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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
SEIZED BY SOLDIERS.
COLORADO PAPER is SUDDENLY
AND FORc'BLY SUPPRESSED.
Victor Record Had Criticised Acts of
the Military, So Editor Is Arrested
New Virginia Law Takes Votes from
Most Negroes.

The military under command of Gen.
Chase surrounded the offices of the Vic
tor (COlO.) Record the other night and
demanded the surrender of all the EN-
ployes who were at work The same
tactics were employed as though actual
war was in progress An orderly enter
ed the Office and ordered all hands to
line up between flies OF soldiers prepare
tory 70 marching TO the famous bull pen
that has defed the laws of habeas cor
pus. The following complied with the
instructions: Editor Kyner, Walter
Sweet, Circulator H. J. Richmond, Fore
man Frank W. Langdon, linotype opera
tor, and George Basban, reporter. The
Office boy was told to stay to look after
the safety of the property, and then the
word of command was given and the
troops marched down the streets The
excuse for the summary arrest was the
fact that for several days articles have
been appearing criticising the conduct of
the military in making arrests without
authority of law or warrants of any kind.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
InternntionaI,s Report.

Telegraphic advices to the Information
al Mercantile Agency from trade centers
are summarized as follows:
Rain, low temperature and lack of ex-
act knowledge as to the extent Of dam
age to cotton, corn and spring wheat
have tended to check the retail and job
bling demand for dry goods and other
seasonable merchandise at Chicago, st.
Paul, st. Louis, Buffalo, Dallas and New
Orleans, and collections are inteTfered
with. Leading dealers and fnanciers
state that more conservative dealings in
general lines are looked for.
The industrial situation is rather worsr
than better. Thirty or more pig iron fur
naces will shut down between Oct i and
Jan. /, reducing capacity $4,000 tons
weekly. -Four anthracite coal companies
will mine on half time during the rest OF
the year. There is a heavy demand for
funds from merchants and manufactur-
ers, which the banks are meeting freely.
An unusual number of small banks are
being organized throughout the South.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
HERBERT PASSES AWAY.
British Ambassador to United States
Dies in Switzerland.

Sir Michael Herbert, the British ann
bass>dor to the United States, died We'd
nesday at Davos Platz. Switzerland, of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
TWENTY YEARs AGO.

Movement for new bankruptcy law
inaugurated in Washington, and opinions
of all commercial bodies asked.
Premier Gladstone of England reached
Copenhagen on yachting tour and dined
with royal family; plans made to visit
Car.
Marquis Tseng Of China issued ultima
tum to France regarding operations In
Tonquin, leaving to republic no afteTna-
tive but to withdraw or fight.
Premier William Smith Of British Co
lurnbia at a banquet 10 Americans In
Victoria predicted early dissolution OF
the United States.
F. B. Thurber, before the Senate com
rnfttee on labox and education, which was
inquiring into the industrial situation,
said that in the previous Congress there
were 264 lawyers, a majority OF whom
were retained by corporations
News was received from the Nordensk-
jold Greenland expedition, which had
found traces Of the Greely party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
BIG swINDLE UNEARrHED.
Two Men Said to Have Secured Goods
from Many Firms

Two Men Said to Have Secured Goods
from Many Firms.
In the arrest of two daring swindlers
in Chicago the postoffice inspectors have
uncovered what is termed by Col. James
q. Stuart as 1.-The cleverest swindle ever
unearthed in the west" Julius NJ. Mis-
son and Arthur j. Herbst are the prison
ers and the former has already confess
ed to a share in the crimes. A grand to-
tai Of $4,000 is admitted to have been
stolen in the last eleven months The
system OF operation was somewhat COM
plicated. Nilsson and Herbst would go to
a city and open an office, ostensibly for
the purpose of retailing some commodity
which they had secured on credit. lnva-
riably they used the name of some firm
we'll known in the business world. Secur-
ing the goods, they would transfer the
consignments to a warehouse and then
ship to New York, where a fence"
would dispose of them. Complaints ag-
gregating losses of $4,000 had been
filed with the postal authorities, who
finally located Nilsson, whom they dis
covered was wanted in at least FIVE
cities. Herbst was captured later in
New York. The latter is an ex-convict
Nilsson was once owner of a cafe in Chi
pa0o
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO.

