Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-01-15

acquaintance, mas annoyed society
women by means of the telephone.
Louis F. Gandil. 81 years old, and
cashier of Val. Blatz Brewing company
for twenty-five years, is accused Of
embeZzling $685. and taken to jail.
Brigadier General Ell Long, oil
Plainfie1d, N. j.. died. He was fol
a time colonel of the Fourth Ohio
cavalry and was born in Kentucky in
1897.
Levi Eicher, aged 95 years, and his
wife, residing in Springfield, Pa.
were tortured by masked thieves until
they told where their money was hid
den.
| An investigation of the alleged ex
tortion by District of Columbia coal
4, dealers was ordered by the senate in a
resolution introduced by Stewart
| New.
Senator w. E. Mason in the Chicago
interview practically acknowledged
his defeat for reelection; Congress-
man Hopkins failure to win is also
predicted.
At San Francisco, Thomas Williams,
on trial for shooting Editor Marriott,
produced a revolver and large dagger
in court. He said he carried the weap-
ons in self-defense.
Victor S. Clark of Minneapolis has
returned from Honolulu, where he
spent several months for the depart
ment of labor. He is to write an
elaborate report.
An anonymous gift of $4,000 to a
proposed fund for a memorial to Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher has been made.
| It is expected the fund will reach a
total of 100000.
Charles H. Knight, secretary of Ma
tional Dairy union, declared that the
oleomargarine law has decreased the
output one-third and increased prices
! of butter cents pound.
Rev. Shelby Munson Griswold, d.
| D.. of Hudson, N. Y, was consecrated
Episcopal bishop of Salina, Kas., at
All Saints cathedral in the presence
of brilliant gathering.
A Berlin newspaper complains that
that hard realist, the Yankee, does
not appreciate courtesies like Prince
Henry's visit and the gift of statue
Of Frederick the Great"
The Indiana legislature met and
elected Fl. w. Marshall of Lafayette
speaker; Gov. Durbin's message
recommended the removal of the wo-
mans prison to Michigan City
John M. Harlan opened his Chicago
mayoralty campaign; $50 persons
heard his speech; list of 4,4O0 sign
ers to Graeme Stewart petition is
sued in ward where both reside
Florence Ryan, debutante daughter
of eX-Mayor Ryan, of Syracuse, fed
from her fathers house to marry Her
i bert Myron, a law student, their
parents opposing the match
Rumor connects the name
Col. Myron T. Herrick, of Ohio, with
the nomination for the presidency in
1904, If opposition to Mr. Roosevelt
develops strength to that extent.
The insurance committee of the Ken
lucky Distillers' association yesterday
decided to incorporate a mutual in
surance company with paid up pre-
miums of not less than 100000.
Mrs. Margaret Perry and three
children were burned to death in the
| Hotel Somerset at Chicago w. D.
Clemens was arrested On suspicion
that fire started from his cigarette.
Walter l.. Peck, owner of Hotel
SnmnrGnt uh
burned to death Tuesday, was CEN
sured by the coroner's jury for failure
to obey the city building ordinance.
Mercedes Dey, a five-year-old girl
of Newark, has been living since last
Friday with a broken back. She was
coasting and her sled ran under the
wheels of truck loaded with coal.
Gov. Odells message to the New
York legislature recommends that
metropolitan police commissioners be
! given power of removal, and that ar
bitration and new tax laws be passed.
The arrest of |. N. Ebbs. former
United States senator from North
Carolina, charged with forgery, on
warrant sworn out by United States
commissioner of Mississippi, caused
stir.
John II, Miller was chosen Illinois
speaker by house caucus at Spring
field; 40 votes were given him, against
80 for Sherman; the latter's supporters
agreed to stick together on legisla-
ton.
The Lake Shore drive completion
is likely as result of Judge Holdom's
decision awarding tract at Bellevue
place, worth $2,000,000 to Lincoln
park commission; masters finding
overruled.
While Alexander B. Cayce, a Dan
vile. Va. tobacco exporter, was alb
sent from his rooms in a fashionable
clearinghouse thief entered the
apartments and stole $500 worth of
jewelry.
John Mitchell and Judge Gray,
president of coal strike arbitrators,
FLASHED at Philadelphia because the
latter declared the miners union
should come up out of the mire"