Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-05

out stone for him, so he will not lose
money on his contract nor be compell-
ed to submit to union terms.
A death blow was given to cigarette
smoking in the weather service Satur-
day, when Chief Willis r. Moore is
sued an order prohibiting persons con-
nected with the service from smoking
cigarettes during Office hours.
William c. Riley, Virginian, after
seven years search which cost his
entire fortune, found his young wife
wing with a Chinaman in Pell street,
New York She refused to return to
him and he has sued for a divorce.
The amount of bonds so far received
at the treasury department for ex-
change for the new per cents is $780,
267 $50. OF which amount 1898 56v
were received from individuals and in
situations other than national banks.
The Chicago Telephone company in
tends to cut the yearly rental of tele-
phones to a maximum of 800 per an
mum. The price heretofore has been
$3.50 and $125. A reduction is also
promised in the matter of local tolls.
At Birmingham, Ala, Policemen
George W. Kirkley and J. II. Adams
were shot and seriously injured within
block of the police station by two
white men, supposed to be safe crack
fers, who had been arrested and es-
capped.
At Fort Plain, n. Y, fire destroyed
the Clinton Liberal Institute building
entailing a loss of $95, 900. The insti-
tuition was a college preparatory
school and military academy, owned
and conducted by the Universallsts of
the state.
President Mckinley will approve
the application for retirement of Rear
Admiral J. F. Day, president of the
retiring board, and that officer will re-
tire with the rank of senior rear ad-
miral. Rear Admiral A. Fl. Mccormick
will be retired.
The publication of a Washing ton
dispatch to the effect that William ].
Bryan contemplates leaving Nebraska
and taking up his residence in Texas
causes considerable comment. Charles
W. Bryan, brother Of the presidential
candidate, denies the report
President Harper of the University
OF Chicago announces that within the
last week endowment money aggregat-
ing $l27, 800 has been bequeathed to
the Chicago university. Absolute Sc
crecy will be maintained as to the two
donors, who gave between them $780,
900.
Representative Fitzgerald of Massa-
chusetts wants the house of represent
atives to have full information regard
ing the orders which Captain Richard
P. Leary, governor general of Guam
is alleged to have issued, interfering
with religious ceremonies and church
holidays.
Mrs de Pimental, of New York, after
ltwenty-seven years of unuuestioned
faith in her husband, says she discov-
cred that he had a second wife in the
Azores, whom he deserted thirty years
ago. In her suit for annulment she de-
clares that she crossed the ocean to
find her rival still living
The Michigan supreme court had de-
clded that the complete dominion over
Roman Catholic church property is
vested in the bishop. The decision was
the result of suit brought by Bishop
Foley to Gust from some church prop
erty in Allegan county a number of
disenters from his authority.
In Chicago Albert Stedge, II years of
Iage, avenged the insults cast upon his
mother, Mrs, Bridget Stedge, 4414 Ash
land avenue, by William Hobson, a
boarder, by dealing Hobson a fatal
blow over the head with barrel stave,
leaving his victim dead on the side
walk. The boy then went to his room.
The war department has recognized
| Honolulu as an open port by ordering
that the transports soon to sail from
here call there en- route to Manila. The
Hancock, which sails with the Philip
pine commission on April 10, will stop
at Honolulu and Guam. The Meade
and Grant will also touch at Honolulu.
President Mckinley has nominated
Rev. Barton w. Perry of Oakland. Cal,
to fill the only vacancy in the list OF
chaplains in the regular army. With
the nomination was set a precedent
for future selections. Mr.. Perry has
been subjected to a rigid physical and
mental examination such as is requir-
ed of lieutenant in the army.
Grace Holmes of Peoria located an
other dead body in the Illinois river.
Two weeks ago this wonderful girl de-
clared that the body of Mrs. SOM
mers was in the river and stuck to
her story, although few people paid