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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

sition IN 1900 and saw the brilliant
electrical displays would be surprised
at the changes wrought in that vicinity
since that time, owing TO the power
generated at Niagara Falls Buffalo
has seemingly extended in a night
twenty-six miles northward TO Suspen
sion Bridge and is continuing miles
further, to be ultimately stopped only
by Lake Ontario. Herein Is the raiSon
detre of the beginning Of great pow
er plant on the Canadian side at Mag
ara Falls or Clifton. namely, the
growth of industries, buildings and
populations along the American shore
of Niagara River. The development of
electric power at Niagara will ulti-
mately be the largest in the world and
possibly the longest transmission.
Niagara'S power is already over con-
tacted for by industrial enterprises,
and more and mere water IS being
drawn from the Niagara River in order
10 drive trcbine wheels, which ntheir
turn driYe electric generators. The ma
chinery is operated by Niagara water
fowinS through tunnels and not by the
FINN ediate fall of L water at the
famous falls. No machinery Is visible
there. The flow over the falls has not
vet lessened 10 a degree which is per
ceptible TO the eye. Any decided les
SEEMING of volume Of wa-er flowing over
the falls would be great loss. for the
sight impresSes the power OF natural
forces upon the spectator as few other
sights can. on the other hand. the
utilization OF the water gives beau
tifully clean. smokeless source OF pow.
er. A city greater than any the world
has seen could be built round Niagara
and never an atom OF smoke need hide
the light of the sun from its inhabit
ants It could be clean, white city
without factory chimneys or fogs-
Methods of Using the Water.
The power at Niagara Falls is d
vided into three groups. The smalesi
OF these is below the American fai
and suspension bridge. furnishing pow
CT for the nour-milling district which
has been there since the memory o.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
PRACTICAL JOKES OF MUSICIANS
Vivier Was Famous For Ones He Per
nafrafed

petrated.
Vivier, the great horn player, was
addicted to practical joking. In ar
omnibus, when some grave old lady
had just risen from her seat, Viviel
would assume an expression of the
utmost astoniShment, and suddenly
take from the place where she had
been sitting an egg, which meanwhile
he had been concealing up his sleeve
Or, asked to pass coin to the con
ductor he would gravely put it into
his pocket.
Gu one occasion, writes Mr.. w. w
Hutchings, ViVier in an omnibus
alarmed his fellow-passenger by pre-
tending to be mad He INDUCED il
the widest gesticulations, and then
as if in despair, drew pistol from
his pocket. The conductor was call
ed upon by reclamation to interfere
and Vivier was on the point of being
disarmed when suddenly he broke the
pistol in two, handed half to the con
ductor and began to eat the other
half 1t was made of chocolate.
These freaks recall to the mind q
practical jest once played by a great
er musician than Vivier. In the late
George Augustus Sala's Life and
Adventures" he tells us how his wild
owed mother gave at Brighton con
cert for which she engaged the ser
vices of Paganini and other artists
of the day.
When she went around to pay them
she took her son George with her in
the hope that the child's presence
might cause them to abate their fees
First they called upon Malibran, who
was very pleased and patted the boy
on the head, but took her thirty
guineas without a qualm. Mrs. Sals
had a good cry, poor woman, in the fly
which took her and her son to the
Old Ship, where Paganini was stay
ing.
In few broken words she explain
ed her errand, and put down fifty
guineas on the table. when l say
proceeds Sala, 'that he washed his
hands in the gold-that he scrambled
at Z, as David of old did at the gate
and grasped it and built it up into
little heaps, painting the while, am
not in any way exaggerating.
At last he wrapped it up in pocket
handkerchief and rushed out of the
room with it. Mrs. Sala and her boy
went out onto the landing, the mother
with a heavy heart, but as they be
gan to descend the stairs Paganin
dashed out of his bedroom and thrust
into Georges hand piece of paper
rolled up almost into ball. "Take
that, little boy" he saids take that"
1t was banknote for fifty pounds.
In his early visits to these island;
DR.. Richter's English was not so good
as it is now, and sometimes those who
sang or played under him were tickled
by his quaint mistakes. On one oc
casion the ladies of the chorus
twice failed to sing some high notes
to his satisfaction "Ah, ladies'" he
said by way of stimulus. you should
sing that passage not with your
voices but with your enthusiasm"
When the ladies had had their laugh
they did sing the passage with their
"enthusiasms."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
OIL KINGS CHARACTER.
Curious Anomalies of Rockefeller's
Business and Private Life.

