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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

So far as Is known at this writing
the expected great, battle between the
Russians and the japanese in Mongolia
has not been fought, and the respective
forces occupy much the same positions
they did seven days ago, says the Chi
cago Tribune. At that time it was
known that the Russians had eyacu-
ated Kaichou and had fallen back on
Tatchekiao. According to General
Oku, Kafchou was occupied after three
days of severe fighting The Russian
reports do not treat the matter so seri-
ously, and indicate that there was little
more than a rear guard resistance to
the advance of the Japanese.
The Russians have abandoned Yin
kow, the port of Newchwang, a posi-
lion which they could not safely hold
after their retrogra0e movement. The
japanese do not appear to have taken
possession. A Liaoyang dispatch re-
ports that Japanese column advanc-
ing along the coast in the direction of
Yinkow was roughly handled by Gen
eral Samsonoff and his Cossacks and
had TO retreat. 1t is likely that the
japanese were merely making a recon
noissance, because the indications are
that General Oku has withdrawn his
forces west of the railroad and has
massed them near Kaichou. If the Rus
slams are defeated, or if they retreat,
Yinkow and Newchwang will fall into
the hands of the Japanese without any
fighting, and they will then have CON-
plete control of the coast OF tdanchuria
and new base of supplies.
According to Russian reports, which
are probably correct. General Oku is
slowly moving northward from Kali
chou in the direction of Tatchekiao.
where General Kuoropatkin has his
headquarters. General Kurokis main
force is on the east bank of the Liank
River, about twenty eight miles from
Liaoyang. while the Russians under
General Keller are on the other bank,
strongly fortified and prepared to re-
sist an advance. The only fighting re-
ported in which Kuroki's men took
part was skirmish near Siamatse, in
which General Rennenkampf was
wounded
The Takushan army of which Gen
eral Nodzu was in command originally,
IS said to have come in touch with thar
Of General Oku at Tangchi ten miles
southeast of Tatchekiao, and also pre-
sumably is in touch with General Ku-
roki's northern army, The Japanese
appear to be. in position, in readiness to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
I'M 1I,Ig.lHELL


Three Seminole negroes were killed in
a fight at Wekoka, the Seminole capital,
a few miles east of Shawnee o. Il.
On the builders trial trip the armored
cruiser Colorado achieved n maximum
speed of 22.31 knots an hour over a
measured course and an average for two
runs of 221O knots, showing the craft
to be without a peer in any navy.
Ontario steamboatrnen are expressing
great dissatisfaction over the decision OF
the United States government to enforce
the act making compulsory the collec-
ton of a head tax of 81 on aliens enter
ing the United States from Canadian
ports.
1t is estimated that $4,000 life presery-
ers have been put into service on New
York excursion and passenger boats as
one result of the terrible Slocum dsas-
ter.
Roy c. Rudkit, years old, was aeci-
dentally shot and killed at Edmond, o.
T.. while playing with his 5-year-old
brother, who was trying to unload a re-
yolyer.
Night Officer Yates shot Abe Wilson,
a negro. who was resisting arrest in OF
tawa. Kan. Wilson cut the officer while
being arrested The negro died a few
minutes after being shot.
First Lieut.. Guilford s. CARRIER, Of
the United States army, committed sui
eide by shooting in Honolulu. He left
the following note: Its no use; ] cannot
stop drinking"
Judge McCabe Moore, in the District
Court Of Wyandotte County passed the
death sentence upon Louis Gregory. the
negro who. on April 10 last, shot and
killed Roy Martin, high school boy, at
Kerr's park, in Kansas City, Kan.
The Navy Department has adopted
new automatic device to expel all foul
ness from the bores Of guns after each
discharge, thus preventing any danger
of another ''blow back" such as caused
the accident on the Missouri.
Henry Swane. Seminole freedman.
shot and instantly killed his wife and
two men at dance at Wewoka. /. T.
The cause Of the tragedy was jealousy.
Only three shots were fred.
I'D. Kinsley. who recently embarked
in the poultry and egg shipping business
in Eureka Springs. Ark. has disappear
al. leaving 5000 dne to country mer-
chants along the ST. Louis and Northern
Arkansas Railroad
The secret service division Of the Unit
ed States Treasury Department detected
TWENTY-FIVE new c0unterfcifs during the
fiscal year ended June 80. The total
amount OF counterfeit notes and coin
captured during the year ~ss $00.770.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

