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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

Christian Erickson was shot and prob
abaly fatally wounded in AN encounter
with hold-up man in front Of BAG Dear
born avenue. Chicago. The thug was
captured .ater by policemen in a physi-
clans Office He gave the name of Jack
Brown and said his home was in Ken
lucky. Erickson, III company with Miss
Emma Anderson, had been warned Of
the impending danger ty Edmund IL.
Roche. who had but few minutes before
been commanded by Brown to throw up
his hands" Roche, instead OF obeying,
beat hasty retreat, and started in quest
of a policeman. Wien Erickson and his
companion reached she spot where Brown
was standing the revolver Of the latter
flashed out in an instant. For a reply
the fist Of Erickson shot out and landed
savagely on Browns eye, knocking MIN
over. Brown Immediately opened fire
on Erickson, two of the shots taking
effect. One entered the abdoIlen, and
DIR. Lambden said he believed it would
be fatal. The other bullet lodged in the
victims thigh Brown was located some
few minutes later, and identified by Miss
Anderson and Mr., Roche.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

Sir Julian Pauncefote has long been
highly regarded in this country as Brit
ish ambassador, which position he took
in 1893. He had been the recipient Of
unusual Aonors here for fifteen years.
Lord Pauncefote. as the head of the
British delegation to the peace conference
at The Hague, was one of the most at
tractiye and interesting figures. A firm
believer in peace himself, he had done
much TO avert resort to arms and to
bring about universal peace.
He was born at Munich in 1928, and
was education in Paris and Geneva. lie
received a legal training and had judi
cial experience. He became a lawyer
at Hongkong, and was made Attorney
General of that colony in 1865. In 1874
he was made lord chief justice of the
Leeward Islands, and was knighted.
From 1874 to 1882 he acted as legal as
sistant to the under secretary of state,
first in the colonial Office and then in the
foreign office. He became virtually per-
manent foreign minister of England in
1882.
In 1885 he was appointed delegate to
draw up an act for the navigation of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
1901 CROP REPORT OUT.
Wheat Yield 74S.00o.oOo Bushels
Breaking All Records.

Wheat Yield 74S.000,oO0 Bushels
Breaking All Records.
At last the final returns of the crops
of 1901 have been officially announced
by Statistician Hyde of the Department
of Agriculture They present larger
yields of all grains than any of the pri-
vate statisticians, more than confirming
their estimates, which many in the trade
have been slow to accept. Mr.. Hyde
says: I'm the preparation of this report
all proper weight has been given to the
recently published census report on the
crops of 1899"
An analysis of the report shows that
increased yields of all grains over The
popular estimates are due to the increas-
ed acreage being given. In corn the area
is 100000 acres over that given to the
public in July, 1901 The wheat area
also shows 100000 acres over that es-
timated at the beginning of the crop
year. and oats are increased about 2,0OO,-
600 acres. The yield of wheat is 21OOO,-
600 bushels more than the department
data estimated in September, 1901, and
T3, 600. 900 bushels over the bumper crop
of 1898. and 226,000,0O0 bushels in ex-
cess of the 1900 crop. la corn there IS
gain of I63.O00.O00 i,isheis over est
mates made in November and is 5S3, OO0,-
600 bushels less than in 1900. In oats
the increase is 100000 bushels and
shows a loss Of 100000 bushels from
the big yield Of 1900. The rye yield was
1000. 900 bushels over former estimates.
One OF the greatest surprises is that the
barley crop exceeded 1O9.000,O00 bush
els. or within 100000 bushels of the
big crop made by the census bureau IN
1899. Claims that the wheat crop Of
1901 was the largest ever raised are sub
stantiated BIZ the official figures.
The grand totals Of Statistician Hyde's
returns are as follows.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

