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distressing if the Government were do
| ing many more things in useful way
now than it did then. Ii is doing some,
no doubt, but it is not digging a Me
aragua canal, not establishing sys-
tenn of parcels post, not either buying
out the present telegraph monopoIies,
nor building postal telegraph Of it's
own; not doing anything to continue
our drainage canal to the Mississippi
| river as a true ship canal In brief. it
is doing none of the great things for in
ternal development and the fostering of
| trade and commerce. but is frittering
away its funds on trivialities until the
burden of taxation is so great that
when appeal is made for some of the
enterprises here enumerated the an
sWer is always: I'VE can't afford it,"
| And it might be worth while, too, to
consider to what extent men Interested
in the maintenance of monopolies
which the Government undertakings
mentioned would destroy may have
themselves Systematically caused and
fostered this condition of penury.
1t is curious that all of the people,
that is, the State are always poorer
than a few of the people. is one of
the cases in which the whole is not
greater than part Willis j. Abbot, in
Chicago Journal.
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1.-THE passage of the House currency
bill with its refunding clause says
the Louisville Dispatch. will make the
money question the most important is
sue Of the next campaign. 1t is part
Of a scheme to make bimetalism impos-
sible that these who are interested in
the private control of the public
finances hope to take the money ques-
ton out of politics. But. unless the
American people are ready to put on
the shackles of industrial slavery, they
have already made the money question
a stronger and inevitable issue.
NO intelligent business man needs
to he convinced now that there is gross
favoritism in our financial affairs, Civ
ing dangerous powers to a class. In
other words. it is plain TO all intelli-
gent men that the Government is not a
free financial agent: that the public
finances are controlled for the advance
ment of private interests. Men who
favor the gold standard do not indorse
the subserviency of Mckinley and
Gage to the Rockefeller money trust.
Only those who hold government bonds
or who have interests in national banks
can intelligently favor the refunding of
the debt into gold obligations.
There is a limit to human endur-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-13

rs Y April II just thirty-three years
W III will have passed since President
" Lsncoln was shot down in Ford
Tacaeer, Washington. by John Wilkes
EaaIa. The excitement all over the Unit
"a Sstsfes to-day caused by the war scare,
brings to mind the thrill of horror and
excitement that passed over the country
tIIir9v-three years ago. when, just as the
minds of the people had become settled
after Cour years OF war. the country was
startled by the announcement of Lin
cosB's assassination.
Announcements had been made in
Washington papers that President LIN
coIN and Gen Grant, accompanied by
tiseis wives. would visit Ford's Theater
(r9v pension Office on the evening of
AFril IA
Geo. Grant found it necessary to visit
burlington. \. j. on that memorable
14fh OF April and he accordingly sent to
President Lincoln note OF regret at his
Inability 60 accompany him to the the
ater that evening. leaving Washington on
thu 6 D. m. train.
Te Schuyler Colfax. then Speaker OF
the House. the President extended an in
vjtstion to attend the theater as late as
S-75s p. az. for it was not until then that
tl2e Presidents party left the White
Eiaasc. President Lincoln manifested a
csy5oas reluctance to going, but stated
that she papers had advertised that him
sels ard Gen. Grant would both attend,
are, since Gen Grant had left Washing
Can, ne did not want TO have the audience
disappointed. as the people would expect
10 see at BEAST one of them.
TIE theater was crowded. The box
reserved FOR the presidential party was
the double box forming the second tier on
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OF tie latter's management of the
Treasury Department are calculated to
hunt the entire Republican adminstra-
ton.
This frank outb,wst On the. Presi-
dents part was provoked by Senator
Aliens resolution calling for that por-
ton of the correspondence with-the Ma
tional City BANS which the Secretary
of the Treasury IL trying to suppress.
II is well that Mckinley comprehends
the situation AID his responsibility at
last. What the country now expects
to see is a call from the White House
for Cages resignation.
The country. however. has been bit
terly disappointed by William. McKin-
ley heretofore. and it is very likely to
be again not only in this case, but in
others. Cages resignation should have
been handed in and accepted long be-
fore this, and suggestion from the
President that it is wanted will doubt
less bring it,
If Mr., Mckinley does not enjoy see
ing Gage attacked for his display of
gross favoritism in the management of
the Treasury Department let him get
rid of the freak Secretary at once. Ii
he does not he may rest assured that
the people will hold him and his party
responsible for the latter at the polls
in November-New York News
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THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS, or THE WEEK coNcISEGY
CONDENSED.
Stevens Point swEers Severely by Fire
Curious Transformation of a Kenosha
Scarcity OF Snow Makes Slow