For the first time since 1877 Baltimore
mas been called upon to ship wheat to
the West. approximately 100000 bush
els OF No. Southern red wheat have
been forwarded to milIers as far west as
Cincinnati. 1t is said that large part
OF the early western wheat is in bad con-
clifton, owing to unfavorable weather,
and certain millers, in order to meet their
orders for -four, have been compelled 10
use some southern wheat until the better
grades Of the western cereal begin to ar
rive from their own section. Orders for
southern wheat have also been received
at Baltimore from New York and Penn
sylyania points. Receipts of southern
wheat this season do not compare favora-
bly, with former years. Up to date 1885,
675 bushels have been received. Last
year the total receipts up TO July 10 were
621, 232 bushels. The market for No. 2
Southern red in Baltimore was firm at 80
cents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

Arthur Atkinson, miner. was fatally
injured at Pittsburg. Kan, while explod-
ing sticks OF dynamite. r.
A Chicago grand jury returned iDdict-
ments against forty-two bookmakers who
made bets at the Hawthorne race track.
A three-foot vein Of coal was found at
Atchison. Kan. at depth OF 1,130 feet.
The coal Is said to be Of fue quality.
Thirteen persons. most Of them cleo
ton officials, were indicted al Denver for
completely in fraud at the city election
in May. One woman, Mrs. Lizzie Grit
fin, was accused Of repeating.
The American Steel and Hoop Com
pany has eut the wages OF all she steel
men employed in its Girard Ohio plant
and the upper and lower plants in
Youngstown ranging from 20 to 60 per
cent
The convention of the western division
o. the International Association q Ma
chinisfs al Denver voted 10 assess each
member 81 month. which win amount
to S25, 900 monthly, TO assist the striking
santa Fe machjnixts.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 1925; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to 1915; sheep. fair to choice, $2.75
to $500; wheat, No. red, $1.05 to $1.06
corn, No. 2, 47c to doc; oats, standard
4Oc to 42c; rye, No. 2. TIC to 74c; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to $14.00; prairie $500 10
S115O; butter, choice creamery, l6c TO
Tic; eggs, fresh. 13c to 15e; potatoes,
40c to Doc.
Indianapolis-Ca Cattle, shipping, $500 to
Sc 75; hogs. choice light, $500 to $5.65
sheep. common TO prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. No. 2. $102 TO $103; corn, No. :
white. Acc to soc; oats, No. 2 white, 40c
to 41c.
st. I.ouis-Cattle. $3.50 to $500; hogs.
500 TO $40; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat. No 2, 97c TO $1O0; corn. No. 2,
4sc to 49c: oats, No. ,, &c to 3Sc; rye,
No. 2, 66c to Csc
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$40; wheat. No. 2. $107 to $lO9:
corn, No. mixed. sic to &c; oats. No.
2 mixed 39c 10 40c; rye. No. 2, 74c to
76c.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 70 $3.50; hog
$500 70 $40; sheep, $3.50 TO 1915
wheat, No. 2. $1.05 to $107; corn, No. 3
yellow. sic 10 53c; oats. No. 8 white, Ale
to 43c; rye. No. @ re TO 73c.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. northern,
99c TO S1O0; corn, No. 8. soc to SIC;
oats, No white. Ale to 43c; rye, Nc. ].
73c TO 75c barley, No. 2, G3e TO 64c;
pork. mess, $l295.
ToIedo-wheat, No. 2 mixed. $1.04 to
S1.O7; corn, No. mixed, 49c TO sic;
oats. No. 2 mixed, Ale to 42c; rye, No. 2,
Csc to 6Tc; clover seed, prime, S6.25.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
800 TO $3.50; hogs. fair TO choice, $4.0O
10 $3.50: sheep, fair TO choice, $3.50 to
S4.75 lambs. common to choice. S5.75 to
$50.
New York-Cattle. $3.50 to $500.
hogs. $500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 T.
S4.e5. wheat, No. red. $105 to $40
corn, No. 2. SIC 10 53c; oats, No. 2 white.
46e to 4Sc; butter. creamery, l6c to lSc;
eggs. western. 15c to 1Sc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
FAIR PAYS OUT 100000.
Exposition Makes First Settlement in
Government Loan.