nigh general that other eruptions, per-
haps as dreadful as those of May 5,
| when St. Pierre was destroyed, will oc-
cur.
Meantime the work of searching the
ruins of the city is being slowly prose
cuted. The stencil from putrefying bod
les and the sitting odor from volcanic
matter render the work painful and dam
gerous. Few of the bodies are identih-
able. Most of them are covered by vol
canic deposits and much time will be re-
quired to exRume them. Bodies are be-
ing found in all kinds Of conditions. Some
are calcined; others are free from butns
Bodies locked in each others arms tell
the awful story of the deaths Of husbands
| and wives, parents and children. Moth
ers and their babes are found in posi-
tons which show the unayailing efforts
of maternal love to shelter and to save.
The whole scene is one of heartrending
horror and pity. And yet in spite of the
supreme tragedy; in spite of Deaths
presence at every turn; in spite of the
menacing danger that sits enthroned,
like a malignant spirit, upon Mount Pc
lee, human ghouls are busy plundering
the dead. Some have been shot down in
their tracks by the French guards; some
have been arrested and sentenced to va
rious periods of Imprisonment, but Meth
er death nor deprivation of liberty is
sufficient TO deter the human hyenas and
in the outlying districts looting still goes
on.
An official estimate of those who were
buried in the ruins of st. Pierre gives
the number at $4,000 In addition 5000
persons were drowned and became the
prey of sharks. A fifth of the surface of
the island was burned and the other
four-ffths are covered with ashes. At
Riviere Blanche. a SUBURBAN town of
ST. Pierre, the deposit Of mud is twenty
feet deep. Here it was that the first
great eruption Of the volcano on May 5
manifested itself. burying the Guerin
sugar mill and killing twenty-three per
sons.
Horrible Conditions on st. Vincent.
On the Island of st. Vincent conditions
are horrible The whole northern part of
the island is a ruin. just now La Sou
friere is reduced to passivity, but no one
can tell when the volcano may become
active again and belch forth death and
destruction.
Fortunately the wants Of the people
both in Martinique and St Vincent are
now relieved 0yving 10 the generous char
i1y of the United States and TO the pri-
waite aid that flowed in from 4 multiple
city OF sources.
All the earlier estimates OF the dead
were too low. At first it was Thought
that only 500 persons persisted. but daily
since the horror has growE- Up 10 the
present 500 dead bodies have been
found and buried or burned. -Four hun
dreSd more victims are scattered over the
northern part OF the island, some exposed
and rotting under the tropical sun. some
buried beneath deposits % Ashes and
lava- The carcasses OF thogssnds OF do
nestle animals are scattered over the
scene OF desolation. poisoning the atmos-
phere and creating pestilence- Frigatful
odors permeate the island and pestilence
hiss already made its appearance.
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Mnshinrton Nofes.

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Arbitrator rendered opirioh against
Salvador in dispute regarding claims CT
United States citizens. n
Secretary Shaw modified customs rnles
to admit free luggage taken aboard and
giving $500 exemption on appeal.
CAPTAIN Bertram S. Nuemann has been
dismissed from marine corps as result OF
trial by court martial at Pensacola.
The President opposes 4cattle mems
BILL" which proposes to lease public do
main for grazing purposes for cents an
acre.
Captain Harry Littlehclds army sur
geon in Philippines, traced origin Of
beriheri to Chinese white rice, by effect
OF diet on prisoners.
RI. G.. Squiers OF New York has hcen
nominated for minister tG Cuba and
Edward S. Bragg Of Wisconsin for con-
sui general at Havana.
Refusal Of railroad presidents to agree
TO arbitration or make any concession
to miners IS said by ATTENDANT at Civic
Federation conference to BECAUSE Of big
coal strike.
The United States Supronie Court de-
cided that court martial OF regular Off
GERS had no jurisdiction 10. try charges
against Captain Peter G. D4m.ng OF the
volunteer service.
British camp at New ORPHANS decided
by President Roosevelt to biz lawful no
recruiting done there. and mtile shipments
do not violate neutrality, though contra
band.
Admiral Coghlan is to t!e second in
command on the North Atl&ntc station.
This station has increased II magnitude
and importance TO q point where Admiral
Higginson. the commanderiti-chief feels
that it would be prudent tot have a sec
ond admiral attached to the station. Ad-
mirai Coghlan's successor as captain Of
the yard at New York Will be Captain
+. +. Harrington.
II. Clay Evans. commissioner OF pen
sions, has been appointed coasuI general
at London TO succeed William Mckinley
Osborne.
Cubans On the eve OF the INAUGURATION
Of President-elect Palma EXPRESSED their
gratitude 70 the United Statrs fsr inter-
vention in their struggle with Spain for
liberty.
VIM. W. Thomas. United States min
lister to Sweden and Norwag. presented
to the President AZ the insialce OF King
Oscar Of Sweden. \ Photograph CT the
latter. representing him clad:a full uni
form OF high admiral OF tke Swedish
navy. The portrait is signed by the
Kings own hand. Csc
John Gardner Coolidge of Massachu-
setts has been selected for appointment
as first secretary Of legatioa 81 Pekiu,
succeeding Mr.. Squiers. whe IS TO be
United States minister to fsGba. Mr.
Coolidge is a great grandsoB .of Igomas
Jefferson. being grandson ofI AIRS. Ran
dolph, JsffprsoD's daughter, and son o.
Thomas jefferson Coolidge lof Boston.
He was vice-consul Of the uIiited States
at Pretoria when AdelbeEt Hay 5lled the
office Of consul
Tie COMMITTEES on insofar. affairs Of
the House ordered a favora1la report on
the bill TO provide FOR delegate to the
House Of Representatives, ffoIa Porto
Rico.
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ALL ISLANDS MAY SINK.
GeoIoGist Says a Great Cavity Has
Formed Within the Earth.

