Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-15

was added to the list. While entertain
ing a number of Congressional friends at
ais home a prominent lobbyist was lib
araI with wine, and western Senator
mbibing too much became fighting mad.
sIe was seized with an uncomfortable de-
sire to do something. and for awhile en-
acted the part of bull in a chin shop,
rare bric-a-brac and doing
damage that amounts to about $500. IL
was necessary to summon the police TO
restore order. The drunken rowdyism
broke up the party, however, and the
aost. while deploIing that the evenings
had been marred by the
lighting Senator, had his Indignation
soothed to a degree by the friends OF
The Senator guaranteeing ham against
soss through the destruction of his bric-
a-brac. The influence of the Senator
was sufficient TO suppress the case with
The police and he afterwards settled for
she damage done.
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The Navy Department has its plans
practically completed for the four big
warships just authorized by the new
laval law, and to bear the names OF
54ouisiana, Connecticut, Tennessee and
Washington. The distinctive features
af the new ships are the strength and
the arrangement Of their batteries and
4 greater thickness in armor. The bat
ileships are to have a displacement OF
$4,000 tons and will be built for speed
az eighteen knots Their batteries will
consist of four 12-inch guns, eight S-inch
guns, twelve finch and twenty S-ineh
guns. and q large number of smaller
scattered over the ship. The
cruisers are to have displace-
Inent of 1880 tons and speed of TWEEN
ty-two knots. Thor batteries win con-
sist of four 10-inch guns. sixteen 6-inch
and twenty-five 3-inch guns and large
humber of smaller ones.
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Chairman DaIzell Of the special COM
Taiteee Of the House which investigated
the charges in connection with the pur-
chase of the Danish West India Islands
submitted the report Of that committee.
After detailing the charges of bribery
and showing that Captain Christmas had
repudiated the alleged report on which
the charges were based, the committee
as follows: THAT there is not the slight
est semblance of evidence that any mem
Der of Congress, either directly or indi
rectly, was offered or received any bride,
Or was paid any valuable consideration
of any kind or character to vote for or
assist in procuring Che proposal, adoption
or ratification OF treaty OF sale of the
Danish West Indian Islands to the Unit
81 States"
49, a.
The census bureau. has issued its report
on printing and publishing in The United
States for the census year 1900, showing
a capital of $292,5I7, 072 invested in the
22,3l2 establishments reporting for the
Industry. This sum represents only the
live capital utilized, and the value OF
the land, buildings, tools, machinery and
The value of the products
Of the industry is returned at $347, 055.-
O50, to produce which involved nm out
lsy of $4,000, 719 for salaries of officials,
clerks, etc, $S4, 249. $50 for wages, $685.
S97 ,,j29 for miscellaneous expenses, in
Guiding rent. taxes, etc, and S6.S56. 200
fer materials used. mill Supplies, freight
aud fuel
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The Treasury Department has issued
warrants in favor Of the States of Illi-
nps, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Vermont
aud Ohio, aggregating $3,2iS,5S4. These
warrants cover the claims Of these States
fer expenses incident to the raising and
eGuipping of troops during the Civil War,
recently allowed BY the Comptroller of
tie Treasury, aud for. which Congress
made the necessary appropriations. The
aiaounts which are being PAID the several
States are as follows:
Illinois, ......s 81 oO5. f2a Michigan 49,. Sss, 1877
Insdiana ...... 625, $50 Vermont....... e8O.f
Iowa .......... 465,4l7iohio. ..,.a".. 1850
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A Western Congressman liz this stcsyT
or himself, stipulafing that his name
shall not be used: He was nominated
after a hard fight ard telegrarhed to his
family: Now you can paint the house
red" When he reached home the next
evening he found that his boys had taken
him at his word and covered everything
house, fence, hen coop, barn and even
trees with a coat Oh carmine. BY way
of rubbing it in they charged him $16O
foe the job, but lie felt so good over his
success that he paid the money.
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The Department Of the Potomac, q.
Al r., has candidate for commander
in,chief OF the order He Ii John Nc
Eiroy, managing editor of The National
Tribune Of Washington. Mi McElroy
has been a member Of the organization
fos thirty-six years His military record
covered the period from October, 1862,
to the close Of the war. He was a pris-
oner at Andersonviie and other places,
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The records at the capitol show that
every bill presented to President Roose-
vet was signed by him before Congress
adjourned. This is exceptional, as II gen
orally happens some measures are over
looked in the hurry. The total number Of
bills introduced In the House was 1890.
Three committees handled two-thirds of
these bills-war claims, 2,4Ss; invalid
pensions, $500: military affairs, 1888.
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The government reevnues will be re-
duced S73,O00,0OO a year by the repeal
Of the war revenue tax. NotwithstaDd-
ing this reduction and the cut of 10000
Dge annually made 4 year ago, when a
part Of the taxes were repealed, the
revenues OF the government win exceed
annually by So, 10000 those. collected
prior 10 the war with Spain.
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The amount Of obviously erroneous in
formation received at the census office in
-epiy 70 the inquiries addressed 10 manu-
'aceurers was astonishing May OF the
schadules revealed uron their face a pur-
POSE To mislead ard deceive, while many
sthars showed an Obvious msHopreben-
sien Of the signifcalce and Importance
II the questions asked. But Il gas easy
% detect such deceptsons.
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Mai rEnfant, the carrying out OF
wacse plans has mace the city d. Wash
ngfon the finest national capital In the
world, was never properly compensated
or his splendid services. He die IN pow
.rty ri 1926 and vas buried 5y private
.hasitf.
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General orders for the establishment
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