The Masonic black at Stevens Point
was totally destroyed by fire. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The building was
a three-story brick structure prominently
located on Main street, erected in 1880.
The present owners were Max Newald,
the Howard estate. Mrs. Eva Clements
and the local Masonic lodges. There
were three sections of two stories each,
owned by the first three parties. These
three sections supported a third story
owned by the Masonic lodges and used by
all the local Masonic societies. Newald
occupied his section with large store
with residence tlat on the second floor.
The Howard building was vacant save
for suite of offices in the second floor
occupied by j. Ii. LETTERS < Co., archi-
tects The Clements section was occu-
pied by the Boston Furniture and Under
taking Company, one of the largest fur
niture dealers in the State. The loss
amounts to upwards of $4,000. protected
By an insurance of So, $50, which will be
a total loss TO the insurance companies
The fire was discovered by Miss Amelia
Newall, who, in her excitement, ran a
block TO give the alarm attired only in a
light nightgown and barefooted. The
thermometer was 20 degrees below zero.
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The Iron Crown of italy was crown
of gold, having inside of it ring of
iron which was said TO have been
forged from the nails of Christ's Gross
1t was made by order OF the Princess
Theudeiinde for her husband Agilulf
King of the LombardS. in the year SOL
Tt was afterwards given by the Queen
to the church at MOIiza The iron
crown was used by Charlemagne at the
ceremony of his coronation. and after
him by all the emperors who were also
kings of Lombardy The Order OF the
Iron Crown, which is now regarded as
a high honor in Austria, was founded
by Napoleon. 1t fell into disuse after
his fall but was revived by Francis l..
of Austria. in 1916. In 1859 the Iron
Crown was taken by the Aussrians to
Vienna. but was presented to the King
of Italy in 1866. and is now among the
foyal treasures in Naples
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II thank you for the assurance you give
me that | shall be supported by conserva-
tive men like yourself in the efforts l
may make to restore the Union SO as to
make it, to use your language, union
of hearts and hands as well as of States
Over all the members OF that presi-
Dental theat6r party a blaek fand awful
fate hung menacingly-
The fate of the assassin. John Wilkes
Booth. is too well known for repetition
shot down like a dog. as he was. in a
burning barn.
Many have nct followed the end of 9TH
ers indirectly associated with the tragedy.
The stricken widow of the martyred
President passed the balance of her days
in melanchoiia and madness OF the
guests who we're with her in the box that
night. one slew the other and ended his
own life a maniac
BY a curious coincidence. even Sergt.
Boston Corbett. who shot Booth in the
barn, became insane and was afterwards
confined in a Kansas asylum
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Brief state HapDenIngs.

