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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
RAlLWAY SPEED RECORDS.



Railway progress III 1902 is already
marked by some notable speed records.
1t Is evident that the managerial re-
sources and abilities Of the great carrier
systems are now being largely directed
toward the work OF cutting down the
running time Of passenger trains and de-
velOping a passenger and fast mail ser
vice by the side Of Which the schedules
Of the past seem like che time tables OF
a Rocky Mountain stage coach, }
No sooner does the New York Central
and Lake Shore cut of six hours OF the
running time between Chicago aid New
York than the Chicago and Northeastern
proceeds to place Chicago nearer the Pa
ciic coast by shortening the running
time to the Missouri river.
The first of the new Northwestern
trains of the transmissOuri line made the
run from the Missouri river to Chicago,
a distance of 500 miles, in eleven hours.
This, after deducting the necessary time
for changing engines and for other I'M
avoidable stops, will establish speed
record OF nearly a mile a minute Tor the
entire distance, a record which makes
this train the fastest 81 its kind in the
United States.
AS this speed is made possible by the
completion of a double track for the en-
tire run and the installation Of block
signal service, il becomes an important
event in the history 9f the rallgay pro
gress Of rne year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Intere.ting New. Lem.

Mexico, No. Is to have free mail de-
livery after July L. '
The British House n Commons passed
the second reading Of the finance bill by
ze4 10 ia votes
There are thirty-eighs building and
loan associations doing business ID Kan
sas and their combined assets are over
Sf.Oo0OO).
According 70 figures gwen out in chi
cago Il COST g22.5O0 u entertain Prince
Henry OF Prussia twensy-three hears ON
his recen visit there.
German cast iron works and foundries
are. preparing 10 form giant conlbina-
ton. which viii embrace all the leading
plants Of the empire.
Ambassador Meyer, at Rome, Italy.
wants 70 come home and seek the nom
nation for Congress Is succession to
Secretary Of the Navy Moody.
Mrs. Hetty Green. tie noted woman
Of finance, has been granted perroit TO
carry a revolver By the Tolice department
u New York. Mrs Green. in bert appli-
cation aid she was IL ghe habit af ear
-ying Iarge sums Of money. stocks, bonds
and lswelry.
a strike Of oil has been made at Wat
ers station, a few miles from Austin.
TexnH The oil was found at the shall
low depth Of ninety feet
Emperor William has ordered Director
Fritz. 81 the government ship yard at
Kiei. ID proceed TO the United States u
study the methods Of American ship
yards, particularly as regards labor say
ing machtlery
4 movement has besn quietly started
il St Lott for the organization Of Pull
man cHiductors and porterz and circulars
setting forth the necessity FOR such q
union are now being prepared An in-
crease in wages win dc asked. There
are about 5000 conductors and porterx.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
From Far and Near.

A company at Blackwell, 0. T., wiz
bore for Oil.
The Santa Fe ice houses in Argentine,
Kan, caught fire and we're almost en-.
tirely destroyed. The damage is esti-
mated at about $4,000.
Francis Carney, a well-known Colorado
pioneer, and lieutenant governor in 1899.
died at Ouray after a lingering illness.
Paralysis was the cause Of death.
1t is said the Rock Island railroad is
fguring on building q bridge across the
Mississippi river at st. Louis in order 10
get good worlds fair terminal facilities
Queen Staples. a negro man, was killed
in Joplin. Mo, by VIII Cox, another
negro tough. The quarrel leading. 10
the killing started over trivial matt r.
A rehearing has bees granted b. the
interior department on the SIaim Of tue
Wf'eonsin Oneida Indians for about 81
0o0,tso00 from the government Cor Kan
sas lands coded to them IN 1893. but
which they never occupied.
Twenty three lots in West RaBsas
City. No. were sold TO Carl :. jefferson.
Of Cook County, III. fot S2i4.S75. The
ground IS supposed 10 have been bought
in the interests Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee ard st. Paul railroad.
The comptroller Of the currency has
approved the application - organize the.
Tootie- Lemon NatiOAal osnk OF St
Joseph, no, with capital Of S2eo, 90.
II is rnmored thst the Missouri Pa
cifc railroad shops located at Kansas
City. Kan. are % be removed 10 To
peka. Heavy county taxes Is given as
the cause Of remoYal.
King Victor EnsanBel granted an an
d.enee TO George Won i. Meyer. the Unit
ed States ambassador at Rome Mr.
Meyer conveyed the thanks 81 the United
States to bis majesty for his clemeney in
Hberasing the officers OF the United
States cruiser Chicago who were recent
~ arrested and imprisoned At Venice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
The Hero,s Grave.

