Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-19

vised of the penalties inflicted by tbs
Chinese Government upon the persons
alleged to be responsible for the recent
murder of Mr.. Brooks the English mis-
sionary in the province of Chan-TanG.
One man has been beheaded, one stran-
gled, one sentenced to Imprisonment for
life and six for term of ten years. The
people of the village where the murder
occurred are required to erect a monu-
ment on the spot with an inscription Of
warning against future attacks upon for
eigners, and the Government has con-
trihuted Z 800 taels tabout $4,000 for q
chapel near by. 1t is claimed that the
persons executed for the murder of Mis-
sionary Brooks were not actually guilty
of the crime. but were substitutes hired
by the real assassins TO suffer the penal
ties of death. This is frequently done
in China. and as the leaders of the mob
that murdered Missionary Brooks were
men of Importance in the community and
have the sympathy of the officials, it is
highly probable that they would be able
to hire others to take their places.
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In six months it will be a whole half
century since Galusha A. Grow was
As Mr.. Grow sat in his seat listening to-
the debate on the Nicaraguan canal biIlp
John Sherman came into the House and
took an adjoining seat Sherman entered
Congress only a little later in the fifties.
and has been everything but President.
Then Representative Hit of Illinois,
with continuous service in diplomatic and
congressional life spanning twenty-six
years, moved up and Joined his elders.
The group illustrated marvelously what
former President Harrison calls the pos
sibilities of American citizenship"
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The last quarter of the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1900 was q record-breaker'
in the sale of postage stamps the total
ar the three months reaching 1,0S0, 151.-
515 stamps, valued at $50, 100 10. High
water mark up to this time was reached
in the corresponding quarter ending
March 81, 1898, when the total was &c.,
316,52S stamps, valued at $1S,611 ,635:
but il win be seen that the last quarter
exceeded that amount by III, 100000
stamps and $2,144000. There is evi-i
dence that the present quarter may go
ahead of the last.
For years the Two beautiful doors at
the entrance Of the White House have,
been grained in imitation Of black wal
nut. but IN the spring cleaning this year
Col. Bingham ordered the paint scrSped
off so as to have them done over. To
the establishment Of everybody, il was
discovered shat the doors were of solid
mahogany and Of beautiful grain. Col
Bingham ordered them restored to their
original native condition, and is now try
Ing to find out who had them painted.
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Secretary Gage will disburse about
sos, 100000 within the next three months
for payments ON the per cent bonds.
As fast as this money is paid out the
Secretary will call upon the national
banks to replace the money. The . per
cent bonds are mostly held by the banks.
which receive the money for them, and
the return of government deposits TO the
treasury is designed to aqualize the circu-
lation throughout the country.
So
Last year we sent furniture to eighty
four different countries, the total valua-
ton being $3,571 1915. The trade is grow
ing rapidly, and American chairs and
DeuS anu IdDleS Gun DC IOuslu not only III
every civilized country, but wherever tha
inhabitants are not entirely savage
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The oldest official of the Government
of the United States is Roswell Boards
ley of North Lansing, Tompkins County,
New York, who has held a commission as
postmaster at that place since the 18th
of June, 1928, nearly seyentytwo years.
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An unusual spectacle was presented I'm
the United States Supreme Court the
other day when Congressman j. A. Barn
ham of Texas moved TO admit his wife,.
Luda W. and his son, Ed c., to practice.
They We're admitted.
So
The Secretary of War has been official
y informed that Capt Carter recently
of the engineer corps, has been formally
received at the Leavenworth prison and
detailed for duty as clerk at headquar-
ters.
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Speaker Henderson, who lost his left
leg at the battle of Corinth, has a new
artificial leg, with ankle and knee joints,
and hopes to be able hereafter 70 dispense
with his cane:
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