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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Stephen Mckinney. a young farmer
who had been paying court. to the step
daughter of ]. ~ Williams near Ava
RADIO, Texas, ran away with the girl and
married her. This enraged Williams and
when Mckinney and his bride returned
home Williams swore vengeance. He
went to the town of Alyarado and bought
a rifle. Riding out to the field where the
groom, his father and brother were at
work the enraged man without a word
opened fire. The elder Mckinney rushed
to the rescue of his boy and was shot
dead. The brother, too, sought to shield
his relations, but the crack of the rife
in Williams hands ended his effort. Ste
phen Mckinney and his father, ID. v,
Mckinney, lay dead in the field, the re-
naming son being desperately wounded
The bride is Frustrated. All parties to
the tragedy are well-to-do farmers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

A Russian torpedo-boat destroyer was
chased into Chefoo harbor by a japanese
boat.
1t is reported that the Russian cruiser
Gromoboi struck rock near Vladiyos-
tok, and was badly damaged.
Gen. StoesseI is reported wounded and
in the hospital, and the soldiers would
like to surrender if they were not afraid.
Gen. Balashoff, head of the Red Cross
Society at Port Arthur, charges the Jap
anese with violating rules of civilized
warfare.
The japanese are using a long, saus-
age-like missile in their attack on Port
Arthur. The missile bursts and gives out
sickening odor.
Outposts of opposing armies at the
Shake river are in constant conflict, and
daring deeds are the rule. One town is
shared by the opposing forces.
The crew of the Russian torpedo-boat
destroyer at Chefoo say they were
threatened by japanese and feared they
would be made prisoners; therefore they
blew up the ship.
| The north side of Ehriung fort, an i'm
portant link in Port Arthur's defense,
was blown up By the japanese, several
| hundred Russians being killed, according
| to a Toxic dispatch TO Rome.
The text Of the Anglo-Russian agree
| ment on the North Sea affair has been
made public in London and the papers
criticise it because no punishment is pro-
vided for those guilty of the attack.
Lewis Nixon has been engaged By Rus
STA to build 100 warships in two years in
/ the yards at SebastopOl on the Black
Sea. Seven thousand American work
men win be taken abroad for the pur-
pose
Sunday the japanese began a general
attack on the forts north and east of
| Port Arthur, but met with a stubborn
resistance, and the insult Of the battle,
WHICH was still in progress Moaday, was
In doubt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.


Japanese have made further gains at
Port Arthur.
Russia hopes Japan viii wait until
spring to fight.
Japan is preparing to deal with the
Russian Baltic fleet.
Port Arthur is in bad way, and near
" out of provisions.
Count Cassini says Russia viii fight
TO the bitter" end.
Koreans are almost in open revolt
against the japanese.
There is still liability of hard fighting
near Mukden at any time.
Another magazine was exploded by
Japanese shells at Port Arthur.
some ships of the new Russian navy
win be built in the United States.
The second Pacific feet has little hops
of aid from the ships at Port Arthur.
A Russian midshipman is reported tc
have SINK a japanese torpedo-boat de
stroyer with launch rugged with tor
pedo tube.
Nine. StoesSel has asked for money
n relieve +,,e wounded and sick in Pori
Arthur.
The Japanese have double-tracked the
railroad all the way from Dalny t
I4iaoyang-
At Toxic there is criticism of the per
mission given the Russian feet TO Goa
at African ports
The Gar has approved TIE plan t.
- & 0.O1 600 in double-trackfag tbs
Transsiberian railway.
The Russians at Port Arthur hanget
n Chinaman who was signaling to ths
japanese about the direction of theii
shells.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
PROGRESS OF THE MAR

