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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
Tariff Reform Possible.

The outlook for tariff reform was
never brighter than at present. The
election Of a Democratic President is
more promising than at any time since
1892, and a Democratic majority in the
next House of Representatives is more
than probable. A change of only a
few votes in a majority of the close
States and congressional districts will
produce that happy result. Everyone,
by talking with his neighbors, can find
considerable percentage of Republi-
cans who are either denouncing trust
extortion, or are Disguised with the
policy of their leaders.
The independent voter, the suffering
workingman, whose wages are being
reduced, the farmer who is paying pro-
lection prices and whose products sell
in competition with the world; the citi-
zen of limited income who finds the
cost of living beyond bis means; all
of these, whe are not hide bound par
tisans, are awaiting the opportunity
to vote for tariff reform. These and
other voters are not made more salts
fed with conditions, since the manifest
attempt of the Republicans to confine
the investigation of grating and loot
ing in the government service to the
| lesser rascals.
A large element of conservative Re-
publicans is dissatisfied with President
Roosevelt and many are openly oppos-
ing his nomination for another term. A
much greater number are secretly
working for his defeat Many of the
old soldiers are disgruntled with the
aspect of affairs; they fear the depart
ure from the honest and less spectacu-
lar government of former years and
long for the return to the more con-
servative administration of Lincoln
| and other fathers of the Republican
party. In some of the most important
States, such as New York, Indiana and
Illinois, the prospect is that enough Of
these dissatisfied elements to turn the
scale will vote against their party or
stay at home on election day.
| Those voters whose hearts are set
( UPON l6lOA tAiN Ael IA anu LuA DAb >
/ the exactions Of the trusts, but who
think the Senate will stand a bulwark
against reform, can take courage when
I they remember there are a number Of
/ Republican Senators who are innocu-
lated with the antitrust virus and will
respond to the public demand for rea-
sonabIe tariff reform and an honest
land economical administration of ma
tional affairs. With Democratic
President and a majority of the House
of Representatives of the same pollti-
cal affiliation there will be found
enough Senators to pass a reform bill
that will at least reduce the tariff so
that trust productions will be sold as
cheapIy here as abroad.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

day the Russians had been expecting az
attack, because on that day japanese
fleet had unanswered before Port Ar
thur but later had sailed away in
southerly direction. A keen lookout had
been kept for the return of the enemy,
but as Saturday night and Sunday night
passed without sight of their fleet the
Russian officials had begun to think there
would be no attack.
Fourteen big battleships and cruisers
lay in the roadstead. The searchlights
from the vessels flashed their ribbons of
light i'll all directions and on the summit
of the frowning fortresses that crown the
hills about the harbor were other power
fuI searchlights in play all night
But neither flashing lights nor steel
clad battleships nor the immense forts
of the harbor on which Russia has ex>
pended tens of millions of dollars availed
to hinder the movements of the skillfui
sailors of the japanese navy.
Suddenly, about IL: 80, the lookout on
the battleship Czarevitch discovered a
dark object skimmiIg over the water in
his direction. He gave a warning cry,
but it was too late. From out the dark
ness burst another and another and an
other of the swiftly moving objects until
nine Japanese torpedo boats were rush
| ing furiously upon the Russian fleet.
Then came the crash With a roar
| that reused the whole fleet a tOrnedo
launched from one of the little japanese
craft struck the Czarevitch below the
water line and just forward Of the main
turret The sound of the explosion was
terrific. The big vessel rose half out of
the water as if from an enormous swell.
The big guns on the fleet belched forth
at the rapidly moving enemy. but without
| avail. Then followed second explosion
and a third and the huge battieship Pol
fate of the Czarevitch. Nine torpedo
boats had discharged their terrible mis-
siles and three of the proudest ships in
the Cars magnificent navy were on the
verge of sinking.
Fleet Comes in Darkness.
| Having done their deadly work, the lit
tie craft steamed rapidly back toward
| the open sea, where now could be dimly
discerned the outline of the massive war
ships of the japanese feet, how many
could not be told, but according to the
| best advices no fewer than ten of the
| fastest sailing vessels of the japanese
navy.
The battle now became general. Broad
side after broadside was fired by the
Russian vessels, while the shots of the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

