Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-03-28

fire extended to French Brothers
stable and damaged several other
buildings. The loss is $4,000.
At Scranton, Pa, fire destroyed the
carpet house of Williams a. McAnulty,
and damaged the plants of the Scran-
ton Supply and Machine company, and
the Globe Warehouse company, dry
goods concern. The loss is $4,000.
Germans attempt to disfranchise
the negro vote in Maryland is now un.
derstood TO be part of the program in
reference to the presidential election
in 1904. Croker and Tammany are to
block Hill in New York and Bryan is
to be set aside.
Consul Nelson at Bergen, Sweden, in
a report to the state department says
that a successful attempt to produce
steel by electricity in that country has
been made. On account of the cheap
method of production the profits are
declared to be large.
Two hundred and eighty-four con-
victs seized the Kansas penitentiary
coal mine and held fifteen guards as
hostages. The mutineers threaten to
kill the guards and wreck the mine I'M
less the warden promises them better
food and easier work.
Several million acres of the public
domain in New Mexico, it is charged,
have been fenced in by company of
cattlemen under the name of the
American Live Stock company, who
are resisting every effort of the gov
eminent to dispossess them.
Three bridges on the line. of the
Chattanooga, Rome and Southern, be-
tween Cedartown and CarrCilton, Ca,
were burned. 1t is believed to be the
work of incendiaries. An organized
band of bridge burners is supposed TO
be operating in that part of the coun-
try.
Gen. Harrisons will was filed. The
widow gets $4,000 outright, the in
come of s12J,000 and the use of his
Indianapolis home; each of his two
daughters is to have one-third of his
residuary estate, and the other third
is to go to Russell Harrison's chill
dren.
At Kansas, City, Mo-, fire destroyed
all the buildings in the block bounded
by Fifth and Sixth streets and Kan.
sas and Scott avenues in the Armour.
dale district Of Kansas City, Kan. Two
fires started simultaneously in two
points. The loss is estimated at $50.
600.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones has instructed Indian Agent
Hazlitt, of Fort Defiance reservation.
Arizona, to take all necessary steps to
bring back Navajo Indians, who the
supervisor of the Grand Canon forest
reserve reports are now trespassing
on that reserve.
County Clerk Deane of San Francis
co has refused the applications of
forty Japanese for papers declaring
their intention to become citizens of
this country. Mr.. Deape based his re-
fusal on United States court decision
which held that japanese could not be-
come citizens.
Fire in the leather and harness fac
tory of the Startzman- Milliken com.
pany, Baltimore, spread to the adjoin-
ing building, occupied by Ferris,
North, Stern company, bakers sup
plies, and Steppacher & Stern, shirt
manufacturers, causing a total damage
estimated at $150.00O.
Under a court order made the publ
cation of the Louisville Dispatch is to
be discontinued and the paper sold.
1t is said that for some time the pa
per has been running at a loss of
$500 week and has debts of about
$4,000. The assets represented by the
typesetting machines and fixtures are
$4,000. The Dispatch was established
in 1897.
George Graham of Berrien Springs.
who came to Niles, Mich, for the pur-
pose of applying to the receiver of the
suspended First National bank for
$50 900 of negotiable United States
bonds which he had placed in rented
strong box in the vault of the bank,
found the bonds missing and they ap-
pear to have gone with Cashier John.
son. The bank is not responsible for
the bonds.
At Savannah, Mo-, there is a story in
circulation that sealed indictments
were returned by the special grand jury
aginst two men for the murder of
Millionaire Frank Richardson, who
was killed at the door of his wife's
bedroom on the night of Dec. "a. 1t is
said that the indictments will not be
made public until after Mrs. Addie L.
Richardson, who was recently indicted
for murder in the first degree. has
been tried.