Rihlung Ehrlung) forts. the Keekwan
forts and the Kinkeeshan forts. The
fifth group is to the west on the Chair
hills, comprising the Else, Antsz and
Wangtai forts.
Gen. Nogi seems to have decided
definitely to enter Port Arthur over the
ruins of the keekwan, Ehrlung and
Shungshu forts. His men are lying
in tunnels within few hundred feet
OF the WALK of these forts. The Rus
slams ase confined within the walls, and
while their guns are still powerful to
check any Japanese assault up the
hills they can do nothing against the
men tunneling beneath them. Almost
any day we may learn that the jap
anese have exploded their mines and
burst out of the ground into one of
these forts, there to fight hand-to-
hand struggle to the death for posses
sion.
But even if the Russians are driven
out of one fort and their cannon and
ramparts destroyed, that will not mean
japanese occupation. Apparently all
the forts in the group must be taken
in this way before the Japanese can
enter into occupation. And after this
will come a further strategical problem
to bring about the reduction of the
Golden Hill and Chair Hill groups of
forts. These tasks accomplished, Port
Arthur viii have fallen. But even
then Stoessel, with the remnant of his
men, may hold out longer, if he sees
fit, on the Liautieshan promontory.
With the fall of the Keekwan-Sung-
shu forts the Russian fleet will proba-
bly, be compelled TO take its final choice
of dooms, either self-destruction in the
harbor or a rush into the waiting jaws
of Togo's keet. The Japanese are con
fident that they can force this dilemma
long before Admiral Rojestvensky's
squadron reaches eastern waters.
1t is easy to understand why the
Japanese wish to settle the Port Ar
thur matter. In the first place its cap
ture viii release soldiers for service in
northern Manchuria. In the next place
the Russian feet is moving eastward.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
handsome American wife Of the German

handsome American wife of the German
ambassador.
The event was as impressive as it was
significant, marking as it did, in the opin-
ion of many. the beginning Of better feel
ing and closer relationship between the
American republic and the German en-
pire. Addresses were made by the Ger
man ambassador, President Roosevelt,
the United States ambassador to Ger
many and the adjutant general to EN-
peror William. Each speech was over
flowing with expressions Of amity and
good will.
The statue, which is the work OF the
Berlin sculptor Uphues, is a. bronze
replica of the marble statue Of the great
King which adorns the Avenue of Vic
tories in Berlin The figure is seven feet
high. only a little larger than the pro-
portions of Frederick, who was over
six feet tall 1t stands upon marble
pedestal erected by Congress, the appro-
priation for the purpose being $4,000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Arthur
dcated the The the by the
The fighting
positions o. did
artillery time comprised
while besiegers predetermined
captured Rh1ng
reports
bratar tn nearing a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
SEE MYSTERY II nAN's DEATH.
Relatives of James p. Reed, Dead in
- -

Relatives Of James p. Reed, Dead in
West, Begin Invcsti cation.
Mystery is seen in the death of James
p. Reed, who was wealthy and had rela-
tives in Chicago and New York. He died
several days ago in the Hotel Knuts-
ford in Salt Lake City. and John G.
Frazer, superintendent Of the Pinkerton
agency in Denver, has begun to investi-
gate the matter. Reed was nursed by
Mrs. Helen G.. Morgan of Colorado
Springs up to the time Of his demise. and
when his viii was probated it was found
that he had left $1,000 to the woman,
with whom he is said to have been in
fatuated. An inquest was held in Ma
rietta, Ohio, where Reed was buried but
whether this has anything to do with
the investigation is not known
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
FLEEING BOY ELUDas HUNT.
kidnapping Hintcd AT in Case c
Wealthy Virginia Boy.


Trace of Stephen Putney, Jr.. son of
one OF the wealthiest men in Richmond,
va, has been found in Kansas City, but
according to Information received by the
st. Louis police he escaped from the
room where he was discovered. He is
thought to have been kidnapped while
attending the ST. Louis exposition. Lang
horne Putney, half-brother Of the miss
ing boy, went to Kansas City to take up
the search. 1t is stated, however, that
Langhorne Putney has received a letter
telling him that his brother would re-
turn If he followed certain directions and
dropped a package containing $1,000 at
a certain place. Chief of Police Kiely
OF st. Louis declined to discuss the case
further than to say that he was positive
that the boy was not being held for a
ransom. Mr.. Putney, when seen before
departing. declared that he had not re-
ceived demand for a ransom.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
DEEz lCLA2T;ERS
....a,SlEIIfa;7e4 XIX SSzi=4-G ia
;SsS llsss.s .s' S:sss.,;:.
-.~s51s Ns-c~