The first battle in the long expected
war between Russia and Japan resulted
in victory for the japanese. In a mid
night attack upon the Russian feet be-
fore Port Arthur three of the Cars
biggest warships were so badly damaged
by japanese torpedoes that they had to
be run into the harbor and beached to
prevent their sinking. They now lie
across the narrow mouth of the harbor,
preventing the Russian gunboats from
coming out and making it impossible for
the battleships of the squadron to return
to the shelter of the harbor. The Rus
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

That self-appointed guardian of ths
workingman, Senator Hanna. in his
speech at the banquet of the National
Board of trade, declared: "In the in
terests of the working people, more
than any other, we ought to have a
merchant marine" The sympathy of
Senator Hanna for the welfare of the
working people is only equaled by his
love for the farmer. but his anxiety
for the ship trust, which will be the
chief recipient of a ship subsidy, far
transcends all his love and sympathy
for his fellow mortals of both high and
low degree. The promise made by
Senator Hanna to Mr.. Griscom and the
other millionaires of the ship trust to
pass the ship subsidy bill in return for
the subsidy they contributed to the Re
publican campaign fund has never
been redeemed. Not that Senator Han
ma is to be blamed for be has been
persistent in his efforts to make the
people repay to the ship trust, hun
dred times over, the contribution to the
campaign fund, but some of the Re
publican members of Congress have so
far feared popular resentment if they
voted for such bill. The old argu-
ment that the ship subsidy would
build up the American merchant ma
rine is found untenable. and Senator
Hanna now gives the chief reason
that 1t would be lin the interests of the
working people" How 1.-The working
people" are to gain by paying their
share of the enormous subsidy pro-
posed is not explained by Senator Han
ma, probably because it is unexplain-
able, but it is good enough Morgan
until after the election, and the bill is
passed at the next session.
The exigencies of a political cam
paign will not allow the ship subsidy
bill to be forced through Congress az
this session, for Senator Hanna tells
us that this is a campaign Of educa-
ton and that we must not be 'swerved
by sarcastic mention of the subsidy.
Let us improve every opportunity to
argue, and if need be TO plead. that
every State, irrespective of party, shall
clamor for a merchant marine" is the
proposition of Senator Hanna.
Pleading for millions to help trust
is to be expected from Senator Han
ma and number of other Republican
leaders, but the clamor of farmers and
! workingmen is more likely TO be
against the subsidy than for it, the
more the inlquity of the proposition is
explained in all its enormlty The pc
sition Of the Democratic party is oppo
sition to all forms of subsidy, whether
by the indirect method of the tariff, OF
by the more open way of direct pay
ment of money to favored monopolies
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

1t is impossible TO avoid seeing the
comic aspects of the Republican stu
alton What means this angry talk
about ''treachery," with which all the
administration organs are filed: is
the Presic- ut the government. and does
opposition to his denomination brand
one a traitor? Certainly. there seems
to be some kind Of lese majesty IN
volved. to account for the angers In
celestial minds at Washington. By
contrast, the attitude of Senator Han
ma Is dignity personihed- None OF these
personal ambitions for him. Patriot
ism, the good Of the party, are his
watchwords. 1t IS not his fault If
thousands Of Republicans are saying
that Roosevelt cannot be elected. but
that he himself can be. Is not the par
II free to choose Mr.. Hanna would
have II understood THAT be j. not self
seeking candidate. whatever others
may be. He has tried 10 stop The
r,evemeni in his favor II. never1he-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
LADIvosToCK. RUssIAs FAMOUS PORT on THE PACIFIC.


