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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
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The State civil service bill, with its
referendum rider, went to third reading
Thursday for final vote some time the
following week. Efforts to take off the
referendum section failed, and with that
effort. desire to amend it further ended.
The House passed the supreme Judicial
reaprortionment bill. This is the bill
which changes the fourth Supreme Court
district so as to make it a Republican
district. Judge Carter. who sits on the
Supreme bench from that district is a
Republican, and his term expires this
year. The game bill, which practically
ali of the sportsmens associations and
hunting clubs have been working for,
had to run for its life from amendments.
Over in the Senate Chicago park bills
were to the front, several of them relat-
ing to South Park affairs having been
passed. The affairs of the Chicago drain
age board and the State canal were up
in Senate and House committees, and
the work done indicated breakers ahead
for the drainage board.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
BIG STEAMERS CRASH.
Nearly q Dozen Persons Are Browne,
In LONG IsIand Souud

in Long Island sound.
Nearly a dozen men lost theiF lives
and 200 narrowly escaped browning
when two large steamers collided in the
fog which lowered over the waters of
Long Island Sound Thursday night. The
large Fall River passenger steamer Ply
mouth. irons New York for Fail River.
with 500 passengers and a crew of 200
men. was run down. while passing
through the Race, by the freight steamer
City of Taunton of the same line, bound
from New York
A hundred feet of the starboard side
OF the Plymouth was smashed as if it
had been paper. the staterooms of the
SECOND cabin were cut away ana in the
hold menherS of the crew who were
asleep were drowned by the torrent that
rushed through the great gap Inade by
the bow of the freghter.
Although terrified. the people aboard
the ship exercised great self-control and
there was no paaic. The collision oc-
Cured after the vessel had made her way
UP the sound through the fog unsil she
reached point east of Gull Island The
City of Taunton came up suddenly, ard
when she was sighted by the officers of
the Plymouth was too close to avoid the
collision. There was quick exchange
of signals and then the crash The bow
Of the City of Taunton penetrated ten
feet into the hull of the Plymouth ard
as she backed away she raked the up
per works of the passenger vessel, tear
ing out the second cabin and ripping the
staterooms TO pieces. Water poured into
the hold and drowned the men in their
hunks.
ships company would have to take to
the boats, but the closing of the collision
bulkheads prevented the water from gain
ing and the vessel made the barber and
wharf unassisted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Notes OF Current Events.

st. Louis viii try 10 secure bOih the
Republican and Democratic national con
ventions next year.
james O'Donneil killed bis step-father,
John G. Atkinson. Cleveland. Ohio, be-
cause he had attacked several members
Of tine family.
Hora4e II. Hagan, who died udIenly,
Guthrie, O. r.. carried 100000 .ife IN
surancel II y thought be died from
opium poisoning.
Henry C. Friend. %. Syracuse. y. y,
fred at several pedestrians. held sew
eral policemen az bay for an houg and
then killed. himself.
The Yale Alumni Wcslsly publishes an
article syhieh shows that the families II
former students have decreased gradually
within he last century.
Tie Raw committee 81 tile Actors
Church IN New FORK has started a cru
SADIE to stop all Sunday theatrical per-
formances u this country.
A snow pillow which was being trans
ferfed % the Old Cole0y Street Railroad
Al Fall River. Mas. became unmanage-
able ri the to9 Of steep hill dashed
down lie incl ne and crashed into Two
cars loaded with passengers. Five per
se.,s srtafaincd bruises and flesh wounds
enough to necessitate their being carried
to a hospital.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
BEEF KINGS UNITED.
Armour, Swift and Morris in Big
Packing Combination.


Packing Combination.
The announcement of the organization
of the National Packing Company. which
practically consolidates the great pack
ing interests of the country, with the ex-
ceptlon of two firms, under one manage
ment, was made in Chicago Tuesday.
That it is the powerful pockers' trust
which has long been sought by the beef
and the pork kings is believed by ALL
In the directorate of the National
Packing Company are the principal Off
GERS of Swift & Co, Armour & Co. and
Nelson Morris & Co. Jesse L. Lyman.
former president of the c. H Hammond
Packing Company, is the president.
Seven packing companies have been en-
quilted IN the enormous project.
The capitalization is S15,000,00 but
this represents only those firms which
have been bought outright. The Morris,
Swift and Armour interests bring this
capitalization up to more than $70,000-
600. The firms which We're bought. by
the National Packing Company are
Omaha Packing Company, Chicago
and Omaha.
Hammond Packing Company, Omaha
and st. Joseph.
q. II. Hammond Company, Chicago.
Hutchinson Packing Company, Hutch
inson, Kan.
Anglo-American Provision Company,
Chicago.
United Dressed Beef Company, New
York
Fowler Packing Company, Kansas
City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
SCIENCE IN HousE-cLEANING9
Why, Yes, if You Make Use of She
Vacuum Method"