Prof. Angelo Heilprin, the eminent ce-
ologist and authority on volcanology. de-
elares there is danger that all the West
Indian reef islands viii collapse and sink
into the sea from the effects of the vol
canic disturbances now in progress. More
than that. he says the Nicaraguan canal
route is in danger because il is in the
eruption zone.
in my opinion the volcanic eruptlons
are not the only things TO be feared he
continued. 1T is altogether likely that
the volcanic disturbance now going on
may result in the collapse Of the Islands
whose peaks spring into activity.
THE constant eFnptions Of rock. lava
and ashes, you must know, means that a
hole, as il were. is being made in the
bosom Of the earth. When this hole
veaehes q great size that which Is above
VIII be without support, and then subsi-
denec must follow"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
LIKE TO MOVE.
Anaericans Are the Greatest Nation OF
RoliinE-Stones on Earth.

AHaericaus Are the Greatest Nation OF
RoliinE-Stones on Earth.
Study of the recent United States cen
sus shows sore remarkably interesting
facts, and among them the one that we
are the greatest nation of rolling stones
ON the earth; but, notwithstanding that
fact, we sucr eed in gathering the moss
of material prosperity.
The official figures show that out of q
native-born population of 65.S43, 302
there are 1866, COL living in States diff
ferent from those in which they were
born. That is, more than one person
out of five has left the State of his birth
to seek his fortune elsewhere.
If we count the 10469,736 foreign
born residents, we find that about one
third of the population has moved from
the State or country of BIRTH These
figures show our mobility to be in the
ratio of 10 to 1, as compared with that
of Europe.
The State of New York has sent out
100000 of her children, who are now
residing in other States, and has receiy-
ed from other States in their stead 534,-
600 residents. Vermont has most re-
markable record, which shows that she
has children living in other States equal
in number to one-half of her present pop
ulatiOn,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
RUSH FOR GOLD FIELDS.
Thunder Mountain, Idaho, Said to Be
Ablaze with Yellow Metal.

Five thousand men are struggling over
snow thirty feet deep in an effort to reach
Thunder Mountain, Idaho the new Edo
RADIO that promises to eclipse the gold
of Cripple Greek and the Klondike. Word
from Salmon City, received by courier
IS 10 the effect that the trails into the
mountains are lined with prospectors. All
travel must be done by night In the
daytime the sun melts the top of the
snow and the prospectors must wait UNI
til night, when the crust hardcns and
the journey can be resumed. Returning
prospectors bring wonderful stories Of
the fabulous richness of the mountain.
The gold fields embrace an area of forty
miles square and a ledge sixty feet in
height is said TO contain gold ore so pure
that the yellow metal is easily discerni-
bic to the naked eye. Samples are brought
out of Thunder Mountain which are said
to assay from $500 ton up and nuggets
OF almost pure gold have been shown.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
CHICAGO

l-----J ops. the country Is in for
good measure Of business activity for 4
considerable period 20 come.
The coal strike has apparently spent its
greatest force as disturbing factor. For
weeks the 'prospeet of a serious labor
controversy hung over the eastern indus
trial world, and was hindrance to trade
in all lines When il finally came, sbusi
ness in general suffered less than had
been expected. TO considerable extent
the effect had been discounted. This
strike is very serious thing, and it
might readily spread and be developed in
to something big enough to give the
whole country setback. but the business
world is not looking for anything like
this There exists the firm nope that
somehow, Or by some means il win 20
fixed up in manner mutually satisfac-
tory.
70 get the really hopeful and encourag
ing view Of things we must leave the
east and came TO the west. Here there
is nothing adverse. or at least nothing
important enough TO be worth consider
ing. 1t is really remarkable how west
crn railroaG earnings keep M. When Il
is considered that last year the earnings
were 10 percent greater than ever before,
and that this year they are maintaining
another gain of nearly 10 per cent, it will
be seen hoV large has been the increase
in the volunic Of traffic Not many Of the
homeseekers who went into the north
west in the early spring were Of the very
poor class. Most of them have more or
less money Already they have been bet
ter buyers than was expected OF them.
Retailers are carrying on an active selling
campaign, and the jobbers are feeling the
beneficial effect
And why should not the country buy
freely Of everything needed With the
exception Of limited area the northwest
stands to produce bountiful crops this
year. or course. we are far from the
harvest and anything may happen mean
while; but crop conditions. viewing the
northwest as a whole, have rarely been
moro favorable at this date, and The
farmers arc not inclined to turn pess
mists, with such good growing weather
as was experienced last week. I'll
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
Hang NoN-UNIoN MAN.
Masked Men Swing Opponent from a
Window, but He Is Rescued.