Was Black Friday in Wall street, and
a great panic was started by failure OF
jaw Cooke & Co. and two smaller con-
Germs.
Victoria c. Woodruff was reelected
president by Spiritualists in convention
in Chicago.
President Grant and Secretary Of the
Treasury Richardson met inanciers IN
Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York, to
discuss panic, and it was suggested that
entire treasury reserve be put at service
Of Wall street.
Three banks failed in New York and
stocks went down from 2 to 16 per cent;
every effort was being made to stop
panic.
Prof. Wise failed in alleged attempt
to cross Atlantic in balloon.
Heavy purchases of bonds by the gov
eminent helped to calm the panic IN
Wall street; Chicago bankers arranged
to protect each other.
News received in Paris that DIR. Liy-
ingstone, the African explorer, was alive
and well in the preceding July.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
FORTY YEARS AGO.

Secretary of Treasury Chase removed
trade restrictions over certain States and
.-districts where rebellion practically was
at an end.
Decision was reached not to order
draft in Ohio, which was 5000 men
short, as it was believed number could be
made up by volunteers.
First news of actual operations OF
army around Chattanooga was received
and severe fighting was reported.
News was received to the effect that
Gen. Rosecrans had been forced to fall
back to Chattanooga. and that the loss
in killed and wounded for both sides on
two previous days amounted to 10000
men.
The federal troops under Rosecrans
had carried the campaign into Georgia
and Gen. Burnsides was occupying north
ern Tennessee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
Rradatreet,s Trade Review.

Reports of conservatism and even cSC-
ton in fall and winter trade testify to
the absence of the spur of insistent de-
mand which a year ago gave the selling
side such an advantage. Strikes of YES
sci men on the lakes redard shipments,
and advanced freight rates and high
prices for cotton, with lack of CORE
spondingly higher prices for finished pro
duets, check full resumption of opera
lions.
Wheat. including -four, exports for the
week ending Sept. "a, aggregate $780,
4So bushels, against l.909,0S last week,
5.077,0 T0 this week last year, 4,470,352
in 1901 and 3,242, $40 in 1900. For twelve
weeks of the cereal year they aggregate
36,214,6S1 bushels, against $1,000, 1877 in
1902, IA, 1877, Jos In 1901 and 3S.743, 66S
in 1900. Corn exports for the week ag-
gregate 1920 bushels, against 7S7 1877
last week, 1882 a year ago, 5S5, 706 In
1901 and 2,156, III in 1900. For twelve
weeks Of the present cereal year they
aggregate 11,605,s51, 991 1927 in 1902,
11,224,692 in 1901 and 1888, lis in
1900
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Women and children who had fed to
Barracoa, Cuba, were daily harassed by
brigands, who were under The direct
command of Cheveaux:
The British consul, acting upon advice
of his government, advertised that all
vessels leaving New York for British
territory should be prohibited from land
ing unless accompanied by quarantine
manifest on account of the prevalence of
yellow fever in that city.
Robert Emmee was hanged in Dublin
for high treason in conspiring the death
Of George III. and providing arms and
money for the rebels.
A great triumph was achieved in
American manufacture wien four bower
cables, is inches thick and 100 fathoms,
made of American hemp, were completed
at the navy rope walk in Washington for
the frigate Essex.
1t cost the people Of Hanover $4,000
per month TO maintain the French troops
quarlered among them.
The President appointed three commits
sioners to determine all disputed cases
of lands in Mississippi territory whether
under grant from Great Britain and
Spain Sr by actual settlement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
TRADE IN FARM MACHINERY.
Rapid Growth Shown in Exports of
American Made Goods.

American Made Goods.
Agricultural implements exported from
the United States last year amounted TO
$21,O00,000 in value, in 1893 they
amo mted to only S4,500,COO in value.
IN 1888 to less than 100000, in 1873
to S.z,500,00C, and in 1868 to less an
100000 The growth of expectation of
this class of manufactures has been ex-
.1emely rapid. Prior to 1865 the expor-
tatlon of agricultural implements had
never reached as much as $1,O00.000, and
during the twenty-five years following
that date the growth was slow, the total
having reached about $3.50, CSC in 1880.
From that date forward, however, the
growth was rapid. BY 1895 the total
was $5,500,000: in 1903 $16000,000. and,
as already indicated, IN 1902, SCI .000-
600. OF this total of S21, 100000 worth
of agricultural implements exported last
year nearly 100000 in value went to
France and about an equal sum to Ar
gentina, $1,500,0O0 to the United King
dom and about an equal sum to Ger
many, S1.250,000 to Australia and over
$1,000,000 to Africa. These are the fig-
urcs of 1903. In 1893 the value of ag-
ricultural implements sent to France was
but about 100000, TO Germany about
100000 and to Argentina about $1,250,-
000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
PLUcKY GIRL DEFIEs PLAGUE.
Daughter of Mayor of Linares, Mexi
CO, Conducts Affairs of CITY.

