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sh,p~r-eL-d Grew Drowned.

Chicago, Dec. ga special to the
Tribune from Norfolk, Virginia, says:
The British steamship Ariosto, Cap-
tain Baincs, bound FOR Galveston to
Hamburg. was wrecked at 4 O'Clock
this morning six miles south OF Hat
teras. North Carolina. and twenty-one
OF the crew were drowned. Captain
Baincs and eight of the crew Were
saved by the heroic efforts OF the Ocra-
coke life saving crew, under Captain
James Howard.
Those who lost their lives attempted
to reach the shore in n small boat.
which was swampcd shortly after 1t
put on from the ship. Captain Baines
and eight men remained aboard and
We're landed by the life savers In the
breeches buoy. hut not until after IA
struggle which lasted all day.
Wrccking tugs are on the way here
TO the scene OF the wreck and II they
reach the stranded ship in timc. may
save 1t. as the wind tonight is in the
wrecked vessels favor.
North Park union., 1900-01-05
BRITISH HORSES DYING.
Boers shelling lady Destroy
y Bsidge Over the Tuxcia-


London. Dec. 2G.-up TO this hour
nothing has arrived from South Africa
that would indicate amy change In the
military situation there. The war Of
tice In issuing lists of further dead and
wounded as well rs accounts OF sick
ness. The most serious report OF the
Inst clnss Is thnt horse sickness has
broken out In both British and Bocr
camps In Natal.
-Four hundred British cavalry horses.
1t Is said. have already been shot.
owing to the occurrence OF CHAMBERS.
The disease Is likely TO spread with
much greater rapidiiy among the Brit
ish horses than among the hardy Boer
siderable prolongntion OF the campaign.
"'rhe British position at Frere Is
being strengthened. The Tugcla river
Is rising and there Is II prospect Of
heavy rains.
"A two-hour bombardment of Lady
smith lIns been heard from here. Ac-
coriing to reliable native reports the
Roers had 40 killed In the fight at
COlenso."
The news that the Colcnso foot
bridge has been destroyed seems to
show that General Butler Is more
anxious To keep the enemy ut bay than
TO attempt further advance.
Despite the severity OF the censor
ship. hints nre being continually re-
ccived OF the serious spread OF Dutch
dIssafYection In both the Queenstown
district OF Cape Colony and Natal.
North Park union., 1900-01-05
Nor. Detail. of Am.ln Disaster.

Rome. Dec. 26.-Among those Killed
In the Amalii disaster We're Miss Weir,
a daughter of James Galloway Weir.
member of the British House of Com
mons for Ross and Cromarty. and her
governcss. They had escaped. but re-
turning for their valuables. We're killed
together.
Ii now develops that some earth
tremors and other prcmonitions en-
abled many people to get away before
the catastrophe occurred. The mayor
of Amalh declares his belief that the
landslide was due to the fact that n
huge tlssure, left after II similar slip
ten years ago. had been carelessly
filled with faggots and pieces of tim
ber. This had always been considered
u source of danger.
The Hotel Santa Caterino was COM
pletely buried and other buildings are
in ruins.
The peasants. fearing further land
slides, refuse to return 10 their homes.
North Park union., 1900-01-05
no.,,e. Of Maine Yle,,m..

Newport News. Va. Dec. 26.-Thc
bnttlcship Texas. In command of Cap
tain Sigslcc. arrived here shortly be-
fore noon to-day with the remains of
the men who lost their lives by the de
strnction OF the battlcship Maine In
Havana hnrbor. The bodies OF the
Mnine heroes which were brought up
on the Texas will he transferred to 4
Chesapeake Il Ohio train Tomorrow at
IL o'clock and Will le taken to WASH
lngto for interment In Arlington GENE
terry next Thursday.
North Park union., 1900-01-05
Ens,a.A n.s. rx.,.I..

Warrington. Dec. 26-The State De-
partment has received from the Penn
sylvanIa Milling Company Of New
York. n statement OF the facts touching
the seizure Of two cargocs OF nour be-
longing to that concern hound for Por-
tugucse ports In East Africa. The selx-
ures were made by British warships on
the ground that the hour was intended
for the Bocrx. The company's letter
II q presentation OF the case without
protest aud Il evidently intended to
serve ns basis of claim for pecun-
larry damagsn, egainst the British gov
North Park union., 1900-01-05
farr,sn.r, raxa. n,a.

