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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
Rrief News Items.

A new German battleship was launch
ed at Steten, and was christened by the
Empress.
Jim Chambers and Lou Shaw, negroes,
we're hanged in Luyerne, Ala, for the
murder of Williamson Champion, another
negro, ia March last.
One of the big hay sheds at Fort Riley,
Kan, and 700 tons of hay was burned.
The loss to the government will amount
to about $1,000.
Ohio negroes have inaugurated a move
ment for the holding of a negro indus
trial and educational exposition in some
Northern State next year
Mrs. Mary Lenhart of Kansas City,
Kan, has sued JOHN Keys, a jointist,
who sold her husband intoxicants, for
$1,000 actual and exemplary damages.
In a trial of q Russian submarine yes
sci the craft remained submerged con-
tinuously fer twenty-six hours and trav-
eled at the rate Of eight TO ten miles an
hour.
Jewell Ukena. the 21-year-old son Of
Cornelius Ukena, a prominent stockman
OF Golden City. No, accidentally shot
himself in the side while ont hunting and
viii die. He was a member Of the high
school football team and prominent in
athletics.
Prosecuting Attorney Stol at Chey.
enre, Wye. caused the arrest Of Miss
Gwendolene Kimmel on a charge Of per
jury. Last Saturday she made affidavit
that Victor Miller confessed to her that
he killed Willie Nickel. the crime for
which Tom Horn is sentenced to be
hanged Nov. 90. and the prosecuting at
torney declares she swore falsely. Miss
Kinmel was teacher OF public school
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24

Violence or murder is feared by Viii
liam S. Mansfield and his family as the
result of an old grudge. Mr.. Mansfield is
h wealthy shoe manufactures in Lowell,
Mass. Anonymous letters and the ae-
tons of a mysterious individual who
is believed TO have adopted the guise of
a tramp to wreak vengeance for an old
quarrel, have caused Mr. Mansfield to
appeal to the police for protection. Mrs.
Mansfield is so worried that she is under
a physicians care. A piece of paper was
found pinned on Mr.. Mansfield's door the
other night, and on this was written
in red ink: - your soul, I'LL have
you yet" The night before an attempt
was made to lure Mrs. Mansfield from
her hoIIe by a story that her husband
had been seriously injured and taken to
hospital. She started for a neighbours
house the strange man Keeping her in
sight. She encountered her husband and
the prowler disappeared. A tramp called
at the house that day and after asking
for a cup of tea dashed red pepper into
her face. She saw his arm move in time
to close her eyes and half turn her head
away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
MILL1oNAIRE Is KILLED.
fate of Young Wcntz Believed to Be
Hidden in Mountain Caves.


1t is now practically certain that Ed
ward Wentz, the young Philadelphia
millionaire who has been missing for
weeks, was murdered by moonshiners
from the Virginia Kentucky line on top
of Black mountain. Notwithstanding
the diligent search, in which fully 5000
men were engaged the body might still
have been undiscovered. The country
IS Il succession of mountain ridges and
gulches, with hundreds of caves, some of
them many miles long, and deep, abyss
Ike pits. 1t is well-nigh impossible to
search such a country thoroughly. The
moonshiners had deep hatred for the
entzes and for everyone connected
with the Virginia Iron and Coal Com
pany, of which young Wentz was gen
eral manager. They believe that when
John McDaniels. their leader, was shot
on Black mountain by posse sent out
by Daniel VENT, brother of Edward
Wentz, to destroy their stills, he was tor
tured to death in the company's hos
pital at Stonega. They were told by
men who said they had dug up his body
IN the company's cemetery that his
throat was cut from ear to ear. The
stories of torture grew out of the fact
that a physician at the hospital had re-
fused to allow the dying moonshiner's
suspicious friends to see him, for fear
of Fastening his DEATH Now it is all
but certain the moonshiners have paid
back The Wentzes. They have shot one
or them to death and kept his body. Or
dinarily they would have left the body
III the road as evidence of their VEN
geance
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
odds and Ends.