Why, Yes, if You Make Use of She
vacuum Method"
1t is a somewhat unusual procedure :
that of the Chicago health department ia
coming forward with suggestions to
housewives in the important matter of
house cleaning. The department believes
in hygiene methods and it SUCCESS as
new process of cleaning carpets, chair
covers, tapestries and even walls, the so
called vacuum method This is de-
scribed as follows:
Instead of the old-fashioned, dirt-rais-
ing broom, the dust-scattering feather
buster or the more modern compressed
air method, all dust and the disease
germs which ii contains are sucked
out of the carpets rugs. curtains, tapes
tries. etc, and conveyed through rubber
tubes to an exhaust cylinder, whence it
is empties into the furnace for complete
destruction.
The process is simple enough. When
spring cleaning is TO be done a machine
is sent to the house provided with a pair
of vacuum pumps operated by motor.
which serves to maintain an exhaust of
several pounds to the square inch. Hose
is connected with this exhaust. and ter
inmates in so-ealled cleaners which are
tubes hattened at the end with a long
slit. The cleaners are rubbed back and
forth over the carpets, chair coverings.
etc, and all the dust is quickly sucked
out. 1t is removed not only from the
surface, but from the body of the car
pet.
The department urges that sick rooms
be cleaned in this manner. saying: Con
sumption. pneumonia. influenza. scarlet
fever and similar diseases are know, to
be spread by infected dust in the sick
room. so the distinct and recognized pur-
pose of the operation shall be to remove
and not simply to stir up the everg gath
ering dust" The statement is added
that "steps are already being taken TO
introduce the method of cleaning by
vacuum into Chicago
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
CIVIL SERVICE LIST.
ENLARGED TO INCLUDE ALL OF.
FICERS POSSIBLE.
New Orders Issued in Washington by
Which Many More Places Come Into
Classified Service Theater Burns
in Toronto, Ontario.

Under a revision Of the civil service
raies, to take effect April 10. the CLASH
ned serFice Is extended to all positions
which are subject to classification under
the civil service act. This will embrace
all places which are not mere laborers
or wOrkmen or are not subject to confirm
alton by the Senate. The numbe. of
places excepted from examination has
been reduced, emitting large number of
private secretaries and confidential
clerks. although two private secretaries
are allowed to all heads of departments.
Shipping commissioners, various super
1ntendents, engineers, examiners and
miscellaneous positions also have been
made subject TO examination Tempo
rary appointments will be restricted
both in number and duration
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
TREATY IS RATIFIED.
CUBAN PACT, HOWEVER, RE-
QulRES HOUSE ACTION.
Senate Approves Reciprocity Treaty
and Adjourns Sine Die-State Depart
ment Officials Fear Clause Requiring

