Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-19
IELEGRAMS IL BRIEF.
DOMESTIC.

j. X. DAVIDSON & Cos elevator A, al
Parsons, Kan, was destroyed by fire
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000
AT OwensDoro, Ky, the river Is
seven miles wide and rising. Farmer:
are moving cut of the bottom lands.
David Plunkett, aged 20, was shot
twice in the back and MORALLY wound
ed by Daniel Skinner at Putchinon, KY
A resolution urging the election oi
United States senators by popular
vote was adopted by the Illinois sen
ate.
At Richmond, Va, the spike and
part of the horseshoe department o.
the Tudor Iron Works were burned
loss, 100000.
A mall fire broke out on the battle
hip New York, under orders to sail for
Honduras. The fire was in the cabin
OF Paymaster Ball.
George Hamilton Bell, 20 years age
a society leader and prominent Wall
street figure, pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in New York.
At Palmyra, H., Mrs. Grace Horton,
whose husband was arrested for cut
ting her throat, swears that she did
the act herself while ILL.,
At Boston Rear Admiral Merry has
been granted decree of divorce from
his wife on the ground of confirmed
habits of intoxication.
At Oswego, N. Y, the plant of the
Ontario Mating company. with 100 900
bushels of grain, burned Loss, $780,
600; covered by insurance
Rev j. II. Buckley. editor of the
Christian Advocate, says that Meth
odism is declining, especially in some
of the eastern conferences.
George AIDE says he may move to
New York, and that he will quit the
slang business as soon as his publish
ers will let him, as he is sick of it.
A baby hospital, costing $4,000,
will be donated to Harvard university
in memory Of Thomas Morgan Rotch,
Jr., of Boston by the 1901 classmen.
Nathaniel Miller the counterfeiter
who was captured near Canton, o.,
few days ago. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years.
Just before ex-President Cleveland
went south for fishing trip. he sat
for an oil portrait which is to be hung
in the historical library in the capitol
at Helena, Mont.
Commodore Archibald Rogers of the
Hudson River Ice Yacht club and his
wife were nearly drowned near POUCH
keepse by breaking through the ice
while sailing.
DR.. ]. c. Alexander testified in the
Indianapolis grave robbery trial that
he bought seven bodies from Rufus
Cantrell at $50 each, and that he was
barkeeper before studying medicine
j. Frank Sims, proprietor of depart
ment stores at st. Cloud Mimi. and at
Republic Wash, has turned over his
stocks of goods to a trustee. 1t is as
serted the creditors will not lose much
The grand jury at Cleveland return
ed an Indictment against Thomas
Doreen, a local democratic politician
on the charge Of having attempted to
hribo election officers at the last eler-
ton.
Al Seattle, John w. Pratt, a we'll
known newspaper man and lawyer
committed suicide by shooting during
ut of insanity. He was ~ years of
age and leaves w.dcw and four chill.
dren.
Rev. DR., c. Swenson, president of
Bethany, (Kansl college. has received
a lengthy cablegram from the United
States legation at Stockholm, saying
that $1,100,000 is needed for the des.
.itute.
The hcust committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has ordered a
favorable report on a btl appropriating
$125,000 for lighthouse and fog sig
nal on the Rock of Ages. in Lake SUI
perior.
Director Merriam of the census
bureau. has won his Contest before
the committee on ways and means
over the bill providing for the publica.
ton of bulletins on the production of
cotton and wheat
Burglars entered Grace Episcopal
church at Newark, N. j., and secured
vestments valued at $4,000. They
tried to break into the safe. in which
costly chalice is kept, but were
unable to open 1t,
Fire caused by the explosion of al
automatic burner in the Pennsylvant;
railroad shops at Pitcairn, Pa, de
stroyed the passenger car repair sec
ton and cabinet shop, entailing los
of $4,000 to the company.
Ten of the officials of the Retail
Coal Dealers Association of Illinoi
and Wisconsin .sere found guilty II
Chicago of the charges of conspiracy
as stated in the indictments returne'
against them some weeks ago.
Congressional delegations from tn
states in Lake Erie are putting up
hard fight to bring about the location
of the naval training station on tina
lake instead of Lake Michigan, as rec
commended by the naval board,
The steamship Madiana, carryin.