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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
MAURICE THOMPSON DEAD.
The Indiana Author Passes Away at
Crawford sViIle.

Maurice Thompson, the author, died at
Crawfordsville Ind, Friday morning, af-
ter an illness of many weeks.
Maurice Thompson came of a Virginia
family and was of Scotch-Irish descent.
He was born at Fairfield, Ind, Sept. 9,
1874. His parents removed to Kentucky
when he was child, and thence to north
ern Georgia, where they lived until 1868.
Young ThompsOn's mother was woman
of strong characteI and excellent educa-
ton, his father Il wandering Baptist min
lister, who rode round the country on
horseback and spent little time at home,
The son was educated for Il civil engi-
neer, but developed more taste for Ian
guageS and literature than for the calling
set before him. He learned Greek, Latin
and French. His first writings were in
verse, which appeared i'll Southern pa
pers. He served IL the Confederate army
during the Civil War.
At the close of the war Thompson made
an extended trip to Florida, which laid
the foundation for some of his delightful
Southern sketches, published later. In
1868 he settled in Crawfordsville, Ind,
where he obtained position as Il civil
engineer for Il railroad. He married the
daughter Of Col. John Lee, railroad
president. Soon after he abandoned rail
roading and with his brother opened a
law office, but gradually drifted into lit
Crature.
Among Mr.. ThompSon's works are AT
Loves Extremes "A Banker Of Bank
ersville," sylvan Secrets" BY Ways
and Bird Notes" and a volume of poems.
But his greatest success is his famous
Indiana story, Alice Of Old Nincennes,"
recently published.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
OQda nnd I;nds.

In an old house at CedarvilIc, n. l.
VIM. Davis found several thousands Of
dollars hidden away. An old niser Eli
sha McChcsncy, formerly lived in the
house
Arkansas legislators could not decide
whether ;bc State flower should be an
apple blossom or passion flower. and re-
ferred tho matter to TIE committee om
education.
A bill is before the federal council Of
Germany providing thar the time ~
study shall bc for medical students FIVE
years. instead of the present term of four
years and a half.
The average cost Of land in southern
Germany suitable for tobacco culture is
! S121.IO IIcssian mOrgcn. which is
| equal 10 thrcc-quarterS of an American
acre. The total cost Of production is
$500 a uorg:n.
A process Of extracting rubber from the
hulr plant has been discovered. This
plant is 81 species Of sagebrush, with
small leaves which grows to a height %
about three feet. and is found not only
in Mexico. bat also in Texas, Wyoming
and Nebraska. II grows i'll mountainous
regions, and is said to contain 40 per
cent of rubber.
A Mississippi sheriff sent to Auditor
Cole an express package containing S.,
$50 rollcctcd az taxes, without line
showing 10 what county il should be cred
tied. II took TWO weeks time and labor
to ascertain that Lee County was entitled
To credit for the amount.
\ lioncs~ j. said 70 have escaped from
mcnagrIir 10 France recently, and, fiat
tered ly -" attentions of an old lady,
who thinking me animal was a big dog,
pattrd il on the head. followed her for
quite distance. The cries Of people
who discovered u lion in the paths fright
cncd fha beast. which took refuge in a
humber yard, and was led back to her
cage.
4 new species Of nasturtium. whose
distinctive feature is its profuse and con
tinuous towering. has been developed in
the greenhouses of the University Of Ne
braska. where experiments have long
been IN progress
German plantation experts claim that
the Samoan Islands have a great future
ia coffee, tobacco. cotton, etc. Upoiu
Island. II seems. is especially suitable for
tine culture Of all these products. possess
ing. as il does, favorable position, fruit
ful soil ana good climate. a company
iy AT present being formed in Germany
Tor the purpose OF exploiting this island
laying ont plantations. establishing mar
Eow gauge railways, etc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26

ment. The village Of Morton is the larg-
est Amish community in the country. The
marriage customs are more sharply in
contrast with American ideas than any
thing else about the people. Bride and
groom are selected for each other by the
church, with a view to equaliZing the
future generation. The bright and prom
Using young man must take to wife the
slothful, dull girl, and the most wide
awake, gay, Industrious maid gets for
her helpmeet the worst lOut in the congre-
CATION. During the ceremony bride and
groom stand on opposite sides of the
church. and after it each goes to his and
her own home. not to see the other for a
week.
The dress of the people is very plain,
and the women's dress particularly so.
The hair is worn cOmbed straight back
and wound in knot and adorned by 4
blue or black sunbonnet on all occasions.
The people associate with none but MEM
berS of their community, wear no jewelry,
have no entertainments or parties, allow
no wall paper or ornaments in their
homes. and no musical Instruments. None
of them is poor. and many are wealthy
far beyond their wants.
The troubles and dissenSions in the
Amish Church and Society are ca using
many members of this faith TO dispose of
their farms and belongings in central
Illinois and seek new homes in the far
West. The largest party OF that society
yet moved left Peoria the other day in
special tourist cars for their new homes
in Utah Twelve cars of their household
effects and farming implements have
been sent on ahead
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
TO RAISE THE MAINE.
Men Who Do the Work Will Receive
Only a SaIYaoe

