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

The trouble with the negro miners
at Bevier, Mo-, continues, although
there has been no further outbreak
The mayor of Bevier has gathered to-
gether all the Winchesters in town, and
an extra force of guards was stationed
around the town last night.
Maj. Hugh McGrath, captain fourth
cavalry died at Manila Tuesday from
wounds received at the battle of Nov
aleta month ago. Maj McGrath was
appointed to the military academy
from Eau Claire. He was As years old
and leaves a widow and children.
Representatives of commercial or
CARNATIONS in Japan have come to
Washington to protest against the tax
on tea, which, they say, is a hardship
to Japanese merchants and may affect
the trade relations between the
United States and Japan
Mgr. Nicholas Cantwell, vicar gen.
eral and rector emeritus of the Church
of st. Philip de Neri, died in Philadel-
phia at the age of 81 years He was
the oldest priest in the state For 48
years he was identified with st. Philip
church.
Colonel Dallas c. Irish, one of the
wealthiest citizens of Pittsburg, was
found dead on an unfrequented part of
IColeman's lane, near his residence.
The physicians believe Observation-Disclosures
The physicians believe his death was
due to apoplexy
Secretary Long is going to recon-
mend a strong increase of the United
States navy in his annual report The
most important recommendation is
, that more warships will be built and
) that the present armor question be set
tied, so that work can continue on the
vessels already authorized
: In Chicago municipal pawnshop,
, operating under a law passed by the
) last legislature, was opened, and from
the number of applicants for loans it
will be a success. The institution is
operated under a state charter and
loans money at per cent. month.
Jim Jeffries, the prizefghter, and his
brother John, were arrested in New
York after they had finished boxing
exhibition on stage of that city. Bail
J was furnished and the men released
, pending trial. The arrest was made
for the purpose OF testing the Horton
law. Later the men were discharged
The New York board OF trade
adopted resolutions asking congress
to enact a law establishing the gold
dollar as a standard and measure of
value and providing that all bonds and
notes Of the United States and all paper
money, including national bank notes,
shall be redeemable in gold.
Ex-Gov. John w. Holt, ex-chairman
of the national commission to promote
the establishment of the university of
the United States, said that the resolu-
lions adopted by the National Educa-
tional Association committee would
not cause the friends of the project to
cease their efforts in it's behalf.
Alderman Thomas McCluskey Of
Harvey has sued John G. Shortall of
the Chicago Humane Society for
$4,000 damages because McCluskey
was arrested IN May. 1898. charged
with frequenting cock fights McClus-
key says the boys who testified that he
attended cock fights later confessed
perjury.
Among the business transacted at the
board of Methodist Episcopal bishops
in Philadelphia was the adoption of
the plan of Episcopal visitations for
the frst half of the year of 1900. The
board chose Indianapolis as the seat
of the next bishops conference, which
will begin on the last Wednesday of
April, 1900.
In accordance with an act to provide
for an appropriate national celebra-
ton of the establishment of the seat
of government in the District of Col
umbia approved Feb. 2S, 1899, the pres
ident appointed the governors of all
the states of the union as members of
committee from the country at large
to act with committees to be appointed
from the citizens of the District of
Columbia to prepare plans for an APP
propriate national celebration in the
year 1900 of the first session in the
District and the establishment of the
seat of government therein.