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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
r,,,ors and the Trusts.

Do the farmers realize that the Re-
publican party proposes to keep the
trusts in power? Realizing this, do they
not also realize that they are taxed by
the trusts much more heavily than by
the Government, and that to vote the
Republican ticket is to vote contin-
uance and an increase of this tax?
Take the matter of steel nails. Last
wear before the trust was fully organ
lied the farmer sold his wheat for %
cents bushel and bought a key OF
nails, needed on the farm, for $l.6o.
How is it this year, when the Repubii-
can party has encouraged, fostered and
protected the nail trust? The farmer
sells his wheat for GO cents a bushel
and pays $3.50 for key Of nails. Some
how or another this farmer has been
cheated out Of three bushels and a half
of wheat Who did it? The Republic
can party, which upholds the nail trust.
Another illustration of just how these
lovely Republican trusts work is given
by the Cincinnati Enquirer as follows:
1.-THE workingman, earning 50 week,
who last year put tin roof on his front
porch paid $2.45 for the box of tin, and
had $3.50 left out of his weeks wages.
This year when he put trust tin roof
on his back porch be had to pay $4.S5
for the box of tin and had S4.15 left out
of his weeks earnings. That man has
no doubt discovered who stole the
$2.40."
With these facts in view, what are
the farmers and the workingmen going
to do about the matter? II would seem
the course of wisdom for them to vote
against the Republican party, which is
taxing them to the very limit OF en-
durance. They know that they can
hope for nothing but a continuance of
this taxation as long as the Republican
party remains in power. VIII they con.
tinue to aid the oppressors and to place
the yoke on their oGln necks?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

The action Of the National Seamen's
Union, at the annual convention In CHI
cago, on Saturday. may cost the Hanna
Payne ship subsidy bin the votes of
some members Of Congress who had
been won to It's support on the suppo-
sition that II would be popular among
the seamen. as well as among the inter
ested ship owners aud shipbuilders. One
OF the strongest claims made for the bill
is that It viii tend TO build up the Hier-
chant marine Of the United States, AID
50 give employment TO great number
OF American seamen. Special efforts
have been made to secure the support
OF the Labor interests for the measure
on that ground That element of the
labor class most directly Interested, the
seamen, cannot be brought to look at IL
In this Eight. At the national conven-
ton a resolution was adopted severely
condenning the scheme and declaring
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Land Sells for One Dollar an Acre An
Adventure with Hobocs-Y Young Vic
tim of Hunting Accident Aged
Man Falls Down Stairs.

The smallest sale of State lands in the
history of Wisconsin was held at the
State land Office in Madison The total
amount disposed of was only 400 acres.
sat prices averaging a little over 81 per
acre. John A. Byrnes of Madison bought
eighty acres in Shawano and Chippewa
counties for $S6; ]. S. Baker Of St. Croix
Falls. eighty acres in Burnett County
for sos; John p. Joseph OF Hayward,
eighty acres for SIC; George B. Burrows
Of Madison, forty acres in Outagamie
County for SIC; Z. NJ. Smith of Madison,
forty acres in Juneau County for $40;
Hans Borschenius of Madison. forty
acres in Polk County for SAG; $. f..
Wright of Madison, forty acres in Sha-
wano County to perfect title. These are
the only State lands open 10 sale except
in the State park, in which there are
$4,000 to 10000 acres The remainder,
about $4,000 acres, has been withdrawn
from sale by act of the last Legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

inside of his helmet, the words "All to
my wife" When an English army in
vaded Afghanistan one soldier was
caught while doing scout duty and shot
down when none of his comrades We're
in sight. Weeks afterward his body
was found lying before tall rock on
which he had written in letters OF
blood, Il want all to go to mother" In
both cases the war department held the
wills to be valid, and saw that the prop
er distribution of the property was
made
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
WRITER OF SWEET HYMNS.
The Late Rev. Robert Lowry and His
Beautiful Song.

