Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-19
Odds and Ends.

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The American Federation will organ
ize Porto Rican laborers.
President has appointed A. G. Gear to
be a Circuit judge in Hawaii.
At the revival in Hiawatha, Kan, GAO
persons Joined the churches.
The output of coal in Washington State
for 1900 was about 100000 tons.
Upward of 100000 horses have perish
ed in the South African war up to date.
Railways use up over 100000 tons of
steel year, almost half the worlds pro-
duct.
A little railway at Onset Bay, on Cape
Cod, operates the only horse car in New
England.
The manufacture Of the old phosphorus
match will be prohibited in Switzerland
after April /.
New York has the most expensive wat
er plant in the country. 1t has cost up
to date Sill, 52G, 74S.
A bill has passed both houses of the
| Vermont Legislature empowering women
to be town treasurers, town Librarians
and notaries public
Nearly every town of Importance in In
dia has qualified woman doctor. There
are also several in China and South At
| RIGA, and even one in Persia.
Chicago has Il mounted policeman
Arthur j. Stiles-whO claims TO have
stopped 40 runaway horses, and in this
respect he holds the national record.
Estimated that 200 Chinese were killed
and wounded in battle with fifty Ger
mans, west of PaO-Ting-Fu Germany
lost one man killed and seven wounded.
Throughout France suicide seems to
have been increasing for some time. In
the five years ended Jan. /, 1901. the
number of suicides was no less than 81
600.
a Rursian engineer has invented an
electrical apparatus manipulated from
the stage Of a theater, by which, at one
touch, all doors and exits are opened to-
ward the outside.
Sergt. Logs Darrell, Troop G. Seventh
United States cavalry, who murdered
Private Henry l.. Crouch, has been cap
turcd in South Africa. He is now on his
way back TO Cuba.
Mrs. Annie Ray of Oakland. Cal. who
lately filed suit for divorce, appeared as
her own attorney, and prepared the nee
essary papers herself, without the assist
ance of a lawyer.
The perfunctory manner in which wit
nesses are sworn in English courts was
illustrated recently during trial in Lon
don, after some twenty witnesses had
given their evidence. 1t was then discov.
cred that all had sworn on and kissed
ropy of THE Guide TO the Law Of Land
lord and Tenant"
Last year the total number Of new
books published in the United States
reached G,356, or G53 more than in any
previous year.
Frank Hagan, prominent contractor.
Birmingham, Ala, called to his family.
while at table, TO Look here" then
fred a fatal bullet in his head.
Efforts made by F. Wayland Brown
and DIR. August VI. Unger, Chicago. 10
have quashed the indictments pending
against them in connection with the in
surance policies on Marie Defenbacb
who died several months ago, have fail
ed.
The municipal government Of st. Pc
ItESDuEE mas appoiAAtN a tJiliiiiiSSIbU IN
study the question Of sanitary working
mems homes. The city, with its marshy
surroundings and its liability 10 oyer
flows. is regarded as unhealthy at best
The evil is aggravated by the use By the
poor of rooms beneath the overflow line
The German papers state that during
the last year the exports from the Unit
ed States to the Argentine Republic have
increased - per cent, as compared with
the figures of the preceding year. This
gives America second place among the
countries which do export business into
Argentine, while the German Empire has
passed down to the fourth place
Paris is about TO lose one Of its great
historical landmarks. The old Temple
market is doomed to demolition. It's an
cient stronghold and palace, once the
home OF knights and royalty, afterwar,I
State prison, monastery and market.
and associated with the most mOmentous
events OF the history o. France and lis
capital. went through all the stages Of
power and ponp. decline and fall. and
now ends as a resort Of ragDickers md
feggars. and a rendezvous for thieves
AMI junl; dealers.
On the campus Of the Chicago Univer-
sity this spring viii be set fifty large elm
trees, traRsplanted at cost Of 800
each.