William Campbell of Beloit, one of four
suspicious characters who are in jail
charged with highway robbery, pleaded
guilty.
An effort is to be made for securing
popular subscriptions in small sums for
the erection OF a Y. NJ. G. A. building
in Kenosha.
Peter Walbridge, prominent farmer
of sur Prairie, had his leg broken. While
feeding his cattle he was knocked over
and trampled upon.
The city depot and freight warehouse Of
the Omaha Railway Company was de
stroyed by fire at Hudson, with loss of
about $4,000 on the buildings.
The Ozaulzee County Agricultural So
ciety decided to continue holding fairs
at Cedarburg for the next ten years. The
fair will be held Sept II, IS and 10.
At Waupun fire in the finishing and
shipping departments of the AlthOuse-
Wheeler Company's windmill and pump
factory caused loss of about $1,000.
Three men were severely injured in
smash-up on the Chicago and Northwest
ern road at Ableman. The accident was
caused by large rock rolling from
Quartzite bluff on to the track.
The little daughter Of Mr.. Amborn,
whose home is near the Sherman school
house, in the town Of Union, was terri
bly, burned. Her clothes caught fire, and
no assistance was at hand except chat
an elder sister could render. Her clothes
were nearly all burned from her body.
Emil. the 9-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Schilling of Racine, died, the
result Of bursting a blood vessel.
O. d. Vaughn OF Beaver Dam will be
superintendent Of W. II. Bradley's Jer-
sey cattle farm, creamery and poultry
yards near Temahawk.
State Insurance Commissioner Emil
Giljohann has turned over to State Treas
urer ]. o. Davidson $4,000 in license
fees from companies and agents.
The bakery and restaurant AT Valley
Junction, owned by Charles ii. Sworts,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $500. in
surance $1,000.
The Secretary Of State received during
January 81. 494.75 corporation fees. The
insurance commissioner received $685.
SOS. %.
A little son Of William Keller, near
Spring Green, was attacked by Malt
csc cat which had gone mad and before
the father could beat the ferocious animal
off and kill il, the boys arm was badly
bitten.
At Plain the 7-year-old daughter OF
John B. Bauer was burned 10 death. She
was at the home OF her grandmother.
The grandmother stepped across the road
to her sons house, when the little girls
clothing was set on fire by coming ia con
tact with the stove.
Knute Sorenson has begun an action
against the city of Racine for $1,000 dam
ages He alleges that he walked into a
hole IN the sidewalk and was badly hurt
last September.
Dean f. a. Birge is arranging for
University Of Wisconsin exhibition j. tHe
educational department OF the Pans ex-
hibition, charts showing the growth OF
the institution are being prepared.
McAlpin's grocery store in Beloit was
burned oat The rooms OF the Clarion
Club, above the store. were badly dam
aged. The building IS owned by George
Mckay Of GAINESVILLE. The loss 10 the
grocery stock is total and viii be $500;
damage TO building 5000.
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senator Wellington objects.

Senator Wellington is the Republican
Senator from Maryland who ventures
to oppose Mr.. MeKinley's scheme of
Imperialism. He addressed the Sen
ate on the Philippine question and gave
Mr.. Mckinley bad quarter of an
hour
Mr.. Wellington said he was not ready
to enter upon 4 policy of expansion,
.'the first exempliheation of which is TO
be the taking, by force of arms, of the
islands, persons and privileges of the
Philippine ISLANDERS"
History indicated that imperial des-
tiny" had wrecked many republics.
He believed that one of the greatest
blessings that ever befell England was
the loss of the American colony. Refer
ring to Great Britains war with the
Transvaal. Mr. Wellington said:
she has not met the Caucasian race
since the Crimean war. and now, when
for the first time for half a century
she attempts TO send her army to de-
stroy a brave and courageous, but Eu-
fortunate. people, she all at once rudely
awakens from the dream of her power,
because she finds that corruption has
eaten to her very vitals and her army.
which she deemed was still Ike that of
Cromwell invincible-has been belab-
ored and defeated every day since it at
tackled the Beers. And justly so. And
II may be. at no distant time, that the
insidious influences which have thus
debased her win entirely destroy the
weighty structure Of the empire she
has erected.
"If the propositions advanced In 17T6
were true then and applicable to the
American people struggling for free
dom, have they grown less forcefui by
the passage Of century and a quarter
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Lincoin,s Fondncss for Graut.

An amusing and possibly instructive an
ecdote, in which Lincoln and Grant hg-
ure, and showing the latter's estimate of
cavalry, is related by Mr.. William Q.
Stoddard, for some time one of the for
mer's private secretaries. The general
had not long been in command of the
Army of the Potomac, when one day
Mr.. Stoddard asked Lincoln's opinion of
him. Grant" replied the President, is
the first general I've had. He's the gem
eral.' Remembering the high esteem in
which Mcclellan. Burnside, Hooker and
Meade had been held, Mr.. Stoddard ask
ed Lincoln to explain, and this is what
he said:
''You see, when any of the rest set out
on campaign they'd look over matters
and pick out some one thing they were
short of and they knew | couldn't give
'em, and tell me they couldn't hope to
win unless they had it; and it was most
generally cavalry Now, when Grant
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ostracisIng Trusts.