The Late Rev. Robert Lowry and His
Beautiful Song.
n many churches next Sunday the
beautiful strains and the soothing
words of the old hymn, shall we
gather at the river?" will stir the
hearts of thousands, and tears will
come 80 the eyes of those who may
read between the lines the sorrowful
story of some past day when they
stood by the bedside of one who was
about to make that unknown journey,
and the old doubt will come back to
them-the old doubt that has ever
troubled the heart of man when the
dearest ON earth is leaving. Shall we
meet again in the great forever? The
organ tones swell soft and low, and
sweet and seassuring comes the prom
lse:
Yes, we'll gather at the river.
The beautiful, the beautiful river,
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne of God.
For thirty-fou years the wonderful
S4ymn has brought peace to those who
mourn. It has been sung in the great
churches in the great cities and in the
little chapels in the unpretentious
hamlets. 1t has been sung in the Sun
day schools and at the fireside and its
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Suit Against Traction Line.

The Citizens Traction Company has
been sued by the Falk Manufacturing
Company of Milwaukee for $4,000,
claimed to be due for building the inter-
urban road between Oshkosh and Nee
nah. The latter company also asks that
a receiver be appointed for the traction
company. The original contract price
for the building of the interurban road
was $1S0,000 OF this amount 100000
has been paid leaving a balance of $780,
000 OF this amount the traction com
pany claims that it does not owe the
Falk company $4,000, which is the sum
in dispute.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

John Thomas, no doubt the oldest liy-
ing man in Wisconsin, met with quite a
serious accident at his home in Racine.
The old gentleman is nearing his 1O5th
birthday and is becoming more feeble
every day. IN walking downstairs he
missed his footing and fell, striking on
the right side of his body and face, cut
ting and bruising himself badly. He was
rendered unconscious and when discover
ed by a grandson was lying with his feet
up and head down. He viii recover.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
Shot His Friend.

Edward Drum, about 20 years of age,
only son of Jacob Drum of Browns Cor
ner, was seriously injured by the dis
charge of a gun in the hands of a COM
panion. Young Drum and neighbor's
boy by the name of Roepke went out
hunting in the vicinity of Silver lake and
while so engaged Roepke's shotgun acci-
dentally went off and the charge, shot,
wadding and all, entered Drums body.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

| it vicious, uncalled for, and Of 40 ben.
eft to labor in this country President
Mckinley strongly recommended the
/ principle of the bill in his recent mes
sage because it would bring more work
and wages to our countrymea." He
viii be panied to learn that the class OF
"our countrymen" he supposed would
be most particularly benefited with
more work and wages" emphatically
deny his proposition and reject his pet
measure as vicious" cleveland Plain
Dealer.
How "openinG the Mills" Has Worked.
Mckinley hit upon a happy phrase
three years ago, designed to keep the
attention of the voters away from his
attitude on the silver question. 1t was
to the effect that it would be better to
open the mills rather than to open the
minis.
! Cor a while after McKinley's election
the process of opening the mills went
on-not due in any way to his election.
but because the United States was pay
ticipating in the worldwide recovery
/ from seven years of lean picking.
As soon as possible Mckinley pushed
| through Congress a bill for higher tar
| if protection, the trusts sprung up in
night and the process of shutting
down the mills WAS begun and is in
operation to this day. Scarce day
passes in which some trust does not
| shut down a few mills for the sake of
limiting the output, creating an made
quate supply, aud thus giving excuse
for high prices and Increasing prices.
| Consolidation of office forces, reduction
of number of travelling men, economy
in rents, reduction of advertising, and
many other means have been employed
by the trusts to make more money with
less expense than formerly. Helena
| (Mont) Independent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
PoIygamous Utah office-HoIders.

Polygamous Utah office-HoIders.
A full disclosure will reveal that Mr..
Roberts after all had sufficient reason
TO believe that his plural wives would
not bar him from Congress. The State
of Utah is full of polygamous office
holders and President Mckinley has.
over the protest of citizens, selected
polygamists for important Federal Of
fees. Az this was known to Roberts.
and why should he alone be barred?-
Denver Post.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

hind him? The list
of casualties re-
p r t e d regularly
from South Africa
and the Philippines
lend pertinence to
the inquiry. Every
English soldier has
served out to him
when he enlists a
little volume which
contains, a m o n 6
other things, three
blank forms of will
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

occasion, simply to give vent to the
pent-up emotions of the heart. the
words and music of the hymn began to
flow out"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

How the English Private Disposes of
His Belongings.
How does the soldier killed in battle
or fatally wounded, dispose of his prop
erty, providing he has any to leave be-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
choice of Vsctlms.