William Stahnecker, Jr., a son of the
former Congressman and Mayor of Yon-
kers. n. Y, was arrested in that city
for burglary.
Humbert Cattlina and Martin J. Pish-
kur, Italian miners, fell from a cage de
scending into the Minnie Healy mine al
Butte, Mont, and, striking the stump,
] loo feet below, were instantly killed,
Cattlinas head was severed from his
body.
Judge John r. Garland Of the United
States Court for the district of South
Dakota sustained the anti-compact law
passed by the Legislature last winter. II
forbids collision between fire insurance
companies in fixing rates.
The estate Of A. +. f. Coape, the al
legged English lord, who killed himself
his wife and sister-in-law Oct. al
Luraberton, y. NJ, is appraised at S10,.
600. Diamonds which Coape was known
to have had have disappeared. Their
disappearance is the foundation for q
rumor that the family was murdered by
an outsider bent on robbery.
The Pittsburg Coal Company formal
hela River Consolidated Coal and Coke
Company. For the present the company
win be operated as a separate organiza-
ton. but in the near future the depart
ments Of the two concerns will be con
solidated.
sheriff Love Of Kingfsher County,
Oklahoma. created a sensation by serv-
ing warrant on J. w Hoover, promi-
neut business man and agent Of an ONO
bridge company. on an Indictment charg-
ing him with murder. The Indictment
grew out Of the wreck Of bridge built
by Mr.. Hoover's company, in which two
men were killed.
An effort made before the general com
mittee on church extension Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church to secure assist
ance for the Methodists Of Oberlin. Ohio,
In the erection Of a $4,000 church fail
ed. The discussion brought about sew
eraI uoiuted tits The committee decid-
ed that the rule limiting the church ex-
tension work to assisting in the erection
OF buildings not costing more than $10,-
900 should be Maintained
There was head-on collision between
the Overland Limited On the Southern
Pacific and a work train at siding 200
miles west Of Ogden. Utah. and the la
borcrs who were riding On the pilot Of
the work sngine were killed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
THREE KILLED AT A FIRE.
Cleveland Firemen Suffer While Com
radaa A re In HE 20. I2a.or.. yrI.....

Cleveland Firemen Suffer While Conn
rades Are Unable to Rescue Them.
Three fremen were killed and three
injured as the result of the largest fire
Cleveland has suffered in months The
ire was in the large car barn of the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company.
at Holmden avenue and Pearl street, and
broke out about a. m Employees of
the street car company believe it was of
incendiary origin. There were 100 mo-
tors in the building, which covered four
acres, and the flames spread like a whirl
wind. The motors were valued at proba-
bly, $1,000 each. The loss on the build
ing is placed at $4,000 The scene at
the fire was heartrending Big, brave
hremen worked desperately in removing
smoking, steaming bricks from their COM
rades. The fremen were driven repeat
eddy from the ruins of a fallen wall by
smoke and fire. Half a dozen streams
were directed into the debris in desper-
ate effort to cool it sufficiently so that the
work OF rescue could go on. The fire
men. held in check meantime, were fran
tic to resume their work. They stood
wringing their hands and crying as if
their hearts would break. Three corpses
were finally taken from the debris, and
three iremen rescued alive.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
STREET CAR STRIKE.
CHlCAGO's SOUTH slDs LINES
ALL TIED UP.
Scenes of Disorder Mark Opening of
Warfare the Tr ction Company
Strikers aud Sympathizers Hurl
Bricks and Other Missiles.

