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STATE Items of Interest.

There may be more delay in the work
on the new Carnegie library which will
be erected in Manitowoc. Bids opened
by the city library board are too high,
not one of the thirteen submitted being
within the limits of the gift
As the result of injuries of the brain,
said to have been received in a fight
which took place on June %. John Cup
pa, 10 years old, died in Milwaukee and
two 1S-year-old boys. August Bielawa
and John Kessler, sIe under arrest.
George Conlee, aged il years, the son
of Mrs. John Conlee, WIS drowned while
attempting to swim in the Fox river at
Oshkosh.
Fire broke ont in the warehouse Of the
Menasha Woodenware Company. The
combined efforts Of two fire companies
kept the flames confined 20 that building.
The loss is about $500.
The little city Of Onalaska is being ter
rorized nightly By the pranks Of seem
ingly insane man. lie takes great delight
in chasing people. The authorities can
not find the man. They insist that It is
the work Of some practical joker.
The residence Of John Kiser in Ash
land was totally destroyed by two ex-
plosions Of dynamite. Mr.. Kiser was
hurled to the ceiling by a terrific explo~
sion Though seriously injured, be got
OUTSIDE the house Another explosion oc-
Cured which utterly demolished the resi-
dence. Mr.. Kiser thinks that when he
was away the dynamiters entered the
house and placed the explosive in the
stove
4 large barn on the farm Of Thomas
Mccormick. two miles north Of Water
loo. was destroyed by FIRE. The barn con
tanned this years entire hay crop, togeth-
er with soma machinery. all Of which
was lost Approximate loss. $500.
Ala Wind Of 5lellen, while hauling
wood, fen under the load and both wheels
passed over his body. he was 50 badly
Injured that be died in a few hours He
was 20 years Ok and unmarried.
Since the coaricfion Of Estene and
CLARK for robbing the Chicago. Burling-
ton and Quincy limited near Marcus last
August has been secured. II IS likely that
the other men suspected Of being accom-
plices win be looked up There are two
sin at large. OF the party Of SIX. Cso4
don was ssloG during the robbery. Is
telle and CLARK are now awaiting sen
tenee. Brownie Il dead. having BEEN
killed in bank robbery near Galveston,
Texas
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nal Mocenni, who has the actual hand
ling of the money. His private wealth
has been estimated at $30,000000, and
his yearly income at $4,375,000.
The daily expenses of the holy see
amount to about $4,000 per day. This
includes the personal expenses of the
Pope, the salaries of the cardinals resid-
ing in the curia, the support of the nun
clos and the legations abroad, the run
ming expenses of the Vatican and the
charities distributed every year by the
Pope in Rome and throughout Italy. One
million dollars year does not mean
very large expense account for a man
with an income of over S4,000,000.
The money that remains of the papal
revenues after paying tie expenses of
the holy see are regularly invested in
foreign bonds and securities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
Many Eulogize Leo.

Not only the Catholic but the entire
world will mourn the death of Leo XIII.
The loss is universal.-Rev. ]. Nj. Scan
Ian, pastor of St Johns, Chicago.
Leo's place in history will be that of
one of the greatest statesmen of the age,
because of his endeavors to uplift hui
manity.-Bishop Foley, Detroit.
The Pope was a man of excellent schoI-
arly traditions and blameless record and
his death will be universally deplored.-
Bishop Spalding, Peoria.
He was an ecclesiastic Of the very
highest order, and there was apparently
nothing lacking in his composition
Bishop Harl1ins of Providence.
The death of Pope Leo XIII. means
an irreparable loss, not only to the Cath
olic world but to the whole of Christen-
dom, and especially to America. The
pontiff was one of this country's truest
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28

Throughout his entire life, but more
especially during his pontifcal admins
tration, Pope Leo was deeply interested
in the welfare of The working classes
and in several of his encyclicals. dealing
with the labor question, he discussed
labor matters with a clearness, good
Judgment and justice that won for him
much commentator and praise.
One of the great events in his reign
was the celebration of his sacredotal jubi-
zee in 1887. Ii afforded ? striking proof
IF the large place the papacy holds in
the world. From all parts of the globe.
even from China, Japan. Persia and Mo-
rocco. Populations pressed to the Vati-
can, bearing gifts to the distinguished
pontif. One of the most acceptable of
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WHEAT YIELD is LESS.
Thrashing Returns in Several We
ern States Encouraging,

