Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-04

property OF John and James Corrigan,
the wealthy vessel owners, foundered
on Lake Erie during heavy squall on
July last. Six lives were lost.
Coal operators held a long secret ses-
sion at Wilkesbarre; apparently ac-
complished nothing. Independent
operators declined to make conces-
sions to strikers unless they are
given reduced freight rates. r. G..
Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade
says all commercial interests are in
jured by the coal strike, but looks for
quick recovery when settlement is
reached.
Judge ]. M. bennett has just return
ed firm the Cascade Mountain district
of Washington, bringing samples and
news of the location of vast fields of
pure anthracite coal. In company
with Professor Burch, a mineral ex-
pert of Seattle, Judge bennett pene-
trated into the Cascade range, sixty
miles from the railroad, and located
veins showing nineteen feet of coal.
He estimates the quantity of coal in
sight at 25,000,000 tons.
General e. S. Otis will De in com
mand of the Department of the Lakes
and will begin the performance Of his
new duties within the next few days.
General Corbin said there was no truth
in the report that General Wade has
been made the permanent commander
of the Department of the Lakes.
When General Otis arrives in Chicago
! General Wade will return to his old
post at St Paul and assume command
o. the department of Dakota.
Foreign.
I he rumor that the emperor of
Japan is to visit Europe has created a
hutter OF curiosity in Vienna Ac-
cording to the reports in circulation
the emperor will visit Europe next
spring, coming III April. He is ex-
pected TO visit first in st. Petersburg
and come in May to Vienna, after
Wuich it is his purpose to visit all the
principal capitals of Europe. 1t is
said that the recent visit of Prince
Kotohito had for one of it's chief
objects the arrangements for this tour
Of the Mikado.
Fears are expressed about Brown
University as to the fact of Professor
De La Barre and party of scientists
who went to the ice-bound coast of
Labrador last summer for scientific
research. In July the party were in
the ice in the vicinity of Belle Isle, and
were then contemplating a journey to
the port of the Hudson Bay Trading
company, to the northward When
Professor De La Barre left Belle Isle
he walked ashore on the ice and mailed
letter to his relatives IN Conway.
Mass and told of the contemplated
extension OF the excursion farther
north. Since then all things of the
party are lost.
The Japanese Yamagata ministry
has resigned and the expectation is
that the Marquis Ito will be the new
premier. Ito is regarded as the
strongest statesman of Japan, both in
point of intellect and power. He
possesses a thorough knowledge of
foreign affairs, and having by long
odds the largest following in the house,
will be in a position to carry out any
policy he desires. His advent to
power" says the Nails correspondent,
implies no marked Grange in Japans
policy but at the same time more
vigorous assertion of the necessity of
maintaining the territorial integrity of
China is probable. Under lots former
regime he was most hearty in his CO.
operation with England in opposing
the partition of China and Russian as
cendancy in that empire"