Constitutions, laws, strikes, boycotts,
nothing has any more effect on the
trusts than water on ducks back.
Now comes a new remedy: Ostracise
the trust magnates-can il be done
The New York Journal says may" IN
the following style: Even great men
of weighty brains are sometimes pos
sessed of strange vagaries. President
Arthur L. Hadley OF Yale University
suggests as a remedy for trusts the so
cial ostracism of men engaged in trusts
or other business enterprises inimical
TO public welfare. President Hadley
is wise man, but in teaching the Yale
idea to shoot in this direction he,is not
doing justice TO his own wisdom. From
what particular things would President
Hailey ostracise the trust kings
From church, Look at the bald. bow
ed heads in the Fifth avenue houses
of God on Sunday They are all worn
bare with trust schemes Dona tons
from trust magnates support the min
listers. From social enjoyments? Go
to the Assembly ball. the Patriarchs.
the Matriarchs. the high and bowling
functions a Delmonieo's or Sherry's,
or the private palaces along the Appian
Way. Trust magnates bob. and skip,
and smlrk. and beam in mutual regard
How, then, would President Hadley
ostracise the trust rulers Win the
colleges cast the first stone by refusing
.c accent donations from trust
sourees!.
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Booth had been noted as leaper, hay-
ing become habituated TO sensational
leaps in his repertoire of characters. He
leaped nine feet down ON the stage, but
his spur caught in the flag decorating the
front OF the presidential box and as he
reached the stage he fell. recovering him
self in wonderful way, though his leg
was broken He bounded across the
stage, pushing past Miss Laura heene,
who stood near the prompters desk,
striking her on the hand with his own,
still holding the dagger. As he crossed
the stage Booth cried out. dramatically,
Isle semper tyrannisi" and Il have done
itr' Once through the side scenes Booth
Quickly escaped by the rear door of the
theater, where horse awaited him, IT'S
bride held by an employe of the theater
whom Booth rewarded with kick, his
agony from his broken leg being intense.
Meanwhile the shrieks of Mrs. Lincoln
made clear to the audience the nature OF
the horrible crime that had just been per-
petrated. Pandemonium reigned. Wom-
/ en- cried. men followed and children
| screamed. Miss Laura Keene advanced
I to the footlights and called out: "For
Gods sake, have presence of mind! Keep
your places and all will be well,'
Miss Harris called 70 Miss Keene TO
bring some water, which the actress did,
and afterwards accompanied Mrs. Lin
coin TO the house opposite, TO which the
unconscious President was at once re-
/ moved. 1t was found that he had been
/ shot through the head, above the back of
/ the temporal bone. and that some of the
brain was oozing out and that death was
/ inevitable.
| Within a comparatively short time the
terrible news had spread all over Wash
| ingtou. and by midnight every member
OF the cabinet. except Seward. whose own
| life was attempted, had gathered at the
beds'se OF their dying chief. Mrs. Lin
coin was present. Frustrated with grief.
and other members of the family. Sena-
tor Sumner, Speaker Colfax. military Of
tcials OF the War Department. several
generals and physicians. the latter in
Guiding Surgeon General Barnes. who
had from the first assisted DR.. Stone.
the Presidents family physician.
President Lincoln never recovered con-
seriousness. As day dawned his pulse
/ failed and look OF perfect peace over
spread his features. At T:2a a. m. be
ceased TO breathe. Rev. DR.. Gurley kneit
down and prayed and Secretary stanton
broke the silence which followed with the
remark: Vow be belongs TO the ages"
The South lost. in Lincoln, one who
would have proved to be its best friend.
as is. perhaps. now realized. In letter
written to Gen. Van Allen on the last day
of his life. lincoln wrote words that
strike the keynote OF his character. In
it he said:
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Protection DID II.

