Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-05

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life sentence.
! A careful canvass In the house has
{ disclosed an astonishing change OF
) sentiment among the eastern and
middle western members in favor OF
, the irrigation bill. Two months ago
, the east was solidly against the bill
| The visit of members of the military
committee of the house to the battle
field of Bull Run is believed to be a
preliminary step toward a substantial
, improvement of this field along lines
similar to those at Gettysburg.
Thomas Griffin, New York cigar
maker telephoned for physician and
undertaken, then shot and killed him
self. Both men arrived at his home
before his wife found the body or
knew he was dead.
BY the collapse of a temporary size
walk at Fifth avenue and Eighteenth
street, New York, while the Rocham-
beau parade was passing, Elyin =.
Coolidge was killed and about 10t
persons were injured.
Mae Thompson, stenographer of
622 West Monroe street, Chicago,
died mysteriously after facial mas
sage. Suffocation is given as the
cause, but story of defeated young
woman rival is being looked up by
the police.
| Postmaster General Payne has de-
cided to make favorable report on
the bill introduced by Senator Nell
son, which provides that free de-
| livery shall be given to all cities
with population of 5000 or postal
receipts aggregating $4,000.
CraZed by burning Gil, which ;lad
fallen on her dress from a gasoleue
stove, Miss Josephine Pixka ran into
her bedroom at Chicago and seized
5000 in bills, representing the savings
of herself and her brother for seyeral
years. They were lost. The girl
died.
j. c.. Little, until recently the pas
tor of the Baptist church at Rossville,
Ind, was made correspondent in a
sensational divorce case filed by
George b. Hughes. The plaintiffs
wife confessed and investigation by
the church resulted in Mr.. Little hav-
ing his license revoked.
Councilman Louis Schnell AMI
Charles l.. Ceraghty, member of the
st. Louis house Of delegates, were ar
rested on bench warrants from the
grand jury charging them with
malfeasance in Office. A warrant his
also been issued for F. w. Ziegenhein,
son of an ex-mayor.
At Marion, Ind, because two white
men were talking to his sister, Will
liam Francis, colored, became frantic
and used his revolver, missing the
men but shooting his mother and a
neighbor. A mob soon had a rope
about his neck, but the mothers
prayers saved him.
/ In Chicago there was a crash on tn
open board of trade, due to the an
nouncement that ]. H. Eggert, foi
twenty years prominent operator. 1ad
been arrested on the charge of
swindling women out of sums ranging
from $15 to $25. 1t is said the
women were bad losers" and could
not take punishment.
That congress will not authorize
the construction of the isthmian canal
at this session is regarded as almost
certain. There still remains a radical
difference of opinion which route
should be selected Debate on this
question will be taken up Immediately
after the Philippine civil government
bill
Troops e and II of the 18th United
States cavalry 60 discharged soldiers
and 80 passengers. principally officers
and their wives, who left Santiago
with the troops, arrived at Newport
News. Va. Gen. Whitside, who COM
manded the department of Santiago
was among the passengers. The
Cavalrymen left for Chickamuga Park
Postmaster General Payne has de-
cided that he has no authority to per-
NIT the free transmission of books on
rural routes. He regards the idea
an excellent one from an educational
standpoint, but expresses the opinion
that the rural service should not be
incumberd in its infancy with such a
plan.
Handcuffed to two other prisoners
and to United States deputy mar
shall Fred Littleton, an alleged coun-
terfeiter being taken to the federal
prison at Milwaukee, succeeded in
removing his handouts in the Union
passenger station, Chicago and escap-
ing, Several shots were fired at him,
but he was not hit.
Travelling Auditor III. Woliver. of
the Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern
railway, has distributed the promised
gift of one months salary to all
employees of the road from Former
President II. w. McHarg. The
amount given to the employees was
s6S,000, and gifts to officials bring the
total up to s95,000 The road has
been sold.
The senate and house agreed on
river and harbor bill which calls for
$65,000,000 Kalamazoo river, Micni-
gan, continuing contract. gets 800.