Thrashing Returns in Several West
ern States Encouraging.
Reports from editors of leading coun-
try newspapers covering the greater part
of the winter wheat belt in the States of
Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Ne
braska, received in answer to special
inquiries addressed to them by the Chi
cago Evening Post, give the gratifying
assurance that as far as the quality is
concerned, this years wheat crop will
be much superior to that of the year be-
fore. AS regards the quantity of the
seasons production, there is less reason
for congratulation. Returns from Kan
sas vary as to the yield, and some echoes
from the springtime foods are heard.
The general result for the State, as far
as covered by these reports, is a fair
crop of good wheat. Nebraska and Okla
homa likewise indicate considerable va
ration in yield, but in general fair re-
turn, and better than that of the pre-
viouS harvest.
From Missouri comes one unvarying
complaint of greatly reduced yield per
acre as against the great crop raised in
that State in 1902. Last year the Mis-
souri, wheat crop was the largest ever
raised, and compared with that phenom-
email reason this years may by COMPARE
son look to the farmers like a famine.
but as compared with an average harvest
for that State it does not seem so bad.
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Brief News Items.

Pier III of the Lehigk Railroad, New
York, burned. Loss 100000
This is awful Marie Corelli. New
York, says men are worse companions
than dogs.
Cowboy Red" Cutcheon, Culbertson,
Mont. will marry Miss Edith O'Mara,
who reformed him.
Skeletons found in excavations at New
gate prison. London, will result in an
official investigation.
Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey, former
ly of Richmond, Ind, cakewalked before
King Edward. He enjoyed it
A New York woman has refused aid,
saying that she and her child can live
on 81 week. She's a dishwasher.
Millionaire G. NJ. King, Augusta, Me-,
married Miss Elizabeth E. Glidden. an
operator in a manicuring establishment
Control. of the Central stock yards at
Louisville. Ky. has been purchased by
Samuel W. Allerton of Chicago. The
consideration was not made public.
The annual convention of the Interna-
tional League of Press Clubs ended at
Atlantic City after the selection of Salt
Lake City as the next place of meeting
Mine operators in Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory have or
ganized under the name Of the South
western Interstate Operators Associa-
ton. The association viii stand for of
tense or defense.
The War Department has telegraphed
to Gen. Grant, commanding the depart
ment Of Texas. asking information CON
celning Lieut.. Max Sulnon, Twelfth cav
airy, who some time ago was granted
FIVE days leave of absence but has not
returned 10 his station. His record is
clear and it is feared some disaster has
occurred to him
BARRIERS in the vicinity Of New York's
financial center have engineered a bull
movement IN shaves and haireUts. max
ing the price for 4 shave 80 cents ard
fer haircurs the same.
Nearly 900 men are thrown out of
employment BY the burning of the She
mango tin mill of the American Tinplate
Company at Newcastle. Pa, the largest
plant of the kind in the world The loss
Is heavy.
Kiyoshi Satoh OF Toxic was ordained
to the Universalist ministry in the Ev-
eryday Church. Boston De is the first
eff his nationality ordained IN the demon
ination and IS q graduate from Lombard
College. Galesburg, III.
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Utterances of Pope Leo.

