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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
RIVER COMMISSION REPORTS.
Mississippi Board Sends in Annual

Mississippi Board Sends in Annual
Statement of Expenditures.
The Mississippi river commission has
submitted it's annual report for the fiscal
year ended June 80 to the War Depart
ment at Washington. This year the re-
port was given out by the commission
in ST. Louis instead of at Washington
From the sundry civil appropriation
of $2,000000, approved March 3, allot-
ments for river improvements were made,
among which are the following: Missis-
sippi river commission, S27 900; harbor
at Helena, Ark, $1,000; harbor at Mem
phis, Tenn. Including Wolf river, S.
600; harbor of Greenville, Miss, $50, 900;
harbors of Natchez, Miss, and Vidalia,
La, $4,000; levees, $1,000,000; surveys.
$4,000 The river and harbor bill APP
proved June ID, 1902, appropriated ST.
100000 for the use of the commission
From this appropriation allotments were
made as follows: Mississippi river com
mission, $4,000: surveys, gauges and OBJ
servations. $4,000; dredges and dredg-
ing, $4,000; first and second districts,
$4,000; third district, 1888, 800; fourth
district, SCAT 800; in the hands of the
president, $4,000.
In 1902 $4,000 was appropriated for
surveys and examinations for 14-foOt
channel from the mouth of the Illinois
river to St Louis. Discussing this work.
the report says that under existing con
ditions systematic work which has for
its object the permanent location and
deepening of the channel has not been
practical.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

Electric railways kill 100 persons a
month.
Joshua Butler, wife and child were
killed by train, Port Pokley, Pa.
C. Weiss. Syracuse, n. Y, killed his
wife and himself while in New York
City.
Chicago manufacturers will investi-
gate reports that labor unions have been
grating"
Blade of an electric fan broke. St
Louis. Mo, and struck a man. 1t is
thought he will die.
Chicago is suffering from a scarcity of
water, which many believe to be caused
by the waste of careless users.
Geronimo, the old robber Apache chief,
who is a military prisoner at Fort SILL
l. T., has joined the Methodist Church.
Because he refused to haul an Apache
Indian eight miles Felix /. Grow, farm
er living near Fort, SILL l. T., was muir
dered by the latter.
The school board of Kansas City will
pay IA cents a bushel for coal this year.
against 10 80 cents last year. Dealers
made an effort TO hold up the board for
is cents a bushel, but the combination
was broken.
1t Is reported in Guthrie. o. T., that
Robert Roubidoux, who some weeks ago
shot and killed Daniel Tohee, chief Of
the Iowa Indians. in Eastern Oklahoma.
las since been captured by 4 band Of
Iowas and Otoes aud killed between
Saltwater and Perry.
The Superior Court at Tacoma. Wash.
has upheld Secretary Moody, together
with the Mayor and Council of Bremen
ter, in their fight to close every saloon
at Bremerton adjacent to the Puget
Sound navy yard. An appeal has been
taken to the State Supreme Court, but
in the meantime all saloons have been
closed.
Chicago clubs which have bee- dis
peDsing liquors have been compelled to
close their bars on account % recent
Supreme Court decision to thr effect that
such bars must be licensed
Rev. O. X. Posey. a munster Of the
Christian Church. 73 years old. who
el0ped with Miss Iosie Shelton. IS years
cid. frora Southern potta watomie Coun-
IL, O. T., a few weeks ago. has been ar
rested
The War Department has received a
report from Gen. Bates, who Is IN COM
mAnd OF the department Of The lakes and
the department Of the Missouri. favora-
bic 70 The holding q the interstate ma
neuvers at Fort Riley. Kan
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