Twenty masked men entered a miners
boarding house at New Philadelphia. Pa.
The men were fully armed and they gain
ed an entrance by breaking window.
On entering they seized a non-union min
er, Thomas Cresson, aged % years, who
up to the time the colliery closed was
employed as a loader at the Silver Greek
colliery. Cresson was taken from his bed,
bound hand and foot, a rope was placed
about his neck and he was lowered from
an upper window, several shots being
fired to intimidate the other boarders into
making no resistance. Cresson when
nearly dead was saved by some friends
in the lower story pulling him in through
window and cutting the rope. They
worked over him for an hour before re-
viving him into consciousness. Finding
that their victim had escaped, all the
masked miners dispersed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

rect value to the Navy Department end
ed the Vermont was transformed into a
receiving ship, and scores of raw naval
recruits were assembled on it's decks.
The Vermont is a character type of
the then formidable frigates that figured
in the early wars of the country. 1t was
an ungainly housed-in affair, and was
built bS the government in the Boston
yards in 1918. From that time until the
ship was converted into receiving sta
ton it saw much active service. The
Vermont is 1876 feet long, SO feet wide
and has displacement of Also tons.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
browns TO ESCAPE A HAzING.
Vermont Freshman, Pursued, Meets
Death in a Lake.

College hazing and the strong rivalry
between classes of the University of Yer
mont caused the death of Nelson Pease
Bond. a freshman, in Lake Champlain.
Caught alone and set upon by two sopho.
mores, whom he suspected of design to
kidnap him in order to prevent him from
being present at class function, he ran
to the lake, and, his pursuers say, jump
ed in. SO far is known there was 10
other witness of the drowning. Both
declare that they sought to save him, but
could not. as he sank before they could
reach him with n boat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
AIM BLOW AT FLOUR TRUST.
Kansas Farmers TO Form a Cooper;


Kansas Farmers to Form a Co-opera-
tive Concern.
Walter Nrooman of the western co-cp-
erative movement has closed contracts
for the purchase Of six Of the largest
wheat elevators in the Kansas wheat belt
and two Of the largest Touring mills. The
price paid is said to haze been $iJO,U00.
Mr.. Nroomau said the present purchase
was but the beginning of a movement TO
center the farmers of Kansas in n CO.
operative company. The concern will be
lziinwn as then Wheat and Flour Western
Cooperative Company. The farmers are
10 be taken into the scheme upon the
payment of 500 each. for which they are
to receive the market value of their
wheat sold to the company and in addi-
ton half of the profit derived. the other
half going to cooperative stores. The
plan" Mr.. Frooman said. is the only
way to head off the taIked-of -four trust
that is forming in New York" So
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
7'5rlARg7572S

Chicago Cattle, common 70 prime,
$500 TO $500; hogs, shipping gradcs,
81 % TO $3.50 sheep, fair to choice, 500
to S625; wheat. No. red, soc TO Sic;
corn. No. 2I6ic to 62c; oats, No. 2, dc
to 4ac; ryc.ANo. 2, 5sc to zoe: hay, tim.
othy, STOOD to $500; prairie, $3.50 TO
S13.50; butter, choice creamery, zoe 10
PC; eggs, Fresh, 13c 70 lie; potatoes,
Coo to 71c Per bushe.
Indianapolis Cattle. shipping, $500 10
81 10; hogs. choice light. $500 70 $6.95.
sheep. common 10 prime. $3.50 70 $500.
wheat, No. 2. SOC to Sic; corn. No.
white, Coo 70 Gee oats, No. white,
44c 60 Acc.
st Louis Cattle. $3.50 to $40, hogs.
$500 to S715; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. 2. re to 7Sc; corn, No. .,
&c TO G3c: cats, No 2, 40c 70 4lc; rye,
No. 2, SOC to Coo.
Cincinnati Cattle, 800 70 $3.50. hogs.
$500 to $500; sheep. 1926 to $3.50;
wheat. No. ., soc TO SIC: corn. No. =
mixed. G4c to 63c; oats, No. mixed,
44e to 4Gc; rye. No. 2. Gle TO &c.
Detroit-C44tle, $500 to sO.15; hogs,
$500 to SGk5. sheep. $3.50 to 500.
wheat, No. !, SIC 10 SIC; corn, No. 3
yellow, G4c 70 Coo; oats. No. 2 white,
ace to 47c; rye, soc to soc.
Wheat, No. 2 mixed SIC TO
s3c: corn. No. mixed, 62c to CSC; oats,
Nc. 2 mixed, 43c 10 44c; clover seed,
prime. 500.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. northern.
ICE to TIC. corn. No. 3, Gle to CSC; oats.
Ma. 2 white. 44c 10 s5c; rye. MOI /. 5Sc
t. zoe: barley, No. z, re to 73e; pork.
mess. 1882.
New York-Cattle, S5.7j to 1875; hogs.
81 % to sT.33: sheep. $500 70 S5.75.
wheat. No. 2 red. Sc TO SIC. corn, No. =.
GSc 10 69c: oats. No. white. zoe 10 Sic:
butter. creamery, 21c TO nc; eggs. vest
ERR. l4e 10 lie.
BufalO-Cattle, choice Shipping steers,
800 70 SD: hogs. fair 70 prime, 500
to $40 sheep. fair TO choice. x3.2s to
S6.2j; lambs. common to choice. 800 70
sT15.
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WHOLE BLOCK is BURNED.
Spectacular Fire in Brooklyn Gives
the Department Hard Fight.

