Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11

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A veteran Of the Spanish war recent.
~ appealed to the Secretary of the lnte-
rior case in which he claimed a pension
or account Of corns that he had con-
tracted by wearing army shoes The de-
pertinent, after an exhaustiye course ef
reasoning comes to the conclusion that
corns are hot pePsionabe disability.
The decision says: '"Sorns are inconven-
lent, but are seldom, incspacitating. ara
when they are the remedy is simp.e and
Nithin easy reach of anyone The sol
dier's patriotism clght not TO Terminate
with his military service. 1t should
prompt him to 90 to Shiropodist rather
than to the pension bureau"
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Church property in tie District Of Co
luInbSa Is by law exempt from taxation,
but the assessor has rendered n decision
that will be. of interest to church peo-
pie everywhere Upon complaint Of sa-
perintendents Of public halls that their
revenue was being cut down by the rental
of churches for public entertainments,
the collector decided that church prop
erty rented for purposes of revenue shall
be listed on the books as taxable prop
eIty, Therefore churches that are rent
ed for entertainments must not only pay
the regular license fee, bur the property
viii be taxed AZ the prevailing rates.
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Brig. Gen. Frederick d. Grant. who
has returned from the philippines. says
all is peace and quiet in the islands and
that the work now consists Of concentrat-
ing men and erecting forts. Education.
he says, is rapidly clearing assay the
ignorance of the natives. which was the
principal cause Of trouble. Gen. Grant
is 10 be stationed at San Antonio in com
mand of the department. of Texas
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The annual report of the dead letter Of
nee shows a total receipt of 9,300.35l
pieces of mail matter, an Increase Of 9
per cent over last year. OF letter and
parcels opened, 50.S69 contained money
amounting to $4S, 49S. and 59.SI4 COM
mercial papers valued at S1.309 926.
Eighty-one thousand and sixty-eight let
tiers had no address, and lJ6,SSl were
held for postage
4 London dispatch, in reporting the re-
suit of the artillery experiment at Alder
shot, states that by an Ingenious method
OF painting the guns and timhers the
primary colors--red, blue and yellow
they are made to harmonize with any
background so well that they are diff
cult to locate at even 1000 yards dis
tance. AT close quarters the guns APP
pear to be all daubs and streaks
49,:
Secretary Wilson of the Agricultural
Department is preparing for an elaborate
exhibition of chrysanthemun.s. The de-
partment has been experimenting with
I'D different varieties, American. Japan
csc and European, and when these are all
in bloom the show will begin and continue
indefinitely 1t will be the first govern
ment flower show, and if successful will
be followed by others.
Gen. James F Smith Of California,
prominent Catholic and a member of the
Taft commission TO Rome, has been APP
pointed a member of the Philippine COM
mission, to succeed Bernard Moses, who
Is to retire Jan. /. Gen. Smith is law
yer of prominence in San Francisco and
associate justice Of the supreme Court Of
Philippines.
49,
Surgeon General Rixey in his annual
report says that the force of naval sur
geons is inadequate, and recommends the
establishment of womans nurse corps.
He also advocates the appointment Of
dentists for the navy, and wants $50 more
medical officers. He advocates two per
manent hospital ships
49,
Secretary Root has appointed Brig.
Gen Sanger and two assistants to con
duct the census in the Philippines. The
revenues of the islands will be drawn
upon to pay for the field work. and the
tabulation will be done in Washington.
1t will take ten months.
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The Navy Department has given to tbs
Newport News Shipbuilding Company the
contract for building the 16.000-ton bat
tieship Louisiana at the company's bid OF
$3,990,0O0. 1t is to be completed by Feb.
1006. All other bidders were members
cf the new shipbuilding combination.
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Government statistics show decrease
Of $11S,66S,294 worth of the four princi
pal articles of export during the nine
months ended Sept. 30, ms compared with
preceding years. They are breadstuffs,
provisions, cotton and mineral oils.
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The War Department issued an order
decreasing the Numerical strength of the
regular army to $4,000, the legal mini
mum. It's present strength is 65,000. The
reduction will be made gradually, Us
terms Of enlistment expire.
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The annual report Of the Postofice De-
parment for the postal service shows n
a icit of $29G1, ITO, which is $1.000O00
less than that Of last year. The gross
receipts exceed those Of last year by
over S10,O0O,000
The President hos formally notified the
heads of departments to avoid the present
tendency toward long and expensive doc
umonts and reports He says there is too
much public printing generally.
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The War Department has set aside
1900 acres Of land near Manila as mil
itary reservation. This is the first Of
series Of brigade posts throughout the
Islands.
49,
Henry L. Wilson, minister 70 Chill, has
been appointed minister to Greece, and
John b. Jackson, first secretary at Berlin,
has been promoted to be minister to Chill.
49,.
The Treasury Department estimates
the per capita circulation on Oct. 10
have been S2SGr This is = eight in
crease on the Sept. estimate.
The report Of the money order division
for the last fiscal year shows m average
daily increase Of $4,000 in the amount
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