Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-05-08
DOMESTIC.


The st. Louis worlds fair will be
postponed to 1904
Three persons were killed in a winl l.
storm at McKeesport. Pa.
The president has signed the
Chinese exclusion bill.
General Miles retirement is now
said to be very unlikely.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley were
guests of Memphis Masons.
The old naval receiving ship Yer
mont will be destroyed by fire.
Sunday baseball will be barred from
Indianapolis by Mayor Bookwalter
The Georgia antitrust law was held
unconstitutional by state supreme
court.
The senate confirmed John Peter
son a collector for the district of Min
nesota.
Ranchmen and farmers are at war
over the grazing lands in western
Kansas.
John w. Gates gave $4,000 to a
new rural home and school for boys
at Chicago
At Prairie Du Chen John Gremore
was drowned in the Mississippi while
digging clans.
Tom Thunder, the Winnebago Indian
chief who was reported dead. is at
Gatesville. Wis
quicksilver mine has been found
on the farm of Mrs Edward Garley at
Wadena. Iowa
At Elliston, Va. Miss Mary Graham
fell in front of train and had both
arms cut off.
The Charles l.. Tiffany estate at
hrington. N. Y. was sold to r. H.
Jones for 100000
The Rock Island road purchased the
St. Louis, Kansas City and ColoradJ
line. paying $500 a share.
The Santa Fe railroad company was
fined 800 for Carrying cattle 1903 hours
without food or water
Secretary Long retired as head of
the navy department. Congressman
Moody succeeded him.
William Pratt, alias Waite. a negro.
confessed that he killed Mrs Elmer
Collins near Laurel. Del.
Archbishop Machael A. Corrigan.
who is suffering from pneumonia in
New York, is much better
Congressman Herman b. Dahle of
the second Wisconsin district, will be
a candidate for third term.
Accident insurance companies are
said to have been defrauded of 81.
100000 by fake" accidents.
Government postal cards which
have been enameled or jefaced must
ray letter postage hereafter.
Within the past year the endow-
ment of Washington and Lee Uni
versity has increased $230.000.
Mrs. Sadie Harrison. of Sterling. Ill.,.
a clearinghouse keeper, is accused of
trying to murder l.. ID. Wynn. a manu-
factnrer
At Chicago. Arthur Clough is spend
ing the first week of his honeymoon
in prison. charged with stealing
satchel.
Conrad Schmitt, t6 years old, struck
n drunken man who tried TO kiss two
girls ut Brooklyn and the drunken
man died
Friction in the faculty of Columbia
university has led to the dropping of
Lewis N. Chase. tutor in English
literature.
Furrow Kiser, G years old of 1857
Michigan avenue. Chicago. pulled a
heavy mantelpiece upon himself and
wal killed
Senator Allison. at Chicago, stated
that the army reorganization bill
would not be acted on at this session
Of congress.
Rear Admiral A. s. Crowninshield
sailed with the battleship Illinois for
London. to be present at the corona
ton ceremonies.
Edward l., Swaysie. who lisap-
peared from Kansas City when his
hrm failed for 100000, returned and
was arrested
II. Clay Evans commissioner Of
pensions, was appointed consul gen.
eral AT London TO succeed William Nc
kinley Osborne.
During a heavy rain. hail and cleo.
tric storm there was a shower of wild
ducks at Altoona City. Wis. A dozen
ducks We're picked up.
New York FIRE insurance rates We're
advanced 20 per cent on minimum
rated business. A further advance
may be made later.
GRAFTON (Pa,) citizens had a fight
with burglars, who blew omen a