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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Small Blaze Claims Four Victims.

Fire in the Hotel Somerset in Chicago
caused the loss of four liyes-those Of a
mother and three daughters. The flames
were confined 20 five rooms on the fifth
floor. but they burned so tiercely for
few minutes that the victims were unable
to escape, three being overcome in the
building, while the fourth Jumped from
window and was killed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Many Perish in Lisbon.

a dispatch from Lisbon says that the
whole city was thrown into a panic, ow-
ing 20 the bursting of the reservoirs in
the northern part of the town. The low
lying districts were completely inundat-
ed, and many persons have persisted. \
large number of buildings were de-
atrOVPd
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Hnnter ACQUITTED at Guatemala.

AdVices have been received from
Guatemala that w. Godfrey Hunter,
Jr., son of the retiring minister to Guate-
mala, has been acquitted by a native
court of the murder of William y. Fitz-
gerald, also an American citizen and
former resident of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
CHERokEEs ASK FOR LAND.
Over 500 Families Apply for .dmis-
sion to the Allotment.

sion to the Allotment.
The commission to the FIVE civilized
tribes has opened ifs land offices in the
Cherokee nation. Eight hundred fami-
lies applied for tickets of admission. The
work of the actual allotment will com-
mence at once and continue until all the
Cherokee lands have been allotted to the
citizens of the Cherokee nation. Each
citizen will receive from fifty to $50 acres
OF land. according to the grade of the
land. W. w. Hastings drew the first
ticket and will be the first Cherokee to
take an allotment. There are about
100000 acres of land to be divided
among $4,000 Cherokees. 1t probably
will take two years TO complete the task.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
STRIKES GOLD, DIES OF JOY.

Prospector After Making a Rich Dis
covery Expires on the Spot.
David Thompson, one of the best
known prospectors in the Black hills.
over which country he has hunted gold
for seventeen years, the other day
struck Il ledge of great richness, and
after ten minutes of demonstrations Of
delight fell to the ground in fit. A few
moments later he was dead. An exam
nation made later by physicians showed
blood vessel in the brain to have been
puptured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
buildings Sin, Into the Earth

Abandoned workings of the Eddy creek
colliery of the Delaware and Hudson
Company beneath the very heart of the
town of ELEPHANT, Pa, caved in and en-
quilted four frame buildings covering an
aggregate ground space of 6,OO0 square
feet. The setting was gradual and peo-
pie in the affected territory escaped with
out being Immediately endangered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Rothschilds in Fuel Deal

Boston is TO have q mammoth coal
company which. its promoters say, viii
smash the coal trust and supply the pub
liz. with cheap fuel through Boston as
the distributing point. The new company
Win be as powerful as any ever organ
ned. IL Is backed by tie vast wealth.
and resources Of tho RothschilGs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Deputy Kills a Detective,

Newton II. Lyddle. who claimed to be
a detective and said his home was in
Raleigh County, was shot and instantly
killed at Bluefeld. w. Va. by Russell
Lilly. prominent citizen. Lilly had been
deputized to arrest the alleged detective
by a magistrate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
KILL BAcILLi WITH LEMON.
Chicago Health Department Experts
Find Juice Stops Typhoid.

That lemon juice will destroy the ty-
nhoid germs in water is authoritatively
announced BY the Chicago health depart
ment. after careful experiments. One
teasnoon of the juice into half a glassful
of water produced the result that every
germ was killed. Further tests will be
made to ascertain as 10 how small an
amount of lemon juice will suffice 10 de-
stroy the bacilli. The action Of the lem
on iuTce is 10 cause the bacilli 10 shriTel
mn and die. The investigations are the
result If an announcement made recent
IL by DR.. Asa Ferguson. London ply
sician,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
FIRE LOSSES DURING 1902.

Aggregate for the United States and
Canada Was 81 40, $50, $50.
The fire loss of the United States and
Canada for the year 1902, as complied
by the New York Journal of Commerce,
amounted to $l49, 260,S This is graft
fyingly less than the figures for 1901 of
$1Gf, 347 ,450 and 1900 of $163, 3d., go.
During the entire year of 1902 there
were 2.400 fires of a greater destructive
ness, each, than $1,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
CIV Adrift and Starving.

The American ship st. David is drift
ing about the north Pacific dismasted and
short of provisions. The Japanese liner
America Naru, which has reached San
Franucisco from the Orient, spoke the
vessel off the Japanese coast, sent boat
load Of provisions to the ST. David and
toek OF one man who had been injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
New Live Stock Exchange.

The South Omaha, Neb., Live Stock
Exchange has been organized with a
membership Of 200 commission mer-
chants and dealers IN live stock. The
purpose is 70 push the South Omaha
market to the front and drive out ire
sponsible parties who have been travel
ing over the West pretending to repre-
sent the commission firms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Poison in Whisky Is Fatal.

