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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

position. in a law Office. 1t was at
this time in his life that the civil war
broke out. When not quite Ia years old
he was selected by the loyal Germans
of South ST. Louis as their spokesman
at meeting held for the purpose.of de-
Gliding whether the citizens of the To-
cality should express their Intention of
standing by the Union or remaining
neutral Ar the call of young RasSieur.
VINO had been ruled out of order by the
Chairman of tie meeting. the loyal men
in attendance repaired TO another place
ard adopted a set of resolutions in ia.
vor of the Union. which has become
historic in the annals of Missouri.
RaSSieur enlisted in the First United
States Reserve Corps. Volunteers. May
:. 1861. and was made orderly sergeant
of Company b. He was mustered out
of service Aug. -. 1865 with the rank
of major. which commission he re-
eeived at the age Of 20 years. AT the
close OF the war be studied Law and
was admitted TO the bar in ST. Louis
April l. 1861. He practieed law until
1894. when he was elected Judge of the
st. Louis Probate Court on the Repub-
ican ticket. At the expiration of his
term in ISIS he resumed the practice Of
law. in which he Is still gagged. From
1874 until 1878 he was member OF
the Board OF Directors Of the public
schools Of ST. Louis. holding the office
OF Vice President during the last year
of .eis Icumbency. In 1880 he was Sc
lecTed as attorney for the School Board
and held the position ten years.
Judge RaSSieur Is Commander OF
Frank T. Blair Post. No. 1. G. L. H..
Of St Louis He wSs Judge Advocate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

New York--The strike order issued to
the anthracite coal miners and Che off,
cial announcement of the authorization
by. the German government Of a loan for
S0,OOO,O00 marks were the most import
tant developments OF the week. The net
result of these has been to cause fur
ther slight unsettling of speculative con-
ditions. The feeling of hesitation on the
part of buyers was intensified by the fear
that American subscriptions TO the Ger
man bond issue would necessifate the
shipment of several million dollars more;
gold this fall SO far as the general sit
uation is concerned. conditions. in short,
are practically the same as those that
have existed for the last three or four
weeks. Money has begun to fow from
New York to the South and West, but
this movement has not yet had any inT
fiuence on rates. The surplus reserve
of the New York banks is now in the
neighborhood of SOS, 000,0G0, or at prac-
tically the highest point seen at this time
in the last six years. The Official state
ments OF the Western hanks also show
large reserves and consequently the
drain upon the Eastern money centers
will this fall probably be much lighter
than usual.
Chicago Chief feature Of the weeks
business on the Board OF Trade was the
| excellent demand from abroad for wheat
and corn and a good. though less press
ing, inquiry from the same source for
oats, rye and barley. The sales made
for export Thursday were heavier than
for any previous day for the present
season, yet with somewhat diminished
domestic receipts the advance thar ce4
Cured in the price was by nc meas re-
markable, being at the eiisse OF tie mar
ket Saturday oplg about Sc above the
price current at the end OF the preceding
week. Another incentive to the pur-
chases that caused the advance was the
complaints that were being received from
the Northwest of further serious damage
to the continuance of stormy weather.
The bulls have been persistent believers
| IN small crop of spring wheat having
been raised in the Northwest this season.,
4 conclusion that the bears have as stren-
aously denied. 1t is only now that the
test of the receipts could be applied and
these are beginning to shape in favor Of
! ms contenders for partial failure.
Should further confirmation of a similar
character be forthcoming there must UNI
ioubtedly be higher prices il the export
demand continues. If, however, as as
sumed by the bears, the present compare
| lively light receipts of wheat at Mime
apolis and Duluth are due to the wet
weather, and should they increase when
here is an improvement in that respect,
/ shen the question of price might be an
swered in a different manner. That.
corn will yield great crop is now prac
.ically settled and both producers and.
consumers may be congratulated on that
happy consummation. Two thousand
million bushels of corn is about the size
! IF the crop now fairly assured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25

