Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-08-27

cago and Abbie Barber Ring OF Paw
tucket, r. l., were reunited by Rev
Marion Law. rector of ST. PauI's Epis-
copal church, Pawtucket
At New York a federation of Ger
man societies has been formed to en-
courage cordial relations between Ger
many and the United States and TO
maintain an interest in the fatherland,
its history and its people.
Oliver W. Marble, prominent lodge
and club man and architect, formerly
of Chicago, was CONVICTED by jury at
Sandusky, Ohio, of practicing .medi-
cine without license, relying on faith
to make his patients well.
Physicians of Major Charles H.
Smith (Bill Arp, the veteran journal
list, who is critically i'll at his home
near Gainesville, Ga, stated that
there had been no perceptible change
in their patients condition.
The 10-year-old son of Henry Jones,
living near Racine, found a dynamite
bomb and started to play with it. The
bomb exploded and the boys left hand
was badly mangled. 1t is not known
where the explosive came from.
Gen. John G. Black of Illinois was
elected commander-in-chief by the G.
A. r. encampment at San Francisco.
The proposed admittance of sons of
veterans was defeated. The net mem
bership loss for the year was 7,245.
Honore Palmer, son of Mrs. Potter
Palmer, Chicago, was married to Miss
Grace Greenway Brown of Baltimore
in st. Georges church, London. A
$4,000 pearl necklace was presented
to the bride by the dowager queen of
Spain.
The funeral of PhiIo S. Bennett, the
New York merchant who was killed in
the mountains of Idaho, was held at
New Haven. William Jennings Bryan.
who acted as one of the honorary pail
bearers, delivered a eulogy at the
grave.
The cases of the men indicted at
Evansville, Ind, for rioting during the
disturbances that occurred in July
have been set down for Sept. l. These
cases will take precedence over all
other criminal prosecutions that may
be pending.
Edwin II. Welburn was shot and
killed in the composing room of the
Southern Methodist publishing house
az Nashville, Tenn. He was the fore
man of that department and was killed
by c. o. Pettus, former employee, who
had been discharged.
The postmaster general signed the
protocol to the postal treaty between
the United States and Cuba necessary
by the amendments made by the
Cuban senate. The treaty becomes eff
fective without ratification by the
senate of the United States.
Sam Johnston of Centerville, Iowa,
was robbed of 1900 in gold and cur.
rency. The robber gave some of the
gold to his sister She accidentally
dropped some of the coins and this led
to the discovery of the identity of the
thief, who has not been arrested.
William Hicks and his wife, the sup
posed leaders of the band of eight
negroes who are accused of kidnapping
a white girl of Fort Gibson, l. T., have
been captured and lodged in Jail at
Fort Smith, Ark. All the other men,
bers of the band have been captured
Professor Langley declares that his
effort to make a practical flying ma
chine may not result successfully, and
that he is simply carrying out expert
ments which if successful win he
made known to the public and the gov
eminent alone will reap the benefit.
Acting Secretary of the Navy OAR
ling has advised Rear Admiral Barker,
commanding the north Atlantic fleet,
that he has full authority to investi
gate the recent accident of the Massa.
chusetts. 1t is expected that Admiral
Barker will order court of inquiry
shortly
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl
vania refused to honor the requisition
OF Governor Yates for the return to
Bloomington. ILL.,, of Sidney Smith, a
Pittsburg newspaper artist, to answer
a charge of abducting his own child
for the reason that there is no indict-
ment against Smith.
Hugh Maher, a young farmer of
Johnson county. iowa. has been arrest
ed on a charge of threatening to kill
j. c. and Ernest Pickering, prominent
citizens of Cedar Rapids The Picker
ings' automobile broke down while
near Makers place and they aTlege
that they were held there against their
will.
Secretary Root sailed for Europe to
take his seat as chairman of the Alas
kan boundary commission. which
meets in London Sept. 8. Until the
first of September the war department
will be under the direction of Colonel
Sanger, the assistant secretary. at
which time General Oliver will sue
coed him.
AS a result of charges preferred
against James Mooney of the bureau
of ethnology, and Professor Dorsey, a
ChiCasO scientific man IF noy;,c ~