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to S625; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 TO $40: sheep, fair to choice. $500
to Sz75; wheat, No. 2, S110 to S1.12;
corn. No. 2, 40c to soc; oats. standard,
Z9c to soc: rye, No. 2, 7Gc to TIC; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to 1890; prairie, 5000 to
S11.5O; butter. choice creamery, pc to
25c; eggs fresh, 1sc to 24c; potatoes,
CSC to Csc.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $500 to
SG.2j; hogs, choice light, $500 to S4.GO;
sheep. common 70 prime. $3.50 to 1913;
wheat, No. 2, s. IA to $1.15; corn, No. 2
white. new, 4Gc to 4Sc; oats, No.
white. Doc 70 Bic.
St. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to sG.75 hogs,
$500 to S4T5; sheep, $500 to S45O'
wheat. No. z. $I07 TO S1.0S; corn. No. ?,
zoe to 52c; oats, No. 2, 29c to zoe; rye,
No. 2, roc to tic.
Cincinnati-Cattle, 400 to 500;
hogs. 500 to S475; sheep, 500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2. SLY to $llsi
corn. No. . mixed. 57e 20 5sc; oats No.
. mixed, &c TO 33e; rye, No :. s3c to
Soc.
Detroit Cattle. $3.50 TO $50; hogs,
800 Ia $500: sheep, $3.50 to S325;
wheat 10. .. sI.1G to S1.1S; corn. No. 3
veIlor 5sc 10 GOc; oats, No. 3 white,
31c 10 sc: rye. No. 2, S3c to SIC.
milwaukee wheat, No. ? northern.
81 O6 70 $40. corn. No. 9. 55c to JGc;
oats No. white. SOC 20 Sic: rye No. /,
Sic 10 SIC; barley. 10. ?. sic 70 Jiic;
pork. mess. $500.
q o 4 4 a.
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| New York.

NUS 40lA. trade conditions OF the
whole country, is as follows;
Cold weather is needed to move re-
tail stocks of winter clothing, dry
goods and shoes, recorders fos which
from jobberS are not brisk. On the
other hand, the trade in holiday goods
has begun well, and good feeling as
regards this line is coupled with conf
dence as to trade in spring fabrics,
which is proceeding better than a
year ago. Manufacturing industry is
active in most lines the country over,
winter employment in the iron and
allied trades is assured, and labor is
better employed than a year ago at
this date. Holding by farmers is cred
tied with affecting collections at sew
eral Southern points, but, as a whole,
payments are better than a year ago.
The strength of manufactured prod
ucts is notable Iron and steel have
been active and strong in all lines.
Pig iron shows a few advances on last
week, foundry iron noting gains of 30
cents per tOus ~ lui llitt duNdHNf VI
wire goods is looked for in December
A strong feature in connection with
the iron trade is the activity in and
strength of hardware in all markets.
A notable feature in the heavier lines
this week was the free buying of
bridge material by railroads. These
companies are also buying cars free
ly, and plates feel this influence, and
also the reports Of improved condi-
tons in the shipbuilding trades. Lake
builders are reported 20 have six
months orders ahead. All the other
metals are strong.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Nov. "a
number 1903, against 100 last week,
1877 in the like week in 1903, 1S2 in
1902, 1S9 in 1901 and 1874 in 1900.
In Canada failures for the week
number 81, as against "a last week
and IS in this week year ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
OIL KING BUYING UP A TOWN.
Rockefeller Takes This Means of Driv.
ing Out IiQuor Dealer

RocAe1eHer takes This Means OF Div.
ing Out Liquor Dealer.
John ID. Rockefeller is buying up the
town of Briggsville, n. Y, in order to
Gust a liquor dealer named j. Melin
whose tavern is obnoxious to the oil king,
being on the road to his Westchester
county mansion. Rockefeller tried to buy
Melin's property but failed. He then
tried to get Melin's license revoked. So
far Melin has beaten him. When Mr.
Rockefeller realized he could not GUST
Melin he made new move, that of TAX
ing Melins business away from him.
That is what many believe is his princi-
pal reason for buying up Briggsville f
Mr.. Rockefeller buys the land and there
are no people to patroniae Melin, why
there is nothing for Melin to do but
close out at Rockefeller's price. Mr..
Rockefeler's recent purchases have had
their eject on Melin already, his bust
ness is dwindling away and those who
frequent his place say that he is losing
money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
yeaves NearIy 81 ,OOO,O0O to Charity.