to menace the life OF pedestrians. The
wind caused the loss of two lives, the
serious injury of several persons and
great damage to property.
Immense damage was done at Buffalo
and at other lake ports by the storm
which Travelled with great violence down
Lake Erie. In Buffalo the wind attain
ed velocity of seventy miles an hour,
and seemed to regain some of the power
which it exhibited in wrecking Southern
cities. Reports of property loss and ia
talities could not be gathered owing to
the damage to telegraphic and telepho-
mic communications, and it is impossible
TO estimate the loss of the lake ship
ping. The most serious damage at Buff
falo was the partial destruction Of one
of the Pan-American buildings now in
the course of erection.
A dispatch from st. Joseph, Mich,
Wednesday, said that the steamer Law
renee of the Peoples Transit Company
had been given up for lost. She had
fifty people on board. Wreckage was
found north of Detroit which was
thought to be that of the lost boat.
At Cleveland the wind blew a gale Of
sixty miles an hour across Lake Erie,
but the warnings had been so thorough
that few vessels were caught unpre-
pared.
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New York Central earnings for August
increased $206,S57 over last year.
Hunters rates have been agreed upon
by the roeds east and west of Chicago
Improvements to cost about 100000
are to be made by the Santa lie road in
Albuquerque. \. NJ.
A large department store in Omaha
gsked the railroads terminating in that
city 10 runSa number of cheap excurslcHs
iaeo Omaha from nearby places. Iyhe
Seti,ion was refused by the officers OF
the interested roads.
The tenth international CONVENTION Of
railway Y. NJ. c. As will be held in
Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. lila 1t IS ex-
pected that over 900 delegates win at
tend.
There is a prevailing opinion in rail
way circles that the Northwestern and
Milwaukee and st. Paul roads have en-
tered into an agreement 10 refrain from
building into one another's territory.
The Santa Fe announces that here
after stop-over privileges will be allowed
on all classes Of through. tickets at Will
liams and Flagstaff. Ariz., to enable pat
rons to visit the grand canyon Of the Col
orado.
Gross earnings Of sixty-nine railroads
for August were S9.440,973, increase
1894, 332. or 6.72 per cent. Fifty roads
earned in the fourth week Of August
s11, 06S. jG4, Increase $685. 73S. Or G.1o
per cent.
At a meeting Of the general passenger
agents Of the roads east Of Chicago it
was agreed that the question 81 prose
cutting ticket foTgcrs should be referred
to the convention Of the National Asso-
citation Of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents that eonvenes in Buffalo
The transmissouri live stock movement
for the month Of August showed con
siderable increase in the transportation Of
hogs, but a large falling of in sheep and
cattle. Receipts in car loads at Kansas
City stock yards for the month for the
last two years from the principal roads
follow:
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CHINA WAR NEWS.
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There are four trains daily FROM Tong
XII TO Yang-tsum.
Gen. Barry cables from Takow that
Gen. Chaffee has everything well in
hand.
Pnn,e Ching, friendly to The foreign
ers, is trying to open negotiations with
the allies.
The sinking of a small japanese steam
er interrupts river communication be-
tween Tien-tsin and Takew.
Chinese from -Hai-Kwan report
that the Russians are repairing the Tong
tu-Lutai Railway toward Shan-Hai-
Kwan.
Maj. Peley of the hospital ship Relief,
at Takow. reports 100 americans sick at
the front. 200 at Tien,tsin and many
slightly i'll.
The Shanghai Gazette openly i'm
peaches the United States consul. Mr..
John Goodnow, of opeA completely with
the Chinese.
A dispatch says Russian Gen Rennen-
kampf, in pursuing the Chinese from
.Aigun, ran into 1900 of them. but rout-
ed them after a severe fight.
Foreign consuls in a joint note protest
against the withdrawal of the Indian
troops tBritishl from Shanghai, and
want larger force LANDED.
4 Berlin dispatch credits a paper with
stating that at dinner given to mis- ar
my officers. Emperor William said that
under no circumstances would the Ger
man forces leave Pekin, not even II he
had to mobilize every corps in tie Ger
man army.
According to a Berlin dispatch. Ii
Hung-Chang is up to bis old tricks. 4
viceroy whom he has proposed as a mem-
Der of the peace commission is known TO
be an enemy 10 the foreigners
Describing the captrre Of Ho-Si-Wu, a
special dispatch says that the headgear
OF the Americans was quite insufficient
for the awful heat, sad that the conse-
quences were direful.
Al Pekin message says the rAustrians
have arrested Chung L. member Of the
Tsung-H- Yamen and project OF pAiice, on
the charge OF completely in the attacks
on the legations Chung Ii was military
governor Of Fek:n. and has been turned
over to tAs Japs,
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and the imperial government be reached
within short time the United States
troops will be Withdrawn from Pekin.
There is now a strong hope that the eff
forts which are being made through Ii
Hung-Chang will bring about a settle
ment, or at least get the negotiations
we'll under way. The government has
promised Earl Ii an escort from Tien-
tsin if he wants it, and it is presumed
the representative of the Empress Dow
ager and the Emperor will arrive at the
capital within a week. The United States
is willing to accept his credentials as sat
isfactory and to treat with him for a
final arrangement of all the difficulties
between the two countries.
1t turns out that the threat OF the Unit
ed States to withdraw its troops from
the Chinese capital has helped to hasten
the probability of actual negotiations.
Neither the Chinese dynasty nor any of
the powers which sincerely want a set
Element was pleased with the news that
the United States was likely to step out.
There was fear that if the influence
IF this government were withdrawn from
the field it would lie all the more difficult
to restrain those powers which seek the
Acknowledgement of the empire.
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then turning to me he added: Don't
leave, old man; there will be some of
the lads in by and by, and I'll be back
in few minutes
You may just bet, Herbert, that /
had no intention of leaving; things
were working nicely. 1t was fully TWEEN
" minutes before the bartender return
he had not been shaved, but as l meant
TO shave him a trifie close | did not
bother myself about this.
Five minutes after his return the
bartender was followed by two of the
worst-looking villains / had ever seen
two sweet buds of the first water
Il was soon introduced to these plugs
and invited to drink. | drank, of course
Drink followed drink. Cards were pro-
posed. l played and won, and so the
hours glided by until night fell. 1t was
a foggy, disagreeable night excellent
weather for murder.
MY two friends proposed that we
should go on board of snip out on the
pier, and they would get me a genuine
bottle of brandy from the captain, who
was friend of theirs. | will not
bother your readers with my express
sions of reluctance to going out there,
no- the subtle arguments they used to
persuade me, but at last | consented,
of course. We had proceeded half way
up the pier when / concluded it was
two against one, and things had gone
! far enough. | wanted them both. Turn
| ing suddenly | dealt one tap on the
head with a club which had kept con-
1 cealed, and he reeled and fell. quick
/ ly clapped 'wristlets' on the other be-
fore he fairly realized what was going
! on.
what is this for? exclaimed the
ruffian with an oath.
Murder l replied, quietly, as adj
iusted the cuffs on him and pinned him
to the other one.
''Such volleys of oaths and curses as
listened to while taking these two
pirates-for that's what they were, riy-
err pirates-to the office was caution;
but / was used to that.
''At the office we found the murdered
mans studs upon them and other small
articles, which were afterward identi-
fed as having belonged to their victim
my Judgment about that bartender
was correct. He turned out to be an
arrant coward.
'He turned States evidence and gave
his confederates away. When, he left
the saloon on pretense of going to the
BARRIERS he went TO bring in the two
pirates and l was the intended victim.
but they missed a fly-catch just once.
One of. them died in prison, the other
was hanged, and two years later haG
the pleasure of seeing the barkeeper,
who escaped in the above case by turn
ing States evidence, sent to Sing Sing
for twenty years in another case; he got
the full swing for his previous connec-
ton with the famous dock murder"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
PREPARING FOR PLAGUE.
Germs TO Be Cultured in Specially
Constructed Laboratory.