Curious Anomalies of Rockefeller's
Business and Private Life.
II Mr.. Rockefeller had been an or
binary man the outburst of popular
contempt and suspicion which sud-
denly poured on his head would have
thwarted and crushed him, says Ida
NJ. Tarbell in McClure's But he was
no ordinary man. He had the power
full Imagination to see what might be
done with the oil business if it could
be conferred in his hands-the intelli-
gence to analyze the problem into its
elements and TO find the key to control.
He had the essential element to all
great achievement, = steadfastness to
a purpose once conceived which moth
ing can crush
The 0ii regions might rage, call him
a conspirator and those who sold him
oil traitors; the railroads might
withdraw their contracts and the leg
islature annul his charter; undisturbed
and unresting he kept at his great pur-
pose. Even If his nature had not
been such as to forbid him to aban-
don an enterprise IN which ne saw
promise of vast profits even If he had
not had mind which. stopped by a
wall. burrows under or creeps around,
he would nevertheless have been
forced to desperate efforts to save his
I business
Mr.. Rockefeller was good" There
was no more faithful Baptist in Cleye-
land than be. Every enterprise in
that church he had supported iber-
ally from his youth he gave to It's
poor. He visited its sick. He wept with
/ It's suffering. Moreover he gave IN
ostentatiously TO many outside chart
ties OF whose worthiness he was sat
/ isfled-
, he was simple and frugal In his
habits. He never went to the theater
never drank wine. He was a devoted
husband. and he gave much time tc
the training OF his children, seeking
TO develop In them his own habits OF
economy and Of charity. Yet be Wa
willing to strain every nerve 70 ebtaiz
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
forty Years AGO.

Provost marshal general issued order
to all State draft commissioners TO be
prepared to begin work on March 10 in
every subdistrict that had not raised its
quota Of men by that date.
Gems Sickles and Doubleday testified
before the committee on war conducting
the Gettysburg inquiry that Gen Meade
wrote an order to fall back seventeen
miles, and but for the rebel charge a re-
treat would have been ordered
News of Gen. Sherman's expedition
Into Alabama was anxiously awaited.
Was said to be within forty miles Of
Mobile
Resolution urging the denomination of
Abraham Lincoln for President signed
by JOG members Of the Ohio Legislature.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

regiment. At present, owing to
dearth Of officers, four hundred nom
commissioned officers are annually
raised TO the ranks. These 20
through a special school at Toxic az
ter leaving the central establishment.
The japanese army is organized
and drilled wholly upon the European
system. France was the first mill
tary tutor of Japan. but later Germany
became the teacher, and the Japan
csc army is still modelled after that
OF Germany. But many notifications
have been introduced, the attempt
having been made to take the bes>
from all Of the nations of the world
Japanese students have been in the
United States Military Academy and
IN every one of the the schools of
Europe. General Grant gave to the
Japanese officers first rank for ability.
The infantry of the regular army
are armed with the Meiji magazine
rife, which is well spoken of. The
weapon of the reserves is the Murata
magazine rife. The territorial army
mas not yet been given a magazine
rifle, and Is at present armed with
Peabody .lsad Remington rifles. The
field artillery is armed with the Ari
saka 12-f,ounder, a gun named after
General Arisaka, the master of ordin'
ance. The fortress and seige artiL
lery have the latest models of Krupr
and Schneider-Canet guns. By the
way, there is no horse artillery in the
Japanese army. Smokeless powder
of Japanese make is used. The ar
senals are at Toxic, Osata and Taipeh
The medical service is exceptionally
efficient. To each division one hun
dred surgeons are allotted, besides
the proper hospital equipment; anG
the Red Cross Society is said to be
admirable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
thirty Years Ago.

