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

Elections were held ia forty-two States
Tuesday, the other three, Maine, Yer
mont and Oregon, having already select
cd State officials and their representa-
tiyes in the Fifty-cighth Congress. In
twenty-five of the forty-two States a
Governor and other State officers and
Congressman were chosen, in eleven
minor State officers or judges of the SII-
pTeme Court and Congressman were yot-
ed for, while in nine Congressman only
were elected.
The principal State officers were chos-
en- in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New York, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Mime
sofa, South Dakota, Nebraska. Niscon-
sin, North Dakota. Colorado, Wyoming,
Idaho. Nevada and California. New
Hampshire elected only Governor, Ten
nessee a Governor aud Railroad Com
missioner and Pennsylvania a Governor
and two other State officials.
Minor State officers or justices of the
Supreme Court We're voted for in In
diana Illinois. Missouri. Ohio, Iowa,
Florida. North Carolina. Delaware, Utah,
Washington and Montana.
Congressman only were selected in Ar
kansas, Georgia. Mississippi, Louisiana,
Virginia. West Virginia, Maryland, Ken
lucky and New Jersey. and delegates in
Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Porto Rico.
The terms of thirty United States Sen
ators expire March 4. 1903. Five have
already been filed by the election Of
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TWELVE KILLED BY COMBS.
Explosion of Fireworks in New York
Proves Fatal to Many.

Explosion of Fireworks in New York
Proves Fatal to Many.
In New York twelve persons were kill
ed and more than fifty injured shortly
after 10 o'clock Tuesday night, when
many hundred pounds of high explos-
ives, composing the magazine Of fire.
works for the pyrotechnic display in
Madison square. exploded with ter
rife crash. Thousands of people were
massed about the spot in Madison ave
nue., between oath and 25th streets,
where the explosion took place.
The explosion was heard a mile away
Windows We're shattered in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, Hoffman House and in
the Bartholdi, as well as in residences
on Madison avenue facing the park and
stores in Broadway and Odd street The
fireworks which exploded were Of the
most dangerous sorts, consisting of high
power bombs, rockets and "flower pots.
There were several tons of these which
had been placed in the middle Of the
street directly in front of the four-story
brown stone house of David Bishop, IL
Madison avenue The premature explo-
sion of one of the bombs caused the dis
aster.
Inspector Brooks. who was placed in
charge of the police Immediately after
the news of the explosion was sent to
police headquarters, arrested the en-
nloyes of the fire works company in
charge of the pyrotechnics.
After the first shock of the explosion
hundreds pressed forward TO the work
of rescue. Many were unable to view
the scene and turned back. The dead
were carried to secluded places to a%ai.
the coming of the patrol wagons. Many
of the injured were unconscious when
picked up. The injuries of some were
of the most terrible description.
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emigration The Canadian government
gave them a bonus of 81 per head and
an additional Sl.50 for settlement To
each family WAS allotted farm of 100
acres. Shelter was provided for them
at public cost until their houses We're
built. For time their pacific DISPOSE
ton, simplicity and thrift combined TO
make them prosperous and content
Their creed is austere. They use
neither flesh meat. wine nor tobacco,
They recognize no authority in church
or state except Christ as they interpret
his teachings. Not more than i,er
cent of the colony could read or write en-
arrival But they have given element
airy instruction to all their children,
whom they rear to manual labor Their
communal system broke down last year
under the test of the novel conditions
of new world life. Their opposition to
any but a vegetarian diet rendered them
poor cattle raisers. They fell into pow
erty, which became aggravated by n re-
vival of fanaticism whose avowed pur-
pose is to convert the world to their
ideas They are now on their way TO
Winnipeg. levying vegetarian subsist-
hnce as they go. With curious inhuman-
~ after the fashion of the pagan
Greeks. they have abandoned the aged.
the infant and the decrepit and left
them a burden to the villages on their
route.
AS scurvy has frequently attacked the
Doukhobors, whether in community or
on the road, the towns which they have
entered are in dread ofl epidemics. In
sanity has seized a number of the most
Jealous of the migrant fanatics and their
companions resist every attempt TO de-
tach the maniacs from the multitude.
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'PUlPIIA1D
PREACnER

