Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-26

come possessed of the Danish West
Indian islands. have been removed.
Information has been received from
Constantinople that NJ. Constans, the
French minister there, has again
threatened to break off diplomatic re
lations with the porte. The suspicious
movements of Turkish troops in
Tripoli near the frontier of Tunis is
said to be the cause of the complica-
tons
The Austrian government proposes
a novel step to counteract the Ameri-
can shoe competition. The ministry
of commerce will buy American shoe
making machinery and will supply it
gratis to Austrian manufacturers.
This measure is regarded as the only
means of saving the native shoe in
dustry
DR. Adolf Meyer of the state hospi-
tai and Clark university, Worcester,
has been appointed director of the
Pathological institute of New York
state hospitals. DR.. Meyer was Sc
lected by the New York state lunacy
commission after months spent in
looking for an acceptable person for
the position.
At Topeka, Kan, the son of ]. B.
Billiard a prominent grain dealer.
was expelled from the Quincy street
school for refusing to take part in
the religious exercises at the open-
of the school. Mr.. Billiard says the
boy was acting under his instructions
and threatens to take the matter into
court for settlement.
Cornelius Vanderbilt announced that
he would not run for congress and &C
cepted Mayor-elect Lows appointment
as a member of the municipal civil
service commission. Low appointed
twelve members of his cabinet and an
nounced that sinecures will be abol-
ished and unsatisfactory employees
dismissed by the new administration.
AT Colombus, Ohio, two young
women and two young men were
found dead in rooms in a boarding
house and evidence points to
quadruple suicide, deliberately plan
ned. The dead are: Pearl Warner,
cook at restaurant; Lou Klein, cook
at the same restaurant; Sherman Lot
house. cab driver, and John Jacobs.
cook.
At Athens. Ga, Leila Lambert, an g.
year-old child. was burned to death in
her home by an unknown young
negro boy, during the absence of her
parents. The boy was peddling and
asked to get warm by a fire in
the Lambert house. AS he started to
leave, he placed burning paper under
the dress of the little girl and escaped
from the house.
Park Benjamin, president of the
New York naval arch commission.
which has charge of the proposed
naval arch and water gate at the bat
terry. in that city. announces that the
project has been temporarily given
up. The arch and gate was to have
cost S1.300.000 and $4,000 had been
pledged. I'VE are of the opinion that
the outcome of the Schley trial" said
Mr.. Benjamin, reveals so much dis
sention even in the highest ranks of
the navy, and is bound to open so
may other matters for argument and
dispute. that it would be altogether
inexpedient at the present time to do
anything further in the natter
A new immigration bill, which is
the Joint production of Senator Pen
rose and Commissioner General
Powderiy. was introduced in the
senate. 1t provides an educational
test and authorizes the appointment
OF inspectors at the principal foreign
ports. with instructions to exercise
especial scrutiny of the police
records of migrants with the pur-
pose of excluding anarchists. The bill
also provides for the deportation of
aliens who prove to be anarchists.