By a vote of &c to 16 the Senate
Thursday afternoon ratified the Cuban
reciprocity treaty, after making further
amendments, and adjourned sine die.
Twenty~four Senators had already left
for their homes. 4 long debate preceded
the voting. Senator Foster of Louisiana
made speech in opposition and spoke
for two hours and half He asserted
chat the effect of the proposed reduction
on Cuban sugar would be to enhance the
profits of the manufacturers and that
the consumers would not be benefited in
the least Senator Berry also made
long speech, his opposition being to The
committee amendment which provided
that there should be no further reduction
or change in the Dingley schedules for
five years, thus shutting out all 1ppor-
tunity of reciprocity with other sugar
producing countries. He said the Unit
ed States could not afford to take this
position.
The Senate began to vote con amend
ments at o'clock. The amendment pro-
viding that the treaty should not 20 into
effect until n joint resolution should be
adopted by both houses Of Congress was
carried by vote of A yeas to % nays.
In addition the committee put in pro-
yiso that the reduction of duty upon
Cuban sugar should not be greater than
~ peg cent Of the present duty, and that
during the life of the Cuban treaty the
duty on sugar coming from other coun-
tries should not be reduced by treaty or
convention. Cattle were transferred
from the class to enjoy % per cent re-
dUction Of the Cuban rates to 40 per cent,
and wheat and corn -four were ut!n to
ENJOY a 40 per cent reduction. Cotton
and manufactures thereof were trans
ferred from the % to 80 per cent reduc-
tipn schedule.
A number of other amendments were
offered, including annexation and inlmi-
grafton provisions, one being drawn to
require the Cuban government to adopt
our immigration laws to exclude contract
and cheap coolie labor Some of these
amendments were withdrawn to facili-
tate adjournment and others were not
forced to a roll call.
When all the work before the Senate
had been cleared up Senator German
moved that all the speeches which had
been made in secret session on the Co
lombian treaty be made public and be
printed in the Congressional Record. This
motion was opposed by Senator Hanna.
Senators Foraker. Fairbanks and De-
pew, who are very.proud of the speeches
they made on this subject favored SEN
ator Germans motion. Senator Hanna
said that he would have no objection to
having the speeches made public after
the treaty had been acted ON by the Co
lombian Congress.
The last business was the report of
message from the President responding
to the resolution offered by Senator Nor
gan asking the President to inform the
Senate how many soldiers. how large ?
naval force and how much money would
be needed to defend the canal at Pan
anna. The President replied that the
time was too short for the War and
Navy Departments to supply the Senate
with the information before adjournment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
ROOT cLEARs GEN. WOOD.
Makes Official Announcement that
Rathbone's Charges Are Groundiess.

makes Of1cfal Announcement that
Rathbone's Charges Are Grouudiess.
Secretary Root has taken official action
on the charges made by Estes g. Rath-
bone against Brig. Gen. Leonard Wood.
lie made an Endorsement on the papers,
saying that 10 answer TO the charges was
required from Gen. Wood and no action
VIII be taken thereon, that it was known
to the Secretary of War that the charges
IN every respect were without just foun-
dation. The Secretary refers to the part
taken by the military governor in the
postoffice cases in which Rathhone was
defendant, saying that Gen. Wood at
every step had the approval of the Sec
rotary of War and exercised only such
control as was necessary as military gov
ernor. He refers to the game of Jai
Alai, and declares that the gift accepted
by Gen. Wood haG no relation whatever
TO any official action of his, but was part
of the expression of gratitude of the
Cuban people toward the representative
OF the United States. To have refused
the gift wou,d have been discourteous
and unjustifi;,ble. The Endorsement closes
as follows: There is no foundation for
the charges
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
PLOT TO STAY ROOSEVELT.
Negro Reports Conspiracy TO Capture
Root, Shaw and Knox.


Root, Shaw and Knox.
An aged negro orator, j. c. Fremont
of WATERFOWL. S. D., who at the close
of the Civil War was president of the
society that sent many negroes back to
Africa, called on Congressman Tawney
in Winona, Mimi, the other day and
asked for private interview. He said
he had a communication which he desir-
ed the Congressman to convey TO the
President. This was to the effect that
Fremont had obtained information that
a plan had been made to attempt the life
of Roosevelt on his western trip but that
this had been abandoned and instead the
plotters were planning at some favorable
point in Montana or Colorado to capture
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw. Sec
rotary of War Root and Attorney Gen
eral Knox and carry them to the noun
tains to be held for suitable ransom.
Fremont refused to divulge the source
of his information. but insisted it was
correct. Congressman Tawney places
little credence in the tale, but has writ
ten to Secretary Shaw, telling him the
negros story.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
MORE RURAL ROUTES.
Mail Delivery Service in the Country
to Be Doubled This Year.