New drummer can sell big bill OF
goods to any man on earth.
Proprietor-Ttat's all right. but
don't exert yourself TO sell goods to any
man who hasn't got money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02
SOLDIERS WILLS

little bugs. Some of them may fool you
some day"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

Hard luck sticks 10 some men ike q
grease spot on q pair Of new trsuserA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02

COffeo was not known 70 the Greeks
or Romans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-02


school board Of Pittsville, and upon Geo.
w Lundy and Frank NJ. Bemis, who aid
ed in forcibly ejecting Prof. O. j. Kauf-
man from the school building on Sept. IL.
Damages in the sum Of $1,000 is claimed.
The verdict of 81, 226 damages granted
by the lower courts in favor Of Mrs.
Isabella Cook of Marinette against the
Wisconsin and Michigan Railway, which
was sustained by the State Supreme
Court, ends a two years litigation. Mrs.
Cook was put off OF a train several years
ago and sustained serious injuries.
The Southeastern Wisconsin Poultry
Association win hold its annual poultry
show in Burlington the second week in
January The association is composed
of poultry fanciers of Racine, Kenosha
ana Walworth counties.
The dwelling house on the farm Of Da-
vid Davis of Sun Prairie was consumed
By FIRE during the absence Of the tenant
and his wife. The children, between the
ages Of and 10 years, were left at home
and in their attempt TO light fire in the
tank heater by carrying Goals from the
kitchen stove some OF them fell from
the shovel and before help could be sum
monel the building was burned. The loss
is covered by insurance.
At Waukesha the jury found George
Eckert guilty Of murder in the second
degree and recommended mercy By the
court. Eckert killed his wife by shoot
ing her on Aug. . last while in ht OF
jealous rage.
Henry t. Corbett. the Milwaukee pic
ture agent. has been positively identified
bv Rev. David B. CheBcy and Mrs. Che
ney Of Racine as the man who entered
their home Dec. and shot them Cor
betr was taken before the minister and
his wife and both stated that there was
not the slightest doubt that be was the
man who entered their home for the pur-
nose Of robbery and when discovered shot
Rev. Afr. Cheney and his wife
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25

useless to proceed further in this direc- tion, and having been unable to get any from MT Glover or the per sons who we have hereinbefore referred to, we caused the second selectman to be not fled to appear before us, which he refused 70 do; giving later to MT Hub bell the reason that he did not have ac- cess te the town books, and that all he knew about it was that all bills he O. K.d. were all right, and he would stand by them.
 Your committee reports however, from information received, that MT Glover has willfully violated Section 64 ofithe Stat utes, in that he has not made monthly returns to the town treasurer as required by law; that he has drawn false orders 1; that he has paid outrageou sly. large sums of money for work done for the town |; and that he has neglected the duties of his flee, which necessitsted others doing the work of the town and receiving con- pensation therefor; to illustrate. he has
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25

EDWARDS M.SMITH,.M.D.
 PHYsICIAN AND sURGDOE. Office at Residence. Eours: to .. n.i ts 2p, m; 2 to p. n. Telephone and Night Bell at Rssidsnss, Hsv- town Street.
 Telspt one Eo. 24s-31.
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25

suspicious circumstances we decided to call before us certain persons for exam ination to explain how they were entitled to draw the unusually large sums of money they did, and later we caused to be notified the following named persons to appear before us, viz., Thomas Don- ovan, who has drawn from the treasury since September 15, 1899, the sum of S220.50; Patrick T. Bradley, who has drawn within the same time the sum of $s3; Timothy Sheehan, who has drawn during the same time $100 50; G. R. Will son, who has drawn during the same time the sum of $242 20; William H. Glover, who has drawn during the same time for himself the sum of $529 76; Peter Hall, M. J. Cavanaugh and 0. T. Berry, who have drawn large sums of money from the town in proportion to the services rendered.
 Most of these persons came into the Street, but failed to appear before us whereupon we decided that it would be
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25

