Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-23

New Years day. She had prompted Adj
nliral Dewey to ask for a place in the
line of callers ahead of Gen. Miles. This
was refused and the admiral and his
wife had to wait behind Gen. and Mrs.
Miles. Mrs. Dewey became tired of this,
and selling Secretary Long by the arm
when he passed the doorway she moved
along with him. BY doing this she pass
ed the wives of the judges of the SUI
preme Court and others who were en-
titled to precede her.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman j.
Gage intends to end his term of office
with the close of this administration. He
says it is his intention then TO retire
to private life. Assistant Secretary
Frank Vanderlip also intends to sever
his connection with the Treasury De-
partment at the close Of the Mckinley
administration But Mr. Vanderlip will
not retire from business. He has his eye
on New York !bank-or, rather, the
bank has its eye on him-and he will
probably become its president.
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I. 1t isn't often that we get sleighing in
Washington, but when we do the popula-
ton turns out en- masse to enjoy it. Any
thing and everything that is on runners
is all right, and you see some of the
queerest rigs imaginable. For instance,
recently on Pennsylvania avenue, l saw
one sleigh which consisted of a huge
market basket on runners, and another
had for its upper works a large wooden
packing case. Both were jammed with
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good guess that no one was having more
fun than they were.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that a physician who pre-
scribes whisky, brandy, or any alcoholic
liquor. which is not compounded with
any drug or medicinal substance for the
purpose of forming a remedy, shall be
required to pay the special internal rev.
enue tax of $50 year as retail liquor
dealer, provided he acts as a dispenser
as well as a physician. The ruling is to
apply even in cases where the liquor is
prescribed strictly as medicine and so
used by the patient.
The wedding of Gen. Miles daughteC
Cecilia was one of the most beautifl.
and brilliant that has ever occurred in
Washington. Miss Miles has been
great favorite here, because of her lovely
character and her personal attractions.
Capt. Reber, her husband, is her third
cousin, the son of the late Samuel Reber
of st. Louis. His mother was a sister
of the wife. of Gen. Sherman
Twenty-three years ago Senator Teller
entered the Senate Only three Senators
who saw him sworn in are still his col
leagues-Allison of Iowa, Cockrell of Mis-
souri, and Jones of Nevada In the in
tervening twenty-three years over hun
dred Senator's have died. But Mr.. Tel
ler although nearly three score and ten,
is still strong and vigorous.
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The preliminary estimate of the pro-
duction Of gold and silver in the United
States during the calendar year 1899,
made by Mr.. Roberts, the director of
the mint, shows total gold production
of last year of $7,231 40. The produc-
ton of silver during the year is esti-
mated at $74,424,696, an increase dur
ing the year of St,940,211
Adjt. Gen. Corbin thinks the Lawton
fund i'll finally reach 100000, which
viii be invested for Mrs. Lawton in gov
eminent bonds and give her an income
sufficient to provide against all want and
enable her to educate her children prop
erly.
Brig. Gen. Greedy, chief of the signal
corps, is steadily recovering from the in
!uries inflicted on him by drunken ex-
pressman.
The resemblance between Roberts, the
Solygamist, and Senator Pritchard of
North Carolina is remarkable. They
might be twin brothers. Both are of
the same build, have the same cast of
features, wear mustaches trimmed alike,
and their curly hair might be duplicate
wigs.
Senator Kyle of South Dakota, the
allest man in the Senate, is very fond
of small boys, and by some strange attin-
ity he likes the shortest page in that
body.
One of the largest and wealthiest
ranchers of the Southwest is Delegate
Pedro Perea Of Bernalillo, y. NJ, who
has come to Washington for his first
term. Mr.. Perea is a man of medium
stature, has very black eyes, and ID many
respects looks like SpaniaTd. His fam
ily is one of the oldest in New Mexico.
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Chaplain Couden, who is totally blind.
never permits a barber to touch his face.
While Dr. C0uden has been blind for a
number of years. it has been his practice
TO shave himself. and so well does he do
il that he geldom il ever "nicks" his face.
Gen. John B. Gordon has issued the
formal order for the annual meeting Of
the United Confederate Veterans to be
held in louisville. Ky, from May 30
TO June 3.next He says I,240 camps
have now joined the association, and APP
pIications for membership have been re-
ceived from about 200 more.
The highest ranking officer of the Unit
ed States navy who viii retire from ac-
tive service during 1900 because OF the
age limit is Capt W C. Gibson. Usu-
aily from one TO four admirals are le
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