Congress appropriated S12.5O0,O00 for
the rural delivery service during the next
fiscal year. beginning July /, and the
department will establish $4,000 new
routes on the money On the 10Th of
March there were 1905 routes already
in operation, and by the LIST of July this
number will be increased by the natural
growth Of the service to 1900 routes.
Thus it is expected by the end of the
next fiscal year, which will be June 80,
1904, to have 10000 rural carriers in mo-
ton, and 100000 people living out
side of towns and cities will have their
letters and newspapers delivered daily
at their doors.
The officials of the Postoffice Depart
ment boast frequently concerning the
character and efficiency of the great
army of carriers employed in the rural
delivery service. who, they contend are
the true, typical citizens of the Ameri-
can republic, the backbone of the nation
and all that sort of thing, and have eX-
hibited remarkable intelligence, capacity
and fidelity, performing their duties I'M
der the most trying circumstances. Dur
ing the last year out of a force of 1905
carriers, only thirty-seven were rAmov-
ed, and of this number only six We're
guilty of criminal violation of the postal
laws and regulations. The total separa-
tons from the service were less than
one-half of per cent of the force, a rec
ord which excels that of any other branch
of the postal service.
From the beginning of the rural deliv-
cry service the department has had lit
tie trouble in securing suitable carriers,
although the salary is very small. All
carriers are now selected by competitive
examination. and the applications aver
age four for each route In number of
cases more than thirty applications have
been fled
The rural delivery service, with H.
095 routes, now covers more than 300,-
coo square miles, or nearly one-third
of the available territory of the United
States. 1t will require the employment
of 27,000 carriers in addition to those
now in the service to complete the ex
tension through the entire country, at
an annual cost of about $21000,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Lee;.Iative Notes.

The Kansas Legislature has adjourn
ed. 1t had been in session ten days over
the constitutional limit.
The Missouri Senate passed The bin
to assess railroad. telephone ard tele-
graph companies for road taxes.
By a vote Of IL nays and IA yeas the
Delaware House Of Representatives Sc.
feated a local option bill for the State.
Both houses Of the Missouri Legisla.
ture have adopted a resolution requiring
ali Missouri railroads to furnish free
transportation to State officers.
Senator Kelly's bill in the Michigan
Legislature exempting mortgages from
taxation caused lively debate, and vas
finally passed. Land contracts are also
exempted
The lower house Of the Missouri Leg
islature defeated the resolution propos-
ing submission TO the people Of proPo-
sition 10 remove the capital from Jetier-
son City TO st. Louis.
The Missouri House adopted resolu-
ton declaring I. l.. Page and y G.
Hickox. who refused 70 testify regarding
81 900 and $500 bills in their p0ssefsion
! l-afore the Doodle investigation commit
tee M contempt q the House. The res
oluti0n directed their arrest
The Supreme Court Of Louisiana has
sustained the right Of the Legislature to
pass the Wilson law providing f9r sep
arate accommodations for whites and
blocks IN tile street cars
. The fifth biennial session Of tae Utah
legislature has adjourned. Among the
more Important bills passed we're the
pure food Law. the State irrigation tih
and the general appropriation bif, ear
rying S1.525.009.
President Ramsey Of the Wahash was
formerly general manager Of Tie sys-
tenn. He began his career in 1870. aud
after serving in several minor psrsiiions
was Ia 1898 made general manager Of tbs
st. Louis Terminal Association.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
AMERICAN FRUIT n EUROPE.
Experiments Show that Big Trade Can
BE Esta bIished Acrosa Atlantic,

experiments Show that Big Trade Can
BE Established Across Atlantic.
Wonderful success has attended the
efforts of the Agricultural Department
Ia attempting to establish a European
market for American fruits. Expert
ments during the last year have demon
strated that it is possible for American
fruit growers to place their products in
Paris. London, Liverpool, Hamburg and
other European cities in perfect condi-
ho2, and to dispose of them at profit
greater than ever made in the United
states. Apples, peaches and Bartlett
pears have been successfully shipped to
London, Paris and Hamburg and dis
posed of at a profit 1G per cent greater
IN some instances than could be secured
for the same products in the United
States. California and Florida oranges
also have been sold in England, France
and Germany, and during the year the
pomology division of the Agricultural
Department will make experiments with
the view of establishing foreign markets
for plums, apricots and other fruits, of
which this country produces a large sup
ply in excess of the domestic demand.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
TRAIN RACES WITH FLAMES.


