairman Aldrich, of the senate COM
! mttee on finance. announces his inten-
lion to press the senate currency bill.
which will be reported as a substitute
for the house measure. Democratic
senator's are expected to vote for it.
The passengers in the sleeper on the
Missouri Pacific's Omaha and Nebraska
City passenger train were robbed by
three masked men, who boarded the
train in Kansas City Kan. They Sc
cured five gold watches and about $100
The president is said to have signed
the order taking many places out of
the classified civil service as a com
promise with spoilsmen in congress
who threatened to withhold the appro-
priation for the civil service commits
sion
George Templeton. negro. shot and
fatally wounded Sanford White. super
intendent of construction at the
Rainey Coke Works. Pa. After White
fell he shot and mortally wounded
rempleton. White died few minutes
after being shot
News has been received in Washing
ton that the concession of the Nicara-
guam government to the Cragin-Eyre-
Grace syndicate is to be cancelled, and
that the Nicaraguan government in
tends TO extend the life of the Mari
time Canal company.
The state has chartered the APP
palachian National Park association,
with headquarters al Asheville, n. c.
1t is for the promotion and mainten-
ance by the United States of a national
park and forest preserve in and among
the southern Appalachian mountains.
Public advocacy of Great Britain'S
side in the south African war by DR..
e. Benjamin Andrews. superintendent
of public schools in Chicago. was the
cause of resolutions being introduced
in the city council calling for his resig-
nation or his immediate suspension or
removal.
At Dallas Texas. while on trial,
charged with murder and abortion. DIR.
s NJ. Jenkins was shot and mortally
wounded by brother of Mary Wheat
one of the doctors alleged victims
John Halligan, brother-in-law of Jen-
klps. hred at Wheat missing him.
Both assailants are under arrest
rne Michigan grand jury has found
thar the state military hoard sold last