Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-01-30

Police Capt Warren in 1899, received
a sentence of Az years in prison
Few pickpockets are better known
throughout the country than Harvey
w. c. Collier. a merchant of Harris.
burg, ILL.,, and travelling salesman, has
been missing four weeks, and it is be.
lieved he was murdered and robbed.
The post-office at Spring Lake, N.
j.. was robbed for the second time IN
six months. The safe was blown
open and 500 in money and stamps
was taken.
Henry Coffee and his son, both dis
charged employees of the Southern
Missouri and Arkansas railroad, were
caught setting fire to the depot at
Poplar Bluff, Mo. They confessed to
setting the fires which recently de
stroyed the company's rolling stock.
Admiral Schley and his party violat
ed the South Carolina game law when
they hunted deer.
Gen. William j. Palmer has an.
nounced his intention of giving 100
acres of land and $4,000 to establish
"a semi-phiiaDthropic sanitarium in
Colorado Springs, Col, for. consump,
tives, the institution to cost in all
S25O,OOO. The remainder of the
money is to be raised by subscription
A company will be incorporated soon
to carry out the project.
Fire broke out in the building on
Broadway, New York city, occupied
by Blumenthal & Stiner, manu-
facturers of artificial feathers; Roche
Knoll & Co., manufacturers of neck
ties, and Samuel Folkoff's cloaks and
suits. Fifteen OF Folkoff's employees
at work on the fifth floor, were
rescued with difficulty. Several fire
men were overcome The loss is SIS,
900.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa
author of the Nicaragua canal bill
says the report of the isthmian canal
commission in favor of the Panama
route will not lead to abandonment
of efforts in behalf of the Nicaragua
route by the friends Of that measure
At Sank Center, Mimi. because OF
the appearance of diphtheria. the
churches did not hold services Sun.
day. and the public schools have been
closed.
The committee of twelve appointed
by direction of the caucus of house
democrats to consider a number OF
resolutions outlining the policy to be
pursued by the minority during the
present congress have agreed
by vote of IL to l TO recon
mend to the general democratic
caucus, the adoption of a resolution
declaring 1t to be the sense of the
democrats of the house that the eau
Gus is not for the purpose of making
platform declarations, and has nc
power to add to or subtract from the
national platforms already adopted.
Senator Mason had a conference
with the postmaster general for the
purpose of securing the issuance of an
order which will remove what might
NC tcIutU against
certain farmers in regard to the de-
livery of their mail. At present the
rural free delivery carriers leave the
postoffice by one route and return by
another. AS consequence those who
live near the end of the route receive
their mail late every day. 1t is pro-
posed to have the carriers start one
day at the beginning of route and
reverse the order of things the next.
A general strike was ordered at a
joint meeting of the Appleton, Kau-
kauna and Neenah Lodges of the
United Brotherhood of Papermakers,
which will result in closing 25 mills
in Wisconsin, Throwing out of employ
ment 5000 men and cutting off over
$50 tons day from the supply of the
paper market unless demands for
shorter hours are granted. Paper
manufacturers from two districts of
Wisconsin held secret conferences at
which it was decided to refuse to
grant any union demands. A long
shutdown was regarded as preferable.