father was Col William Whistler,
West Point graduate and a distinguished
officer of the Mexican war. His father,
Major George Washington Whistler, was
also a West Point graduate and a dis
tinguished engineer. So great was Major
Whistler's reputation as an engineer that
Emperor Nicholas of Russia sent for him
to introduce the railroad system into
that country and the road between Mos
COW and st. Petersburg was his work.
Major Whistler died at st. Petersburg
and 1t was there that the artist was
born, his mother, the second wife of the
major, being Miss MeSeill the daugh-
ter of a North Carolina physician.
On returning to this country young
Whistler was sent to West Point. Later
he went to the art studios of Paris,
where he spent several years and was
the intimate of Du Maurier, the author
of Trilby. Whistler's pictures were not
in the beginning well received. While
he was battling for acceptance as a
painter Whistler took up etching, and
in this field quickly established pre-emi-
nence. After an exhibition at Amster-
dam he was recognized as an etcher of
the first rank and worthy to be classed
with the great masters of the art.
His first etchings in Paris took as
their subject familiar Partisan types, and
were entitled THE French Set He
went to London in 1859 and the ever
changing tones" Of the Thames atmos-
phere quickly cayght his fancy. His
etchings became t&e rage with the col
lectOrs, but Whistler became possessed
OF the idea that etching was not a true
art and abandoned it for a time.
His paintings were deliberate expert
ments in harmonies and contrasts of col
ors and the critics passed severe judg
pent upon them. The great Ruskin said
of one of them that it was a pot of
paint flung in the public face" Whist
Ter sued him for libel and got a farthing
in damages. He was also embroiled in
legal fights with other people.
In his romance of Trilby, Du Maurier
introduced a life-like caricature of Whist
Ter under the name of Joe Sibley. Whist
Ter took umbrage and sued Du Maurier
and his publishers. The matter was
finally compromised by the canceling of
the offending page in the magazine and
the promise that neither the penciled nor
the written sketch should appear in the
book when published
Whistler exercised a great influence
upon European art. While time has yet
to fix his own rank as a painter, it is
conceded that as an etcher he has had
no equal in recent years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

TO DRIVE OUT UNIONS.
Denver Citizens Alliance Proposes tC
Take Drastic Measures.


Denver business men are following the
example set by Idaho City in taking dras-
tic steps to get rid of labor agitators So
called, who, il is asserted, have made
themselves obnoxious to the community.
The Citizens Alliance called a mass
meeting to take action on a proposition
to run out of town all who sympathize
with the methods of labor organizers.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Coats is one of the men
supposed to be referred to, as he is an
organizer of the Socialist party and vice
president of the American Labor Union,
an outgrowth of the Western Federation
of Miners. Coats is printer and dur
ing the recent strike which tied up every
industry in Denver he was beaten by his
own trade In the negotiation which effect
ed the settlement.
The printers took the initiative in
meeting the moves of the business men
and notified them by resolution they
would not stand their high-handed meth
DDS.
1T is commonly understood that every
trade in the State will follow the lead
of the printers and that war may be pro-
voked with the unions relying upon the
authority of the courts to maintain their
claims and put the merchants on a line
with white cappers.
The resolutions of the printers state
the attitude of the alliance is fraught
with peril to the liberty of the people
and is an incentive to lawlessness. The
typographical union condemns such steps
as outrageous and anarchistic in the ex-
IRENE.
The first effect of a declaration of war
by the alliance will be renewed hostili-
ties by the unions, and the employers re-
alize what this means, for it was at their
request that the printers interviewed three
months ago, when it seemed as if the
business of the city would be completely
tied up. AT the time there were over
5000 men on strike and three-fourths of
the restaurants were closed, inflicting a
great hardship on the general public.
The strikers said there would be no
compromise, as they feared it was fight
to the death, as owing to the formation
of the alliance at thai stage it was de-
clared that the watchword Of the mem
bers was death to unionis1n. Then the
printers settled the trouble i'll favor Of
the employees.
Now they say they made a grievous
mistake by allying themselves with the
bosses, who assured them that they were
not opposed to unionsm, and during the
week steps will be taken to cancel all
contracts with the members of the ALI
ance and defy them to do their worst.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

Schwab has hid meteoric career. He
started as a common furnace lal.)rer
with the Carnegie company. and before
he was 40 was elected president of the
great steel combine, at a salary report
ed to be $1,000,000 annually. but. as
matter of fact, much nearer 100000. He
was born at Loretta, Pa, graduated at
St. Francis College at the age of IL,
and then entered the steel works as
labore-. He worked up TO the position of
chief engineer. and in 1887 Carnegie
made him Superintendent of the steel
works and his salary was fixed at $780,
QUO, with fees contingent upon earnings.
de also had heavy holdings of the stock
which brought him good income.
Schwab Went abroad and was royalty
entertained by crowned heads, and the
general impression is that the life and
prominence were too much for him. and
it is now believed he has forfeited the
confidence of Andrew Carnegie who
would never have permitted his retire
ment otherwise. Recently the wrecking
of his United Stases Shipbuilding com
bine proved a sad blow to his financial
aSDirations
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
TGE5 lEAE2I}lE7S
81. Sa2lS s / sItSs%l~- G0 !.
go Yls: Z. >aEarc ~
I'D. ASaA~