their shots fell short. When the other
Russian warships returned the Japanese
steamed away in the direction of Dalny.
The Russian cruisers Pallada and No
vik were seriously damaged by shells
from the Japanese feet. Two or three
other ships were struck and slightly dam
aged.
Brilliant Exploit of Japanese.
The attack of the japanese fleet on
Port Arthur was one of the most daring
exploits of naval history and shows we'll
the skill and courage of the japanese
sailors. In opening with a torpedo at
tack they practically repeat the tactics
that gave them such an advantage at the
beginning of the war with China in 1894
No nation has ever displayed greater
skill in this mode of warfare.
Ii seems a reasonable deduction from
the results of the bold and successful
operatiOns of the Japanese navy against
the Russian warships at Port Arthur and
Chemulpo that Japan in the first day of
actual hostilities secured itself against
invasion. While the Russian warships
and seamen in the far east have been
rated by all naval experts as immensely
Japanese, there was a chance that the
Russian commanders and crews would
disclose surprising effectiveness in war.
In fact. however. the expected happened,
though in an unexpected manner.
The Japanese. disclosing that thorough
condition of preparedness which is accept
cd as proof of the highest genius in war,
struck heavy blow at the Russian ships
i'm their own harhor and escaped without
serious injury. One does not need 70
aoint out that the successful torpedoing
OF Russia's two greatest hattleShips
shows on the one side precision based
upon absolute knowledge and matured
plans and on the other side lethargy and
Inconvenience The capture of two good
cruisers from the Russians is the same
10 the Cars navy as the destruction of
four such ships, since now the two Will
fight against their former owners Ihe
disabling Of one more battleship and
four more cruisers during the lighting OF
the dav ut Port Arthur cuts down still
further the sea strength of the Gar.
Therefore. the Japanese at the begin
ming OF the war have made good their
command OF the seas. Their own shores
will be safe aud their transports will be
free TO land troops and supplies upon the
mainland of Asia. That may be taken
TO mean that the war will be long one,
unless one nation or the other shows IL
self extraordinarily weak on land. which
Is not to be expected.
The Midnight Attack.
Ii wis little before midnight Monday
when fhe attack was made. Since Satur-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
Russia,s Enormous Army.

Though it is not possible to suppose
that the Russians will put half or even
third of their effective war strength
into the field and though it has been an
nounced that no troops will be with
drawn from the Austrian or Bessarabian
frontiers !. saiay be interesting to state
what the actual war strength of the Rus
sian army is. 1t should be remembered
that every year $4,000 young men are
liable to CONSUMPTION, of whom 10000
are employed, the remainder passing into
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

the reserve. The total war strength of
the active army is twenty four army
corps, with ffty-one infantry and TWEEN
ty-three cavalry divisions. one rife diyis-
ion. two rife brigades. The reserve con-
sists of twenty divisions of the first and
fifteen divisions of the second class, 400
Cossack squadrons and seventeen horse
artillery batteries OF six ffteen-pounders
each. The active army consists of $50
hattalions of infantry, $50 squadrons OF
cavalry. arse guns. 161 engineer COM
panies, $4,000 officers and 1.266, 700 men.
The reserves. including local and fortress
troops. bring the strength 10 2.ST0 bat
talions, LOCO squadrons, $500 guns, 10
600 officers and 100000 men. These
figures are in round numbers
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

Naval men in London regard the
result of Japan's first attack with torpedo
boats on the Russian feet of Port Ar
thur as being staggering one. In Paris
the news created CONSERVATION. The Off
cials of the foreign Office We're among the
frst 10 receive the information and their
aavices were similar 10 those of the st.
Petersburg Oficial Gazette. In Berlin
Tapan's initial success produced a deep
impression both on the people and mill
tary and naval critics. Groups gathered
around the distributors of the extras
In the streets aud read the news
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

In the court that dismissed Senator
Dietrich on technieality a young man
who broke into a postoffice and stole
80 pennies and 80 worth of stamps was
sentenced to three years in the federal
penitentiary, while an employee in the
Omaha postoffice who stole S2,029 was
let of with a fine Of $1,000. or SO less
than the amount of his stealings. And
yet there are those who complain be-
cause there is an apparent growth Of
popular distrust Of the eourts.-The
Commoner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

The dropping shoulder line is most
fashionably imperative at present.
Tiny ruches. now very smart trim
ming feature. is an old fashion revived.
The passing of the long cont by spring
is confidently predicted by fashion wise
acres
The prevalent idea in dress just now is
10 have everything loose and comfort
able.
The lines of the correct fashionable
bodice are perfectly fat from the belt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
HOW AMERICA GETS WAR NEWS
Message. Travel Across $4,000 Mile.