The two hundredth anniversary Of the
birth of John Wesley will be celebrat.
ed By Methodists throughout the world
in June, 1903
1t is said that Tolstoi intends to make
his home in Bucharest, for the reason
that he cannot expect a Christian burie,
in Russia.
The Rev. James Shrigley Of Phiadel.
pbia has been in the Unitarian ministry
sixty-seven years. having been ordained
Oct. 10, 1885.
The Catholic Woman's Union OF
France is appealing to capable young
women of that country to obtain certif.
Gates and take the places of the nuns
recently expelled.
Tufts College has begun its second half
century with great possessions and prom.
Use. The largest entering class in its
history is recorded.
The trustees Of the hamlet Of North
Bend, Ohio, have passed an ordinance
making the carrying of beer home
through the streets IN pail sub ject to
$50 fine, without privilege Of jury trial.
Mr. ID. r. Osborn OF the Methodist
Episcopal African missions, who has been
home on furlough for three years, has
been appointed superintendent of the me
chanieal department Of the Aligarh In
dusirial School, AligarIi, India.
There are in China whole families that
have been Catholics these 300 years.
From these faithful Catholic families the
church obtains host of native sisters
without whose help the missionaries
would not be able to convert Chinese
women, and from the same source the
church gets hundreds Of native priests.
The Rev. George Rawlinsou, canon Of
Canterbury. who died a few days ago.
was a weli-known historical writer lis
work dealing more especially with the
history Of Egypt and the other early east
ern empires. He was born az Chadding-
Ton on Nov. %, 1872 He was edscatcd
NJ Swansea grammar school. al Ealing
school. s-nd al Oxford.
The Pope has issued a bull in which
be urges tie clergy in the Philippines to
do everything possible 10 restore peace
III thu islands. He exhorts them to keep
away from po..s.@al strife and 10 deroie
their attention to religion and to prosn0t-
ing the welfare q the people under the
new i,.gime.
Bahia Premanamd Bharati. connected
with the Hindu monastery Of Muttra, ar
rived at New York with ts4e intention Of
trying 10 convert the United States 10
the worship Of Krishna. According 10
his faith Krishna. who lived 5000 years
ago, is the incarnation Of God Bahia is
q vegetarian and eats but once q day, at
8 o'clock 10 the evening.
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Secretary of State William n Martin
Auditor ....... r y Carroii
Treasurer. ......5 Gilbert : cfilsartss,,
Attorney General - Charles w MnIIer
Judge supreme Court Qong term ..
, -. .--..,... Scott NJ. Laid
Judge Supreme Court (short term 80
....-...-.,. .Chas. A. Bishop
Reporter Supreme Court W. w. Cornwall
railroad Commissioner Edward A. Dawson
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eclA,sed them all with consummate
eas3
with all this remarkable range, Miss
Heiena's voice is peculiarly pure and
bellIike In quality She can initiate the
tones Of a violin and its highest notes
with ease.
She comes on the stage with q violin
The audience sees her 20 through the
motions of playing the inteiTnezzo
from ''Cavalleria Rusticana" upon Il
violin. She draws the bow with no I'M
certain stroke across the strings and
fngqrs them correctly. The audience
hears what sounds like a violin Of fine
tone well played. In reality no sound
comes from the strings-they ard the
bow have been well soaped and are
nolseless. The maslc has been made by
the ceIlcate strings in the throat Of the
singer, who keeps her lips nearly closed
to heIgllten the illusion.
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James Il. McCreary DEM. Kentucky
Joseph Il. Foraker Bep1. Ohio; Arthur
p. German DEM. Maryland: w. p.
Dillingham; Rep). Vermont, and Samuel
b. McEnery DEM, Mississippi. In the
following States Legislatures which Sc
Ieet a Senator have been chosen by cleo
ton Tuesday: New Hampshire, Connec-
ticut, New York. Pennsylvania. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ala
bama, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,. North Dakota, South Dakota. Wis
consin. Kansas. Idaho. Utah, Colorado,
Nevada. Washington and California. The
Legislatures of Oregon. Arkansas and
Georgia. which also elect a Senator, had
already beer chosen. Michigan will
choose a successor to the late Senator
Mcmillan.
Fourteen Tickets in the Field.
Aside from the two principal political
parties, dozen others had tickets in the
field. OF the minor organizations, the
than the others The Prohibitionists
made nominations in Illinois, Texas.
Idaho, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, Ten
nessee, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota,
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Isl
and. while the Socialists had tickets in
Illinois, Idaho. Wyoming, Montana, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio,
Kansas. Washington, Utah, Colorado.
California Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
and New York.
Republicans Control Congress.
As result of the elections the Re
publican party will control the Fifty
eighth Congress of the United States
with substantial working majority. 1t
viii not be near so | rec as the forty one
majority of the present Congress, but it
will probably be larger than the majority
the party had in the Congress before
that
With final returns received from most
of the districts but with few close dis
tricts or districts with scattered rural
constituencies, still to be heard from, the
indications were that the Republican ma
jority would be from twenty-five to thirty
The returns, as compiled early Wednes-
day morning show that the Republicans
elected 204 members and the Democrats
1T9.
Republicans were victorious in most of
the States in which the Legislatures were
in doubt. and in consequence the politics
of the next United States Senator's from
those States make it probable that the
Senate will maintain its heavy Republi-
can preponderanee. with fifty-seven Re
publican Senators to thirty-three Demo
Crafts. majority of twenty-four.
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enlisted in the Sixty-ninth Ohio, and
held the office of quartermestrr ser
geant. At the siege of Viclsburg be
was on the staff of General Burbrldge.
of Kentucky, and as the army marched
I'D on the hills surrounding the city he
was ordered to go over and take pos
session of farmhouse as hospital.
He rode away with few men, and as
they passed NJ the lane to the house
two Confederates opened fire on them
from the place. None Of the men were
hit.
Another curious coincidence in con-
nection with this Is, that when Gen,
eral Pemberton sent a flag of truce
into the Union lines with proposal of
surrender the men were taken TO Mr.
Williams tent and kept while Genera
Grant went over their message.
Mr.. Williams has been cashier Of the
First National Bank of Shelby con-
tinuously since the day of its opening,
April o, 1872. He is. therefore, serving
his thirty-first year as cashier
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Nebraska.