AadDoTdNuTys
The New York Board of Health are
determined to leave nothing undone in.
TIE way Of preparing for he possible APP
peGrance of the bubonic plague in that
,ity. They hope that the disease will.
aot cross the Atlantic but they realizel
hat its coming is quite possible. The
diagnosis and the treatment, preventive
md curative, of The disease rest almosti
entirely upon the result Of meteorological
Investigation and the facilities fof carry
ing on such work should be unexception-
able. Owing to the peculiar viruleneel
IF the germs such investigation cannot,
safely be conducted in the regular labor
atories, and consequently a new one Wilt
be built at cost Of $4,000.
The new meteorological laboratory will
resemble from the outside a "bombl
proof more than anything else. 1t will
be constructed of steel, with solid asphalt
walls. There will be no chimney or win
lows. The lighting will be by electric
ity. Plans have been drawn for 25x
50 foot alright structure, which will be,
erected ct once on the grounds OF the.
Reception Hospital in East Sixteenth
street. The building outside and in will
be impervious to water and vermin. Not
a mouse or fly will be able to enter the
germ filled rooms. The walls being of
concrete, will be able to receive daily
iisinfecton and washing. There will
be process Of disinfecton for all drain
age. Every precaution win be taken to-
safeguard the workers in the laboratory.
who are to experiment and learn all that
Is possible in regard to the nature Of the.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-09-25
BoER WAR NEARS END.
Kruger Flees to Lorenzo Marques and
Botha Seeks Favorable Terms.