Government Loan.
The first payment of 100000 on the
government loan of 81 100000 to the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition Company
was deposited in the subtreasury in St.
Louis Friday. The best answer to any
talk that the exposition company would
have difficulty in making the payment
is the fact that the money is now in
the subtreasury." said President Francis.
Not only have we made the payment,
but it has been done day ahead of
time" William III. Ellis. checker, and
Charles H. Stiller. inspector, in the con-
cessions department of the Worlds Fair,
who were arrested and held prisoners for
more than twenty-four hours in the hope
OF learning of them the details of a sup
posed plot to rob the exposition company.
have been released. Norris B. Gregg,
director of the division of admissions and
concessions, said that it had been decided
that the men had no information re-
garding the alleged plot. The Associated
Bill Posters ana Distributors of the
United States and Canada assembled in
international convention OH the Worlds
Fair grounds, rendered without cost to
the exposition management its service,
guaranteed at more than 100000 miles
of boarding, throughout the United
States and Canada, for the entire month
OF August. Tho proposition was accept
ed and will be carried out The cost of
the service thus given free is estimated at
$250,OOO.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

attack the weakest point In the Rus
sian line, provided the weather will
permit. The rains seem to have ceas-
ed and the roads to have become pass
able. If they should suddenly become
sea of mud. as Virginia roads some
times did during the Civil War, mill
tary movements would become almost
impossible.
There is nothing definite as to the
occurrences at Port Arthur The Jap
anese are known to have completed
chain of forts at distances of from six
to eight miles from the Notifications.
Whether, and If so where, they have
drawn any nearer is uncertain. The
wild story that the japanese lost 80,
600 men in attacks made by them on
the Notifications on July 10 or /. rs
contradicted from Toxic. Other reports
placing the loss at $1,000 or $4,000 are
doubtless equally fabulous. The report
that on the 4th and 9th of the month
the Japanese were driven from the
heights commanding Lusantan pass
with a loss OF 1000 has not been Off
cially denied. The statement to the
effect that the Japanese on the 18th
inst. stormed Chungta, the key to the
defensive works at Port Arthur. has
not been confirmed The japanese say
there was no lighting on that day.
Little more is known ABOUT naval
than about military operations. Ad-
miEal Togo reports that on the night
of the 18th his torpedo boats attacked
the Russian guardship Diana at the
mouta OF the harbor. Whether it was
injured he does not know.
Ii is more than likely that there has
been much savage lighting around Port
Arthur and much loss of life in the
engagements of last week and week
before last. Field Marshal 0yama, a
furious fighter. has taken personal
charge Of the operations at Port Ar
thur. ami the siege doubtless viii be
pressed with increased yigor.
There is a well-defned feeling in
London that the seizure OF the British
and German steamers by the Russian
volunteer cruisers Smolensk and Pc
tersburg markS the first European
complication resultant upon the Russo
Jaranese war How extensive this
complication will prove TO De time
and future events alone can deter
mine. but at present the feeling of
uneasinesz has become a fear that
the end Of the matter viii not be
reached before England and perhaps
Germany are forced to take stringent
measures to bring Russia TO terms
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
RESTS WITH CONGRESS.
Legislative Body Alone Can Dispose of
the Maine Wreck.

Legislative Body Alone Can Dispose of
the Maine Wreck.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling
has addressed the following letter to r.
ID. +. Sewell, OF New Orleans, who adj
dressed the department on the subject of
raising the wreck of the old battleship
Maine: Referring to your letter of July
i. stating that yoL have a contract with
the Cuban government TO float the wreck
OF the battleship Maine in the harbor of
Havana, and requesting information as
TO whether the United States government
has any claims upon the wreck. you are
informed that on July ], 1902, the de-
Partment stated its position respecting
the wreck of the Maine in the following
language: This department is not at
present engaged in and does not contem-
plate undertaking any work upon the
wreck OF the Maine. 1t is not consid-
cred, however. that the Navy Depart
ment can, with propriety, in such case
give letter or other paper which would
be in the nature Of credentials to be pre-
sented 10 the Cuban government: nor is
it understood that any executive depart
ment of the government has the power on
behalfsof the United States to abandon
the wreck of public vessel. The dispo-
sition of the public property of the
United States rests with Congress-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

More. Russian troops were engaged ia
the battle at Molten pass than in previ-
Gus engagements. There were probably
double the number Of those which took
part in the fight at Yalu river, while
opposed to them were only one brigade
and one battalion Of the japanese forces.
The Russian loss is estimated at 1000.
The japanese casualties aggregated 300.
The engagement has conspicuously
demonstrated the wonderful efficiency of
the Japanese infantry. They proved in
comparably the better marksmen, had
more initiative and they outforsht and
outgeneraled the Russians on every point
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
SHAW NOT TO DRAW ON BANKS.
Working Balance of Treasury Drops
to About S35,OOO,OOO.