Chicago-Cattle, common TO prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$3.50 10 $40; sheep, fair to choice. $500
to S365; wheat, No. 2 red. 7Sc 10 79c;
corn. No. 2, SOC TO 51c; oats, No. 2, 33c
to 35c; rye, No. 2, 49c 70 soc; hay, tim
othy. $3.50 to $1,000; prairie, 5000 to
$3.50; butter. choice creamery. 16c to
1Sc; eggs, fresh, lie to lie; potatoes.
new, 40c to soc per bushel
st. Louis-Cattle $3.50 TO $3.50; hogs,
$3.50 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to S3.T5:
wheat, No. ?, Zoe to soc; corn, No. 2,
4Se to 49c; oats, No 2, SIC 10 &c; rye.
No. 2, sic to 52c
Cincinnati-Cattle. S425 to S475;
hogs. $500 to S5.4j; sheep, $500 70
500: wheat, No. 2, TGc 70 tie; corn.
No. 2 mixed. sic TO SIC; oats, NJ. :
mixed BE to Bic; rye, No. ?. JGc 10 $40.
Detroit-Cg ttle. $3.50 10 500; hogs.
800 TO S6.40; sheep, $3.50 to $3.1J:
wheat. No ?. 7sc 10 DC corn. No. 3
yellow, &c to 54e; oa.s No. 3 white.
CSC to 3Gc; rye, No. 2, 52e 20 53e.
Wheat. No. . northern.
SIC 20 $50: corn, No. 3. Jlc 70 53e: oats.
No. . white. 3Gc TO SIC; rye. No. /. 51c
to 53c; barley, No. 2, 57c to 5sc; pork.
mess, S13.4O.
Wheat. No. 2 mixed. 75c TO
7fjee-eorn, No. 2 mixed, Sic to 52c: oats.
No. ? mixed Soc 20 3Ge; rye. No. 2. 52c
to 53c; clover seed, prime. $3.50.
Bunalo-Cattie. choice shipping steers.
$50 70 $40; hogs. fair 70 prime. 500
to 1915; sheep, fair to choice. S5.25 20
500; lambs, common 20 choiee, 500 70
$3.50.
New York-Cattle. 500 70 $50;
hogs. 800 to S5.S5; sheep. $500 to
500; wheat. No. red. SIC 70 SIC; corn,
No. 2, 57e to 5sc, oats. No. 2 white
Zoe to Ale; butter, creamery, 1sc to DC;
eggs. western, lJc 70 lDe.
ndianapolis-Cattie shipping. $500 70
s5.25. hogs. choice light, 500 70 $500;
sheep. common to prime, $3.50 to 500:
wheat, No >. 73c to TIC; corn, No
white. sic to 52c; oats, No. 2 white, Szc
to 33c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Lost TREASURE AT BOSTON.
Sacred Jeweled Tree from Forbidden
City Reaches Art NIuseuru

Sacred Jeweled Tree from Forbidden
City Reaches Art Museum.
One of the mysteries connected with
the Forbidden City of Pekin has come
TO light in Boston with the appearance
in the Boston Art Museum of what is
said to be the famous sacred jeweled tree
belonging to the imperial family of
! China. For more than two centuries this
treasure, made Of Chinese precious
stones, standing two and a half feet high,
had been guarded day and night, few
persons knowing of its existence or where
it was kept. It's disappearance several
years ago, before the Boxer outbreak,
caused sensation among Chinese Off
Gals. The tree is said to have arrived at
the museum through unknown channels
and an effort will be made to restore it to
the Chinese government
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
BOAT BURNS, ONE LIFE LOST.

Steamer Sandusky Is Destroyed by
Fire IN Toaawanda n. Y.
In fire starting in the foreeastle of
the schooner Sandusky one sailor was
burned to death, but his sleeping COM
panions were saved The Sandusky was
destroyed, with a cargo of 100000 feet
Of lumber. John Kent of Baraga, Mich,
was the man who lost his life. The San
dusky had just arrived from Lake Supe-
riOr and was lying at her dock at Tona-
wanda, y. Y, when the fire broke out. A
Waterman on deck attempted to extin-
guish the blaze, but failed. Then he ran
to the crews quarters and sounded an
alarm. The sailors were aroused just in
time, as their quarters were filed with
smoke. Kent alone failed to scramble to
the burning deck. He is believed to have
been suffocated in his berth. The San
dusky was a wooden vessel, built in 1873
and owned by NJ. A. Bradley of Cleve-
land. She was ITS feet long, 33 feet
beam and measured S37 TONS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
COURT REsTRAINs A BALLOON.
Nebraska Farmer Gets Injunction
Against Aeronauts and Air Ship.

