Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-16

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Formal announcement of the terms
which President Roosevelt would approve
Cor the construction of a cable between
the United States and the insillslr posses
sioIis in the PaeiEc ocean was made at
t9yster Bay. The only practicable offer
50 construct this cable had beer made by
the Commercial Cable Company. headed
by the late John w Mackay The pro-
posed cable company must keep free from
foreign alliances or mouopoliStic combi-
Nations. and touch only American terri
tory, the government to have the right OF
purchase at amy tine or TO assume fun
control in time II war. employees must
be American citizells and cable rates rea-
sonahle and at speed of not less than
twenty-five words minute to Manila.
The traffic maaag.'r of the Commercial
Pacific Cable Company announced that
his company was not satisfied with the
conditions proposed by the President and
would make counter proposal Compen-
sation from the government Will be ask
ed in war time.
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The part which postal employees are to
be permitted TO take in a polItlcal cam
paign is outlined in the following in
struetions which Acting Postmaster Cen
esal Wynne has addressed to poStmas-
ter who sent a latter of inquiry: In re-
ply TO your letter. you are informed that
y3u are not prohibited from joining a
political club. NOR from making volun-
tacy financial contributions outside OF
government ofhce or building, nor from
acting as delegate 20 county, State OF
congressional convention. You should
NOT, however. serve as chairman of
State or county committee, nor take part
in conducting a political convention, nor
make yourself unduly prominen, in local
political matters.'
The annual report of the auditor OF the
Interior Department shows that the dis
burSements from the appropriations for
army pensions fer the year ending June
@G, l902, amounted TO $13S,5o6030, as
follows: Survivors of the Mexican and
Indian wars and the war of 1872, $685.
02Q; invalds. 500. 707 100; widows. $685.
155.6S7; minors, $1,112. 304; dependent
relatives, $500 61j; helpless children.
S123, $50; army nurses, 1913. 1862. The dis
hursements for nayy pensions for the
same period amounted to $3.Si4.702, as
follows: Invalds, $2,617, COG; widows. ST.
l1d939; minors, S3S, $3.50; dependent rela-
tiyes, $76091; helpless children $1,T76.
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The United States government has de
ciGed to increase the number OF Siberian
reindeer in Alaska TO $4,000 head. The
Rev. sheldon jackson. educational agent
for Alaska. obtained permission to expert
nlent in this line in 1892, and since that
time a number of importations have been
made with great success. Laplanders
have been imported to care for the ami
mails at regular herding stations, and. not
outstanding Macy difficulties and some
losses, the animals have multiplied fast
and become indispensable as beasts of
burden.
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1t IL reported that the Grand Army OF
the Republic is to have permanent head
quarters at Washington, and that the
organization is to be put on a business in
stead Of social kasis. Owing to the adj
vanced age of members, the spectacular
features of the yearly gatherings will be
abandoned and the material welfare OF
its members will he made the main object
Oh the organization.
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The government bulletin on irrigation
Investigations for 1901 reports the results
of measurements and studies in many sec
tons Figures show that the average
derth of water being applied TO irrigate
fields is more than four feet. These
measurements are necessary to determine
how much land can be irrigated from the
reservoirs which the government Is TO
build
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In the experiments in wireless teleg-
rapAy conducted By the Navy Department
at Annapolis. the first Of four systems
tested resulted in the successful exchange
Of signals with Washington, thirty-five
miles distant Four systems, not incud-
ing Marconi's, will be tested on land and
at sea, and the best system will be adopt
ed BY the department.
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The attention Of President Roosevelt
and the Treasury Department has been
called to alleged rndervaluations in the
importation of china and pottery from
abroad, and a strict investigation is un-
der way The losses to the treasury are
safe to be from $l,000,000 to S1,JO0,00O
year.
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Patents have been granted to Prof
Fessepden of the weather bureau on
eleven parts Of a wireless telegraph appar-
atus. u is understood that Prof. FEES
sender has a complete working system.
and. will begin at once the operation OF
actual business. His experiments have
been conducted at Manteo, \. c.
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Pension Commissioners Ware has evolv-
ed Il plan for helping G A. X. men by
means of a big reception in the Pension
building during the coming encampment.
Eaca soldier who attcnds is TO receive a
STATUS card on which he may inscribe
his mil ,tary record, so taat clerks may de-
ternine whether h9 is entitled to new
or increased pension.
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TIE War Department has ordered the
return to Manila Of al the prisoners in
Guam who have taken the oath II ale
glance 20 the United States. They will
be released under t1e terms OF the Presi-
dents amnesty proclamation Of July 4.
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III nc other good comes Of the joint
man3urers Of the army and navy many
weak places in the coast defense system
Of the United States will be discovered
in time Of peace VIXEN they can be rene
died
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Worthless money has been circulated
In Morristown. y. j., and vicinity prob
ably from old bank plates. As the notes
are rot counterfeits OF any United States
notes the makers gan be punished only
for fsard under the State law.
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PeIdiug Cuba's effort 70 join the Uni
versGl Postal c0uyentiJn by appeal 10 the
Swiss Federal COUNCIL, the United States
has agreed 70 continue the Temporary
agreement for the exchange Of motey or
ders with Cuba.
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