British war Office extremely uneasy
over fate of Gen. Wolseley's expedition
among the Ashantees Of the African gold
coast
Insurgents besieging Nagasak., Japan.
repulsed by government forces.
Chief Justice Waite assumed his place
at head Of United States Supreme Court.
Brisk struggle was in progress in Con-
gress over the question Of restoring and
extending the franking privilege.
News OF Gen Wolseley's success in
Ashantee campaign reached London.
United States Senate voted down a bill
to appropriate S3,000,000 for the cen
tennial exposition at Philadelphia.
The board Of supervisors OF Cook
County ordered the inspectors OF plank
apd gravel roads 70 make a complete re-
port within fifteen days on all the roads
| in Cook County.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
What Allied Her Pulse.

Little Bessie was recovering from
a run OF fever" and her appetite had
begun to assert itself Cant / have
more than this, mammal she asked,
looking at the meager slice Of toast
and the shadow tea" that had been
brought to her bedside This isn't
half enough"
81 am afraid to give you more Just
vet dear" said her mother. Your
fever is not quite all gone. Your
pulse Is still too quick"
~But don't you see, mamma. urged
Bessie. that it's my excitement be-
cause 1 cant get enough to eat that
makes nv palse so quick?"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
fifty Years Ano.

The American navy consisted Of only
seventythree vessels OF war, including
all classes from ~ to frigates.
To replenish its treasury the Austrian
government was forced to open subscrip-
lions for lottery loan Of 50000,000
forms.
The population Of the United States
was fixed ofhcially by the census officers
at 1892, 700
An exciting and sanguinary election
rilt occurred at Milwaukee, the combat
ants being Germans and Irish.
Marthial law was proclaimed through
out Russia and Poland by special au.
thority from the Car.
A commercial treaty with the United
States was finally concluded by the en-
pire of Japan.
The block of rble sent to the United
States by the Pope as a contribution to
the Washington monument was de-
stroyed by unknown vandals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
len Years Ago.

Special congressional committee APP
pointed to visit Chicago to inspect post
Office and ascertain actual needs for new
and better structure.
Striking miners in West Virginia set
FIRE 10 Cabin creek bridge on the chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway.
Gen. Jubal A. Early died.
Daniel COugblin was acquitted Of the
charge Of completely in the murder OF
Dr Cronin.
RbFte to be taken by Coxey's army OF
unemployed in march from Ohio u
Washington announced.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

for himself special and illegal prvil-
eyes from the railroads, which were
bound to ruin every man in the oil
business not sharing them with him.
Religious emotion and sentiments of
charity, propriety and self denial seem
to have taken the place In him of
notions of justice and regard for the
rights of others.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
HARVESTING
NIAGARA FALLS.
~ UTILIZATION is constantly de-
handing new forms of energy
with which to work the number

with which to work the number
~ less complex machines which sat
isIy the wants of civilized mankind.
At present nearly the whole of the
worlds energy is obtained from coal
which is used in heat engines. Atten-
ton. however, IS being turned more
and more to other ways of obtaining
energy and one of the chief of these is
falling water. Thousands of dollars
have been spent at Niagara in costly
plant to render available for man the
immense source of power which has in
the past only been employed to a slight
extent. At Niagara nature drops 49,
100000 cubic feet of water q distance
of 40 feet every minute. the upper riv-
er leading the water to the falls and
the lower river conveying K away.
The enormous increase of electric
horse power from turbine wheels In
the United States has naturally inllu-
enced a corresponding development in
Canada. 1t is directly due to such de-
7elopment in the States that Canada
will soon possess electric generators
of 10000 horse power, or twice as large
as the biggest dynamos in the world.
The past decade win be notable for the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

v ment to regulate
trusts and combinations.
Justice Harlan read the opinion at
hrning the order of the Federal Circuit
Court of Minnesota, sustaining the con-
tention that the Sherman antitrust law
applies to railroad combinations
justice Brewer concurred in affirming
the merger decision, but for different
reasons than those of the majority
Justice Harlan said that in the merger
of the two roads the stockholders dis
appeared and that they reappeared in
the Securities company, the two thus
becoming practically consolidated in a
holding company, the principal object be-
ing to prevent competition. mo scheme
or device could certainly more effective
~ come within the prohibition of the
antitrust law and it is within the mean
ing of the act trust"
State Rights Not Hit.
Replying iii detail for the securities
company, Justice Harlan said that the
contention that the law is an interfer-
ence with The rights OF the individual
States by which the companies axe in
corporated was not we'll founded. In
such cases, he said, the authority OF Con-
gress is supreme. He declared it to be
unnecessary to determine the right of
owners Of railroad stock to sell the prop
erty. Nor was it true, he added that
the right of the securities company to
own and hold railroad stock is the only
question involved Such contentious are
wide Of the mark-mere men of straw
All that the government complains of is
the existence of corporation to repress
commerce, and it is not concerned with
the other points.
Justice Harlan said that in this
day there should be no doubt Of
the complete power of Congress to
control interstate commerce. All ap-
propriate means might be resOrted to for
that purpose. All the prior trust cases
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