Be sure and let the people know my
mind is not affected
There is one thins the doctors skin
cannot accomplish, diminish my "a years.
The Americans have always showed
me more affection than any other people
love them.
/ am ready to depart. I feel I have
done all in my power for the good Of the
church and Of humanity.
l shall die happier in thinking that
something viii remain Of me that l have
done at the very last moment.
Gods will be done. Who would have
believed il when only ten days ago
was presiding al public es&zsistory.
As ope DO not possess anything, as
l i've BIZ the aims ot The faithful It
would be a great detriment 10 the church
If | should destine 70 my family even the
smallest part Of what the people sent me
by denying themselves.
/ die calmly l an conscious Of hav-
ing endeavored TO discharge my duty for
the good Of the church and Of humanity
know not how the world win judge
my deeds but the Almighty God knows
my motives, snd Kiss given me a tranquil
conscience On the threshold Of eternity.
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Catholics; and in Belgium he modified
the action of the government and Undue
ed it to receive papal nuncio at Brus-
sells.
One of his memorable acts was the
settlement of dispute between Spain
and Germany over the Carolines. His
decision as arbitrator was received by
both sides with satisfaction. though the
decision was adverse to Germany.
In the affairs of the American branch
of the church Pope Leo always took the
deepest interest. Under him the Ameri-
can college in Rome, for the training of
Americans TO the priesthood. was estab-
lished, as was also the Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington. In 1893 he com
pleted the work of raising this country
from the rank of a missionary district
and in that year Mgr. S4SolIi was made
apostolic delegate to the United States
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONcISELY
CONDENSED.
Farmers Are Jubilant Over Tobacco
Crsp Frospects-Lake Crew Fights a
Fierce Ga1e-Tclephone Information
Causes Run on Bank-Minor News.

The prospects for good tobacco crop
were never better. The transplanting
from the hotbeds TO the fields is now
completed, and the cool weather that has
prevailed for the most part thus far this
season has been very good for the TO-
bacco raiser, in that the young plants
have not been wiited by the hot suns, as
is sometimes the case, in spite of diligent
watchfulness and care. Frequent show
ers have on the other hand, aided them
materially. The growers are jubilant over
the prospects Of good prices for their pro-
duet this fall, on account of the failure
sure to come n the East. While they
synparhize .s. their Eastern brethren,
they realize that the failure on account
of drought, when the transplanting sea
son was on in the East, cannot help but
reduce the output of the farms and thus
raise the price. The cutworms are scarce
SO far uhis year, and the growers are get
ting TO know how to handle them better
when they do appear, by covering the
tender plants at night with cabbage or
other vegetable the worm likes. after first
dipping it into weak solution of paris
green.
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Fight a Fierce Gale.

Captain Daniel Wall and the crew of
fourteen men on the steamer l. Watson
Stephenson of MaMnette had a terrific
fight for life in Lake Michigan, off the
Kenosha harbor. For FIVE hours the men
contested with the angry seas. The wind
blew at rate of sixty-five miles an hour,
Five feet of water settled in the hold of
the steamer, and the engines becoming
disabled it was left to drift at the mercy
of the breakers. Just as the day was
breaking the boat seemed to have drifted
into the harbor, and the men, all but ex-
hausted, were taken to houses near by
and cared for, after which the boat pro-
ceeded to Chicago
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Perugia, ard here also he was uniformly
successful. When he left Perugia there
was not a single criminal in the entire
population.
In 1913 Father Pecci was made titular
archbishop of Damietta and after his
conservation was sent as nuncio. on
diplomatic mission to Belgium. His mis-
sion was entirely successful and in 1916
Bishop Pecci returned as arch bishop of
Perugia. During the thirty-two years
of his administration there he built thir-
ty-six churches and restored and enlarged
many others.
Becomes Pope.
In 1855 he was made a cardinal by
Pope Plus TX. and in 1873 he succeeded
that pontiff as the ruling head of the
Catholic Church, taking the name of Leo,
after Pope Leo XII, for whom he had
a great yeneration.
The condition of the affairs of the
church at the time was far from salts
factory. In Italy there existed a rupture
between the Vatican and the gorernment
of unified Italy, while there was hardly
a single European power with which the
Holy See was on anvthing Ike friendly
terms. Many people in Italy thought
that the new pontiff would modify the
policy of Plus IX. aud effect reconcile
iation with the Quirinai, and thus his
election was ssr0-ably received by all
parties, as all parties then wished to see
an end to the war between church and
state. But Leo XIII. doomed them to
disappointment. in his first encyclical
he adhered to tie policy of his predeces-
scr. anu such was his course until the
end. Several times during his reign and
as a result of the rupture between the
Vatican and Quirinal Leo was almost
constrained TO remove the papal seat
from Rome; but before final action was
taken other counsels prevailed. and the
official seat of the Catholic Church sill
remains in the Eternal City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
CHINA TO OPEN PORTS.
Russia VIII Not Oppose. aud Manchu-
rian Question IL Settled.

