Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-29

The postofiicc aud a store at Niagara
we're burglarized The burglars secured
several hundred dollars.
William J Murphy. son Of Francis
Murphy. closes a successful weeks work
for temperance in Beleit
The Boer peace commission, which will
arrive in America soon, has been invited
10 visit Sheboygan ana Appleton.
Rev. r. T. Rouse of the Appleton Con
gregational Church will leave shortly for
wedding tour Of England and Scotland
The Little Wolf River Telephone Com
pany was granted franchise to con-
struct aud maintain an exchange and sys
tenn of telephones in Oshkosh
the body of an unknown man about ~
years of age was found at the Govern
ment pier at Milwaukee with the feet
dangling in the watcr In the pocket was
bottle OF poison.
Mrs. W. II. Werner oe Kenosha made a
terrible mistake and gave her little g
year-old daughter dose or corrosive sub
Innate instead of n harmless emctic and
as result the child came very nesr dy-
ing.
Six engineers and fifteen iiremen viii be
transferred from the Madison division OF
the Chicago and Northwestern road u
Escanaba, Mich, 10 assist in tho heavy
work on the road there, due to active
mining operations
A number Of the leading young men OF
Racine have been swindled by young
man representing himself to be a saiIer
He sold them alleged meersehaum pipes
for So and 81. The pipes were found
to be worth about 10 cents.
Mrs. Ella Buld. from near Alenomonie.
charged with having deer in her posses
sion out of season, was discharged by D
jury at West Superior. The State intro
duced evidence to show that she had told
parties that she shot deer and had it in
her house, but the jury acquitted her
without any contradictory evidence
Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt
to enter the large general store OF Albert
Butscher at Boyd. They carried false
keys, and tried 10 unlock the rear IeOr
and TO force it in. The noise awoke
Clerk Theodore Butscher, who sleeps in
the store. He succeeded in soaring the
intraders away without shooting at them
The safe in the store contained about
$4,000
While visiting at the home Of friend
Mrs. Nuzum, wife Of Rev l. r. Nuzum,
pastor of Methodist Church in La
Crosse, was struck in the eye with par
TALLY spent bullet fired from sball-cali-
Der revolver. Ii was thought for a time
she would lose the sight Of one eye, but
the specialists declare that they can
save it.
At a specially called indignation meet
ing held in Janesvile, BY members of the
Grand Army of the Republic resolutions
We're passed denouncinG the proposed
dissertation of Memorial day by the
playing of game Of baseball between
mines OF the University of Wisconsin and
Beloit College. GAINESVILLE business men
favor the game and the clergy take sides
in the matter
Fire at Oshkosh destroyed the block
owned by Gillen Bros. The block was oc
cupied by their laundry. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, covered by insurance.
| Next to the block is large livery stable
owned by James Law. The building was
| totally destroyed All The horses and
rigs were ont, The loss is 81 900. with
| some insurance.
| Navigation at Racine was blocked on
account Of the sinking Of Il large seow
loaded with 100 cords Of stone In the
channel, just inside the harbor The
large barge Noa, leased by the Crosby
Transportation Company, which has the
contract for building the breallwatcr, was
lowed mp from Chicago, and while being
winded around TO load Few more cords,
broke in two amidships, going 10 the bot
| tom. The work Of removing the wreck
was found to be exceedingly diffic,.lt.
Harry White, railroad man, who was
| suffering with dclirinm trcmens, tried to
commit suicide in n hotel at Crivitz. He
first broke a lamp chimney and with the
broken glass tried to cut the arteries in
his wrist and Iccb He was unsuccess-
full in this and then ate considerable of
the broken glass, badly cutting his mouth
both inside and out 10 cap the climax
he drank most of the oil out OF .he lamp.
He was taken TO the county jail at Mari
nettc, and the doctors believe be will
live. He is a man about 30 years old
Judge Hastings rendered m important
decision at Marinettc. He quashed the
certiorari proceedings, started hy the
town Of Pcshtigo, 70 annul the equiliza-
ton made by the commission appointed
by Judge Hastings Of Green Bay, thereby
declaring the work OF the commission le
gal and binding The equalization was
on the valuation Of 1891 ard saved the
city nearly $1,000 in taxes which the
towns Of the county VIII have to pay.
Judge Hastings in his decision decided
that the law is constitutional and that
the appointment Of the commission was
legal.
Capt y q. Cameron and che entire
lifc-saving crew in konosha were called
out to rescue two boys aioat Oh the lake
in the little pleasure yacht Pastime The
boys were Arnold Weisuug and Frank
Mischok They started ont for sail and
the strong breeze blowing toward The lake
carried them fully three miles from the
shore At this point the yacht began to
leak and started to Gil with water. The
boys had nothing with which 70 bail ex
cept a tin can They at once began 30
signal for assistance Of the crew and half
the crew went to the rescue Boys aud
boat were saved.
Thieves entered The saloon OF E. y.
Wolcott OF Gaanah and carried away the
heavy cash register containing 500.
DIR. Tanner Of Kaukauna. who was 8
candidate for Congress IN the Eighth dis
trict, has filed statement OF his ex-
pcnses, which be gives as $S47.
The Rock County Circuit jury in the
action OF Charles Jones IS. the village OF
Clinton brought III verdict in favor of
the defendant Jones brought suit for
damages in the sum Of $1,000. claiming
TO have been injured by being thrown out
OF his buggy as result Of defective
street.
At the annual meeting Of The Interstate
Oratorical Association ai Denver. Geo.
j. Stanshury Of Lawrence University was
elected secretary and treasurer.
John Wentworth OF Racine has pre-
scented TO the Racine Gaslight CompaDy
a hi of $3.50 for the death Of tree forty
years old. Mr. Wentworth SAYS IL the