Chicago dispatch: Following the wish
of the cheering throng of employees of
the City Railway who cried down final
efforts to avert a crisis, train service men
of the big South Side system declared
their long-expected strike on at a. m.
Thursday. The tie-up virtually was
complete. Bloodshed, rioting and disor-
derby scenes marked the first attempt of
Manager McCulioch to move ears.
The points in dispute leading to the
strike may be summarized as follows:
Demands of the Men.
J. WAGES-(al Crews on electric cars IS
cents an hour
o. Cable train runs, $3.50 day; trail
er conductors, 500.
lc) Overtime at rate OF time and q
half.
2 OPERATION Ca) Work day not more
than II hours nor less than 10.
lbl All day runs to be 10 hours straight.
g. ARBITRATION Grievances to be ad-
justed by an arbitration board com
prising a company arbitrator. repre-
sentative of the union and third man
selected by the two.
4. THE CLOSED SHOP-All employees to
be union men; new employees to be
taken into the union at the expiration
OF a 45-day probation period.
D. RECOGNITION OF UNION OFFICIALS
The company to receive officers of the
union and committees when grievances
shall arise; also to allow officers cave
of absence.
9. PENALTY FOR UNJUST SUSPENSION
The company to reimburse any union
man upon reinstatement If suspension
is proved unjust.
Z. DAYS OFF ALL0WED-The company
10 allow men to register a week in ad-
vance for days desired off.
8. PAY FOR INJURIES-The company to
pay for medical attendance and all time
lost owing to injury on duty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
West is Prosnerous.

This has been busy season for the
western farmer, stock raiser, merchant
and manufacturer Their products are
bringing good prices and the great agri-
cultural belt of the Upper Mississippi
valley is enjoying a degree Of prosperity
that is probably unequaled in history.
The crops this year have been good, the
acreage larger than ever before known,
and the benefcent results Of the harvest
far reaching enough to have a favorable
effect on every man, woman and child in
the region.
trip out along the line of the North
western Railway, particularly through
the rich valley of the Elkhorn, or any
other part Of Nebraska, is filed with
surprising revelations of development
and growth. Nebraska will produce
200,000,000 bushels of corn and over
40,O00,000 bushels of wheat this year
Her total crop acreage is 1900, 900 acres
and the value of live stock is over $780,
100000. In western Nebraska heayy
immigration is helping the State greatly.
The prospect Of future growth is bright
and promising for Nebraska, as il Is for
the whole great West
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
POLICE PROTECT MoToRMEN.

line in the course of the day, it required
the efforts of 1000 policemen to enable
it to do so. These policemen were able
to preserve fair degree Of order, al
though the mobs which had assaulted the
non-union trainmen and demolished the
cars of the company on the previous day
were out again in force along the streets
over which the cars were operated. The
disposition of the police was such, how
ever, as to prevent the demonstrations of
the mobs from becoming serious.
While the operation of the Wentworth
avenue cars was victory for the COM
pany, the street railway officials found
themselves confronted with new difficult
ties during the day. Firemen employed
in its power houses broke their agree
ments and quit work and engineers and
other employees announced their intention
of doing likewise if non-union men were
put in the fremen's places.
The strike of the fremen resulted in
the stopping of the cables on the Cottage
Grove avenue and State street lines.
These cables have been kept running all
the time since the beginning of the
strike to prevent their being cut by
strike sympathizers.
General Manager McCulloch was not
dismayed by the action of the fremen in
breaking their agreement. He announc-
ed that this new strike would not change
his plans. "The police have tie man
agement of our lines" he said. ''They
have chosen to run the cars on the Went
worth avenue line alone. We have the
men TO run cars on the other lines and
will do so if the police can agree to pro-
tect them"
Preparations were made to take care
of large force of non-union employees.
Cots and beds were placed in the various
power houses and car barns and arrange
ments made for feeding non-union men
in these stronghoIds. The work of hir-
ing men to take the place Of the strikers
progressed rapidly. A vanguard Of ten
non-union men from other cities reached
Chicago during the day. They were
housed in the car barns. Other prepar-
atoms for running a large number of
trains and breaking the strike were
made
The fear that the State militia might
be ordered out led the street car men to
make another move by sending a telegram
to Gov. Yates, in which be was told that
the Chicago City Railway Company had
refused to accept the offer Of the State
Board of Arbitration to settle the strike
This refusal was advanced as an argu-
ment against sending troops to the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
All the Union Men ont.