Daughter of Mayor of Linares, Mexi-
co, Conducts Affairs of City.
Miss Manuela Flores Gomez. the 49,
year-old daughter of the Mayor of Ii
mares. Mexico, has attracted the attention
81 President Diaz through her heroic
1Dduct dering the yellow fever epidemic,
and the Mexican Congress will vote her
a medal. This high honor is in recogni-
ton of her self-saerifce and bravery in
remaining in Linares and taking upon her
shoulders the duties of the Mayor and
other city officials. Surrounded by dy-
ing victims of the dreaded disease and
her father stricken with the mslady, the
girl stuck to her post and has directed
affairs in a mastery manner. When her
young woman associates were fleeing to
the Mountains they tried to induce Miss
Gomez to accompany them, but she re-
fused, insisting she had a duty to per-
form and that she would do all possible
to sare life. When the plague began the
city had a population of more than 49,
00e, and now through death and fight to
avoid the disease the number of residents
has been reduced to fewer than 5000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
~ r. G. Dun & Co.'S
! NUN lUlk Weekly Review of Trade


notwithstanding several unsatisfactory
features, the volume of trade continues
large and the distribution of merchan.
disc taxes shipping facilities. Announce
ment of concerted effort to restrict pro-
duction of pig iron indicates that sup.
plies have begun to accumulate. Rail-
way earnings continue To show gains.
for September thus far exceeding last
years by 81 per cent, and those of 1901
by 17.2 per cent.
New labor controversies have begun,
but number of serious troubles have
been averted. and on the whole the mum.
Der of men idle voluntarily has dimin.
ished. Enforced idleness in the iron
and steel industry Is more than offset
by the resumption of spiniles at cotton
mills, and there is great activity at foot
wear factories, although the margin of
profit is narrow. Lower prices for the
leading agricultural staples indicate
general belief in improved crop pros
poets.
Jobbing trade is still making good COM
PARSONS with previous yeans and, while
the zenith has been passed in fall dry
goods, it is otill a satisfactory season.
At many important points the weather
has been more propitious for retail trade,
and collections are fairly prompt, con-
sidering the tightness of the money mar
ket.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06

- pert began his ca
reer as diplomat in 1879 as an attache
of the British embassy in Paris. He
was sent to Washington in 1883 to be in
charge Of the British embassy. Then he
held diplomatic posts at ghe Hague,
Constantinople and Rome respectively. In
1898 he returned to Paris as secretary of
the British embassy with the rank of
minister plenipotentiary, In the French
capital he was very popular and twice
in the absence of Sir e. Monson had
charge of the embassy.
His American experience proved very
valuable to the British government in
1897, when he undertook the duties of
British agent during the arbitration on
the Venezuelan boundary question. Up
on the death Of Lord Pauncefote in 1892,
Sir Michael was called from the Paris
post to be ambassador to the United
States.
Sir Michael Herbert was married to
Miss Leila Wilson, daughter of Richard
Wilson. New York millionaire. Lady
Herbert is related to the Vanderbilt,
Ogdenfi Goelet and Aston families.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
TEN YEARS AGO.

Six known killed and six seriously IN
jured IN rush for Oklahoma lands.
Sewers storm swept over worlds fair
grounds and die great deal OF damage.
The centennial Of the laying Of tne
corner stone of the national capitol In
washington was celebraked.
Rio Janeiro was bombarded By Bra
lillian rebels and ,ity was in state OF
panic.
Thomas Wentworth Higginscn, In
parliament of religions advocated uni
versal church.
Dunraven's cup challenger VaIkyrie
dropped anchor in New York haroor az
ter stormy voyage Of thirty days across
Atlantic.
Negro Robert Smith, who bad bean
cause of riot At Roanoke, Va, In which
nine persons were killed. was lynehed
and his body burned
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
WEATHER HELPS CORN.
Erosts Have Been General, but 4
Damage Done TO CroD Ia SIiub4.