AAC a SdAhdsCs
1t has been three years since 2JS sail
ors OF the United States navy went to
the bottom of Havana harbor with the
wreck OF the battleship Maine. and on
the third anniversary of that event con-
tract was signed for the raising of the
wreck. The y. +. Chamberlain company
Of Chicago will undertake the work.
a little over two years ago, when the
question of raising the wreck was first
seriously preached Mr. Chamberlain con-
ceived plan for raising the wreck of the
Maine, as we'll as that of the grounded
Spanish transport Alfonso MI. He i'm
mediately organized a company and set
to work to perfect the details of the task.
Mr.. Chamberlain then proposed to raise
both the wrecks of the Maine and the
Alfonso for salvage, agreeing at the same
time to pay the government 8 per cent
of the net proceeds and guaranteeing the
return of all personal property of the
crew that should be recovered. The gov
eminent notified the company that the
proposition was acceptable and with the
approval of the bond and the attachment
of the official signatures the company is
now ready to begin work.
The plan which Mr. Chamberlain has
adopted for the Maine is the building of
an immense cofferdam around the wreck.
The dam will be eighty feet broad at the
base and wide enough at the top for a
safe wagon road. The incline will be on
the inside. Bundles of brush thirty feet
long, weighted with stone, will first be
let down all around the wreck Upon this
dirt and gravel will be dumped, forming
comparatively water-tight Foundation.
Stone. brush. dirt and gravel will then be
alternated until the wreck is completely
surrounded by a dam forty-fve feet high
Pumping engines will be put to work
as soon as the dam is completed and the
wreck cleared of water. A we'll will be
dug inside the dam, into which the bilge
water can run, and the work of retriev-
ing the wreck will then be fairly begun.
One hundred tons Of brass and bronze.
together with the engines and the protec-
tive armor of the Maine, will be the prop
erty of the Chamberlain company The
cost of doing the work outlined by Mr..
Chamberlain is estimated at $4,000.
An entirely different method will he
pursued with regard to the Alfonso Nj.
This vessel was sunk in shallOwer water,
nearer the shore. and it is proposed to
drag it farther upon the beach by an in
tricate system of blocks, tackles and roll
erS,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26