Kruger Flees to Lorenzo Marques and
Botha Seeks Favorable Terms.
President Kruger, fleeing from the
British and in fear of capture, arrived at
LORENZO Marques and Gen. Botha is re-
ported negotiating terms Of surrender
That the war of the British against the
Beers is near an end, and that the Trans
yaal burghers have reached the conclu-
sion that their brave fight for indepen-
dence is futile, now seems settled beyond
controversy. 1t is believed that hostili-
ties will cease soon. and that within
short time terms of peace VII be agreed
upon under which the South African dis
puted territory will be in control of the
British Empire. Whether this means the
end of all hope for republican govern
ment in Africa it remains for the future
to disclose. The report that Gen. Botha
has opened negotiations looking TO a sur
render on the most favorable terms he
can secure comes from Pretoria.
London reports say that at a counsel
of war of the Boer leaders, a formal dec
laration of guerrilla warfare was decid-
ed on. Gen. Botha is said 10 have OPP
posed the plan. but his objections
were overcome by the other members Of
the council. According TO a dispatch
from Pretoria the Transvaal Republic
will be named the Vaal River Colony.
President Kruger is reported to have
been at Nelspruit on Saturday. Presi-
dent Steyn, yielioen Christian Bo.ha.
Fourier and Delarey were all with him.
A dispatch from Johannesburg says
Dalgety's Third Cavalry brigade arrived
there from Zeerust after shilrp fighting
for a week. They got into 4 tight cor
ner at Quaggerfontein, where the Beers
captured their ambulance s-ain. The
British had twelve killed and thirty
wounded The 3oeys had twelve killed
and nine wounded. Gen. Little was
among those wounded on the British
side.
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Behaving His Jaws.

Shark stories, with some reason, are
commonly received with fncredulity. A
well authenticated anecdote, however.
is told of Dr. Frederic Sill. an English
surgeon of distinction.
A man fell overheard in the Indian
Ocean and almost into sharks mouth.
Hill, who was standing close to the rail.
grabbed belaying-pin, and without
hesitation jumped to save the sailor.
The great brute was just turning on
his back to bite. when Hill drove the
belaying-pin right through both jaws.
Both men were got on board again I'M
harmed.
Perhaps that fellow won't want an
other toothpick. Has any one got a
clean shirt to lend? This was my last"
were the only words of the rescuer.
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at MUST NOT BE-"

The night was throbbing with rapture,
its pulses ran full with fire,
And the sea for the moon above her
Sobbed her desire:
The pulse in your hand was stronger
Than the pulse of the yearning sea
But the heart of my heart kept beating,
ut must not be-"
The roses trembled with perfume
That thrilled us with sweet unrest,
And a storm of passionate longing
Ached in my breast;
A dove for some dear lost passion
Mourned tenderly on the hill
But the heart of my heart kept beating,
Hush hushl Be stillp'
Each heard in the speech of the other
The throb of a troubled heart,
For we knew that the hour was coming
When we must part;
The soul in your eyes was drawing
Ny soul, as the moon draws the sea-
But the heart Of my heart kept beating
1T must not be"
0 Love, the years have been lonely,
And empty of all delight.
Since we two parted forever
That moonlit night!
Bat still when my soul is aching
For the eyes and the lips of thee
The heart of my heart keeps beating,
1T must not be-"
Woman'S Home Companion.
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FOR THE STRICKEN CITY.
Outpouring of Relief for Galveston
by the American People.