The Manchurian question has been set
tied satisfactorily to this government.
Assurances have been received in Wash
ington from the Chinese government that
it will open as treaty ports several ports
now closed to the worlds trade. The
Russian government has conveyed formal
assurance to the United States that il
will not oppose such opening in any way.
Although the ports to be opened are
not specified, it is inferred from the com
munications received that they are Monk
den, the principal inland port of Man
churia. and Ia Tung kao, at the mouth
of the Yalu river
The State Department is highly graft
fed over this outcome, feeling that it
has secured not only for American com
merce but for the commerce of the world
az large a substantial gain.
It develops that the meeting of Rus
sian officials at Port Arthur was one of
the steps, and an important one, which
the st. Petersburg government had plan
ned in execution Of its purpose to place
matters of internal administration in
Manchuria in such condition that the
ports desired by the United States and
Japan could be opened to trade without
causing disturbance or undue sacrifice
of Russian interests
1t already had been presented that
much of the friction over the Manchurian
question was caused by triple. yet IN
dependent. administration of affairs iIs
Manchuria by representatives of the diff
ferent branches of the Russian govern
ment. The result was that one official
would not feel bound by the pledges
made by another, so that foreign nations
complained of bad faith 1t is under
stood that now, following the Port Ar
thur conference, compact and respon-
sible direction of affairs has been arrang-
ed, and orders from st. Petersburg are
certain to meet with quiet and exact com
pliance.
Although no time is mentioned in the
promise to open the ports, it is believed
that this will follow soon after the Rus
sian evacuation in September.
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This and That.

William z. Henley. poet, Is dead, Wo-
king, England.
Sarah Bernhart says Paris should
have an American theater
One hundred and fifty natives were
killed and many villages destroyed by a
storm 10 Tonquin
By his eloquelre United States Sen
a5or Foster saved negro from band
Of lynchers at New Orleans.
Faank 5. Rogers, aged 10 years.
brother Of Mrs. William A. Rublee. wife
Of United States Consul General Rublee
AZ Vienna. was found dead in A barn at
1902 Fourth avenue, Detroit, Mich La
his pocket was q small amount OF NOR
phine No reason is known why he
should have committed suicide.
II has been decided By the New York
Board Of Education that Il would be poor
policy to impress upon the youthful mind
the violent deaths Of Presidents Lincoln.
Garfield and Mckinley. Accordingly.
pronosition for the erection and presenta-
ton Of tablets IN memory OF the martyred
Presider4s TO the public schools Of that
city has bean voted down
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
KNAPP DOOMED TO DIE,
Self Confessed Slayer of Women Con
victed of Murder

oeII- confessed Slayer OF Women Con-
victed of Murder.
Death in the electric chair awaits Al
fred A. Knapp, the murderer of women,
who Thursday was found guilty at Ham
ilton, Ohio, of killing one of his wives,
Hannah Goddard. TIE self-confessed
slayer of at least five Victims all of
whom he choked to death, accepted the
verdict with Indifference, and the opinion
that he is insane has not been changed,
his attitude and the testimony of his rel
atives at the trial showing that his life
from childhood has been that of an un-
balanced criminal
This verdict ends one of the strangest
criminal cases in the United States, rival
ing that of ii. II. Holmes. The jury
stood ten for conviction without mercy
and two for conviction with mercy, the
twelve men being unanimous on the
mans guilt
Feb. % Knapp was arrested. and tho
following day he added a sensational
chapter TO criminal history and placed
himself in a class with H. III. Holmes
when he confessed five murders. Among
his victims was Ida Gebhard, the West
Indianapolis girl found dead in a stable
July ., 1893.
Knapp served five prison terms, two
at Jacksonville, Ind, one at Columbus,
Ohio, for an attack on a Cincinnati school
teacher; one at Joliet for larceny in Chi
cage, and one at Michigan City, Ind,
for IN attack on a 13-year-old Indianap-
oils girl The generally accepted police
opinion is that Knapp il degenerate
prompted by al insane frenzy for crime
against women and children
For years he had been a stranger,
bouncing upon children and choking them
TO death. Insanity was the only defense
made by his parents and sisters, as well
as by his attorneys.
Knapp's first wife was Emma Stubs
of Fort Wayne. She secured a divorce
Knapp's fourth and surviving wife lives
at Indianapolis, where he was arrested
last February.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
Claim to Ranson MiIIions.

