Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-03-24

in their night clothes, but no one was
injured. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 An incendiary is suspected.
Night Patrolman Miller shot ana
probably fatally wounded Bert Rams
ford at Cadillac, Mich. Ransford had
come nome intoxicated and fourishing
a revolver. Officers were sent for and
Ransford fired at one of them when
they arrived and as he turned TOWARD
Miller the latter shot him.
Officials of Northern Securities com
pany were in an all day conference at
New York. James j Hill says the
decision of the supreme court will be
cbeyed. Senators and representa-
tiyes advocated the Imprisonment of
trust officials upon conviction of VIC
lating the Sherman law.
A collision between Canadian Pacific
and Boston and Maine freight trains
occurred near Lennoxville, Que. En-.
gineer Folsom, Fireman Bernard and
Brakeman Cousins. all of the Boston
and Maine crew, were killed and En-
gineer Plante OF the Canadian Pacific
train badly hurt.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry P. Kings
bury, eighth cavalry, has been ordered
to st. Louis to relieve Lieutenant
Colonel Edward A. Goodwin, ninth
cavalry, of his duties in command OF
the Jefferson guard at the Louisiana
purchase exposition. Lieutenant
Colonel Goodwin is ordered to the
Pacific division.
George Brandt, who was serving a
life term for murder, committed
suicide by hanging himself at Waupun,
to the cell door with his suspenders.
Brandt was sentenced Oct. 7 for muir
der in the first degree. He killed his
mother-in-law while she was sitting on
the porch of her residence and then
crept to nearby building. where his
wife was. and shot her.
Isaac T. Stoddard, whose resigna.
ton as secretary of the territory OF
Arizona has been accepted by the
president to take effect April /, will be
succeeded by an Arizona man. For
a week or more political gossip has
connected the name of George w.
Dunn, chairman of the New York state
republican committee, with the an
pointment in succession to Stoddard.
but he will not be appointed
The attempt of the disinherited rela-
tives to break the will of Mrs. Abbie
II. Stuart. a well-known club woman
Of Olympia, Wash, and secure the
division of a 100000 estate left by her
has resulted in failure. The estate
will be divided among Mrs. Eva w.
Cove of Tacoma, Wash; Mary Lowe
Dickinson, philanthropist and tenn
perance lecturer of New York, ana
Mrs. Sarah NJ. UT of San Francisco,
all personal friends of Mrs Stuart.
At Fond du Lac, Wis, the fifty-frst
annual meeting Of the Wisconsin Press
association adjourned after rejecting
the OLD offers. as follows: President.
Frank E. Moves. Marinette Eagle-Star:
secretary, Fred T. Yates, Washburn
News; treasurer. Mrs M. P. Rindlaub,
Plattsville Witness. Judge Emil
Baensch, candidate for governor was
appointed chairman of the committee
to compile and publish history of ali
the newspapers of Wisconsin.
Rear Admiral Charles O'Nel was
retired on account of age, He was
then detached from duty as chief OF
the bureau Of ordnance and assigned
to make q personal inspection of the
principal ordnance establishment in
the United States and Europe He is
authorized to extend his researches to
China and TaOau poar A1poiroe
ONeil was succeeded by Rear Admiral
George A. Converse. chief of the
bureau of equipment whose place has
been taken by Rear Admiral Henry
n, Manney