Nebraska remains in the Republican
column 10y plurality slightly below that
of last year (12,0O0l, except for Governor.
which was considerably reduced. ahe
Republicans have made a net gain of one
Congressman. elected their State ticket.
and will control the Legislature There
was a falling off in the Prohibition vote.
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oh. LlIIIEklELn. meutss and so long
ss the organism of the iasect or animal
was unbroken or not destroyed revivi-
fcation was successful in every in
stance. beginning with the lower or
ganisms, such as flies and bumblebees.
ne has ascended with his experiments
until he has succeeded in bringing to
life mice, rats and cats which were TO
all ordinary tests dead.
Recently cat was chloroformed and
atferward immersed in water for TWEEN
ty minutes, after which It was covered
with the magnetic powder which DIR.
Littlefield SAYS contains the properties
of the atmosphere which sustain life
magnetism. Within eight minutes the
cat was anxious TO get away and was
us lively as ii was before chlor0formed
and drowned" The theory was Sc
yerely tried during the winter months.
when a boy was under the ice for forty
five minutes, and then without treat
ment for almost the remainder of the
hour. A slight attempt at artificial res
toration of respiration commonly used
III SuCu cases WIS ISSottNd W. AAVN
DIR. Littlefield and his discovery We're
called into requisition. Within an hour
the boy revived and is to-day living.
According to the DOCTORS theory the
principle which we call life exists eS'
erywhere. 1t VIII not enter into chem
Teal action and combination with other
elements and form new compounds, nor
is it the result of chemical action or the
union of any definite number or kinds
of compounds 1t can neither be created
nor destroyed. 1t can be excluded from
the organic body and then be coaxed TO
return in all its fuglness and complete
ness. This life principle is abundantly
diffused throughout space and needs
only the proper media to cause it TO OBJ
sectively manifest itself. 1t is, as he
believes. the underlying first claus OF
all things physical and manifests Itself
us volatile magnetism. This leads
me-" he says, ito believe that this life
principle exists at all times and is CO.
existent with creation. Therefore when
the Bible tells us that God breatl,ed into
mans ncstrils the breath of life it states
more profound fact than we have
heretofore been able to appreciate"
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With undauted courage the intrepid
polar explorer pushes on and on with
only occasional stops TO partake OF
the luscious canned proyender provid-
ed for his sustenance-
The goal is In sight. he announces
to his men The pole is but two
miles away"
Seizi=s his field glasses, he care
fully scrCtinizes the spot
Send Ten men ahead 70 see who
those strangers are. he orders, f0I
he has observed moving objects near
the pole.
In a short time the ten men 60 and
return. They report
Sir. il is our rescuing party. They
say they have been waiting for us for
two weeks."-New York Times.
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LITTLE MlLI.IoNAIREs.
Twenty little rillionaires