uation is disclosed in the fact that it was
deemed advisable to proclaim Il state of
siege, the city thus being placed under
martial law.
Because the local authorities were I'M
able to maintain order affairs were placed
in the hands of Gen. Weyler, and the cap
tain general, who was driven from Cuba
by American sentiment. appears to be
now in supreme command. Gen. Weyler
issued stringent proclamation. There
was bitter opposition in the cabinet to the
radical measures taken. and the outcome
of the situation. correspondent says, is
awaited with anxiety.
If the Queen Regent and her minis
rial advisers have any means at hand for
controlling the oUtburst Of public feel
ing there is nothing to show it. The sit
uation in some respects resembles that in
Brazil when the wave If rcpublicanism
swept Dom Pedro off the throne. The
Queen herself is not loved; her son, the
youthful king, is looked upon as Il weak
ling, destined to an early death, and the
union of the Queens eldest daughter to
a Carlist and a reactionary now puts a
ban upon the next heir to the throne.
There is reason to believe that 4 large
element Of the Spanish public would rath-
er see the throne overturned than to per-
nit it to be occupied by a queen under
such influences as must now surround
Princess Maria.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattle. common to prime.
$500 10 $3.50; hogs. shipping grades.
$3.50 to $40; sheep, fair to choice, $500
TO $40; wheat No. red, 14c to zoe;
corn, No. >. 37c TO 3Sc: oats, No. .. 24c
TO PC: rye. No. -, 4Sc to 49c: butter.
choice creamery, Ole to PC; eggs. fresh,
l5c to 1Gc; potatoes, 39c to 43c per
huShel.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs, choice light. $500 to $40;
sheep, common to prime. $500 to $50:
wheat, No. >, 74c to Toe; corn. No. >
white. SOC TO 40c; oats. No. - white.
PC to :.Sc.
St Louis-Cattle, S3.25 TO So. 20: hogs.
$500 10 S5.35; sheep, $500 TO $3.50:
wheat, No, .. lie to re; corn. No. =.
3Ic TO Sc; oats, No. >. 25c 10 2Gc; rye.
No. >, ole to 52c.
Cattle. $3G0 to S4.SJ; hogs.
$500 10 >5.45; sheep. $500 TO $40;
wheat. No =, TSc to 79c; corn. No.
mixed. &c To 42c; oats No. mixed, 2G,.
20 pc; rye. No. >. 5tic to sac.
Detroit-Cattle. 500 10 $4.G0: hogs.
$500 to $40: sheep. $50 10 S3.75:
wheat. No. ,, 7Sc TO T9c; corn. No. -
yellow. 3Sc "a So; oats. No. = white, 2Sc
10 pc; rye. j2c IL J3c.
Toledo-Wheat, No > mixed. sac 10
zoe, corn. No. - mixed. Zoe to Ale; cats.
No. > mixed. Pc 10 &c; rye. No. - ole
To 12c; clover seed. prime. S7.00 70 ST.10.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. = northern.
12c to 73c; corn. No. 5. sac 10 3Sc; oats,
No white. 26c 10 pc: rye. No. !. .52c
10 use; barley, Ne. =, sac To 5Sc, pork.
mess, $3.50 to 1882.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
$500 10 $3.50; hogs. fair 10 prime. $500
TO $500: sheep. fair 10 choice, $500 To
$40; lambs. common 10 extra. $3.50 70
$545.
New York-Cattle. S3-2J 10 $3.50; hogs.
$500 TO $500; sheep. S;}.Oo to $40;
wheat, No. red, 71c 10 7Sc; corn. No. ..
46c TO 4Ic; oats, No white, Sc TO Sc;
butter, creamery, dc 70 PC; eggs, west
1~D Ila "a Isa
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
METHOD OF HoMEsTEADING.
How ands Can He Obtained in Kiowa-
Comanche Reservation,


A Comanche. l. r, correspondent says
that inquiries are coming from all over
the country concerning the method Of
demonstrating lands i'll the Kiowa-Coman-
che reservations. The applicant must
first select the quarter section on which
he intends to file and be satisfied Of its
true location and description. He should
then 20 to the proper land office and
make application. stating his name, resi-
dence and postoffice address. and giving
Il general description of the land.
This application must be accompanied
by the affidavit Of the applicant setting
forth: l. That he is not the proprietor of
more than 100 acres Of land in any State
or territory: >, that he is Il citizen of the
United States, or has filed his declaration
of intention to become such; >, that he
is over u years Of age, or If he is under
that age. that he is the head Of a family;
I, that the application is made i'll good
faith and for the purpose of settlement,
and that he is not acting as the agent
Of any other person or corporation; >,
that since Aug. 80. 1890. he has not en-
tered under the land laws of the United
States a quantity of land. which, with
the ldhu dppieu AOl' "VuIu mdhe AhOIe
than 800 acres.
This application must be made in per
son. After making application the appli-
cant is allowed six months in which 10
establish his residence.
Union soldiers may initiate homestead
right without being present at the open
ing. also their widows and minor orphan
children have same privileges. They may
file declaratory statement through agent
or attorney. which entities them to enter
at any time within six months from thu
time Of fling.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
RURAL MAIL ROUTES.
Their Continuance May Depend on
Patronage.

patronage.
Localities which have recently had
rural mail routes established in them
will be interested in a new order just is
sued by the government. which may indi-
cate that rural service is not to be per-
manent if the delivery routes are not
self-suStaining in point of revenue.
Though Uncle Sam is always obliging
and ever ready to cater to the wants Of
rural residents, yet he expects the rural
mail system TO be patrOnized to such an
extent a. not to detract from other de-
partments of the postofiice service.
Contrary To the usual idea. postofice
business is computed on the basis of the
amount of stamps Cancelled and not on
the number of letters. postals and pack
ages delivered from the office. Hence it
will Ice seen that if on a certain rural
route 1000 pieces of mail were delivered
in a month and the carrier on that route
received no letters and cancelled no
stamps. the route would be considered
from the point of view Of the business
end # the postal department. as a COM
plete failure.
The purpose OF the new order requir-
ing a report OF the amount Of business
originating on each rural route is to as
certain which of the routes are paying
and which are operated at loss. The
carriers are required TO report the num-
Der Of letters. postal cards, papers, pack
ages and circulars they receive from
farmers along their routes. the number Of
registered letters, special delivery letters.
money orders and ali the business which
originates along their routes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
RAVAGEs OF The GRIP.
Former Visitat on Cost the World the
Loss % One Million Lives.