Although the working balance of the
treasury has dropped to about $4,000
900, and there has been an unwritten
law that it mist not drop below $50,OO0,-
0OG, it is the intention of Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw to make no draft for
the present on the government funds now
with the national banks. These deposits
amount to 05,O00,O00 To make call
upon the banks at this time merely to
bring the working balance up to a stand
ard set by precedent, Washington cor
respondent says, might create an impress
sion wholly unwarranted by the situa-
ton. The available cash balance of the
treasury, which includes the money on
deposit with the banks. is SIS, coo. 600.
This is all really ava liable at any time.
The deficit of $1S,000000 for the first
nineteen days of July is explained by the
fact that many appropriations mace at
the last session of Congress became inn
mediately available and were drawn.
This drain upon the treasury is now over,
and if the customs and internal revenue
receipts increase as they are expected to
do the deficit will disappear.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

Turkey whereby vessels of the volunteer
fleet obtained the right of passage
through the Oardanelles. This last agree
ment plainly discriminates between the
warships of the Black sea squadron and
the volunteer feet" vessels, and as the
ships thus far sent through the Darda-
nelles belong to the latter class it does
not appear that the letter of the treaty
stipulations has been disregarded
Undoubtedly Russia would like to get
its warships out of the Black sea. Per
haps it's present operations are efforts
to see how far it can go in this direction
without being called to account by the
western powers. Russia naturally viii
put as liberal an Interpretation as pos
sible upon its rights in the Dardanelles,
but it will not carry the issue so far as
to involve war
Here is what the Russian feet in the
Red sea has done: Volunteer steamer
Smolensk and St. Petersburg passed
through the Dardanelles into the Medit-
erranean and proceeded to the Red sea
after placing heavy guns in position and
transforming themselves from peaceful
craft TO war vessels. Stopped North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Prinz Heinreich and
seized all mail aboard. Searched her for
contraband of war. Stopped and search
ed British Peninsular and Orient steam
ship Malacca, put a prize crew of Rus
SLAMS aboard and. manned by Russian
soldiers and officers, took her to Suez az
prize OF war Stopped and detained
the British steamer Persia at Alden and
transferred to her the mail sacks confis-
Gated from the Prinz Heinreich. Stopped
and detained for three hours the two
British steamers Woodcock and Dalma-
tia and searched them for eontraband
of war. Captain Of st. Petersburg noti-
fed British resident at Alden to wire
British consuls at Suez and Port Said
that he would seize all British steamers
bound for the East il the contents of
their cargoes were not clearly shown in
their manifests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
BULL WRECKS ENGINE.
Huge Animal Causes Wreck in Which
Two Men Are Killed.

Huge Animal Causes Wreck in Which
Two Men Are Killed.
A remarkable accident caused the
death of the engineer and fireman on the
Kansas City Southern's train No. l from
Kansas City TO Port Arthur, Texas,
at Rose Pine, La, small station be-
tween Shreveport and Port Arthur. The
train was running at its usual speed
and on rounding curve the engineer and
fireman were Mortified to see large bull
ON the bridge ahead. They began revers-
ing levers and throwing on air brakes
as fast as possible, but before they had
hardly realized what was going on the
engine struck the huge beast and with
one mighty leap rolled over the animal
and dashed itself against the bridge sup
ports. The fireman was killed instantly
and the engineer was so badly crushed
that he died while being taken to Shreve-
port TIE engine was badly damaged.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26

Dowie announces be viii establish
branch lions in Massachusetts and Lou
isiana.
The convention of the Socialist Labor
party has declared its opposition TO labor
unions because of their conservatism.
Two Yale students. w. H. Goodwin Of
Burnside. Conn. and r. w Armstrong
of Hayesville. Ohio. were drowned in
the Connecticut river at East NORTH
field, Mass
The Daughters II the American Revo-
luton are 10 buy the house at Raleigh,
\. G.. where President Andrew johnson
was born. II is proposed to found
public museum.
A threatened run on the National
Bank at Tarentum. Pa. following the
discovery that the bookkeeper had EN-
bezzIed funds. was ave-ted by opening
the bank half an hour earlier than usual.
and the publication OF the fact that only
$1,000 bad been stolen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
CLOSED Shop is HIT.
Contract TO Keep Ont Non-union Me
Declared Void by Judge.