Last year the British mercantile
marine sustained 1,4S3 casualties, OF
which 34g were complete wrecks. The
loss OF life was 5,31S.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

The government has triumphed over
the merger. In a decision handed down
by the United States Supreme Court the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

The average mans idea Of business
transaction Is one in which he gets
the best Of the bargain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

Northern Securities
Company, the great
est railroad combina-
ton ever formed, is
dissolved, and the
business world has
received the dictum
of the highest tri-
bunal on the author
ity of the govern
ment to regulate
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

Many a man would be glad II bis
wife would talk TO herself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

Many Trust Companies
There are TAO trust companies in the
United States
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
MERGER Is DEFEATED
SUPREME COURT DECIDES FOE
COVE EMINENT.

Northern Securities Company Loses Its
Case-Court Holds that Congress Can
Control Commerce and Has Full Pow
or to Regulate Interstate Traffic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

remarkable changes in methods OF cur
rent generation and the concentration
of Industries around, motor power per
hitting the transmission of electric
power over distances formerly deemed
impossible.
Those who visited the Buffalo expo
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22

Is year less Sundays and holidays has
naturally knocked out" steam. oil and
natural and artificial gas plants IN the
vicinity. Indeed. there has been q nat
ural migration to Niagara Falls and
vicinity of industrial plants from all
over America which have been cu<sed
with fuel fAmines. fuel strikes. high
priced fuel and other adverse condi-
fiona
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-03-22
The JAPANESE ARMY.
EERMANY'S MILITARY ESTAB-
LISHMENT NATIONAL MODEL.
Every Year SOC, 900 Youths Qualify BY
Age for Service in Japan's Many
Regiments AbiIity and Endurance
Students In the United States.

Counted in comparison with the
Armies maintained by Russia and
s&her European Powers, the army of
Japan is not OF great strength. That
part OF the army ready for foreign
service has been estimated at 233, 900
men, 79S guns and 67,0OG horses. There
Is, then, for home defence the ter
ritorial army, numbering about 200,-
BOO officers and men. Back of that is
the militia, the strength of which is
estimated at 100000. That makes
the total military force something
more than 100000 men. But the
enemy would make mistake that
planned to defeat an army of no great
er strength than half million
Every year more than five hundred
thousand Japanese youths qualify by
age for regular military service, and
100000 begin to serve either with the
colors or as supernumeraries. Be-
tween the ages of seven cen and forty
years every Japanese man is liable to
military service and there are few
indeed in the island kingdom who
have not had sufficient training as
soldiers to fit them for the field. Brief
ly, the Japanese military forces may
be classified as follows:
1. The permanent or regular army,
with its reserves.
2. The territorial army
8. The national militia
A. The militia of the islands of
Hokkondo, Tsusima, Goto. Lion-Kian,
&c.
The strength of the regular army
(not including the reserves) on d war
footing is 9ariously estimated. but the
following from the English Navy
and Army Gazette is believed to be
approximately correct:
Oficer.i. Men.
Infantry (156 battalions,
forming three regi-
ments) AGO $4,000
Cavalry (fifty-one squad
rons forming seven
teen regiments) 49,. 400 $500
Field and mountain ar
tillery (nineteen regi-
ments of six batteries,
equals ia batteries of
six guns each $3.50. 500 1880
Fortress artillery GO
battalions) .......... $50 10000
Engineers dhirteen sap
per battalions) ...... 270 1000
Engineers Zone railway
battalion) ......... 20 $50
Transport (thirteen bat
talions) ............ 22O 7.740
N a LA 400 nnn
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20
APPEAL FOR REFORMS.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1e.-The
meetinf of representatives Of Zemst
vos, which had been looked forward to
with 80 much hope. was held this aft
ernoon at a private residence In this
city, but at the last moment the Gov
ernment withdrew the official auspices
under which 1t was to be held, because
the representatives declined to adhere
to the original purpose Of the confer
ence.
A hundred interested men, included
among whom were some Of the most
prominent figures In Russia therefore
met and discussed a carefully prepared
memorandum, practically embodying a
recommendation for a national repre-
sentative body 10 have a share in the
government. This memorandum will
be presented to Emperor Nicholas.
The memorandum includes ten sec
items, of which seven were indorsed at
to-day's meeting. The remainder, 1t is
expo cted, will be approved at a meeting
to be held tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20
SAN FRANCISCO SHRINERS
JOURNEY TO FAIR NEVADA
Banquet Given I'm Their Honor and
Proves a Most Enjoyable
Affair

