Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-13


The Transyaal mint is coming 100000
sovereigns month.
The mortality Of Bombay is seriously
increasing. Recently 246 deaths were
reported in one day.
Great Britain's force of 100000 vol
unteers is maintained at an annual cost
of less than $40 head.
A Leipsic publishing firm offers 1000
marks for the words and music of the
best German naval song.
In England Methodists have raised So,
100000 toward the twentieth century
fund for church extension.
The Liverpool CRY Council will lay
hfty-six miles of electric tramways this
year at cost of 81, 100000.
During the first six months of this
year the German Government will PRINT
$1S1 ,000,0 600 worth of postage stamps.
Russia is devising more liberal induce
ments for European Russian peasants to
settle in various parts Of the empire in
Asia.
China has just received a cargo Of sew
ing machines from America. aud Chinese
women are said to be taking kindly to
the innovation.
Native chiefs Of Ceyon have started
a 1ransvaal war fund One chief head
ed list with $500. and a rival immedi-
ately subscribed $3.50.
Work on the Paris exposition has un-
carthed millions of rats. and the laborers
are sometimes obliged 10 stop and do
battle with the pests.
The old seventeenth century York
Gate" in London is to have commemo-
ratiye and explanatory tablet placed on
it by the London County Council.
British financial experts say that Eng
lands debt will probably be increased at
least Sl00.000,000 by the war. At pres
ent the debt Is S3,000,000,000, and in
1916 it was S4,569,00o.
Packs Of wolves. driven from the
mountain districts of France by severe
cold. are causing terror in the vicinity
Of Bidon. The villagers are keeping their
houses and barns barricaded.
Owing to obstruction OF the narrow
streets of Soochow. China. by rich young
Cinnamon using bicycles, the district
magistrates have forbidden the riding Of
wheels 10y any except foreigners and mis-
sionaries.
Funds are being collected In Denmark
for the purpose Of bringing - their ma
tive land the remains Of two famous
Danes who were buried abroad, Tycho
Brahe in Prague and the poet, Jens Bag
gesen. in kiel
Owing to the large number Of omnibus
horses taken out Of London for the war
hundreds Of employees in the omnibus
yards ais out OF employment.
Over four hundredweight Of sealing
wax per month IS used for the great seal
OF which the Lord Chancellor OF England
Is the official custodian.
A new dredge for use in the yolga
river. Russia, mas been constructed in two
parts so as 10 pass through the canal
system leading 10 the Baltic.
The Government Of the Congo Free
State is contemplating a concession TO a
syndicate for the establishment Of an au-
tomobile service Ia the district Of the
Upper Congo.
Last year was bad one for the Brit
lsh peerage. The death list included three
dukes, one marquis. Eve earls. three yis-
counts and ten barons. Several peerases
became extinct
The death rate Of Dublin continues alb
normally high. the present figure being
81 per I 600 IN Belfast the rate is 2o.E,
and the average Tor the twenty three
principal districts IN Ireland Z46
The honesty Or civil servants in Great
Britain IS shown By The fact that in
twenty yea<S only twelve cases q Official
corruption il the higher branches q The
service have been discovered in the adj.
nis.istration Of the affairs u ahcat 4OU.-
sou. COO people.