III DEOOkgYn NlkGS
the Department Hard Fight.
Practically the entire block bounded by
Willoughby. Raymond, Bolivar and 81.
Edwards streets. Brooklyn, n. L., was
destroyed by one of the fiercest aud most
spectacular fires which the Brooklyn
fire department has had to contend with
for years. For Il time the Raymond
street Jail. directly opposite the fire. was
threatened. and the women prisoners
were taken and Kept in the yard antil
the ire was out They were much fright
ened, and panic among them was kept
down with difficulty. The fire loss was
$4,000. The fire stsrted at 10.4O
O'Clock. In half an hour the flames were
rising and the walls had begun to f;all.
The north wall teppled over on a row Of
three-story brick tenemcnts. the occu-
pants of which had before this fed to
safety. With a great crash it struck full
upon the nearest house and crushed it
into its own cellar. During this stage
OF the fire the spectacle was euliyened
by irregular explosions of yarnish and
oils which We're Kept in tanks.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03

GREAT RISE IN PRICES.
Cost of Food in England Jumps to
80 Per Cent in a Year.

80 Per Cent in Year.
Many English economists. especially
those whose sympathies are on the side
of the working class, are disturbed by
the recent rise in the prices charged for
the necessaries of life in Great Britain.
The rise is particularly marked in the
centers of population, but chiefly in Lon
don, where bread, meat, potatoes and
dairy products cost from tc 30 per cent
more than a year ago, while fresh vege-
tables have mounted entirely beyond the
reach Of the ordinary purse.
Henry Sell, the well-known CONNER
cial expert, declares that a strong i'm
preston exists that the whole civilized
world is entering on a period Of higher
prices that is likely TO increase the cost
of living far above the level of the past
twenty years. The situation, so far as it
affect Great Britain, is causing deep
concern, since authoritative Inquiries
have demonstrated that one-third of the
whole population of the islands does not
receive sufficient wages for the bare re-
quirements of physical efficiency.
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RECORD PRICES FOR CATTLE.

High Rate for Fat Steers at the Kan
sas City Stockyards.
The record prices for fat cattle We're
paid at the Kansas City stock yards the
other day. a Kansas stocknlan received
$40 for thirty prime heavy steers aver
aging i ,636 pounds each. This price has
never been surpassed at the stock yards
and was equaled only once, June 10,
1882. Two loads of /, 100pound steers
s0ld for $3.50, record-breaking price.
and, weights considered, the highest rate
paid at any market. The cattle We're
shipped from Walnut Grove, Texas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-06-03
CHICAGO BOYS TRAMP HOME.
Nabbed as Migrants at indianapolis,
but Police Acknowledges Mistake


Charles Dumser, John Holland and
Fred Bush, all said TO be OF prominent
Chicago families, were arrested in In
dianapolis. charged with yagrancy. They
went to Charleston with great ideas Of
how to get rich during the exposition.
They asked for enough money from their
parents to get them to Charleston and set
them up in business. Arriving at Charles
ton their schemes fell fiat and they went
TO work in stores and restaurants. Final
ly one restaurant keeper beat them out
of almost 800 that they had asked him
10 save for them and there was nothing
else for them to do but to return to Chi
cago. They were working their way
home, dusty and dirty. when a policeman
saw them and arrested them. They pro-
tested vigorously, said they had little
money, had sent their good clothes ahead
and were just going TO a barber shop 10
get shaved and cleaned up. They were
discharged