Twenty little r,illionaires
Playing in the sun;
Millionaires ia mother-Ioye.
Millionaires in fun,
Millionaires in leisure hours,
Millionaires in joys,
Millionafres in hopes and plans,
Are these girls ard boys
Millionaires in health are they,
And in dancing blood,
MilIionaires in shells and stones.
Sticks and moss and mud;
sS,iilIionaires liz castles
In the air, and worth
Quite a million times as much
As castles on the earth.
Twenty little millionaires.
Playing in the sun;
Oh how happy they must he,
Every single one,
Hardly any years have they,
Hardly any cares,
But in every lovely thing
Multimillionaires
Youths Companion
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THE CLUMSY MAN.
Yog Can Never Be Sure of What His
Next Break Will Be-

fcI IAN never BE sure OF W1af HIS
Next Break Will Be.
The great virtue about the really
clumsy man is that he never exhausts
his capabilities. When you think
that the bedrock is reached, there is
still a lower depth. If a detrimental
relative should exist. the clumsy man
asks after his health with great par
ticularity and viii not be satisfied I'M
til he receives a full and detailed re
ply Should there be any incident
in your past which everybody mas
generously agreed TO forget it isNthe
clumsy man who seizes the one, the
inevitable opportunity. when the club
is at its fullest, and says loudly:
Somebody was talking the other day
about that unfortunate little affair
OF yours in '95. Now tell me-"
When on meeting him YOU say casu-
ally and with no desire for informa-
ton. How are your" he insists upon
giving you a complete data. and he IS
as full of small complaints as a re
fractory pauper. 1t is only fair to add
that he will ask affectionately after
the colds of yesteryear, and his fav-
orite locale for this is at the corner
of drafty street. He might be sub
sidized by Influenza or he might get a
commission on sore threats from his
eagerness TO pin you into the most
dangerous position that can be dis
covered. says the Philadelphia Ledg.
or.
One desires an adequate amount OF
sympathy in distress. but our man al
ways goes a little beyond this point.
You are growing thin. and he says
that you are wasting away to shad-
ow. You are growing stout. aud he
tells an unamusing aneedote about
apoplexy. he can be more critical
than a hairdresssr il occasion gives
the least excuse.
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Returns from Connecticut indicate the
election Of the entire Republican ticket
By pIuralities Of 1900. The returns
also indicate that the State win return
Sll four district Congressman. Rep1bli-
cans. and Republican Congressman ak
large. The General Assembly promises
10 be Republican
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FANATICS IN A FRENZY.
Religious Sect in Crazy Search f.
the Messiah.