James f. Bailey. a coachman of
George NJ. Kilborne, died under mystic
rious circumstances az Colorado Springs.
and indications are that he was poisoned
By drinking less than an hour before
from small vial of whisky. The hottie
had been given him as a present, but by
whom il not Known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Real estate assessments in New York
City, according to tax commissioners,
have been increased nearly $1,500,000,
600 under the new system of taxation.
The administration also is increasing by
$2,O00.O00000 the tentative assess
ments" on personal property. BY these
increases the tax commissioners believe
the city tax rate for the current year can
be cut in hall.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Know Hits the Trusts.

Attorney General Knox, on request of
Senator Hoar and Congressman Little
field, has submitted a remedy for trust
evils, including law against rate dis
elimination and interstate commerce in
products of illegal combines. Action by
Congress seems unlikely.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Nebraska Woman Held for Trial.

After preliminary hearing which
lasted ten days Mrs. Lena Lille, charged
with the killing of her husband ON the
night of Oct. "a, was held to the District
Court in $4,000 bonds at David City,
{ Neh. The bond was at once furnished.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
w;Id Ervine Kins Four.

4 wild engine. running from Burning
ton TO Rutland. VT, on the Rutland
Railroad. crashed into the north-b0und
flyer from New York at Shelburne. The
crews of both engines were killed and a
brakeman who was riding on the wild en-
zine was probably fatally hurt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Anouvmous Gift of $40, 900.

An anonymous gift of $4,000 to
proposed fund for memorial to Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher in New York has
been made. 1t is expected the fund will
reach total of SlOO.00O
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

city taxation of railroad lands. Ii is
The case of the Grand Rapids and In
diaha Railroad against the city, The
ely wins out in its contention that lands
heretofore regarded as railroad lands.
put used for other purposes. can he as
sesspd
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Chicago Train in a wreck.

A serious collision occurred on the
Grand Trunk RailTsy at the west end
of Merritton tnnel, Ghtt., between the
Chicago express east boEnd and a light
engine going west. Two men were kill
ed and two injured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
German Ambassador Is Ill.

1t is announced that DIR. Won Hole
ben. German ambassador ut Washing
ton, has applied for prolonged leave of
absence on account of his health. He is
suffering from influenza.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Seven Men kiIled in Wreck

As result of a rear-end collision be
tween passenger train and a freight
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Cochrane station, just above Duquesne,
Pa, seven men are dead, one fatally
hurt. and five others are injured. Four
of the men were roasted alive. The nc
cident was caused by the carelesNness
of freight brakeman, who has fed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Color Lime Make Trouble.

Trouble originating at Indianola, Miss,
over the colored postmistress is spreading
over che entire South. Demand that
negro postal clerks on Southern roads be
deposed is made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
I.a-.est Gas Nell i'm Ohio

The Ohio Fuel Supply Company of
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. has drilled in the larg-
est gas we'll ever struck in Ohio. The
new we'll is in the Homer field in Lick
ing County and has a daily capacity of
100000 cubic feet.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Carnegie Library in Washington.

The public library for which Andrew
Carnegie gave $350000 was dedicated
ut Washington with addresses by donor
ana President Roosevelt. The former
said he had given $50 library buildings
and plans 10 donate 800 others now
nsked for
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Emma Caive Will Marry.

Ii is announced in Paris that Emma
Caye, the prima donna, viii shortly
marry Jules Bots. journalist. Her mar
riage wiz not prevent Nine Calye from
fuIdlsRg her engagement in the United
Sfates next season.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
snidiers RebeI at Poor Rntions.

One hundred and ten Fort Sheridan,
ILL.,. soldiers struck against poor food
and were arrested: one protester locked
in guardhouse. others disobeyed order
not to leave quarters and marched TO
Highwood restaurants
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Eirhteen Perish mt Sea.

News of the wreck of the Norwegian
os-k, Prince Arthur. and the death by
drowning of eighteen Of the crew was
received. The Prince Arthur was
bound from Valparaiso for British Co
mrnbia TO load coal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
NEW YEARS AT WHITE HOUSE

Presidents Reception Eclipses All
Similar Events.
President Roosevelt's New Years re-
ception was probably the most brilliant
event of is kind ever held at the White
House. While foreign diplomats and
high government officials had precedence
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

In recent fight between Bulgarians
and Turkish troops at the village of
nrenoyo. in the Monastir district, fifteen
Turks were killed or wounded. The
Turkish commander was among the
kiliaA
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Iokes Drive Man to suicide.

