Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-24

charged with the murder of her hus-
band, Samuel Beatty, on July 6 last,
was acquitted at Mount Holly, N ].
William II. Ennis, former Brooklyn
IN. " policeman, was electrccuted at
Sing Sing for the murder Of his wife.
The insanity sham was exposed by an
aesthetizing him.
At JohDstown, Pa, Mrs. James Cras-
by and daughter Grace, aged 10, were
burned to death in their home while a
son, James, is missing and Is believed
also to nave persisted.
Nine conyicts ESCAPED in a body
fIom the house Of correction at
Holmes5urg, Pa, and residents CT the
country around the prison are indulg.
ing in man hunt.
Minister Leishman at Constantinople
has reported to the state department
that Consul Davis acted properly in the
trouble with the Turkish authorities at
Alexandria,. Asiatic Turkey.
w A. McKowen, secretary of the
University of California regents, was
arrested at Berkeley as a defaulter.
ENLIGHTENMENT of $4,000 is confessed
The money was lost on races.
Rats gnawed through the insulation
ct an electric-light wire In the National
Hotel, Washington, causing a contact
with the enunciator and fire-alarm sys-
tenn, which began ringing and aroused
200 guests.
At Middlesboro Mass, Fred Haskins
and Frank Allen were blown more than
half mile on a cake Of ice on Lake
Asdawampsett and were then picked
up by boat which capsized later, both
being drowned.
Rear Admiral Nicoll Ludlow is seri-
ously Ill at his country home at Oak
dale. l.. l. He was found unconscious
in the bathroom. DR.. Robinson found
him suffering from a severe attack Of
heart failure.
Mrs. Sarah Langley. Sc, widow liv-
ing at McKeesport, Pa, with her son
Edward, "a, was mistaken by her son
for burglar and was shot at by him
three times. The woman is in
serious condition.
District Attorney Jerome has been
placed at the head Of a committee to
wage vigorous campaign for amend
ments To the New York excise law. in.
Guiding provision for Sunday open
ing of saloons from l O'Clock in the af-
terncon to II O'CLOCK at night.
While running at high rate Of speed
a Cleveland and Southwestern electric
car. on It's way from Wooster to Cleve-
land. was thrown down a high embank-
ment by the breaking of wheel near
Strongsvile Center. Twenty passen-
gers were injured by flying glass.
Nathaniel Pharres, cosored minis
ter, was arrested at Oshkosh by
United States Marshal CLAM of Mil
waukee upon charge of forgery. 1t
is alleged that he raised a pension
check of 1886 to $17S6 at Grand Rap
ids, Mich. Pharres denies the charge.
The Unity building at Chicago in
financing which the late Gov. John P.
Altgeld lost his entire fortune, will
soon be sold under foreclosure pro.
ceedings to satisfy decree for $780,
600 In favor of the bondholders, rep
resented by the Equitable trust com.
pany rs trustees
Governor Toole has granted an un.
conditional pardon to Camille Peres.
who Is serving five years in the peni.
tentiary after having been convicted
at Great Falls. Mont. two years ago
of having assaulted Adrienne Baaue. a
15-year-old French girl. A short time
ago the girl admitted having given per-
Jured testimony against Peres.
The steam yacht Scythian, formerly
owned and commanded by Miss Susan
Day of New York. and recently sold to
the Haytian government has arrived
at New York and will be fitted up at
once as the flag ship of the Haytian
navy The armament will consist Of
small-caliber machine guns and small
arms for landing parties. They will
be placed aboard her, but remain UNI
mounted until the vessel reaches her
destination.