Major A. e. Ransom is to leave Mil
waukee for England to lay claim to the
Ransom estate of $70,000,000 now being
held III trust for the Ransom heirs by
the British crown. he says there are
1000 heirs, among them Senator Ran
som of North Carolina The English
Ransom died intestate and the estate is
held in trust for the heirs when title is
proven The original Ransoms TO come
to this country were three brothers. Ma
thaniel of Palmyra, Wis, father of Maj.
Ransom, has after years of work per-
fected the chain of evidence to prove
their title. w. c. Ransom of St. Jo-
seph, Mich. has printed the records in
the case and the millionaire Ransoms of
Boston are putting up the necessary
funds
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
PoPE'S WEALTH ENORMOUS.
Private Wealth $3o,ooO,ooo; Yearly
Income, $4,375,OOO.

Pope Leo's wealth is estimated to
equal, if not excel, that >of the richest
man in the world. There was probably
no man in the world whose income last
year amounted to so large a sum as did
the Pope's. No statement of his receipts
is given out at the Vatican, but it is
easy to estimate from certain known
facts and gain fairly accurate idea of
the pontifical budget during the holy
year. Besides the Pope himself proba-
bly, not more than two men know the ex-
act amount of the papal Income. One
of these is Cardinal Rampolla, the papal
secretary of state, and the other Cardi-
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sPhone Causes Run.

The Farmers and Mechanics Bank of
Bangor was recently placed in the hands
of the State bank examiner. Its failure
is ascrbed to the curiosity of the patrons
Of a local telephone company. A short
time ago a stakeholder visited the bank
and the fact that he was looking over the
books was telephoned to some party In
tereated. The telephone message was
sent over a ''neighborhood" line, and 1t
happened that everybody on the line was
listening. AS result there was a run
on the bank which it was unable 10 with
stand
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
Wisconsin EIke Adjourn.

The second annual session of the Wis
consn Association of Elks closed at Ash
land, after three days session. Twenty
eight of the thirty lodges of Wisconsin,
representing a present memberhip of
1900, were represented at the conven-
ton. The members closed their work by
choosing Fond du Lac as the next place
of meeting, spending the afternoon on a
boat ride among the Apostle Islands, and
visiting the spot on Madeline Island
where Marquette built his chapel in 1865.
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these gifts was copy of the 'constitu-
ton of the United States pres snted by
President Cleveland.
Pope Leo was always Of delicate ap-
pearanee. and when he was elected in
1878 few thought that he would live
many months. lie was OF nervous tenn
permanent and years Of fasting snd priva-
ton gave him a leanness Of figure that
was phenomenal. But his capacity for
work was remarkable and four score
tarics of state died BY his side.
Yeavs ago a writer, deserving him.
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WRITINGS WILL SURVIVE.
EncycIicaIs Written by Pontiff Have
Genuine Literary Merit

Genuine Literary Merit.
Many of the writings of Leo XIII. will
survive, not because they are from the
pen of pope, but because of their genu-
Inc literary merit. His encyclicals were
models of Latin composition and his
verses showed that had he not gained
fame as a churchman he might have won
the worlds plaudjts as a poet The en-
eyelicals of no previous pope have had
as many non-Catholic readers and admir-
ers.
Leo XIII. was an indefatigable work
er. Until the marked decline of recent
months it was not unusual for him and
his secretary TO work sixteen hours q
day. Even after retiring the rest Of
the secretary was frequently disturbed
By a summons from his holiness
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28
Tank Explodesi Five Hnrt.

Harrison Bates, aged IL years, was
fatally burned and four other persons
severely burned by the explosion of
tank of gasoline in the basement Of the
Appleton steam laundry. The fire fol-
lowing the explosion damaged the aun-
dry, a shirt factory above it, a shoe store
and electrical supply house next door,
various small shops, Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church, and other buildings to
the extent of about ST. 600
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-07-28

Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the sacred
college, became the head of the Roman
Catholic Church when the Pope died,
and until new Pope is elected he will
continue to be supreme.