The Russian religious sect known as
D9Hkhoeors, or spirit wrestlerS, Nho
have been marching through Manitobss
in search of The Messiah, are reported
to be in a terrible plight. The PILGRIMS
are falling from exhaustion and hunger,
but the religious frenzy that has
kept them up has not abated with che
majority. No action has yet been taken
by the government 20 stay the progress
OF the Wild march,
This Eanatiea sect originated in Rus
STA in the middle of the eighteenth CEN
utry. II was borne in on the crest of a
wave of reaction from sumptuous Greek
Journalism toward Russian puritanism
In 1894 all privileges were withdrawn on
the ground that the fanatics had become
disturbers of the peace With the aid
of the Empress they procured leave TO
emigrate. 4 colony 5000 strong. ac-
companicd by SerSiiIs rolstoi son of the
novelist, emigrared TO Manitoba. The
novelist contributed materially To their
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Indiana went Republican by from -.
600 to 10000. The congressional deIega-
ton remains the same, with nine Repub.
licans and four Democrats. The legisla.
tive majority viii be about twenty-five.
on joint ballot and Senator Charles W.
Fairbanks will be reelected TO the Unit.
cd States Senate This estimate is based
on unofficial returns received at the head
quarters of the Democratic and Renubli-
can State central committees. Through
out the State the Republican legislative
ticket led the local candidates. This was
Cue to the strength of Senator Fairbanks,
Whose reelection depended upon the re
sui and whose strong campaign added
mucs to the chances of Republican VIE
tory. The Socialist vote was not particu-
larry s-rong. Scattering votes were cast
in those counties where the large cities
are located. 1t win reach probably 5000.
The Prohibition vote will probably make
DC. 600
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A man who tries 10 uphold all his
Statements with the prop Of personal
experience Is pretty sure sooner or
later. to hn,I himself IN difficulties
-Waat kind of posts should you say
I'd better have for mr. piazzaY' asked
A SIMMER resident Of the oracle OF
guahsilge. CEDAR"
'Nc," was the Instant reply; mot
less gou want to pay for poor ltuhf.
cit pine. Pine viii last ye a hundred
-ears!N
"a 80 ~Eeg asked the suIrp1sr
resident, doubtfully.
..Sufes' echoed the oracle. II lsaver
state ID thing without I can prove 1t.
I've tiled EN- both. Tried 'em ts.Ice
on my south porch, tell yes'
a Eiri raves over the beauty Of an
apple tree In bloom. hut boy visits
until the blossoms are apples
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Ohio has gone Republican by ma
jority of from 10000 to 100000. 1t is a
landslide and the Republicans carried I'll
the congressional districts they have Mt
present and cut down the Democratic
majorities in the Democratic districts.
The Republicans will have seventeen of
the twenty-one members in the lower
house. The fight in Ohio this year was
political battle for supremacy between
Senator Hanna and Mayor Tom L. John
son of Cleveland, and Hanna won.
In 1892 the Republican plurality in
Ohio was 1,0S9 for State officers and one
Democratic presidential elector was then
elected. The next year Mckinley had
$1,000 for Governor and in 1894 the Re
publican record was broken with 49, or.
Mckinley had an Ohio plurality for Pres
ident in 1896 of 81, 100 and in 1900 of
69.036. and last year, with which the
vote of Tuesday was compared the Re
publican plurality was 67,567. With
single exception the Republican plurality
now is the highest in the history of Ohio
on total vote Of less than 100000
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State ticket is elect
ed. The General
Assembly will be
heavily Republican,
as shown above. The
Democrats have
gained in doubtful
legislative districts
in Cool, County as
well as out in the
State. Fred A.
Busse, for State
Treasurer, made tie
best rim of any Re-
publican candidate.
rFrr r a.T~
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year BIZ $4,000 J. h. Frazier. DeHss-
cratic candidate for Governor. and j. y.
Kenxie as railroad commissioner are
elected BIZ increased pluralisies- The Re-
pGhlicaEs elect Congressman in she First
and Second districts.
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Michigan.

In spite of an off year and the hard
work of the Democrats. Gov. Bliss and
the Republican ticket carried the State
by at least 10000, plurality Michigan
win send eleven Republican members TO
the national House of Representatives.
The Legislature will be Republican. The
election of Gen. r. A. Alger to the Unit
ed States Senate TO succeed the late
James Mcmillan is thus assured.
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I h @ n e W York
World, Nine. Nils
son was queen OF
I h e upper regis
ters; then came
Patti a note high
er, to wrest her
laurels away. For
years she held the
scepter til2 Ellen
Beach Yaw eclips-
ed her by another
full note. But now
Nil. H1Insta Hau
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Texas.

The Democrats have elected s. ". T.
Ianham Governor with an estimated plu-
rality of 100000. The full Democratic
State ticket is elected Democrats were
victorious in all congressional districts
also with large pluralities.
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The returns indicate that the Repabli-
cans have again been successful in Kan
sas. Two years ago the State went Re-
publican by 23.3J4 The estimated rlu-
rality this year is 10000
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Wisconsin, elected Republican State
icket, ten and possibly eleven Repubii-
can Congressman. and majority in both
houses of the Legislature sufficient TO re-
turn Senator John c. Spooner 70 the
United States Senate. La Follette's plu-
rality in 1900 was 103,745. Four years
ago, an OF year, Gov. Scoield's plurality
was 81, 400 One of the novelties in the
election was Milwaukee's first experience
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Missouri.

Returns point to the election Of Leroy
Il. Valiant. Gayon u. Burgess and James
II. Fox. Democratic candidates for jus
tees of the Suprerze Court. Indications
so 10 show that the remaining Demo-
cratic candidates have been successful
The Democratic pluralities average Is
co..