1t Ia calculated that about $50. 0.OOO.-
600 In American capital Is invested In
the republic OF Mexico. This fact adds
Interest TO the quiet agitation that is
going on, among Mcxicnns and Ameri-
cans regarding the manifestation made
recently by the American and other
foreign colonies In honor of General
Dlaa. urging him to stand for re-elec-
tion next June. Many Mexicnns Of
note think that the public demonstra-
tion by the foreign colonies may have
the effect Of embarrassing the admins
tration.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

A competitor to the Illinois State
Pawnsrs' society II In the neld. and
there will soon b. two Of these low
priced loan associations In active oper-
alton In Chicago. Competition 10. In
his-case At least. the surest proof that
the new idea 10 success and has al
ready achieved popularity among gen
teel borrower"
North Park union., 1900-01-05

ii reserve ID sometimes Lost
In the far West. as . famous
srchant from the East recently
"a. He had business in Mis-
bWn. and was lunching at q
HI = native. HI. stranger"
y other. where you from!"
btssn man. having . stud farm
sas City. mentioned that place.
H66r busincss?'' well.
4me the reply. Say. what's
~" None OF your business"
the disturbed sugar-dealer.
Ohio. settled largely BY Mas
HTS and Connecticut colonists.
Iitsrn man sometimes finds him.
In an atmosphere OF fcankness.
~ are all talking about your west
reserve" such = one recently re-
eksd. blessed u $50 any!"
North Park union., 1900-01-05

vAeat calendar. giving the time Of
p1ng In various countries. shows
- grain has all seasons for its
Fsllers in the United States.
nln !, 40 much oS-thc
de calendar that
the harvest point OF
kcsmber for Burma and
8 Wales agriculturista- Jah-
)llesbss the same stage Of de-
paat In Australia. New Zealand.
~ Argentina: while February
Ar;h arc wheat harvest months
Qsr Egypt and India. The list
ne July and August IL the full
fAsre IL one feature. almost In
-, in the worlds annual wheat
IA shortage. real or fancied. Is
be reported In some quarters.
\ sptclation secs Its oppor-
a. soon a. legitimate
North Park union., 1900-01-05

II has been discovered In st. Paul
that electric ground connections. made
BY attaching w',es to water pipes. not
(ealy ruin tho I<pes by electrolysis. but
pssiousIy int. fferc with the operation
tho wat meters. In ono case =
etsr thro@ Ign which. large quantity
~ s discharged failed to reg
was an extreme case and
3D. but what the effect has
the Indicators In cases
irrcnt Is not so strong the
he water board have NO
lerminc. To protect them
ver. they have ordered the
|all electric wires from the
North Park union., 1900-01-05
rubl,.her of Youth. Companion Dead.

Boston. Dec. 26.-Daniel s. Ford.
owner OF the Youths Companion, died
to-day, nged seventy-sevcn years.
The name of Mr.. Ford was never
printed In the Companion. The name
Perry Mason & Co." by whom the
magazine purported so be publishp.'
was wholly fictitious. Mr.. Ford loo
after both editorial and busines.
actions.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

cherished theme OF the col
and essay writer-the swift
OF the American Indian
shock when studied In the
ltistics. the figures In tho
lhe recent annual report
AIRY Of the interior. Ac-
hat document there are
IL Indians In the United
llils the census Of 1880 showed
Aboriginal population Of 3ls.-
.:foor Lo" has eyidsntly taken
ISp grin on life and calmly and
HI xsteding stubbornness rsfases
\ be away with the buffalo"
North Park union., 1900-01-05

ssvsn hunters were killed and seven
aAed IN the forests OF Wisconsip
- AiAsssotA during ~ ssason Just
noDd. OsasidsriAg ~ suAil number
H 1sapIs sAsassd IN the sport he list
GaakSss = rather worse thaA that
~ 1ul1A African battis rspurtsd ~
4 lph.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

When men have more money than
ny need they think they nesd more
than they have.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

An . man has 10 do to obtain so
called social success u to put . fair
vAlus on himself and live up to Il
North Park union., 1900-01-05

n General Joubert b dead his soul
, certainly marching on with great
ysuccess.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

Some people are nsvsr 20 happy -
whom they have bad news to tell
North Park union., 1900-01-05

Marrow minds overlook . charisabIs
ace and search for the motive.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

