Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-12-08
Odds and Ends,

The strike at Snowshoe. Pa, in the
soft coal district, has been settled.
President Cotton of Paducah, Ky,
shot Charles Bowden in quarrel over a
girl.
A resolution favoring woman suffrage
was adopted by the National Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, in session at
Rochester, n. Y.
Col Robert NJ. Sands, one of the most
prominent surviving officers of the con-
federacy, died after two weeks illness,
aged rs, at Mobile, Ala.
The decision of ex-Crown Princess
Louise of SaXony TO reside at Nentnor,
England, indicates a partial reconcilia-
ton with the Grown Prince.
Ernest Gregg. 10 years old, of Circle
vile. Ohio, who claims he was "shang-
haied" at San Francisco three years
ago, has returned to his home.
The stonewarc manufacturers east Of
the Mississippi river. meeting at Zanes-
Vile. Ohio, have formed a combination
with capitalization of $1,00O,000.
1t is reported at Rome that Samuel
Clemens Mark Twain is working on
three new books. One of these is entitled
How an American Discovered Italy"
"A corps of 400 able. trlined workers
ana a fund of $1,0O0,000 a year is the
goal toward which the Anti-Saloon
/ eague of this country is working said
State Superintendent p. A. Baker of the
Ohio League.
r. Il. McCandless and George r..
Price fought a duel at Edmonton, KY,
both using pistols at close range Price
died instantly and McCandless was NOR
tally wounded. The cause of the trag-
edy is not known.
New York is to be the horne of the
most costIc clubhouse for workingmen
in the United States. The clubhouse IS
TO be FIVE stories high. l0Jx102 feet in
area and is to cost 100000. Facilities
for mental and physical culture are TO be
the best obtainable.
The bottom Of vat in the soap fac
tory of Joseph Stern & Sons, in New
York. was blown out by the steam pres
sure and FIVE men were scalded by boiling
fat.
John s. Pineover, VINO jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge in December, 1901,
has been pronounced insane ct Middle
town n. Y, and will be sent to the hos
pital.
The Rev. David r. Huber pastor OF
Trinity Lutheran Church at Findlay, o.,
has resigned because members Of his con
gregation criticised him for spending sew
eral days hunting quail.
The grand jury at ST. Paul. Mimi, re-
turned three indictments against Caspar
Ernst. now in Jail on charges Of EN-
bezzIement and forgery. EEnst was once
reputed to be wealthy. Two Of the m
dictments charge him with hayirg en-
bezzled $500 belonging to Res ;. y.
Metzler Of Chippewa Falls, Wis.
An explosion Of gas followed by fire
DESTROYED the signal tower and switch
house o. the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Powelton avenue. West Philadelphia.
-Four men narrowly escaped death, the
locai train service was impcded for hours
and the New York sehedme was dlsar-
ranged. The loss is estimated at So
600
gv the arrest at Ogden. Utah. Of
George Wells. the police claim TO have
secured one Of the ringleaders Of gang
Of higl,waymcn and murderers who have
been terrorizing the country between Og-
den and Reno with series Of crimes
Secret service agents in New York
raided the apartments OF Mrs. Josie Di-
ondo. who had been arrested for attempt
b.g 4. pass counterfeit coin. They found
metal snolds and formulas for the compo-
sitior or counterfeit coin; also four big
sticks OF dynamite weighing six pounds,
a e,sil OF fuse and a supply Of fulminat-
ing caps. The woman's husband was ar
rested. The family has Malta connec-
tons.