Former Visitat' on Cost the World the
Loss % One Million Lives.
Some interesting facts and figures rela-
tive to the grip epidemic are given out
by Surgeon General Wyman of the Unit
cd States marine hospital service. Gen.
Wyman says that all reports Indicate
that the epidemic is caused by the same
germ that created such widespread trOu-
bic in 1890, although the sickness is how
in a much milder form. The epidemic
of 1890 originated in the East, first APP
pearing in Russia ana gradually extend
ing to Germany, France and England.
Shortly thereafter it became known i'll
New York and quickly spread to the
South, North and West, until practically
the entire country was involved. The
gravity of the epidemic of that year is
shown by Gen. Wyman i'll the following
numerical statement: The population OF
Europe was about 3J0,000,000. No coun
try was exempt and the number OF per
sons attacked was estimated to have been
p per cent or 4 total Of from SOOO0,O0
to 90,000000. Mortality during the cpl
demic was greatly increased and it was
estimated that 100000 deaths in that
year and the subsequent year were caus-
ed by the disease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
NEW PACIFIC CABLE SCHEME.
Germany and Netherlands Planning

to Lay Several Lines.
Information to the effect that Germany
and the Netherlands are planning to lay
a new CABLE to connect with the Dutch
East Indies and make them independent
of the British cable syndicate has been
transmitted to the State Department at
Washington by Consul General Guenther
at Frankfort, Germany. 1t is proposed
to have the main line go to Shanghai
with branch cables from there north to
klao Chou, east to Japan and America.
and south to the Indian archipelago. The
southern line will have its first station on
the Bismarck and Caroline Islands, and
from there will go west in roundabout
way through the Dutch dominions to the
North Natuna Islands, without touching
any OF the British possessions. The North
Natuna Islands will form the terminus OF
the line. The Netherlands share of the
construction will consist of three cables:
From the Natuna Islands to POntt Pom
tanac, Billion, Banka and Palembang
IN connection with the land line, which
Will traverse the country by way of Ia
handa through the Sunda Straits to Ba-
tavla; from Palembang direct to Batavia.
and from Macassar to Ambon. Here
Germany will continue the cable to Ger
man New Guinea to connect with the
main line
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
WEYLER RULES SPAIN
RIOTS LEAD TO PROCLAMATION
OF MARTIAL LAW.
Wedding of the Princess to a Partisan
of Don Carlos Accomplished While
Troops Fill Capital and Disorders
Continue ON All Sides.

The brilliant wedding ceremonies at
Madrid, when Princess Maria of the AS
turias was married to Prince Charles of
Bourbon, were attended in parts OF Spain
by manifestations which fairly threaten
revolution. 1t was expected that the
union of the princess to one of the de-
tested Carlists would call forth pro-
test, but such scenes as were witnessed
Thursday, not only in Madrid, but IN
Barcelona, Granada, Valencia and Ma
laga, indicate that the populace has
reached the point of desperation which
leads 10 overt acts. 4 royal wedding is
one of the occasions when, if ever, a
loyal people are disposed to enter into
the festival spirit with enthusiasm. The
sullen crowds in Madrid were so obvious
ly threatening that detachments OF cav
airy patrolled the street during the time
Of the ceremony. The gravity of the Sit
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
CHEERFUL BUSINESS REPORTS.
Retail Trade Enlar7 ed by Wiutry
Weather-Sprinr Demand Opening.

Retail Trade ENLARGED by Wintry
Wcather-Sprinr Demand Opening.
Bradstreets commercial report says:
TRADE adyices are rather more cheerful.
This applies as much to current retail
business, which has been enlarged by
wintry weather. as it does to opening
spring trade, which finds stimulation in
the general confidence felt as to the out
look for the coming year. Prices show
exceptional strength, all things consid-
cred, the enc weak spot being raw cot
ton, which shares the rather unsatisfac-
tory tone manifested by the cotton goods
and warn markets. Foreign demand for
our breadstuhs has been rather better
and this is reflected in heavy exports,
particularly of corn. Wheat, including
tour, shipments for the week aggregate
4,S14,STS bushels, against 4,997,S13 last
week. From July / 10 date this season
wheat exports are 125.190,3T4, against
12G,SJG,3Gl last season."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
DECISION ON TRUSTS.
JUDGE SMITH OF CINCINNATI
MAKES IMPORTANT RULING.
Case Is Oue Brought by Firm of Ken
lucky DistiIIeIs Against Whisky
Trust-Run on Pennsylvania Bank
Started by a Wag.