Miss Sara c. Tracey who recently
d;ad in New York. has left q fortune
eefinated ct close 10 81. COO, 600 to Bishop
p + Derahae Of Wheeling, W. Va. for
the erection Of an Industrial school for
the unfortunate poor. an orphan asylum
for boys and an orphan asylum for girls
in the diocese Of Wheeling.
Miss Tracey was sister Of Edward
Tracey. a malster Of Troy Her father
on his death left her a large fortune,
which she spent The fortune which sha
has now disposed of for charity came
to her through the recent death Of q
sister.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
FREDERICK THE GRgAT.

Statue of the Famous Monarch I'm.
yelled in Washington.
Amid the booming of cannon and lands
playing the German national air and the
cheers of the great throng gathered on
the grounds, the war college statue of
Frederick the Great, gift Of the German
Emperor to the people Of the United
States, was unveiled in Washington by
the Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
"Comm onwcaI', Army Leader Fails.

General Jacob s. Coxey. of Mount
Vernon, Ohio, celebrated as che leader
of the "commonweap' army, has filed
personal petition in bankruptcy in the
United States Court in Columbus. His
liabilities are given as $2S7, 900. His
assets consist of 1850 shares of stock in
the Coxey Steel and Silica Sand Com,
pany and an unsecured note for $1,000.
The Coxey Steel and Silica Sand Com
pany is now in the hands of a receiver.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Admiral Dewey objects to serving in
the court of inquiry in the dispute be-
tween Russia and Great Britain over the
North Sea affair, fearing complications.
An invitation from both nations TO APP
point a member of the court has reached
Washington.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
FIREMEN RESCUE 40 CHILDREN.
Panic IN New York Tene1nent-Para-
LII. lri..,a,a Nr.t IIr.nsdnd

1an1c III New York recommendation
1ytic Climbs Out Unaided.
With children held under their arms
clinging around their necks CT hanging
to their Shoulders firemen carried forty
screaming youngsters from burning ten
einent at 234 and 236 Ninth avenue
New York. At the same time thirty
adults followed the rescuers down the
fire escapes. The building, a fve-story
tenement, was occupied by twelve fami-
lies, in which the number of children
averages from three to seven. All were
asleep when a passer-by saw the fire.
The air shaft and stairways We're ablaze
and the tenants fed to the fire escapes
in their night clothing. Mrs w. A.
Connaughton, an aged woman living on
the second floor, who had been bed-ridden
for two weeks from paralysis, arose and
climbed into the street unaided. The
fright of the moment seemed to have
effecteda cure and she hurried to q neigh
boris home without twinge of pain.
The financial loss caused by the fire
was SMALL
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Rnnk Innt Discovered.

The money, amounting to $4,000, of
which the Placer County Bank in Au-
burn, Cal, was robbed last May has been
found in cowshed of the Weber place.
1t was buried in an old five-pound lard
can. Adolph Weber, who is under arrest
OF, the charge of numbering his parents,
brother and sister. has been formally
charged with Having also held up the
hank
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Find bIunlmies in a Cave.

Miners have broken into a cavern con-
tanning two dozen mummies near Silver
City, n. NJ. Buried with the mummies
were stone weapons and instruments,
showing that they belonged to a prehis-
toric race The mummies We're appar-
entity about feet tall in life. Their
heads were small and their arms long.
The cave was about 100 feet below the
surface of the earth,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
CITIZENS ReUT ROBBERS.

Aroused by Explosion, They Go to Res
enc of Bank.
Determined citizens reused from their
beds by the se=nd OF an explosion in the
vaults Of the Bank of Wabash. Wabash,
Neb., routed a pair of bandits at 3
o'clock the other morning and saved the
cash box from being looted. Two rob
bers blew off the outside door of the safe
and laid second blast to open the vault.
The citizens, headed by Postmaster
Brown, opened fire and a running fight
ensued. The robbers escaped near Weep
ing Water. They secured no money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Bnte Tnnnest Ended.

The coroner'S Jury in Chicago found
that Chauffeur William Bate was muir
dered. but was unable to solve the mys-
terry of the crime.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Mormons Have Iowa Church Bell.