Nearly 5000 members of the street
railway mems union and other employees
affected by the strike pocketed their
badges and sought their hastily impro-
vised headquarters i'll various sections
of the city. Then they looked to their
leaders to see that the fight against the
company was carried out along winning
lines.
BOSS" Farley, the st. Louis ''strike
breaker early showed in the van of the
men who fearlessly drove their cars
through the blockading crowds. Union
men made no secret of their antipathy to
this man and threats were made by both
sides, which was expected to result III
serious conflict unless calm judgment was
permitted to govern the hotheads.
Shrewdly pursuing a partially mapped
out plan, the company moved mail cars
behind cable trains and trolley cars and
had the satisfaction of seeing the white
vehicles that carry Uncle Sans mail de-
layed, but not molested Men close to
the wealthy stockholders of the City
Railway admitted that this interruption
of the mail cars was expected Appli-
cation to the federal courts for relief was
the plan to be resorted to by the COM
pany in case the mail cars were molest-
ed
Two places became the storm centers
Immediately after the cars were sent out.
At Van Buren, and Clark streets block
AIDED Wentworth avenue cars were mob
bed Strike breakers were stoned and
bruised. The cars were almost wrecked
by missiles. Cable trains sent out from
Ca+
tage Grove avenue also encountered the
mobs Lives of the volunteer non-union
crews were jeopardized by the fusillade
of bricks, stones and other missiles.
What the Strike Means.
The following figures give an idea of
what Chicago's big street car tie-up ac-
tually means:
Employees of all kinds ............... 1908
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24


White House, accompanied by Secretary
Hay and the minister's son. After for
NAL introductions the minister presented
his credentials with a brief speech, in
which he referred to the tremendous re-
sponsibilities resting uIon his country
and predicted the eGrly completion of
the great canal.
President Roosevelt in reply expressed
himself as being much gratifed to re-
ceive the new minister and said: Il feel
that / express the wish of my country
men in assuring you, and through you
the people of the Republic of Panama.
of our earnest hope and desire that sta
bility and prosperity shall attend the new
State and that, in harmony with the
United States, it may be the providentiai
instrument of untold benefit to the civil
lied woriS through the opening of high
way of universal commerce across its ex
ceptionally favored territory"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
Replies by the Company.

L. WAGES.
Increase not possible. Reasons: Ad-
vances given year ago; no correspond
ing increase in business during the year
to warrant further advance.
2. OPERATION
Refused on ground that the company
could not enter into any agreement that
would hamper or restrict it in the per-
Torrance of its duty to the travelling
public.
3. ARBITRATION ........... Accepted
4. CLOSED SHOP.
Refused on the ground that it would
give the union complete and absolute
control Of the lion, employment,
retention in service and discipline Of all
8. RECOGNITIoN OF UNION OFFICIALS
Observation-Disclosures. Accepted
6. PENALTY FOR UNJUST SUSPENSION.
Answered with the statement that the
company will not unjfstly suspend or
discharge any man.
T. DAYS OFF ALLOWED.
Accepted in so far as it does not inter
fere with the eompany's service.
8. PAY FOR INJURIES.
Refused with the statement 'the com
pany will not undertake so extensive
an insurance scheme"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
FORTY KILLED IN A WRECK.
Chicago Express Runs Into Train Car
rying Illinois Central Laborers.

Chicago Express RIMS Into Train Car
rying Illinois Central Laborers.
Forty are dead and twenty-three in
iured as the result of a rear-end collision
between two passenger trains on the Hi
nois Central. Of the dead thirty eight
are negroes. One white man, Edward
Kiser, a passenger from McComb City,
is dead. One white woman is known to
have been killed, but her name has not
vet been ascertained. Three other white
persons were badly injured. Twenty ne
groes were seriously hurt. The collision
occurred at Kentwood, La. The Nc
Comb City accommodation was on the
track at Kentwood when the Chicago ex-
press crashed into it. tearing wide open
the two rear coaches, filled with negro
section hands. The wreckage caught
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
OPENS PANAMA WAR.
Colombia Sends Big Army to Fight
Secedera