Il dou't reckon as we could Ind i az
this late day. nohew."
Find what, Uncle Ted2r
Jimmy Dare's grave. Jimmy Dare.
The hero o. Shil0h--one O the heroes"
Who was he9 What did he dos Tell
ne all about him.
Why, Ia me- What's such lads a,s
you know about war and 50 on. Twas
in your fathers time-yes, in yoar grand
fathers. even.
You see, Jimmy an me were chums
from ho!'hood. an reckon bout the only
thing we ever did differ in was aa9
sweethearts; an when the war broke out
we was among the fust volunteers frous
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

Five hundred and forty miles an hour
Is beyond the widest dreams of Mr..
Behr. the mono-railist, but the Rev. e.
7. Daubeny. OF Market Weston, Eng
land. states that that IS. TIE speed at
which the northern blue-throat (de-
clared TO lave only moderate powers
OF fight migrates. It gets. he says in
Nature Notes" from Egypt TO He'll
goland in a spring night Of barely nine
hours. The yirginian plover makes 626
miles an hour in its journey Of 9.600
miles from Labrador 10 North Brazil
The bird that travels at this unimagin-
able speed scars so high that the re-
sistance OF the air is reduced TO s mini
num-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

bomb could nave given more pain than
did the dagger of the assassin who four
years ago stabbed Empress Elizabeth on
a Steamboat dock in Switzerland. The
assassin, who proved to be an Italian,
confessed himself anS anarchist and is
still enduring solitary confinement for
the crime. His only son, Rudolph, while
drinking in a gambling den with relatives
and friends became engaged in quarrel
with baroness Vetcert, and was killed
by her brother. 1t was reported that he
had committed suicide but the true re-
port was that the woman who was the
cause of il shot herself. His brother
Macmillan. Emperor of Mexico, was
shot and left no son
On every side troubles have poured in
upon him and all those he loved have
died in epic tragedies. This last attempt
showing that he has iD part lost the love
of his people, is a Growing blow and
one he deeply feels
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
a SOLDIERS FUNERAL.
Impressive Ceremonies at Renter
ment of General Rosecrans.

Impressive Ceremonies at Renter
ment of General Rosecrans.
Impressive services were held at Ar
lington cemetery when the remains Of the
late Maj. Gen. William ). Rosecrans
were reinterred in the plot of land sacred
to the memory of the nations heroes. Tbs
body was brought from Los Angeles,
where it has laid in a vault since Cen
Rosecrans' death, and was taken to the
cemetery on a fine draped caisson, with
all the honors due the rank Of a major
general. The cortege left the Arlington
Hotel under escort consisting of the En-
gineers and Marine corps, and four
troops of cavalry.
The ceremonies were conducted under
the auspices of the Society of the Army
Of the Cumberland, and were attended
by the President of the United States
and cabinet Speaker Henderson pre-
sided at the exercises.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.
Several Hurt in $500" Line Wreck
Grewsome Discovery ounterfeiter
Arrested Two Drown Through Fool
misunderstanding Stock Burns.

The 800" line passenger train No. 81
was wrecked at Pembine by colliding
with an extra east-bound freight train.
The boiler was torn off one engine and
the head of the other was smashed IN.
Conductor Stephen Meagher, an engineer,
fireman, baggageman. news agent ard
several passengers We're badly hurt The
passenger train ran between Sault Ste.
Marie and Pembine. while the freight
with a big single compound engine, had
been switching in the Penlbine yards.
The train was SO long that To clear the
main track behind an engine had TO run
out on the main line ahead. 1t had just
crossed the line when the passenger came
around the curve. The passenger engine
suffered most. being much lighter than
the big compound
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
ALL FOR RATHBoNe.
Secretary Root Changes Cuba's Law
for ii is Benefit.

for ii is Benefit.
Secretary Roots order to amend the
law of criminal procedure so as to permit
the Supreme Court of Cuba to review all
questions of fact, law and procedure and
to award a new trial or dismiss proceed
ings, allows the attorneys for Estes g.
Rathbone, who was convicted of com
plieity in the Cuban postal frauds, to
present new and additional evidence. by
which, they claim, Rathbone's innocence
can be proven. Cor. Gen. Wood imme
diately summoned the Supreme Court,
explained his instructions and promulgat-.
ed the order. Thereupon Seuor Lanuza,
Rathbone's attorney, Immediately filed
a petition for new trial with the Su
preme Court, under the amended rules
of procedure and also petitioned the
court to secure the Attendance of nine
witnesses, including four army officers,
Col Burton, Gen Patterson and Capts.
Slocum and Foltz, at the retrial Of hss
client. He further requested the reten-
ton within its jurisdiction, subject to She
courts orders, Of certain records of the
auditor of the Postoffice Department.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
eoMs FOB fRAacIs JOSEPH.
Plos to Kill Austrian Emperor Dis
covered tn Time

