Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-05


Colorado Springs, Col, and his 4-year
old son were killed by an explosion
which occurred while Martin was mix
ing saltpeter and sulphur to form
fiashlight powder
At Lincoln, Neb., Jennie Thomas, a
stenographer, went to the room OF
Fritz Broderson and shot him dead
She then shot herself in the lead and
will probably die. She says that
Broderson led her astray.
Mrs. Donald Mclean withdrew as a
candidate for the Daughters of the
American Revolution presidency, leav-
ing clear field for Mrs. Fairbanks.
Over $4,000 was reporter raised for
the continental hall fund
Albert Knapp of Hamilton, O., con-
fessed to choking his 20-year-old wife
to death, and to throwing her body in
: Miami river. He declared he could
| give no reason for it, He also ad-
mitted killing four other women.
Raymond Prefontaine, Canadian
minister of marine and fisheries, has
recommended to his colleagues that
the close season for fishing in De-
troit river be abolished There is no
close season on the American side.
Gen. Edward s. Bragg, consul
general at Hongkong, was rebuked by
| the Wisconsin supreme court for allud-
| ing to the Northwestern railroads
wealth and the many persons injured
by it, in conducting a personal injury
suit.
Attorney General Hamln's opinion
that Illinois state officers salaries
cannot be increased by appropriation
| bills will deprive the labor statistics
board of $4,000, the health board of
$4,000 and the Farmers institute of
$21 900.
The Cooper-Wells knitting works
were burned at St Joseph mich } +,
with 100000 loss. Santa Fe rail
road freighthouse and ninety loaded
cars at Kansas City, and the bust
ness portion of Mount Airy, Md. were
also burned.
After wandering for five days in the
woods northeast of Fairchild. Wis.
Charles Castle found a farmhouse and
! was taken to a hospital. Both feet
were frozen black nearly to the knees
and both ears and part of his face
were frozen
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Hanson, residing near Union Grove,
| Wis, will die as the result of injuries
received by falling on the point of d
| lead pencil with which he had been
playing, the point going into the brain
for some depth.
Ex-Governor Eugent Semple. presi-
dent of the Seattle and Lake Wash
ington Waterway company was or
dered confined in the county jail at
Seattle until he complies with an or
der of the grand jury to produce GER
tain records of his corporation
Two Chinese were killed by an ex-
plosion among some oil, turpentine
and paint on board the steamship
Indrawadi at Brooklyn. Considerable
damage alco was done to the vessel
which arrived yesterday from China
and Manila with a general cargo.
The trustees appointed by Judge
Hook of the federal court at Topeka
on Feb. 5 to ascertain the financial
Insurance Company have presented
their preliminary report, which
| shows the company to be solvent.
f. X. Hammas, a butcher at Cole
man, Wis. slipped while chasing a
hog. The animal attacked and bit
him in several places, tearing the
flesh from his legs and arms so that
it was necessary for the doctor to put
twenty-five stitches in the wounds.
Melville w, Miller of Indiana was
appointed to succeed Frank l.. Camp
bell as assistant secretary of the in
terror. and Mr.. Campbell will take
the position of assistant attorney-gen
eral of the interior department. just
vacated by Judge Willis Vandeventer.
Motion for a new trial in the Schley-
Kruger $4,000 breach of promise case
has been denied by Judge Kerwin in
the circuit court at Maritowoc, and
notice of an appeal to the supreme
court has been filed by attorneys for
Kruger, against whom the court or
dered Judgment of $500.
w. II, H, Miller. attorney for the
widow of ex-President Harrison. has
made n demand upon the Union Trust
company of indianapolis that it file a
report of the condition of the Harri-
son estate. and out of this have ccme
rumors that there are serious dissen-
sions among the heirs.
The entire works Of the Schutze
plant of the American bridge com
| pany, part>of the United States steel
corporation at McKeesrocks near
Pittsburg. Pa, were destroyed by fire.
entailing loss of about 100000.
About 200 men are thrown out of en-
ployment by the fire. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
Brigadier General John V. Furey,
recently promoted from colonel in the
Quartermasters' department. was re-
tired. Born in New York. he began
his military career as n pivate in the
| frr1,t H.,