Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-17

body to take steps to prepare a brief
evangelical creed to be submitted to
the church for adoption as a part of its
constitution.
President Gompers Of the Fedora
ton of Labor urges New York tobac-
co strikers to disregard the court in
junction against picketing or attempt
! ing in any way to deter others from
taking their places or from giving
financial aid for the purpose of con-
tihuing the strike.
John w. Gates resigned the chair
manship of the board of directors Of
the American Steel and Wire COM
pany and is now on his way to Eu-
rope. He is succeeded by Alfred Cliff
ford of Chicago. John Lambert, the
president Of the company, resigned in
favor of William P. Palmer
| John Francis Brice, the late former
Senator Brice's youngest son, who is
law student at Harvard, has, with
the consent of his mother, married
Miss Florence La Vergne Ricketts,, a
member Of The Founders company.
and brought, her to the home of the
Brice family in this city.
w. g. Sharp, superintendent of the
Pleasant Valley Coal company, has re-
ported concerning the Scofield CUtah)
mine disaster as follows: Total killed,
| 1893; bodies recovered to date. 1876: in
iured. T. OF those in the mine 1O3 es-
capped alive and uniniured There are
100 widows and 270 orphans.
| F. w. Atkinson of Boston. the
newly appointed superintendent of
education for the PHILIPPINES, will en-
gage only active teachers there in adj
dition to the present force which
consists of natives, 40 Spaniards
and p Americans. Many adults are
attending at Manila to learn English.
The ruins of dwellings of the Hopi
Indians in northern Arizona and of
various other tribes of Indians in the
far northwestern states, will be
searched during the next few months
by two parties for additional collec-
tions for the anthropological depart
ment of the Field Columbian museum.
Chicago
GOV. Roosevelt has granted the requi-
sition for the surrender of George w
Hull, the Arizona millionaire mine
owner, who is wanted in Providence on
the charge of perjury 1t is claimed
that Hull in an action for divirce
against his wife swore falsely that he
had been resident of the state of
Rhode Island for year.
The seventh annual international
convention of the chiefs of police con-
vened in Cincinnati with a large at
tendance. The following officers were
elected: President, A. H. Leslie.
Pittsburg; vice president. Philip
Deitsch, Cincinnati; secretary and
treasurer, Harvey o. Carr, Grand Rap
ids. thirty new members were in
stalled-more than at any previous
convention.
The populist convention adopted
platform favoring 16 to l, income tax,
postal savings bank, government rail-
ways and telegraphs, antitrust legisla-
ton, direct legislation, and denounc-
ing new currency law and the Philip
pine war. The convention nominated
Bryan for president, and by a vote of
262 to 492 the convention refused to
leave the nomination for the vice pres
idency to a committee to confer with
the democrats at Kansas City. Towne
of Minnesota, ex-republican, was NOM
mated for vice president by acclama-
ton.
Richard Yates of Jacksonville was
nominated for governor by Illinois re-
publicans. Fifer was elected perma-
nent chairman. The platform recon-
mended the reelection of Cullorn to
the senate. Endorsed the Mckinley
and Tanner administrations, ignored |
Mason, approved of the congressional |
legislation for the islands, urged anti |
trust legislation, and instructed the |
delegates for Mckinley and amend |
ment sympathizing with the beers |
was tabled. Northcott, Rose, and Nc
Cullough were renominated; NJ. o. |
Williamson of Galesburg was selected |
for treasurer Akin was defeated for |
attorney general by H. j. Hamlin of |
Shelbyville; Mrs. Alexander, s. A.
Billiard, and Alex. MCLEAN was nomi-
mated for trustees. There is no Chi
cago name on the ticket. On May 9,
1860, Richard Yates was nominated |
for governor at Decatur. He was the
father Of this nominee. Young Yates
is 80.