Il
Damage Done to Crop Is Slight.
The weather bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions is as follows: "Tho
temperature conditions for the week end.
ing Sept. % were generally favorable
although cool nights were detrimental in
the south Atlantic. eastern and central
gulf States, while light to heavy frosts.
for the most part causing no serious in.
jury, occurred in the more northerly dis
tricts eastward of the upper Missouri
valley. A marked feature Of the week
was the absence of rain or the occur
renee of only very light showers over
much the greater part Of the country
east of the Rocky Mountains. there being
only few areas. of comparatively linn
tied extent, in the upper Mississippi val
ley. lake region and the coast districts
of the middle Atlantic States and south
ern New England, in which the ranfai
exceeded the average.
"Drouth continues in the Ohio valley
and with increased severity in Tennes-
see and the central and west gulf States.
No unfavorable conditions are reported
from the Pacific coast, although rain in
southern California may possibly have
caused slight injury. Southern Arizona
and southwestern New Mexico received
unusually heavy rains for that region.
more than two inches being reported
from several stations.
The principal corn States have expe-
rienced weather conditions exceptionally
favorable for maturing late corn, and
while frosts have been quite general over
the central and eastern portions of the
corn belt no material damage is indi-
Gated. Probably less than 20 per cent
of the crop in Iowa is unmatured, and
while the proportion yet exposed TO injury
in South Dakota, Minnesota and Wis
consin is greater, the immature viii make
good feed. Farther south only a very
small part of the crop is still soft. Cut
ting is general in all sections and some
new corn has been marketed in southern
Kansas.
while the conditions have been fa-
vorable for thrashing spring wheat in the
spring wheat region, reports of damp
ness of grain in shock as a result of pre-
vious rains continue. III Irvest is now
completed on the north P;lcific coast and
tlEaahing has advanced.
With generally seasonable tempera-
ture and practically no rain over nearly
che entire cotton belt cotton has opened
rapidly and picking has been actively
carried on. large part of the crop hav-
ing already been gathered. Cool nights
and the very general prevalence of drouth
in the central and western districts have
been detrimental and rust and shedding
continue to be extensively reported, al
though rust is somewhat less prevalent
in Georgia. On the whole, the crop has
suffered deterioration. especially in the
central and western portions of the belt.
''Some tobacco remains to be cut in
Kentucky and Tennessee. where the late
planted has suffered much from drouth,
but as a whole the crop is practically
housed"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
News of Minor Note.

Incorporation papers have been taken
out in Denver, Colo, for a home there
for consumptive actors.
Count Dagrueffe, a confidence Oman
wanted in Chicago, Buffalo ard Omaha,
was caught at Rochester, n. Y.
The court of inquiry relative TO the
grounding of the battleship Massachu-
sets exonerates the officers and crew.
Count Tolstol spent his 10Th birthday
in strict privacy among his children at
lula Russia. he was in the best of
health.
Rush County, Kan, raised 500 bush
els of wheat for every man, woman and
child in the county. This is claimed to
be the highest per capiter" OF any coun-
ty in the State.
The Republican conventior of the
Fourth Congressional District of Penn
sylvania nominated Reuben o. Moon, a
prominent lawyer. 20 succeed the late
Congressman Foerderer.
Between 5000 and 1000 persons pass
ed through Chicago the other day on
their way TO seek homes in Oklahoma,
Indian Territory. Texas, Louisiana, Cal
nornia and other States
Gov. Taft has cabled the War Depart
ment Details of the franchise wh:osl rs
to be anted for furnsrniug power for
various enterprises in Manila and else
where. Ha says the commission has sur
veyed me territory fifty miles i<em Ma
Ella and that 10OOO-horse power MAJ
- developed from the water falls.
Ralph Balm, proprietor of the Santa
Fe Hotel in Wichita. Kan, SHOT and IA
tally wounded Bill Flynn at a fremont
street resort
William J. Orahan of Chicago, who
recently returned from Rome, Is author
ity for the statement that. in the near
future, two additional cardinals win be
created in the United States.
Santa Fe passenger train No. COZ ran
into the rear end OF an extra freight
train one mile west of Rocky Ford, Colo,
telescoping FIVE cars of the freieAt train.
A tank of oil exploded. setting fire %
the wreck. Engineer John Madcigan was
badly hurt. Mrs. f. L. Drake Of Ava.
Ok. was severely bruised
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
Canada Reaehe. out Coz cider.