John s. Eberle of the National Mil
tary Home NJ Dayton, Ohio, committed
suicide by taking twelve morphine tab
lets The only cause for the act wos that
Gberle was tormented by his comrades.
aud !, = ;oSes drove him to take his life
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Tov Pistols Killed Many.

The roll of victims who met death by
loCkiaw as a result of burns inflicted by
toy pistols during the holidays reached
seventeen when 9-year-old Frank Hume
of Portsmouth, Va, died of his injuries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Steal. $4,000 in Diamonds,

In Cleveland burglar broke the p.ai.,
glass window in the jewelry store of ).
H Hermann. gained entrance 10 the
store and stole $1,000 worth of diamonds
from a tray
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
sar. he VIII sos Return.

Mrs. Minnie Cox. negro postmiStress
at Indianola. Miss, who was forced TO
resign, has left for Birmingham and de-
clared she Will not return An indie
pendent postofiice has been established
hy citizens
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Increased tariff duties on grain and
manufactured articles is the feature of
the new customs union agreed 10 sy Aus
tria and Hungary. This viii affect Sc
rioasly the United States aud Great
Britain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
oI;r Castlc Ouita Kansas.

DIN Castle. husband of the woman
whom Miss Jessie Morrison was convict
ed of numbering, has departed from e.
dorado. Kan. for California. accom-
named hy his mother and sister. to ind
a rev home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Neil-known Manufactures Die

jackson l. Case. son Of Jerome /. Case.
wealthy tllrashing machine nsnufar-
turer. died suddenly in > Racine. Wis.
from complication Of diseases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

The remains Of 500 Cinnamon, which
we're being transported from this country
for final inserment In Chinese soil. were
lost in the Pacific ocean when the steam
or yentrior foundered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

= =
noon Saturday. The
verdict came unex-
pectedly; the court
room was not full
when the jurymcn
took their places,
and when not
guilty" was read it
was hardly compre-
hended by those sit
ting in the court
room. Tona Dun
lap, whose very life
Hn3 An,..a t..apsft-a11
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
FEAR FOR Loss OF LIFE.
Hundreds of Locating Parties Fail to
Return from Wyoming Oil Fields.

70
Return from Wyoming Oil Fields.
The situation in the Wyoming oil fields
remains practically unchanged. The full
story of the conflict may not be known
for weeks owing to the immense tract to
be covered. OF the hundreds of locating
parties leaving Evanston, Wyo., Dec.
80 and 81 but a small percentage have
returned and in some instances grave
fears are entertained as to their safety.
Should prolonged spell of severe wealth
er set in many locating parties would
undoubtedly be lost.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Dies from a Boxing Bout.

Joseph Reilly, aged 80 years. Of Brook
lyn, N. ", died from heart trouble AS the
result of blow received in a boxing
bout the previous night.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
NIercnandi.e shipments Increas

Dun & Co.'S review reports merchan-
disc shipments increased to forestall
higher freight rates; orders for iron and
steel continue; December railroad earn
inSs gained "a per cent over 1901 and
for years 4 per cent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
CABLE REACHES HAWAII.
Wire communication Between San
Francisco and Honolulu.

San Francisco and Honolulu are now
connected by cable. The first words pass
ed under the ocean few moments after
IL O'Clock Thursday night. The wire
worked perfectly. The first message re-
ceiyed was from Coy. Dole to President
Roosevelt. 1t was merely a formal greet
ing and congratulation from the people
of Hawaii to the people of the United
States from one chief executive to the
other. Right after the Dole signature
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

The Pacific Coast limited, west bound.
on the Rio Grande Western Railroad,
ran into huge rock side two miles east
II Westwater. Utah. one trainman being
killed and two injured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

With the possibility of becoming a
countess and the heiress of an Italian
nohleman. Miss Florence 1. Bruton of
Alameda, Cal, Is years old, has bar cred
her inheritance rights for $4,000 in Amer
lean gold.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Power sien Joint Threatsring Not

At a meeting in Pekin all the foreign
ministers except Minister Conger signed
the joint note informing the Chinese
government that failure to fulfill its
obligations 10 pay the war indemnity on
a gold basis as provided for by the
peace protocol, would entail grave conse-
nnnncPS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
| New York.