Colombia Sends Big Army to Fight
Seceders.
Colombia has decided to make war on
the seeding State Of Panama, which re-
Gently declared its independence and or
ganized itself into the republic of Pan
anna, and Colombian troops are now
marching across country from Bogota to
crush the new government.
Gen. Plaza, president of Ecuador, ca
bled to President Marroquin of Colon
bia sympathizing with him in the recent
events on the Isthmus of Panama. Pres
ident Marroquin replied by thanking
Gen. Plaza and adding that Gems. Reyes,
Caballeros, Ospina and Holguin are
marching on Panama with large army
to subdue the isthmians.
The Colombian minister to Peru has
published cablegrams received from his
government which say that the Colon
bian government has taken measures to
suppress "the isthmian traitors" and that
all parties and all classes have offered
the government their lives and properties
in defense of the national territory.
Colombia never will recognize Pana-
ma as an independent State" said Jorg
Hoglin, acting president. This govern
ment will exhaust its last drop of blood
and last cent in putting down the re-
bellion."
Gen. Reyes left for the coast with
well-equipped army. He announced he
had left behind force of 100000 men
ready for service.
According to a Washington dispatch
arrangements have been made to enable
the War Department to send American
troops to the Isthmus of Panama to
start them for Bogota, if necessary, on
twenty-four hours notice Every army
transport in American waters is being
got ready for immediate sea service
Moreover, department commanders have
been requested to have ready for in
slant eElbarkation, upon the receipt of
orders from Washington, two full regi-
ments of infantry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
TEXAS TOWNS TO BE DRY.
Under Compromise, However, Saloor
Remain Open Until Ian

Under Compromise, However, Saloons
Remain Open Until Jan. L.
Prohibitionists and the foes of the
movement have reached a compromise.
Under it the saloons in Texas will remain
open until Jan. /. and then prohibition is
to become effective throughout the State.
This marks the end of bitter fight In
the last few months more than 200 coun-
ties have gone dry" among them Rusk
County. which the ants selected in
which to make a test fight. There have
been many injunctions issued to both
sides, and the last one prohibited the
publication OF election returns 1t was
in effect until Nov. ID. when there was
an agreed motion to dissolve, and on
comprt mise the suit was filed in Calves
ton in the Civil Court of Appeals. The
petitions on which most of the suits were
based set up that women congregated
about the polls and sang hymns, that
church bells tolled and organs played,
causing tuDult sufficient to make the
election void.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
CHICAGO STREET CARS RUN
PROTECTED BY 1000 POLICEMEN

In spite of considerable rioting the
Chicago City Railway Friday success
fully operated cars on the Wentworth
avenue line. Following this victory for
the company the street car strikers and
their sympathizers changed their tactics
and prepared to demand the withdrawal
of police protection for the non-union en-
ployes of the traction company.
Although the company was able to run
fifteen cars on the Wentworth avenue
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
DECISION BARS MANY CHINESE.
Any Man Working in HE Own Estab-
Iish meut Not N Manufacturers

lishment Not a Manufactures.
The United States Commissioner in
San Francisco has handed down a de-
cision in the case of Lin Lung Wong, a
Chinese merchant, who acted as foreman
in his own fruit packing establishment,
to the effect that a Chinese manufacture
er who engages in any manual labor
about his factory, even for the purpose
of instructing his employees, is a laborer
under the meaning of the exclusion act,
and as such is not entitled to enter or re-
main i'll the country as a merchant This
opinion, if adopted by the Chinese bu-
reau, will lead to the deportation of a
large number of Chinese proprietors of
cigar factories clothing shops, broom
factories and other establishments.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
TAKES VOTE FROM NEGROES.
Bill Framed by Kcntuckian for Pres
entation to Legislature.

Steps toward eliminating the negro
from suffrage in Kentucky have been la
ken. James A. Frazier, one of the most
influential members of the legislature,
has framed bill which almost certainly
will be adopted at the approaching ses-
sion. 1t provides stringent educational
qualification and will be as effective as
the laws in Mississippi, Louisiana or any
other Southern State: The bill will do
away not only with almost the entire ne
gro vote, but will remove the ignorant
mountain vote, which goes to the Re-
publicans to unit.