Nebraska Farmer Gets Injunction
Against Aeronauts and Air Ship.
a temporary injunction issued in the
court of Judge Dickinson in Omaha reads
that the balloon which ascends twice
daily from CORTLAND Beach must not
descend on the farm property, destroy
crops or brighten the live stock of Claus
Neelsen. The balloon has fallen many
times on Neelsen's property. TIC recover
their air ship the aeronauts have been
forced to pay sums ranging from, 81 to
So, and a few days ago the farmer. stood
guard over the canvas with shotgun
and demanded $50. The big bag was re-
covered by writ Of repleyin. TIC even
up Nielsen secured the temporary injunc-
ton against King Murphy, the parachute
professor restraining him from making
ascensions in such manner that the
balloon would fall upon his land
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11

DR.. Adolph Lorenz of Vienna, noted
for his 'bloodless surgery" was called
from America hacl 20 b;s bo-,a ~, 90.
count of the serious illness of his wife
Lorenz was in the far West when the
news came, and he cancelled all his Amer
lean engagements and hurried homeward
1t had been his first long separation from
Mrs. Lorenz who was very devoted to
him and who was more than an ordinary
wife TO him. Said Lorenz of her: "She
is not only good wife, but she is also
my chief assistant She is not only my
secretary doing all my writing for me,
but she is a real help in all my clinical
work, directing my nurses, and even help
ing in oDero tionS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
NEW SETTLERS ARE FEWER.


Sssiway Officials Show Only 13O, 900
Took Far ms in Northwest This Year.
Estimates made by officials of trans
continental railway lines show that the
total number of settlers passing through
st. Paul for the Northwest this year was
10000, a decrease from last year. OF
these $1,000 went to points in Minnesota,
North Dakota, Idaho and Washington.
The rest went to the Canadian North
west. The traffic was divided about as
follows: Northern Pacific, to points in the
northwestern States $4,000, to points in
Canada 10000; Great Northern, to points
IN the northwestern States 10000. 10
points in Canada 10000; other lines, to
points in Minnesota and North Dakota
10000 TO points in Canada $4,000. The
movement was not more than two-thirds
as large as last year, owing to the fact
that the price of land has risen to SIS
and $50 per acre.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
INDIANS AND "a BIG FIRE.
To Be Among the Spectacular Feat.
ures of Chicago's Centennial.

ures of Chicago's Centennial.
A replica of the great fire of 1871.
which swept over nearly all of the busi-
ness district ana large part of the resi-
dence section and left a trail of ruin and
desolation in its trail. is to be one of the
sensational features Of Chicago's centen-
NAL jubilee week celebration this fall.
The spectacle, which will far surpass any
like production ever witnessed except in
realism, viii be called The Burning of
Chicago" One thousand tons of Roman
FIRE will be put on the roofs of all the
skyscrapers of the city. and many other
buildings as we'll. in the various divis-
ions of the city. until the area covered
by the fire is represented. The red fire
will be ignited simultaneously and it will
burn for two hours From tie O'Leary
home in DeKoven street. where the fire
started a long fight of bombs will me-
morialize the famous COW which kicked
over the lamp which ignited the straw
which communicated to the building
which spread the fire all over the town.
Extensive plans are being made for the
celebration, and during the week the city
will be in gala attire and business gen
orally suspended.
There will be at least two full holt
days, on one of which there will be big
military and civic parade. Another of
the special features now being worked
out is an Indian village and a reproduc-
ton Of the old Fort Dearborn, including
the famous attack on the fort by Indians,
the fight of the handful of men and
women ard children under the escort of
Indians supposed to be friendly and the
consequent massacre on the lake front
Old and wealthy Chicagoans will take
part in this extravaganza. The celebra-
ton will take the place of the regular
fall festival Arrangements are now be-
ing made with the railroads for reduced
fares, and the week will be the most
spectacular in the city's history since the
Worlds Fair. Many of the statues and
arches used in the street decorations will
be permanently located in the parks and
other prominent places when the celebra-
ton is ended.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
FOUND WITH THRoATs CUT.
Man Is Thought to Have Killed Wom-
an and Himself.

Frank Foss, while on his way home at
Northboro, Mass, heard screams in the
direction of Grange Hall on School street.
Fastening in that direction he came upon
two bodies lying in yard close to the
sidewalk. According to the police they
were the bodies of f. p Egan and Mrs.
Sadie Booth, both of Spencer. Mrs.
Booth was % years old and had been
living for the past month with her sister
at Northboro. Her throat was cut al
most completely across. A razor was
found under her body. Death had been
almost instantaneous. The mans throat
was cut in a similar manner, but not
quite so deep. There was another cut
higher up and on the left wrist The
theory of the police is that the man cut
the woman's throat and then killed him
self
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Panhandle Train Hits Freight.