----------- say Iildt lSV- was the Desl
year this country has ever experienced,
while truthful enough in the main, does
not suggest fully the enormous strides
which the United States took ia the year
Just closed. Practically every branch Of
ordinary trade and manufacture showed
an increase above the best of previous
years, and yet this immense enlargement
Of output was not sufficient of itself to
satisfy the growing. il might even b.
termed unsuitable, demand for all kinds
of materials. In many cases the usua
foreign outlet for our products was. per
force, neglected by American producers,
who confined their efforts TO supplying IN
sistent domestic demand, while in Others
foreign production was called upon 10.
re-enforce domestic output, with the re
suit that new currents and channels were
created i'm our foreign trade. Our export
trade therefore shrank, while our i'm
ports expanded TO unprecedented figures
Industrial unrest WAS naturally marx
ed, as It always Is in times either of pros
perity on Of depression, and serious dis
organization of some of the country
basic industries resulted for time. In
many eases, however resort to extremes
was avoided or rendered unnecessary by
liberal recognition by employers Of
changes in the standard of living, and
it is safe TO say that two men obtained
higher wages or had their working time
reduced without resort to strikes for ev
cry one who actually quit work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Irish landlords in convention refused
sa invitation from the Earl Of Mayo.
Lord DunHaven and others 10 meet their
tenants in On effort to settle the trouble
some land Question.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13


The Senate on Wednesday discussed
militia and also the statehood bill Mr.
Mallory led the Democratic Senators in
opposition to the section of the militis
BIZ providing for reserve force Of train
ed men, the contention being that it not
only infringed the rights of the several
States, but also increased the standing
army by 100000 men. 4 resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Stewart was adopted. di
recting the committee OH the District of
Columbia TO make inquiry regarding the
wholesale and retail price of coal in
Washington and to ascertain whether the
scarcity of coal is the result of failure
in shipments to Washington or whether
there is any lack of prompt and efficient
distribution among the people. The ses-
sion of the House lasted a little more
then two hours The Senate bill for
the redemption of the silver coinage of
the Hawaiian Islands and its recoinage
into United States coin was passed after
an hours debate. 1t provides for the
redemption of silver coins by being re-
criyed either in Hawaii or the United
States in the payment of dues. Stand
ard silver coins of the United States may
lie exchanged for coin of Hawaii at their
face value. Hawaiian silver coins will
he legal tender until Jan. ]. 1904. lIa-
waian silver certificates shall be re-
deemed before JAN ], 1905, and there
after they cannot lawfully circulate as
money. Several bills Of minor import
ance were passed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Cipher dispatch received in New York
says President Castro has abdicated or
soon will abdicate. Germans have seized
the custom house ar La Guaira.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

senior Fraxe6es Mateo SagaSta. for
mer prime minister of Spain aud one
of its ablest statesmen. IS dead 1t Mad
rid at tho az, Of - years Tie had
been IN FOR some time with bronchitis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
A,tewpt no seal Indian level.

Thieves 1t Delhi attempted to steal
Jewels valued at SI,aa50,OS0 from TIE In
dian arts exhibit ar the dnrhar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Tun. DUNLAP ACQUITTED.

Jury in Aiedo Poisoning Case Declares
Young Nomau Not Guilty.
Miss iona Dunlap. on trial at Alcdo,
H., fer the murder of Allie Dool, was
acquitted by the jury shortly before
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
There was about the usu-
0 al amount Of business on
the Board of Trade during



the year 1902. Wheat was. as usual. the
leader and the selling price had a wide
fluctuation, the lowest point touched for
the year being 6Si4 cents in August and
tlc highest being % cents in September
while the extremes in 1901 were 6SlS
and 1914 cents. There was a good deal
of bull feeling during the year under
review on the reported poorer crop in this.
country and the world over-in quality
only--the strong feeling in stocks snd
the general prosperity, and it was ar.
gued that the higher prices in securities
should he reflected in wheat. This, how
ever, did not fully matcrialize The ex
ports We're smaller than those of the pre-
vious year Corn ruled firm throughout
the year and prices averaged higher. This
was due largely to the small crop gather
ed in 1901. The crop in 1901 was nearly
750,000,000 less than that of the year
before, or l,522. 100000 bushels, rs COM
pared with 2,2G4, 100000 Bushels the
year previous. and higher prices follow
ed. Oats were affected somewhat by
the same causes which affected corn aud
also sold higher. Hog products were IN
tluonced largely by the course of corn
and sold higher.
Cash Prices for Two Years
fNHo gnIinv-f,,cy fahln .si-fpS thQ lnNpsf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
Raiae 80. az q

Twentieth Century Methodist Thank
Offering Commission has given our 4
statement showing .hat so. 634. $50 was
raised.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13
REAL GOLD REELECTED
NO ONE WOULD PICK UP BRICK
FROM SIDEWALK.

Worth Thousands Of Dollars and Lay
There Till Stolid Youth Seized It
Robbers Beaten in Battle Near Eagle,
Wisconsin,.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

The yearly average cash prices, based
Oh the monthly range foi the articles
named In the Chicago market for ten
wears are as follows:
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-13

Railroads' Cif,f Land Can BE Assessed.
Jadge New1ham, Of the Superior
Court. Aardcd down an important decis-
ion At Grand Rapids. Mich. affecting