Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-02


luncheon with the president.
AS result of cabinet discussion
II has been decided that the executive
departments at Washington shall be
closed on new years day, and tina,
the clerks and employees may be ex
cused the preceding afternoon.
TWO railroad men were cremated
and another frightfully burned and
the destruction of locomotives and cars
was the outcome of rear-end col
lision OF two trains on the Northwest.
ern railroad at Little Suamico. Wis.
Lord Lansdowne enjoys the distinc.
ZION OF being the only great land
owner who has estates in all three
parts of the United Kingdom. He is
rival OF the duke of Leinster for the
headship of the FITZGERALD family.
The steamer John B. Williams. of
the Monongahela Coal and Coke COM
pany, of Pittsburg, became unmanage-
able in the Ohio river near Carroll.
ton, KY, and six barges she had in
tow sank with $4,000 bushels of coal.
A feature of the winter cruise of
the north Atlantic squadron in West
indian and gulf waters will be drills
in landing and launching boat crews
OF sailors and other maneouvres. in
which conditions of actual warfare
will be simulated.
Stock companies are said to he
organizing in southern China with a
capital of s1O00,0O0 to issue stock to
Chinese coming to America so they
may show officials to the port of
entry that they belong to the exempt
class of merchants.
Charles Won Baumbach of the whole
sale drug firm of Baumbach, Reichel
& Co., Milwaukee, died from paralysis
OF the brain, aged sfxty-one years. He
was well known throughout the United
States. He fought in twelve battles
during the civil war.
At Louisville, Judge Walter Evans
made permanent the temporary in
junction against the United Mine
Workers. preventing the union men
from interfering with non-union en-
the Chinese Gals who were mixed
ment of union camp.
The United engineering and foundry
company of Pennsylvania, capital
stock $5,500.000. whose principal Of
fee is at Pittsburg, has qualified to
do business in Ohio, with its Ohio
quarters at Youngstown. OF its cap
ital stock s366,9S0 is to be used in
Ohio.
Col. w. A. Hemphill, president of
the Southern Industrial association.
announced that the convention of that
society called for Memphis during
January had been postponed. Col.
Hemphill has notified the vice-presi-
dents and other officers of the organ.
izatior.
Post Office Inspector w. T. Fletcher.
OF Indianapolis, is preparing for a
trip to Havana, Cuba. as a witness for
the government in the case against
Charles F. w. Nicely. charged with
fraud in Cuban postal affairs. The
case is to be called at Havana
January 2.
At Buffalo the board of aldermen has
accepted the resignation of City Treas
urer Philip Gerst. whose accounts are
now undergoing investigation. Gerst
has publicly admitted that there was
recently shortage in his accounts of
over $4,000, but claims it has been
made good.
John Alexander Dowie, in defending
the suit, in Chicago. against him for
receivership for the Zion Lace In
dustries, declared he was not a tyrant
surrounded by hordes OF willing
slaves. He gave Stevenson's testi.
mony fiat denial and said that his
brother-in-law lied
Negotiations between the govern
ments of the United States and Den
mark for the cession of the Danish
West Indies are dragging. The latest
suggestion from the Danish side is that
the people of the islands shall deter
mine by a plebiscite whether or not
they shall be ceded.
Sir Albert de Rutzen. who has sue
ceeded Sir Franklin Washington as
chief magistrate of the London metro
politau police courts. is 20 years old.
He has been metropolitan magis-
trate since 1870, first at Marylebone.
then at Westminster and recently at
Marlborough street and Bow street.
Judge S. c. Pedden. one of the
three st. Clair county (MissourD
judges who have been fugitives and
have been imprisoned because they
have refused to vote certain railroad
bonds in violation of the order CT
the federal court. in Kansas City. have
agreed to obey the order of the court.
An investigation of the state of
affairs in Kansas regarding prohibit
ton reveals the fact that in 100
cities saloons are running. and IN
ninety-two they are not. In one-fourth
of the cities where liquor is sold the
saloons are openly licensed. and in
one-half they run without any
license.
Judge Dunno at Chicago quashed
the two indictments found several