Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-08-02

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Indian Agent Mercer at Leech Lake
asked for a supply of rifles and am
munition.
A war is in prospect between Chi
cago-New York railroads over differ
entail rates.
E. b. Core, New York, was elected
president of the Photographers Asso-
citation of America.
United States League of Building
and Loan Associations chose ]. w.
Bailey, Massachusetts, president.
Americans are reported to have lost
considerable territory by the delimi-
tation of the Alaskan boundary.
Two st. Louis street cars were blown
up and woman shot in a fight that
followed an attack by strike sympathi-
zers.
Carr, the alleged absconding assist
ant paymaster in geological bureau of
the government, was arrested in Yer
mont.
Elijah Clark, a negro who assaulted
a 13-year-old white girl, was taken
from Jail at Huntsville, Ala, and
lynched.
One person was killed and fifteen
injured in wreck on me Chicago
and Eastern Illinois road near Ben
ton, ILL.,
Fifteen women and several men mar
rowly escaped death in fire at 225-227
South Water street, Chicago. Property
loss. 100000.
John E. zueblin, general superin-
tendent of the Chicago Telephone
company, was killed by a fall from a
train near Bucyrus, o.
Four women were burned or killed
by jumping from the Henning & Speed
Building in Dearborn street, Chicago
Property loss, $4,000.
A society has been formed by promi-
nent persons in Philadelphia for the
purpose of furthering an alliance be-
tween England and America.
Ex-Representative George NJ Curtis
OF Iowa like Curtis Guild, Jr., of
Boston, has declined to accept the
first assistant postmaster generalship
Herbert B. Simpson, lawyer and
authority on criminology, killed him
self at Wichita, Kan. He had been ar
rested on the charge of embezzlement.
Nine. Janauschek, who was stricken
with paralysis a week ago, is improv-
ing steadily and will be out in two
weeks, it is hoped. She is in her
seventy-first year.
1t is possible that President McKin-
ley will go to San Francisco in the
fall to attend the launching of the bat
tleship Ohio.
Because the program as arranged
would involve Sunday travel President
Mckinley has decided to go to the
Grand Army of the Republic encamp.
ment in Chicago Saturday, August 25.
Police Captain John Z. Day, one of
the best men on the force, and Patrol
men Peter J Lamb were killed in New
Orleans by negroes who were resist
ing arrest. Patrolman Mora was
wounded.
The Chicago building contractors
council rejected Samuel Gompers' plan
for truce. 1t insisted that the unions
must withdraw from the building
trades council. Labor representatives
approved the plan. Gompers will keep
up the fight.
A train on the Milwaukee road was
wrecked at Kings Coulee, Mimi, and
the engineer and fireman were killed.
A train made up to take care of local
business on the same road collided
with a switch engine and several peo-
pie were injured.
Through the explosion of a steam
tube in the steam yacht Trilby, owned
and commanded by Fred l.. Sphinx of
Serbia, n. Y, three young children lost
their lives, one more was frightfully
scalded and three other people were
more or less burned
In the Goebel murder trial the tes-
timony tended to show police authority
was defied at the executive building
Immediately after the assassination.
A witness swore he saw a man like
GOutsey close the door of secretary of
states Office and run away
After long period of Imprisonment,
which he endured more like a fero-
cious beast than like human being,
Geronimo. one of the most blood
thirsty Indians that ever figured in
history. has gone stark mad. He is a
prisoner at Fort Sill, l. T.
The gasoline launch Sasco. owned by
Alfred E. Crow, blew up in Long Is
land sound near New Rochelle. N. ".
and killed Mrs. Crow and her 14-year-
old son Harold. Mr.. Crow was so
severely injured that 1t is thought he
will not recover. The boat was torn
to pieces.
The Western Cigar Manufacturers
Association elected officers as follows:
President, John Thoroughbred, James,
vile. Wis; vice president, Elmer
Thatcher, Chicago; second vice presi-
dent Theodore Krabenhoft, Davenport,
Iowa; secretary and treasurer, e. H.
Defehaugh. Louisville. Ky.
At the annual meeting of the Luther