Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-01-04

L"enLltIn hduSdS Volunteers, OleQ at
Leavenworth from the effects of bull
let wound in the head received in
battle at San Tomas Philippines, May
4.
jeremiah Kendrick, the defaulting
cashier of the Citizens State Bank of
Sioux Center Iowa, has been captured
the through the efforts of the
Guaranty Surety company of New
York.
The San Francisco Examiner says
that it is the intention of the Croker
Estate company to erect modern fire.
proof family hotel, to cost about ST.
100000, at Van Ness avenue and Suffer
Istreet.
Colonel Albert d. Shaw, commander
in-chief of the G. A. r., Is out with an
interview in which he says the G. A. r.
desires no change in the present pen
sion laws, but wishes them fairly ex-
ecuted.
The directors of the Westinghouse
Air Brake company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per
cent. and an extra dividend of 5 per
cent, making ~ per cent. in all, both
payable Jan. 10.
Anna Bowers, who killed Murt
, Hickey at King Fisher last March, as
the alleged author of stories affecting
her reputation, was found guilty of
: manslaughter in the first degree at
Wichita, Kan.
At Columbus, o.. Jailer William M.
Sheckley and his son, Harry e.
: Sheckley, were acquitted of the charge
of completely in the escape of Ike T.
lobe, late of the 9Th United States
volunteer infantry.
1t is reported that the National City
: Bank, the Hanover National Bank
: and another New York bank will con-
solidate, with Lyman J. Gage as presi-
dent. Close relations with the govern
} ment are to be sought.
Secretary Long has addressed letters
? to Senator Hale and Representative
' Boutelle, who look after naval legis-
lation, relative to the plan of reftting
5 the historic old craft, Constitution, as
) naval training ship
Secretary Hay and the Mexican
CHARGE have signed an agreement ex-
tending for one year, until Dec. "a next,
the operation of the treaty providing
for the definition of the boundary
along the Rio Grande.
: A new national fraternal and benevo-
lent order, knights of the White
Cross, has been organized, with head
, quarters in Columbus, Ohio. Its OBJ
jects are stated to be the care of the
: sick and to bury the dead.
E. D. and Frank Thompson, charged
: with conspiracy to violate the law OF
Tennessee relating to the pauper dead
: in that state, were fined $3.50 each at
Memphis. Three other similar charges
are pending against them.
The postoffice department has pre-
pared circulars inviting proposals for
carrying the mails next summer from
both San Francisco and Seattle to st.
Michaels and all points along the
Yukon river, as far as Dawson City.
For the third time since the strike
was declared against the Springfield
(Ill) Consolidated railway, a street
car was -dynamited. The car was
blown off the track and completely
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At Marshalltown Iowa, fire in the
Boston store, r. C. Peterson G. Co.,
proprietors, caused loss of $21 900 on
stock, and damage to the building,
: owned by A. F. Haradon, was $4,000.
Peterson & Co. had s12, insurance.
Josie Rice, the Chicago girl who
wanted a Gainsborough hat so badly
hpr efforts nhta ain Ion dod har ~,
jail, spent Christmas in prison, not
withstanding the efforts of number of
Chicago people to obtain her release,
Senator James X. Jones in Chicago
denied the story of the discharge of
Staylor and of his disapproval of the
present method of collecting demo-
cratic campaign funds. He adds that
Bryan's prospects were never brighter
1t is claimed that the gold plank" of
the republican platform of 1896 was
framed by the friends of President Nc
Kinley four days before the conven-
ton, and was not framed by the COM
mittee on resolutions, as claimed by
Senator Foraker.
Bourke Cochran has sailed for Rome.
1t is understood that he has gone to
confer with the vatican upon some
questions of importance both to the
Catholic church and the United States
government in connection with the
Philippine islands.
twe9y-acre site has been bought
in TonaWanda, n. Y, for the building
of steel plant by the Inland Steel
company of Chicago. The company
expects to have the plant in operation
by next fall and will employ between
300 and 400 men.
In Brooklyn the large dry goods
establishment of John NJ. Conklin &
Sons has made a general assignment
The total assets of the firm are stated
at $4,000, of which $3.50 is repre-
scented by stock and the balance by
book accounts.
Governor Poynter has instructed the
prosecuting attorney of Sarpy county
Nebraska, TO begin proceeding against
the two regulars of Fort Creek who
were implicated in the shooting and
killing of deserter from that post
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