Dy Ene american People.
For the relief of the sufferers of Gal
weston the American people have joined
in a great offering of money, of supplies
and OF personal services such as the
world has rarely seen eQualed. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars in cash have been
contributed and relief trains from cities
as remote as San Francisco and New
York have sped across the continent N,n
their errands of mercy.
The hearts of people in every walk Of
life have been touched by the calamity.
Great corporations and millionaires have
given their magnificent offerings, and
with these gifts have gone the mites Of
men of smaller wealth. The cities of the
land have hurried with their aid to their
stricken sister city. AS far away as
Paris the American residents have or
ganized for relief work. and among them
they contributed $4,000 in fifteen min4
utes, with more to come. Indeed French
men and Englishmen as well as Ameri-
cans have been stirred to help the victims
of far-away hurricane. In the churches
the United States contributions We're all
most universally made for the afflicted
of Galveston. Roman Catholic bishops,
Protestant ministers and Salvation Army
officers equally joinedein the appeal for
this charity. Governors of many States,
moreover. summoned their citizens to
make contributions. Following are some
of the contributions to the relief fund:
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MINERS STRIKE oRDElsED.
About 10000 Men in the Anthracit.
Region Go Ont.

Region Go Out
The big coal strike in Pennsylvania
was ordered Wednesday. In the order
issued by President Mitchell of the Unit
ed Mine Workers he SAYS:
You are therefore hereb, notified that
the application Of the anthracite miners
to strike in accordance with the laws of
the United Mine Workers of America
has been indoxsed, and in accordance
with this Endorsement all the miners and
mine workers of the anthracite coal re-
gion, whether members of the United
Mine Workers of America or not, are
instructed to cease work and remain
away from the various collieries. strip
pings and breakers until the demands of
the Hazleton convention have been ac-
coded TO by the coal companies. Be law
abiding, self-respeeting and quiet. With
thoroughly aroused public sentiment be-
hind US. cause the justice of which can
not be successfully questioned, and the
mine workers united and determined to
stand until their many wrongs have been
righted, we have supreme faith in the ul-
innate success of our cause"
In their demands the miners ask the
correction of many evils, the more impor-
tant of which are the following:
Abolition of tine company stores;
reduction in the price of powder
TO $1.J0 key; abolition of COM
pany doctors: semi-monthly pay
ment of wages; abolition Of the
sliding scale; wages paid in cash;
2,240 pounds to the ton; an adj
vance of 20 per cent in wages less
than $1.50 and not exceeding S1.15
a day; that all classes of day labor
now receiving $1.50 and not exceed
ing $1.75 shall receive Is per cent
over present wages; that all day
labor now receiving $1.75 shall be
advanced 10 per cent; that no
miner shall have at any time more
than one breast, gang or other
class of work. and shall get only
his legal share of cars.
The strike, it is estimated, directly
affects 100000 men and indirectly about
100000, while it cuts off wages csti-
mated at S1OO0O,9O week.
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The royal palace at Madrid is one of
the most beautiful structures in the
world, says the International Maya
zine, being built by an Italian architect
in the early part of the last century, at
cost of $5,000,0Oo, and was intended
to be rival of the French palace at
Versailles. The material is white mar
bic. 1t is 40 feet each way, with a
court 240 feet square, rooted with
glass. Few places are more tiresome to
visit than palaces. with their long rows
OF gorgeously decorated chambers. gilt
furniture and everlasting mirrors. but
the Casa Real at Madrid Is very inter
eSting, and contains a remarkable IL
brary of 100000 volumes. also priceless
papers. pictures, bronzes and marble
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EIectric Light Aids the AnaIer.


1t is well-known fact that fish, like
insects, are attracted to any bright
light; and a French entomologist has
lately taken advantage of this circum.
stance in fishing for specimens in a
pond. With portable battery and a
small incandescent electric lamp at
tached to net he was able to secure a
large number of fish, larvae, tadpoles
etc, at one operation. The net, meas
uring about yard across, was slowly
lowered into the water, and when i
reached the bottom of the pond the
little lamp above it was connected will
the battery. All the living creatures
within reach of the apparatus rushed
toward the light, and were immediate
ly secured il the net. 1t is obvious that
the method is applicable on far larger
scale, and may prove to be of great ser
vice to night fishermen.