A high protective tariff. currency
system which makes the few masters
of many, and the Republican party,
these are the cause and the perpetual
ton of trusts Says the Kansas City
Times: ''Their cardinal economic pol
icy. protection. has. through years of
high tariff robbery. forced tribute out
of the pockets of the toiling many for
the enrichment of the favored few
Enormous wealth. iegislated by sue
cessiye Republican Congresses into the
hands of a class, has naturally result
ed in the formation of the monster
monopolies which have assumed con-
troll over nearly every industry in the
country, have seized the channels of
trade and are thrOttling competition in
all the leading lines of business.
Their active agent in the govern
ment is Mark Hanna. the President
maker. the boss of the Republican par
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Assassination in Kentucky


The menaces and mob Inspirations
of the Republican anarchists in Ken
lucky bore natural fruit when occurred
the shooting of William Goebel, the
Democratic candidate for Governor at
the recent election. Goebel was con-
testing the election against Taylor,
who had been declared elected on the
face of the returns and was holding the
Office. Goebel had instituted his suit
before the legislature as provided by
law. contesting the election. The trial
of the case was in progress, the testi-
mony being all in, and the arguments
were to be heard.
The Republicans had threatened that
the decision of the legislature, if favor
able to Goebel, would be resisted by
violence. Taylor, being in office, had
power to call out the militia. He had
summoned to Frankfort, the capital mot
the regular militia, but throngs of law
less mountaineers, the most of whom
We're moonshiners gaining livelihood
by distilling Illicit whisky, These
bandits always resisted United States
officers in the discharge of duty. In
some of the family feuds among the
meuntaineers numerous lives had been
destroyed.
Recruits from this class had been CIR
ganized to protect the usurping Gov
ernor in office if the finding of the Leg
islature- the constitutional tribunal
should be against him. Animated by
this spirit of resistance to law, a con-
ceaIed assassin, as AIr. Goebel was
walking along the street in Frankfort,
shot him. The Republican anarchists
of Kentucky must bear this gdilt-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
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Society exists in Russia for its own
sake. and is not merely a general clear
ing house where social debts and du-
ties are civiily discharged. In fact. II
is an earthly paradise. wherein you
can daily with your life. dreamiy
watch Ii glide away through asphodel
meadows. and enjoy its pleasures heed
less of time and tide. And, like para
disc, it is reserved for the very elect:
only those predestined from their birth
may enter on the joys of the place. The
uniform of an officer of the imperial
guards for instance. is an open sesame
TO the bliss it besfows. and to follow a
trade is to have committed the unpar-
donable sin. 1t is conceivable that a
prince orr count should be driven from
the precincts of this Eden. but heaven
and earth will PEA away before mer-
chant viii be allowed to cross its
threshold
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VALENTINES OUT OF DATE.

Original Verse, Flowers or Candy Are
Now tbs Proper Gifts.
Valentines are out of date. That is
the ediot OF society. When the 14th Of
February comes around now the proper
caper is to write to your lady fair a few
choice stanzas of valentine verse, or, in
case Of your inability to construct proper
rhyme, send around few punches of yio-
lets or sweet roses or nice box of candy
"a heart shaped box preferred, of course
AL tied up with pretty silk ribbons The
flowers and the candy may not last as
long as the poetry, but the flowers will
he prettier, the candy will taste better and
both will be more appreciated.
When it is said that valentines are out
of date the statement has to be made, of
course. with some reservation. They are
out of date as gifts between fashionable
adults. but among children they are popu-
lar still. Every little lad and lassie
watches for the postman on the morning
of st. Valentines day. of course, and is
disappointed if the mail brings no love
message, no little embossed and painted
Cupid. What is meant by the statement
that valentines are out of date is that the
day of the three-story, fused and fuzzy,
.
hsnd-painted, lint and nonsense creation,
over which young ladies used to go into
ecstasies of delight and young men used
to go into bankruptcy. has long been pass
ed. The custom of sending that sort of
remembrance is as dead as the custom. of
New Years calling. 1t was never SEN
sible custom anyway, for no young man
felt really repaid in putting weeks sal
arv into a Gift to a yoTne- loly when bp-
cause of the mystery and secrecy that
have to be observed in sending valentines,
he could not accompany it with his card.
1t was altogether too discouraging to
have his hated rival get the credit for
sending a sentimental lot of poetry all
done up in fluffy expensiveDess for which
he had cheerfully emptied his pockets and
gone broke Valentines of that sort
have had their day and belong now to the
sweetly remembered past.