A fool may b able to answer quss-
lions that wise man wouldn't ssk.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

u (aFx neee says that tAsrs
nAical rsl1rns q tls war
~ failestp ineinae in bis
SrSS ~ ~ teae<tno afn
North Park union., 1900-01-05

e from the time Of plant
4 In full bloom. A picture Is
rery half-heur continually for
thirty days aud nights. In Or
eacure = uniform light for every
! powerful electric light Is en-
Sometimes 1000 pictures will
y of one subject. Should the
sbe y lily the pictures at ono
pil show the opening Of the
10 at another stage its fading
zen. BY Quickeuin9 the time
cturss on the screen the plant
1lly seen TO b growing.
North Park union., 1900-01-05
IsIH PAn UNION.
ll.sllllD nvaz InsDAx.
vA1nsas. coe,oaADo

4 - : "a exAnpls ana II Nm hatch
- niseAisf.
North Park union., 1900-01-05

|aph is doing good service
A hospital In New York
q machine to record MI
hetions Of persons In cpl
IA similar affections. Nov
have been taken showing
movements In persons At
loeomotor ataxia. When
AFs reproduced on the
can study the symp-
n the laboratory. The
y kinds of microbes
autographed. ~ we'll
pAlthy and diseased
these pictures arc
wn on the screen
desline In the
htient can be told.
Interesting uses Of
70 photograph and
North Park union., 1900-01-05

Orm0us beet sugar factory to he built
Mt once at Rocky Ford. That the fac
tory will bc the best equipped Of Its
kind In the country aud Will be OF
three times the capacity OF that at
Grand Junction Ia the statement made
after the conference by Henry II. OK.
nnrd, the president of the concern and
president OF two sugar beet factories
In California and two like concerns
In Nebraska. The conference last night
was between Mr.. Oxnard and James
A. Davis. the Industrial commissioner
Of the Atchlson. Topeka 4 Santa Fe
Railroad. The new factory will be on
the line of this road. snort distance
from Rocky Ford, and the road has
made arrangements TO carry all the
freight Of the company. Mr.. Oxnard
says that during 1900 the factory cx-
poets to use 12S.0OO tons of beets raised
In the Rocky Ford region: 25.O00 tons
OF Colorado coal. 2O.O0O tons OF Colo
RADIO coke and 21.OOO tons OF Colorado
limestone. In addition to this largo
conaupption OF the products Of the
state, I much larger market being thus
created than has existed heretofore.
the concern will employ about 90 per
sons In the factory.
The water works election II Lead
Vile Tuesday was a Waterloo for the
water company. Quite hard night has
been made the past two weeks by the
water company In hopes Of winning
tnis election. but the vote resulted Ao0
to b8 tn favor Of the city owning its
swn water plant. The Board of Trade
lnAA the City Council have both been
Vking to YIN this election, and de-
spdtGt1es efforts OF the water company,
they - out on top. Just what the
nEM b. In the water situ-
eFn, but Il Is believed
Water Company Will
- value on its rlnnt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
Mayer Gives I'm Its Dead

Lake Superior never gives UP its dead.
Whoever encounters terrible disaster
happily infrequent in the, tourist season
full blue waters, never comes up again.
From those earliest days when the dar-
ing yoyagers in their trim birch bark
canoes skirted the picturesque shores
of this noble but relentless lake down to
this present moment, those who have
met their deaths in mid-Superior still
lie at the stone-paved bottom. 1t may
be that, so very cold is the w,cscr, some
of their bodies may have been pre-
served through the centuries. Some
times, not far from shore, the bodies Of
people who have been wrecked from
fishing smacks or from pleasure boats
overtaken by cruel squat have been
recovered, but only after the most hero
ic efforts with drag net or by the diver.
Once on a trip down the lakes l met a
clergyman, who, as we passed point
of land some miles before entering the
narrowing of the lake at the 500, point
ed out the place where the Inflated AL
gonna went down on the reef some years
ago, and as he looked, he said slowly:
Il was at the funeral of one man who
went down with her, and the only rea-
son his body is not at the bottom to-
day with the other thirty-eight that
were lost is because it was caught in
the timbers of the vessel and could not
Minneapolis Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
A Reactionary Period.