Judge Rufus Z. Smith of the Superior
Court in Cincinnati, delivered the other
day decision that is regarded as i'm
pDrtant in its bearing on trusts. Elias
Block & Sons, Kentucky distillers, shut
up their mandatory under a contract
with the whisky trust by which the lat
ter agreed 10 furnish Block Il Sons all
their goods and pay them $1,000 month
in addition. The trust became in default
for $4,000 under this contract and suit
was brought to recover. The whisky trust
flied demurrer, alleging that the con-
tract was illegal. The demurrer Is over
ruled, the court holding that when CON
tract. apparently illegal, is only an Incl
dent TO large contract, which is legal,
then the first contract will stand as a cir
eHmStanCc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
KILLED BY A TIGER.

lis Zoo, Torn to Pieces.
4 terrible tragedy occurred at the In
dianapolis zoo. Albert Nelson, 4 keeper,
entered the cage of a Bengal tiger by
mistake, and was attacked by the beast.
A terrible struggle followed, in which
the keeper was torn to Il hundred pieces.
Red-hot irons We're applied to the blood
thirsty animal, but not until he was
struck by seven pistol balls dill lie release
his hold on his victim. Nelson was final
ly dragged from the cage, more dead than
alive, and was hurried to the city hos
pital, whore he died as he was being car
ried in. The tiger was not fatally wound
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
BOY STARVED no DEATH IN PIT.
Finding of Body DiscIoses Horrible
Eafe nf Ynur,c- Panns IL sra


The finding of the body of Charles Fet-
SEQ. the 1-year-Old son of miner Of
Hastings, Pa, disclosed the fact that he
had fallen into pit and met horrible
fate, dying from starvation and cold. The
boy had been missing from home for four
days. To make the case more pathetic
it was the lads father who found his
stiaened body. he having tracked the lit
tie fellow in the snow. The hole is about
seven feet deep, with smooth precipitous
sides. Fetsco, by leaning over the edge,
could see the kneeling body Of his son
on the bottom of the pit. his face uptUrn-
ed toward the opening and his eyes wide
open. Frozen drops Of blood on the torn
fingers and feet showed most painfully
how the child had struggled to get out.
In the pit there were marks on the frozen
sides where the little fellow had scratch
ed and scratched in the hope of getting
hold sufficiently to pull himself out.
Charles, in his efforts to libcrate himself
had taken off his clothing and shoes and
placed them in Il pile, but as nc stood on
this his childish form was yet several
feet below the edge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-02-26
MARCHING INTO THE UNKNOWN.
A Silent Processio of the G. A. r. that
Moves Ra pidIy.

"A TOCSSSlOH Oh Lne Gs A. TnaJ
Moves Ra pidIy.
The Grand Army of the Republic still
makes such Il brave show upon parade
that it comes like shock to learn how
rapidly its numbers are decreasing. Since
1890 the ranks have been reduced from
4O0,4S9 to 27G.6G2, Il great division COM
prising 123.S27 men has obeyed the last
command and marched in mystery be-
YOnd the call of human voice or sight of
human eyes.
In Pennsylvania alone the roster has
been cut down from 4G,511 to 2S,S1S in
the decade. In Illinois the losses for the
last yeOr were 100 or 3 per cent Whole
posts have surrendered in that final de
feat which is the end alike of life's vic
tories and failures. and the vanguard is
being Joined by the comrades left behind
at the rate of 1000 every month Such
are the figures now, but with each sue
ceeding year the hurrying host will in
crease as the veterans come near the
mark of three-Scorc and ten and there
can be no doubt that the great order %
patriots is swiftly approaching diSsolu-
ton. Considering the age of the surviv-
ing members it can exist but Il few years
at most as Il compact and active organ
ization whose cncampments are among
the most important and by far the most
affecting of our public gatherings.
In speaking of the future the Adiutant
General says that all plans for the per-
pctuation of the Grand Army have been
abandoned. and it is we'll that this is SO.
The association was unique in its origin.
unique in its character. and it must die
with its members. For the essence Of
the organization was service and particu-
lar service in the most appalling crisis
of our country's history. TO perpetuate
the name when the service was lacking
would make that name meaningless and
would amount To Il Dissertation. There
can be no substitution which would not
SAVIOR of false pretense. and it is n thou
sand times better that the name should
live only as a symbol.