paid $132,76. for painting or tarring the bridge only six feet wide, fourteen feet long and two and one-hslf feet from the edge of the bTook; these are only two of many cases that came to our knowl. edge. From our examination we find relative to the financial condition of the town, that the treasurer had on hand the be- ginning of the fiscal year, viz, Septem- Der 15, 1899, the sum of S1 .S69 so; and that he has received into the treasury since September 15, 1899, and up to April 2s, 1900, S19. 1928 05; and since April 2s, $111 60; and that he has received from the town deposit fund S19422; making 8 total of S21, 79S.67. From this sum the town treasurer has disbursed on orders Of the selectman since September 15, 1899, the sum of s2l, ,367.39; on regis trar's orders S134.15; on justices orders SPA 95; on health officers orders S72 on orders of the chairman of the board of school visitors $40; making total of S21, ,71s 49; leaving balance on hand of Ss0.1s.
 Your committee has found that there are now outstanding 29 orders that have f not been presented to the town treasurer for payment, which we discovered from omissions in the series of numbers of orders as appears from the books of account of the town treasurer. How many other orders have been drawn since the drawing of the order of the highest number as appears from the books of the town treasurer, we are unable to say, having been denied access to the order book.
 Estimated income up to September 15, 1900, as follows:
 From taxes on list of 1898, s SIS 62
 |" |" |" 1897, s1.0C !" !" 1896, 3s3 Ol
 Total, sl3s2 6 From dog licenses, 33S. .0(
 estimated, 75.0t
 Total, 413 0t
 Grand total, $1795. 6:
 Estimated expenses for the balance O the fiscaI year is as follows:
 For schools, s2l00 0'
 insane poor, 500 O.
 town poor, 1900 O
 roads and bridges, 50O00 O
 ]" interest Newtown Savings
 bank, 800 0
 IcoNTMUED ON PAGE TEN
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25
Fancy Suitings For Summer Wear.

It's good thing that every man doesn't take to dark clothes-all men would look alike, if he did. For varietys sake fancy suitings have their in- nlngs just now. The fancy cheviot family form strong team-and they wear we'll. Wehave them at $6.5O, $8 50 and $10; at $15 is a novelty, suit with silk embroidered double-b breasted vest. These come also in Oxford mixtures.
 Fancy worsteds have already scored hit, at $1O, $l25 $15 and SIS 50.
 Suits have single double breasted vests, so that you may choose whichever style you prefer
 Among the Rogers-Peet lines of suits, priced from $18.50 to $27, very many handsome amples of the best fancy chevot and fancy worsted fabrics, new this season, showing late effects in checks, plads and stripes, as we'll the fashion able Oxford and Cambridge mixtures.
 Whatever you need in summer clothing we shall be glad to supply. Il
The Newtown bee., 1900-05-25

OF SATURDAY LARGELY ATTENDED IN THE DowNPoUR oFRAIN.-CoMMITTEE BRINGS IN A WARM REPORT, WHICH IS ORDERED TO BE RECORDED.-THE RES OLUTIONs ADOPTED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-23

erence to the affairs of the Beers Is not
ton for sober and accurate statement. As.
for instance, his estimate Of the private
fortune of Dom Paul Is away Of Mr.. Kru-
ger Is the richest Boer in the Trapsvaal.
He Is worth his millions, and he has never
been plagued. as certain American states
man has BEEN. with the question as to
where he got 1t. He is forehanded citizen
with very clear eye for the main chance.
And surely Mr.. Davis Is wrong about the
treasury balance OF the Transvaal. 1t could
not six months ago. when Mr.. Davis was
there. have fallen to the beggarly figure Of
three dollars and six bits! Why, the Beers
are still fighting. and men cannot fight on
nothing. Mr.. Davis in going over the books
must have mfsread some of the totals. Moth
ing Is more likely. He was under q great
strain at the time, and. besides. he Is an
orator and not an accountant by trade
Mr.. Davis has not received an invitation
to speak for Mr.. Bryan. but he will re-
spond If one is extended to him. And at
the usual rate? Why not? 1t is the Gus
tom now to fee the spellbinders on both
sides. Lecturing may be very profitab BILE
although there is no record that Mr.. Davis
has been overrun with engagements-but
the alert convert can strike It richer. Some
who have gone over to MI Bryan have al
ready snapped up soft jobs. Why not Mr..
Davis? Is not the jawsmith, like any other
kind Of laborer, worthy of his hire?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-23

