Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-12


cago end Joliet.
Antoine De Jou and Jules LIE Doux,
said to be stewards on the French line
steamer La Savoi, were arrested and
held in $4,000 bail each on charges
of smuggling embroidery and fancy
articles from France to New York.
Companies d and | which comprise
the local battalion of the Colorado
National Guard and four companies
and battery from Denver surround
ed the mills at Colorado City where
strike is in progress. Everything
is quiet.
Ernest Mathews, who was arrested
some time ago by detectives, assisted
by postoffice inspectors, on the
charge of running a turf bureau at
New York, was discharged on the
ground that there was no evidence
! against him.
An injunction against union lead
ers in the proposed Wabash railroad
employees strike was granted by the
| United States District court at ST.
Louis. The walkout was postponed
and legal fight over the Injunction
probably will result.
A force Of scouts had an engage
| ment near Novaliches with followers
! of General San Miguel. Nineteen of
the ladrones were killed. Skirmishes
have occurred with ladrones in the
hemp districts, in which 100 of the
| ladrones were killed.
A petition was granted in court at
Pittsburg, for the appointment of a
commission to inquire into the men,
tai condition of Mrs. Sarah McCloy.
who was recently taken into custody
at Washington while endeavoring to
see President Roosevelt.
Seven troops of cavalry and four
batteries aggregating 500 men with
two bands stationed at Fort Riley
have been selected by the secretary of
war to participate in the dedication
of the Louisiana purchase exposition
at st. Louis on April 30.
General William Booth, founder of
the Salvation Army, who injured his
knee few days ago and who con-
tracted a cold after his farewell meet
ing at New York, was reported to be
resting easily. He has postponed his
departure for England.
Rev. G.. NJ Winchester, a clergy
man of Middletown, N. Y, has pre-
pared table in demonstration of his
declaration that a minister can live
substantially on S12 a month if he
lives long, with some money left every
month to give to the church
The Bertillon measurement system
of Identifying criminals was aban-
doned by the London police Tor i'm
prints of finger tips and palms. Chi
cago officials say the latter would not
secure convictions here but that the
systems work well together.
Chicago users of telephones will pay
by the message instead of annual
rental, If the report made to the city
council by special committee is
adopted. The report recommends
the adoption of the measured serv-
ice or message rate" system.
Huntington. Central City, Kenova
and Ceredo. w. Va, and Ashland and
Catlettsburg. KY, are experiencing
gas famine, resulting from a break in
the chief main leading from fields in
Kentucky. Many factories have been
closed and there is much suffering.
Judge Kirkpatrick of the United
States circuit court has appointed
Thomas p. McGovern of New York
and Joe ID. Hallock of Plainfield, re-
ceivers for the Pacific Packing &
Navigation company which operated
salmon fisheries from Puget Sound to
Alaska.
The Olive Stove company's plant,
large two-story brick structure at
Rochester, Pa. was demolished by an
explosion of gas caused by leak in
the mains. Herman Goedeker, Sr..
an employe, was fatally burned. The
loss on the building and stock was
$4,000.
The body of Miss Helen A. Smith of
East Orange, N. J., was taken IL
Ithaca to be buried. Miss Smith died
from Bright's disease after having
received treatment at the hands of
had been identified for sixteen years,
both as a member and as healer.
Members of the Finnish Relief so
ciety in New York have just received
some of the dread" which is almost
the only food that can be obtained by
their starving countrymen at hom.
1t is made of the bark of pine trees
and looks like brown sandstone. 1t
lasts for years in palatable condl-
ton
The steamer Breakwater, from
Puerto Cortez. Honduras. brought
news of a desperate battle between
government troops and force of in
surgents, under command of Lee
Christmas. an American, which re-
suited in the defeat of Christmas and
the almost complete humiliation of
his little army.
Walter Galway is in a critical condi-
ton at Neillsville. Wis. from a knife