Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-04-19

the 2Sth, to name national conven-
ton delegates.
Charles o. Winold was arrested on
the charge of attempting to poison his
wife and children in Cincinnati He
claims his wife secured divorce from
him in Minneapolis.
Edwin A. Alderman, president of the
University of North Carolina, has
been elected president of Tulane uni
versity, to succeed William Preston
Johnson, who died recently.
Honore Palmer, son of Potter Palm
er, the millionaire. has retired from
the Merchants Loan and Trust COM
pany's bank, where he was employed
as a messenger at 81 per day.
The physical laboratory of Lehigh
University, one of the largest and
best equipped in the country, was
burned and all its scientific apparatus
destroyed. The loss is 100000.
At Mount Vernon, ILL.,, George w.
Roberts, prominent farmer was kill
ed last night by his stepston, Hardy
Hughey. The cause for the killing is
unknown. Hughey is under arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Schoen-
macher, eloped from Amsterdam, Hol-
land, are with relatives near Apple
ton, Wis. The bride is an heiress and
her husband was the family coachman
At Norwood, Ohio Anthony o. Rus
sell, president and general manager OF
the United States Printing company
and vice-president of the United States
Playing Card company, is dead, aged
"a.
John Norris. who has been promi-
nently identified with the New York
World and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
in various official capacities, has
severed his connection with those pa
pers.
The state department authorizes a
denial of the published statement that
it has practically completed an ar
rangement for the acquisition of a
considerable strip of territory along
the route of the proposed Nicaragua
canal.
At Peru, Ind, fire destroyed the llv-
cry barn of Ward Brothers & Co.. to-
gether with Lazarous, a fast horse
Reilly Gregory, an employee, was burn
ed to death. Loss $4,000; partially
insured.
At Baxley, Ca, King and Lewis
COSBY, negroes, paid the death pen
atty here for the murder of Daniel
Mimms, farmer, near Hazlehurst, on
March 3. The COSBY boys were aged
respectively IA and II.
Minnesota university regents, fol
an unstated reason. propose to dismiss
four veteran members of the faculty
Profs. G. w. Hall. geology; Maria
Sanford, rhetoric; J. S. Clark, Latin.
and E. E. McDermott, oratory.
Aurora citizens held a mass-meeting
ana planned to subscribe 100000 to
induce manufacturers in Chicago who
are bothered by strikes to move to
that city, which claims to be practical
ly immune from labor disturbances.
At Ironwood, Mich, Mike Barry and
his little son We're drowned in sink
hole. The boy aged years, tried to
get doll out of the water for his
sister He fell in. His father tried
to rescue him and both were drowned.
Western roads, after agreeing to
carry old soldiers to G. A. r. encamp-
ment in Chicago at a rate of one and
one-half cents mile, now propose to
demand two cents, though eastern
lines will handle the business at one
cent.
At Worcester, Mass, the will of
Mrs. Alice NJ. Rice was filed, in which
there are public requests that will ag-
gregate several hundred thousand dol
lars. Bowdoin college will receive
$4,000. The other requests are to
churches.
The president sent message to con-
greSs stating that by his direction the
secretary of state had turned over to
the Mexican ambassador s403. 900, the
balance of the amount paid by Mexico
in the award to La Abra Silver Min
ing company.
George w. Hull of Arizona said to
be a multimillionaire and a prominent
figure in the politics of his state, was
arrested, charged with perjury. alleged
to have been committed in a suit
brought by him for a divorce from
Margaret j. Hull
The Idaho state prohibition conven-
ton nominated full state ticket and
has chosen delegates to the national
convention. The ticket is headed by
Rev. w. J. Booze of Caldwell for COVER
nor, and Miss Amanda Way of Boise
for congresswoman.
The golden statue of Maude Adams
IMPLYING The American Girls barred
from the Paris exposition by Commits
sioner-General Peck's ruling that no
American statue shall be shown except
that of Lafayette, will be exhibited
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