Correspondents whose letters to The Star
are printed today suggest that the street
car accident in lexington Saturday after
noon was the result of reckless operation.
the car being speeded down grade SO that
II was forced from the track at the curve
at the bottom of the grade II so. the dis
aster. which fortunately resulted in the in
lurlng OF small number of people owing
TO the exceptionally light traffic at the
time. was due to an individual fault. The
management of the company is however.
expected to so instruct the motormen that
they Will be unlikely to run these risks. 1t
oehooves the corporation to take every pos
slbIe Drecaution against such accidents.
which are extremely costly in both direct
and indirect results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-23

honestly; but i believe they, mean to estab-
hsh a good government in the Philippine
Islands now. 1ney mean to establish a
good self-government there. They are dis
graced forever ii they do not do 1t. Local
self-government will surely in the end bring
Independence to any people who desire it
and demand 1t. l would rather trust the
future of the Philippine people to those
men, grievous as their mistake has been,
than to trust 1t to the men who when the
treaty was pending played and juggled with
this great and sacred matter Of human lib
erty for party purpose"
In what sense do the Philippine islands
belong to the Philippine people? They have
never governed them They have always
been subjects. Their discomfort under
Spanish rule-justified no doubt-never rose
to the dignity of success. We did not de-
prive them of any property when we came
In On the contrary. the condition of those
who accepted our sovereignty has been bet
ter than 1t ever was before. Had there
been no revolt against our authority there
would be everywhere in the Philippines to-
day order and progress. As titles go we
have as good a title to the Philippines as
over that portion of our mainland here
known as the Louisiana Purchase, or over
Alaska
And Is II true that the Filipinos have a
right to such government as they think
good for themselves? They might decide
upon a dictatorship. They probably would
If left to themselves. and Aguinaldo would
be the first to WELD such power That of
course. would bring strife, and while strife
might not be Objectionable to such Fill
pinos as train with Aguinaldo 1t would be
most objectionable to all people of orderly
instincts doing business in or with the
Islands. Would Filipino tyranny be accept
ed by the world at large as fit substitute
for Spanish tyranny?
Mr.. Hoar sees clearly, however. the duty
of this government now that 1t has as
serted sovereignty over the islands and has
undertaken their affairs. It must keep
their interests in mind. and give them the
largest measure of self-government for
which the people demonstrate capacity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-23

Webster Davis INDIGNANT.

A dispatch from Kansas City, the home
of the patriot mentioned in it, reads as fol-
lows:
for working up sentiment in favor of the
Beers in this country Is ridiculous. 1 will
call any one a liar who makes such a state
ment- Kruger's fortune, land and all is not
worth $4,000"
This statement was made by Webster
Davis ex-assistant secretary of the interior
today Mr.. Davis has been rasped into a
pitiable state by the criticisms on his
switching to Organism, and particularly by
the ins!nuation made here that his strong
Boer sentiment Is paid for. Continuing his
pronunciamento. Mr.. Davis said: THE
financial condition of the Transvaal govern
ment Is p-tiable. Why. at one time when 1
was there, there was only 1915 in the
treasury of the TransvaaI government
They had bar gold and silver but 1t was
valueless to them at the time as the gov
eminent mints were not in operation while
1t was impossible to get the precious metal
on other markets; say, just at that period
Iecturing is my occupation said he
and L intend to follow 1t. 1 will make
speeches for Bryan provided am invited.
| haven't been invited yet"
Naturally Mr.. Davis is indignant that
anybody should question the unselfshness
and sincerity Of his Championship of liberty
In South Africa Nor Is his language too
strong in dealing with such an offender
1t Is calculated to arrest the attention both
of the offender and Of the general public.
A soft answer turneth away wrath, but II
doesn't advertise a fellow widely in these
aggressive days. And the "ad.," as Mr..
Davis well knows. is as the play once was.
now the thing
1t Is to be regretted, however that Mr..
Davis did not content himself simply with
the reference to his own atrairs HIS ref