Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-15

for more than two years, died. Her
case has been mystery to the medical
profession but it is believed the girl
suffered from a rare form of hysteria.
At Cleveland the jury in the case
against Albera E. Davis and Samuel
G.. Brooker, charged with defrauding
the city in connection with the So
called city hall steals, has brought
in verdict finding the accused men
guilty.
The police stopped the performance
of Olga Nethersole's Sapho at Wal
lacks theater, New York, after Magis-
trate Mott had held the actress for trial
on the charge Of indecency. No further
attempt will be made to produce Sapho
pending trial.
| There is little doubt that the ad-
ministration will prevent the passage
of bill to build the Nicaragua canal
at present One of the main reasons
is the desire to first provide s180,000,-
900 demanded by the friends of the
ship subsidy bill.
At meeting of the Boston Social
Union it was announced on behalf Of
the Newton Theological Institution
that John d. Rockefeller has undertake
en- to contribute one-half of the $780,
600 needed to complete the equipment
of that institution.
| Sir Charles Upper. ex-premier of
Canada, in an interview says he be-
llieves the Alaskan boundary question
will be settled on the same general
lines as the Maine-Canada boundary
line was adjusted and the same as that
in British Columbia.
Captain A. r. Wimberley, collector of
customs at New Orleans; Ex-Governor
William Pitt kellogg. Madison Vance, a
negro attorney. and Richard Sims,
have been chosen delegates to the re-
publican national convention and are
instructed for Mckinley.
! Lieutenant Colonel Russell b. Har-
rison, who has been looking after cleo
trio railway interests in northern Indi-
ana, will leave within ten days for
Porto Rico. He was recently appoint
ed inspector general on General Davis
staff by President Mckinley.
At Pittsburg, the locomotive haul
ing the Chicago fast freight crashed
through the steel bridge spanning
Robinson street, Allegheny. Fireman
A. X. Miller and Brakeman George
Dewald were killed outright and Con-
ductor James F. Martin seriously in
jured
Al Elmira. N. Y, Dr. Frank II. Flood
(rep.) was elected mayor by SO plural
ity over Frank e. Bundy (dem). The
republicans also elected ten aldermen.
which gives them a majority in the
common council. The city has been in
control of the democrats for more than
twenty years
| Colonel Jack Chinn, who was with
! William Goebel when the latter was as
sassinated, has filed suit for libel
against Mrs. Kate NJ Banta, wife of a
merchant of Frankfort, whom, he
claims, has been circulating the state
ment that he shot the democratic
gubernatorial claimant.
! At Kingston, N. Y, fire destroyed a
large four-story brick building owned
by Louis Etting & Sons, together with
big stock CT clothing The American
Express eOmpany's office, A. Carr &
Sons undertaking establishment and
the Arcade were also damaged. The
loss will reach SIS ,000
Cleveland police had received In
structions to attend the performance
of Zaza at the Euclid Avenue opera
house by Mrs. Leslie. Carter for the
purpose of securing evidence as TO it's
morality. Mrs. Carter did not appear,
owing to Illness, and 1t is thought that
her engagement will not be finished