%0fNAG0 AAA
a correspondent ST Budapest reports
the Illustration of pot against the life
OF Emperor Francis Joseph.
The Emperor vas recently going on 4
night train from vienna TO Budapest. In
the final inspection IL the Imperial train
at the terminus OF he state railroad st
Vienna, made ten minutes before his ma
jesty arrived there. 4 bomb covered with
paper was found in the Emperors COM
psrtnleat. 1t was evidently calculated
that this bomb wotl8 explode the mo-
ment MS majesty enteced the car
This is the second fruitiess attempt
upon the life Of the Emperor in his long
reign The longest rein of any Emperor
how living. For ff3yeight yeas Franz
Josef has held the tfrone of Austria
against domestic and national discords
and troubles such AZ have fallen 70 the
lot Of few men aud Kings. But no blow
that could have bcesl dealt by dynamite
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Congo Dwarfs.

In certain respects the great Congo
forest of western Central Africa is the
most wonderful region in the world.
There are ape-like negroes and curious
little Congo dwarfs. These dwarfs are
less than five feet high, and their be-
havior is strangely like that of the
brownies and COLLINS found in fairy
stories. Their remarkable power of be-
coming invisible by adroit hiding be-
hind heritage and rocks; their habit OF
making a home in holes and caverns,
their mischievousness and good-nature,
all seem to suggest that it was some
such race as this which inspired leg
endary stories of little people having
supernatural attributes, says the Pail
Mall Magazine.
These dwarfs are good or bad neigh
bors to the ordinary natives, according
to the treatment they receive. If their
depredations on the banana groves, or
their occasional thefts of tobacco or
maize are ignored, or even If small
gifts of food are left where they may
easily tAN9 WIN ASdNN, Ia
their nightly visitations, return gifts of
meat, or skins and ivory. Sometimes
they will even steal children, and leave
their own tiny offspring in the place of
those they have taken.
These pygmies live entirely by hunt
ing, although they eat wild honey, as
wen as meat. They live separately, in
tiny huts four feet high. Even to the
children are given isolated huts as soon
as they can leave their mothers.
Although they are in some respects
quite near the apes in their physical
characteristics, they are more clever
than the larger negroes. They learn
languages easily, and the women,
when they marry, make affectionate
and dutiful wives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Bad Money Passed.

United States Marshal Charles Lewis
ton Of Madison went to Mondovi the 9TH
err night 10 bring back Ben Lacey and
Jack Johnson. under arrest there on the
charge of passing counterfeit money, ana
believed to be members of a bad gang
of counterfeiters. They have. it is al
legged. been operating all along the Wis
consin side of the Mississippi river, pass
ing as good money $50 silver certificates
which are very good counterfeits of the
genuine, and have got rid of quite
number Government officers have Deen
working on the case for some time. but
have thus far been unable to discover
where the bills are made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Finds Coffin in a Tree.

George Laguire, an engineer on the
Dubuque division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul road, found coffin
secreted in hollow tree near Savanna.
He hurried back to his comrades for as
sistance, but when he returned someone
had been there and broken open the
casket with crowbar and escaped with
the contents. Near the place was an
American Express tag with the name j.
H. Volner, Mortified, Mimi, written on
its face.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Fine Trotters Are Burned.

The barn of the Uhlein stock farm az
Menominee Falls was struck by lightning
during a severe storm and destroyed, to-
gether with over 100 head of trotting
stock. There were 106 horses in the
barn, a large structure 400 feet long, and
only four we're saved A smaller barn
adjoining, in which were thirteen stall
lions. was burned, but the horses were
taken out. The loss is roughly estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Effort to Scare-Two Drown,

Because he wanted to scare a young
woman, Edward Boatman, while cut
riding in a boat with Miss Clara Gagnon,
rowed under a dam in the Menominee
river at Marinette. The undertow caught
the boat and it tipped over and both were
drowned. Several hundred people were
powerless to aid them, and had to watch
their struggles from the river bank. III
the excitement the fire department was
called out Boatman was a shipping
clerk at the Park paper mills.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Fast Mail Strikes Hand Car.

