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


bought 10000 acres of land in north
ern Minnesota for s27O,OOO. 1t will
be resold to farmers.
Republican Legislators in Maryland
the German bill by introduc-
ing a bill to exempt all disfranchised
voters from taxation.
Rich Mr.. Hall, of Wallingford.
Conn, committed as insane, is out on
a writ of habeas corpus and promisea
interesting disclosures.
A colony of 100 negroes has left
Knoxville for Hawaii under a three
year contract to the Hawaiin CONNER
cial and Sugar company.
1t is predicted that new Nicaragua
canal treaty between the United
States and England will. be negotiated
before congress reasseTnbles.
Capital stock of the billion dollar
steel trust, it is reported, will be in
creased to 81 ,254 100000 to take in
the American Bridge company.
Albert w. Wishard was appointed
United States district attorney for
Indiana, and Fl. G. Petit United
States marshal for the same state.
Arthur Edwards, ID. D., editor of
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and widely known in Methodist Episco-
pal church circles, died, aged sc years.
A Newark merchant has arranged
to start fifteen shoe stores in Ger
many. American methods will pre-
vail and only American shoes will be
sold.
Mrs. Amos Baber of Paris, ILL.,, killed
herself with carbolic acid because of
grief over the absence of her husband,
who went to the Klondike two years
ago.
President Mckinley signed F. E.
Coyne's commission as postmaster at
Chicago. Henry /. Hertz expects to
be appointed collector of internal
revenue.
There is said to be a movement
on foot to secfre for the president
congressional consent for the right to
select the proposed isthmian canal
route.
The body of Gen. Harrison was en-
tombed at indianapolis. The widow
and the children by the first marriage
did not greet each other during the
services.
A bottle message was picked up at
Galveston, Tex, saying the schooner
Rover, New York, was wrecked at
Cape Horn and the crew captured by
Indians.
The warehouse of j. S. Ford, John
son e. Co. chair manufacturers, Six.
teenth street and Indiana avenue, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
100000
Mrs. Nora Philips, young widow
suffering from remorse over slaying
her brother and the coldness of her
lover. shot herself in Boston board.
ing-house.
Two Pullman cars burned while
train on the Plant road ran at full
speed Passengers fed from the
sleepers, leaving jewelry and clothing
behind them.
Aiken is preparing to receive Ad-
miral Dewey. Information was re.
ceived there that the admiraPs physi-
clans had ordered him south and he
had chosen Aiken.
One of the car barns of the Cincin-
natl Traction company was DESTROYED
by fire. Thirty-five street cars, valued
at $4,000 each, were consumed. The
total loss was $4,000.
Willard G. Pierce of Des Moines,
brother of Miss Mary Conger Pierce,
says her wedding to Lieutenant Ham
mond will likely take place in June. at
the Conger residence.
The theft of diamonds worth SO 900
from a Kansas City store was follow
ed by threat to kidnap the mer-
chants son unless 81 900 was paid for
the return of the gems.
At Spokane jury returned YER
dict awarding Miss Lizzie Schumacher
500 damages from Major b, c. Kings
bury, a wealthy mining man, for
breach OF promise of marriage.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine has given
$1,000,000 to the University of Chicago
school of education, lately established
by the afiiliation of the Chicago in.
stitute and the university.
1t is expected that the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation will soon be thrown
open in Idaho, in which event O,00O,.
900 feet of excellent timber will come
within easy reach of the saw.
Charles Linville, collector for Presi-
dent S. w. Rawson of the Union
Trust company bank, Chicago, shot
and killed himself under the delusion
that four men sought his life.
AT Kenova, w. Va, the Grand Hotel,
owned by Wright Brothers. was burn
ed. The loss is $4,000. The saw and
planning mills of Davis & Lemon were
burned, entailing a loss of $50 900, with
no insurance.
Consul Hughes, at Coburg, in
forms the state department that it is
reported that English manufacturers
are losing their hold on the cotton
goods market of Smyrna, Turkey
owing to sharp competition on the
part of Americans.
There is a growing impression
among the heirs of George F.. Gilman.
the New York tea merchant. that the |
value OF the estate has been greatly |