The student who traces the history
of Republicanism through the ages will
not fail to note the reactionary ten
dency at the close of the nineteenth
century. He will look in vain for a
sign that the old love of independence
which was so conspicuous as the CEN
fury was coming in was still burning
He will turn to the living and prosper
Gus republics to gather from the official
records some evidence that Republican
ism was the common cause of all lib
erty lovers. He will find no such evil
dence. He will read upon the records
of the old and proud monarchies proof
that in the courts of Europe the de-
struction of young republics caused IN
bounded delight. The black page will
not be Illuminated by any record that
in any republic anywhere there was
any protest against the assassination
of Republicanism.
But the cause of human liberty is
not lost because of a few reverses. Ma
tons come and go, but the principles
of equality and justice remain un-
changed. That which was right in
17T6 has not become wrong in 1900
The inalienable rights of man are not
modified by the color of his skin or OBJ
liberated because he happens to live
in a distant continent or on an isolated
island. The making and unmaking of
nations is but an incident in the on
ward march of civilization-Sio
Falls Press.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26

Nothing is more amusing than to
watch two acquaintance saluting in
the streets of a Japanese town. As
they come in sight of each other they
slacken their pace, and approach with
downcast eyes and ayerted face, as if
neither was worthy of beholding the
ofher; then they bow low, so as to bring
the face on a level with the knees, on
which the palms of the hands are
pressed
A succession of kissing sounds is next
made by drawing in the breath between
the closed teeth, interspersed with a
series Of complimentary phrases uttered
with great yolubility in a sort of under
toned falsetto, each trying to Guido his
friend in rapidity and extravaganza of
language, while the palms are diligently
rubbed.
At last the climax is reached and each
endeavors TO give the precedence TO the
other For some moments, perhaps
for a full minute. the polite contest con
tinues: then the ceremony abruptly
ends. as if the difficulty were capable
of none bur a brusque solution. and the
two pass on hurriedly, with a look Of
extreme Brooklyn Citizen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
Rrtef State happenings.

Mrs. Thomas Hill of Waukesha, aged
II years, fell off the sidewalk at Eagle
and dislocted her shoulder joint
At Eau Claire fire on the north side de-
stroyed Markman's warehouse, a barn
and small dwelling. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
John II. Donlin, a well-known con
tractor of Chicago, died in the dining
car Of a Northwestern train while with
a party of friends on his way to northern
Wisconsin for a fishing trip. Heart dis
ease was the cause of death.
Hiram Searles received notice from
Washington stating that he was on the
eligible list as cadet in the United
States revenue cutter service. lie is at
present a teacher in the high school at
Oshkosh. He is 81 years old.
The celebrated Cole will case was up
for another hearing in the Circuit Court
! at Jefferson, before Judge Clementson.
The trial was an appeal from the decision
of County Judge George Grimm, who re-
moved one of the trustees, Oscar A. Cole,
son of John w Cole, the testator sew
eral months ago. Judge Clementson re-
versed the decision of the County Court
and also reversed the same courts de-
cision in regard to two parcels Of land
which were held by the County Court to
be part of the trust estate. The decision
gives Oscar Cole the ownership Of the
land in question The estate is valued at
$4,000.
A shocking accident occurred at Gift
ford's when Louise Boisclaire and Josie
Pruess, the maid and cook in the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. j. Aikens of Mil
waukee, were drowned in Oconomowoc
lake, not far from the shore
G.. A. Smith, who gives his address as
Milwaukee. and who was visiting eight
miles north Of Seymour, was shot at
twice and badly wounded the other day.
A woman drove in a rig and called him
from the house When he got about
foot from her she fred at him. The
name and whereabouts of the woman are
unknown.
William Banker of La Crosse, aged q
years. was drowned at Peru, Mo. whore
he was employed by Fctter & Crosby on
Government improvement work in the
Mississippi river.
Frank Miller, who was sent to prison
nearly six years ago. on charge Of having
burglarized house at Racine, has writ
ten Sheriff Rein Of Racine County with
a view to hiring an attorney to Obtlin a
pardon.
Annie Johnson. a 9-year-oId school girl
OF Racine, was run down by a bicycle
rider. Her left leg was broken and she
sustained other injuries. The police are
hunting for the wheelman, who rode rap
idly away after the accident.
The building and stock Of the Elkhorn
Creamery Supply Company was nearly
destroyed by fire. The loss is $500, Gov
cred By Insurance.
William Muttonhuff, a 1G-year-old boy.
employed il a Chippewa Falls planning
Mil. attempted to hols buzz saw while
the power was being turned on. Three
drgers were severed from his right
haad.
At Janesville the factory Of the Wis
consin Carriage Company was totally de-
stroyed BIZ fire. The loss was $50, 900.
with only partial insurance OF about
ST., 900. II was the most disastrous and
fercest FIRE that has ragged in that city
Cor years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
Too Thick