A fast mail train on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul road struck hand
car near West Salem, and as Il result one
is dead and three are seriously injured
and may not recover. The crew of the
hand car was bound for the scene of Sc
rious washouts near Sparta, which delay
ed all traffic at the time The mail train
was several minutes late. and was be-
heved by the men to have been stalled
by another washout.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

aid, and even the pearl is rated high
er. The emerald is at present the
most fashionable stone, and brings
good prices An emerald of medium
size and purity that may have cost
about $50 few years ago cannot be
had to-day for less than $3.50. Re
Gently an emerald of three carats was
sold for $ST5. while one of six carats
brought $4,000. A diamond Of exactly
the same size costs about $1,000. 1t
must not be assumed. however, that
diamonds are depreciating in value.
Other stones, and especially emeralds.
simply have risen in price of late in
surprising manner"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27
Many Trees Are PIanted.

An expert in forestry asserts that
never before were so many trees plant
ed in this country as last year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

Young men think old men fools, and
old men knsw young men to be sos--
Aetcalf.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
SAY HE IMPERsONATED PRIEST.
A Canvasser Locked Up, Charged with Being
Suspicious Person.

Dressed in the garb of a priest. and charged with
being suspicious person, a man who described
himself as James Crawford, forty-two years.
vaSser, but refused his address, locked up in
Police Headquarters last night He had been taken
into custody by the Rev. James O'Brien. pastor of
st. Patrick's Church in Mulberry-st-, and Michael
Bennett. of No 135 Crosby-st. a private detective
for department store. Both declare that Craw-
ford for some time has been going from house to
house in the tenement districts. where he repre-
sents himself priest, and, after going through
the form of blessing the occupants of the house
hold, asks for money.
Last night Crawford. it is charged, went TO Ben
nett's home. in Crosby-st- He asked If the family
was Catholic one, and being answered in the
affrma tive. in and blessed the furniture and
the occupants OF the house He sat down and
asked for money.
Father OBrien in the house making sick
call. Bennett told him of the visitor and when
Crawford started downstairs he met Father
OBrien. The last named wanted to speak to him.
but Crawford out of the house. Bennett and
of block Father O'Brien said he had
ceiVed many complaints of "A bogus priest begging
money throughout the parish.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
LAKE STEAMER LAUNCHED.

Detroit Dec. 15-The Erie and Western Trans
portation Companys new steel steamer Tionesta.
which will go into commission one of the Anchor
Line fleet at the opening OF the season OF 1903.
launched to-day from the Wyandotte yards
of the American Shipbuding Company. Miss
Marie Wetmore Of this city, named the steamer.
J. c. Evans, Of Chicago. general Western agent
for the line and large party from this city were
present at the launching
The Tionesta, which is 800 feet long all, will
have cargo capacity of $500 tons and passen-
ger capacity of $50. She will between Buffalo
and Duluth, and her schedule will be based
running time of fourteen miles an hour, the round
trip between Buffalo and Duluth occupying ten
DAYS.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
POOL OF FIFTY MILLIONS
Bankers fiction Sends Call Money
Dozen to 6 Per Cent
WILL OFFSET HEAVY PAYMENTS.

A pool of $50 100000 to be used to prevent the
strain of syndicate and other payments from un-
duly influencing the stock market has been formed
as a protective measure by the leading banking
houses of the city. Last Friday. when call money
had gone u per cent partly from the calls mace
on various underwriting syndcates, it was realized
that, as 1t seemed inadvisable to ask help from
Washington Wall Street itself should take some
measure of protection
Accordingly a pool of SS0.000090 was organized
which subsequently enlarged TO S5oW0.o0 Inc
funds consists of George F Baker. president Of the
First National Bank; James Stlman. president OF
the National City Bank, and ]. Pierpont Morgan
The amounts subscribed are $50O0O00 each from the
First National Bank. J. p Morgan & Co., National
City Bank Chase National Bank. National Bank
of Commerce. Hanover National Bank and the
Western National Bank; s2,5000o0 from the Corn
Exchange Bank and 81 100000 each from the Chemical
National Bank and the National Bank of New
York. The $50O00O00 was completed by subscrip-
tions from other banks.
When the announcement of the formation of the
pool was made in the Street call money fell from
10 to per cent 1t is understood that the managers
of the pool will hold it in readiness TO meet any
positive emergency. There is. however, no idea
that the whole amount is be thrown in the mar
If necessary. check any tendency toward ex-
traordinarily high of interest
1t will. is thought probably prove valuable
more through its moral effect than for any actual
use which the credits may he put. similar
bank pool of S40.000.GO was formed at the time or
called into use There is of course. no increase OF
actual assets. but this amount now be handled
by a committee of three individuals with one pol
Icy instead Of being separately controlled by vari-
Gus banks
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
ROCKS FOR HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAY RMMK SALE.