Messages Travel Across 900 Miles
of Ocean Cost Is 65 Cents Word.
In the war between Japan and Russia,
word of the first shot fired in far eastern
waters reached this country across 5000
miles of the oceans bed The tiny cleo
trio impetus put in motion by the key
of the operator in far Nagasaki instantly
plunged under the eastern sea and came
to land in China, near Shanghai, 476
miles away. Then that little throb work
ed southwark round the China coast to
Hongkong 945 miles At Hongkong
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
SHOW SPRING GOODS.
NEW MATERIALS FOR WARM SEA.
SON ON DISPLAY. \
Coming STYLES May inns Be Forecast
ed-Linens and Pique TO Continue in
Popularity -Furs Now Seen at Their
Finest.

II A d o w S of
spring and summer
styles are cast be-
fore by current
displays of new
materials. The ar
rays Of new stuffs
are not complete
enough to give
very definite hints,
but they afford
some po sitiv e
pointers. Linens
are TO De very
stylish next sum
mer, as they We're
last summer, but
the goods shown
are not hold-overs,
but are from a new
crop. They are
offered in colors,
white and tn nat
ural shade, and the
show ing is noticea-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
AccnmnIi.hed Fact..

The President says the Panama mat
ter Is an accomplished fact" So is
thu. grating in the postal and pub
lie land departments. but that IS no
ress.n why the guilty parties should
not be punished.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
BIC NAVAL BATTLE
Russians Defending Port Arthur
Meet Crushing Defeat.
FIRST FIGHT OF WAR.
Three of Cars Warships Sunk and
Others Captured or Disabled.

Admiral A1exieH Sends News of se-
we're Damage by Japs' Sudden At
tack-BIow Startled ST. Petersburg
and Gar and His Ministers Prepare
to Face Stern Realities of War-Lon-
don, Berlin and Paris Excited Over
News.
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JAPAN AGAIN VICTOR.
Two Russian Cruisers Sunk Near the
Harbor of Chemulpo, Korea

HdrDOr OF NutIH uIpO' hUIcu.
An official japanese telegram to Baron
Hayashi, the Japanese minister in Lon
don, gives details of the sea battle be-
tween the Japanese and Russian squad
rons off Asan. Korea, in which the Rus
Sian cruiser Variag and the torpedo gun
boat Koreitz were destroyed.
The battle took place near the Polyne-
sian Islands in the Yellow sea. 1t be-
gan on Feb. in the afternoon, the Rus
sian warships, after some hours of fight
ing, taking refuge among the islands. The
next morning the battle was resumed. 1t
continued until the Variag was sunk and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
HAS SUBMARINE BOATS.
Russia Said to Have Sent Them Secret
Iv to Port Arthur,

Iy to Port Arthur.
A Russian officer who lately returned
from the far east is quoted by the Mos
cow correspondent of the New York
Times to the effect that the Russian Pa
oifc squadron possesses at least two sub
marine boats. They were built on the
Black sea, carried east in sections and
tited together at Port Arthur where they
now are The officer also states that the
mouth of the Amur river is heavily mined
and that the river is equipped with light
craft each patrolling about sixty six
miles and carving light artillery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
A SIGNIFICANT Rannnet.

