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

poor. The omnibus statehood bill
cannot be passed and compromise
! accepted by Quay may be beaten by
democrats. Beet sugar opposition to
the Cuban treaty is still alive and aid
ed by democrats.
Thomas Prather, bartender shot
and killed Robert McSparEen, a pugi-
! list, in front of a saloon in St. Joseph
! No. McSparren was intoxicated and
picked a quarrel. Prather shot and
killed himself in his room soon after
the shooting of McSparren.
A motor vehicle that Is not exactly
an automobile, nor yet a flying ma
chine nor an iceboat, yet partakes
| somewhat of the nature of all, has
been invented by Brooklyn man. He
calls is pneumoslito 1t is designed
especially for travelling over ice.
At Fayette, Mo, a race war is
threatened as the result of the public
whipping of three negroes by a COM
mittee of the Law and Order League,
for alleged misconduct. Two of them
were women. Since then the negroes
and white people have been at swords
point
Senator Morgan of Alabama says the
trust bills will be kept back until it is
| too late for discussion regarding them
| The time of the senate was being vast
ed on account of what he termed "a
! peaceful blockade" on the statehood
bill when more important measures
were awaiting consideration.
The cruiser Atlanta, which arrived
at Havana is about leaving for the
Mississippi river, where she will as
cend as far as Natchez, Miss, to be
present at the mardi gras festivities
there. It is believed that the Atlanta
is the largest vessel of the modern
navy to undertake the navigation of
the river beyond New Orleans.
In New York Solomon Mokeleison,
an educated Russian who had served
trouble through his socialistic ideas,
committed suicide. He was a teacher
IN Russia. but his lack of familiarity
with English handicapped him here,
and after a struggle to earn living in
a sweatshop he decided to die.
Luke Wheeler. convicted of con-
spiracy to "ix" the Masonic Temple
taxes, was allowed to go free by Judge
Chetlain in Chicago. He was placed
under $4,000 bonds and was warned
to conduct himself properly. Wheelers
original punishment was placed at i'm
fnp ttun nd 80
$3,500
The Barnes chocolate works at
Paterson, N. j.. were partly destroyed
by fire. There were many explosions
of chemicals, which greatly retarded
the fremen. The fire is attributed to
the explosion of some chemical. The
main storage house was destroyed, as
were several smaller buildings. The
loss was about $4,000, fully covered
by insurance.
At New York the Pilgrims of the
United States. founded for the prL-
motion of friendship between the
United States and Great Britain and
colonies was formally organized by
the election of Bishop Henry G.. Potter,
president; General H. G, Corbin, Nor
ris X Jesup and Lord Charles Bares.
ford vice-presidents Benjamin d.
Woodward. secretary, and r. A. C.
Smith treasurer.
The gift CT $4,000 which Henry
Phiprs, director of the Carnegie steel
company. handed to Lord Curzon for
some practical object or scientific re-
search o. enduring benefit to India.
viii be devoted to the establishment
81 an agricultural laboratory in Cash
mere and a Pasteur institute in
southern India. The government
will give the sites for and will assist
ing maintaining the first and wholly
maintain the second institution.
William Morgan, a veteran of the
civil war, committed suicide by turn.
ing on the gas in Washington. Nor.
gan was born in La Crosse, Wis, and
served in the civil war as a soldier
from that state After the war he en-
listed in Company d. Eighth infantry,
where he served for ten years. He
then served five more years in Com
pany X, Twenty-first infantry. He
was given discharge in 1895. Morgan
often spoke of having a brother in
Wisconsin or Philadelphia. but where
he was located he did not know.
James A, Lyon Garfield. aged %
years. claiming to be grandnephew
of President Garfield, has been brought
to New York from New Orleans and
placed in the Tombs on a charge of
grand larceny. Young Garfield inherit
ed $4,000. He went into business
with Vermilye & Co, and when the
| firm went out of business lost nearly
all of his money. Garfield joined in
a bucket-shop enterprise. and when
complaints came in from customers
at not receiving returns he and his
partner fed.
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