Charles w. Irish of Nevada has dis
covered in the tithing house in Salt Lake
CITY a famous bell that over fifty years
ago was transferred from the old capitol
Of Iowa. in Iowa City. to the tower Of
the Presbyterian church, from which it
was missing the morning after band
Of Mormons. westward bound. passed
through the city. Mr.. Irish win Try 20
have Utah return the bell to Iowa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

TIE Rrsrsa S5eSster tlsaN'l.. ia5'' Win
:. sargo IS ISL. has aee2 gwen W. Tor lost.
Shs les I.iverpooi oct - sos Gothen-
l.nrr. and ne vestisc Of her has been seen
s,noe. There is theory that the Fitz-
wiIIiam was sunk In she North Sea by q
Russian shell about Nov. = According
Ia rumors, a vessel was thus sunk on
tl,af date
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Fire in the fifth floor of st. Mary's
Hospital in Pueblo, Colo, did $4,000
damage. Most Of the patients were re-
moved from the building, and some of
them are suffering from shock. The sis
tiers and nurses behaved admirably, and
there was 10 panic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
President at the Exposition,

President Roosevelt gave an exhibition
Of whirlwind sightseeing at the st. Louis
fair, 'doing" the exposition in eight
hours. He inspected the exhibits, visit
ed the officials in the several foreign
buildings, reviewed troops and attended
banquet at the Tyrolean Alps. His
wife and Miss Alice Roosevelt accom-
panied them. The party was given cor
dial reception everywhere.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Kuropatkin reports an engagement
with the Japanese at the Shake River
during 4 blizzard and fog. in which, il IS
said. the japanese were repalsed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Orc Dead, Three Are Hurt.

One man is dead. three are in a hos
pitaI suffering from burns and lacera-
lions and several others are less serious
" hurt as the result of an explosion in
the generating house of the Consolidated
Gas Company's plant in New York City.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

The Elkhorn Valley Bank in 0'Neill,
Neb.. failed to open for business the
other day and its president and cashier
could not be found in the city. The af-
fairs of the bank, according to a state
ment given to the press by the wife of
Bernard McGreevy, the president, are in
a bad condition. Cashier Patrick Hager-
tv. it is alleged, oyerdrew his account in
large amounts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Kil1s Man, Then I.aughs.

Joseph MCGOWAN. aged %, was shot
and killed in San Francisco by Joseph
Smith, retired capitalist, who is about
60 years old The murder was the result
of a quarrel over business matters. Smith
did not deny having done the shooting
and ON the way to the station laughingly
said: There's another good man gone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Indictment for Letter.

Joseph Letter and his attorney. Henry
Il. Platt Of Chicago, We're indicted at
Pincbneyville, ILL.,, on the charge of send
ing men under armed guard through Per
ry County without permission os the
Governor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Son Of Arms Of1icer Drowned.

Frank and Arthur Thayer, aged IA
and IL respectively, broke through the
ice in a pond in West Point, n Y, and
the older boy was drowned. They are
the sons of Captain Arthur Thayer Of
the Third cavalry. who is on duty at the
military academy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
BIC Car Plant Resurues.

The pressed steel ear works at Me-
KEGS Rocks, Pa, resumed operations
with coo employees. Ii is expected soon
TO have 2.G00 men at work day and night,
which is the fun capacity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

G. r. Chapman of New York fell from
the balustrade to the marble floor of the
grand lobby of the Carlton Hotel in Lon
don and was killed. In the fan his body
ripped the lace from the dress of the
wife OF the Mexican ambassador.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Washington Bank in Trouble.

The Big Bend National Bank of
Davenport, Wash. has been closed by
order of che Comptroller of the Cur
rency. The failure is laid to losses in
leans made to mining companies in which
the bank officials are interested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
CLAY cRusHEs THREE MEN.
Laborers in a Trench Buried by Cavern

Laborers in Trench Buried by Cavern
and Taken 0ut Dead.
Three laborers employed in the digging
of trench for the laying of water mains
in southwest st. Louis were buried by a
cavern and all perished. The men were
working close together when, without
warning, tons Of clay fell on top of them.
A bursting water pipe caused the cave
in. Those who escaped at once went to
work, with the help of others, and in
twenty minutes dug out three Of their
companions, who were dead. The men
were Italians.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06

Italians 70 the number Of noe than
{. 600 have Joined in an exodus to their
native land. having been thrown ont of
work by the stopping Of railroad activity
in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-12-06
Hunt Rox ns Aunt.s slave.

In an effort to discover the identity of
the murderer of Mrs. Margaret Keeler,
beaten to death and robbed in her home
in East One Hundred and Fifteenth
street, New York, the police have issued
an order to arrest Frank Furlong. the
l9-yearQld nephew of the murdered
woman.