Canada, not satisfied with the great
influx Of settlers from the United States,
Great Britain and some Of the smaller
countries Of Europe. is going to make
an emigration campaign in Belgium and
France.
1t has been brought to the attention
of the Dominion government that thou
sands of agricultural people from these
two countries emgrate each year to
South America and other parts OF the
globe and make most desirable settlers
An effort to turn these emigrants IN the
direction of Canada will be made imme-
diatsIy. The headquarters Of the work
will be in Paris and Canadian. or rarh-
er a naturaIized Frenchman. win leave
Ottawa next month 10 preach the beau
ties of the Canadian West
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
sEvENTY-F1vE YEARS AGO.

Under the existing tariff -four worth
$3.50 a barrel in this country paid So. Is
duty in England, which, with the SIPS
freight, made it prohibitory at 5000 per
barrel and destroyed American trade.
Ex-President Monroe was gazetted,
with a number of others, for the position
of postmaster at New York, which fact
was considered a matter of disrespect,
as he might have commanded almost any
foreign post.
The Marchioness of Devonshire and
the Duke of Sussex took in charge the
child of poor people who had in legible
print around the ball of one eye, "Napo-
leon Emperor" and around the lip the
words reversed, that they might show
the phenomenon to the king and later
turn the child wonder over to the medical
men of London.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
KING OF YAP LEFT WEALTH.
Widow at Savannah to Claim Half of
the SI,5Oo.OOo Estate.

William c. Hartridge, who went to
the Caroline Islands last May in the in
terests of Mrs. Catherine O'Keefe, widow
of David >. O'keefe, has arrived in San
Francisco O'Keefe was known as the
King of Yap. He left his wife and
daughter in Savannah, Ca, in the early
70's and wits wrecked on this island.
Being the first white man the natives
had ever seen they treated him with rev.
erence and made him king More than
a year ago, after visiting Hongkong ON
business, he started back on one of his
vessels and that was the last heard of
him. Although he bad two wives in the
Carolines, 0'Keefe always kept his wife
and daughter in Savannah supplied with
money. Upon hearing of his death At
torney Hartridge was sent out to see
how matters stood. He found a will in
Hongkong distributing an estate valued
at $1,500.000 He left large amount
to his daughter, Mrs. j. F. Butler of
Savannah, and it is expected that the
Savannah widow will claim about so per
cent of the estate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
NINE DEAD IN RAIL DISASTER.
Train Falls Seveuty-five Feet from a
Trestle in VIRGINIA.


Trestle in Virginia.
While running at high rate Of speed
the south-bound fast mail train on the
Southern Railway jumped from a trestle
seventy-fve feet high half mile north
of Danville, Va, and was demolished.
OF the crew of sixteen men, including
mail carriers, nine were killed and seven
injured.
The trestle where the accident hap
pened is 500 feet long and is located on
a sharp curve. Engineer Brodie was a
new man on that division and it is said
ne came to the curve at a high rate of
speed. The engine had gone only about
fifty feet on the trestle when it jumped
from the track, carrying with it four
mail cars and an express car. The tres
tie gave way for a space of fifty feet.
At the foot of the trestle is q shallow
stream, with a rocky bottom. Striking
this the engine and the cars were re-
duced to mass of twisted iron and steel
and pieces of splintered wood. Each car
falling with the engine bounded from it
and collapsed after striking the rocks at
the foot of the trestle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-06
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Andrew Norton, one of the most noted
American theologians and religious writ
ers, died.
Gen. Pineda, at one time president of
Nicaragua, died ct Rivas.
Over 1920 people left New York City
on the steamship Illinois and Star of
the West for California, while thousands
of other people focked there from all
over the country.
Santa Anna ordered that every one in
Mexico against whom there was the
slightest ground for suspicion be executed
without warning, and another revolution
threatened on account of these severe
measures.
The first telegraph line was established
in California, from San Francisco to a
point several miles inland.