Fast Express Engine Takes Fire and
Runs Wild at Night.
With cab and tender ablaze and the
engineer and fireman huddled on the plat
form of the car behind, with the flames
sweeping toward them, the Washington
express, due at Jersey City over the
pennsylvania at OH Thursday night,
raced for thirty miles through the night,
the throttle wide open The express left
Washington at 3:15 p. M, arriving at
New Brunswick ten minutes late, at S:3S
p. m. Conductor j. NJ Mooney of Phil
adelphia ordered the engineer to make up
the time. Fireman Searles' side of the
cab caught fire from the back draft of
the fire box after leaving Metuchen. In
response to his shouts Engineer Lyons
went to his aid. but before the engineer
could regain hold of the lever to shut off
the power the cab was a roaring furnace.
The shrieking of the whistle alarmed the
passengers. One of them Shearman
Lewis of New Brunswick, grabbed the
emergency brakerope and stopped the
train.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
RECEIVERS HIS STOLEN CHILD.
Jesse r. Salmon of Newark Learns
that His Boy Is Found.

JESSE ~ salmon OF newark Learns
that His Boy Is Found.
A message was received in Newark
the other night from Garrett. Ind, an
nouncing TO Jesse X. Salmon that his
ll-year- old son, who was stolen from
home by Salmon's wife, Daisy !. Salmon,
when she eloped with his brother on
March last, was On his way home in
the care of lawyer. The telegram an
nounced that Lawyer Scott and the boy
were en- route from Chicago, via the Bal
tlmore and Ohio, and would arrive in
Newark in a few hours. Salmon was be-
side himself with JOY at the good tidings.
The story of the intrigues of Albert Sal
mon and the wife of his brother, Jesse,
their fight the efforts of the deserted
h,tsband to recover possession of the
son he idolizes, the apprehension of the
fugitives in Manila, Iowa, and the re-
covery of the boy all combine to form
series of sensational chapters in re-
markable story. Jesse r. Salmon is the
official reporter in the court of Vice
Chancellor Pitney.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Plan New Electric Road.

A new street railway company has
been organized by II. E. Bucklen of Chi
cago, NJ. V. Beiger and ]. A. Roper,
Mishawaka, Ind, capitalists, and several
Elkhart men Of wealth. The line will be
electric and run between Toledo and Chi
eago. Ii is said the road will skirt the
ST. Joseph river
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Hirher Wages for Reilroad Men.

After a long conference between the
trainmen of the western division of the
Southern Pacific and the officials of the
company a settlement was reached on
basis of 10 per cent increase in the
wages of the freight trainmen and of u
per cent in the pay of the passenger
trainmen. These increases will affect
1900 employees on the division.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
..snndav SCHOOLS Arc Failures"

The Rev. DR.. ID. w Clark, presiding
elder. before the Methodist Preachers
Association in Cincinnati declared that
the Sunday school as managed at pres
ent is pretty much of a failure" and
advocated the graded system. He said
that the laws of psychology and peda-
gogy were as necessary in Sunday school
teaching as in the public schools.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Will Explore Hudson BAY.

Waiter Z. HoXle, second mate Of the
steamer America, who was left behind
when the Ziegler party sailed on that
vessel for their polar expedition, is plan
ming TO make trip to Hudson bay in
catboat He will follow the coast north
ward and explore the Labrador coast
and the entire Hudson bay coast.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
reamster. Decide to Hold AIoof.

Union tesmsters in Chicago have de-
cided TO hold aloof hereafter from the
quarrels of other labor unions unless
consulted before a strike is called. They
say they have grown weary of bearing
the burdens of every struggling organiza-
ton and of pulling others chestnuts
out of the FIRE"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
RUNAWAY CARS KILL THREE.

Accident on Coal Hoist of Sunshine
Mine Near Johnstown, Pa.
The breaking of a coupling, followed
by the runaway of string of loaded coal
cars in the Sunshine miae at South Fork,
Pa, caused the death of three men, the
fatal injury of one, and injuries TO nine
others. trip of about twenty-five load
ed cars were being hauled to the surface
by an endless chain. The train climbed
three-fourths of the steep grade in safe
ty, and then the chain broke.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31

mented for three years, but there was M
suspicion that her insanity would take a
violent form. She with an ak had crush
ed IN the skull of each child, thrown
their bodies into closet, and then, set
ting ire to their clothing. had cut her
throat with a razor and thrown her body
upon those of her children
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-03-31
Woman Expires a. Hermit.

Miss Anne Owens. educated and refn-
ed. who for twenty years had led her
mit's life in Baltimore, died suddenly of
heart disease. She left viii giving a
small sum 10 brother. DR. John F..
Owens of ChicSgo. BY the provisions of
this will il appears that she had been
estranged from her only living relative.