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

Canada may send 10000 more troops
20 the Cape.
Nicaraguans favor Americans controll-
| ing the canal.
Russia will build a railroad across Per
| STA, 1,3D0 miles long
Chicago Board Of Trade has abolished
| put" and 'cal' trading.
Plague is about over in Honolulu. City
| has been thoroughly cleansed.
George Barrow, abductor of baby Ma
| rion Clark, New York, is insane.
A Liverpool physician has discovered
the bacillus of pink-eye in horses.
DIR. Lapponi. the papal physician, says
Pope Leo may live to be 100 years old.
Preston Hurlburt, prominent stockman,
Buffalo, n. y. killed by street car.
G.. w. Cross and Gns Leach were killed
by dynamite explosion, Hillsworth, Ga.
Porch climbers secured 81 900 worth Of
jewelry from Mrs. A. S. Sturm, Chicago.
a system of government inspection Of
nursery stock is expected TO be enacted
soon.
r. o. TAFT, amateur golf champion Of
England, was killed in the battle at Koo
docsberg.
Owing to the Texas antitrust law thu
bicycle trust refuses to ship wheels there
unless money accompanies the order.
Nearly S200,0O0,OOo will be appropriat-
cd by this Congress for the support of
the Unitcd States army and navy during
the next year.
The Ohio House Of Representative
has passed bill prohibiting the desecra
ton Of the American dag by rs use Tor
advertising purposes.
Three hundred Spanish prisoners Of The
Filipinos dispersed their guard. escaped
and barricnded themselves ii town.
awaiting the arrival Of the Americans
Judge William H. Taft, who has beea
appointed president or The new Philip
pine commission. said he would not re-
main In the islands longer than two years
Said that FIRE insurance companies lost
more than $3,000,000 in New York the
past year
4 tornado passed OYER Custer, D. T.,
wrecling four buildings and killing jas.
Abney and wife.
Thirty-nine Irish representatives fron
Chicago will go 70 Pretoria 70 join the
Boer hospital corps
w. r. Hudson Haskell Texas, live
stock raiser, filed petition in bankruptcy
Liabilities $223,000.
Former Gov WoIcott, Massachusetts,
declined ON appointment on the Philip
pines commission.
Capt. L. f. Strong has been detached
from the navy yard. Washington, and or
dered 10 the command OF the Monadnock
on the Asiatic station.
VIM Metcalf. wcll.known publisher,
Springfield, Mass, committed suicide b.
shooting His partner. VIM Clark, killed
himself two years ago.
4 Chicago robber held up Mrs. Mary
Burk IN her saloon and took Sl1. He
dropped his revolver, which was discharg-
ed the bullet striking her 10 the thigh
IN the past ten years the production Of
wheat has increased "a per cent in the
South. and the number OF hogs raiSed
there fas, during that period, nearly con-
blcd
Three children OF John Gilbert. colored.
WAYNE. y. c., bstDed to death wAle the
parents we're away from home.
The San Jose scale is scattered through
southern Georgia in thirty counties. whsIe
North Georgia is comparatively free from
he infection
Farmers - nearly every Northwestern
State are planting nut trees along with
tlleir peaches Jnd pe=fs. and are ntii.zing
the hillsides. wheee nothing else wiB
grow. Tor nut orchards
Sesen hundred Belgian hares have been
shipped to Chicago. presumably for breed
ing purposes These hares are sold BY
English poultry dealers as substitute
Tor chicken AM turkey.