A young lawyer with no practice rent
ed a modest office, hired a smart boy,
and waited for his clients. lie waited
a long time, but one day the client
came. At any rate the door opened,
and a voice asked if the lawyer was in.
James," said the young lawyer to
his office boy, II wish you'd go to the
First National Bank and tell them that
the amount of that draft should be fif-
teen hundred and seyenty-fye dollars,
instead of fifteen hundred and twenty
five dollars, and before you return
drop into Mr.. Johnson's Office and tell
him that I've collected that thirty five
hundred dollars for him. While you are
there step across the hall and inform
Mr.. Fogball that unless that note for
ten thousand dollars is paid in the
morning l shall begin foreclosure pro-
ceedings. Hurry, now, James, as there
Is a great deal of work to do this morn
ing"
The well-trained boy was going out,
when the prospective client said:
This Is no place for me with a five
dollar claim to collect"
Then he numbered down the stairs,
and the young lawyer said, YEARLY:
You needn't go, James; / laid it on
too thick that time"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
Where They Belong.

1t is reported that the Hawaiian
planters class themselves with the Re
publican party of the United States in
politics. OF course, that's where they
belong. The Hawaiian planters have
been accustomed on their plantations
to the form of slavery known as con
tract labor. whereby the worker is
bound to seryitude for a certain mum
Der of years, and finds himself. as a
rule, compelled by circumstances, to
renew his contract when his ;erm ex-
pires. This means a degraded form of
labor. irrespective OF race or color. to
which the Democratic party is utterly
opposed, but which is right in line with
Republican policy, and the plans Of
trust and monopolies, fostered and pro-
tected by the Republican party.
The degradation of American labor is
as much a principle of Republicanism
as protection for the American nonop-
olist. Nothing would suit the Repub-
lican party better than TO have the
white workingman reduced 10 a condi-
ton of servitude similar to that OF the
yellow workingman in Hawaii. and the
planters in our Pacific possessions nat
urally link themselves with the political
organization which fayors the system
they would like TO maintain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
EASY TO FORGET oRTnoGRAPHY

En- p1oyment of Amanuenses Causes
Men to Forget How to Spell.
"The practice of using an amanuensis
has become almost universal among
busy men of affairs" said a Magazine
street wholesaler, land it's death on
photography. defy any man who has
dictated to a stenographer for as long
period of time as two years to sit
down and write an ordinary business
letter without making at least four or
five ridiculous blunders in spelling
Skill in English photography is purely
an arbitrary accomplishment. It's a
feat in mnemonics and doesn't neces-
sarily presuppose the possession of any
special intellectual gifts The only way
that the average man retains his ability
to spell with reasonable correctness is
by keeping constantly in practice and
seeing the written words before his
eyes. Let him suspend that mental
exercise for short time and the first
thing you know he'll be spelling ele-
plant with two fs.
"The stenographer habit is as bad as
cocaine-when once you begin it you've
got to keep it up or you're lost. If 1
attempted to write a letter Of any
length at present my correspondent
would be certain to set me down as a
scandalous ignoramus, and | believe
nine-tenths of the business men in the
city are in the same boat. The memory
Of most people, by the way, is chiefly
graphic, as far as spelling is concerned.
l mean by that that they have to write
word down on paper and see how it
looks before they are certain about it's
photography. That is why they become
rusty so quick as soon as they give up
the personal handling of the pen. IN
medieval times the upper classes
didn't pretend to know how to write.
They left that to professional scrlven-
ers, and we appear ~ be drifting back
to that happy conGit.on of affairs =
Pittsburg News.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Servant Girl Becomes Heiress to Large
Amount-Oshkosh Society Loses Saw
yer Bequest-Dynamite Exploded Tn
der Residence Sentence for Murder.

Erna Tide, who a few days ago was a
plain servant girl, has left Milwaukee for
New York on her way to Germany TO
claim fortune estimated at from 81
100000 to $3,000,000 The girl has been
in this country nearly two years. and
during that time has been engaged in do
nestle service. She was well liked by
her employers on account of her industry
and intelligence. A few days ago she
informed her mistress that she had re-
ceived an official document from Ger
many which made it necessary for her to
return there at once, Miss hide said
nothing about her windfall, but later it
leaked out that she had been left large
fortune by man who wished to marry
her before she departed from the yater-
land, but her parents objected TO the
match. When seen just before leaving
Miss hide would furnish no information
whatever as to her good luck and seemed
much annoyed that the story had got
out. She is about "A years of age, and
has a comely face