Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-27

missioner. Mr.. Ev-
ans latest report on Senate bills granting
pensions to attaches of the life-saying
service, increasing the pension OF those
who have lost hand or foot or have been
otherwise mutilated is not designed to
heal the breach The United States pays
an excess of 500, 900 in pensions over
the combined payments OF Germany,
France and England.
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Efforts to load the twelfth Federal cen
sus with a mass of unnecessary statistics
have been successfully discouraged by the
census chiefs and the machinery for the
enumeration of the population of the
country is being perfected. The assistant
director has adopted a set of instructions
and rules by which the census takers are
to guide themselves. The principal diff
Guilty is the enumeration of the floating
population in the large cities of the coun-
try. To judge from the manner in which
the big task is being attacked the twelfth
census will be correct basis for the pur
pose of apportionment in Congress and
in the electoral colleges. Estimates are
being made that the returns will show
population OF from 100000 TO $4,000
600.
Honorable and learned Senator's are
not disposed to take the War Depart
ments word for it that the way TO spell
the name Of our new island possession in
the east is Puerto Rico. Tie Secre
tary of War announced a while ago that
such would be the official spelling. But
when Senator Foraker's bill for the gov
eminent of that island came from the
committee the other day there were black
marks through all the "Puertos" and ital
cized "Portos" had taken their places.
it may be inferred that this is a hint
from the legislative branch that the Span
sh method of spelling was left behind
when the Spanish method of governing
was abandoned.
The imports of merchandise for the
month of January were valued at S75,
S26,47 which exceeds by SlG,537 ,204
those for the same month last year. The
exports of domestic merchandise for Jan
uary were $115,31S. 49S, an increase or
81 ,462, Cos over chose for the same month
last year. For the seven months ending
Jan. 81 the imports were valued al 1886,
402, 905, an increase of $119, 49, 24, and
the exports of $500, 131 ,0SS an increase
of $50,554,97 over the like period of the
previous fiscal year. The balance of trade
in favor of the United States for the
seven months was 1913, T2S,1S3.
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Senator Harris of Kansas bears the
reputation of beius the most taciturn
member Of Congress- He is one Of the
committee on privileges and elections.
which is now considering the charges OF
bribery in connection with the senatorial
election in Montana, but takes almost
no oral part in the proceedings, sitting
for days at time without uttering u
word. He is native OF Loudoun Coun-
", Virginia.
There will be extensive shipments OF
military supplies to Manila. Already the
officers in the Philippines are behind in
their acquisitions for these stores calcu-
lated to last six months. There will be
no diminution Of the shipments for year
or more, and the cost OF furnishing the
troops with clothing and equipment will
be a substantial one.
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Elaborate designs for the proposed mo
mortal bridge across the historic Potomac
river will be submitted shortly TO the
special board of army engineers and civil
architects just appointed by President
Mckinley.
The War Department is considering the
advisability Of establishing in the near
future regular transport service be
tween San Francisco and the Philippines,
the vessels to he run on a scnlimonthly
schedule
Secretary Dick % she Republican ma
tioual committee has announced that
George ~ Wiswal Of Milwaukee has
been selected as sergeaBt-at-arms for the
Republican national convention a. Phila-
delphia.
While in Washington w. J. Bryan told
some of his friends that for the past two
years his mail had averaged 1000 letters
per week. During January, this year.
the average has been about 4,o00 letters
per week.
Municipal Matters.
Cincinnati. viii have an industrial eK-
position.
San Francisco has daily paper print
ed in Chinese.
Greater New York proposes to expend
$30,O00,0O0 on two bridges
During the year Kansas City has spent
81 AS 600 for public improvements, max
ing n total Of IS, 050, 900 thus spent in ten
years.
The Annapolis. Md, Council proposes
10 bond the city for 100000 10 besutify
the streets, and TO arrange It in such
way thar the tax rate viii not BE- in
creased.
Cleveland has one policeman 10 every
1.OT5 Of the population. while Boston has
one to every 535 persons, and Buffalo one
to every $50.
Indianapolis has 300 dogs licensed,
and ]. 500 unlicensed. and ssill has 70 pub