COVERINGS BOOK STORE
s23 BROADWAY. NEAR 12TH-ST.
Everybody in New-York and for fifty
miles around knows Lowering. His store Is
the headquarters for book lovers and book
buyers. Special prices for books suitable
for Christmas and New-Year's presents.
All kinds OF books to suit all tastes and all
pocketbooks Historical books, biographical.
religious. scientific, books of travel, books
of fiction. books for children. poetry. etc,
etc. Anything you want, and positively at
the lowest possible prices in the United
States. Encyclopedias on sale for a song
Appletons Chambers's, Britannica and
Peoples. Books and libraries purchased.
lowering S23 BROADWAY. y. Y.
ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions for
The Tribune received at their Uptown Of
flee, No. 1854 Broadway, between Both and
87th sts.. until o'clock p. m. Advertise
nents received at the following branch Of
fees at regular office rates until o'clock
o. m viz: 254 Sth-ave., e. cor. 23d-st.;
153 6th-ave.. cor. 12th-st.: 90 East 14th-st-:
237 West 42d-st-, between Tuh and Sth aves.;
263 West 125th-st: l 33S 3d-ave-. between
10th and nth SITS: 1925 3d-ave.. near 6lst-
St; .70S 1st-ave., near S9th-st.: 1JT East
125th-st.; 756 Tremont-ave.; ESQ 3d-ave,
near 41st-st: 554 3d-ave.; 210 Bleecker-st.:
k25 Bleecker-st. Brooklyn. n. H--216
Court-st.; 215 Smfth-st.: 1904 Gates-ave.
Newark n. J.-7a4 Broad-st- Also at all
A. u. T offices.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16

YORK.-sanford II. Steele Executor OF the viii
Quirk, Plaintiff Stern
others. Defendants-In pursuance Judgment OF
made in the above
entitled bearing date the 9th day of December,
1902 the undersigned the Referee in said judgment
named will sell at Public Auction at the New York Real
Salesroom, No Ill Broadway in the Borough of
Manhattan City of New York. the 9th day of January
1903. o'clock that day by Bryan l.. Ken
directed said Judgment
described foloWs All that
piece parcel land situate lying and being
the City Of New York Borough of Manhattan) and
bounded described follows wit: Beginning
the southery side of One hundred thirty
second street distant three hundred and fifty (35W feet
westerly from the formed by the intersection of
the souhery side OF One hundred
with the westerly side Of Amsterdam Avenue; running
thence southery. parallel with Amsterdam Avenue.
ninetnne C99) fl inches the line
of the block along
thence northerly again parallel
sterdam Avenue ninety-nne U1) inches
the southery side hundred thirty-second
street. and thence eastery along southerly
One hundred and thiry-second twenty-five
to the point place Of beginning
Dated. New York. December
JOSEPH MDONOUGH. Referee
STEELE & OTIS, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 25 Broad
tManhattan). n. Y
The following is diagram of be sold
described above. the being
Vest 1924
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16

ord being seventy-six days She sailed from Ham
burg for Portland on June % and. while working
down the Atlantic, met gale which partially dis
masted her She put into Montevideo on August
% for repairs and was unable to get away from
there until October s.
She had been chartered to load wheat at Port
land at % shiIIings Before she left the South
American port rates declined to a low figure Her
cancelling date was December 81. and as the usual
passage is about one hundred days the chances
were decidedly against her reaching port oetofe
her charter expired She saved $1,000 for her
New-York tribune., 1902-12-16
N PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON.

Frank T. Fitzgerald. n Surrogate the County of
York is hereby given all persons having
Matilda r. Doscher. late Of
New York. deceased to present the with vouchers
thereof their place Of ransacting
business at 1lF Broadway. in the city New York
on or before he day Of June
York. tho 1st day Of December. 1902
WILLIAM c. DOSCHER, Executor.
CI.ATSINE NJ. BENSON. ExecutrIx
HENRY r. wESSELNAN Esq. Atty. for executors. 1l5
Broadway. Borough Of Manhattan. New York City.