RENO. New, Nov. 1s.-From the cool
and inviting shores OF San Francisco
over the hot and burning sands of Ne
vada Islam Temple Of San Francisco
journeyed to Reno to-day, and from
that time until now the city has been
at their command. More than fifty
came with the caravan. They were
greeted by many times that number
here, for from all parts OF the State
Shriners came to do homage at the
temple.
Hon. Frank II. Norcross. Supreme
Judge-elect OF Nevada, acted as toast
master at the conclusion Of the cere-
monies tonight. In all about FORTY
tyros were initiated. The ceremonies
are said TO have been the most gor-
geous, as well as interesting. ever held
in Nevada The banquet that followed
in itself was a feature.
Tomorrow the Shriners and their
friends will go to Virginia City to visit
the Comstock mines. They expect to
leave for home Sunday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-20
BesIeqers Renew the Fierce Assault
Upon Forts Held by StOesseI'S Men

SHANGHAI, Nov. 19.-The Japan
ese resumed their attacks on Port Ar
thur on November II, making a furi-
Gus assault, which resulted in their
occupation Of underground chambers
in important positions.
MUKDEN, Nov. 19.-Another un-
successful attack upon Port Arthur
was made on November 15.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 20. 1:40
a. m.-The War Office announced at
a late hour last night that it had no
further dispatches regarding the
fighting near Mukden. In the abb
sence Of official dispatches press tel
egrams are regarded as evidence that
important Developments are in prog
ress and It Is not improbable that 4
general engagement Is going on.
General Sakharoff, under date Of No
vember is, reports a reconnaissance on
a large scale on November II In the
direction OF MaIkai and Chitaitse, on
the right bank Of the Hun River. The
Japanese showed some resistance, but
were dislodged from these villages and
from the bridges across the Hun. At
daybreak the same day the Japanese
repulsed a squadron OF Cossacks thirty
General Stoessel, in a dispatch to the
Emperor dated November 2, says;
II am happy to report to your Majes-
ty that all the assaults from October 25
to November were repulsed by our
heroic troops. The most desperate as
sault occurred on October 30, but
thanks to the bayOnets OF the reserves
and the bravery of the volunteer sharp
shooters. the enemy was repulsed at all
points The Japanese did not return to
the attack the same day and left a
great number OF dead uninterred upon
the field
ION October 81 the enemy twice as
saulted. but each time was repulsed at
the point OF the bayonet and with
hand grenades. Several Of our officers
and men were wounded.
THE spirit Of the troops is excellent.
1t is difficult to establish any distinc-
ton as regards bravery. All are heroes.
The bombardment of the fortress con-
tinues without intermission."
General Stoessel praised the work Of
the Ambulance and Hospital Corps.
mentioned a number of officers for dis
'tinguished bravery, and concluded:
THE Japanese losses were enormous.
estimate them at 10, 600"
MUKDEN, Nov. 19.-Late yesterday
the japanese opposite Poutiloff Clone
Tree) Hill attempted an advance un-
der cover Of their artillery and reach
ed a small village between the Rus
sian and Japanese positions, but, ac-
cCrding to accounts brought by cour-
icrs from. the field headquarters, they
were repulsed with heavy losses.
The Japanese are making stimuli
taneous attacks along the railroad, but
so far. 1t IS reported, without result.