Sixteen persons, the majority of them
from Chicago and Logansport, Ind, were
seriously injured and several of them
probably fatally, when the New York ex-
press on the Panhandle road ran into a
west bound freight train at Hartford
City. A broken draw-bar had delayed
the freight six minutes and it was stand
ing on the main track when the express
ran into il.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Farmer Shoots Wife and Self.

At Cridersville, Ohio, George Slein, a
middle-aged farmer, shot his wife, infiict-
ing injuries from which she afterward
died, and then committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head. Jealousy
on the part of the husband caused sep
aration some time since, but a partial
reconciliation had been effected and the
cause of the tragedy is not known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
TERMS OF cUNARD SUBSIDY.
The Steamship Company Will Receive
$34O,OOo Annually.

The agreement between the British
government and the Cunard Steamship
Company has been published. Instead
of paying for the conveyance of mails
according to weight the fixed sum of
$3400 900 will be paid to the company an
nually during the time of the contract,
which is for twenty years from the first
sailing of the second new steamer to be
built by the company. These steamers
will be built under a former agreement
with the government and mails must be
carried az a higher average of speed than
now. The subsidy covers parcels and
mails up TO 100 tons in each direction
weekly
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
TOWN GUSTS A UNION.
Striking Miners Run Out of Idaho
Springs and Warned to STAY.

Springs and Warned to Stay.
The Business Mems Alliance of Idaho
springs, Colo, met at the town hall and
resolved themselves into a vigilance COM
mlttee to clear the town Of all members
Oh the Western Federation of Miners.
whom they accuse of blowing up the Sun
and Moon mine buildings the prNffioGs
night After hearing addresses the meet
ing, under the leadership of President
iHanchett os the local national bank they
marched to the county Jail and ordered
the fourteen miners held there under sus-
piclon to march out. They were ordered
to leave town instantly and not to APP
pear again under penalty of more drastic
treatment. The prisoners were then CIR
dered into line and with lock step march
ed down the canyon. Some of them
pleaded that they were without funds
and a subscription was taken up by the
mob and handed to the miners. There
was no evidence against the men, but the
committee decided that the explosion
could be traced to the agitation that had
been maintained since the strike last
fall
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
sAFE-BLowERs GET RICH BOOTY.
| Wreck Safety Vault in Lippencott Of
/ flee, Secure So, 500 and Escape.

Burglars blew open the safe in the
Hotel Lippencott at Fox Lake, H., and
escaped with $500. The work was APP
parensly that of experts. The big safe
was wrecked, and the office considerably
damaged by the high explosives used.
The robbery was detected in short time,
and Judge Muehrcke appointed a posse
to go in pursuit Of the robbers The posse
followed the trail of the bandits for ten
miles, but it was finally lost.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
AppIe Crop win BE Good.

The National Apple Shippers Asso-
citation held its ninth annual meeting at
Niagara Falls with large attendance.
Although the statistics have not been
fully prepared, it is said the apple crops
in the United States and Canada will be
good. In no State will the crop be fail
ure, though it will be light in some.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
YelInM FeYer in Now York.

Almon Smith. sailor. died in the
Kings County hospital in New York, a
victim, the authorities believe, of yellow
fever. His home and the immediate
neighborhood have been Qusrantined end
physicians are on the lookout for other
possible cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
browns Negro in Indiana.

A posse of armed citizens in Bartholo-
new County, Indiana, pursued William
Garrett, negro, and chased him into
Flat Rock River, where he was drowned.
Garrett had been acting strangely and
started out to do damage He ran about
brandishing razor threatening to kill
every person he met. A party of citizens
drove him out of town.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
Beat. Friend. steals wife.

Harry Riley, an ex-convict who was
released from the Salem, Ore, peniten-
tiary the other day, beat Elliott Park
hurst and forced Mrs. Parkhurst, daugh-
ter of ]. L. james. formerly warden of
the Salem penitentiary and a niece of ex-
Governor T. t. Geer, to run away with
him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
wnmen Man Hnve Peri.hcd.

ground at Old Orchard, Maine, was burn
ed to the ground, and two woman guests,
Mrs. Helen Martin and Mrs. f. A Ste
vens. both of East Grafton. n H.. are
missing. 1t is feared that they did not
escape from the hotel