Contract TO Keep Ont Non-union Men
Declared Void by Judge.
''Closed shop contracts between labor
unions and employers were declared I'M
lawful by Judge Ludwig of Milwaukee.
In decision in the Marnitz case the
court ruled that contract between Mar
nitz & Co. and the tailors' union, pro-
viding that no non-union men should be
employed by the company, was contrary
to public policy and therefore void. Re-
garding the principles involved in the
case the court says: In the general con-
sideratioh of the subject it must be said
that the organization or cooperation of
workingmen is not against public policy.
But the social principle which justifes
such organizations is departed from when
they are so extended In their operation
as either to intend or to accomplish in
Jury to Others"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
AaA4MERCLAl
Si AND ds IN
'4FNKNCAL-
New iGE

Advices received this
N6K lUlk week from chief CONNER
cial centers of the country
indicate that apart from the usual
summer dizziness. there is evidence of
better fall trade than merchants
have been planning for. Just now
there is the lull in business usual at
this season of the year, though some
industries report demand fSr their
product that outstrips the prepare
tons to supply it. The crop situation
and the political outlook seem 10 have
cheered commercial communities and
to have removed some of the feeling of
doubt and encouragement that has
been so marked in the past eight
months.
The one new disturbing feature is
the strike of the packing house en-
ployes. This dispute over higher wages
will directly influence the commodity
price barometer, which was declining
last month, but may turn in July, with
provisions and grain both rising
sharply.
From the West and Northwest the
reports regarding crop conditions are
more encouraging than they were a
week ago. The floods throughout the
winter wheat section, though entailing
a great deal of loss TO growers and
railroads. subsidized quickly and prob
ably left a much smaller percentage of
damage behind than has been claimed.
Kansas City reports few cancella-
tons in the affected territory and says
that crop conditions elsewhere are
good Collections in that section are
a little slow, but the outlook for fall
business is good. st. Paul suggests
some alarm over the heavy rainfall in
the Red River valley. where the pre-
cipitation has been unusually severe
Midsummer dullness in the jobbIng
trade obtains in st. Paul. Milwaukee
is more optirlistic. Hard times" talk
there is absent and merchants arc
pleased with the general outlook, while
some manufacturers in the State who
had expected to shut down during the
summer have more than they can DO.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
BRITISH CABINET WILL ACT.
Takes Up Russian Seizure os Ships in
the Black Sea.

In the British official circles the recent
seizures and overhauling Of British ships
in the Red sea by the Russian volunteer
feet steamers Smolensk and ST. Peters
burg are regarded as very grave interna-
tional incidents. The seizure of the Pc
ninsalar and Oriental steamer Malacca
by the St Petersburg and her arrival in
the Suez canal as prize of war on her
way to Libau, on the Baltic, has come
as a climax.
British law officers acknowledge the
right of the Russians to seize and detain
mails, provided that only official COM
munications are taken, but they take the
most serious view Of the status Of the
two Russian ships patrolling the Red sea
and if any official action or protest ensues
it win be chiefly in regard TO the passage
OF these erstwhile merchant ships
through the Dardaneles and their subse-
quent transformation into ships Of war.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-26
PANAMA,s FEAR is BAsELEss.
washington Officials Explain Cause of
Protest Over Canal Ports,

1t is explained that the excitement
among the business men of Panama over
the recent establishment of ports of en-
try at Ancon and Christobal, in the canal
zone, is based on q misunderstanding of
the intentions of the canal commission.
The French company. in constructing the
canal, dredged a deep water channel to
the mouth of the Rio Grande river and
erected wharves at La Boca. This chan
mel was deep enough to enable sea-going
craft to discharge cargoes at the La Boca
wharves. The waters of the harbor of
Panama are shallow and it is necessary
to lighter goods landed at the wharf. The
merchants at Panama, it is believed,
think the establishment of the port Of
Ancon, the name given by the commits
sior g La Boca. will prevent the use of
the channel and wharves at Ancon for
the landing of goods intended for the city
of Panama. These difficulties can be
avoided by an arrangement for trans
porting goods landed at La Boca to Pan
ANA under bond.