The evidence has at last come out
that all the talk of President Roose-
velt's opposition to the trusts and Wall
street was sheer political buncombe.
! The list of guests present at the White
House at the recent dinner in honor of
the Supreme Court included many
great financial magnates and corpora
ton attorneys. AS these great ban
quets are in the public eye and are ex-
plotted in the society columns Of the
newspapers, the invitations to the
trusts and financial mlilionaires shows
plainly that ali the talk about their be-
ing opposed to the nomination and
election of Roosevelt is but an endeay-
or to captivate the plain people" with
the idea that the Republican candidate
is opposed TO the trusts and will stay
their eXtortion. The President of the
United States, like other people, does
not invite guests with whom he does
not wish to associate. or with whom he
is not on the most friendly terms. The
state banquet to the Supreme Court is
one of the great events of the Wash
lngton social season, and to be invited
to meet the Chief Justice and his asso-
ciateS is considered a great honor and
much sought after. The guests are
| carefully selected and with premedita
ton; it is therefore strangely signifi-
cant that the President should select
the head of the great Rockefeller syn
dictate and one of the leading members
of the Morgan steel trust to meet the
Judges who have an important trust
! case now under consideration, and
would if the administration was really
opposed to the trusts, have these very
men on trial for conspiracy in re-
straint of trade. Whatever object Pres
ident Roosevelt may have had in thus
bringing the judiciary in touch with
the trusts, he has most certainly served
notice on the voters that he is on the
most friendly terms with the great
corporation interests and the most i'm
eortant members of the Wall street
crowd and the money power.
Those Republican newspapers who
have been attempting to fool the peo-
pie into believing that they had a
trust buster in the White House will
soon have to be singing a new song,
the burden of which will be that the
great financial interests of the coun-
try are united in support of the party
and its nominee, who alone will con-
serve the great business interests. The
exigencies of the campaign may re-
quire this open alliance between Pres
ident Roosevelt and the trusts that the
campaign Golfers be filed, without
which the wheels of the Republican
chariot would drag heavily and the
voice of their spellbinders be hushed
The trusts are still in the saddle and
looking forward to another long lease
Of prosperity if Mr. Roosevelt is elect
ed President of the United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

Is she up in musics
Yes. in1vesl: up TO high G az all
hours Of tie night Philadelphia BGl-
letin
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

less, it goes on. that may be a refiec-
ton upon the Presidents availability,
but the Senator's withers are unwrung.
The Nation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16

The Kansas Supreme Court decided
that man convicted OF murder in that
State may be released on bail pending
the settlement of his appeal to the SUI
preme CoSirt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
EVENTS IN OPENING or
TIE RUSSe-JAPANESE WAR
FIRST ENGAGEMENT

FIRST ENGAGEMENT
Place -. Port Arthur HarDor
Russian ships engaged $3.50. Il
Japanese ships engaged. 80. 10
Russian ships disabled. 49,.
japanese ships disabled ..... 0
Russians killed ......... 10
Russians wounded ........ Az
Japanese killed .........- U
Japanese wounded ......-.-- y
SECOND ENGAGEMENT.
Place ..Of Chemulpo
Russian ships destroyed. go.
Casualties ......... Unknown
After scoring complete vic
tory in the first engagement at
Port Arthur, the Japanese feet
sailed away in the direction OF
Chemulpo, off which port two ad-
ditional warships were ehcoun-
tered and destroyed.
All foreign capitals are amazed
at the fighting ability shown by
Japan.
Russian foreign office issues a
note giving its side of the far
eastern controversy.
Secretary of State Hay invites
the powers to join in preserving
the integrity of the Chinese En-
pire.
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New. Received in EUROPE.

any damage the fact cannot be ascer~
tanned
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The NIldni.

Ii was a little before midnight Monday
when fhe attack was made Since Satur-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-12-17
Temperature of Stables.

There is a. constant dispute as to
the temperature of stables in winter
The English investigators have de-
clared that from SIS to 60 degrees is
the best for cows, even if the tempera-
ture has to be reached by the use of
stoves. But when we attempt to fix
a degree of heat to which the cows
should be subjected, we are at once
brought face to face with innumerable
varying and conflicting conditions.
The cows should be made comfortable
and kept SO, but much depends on the
breed OF cows. If all the cows used
for milk production were Holsteins,
Jerseys, Guernseys and Ayrshires, it
would be much easier to solve the
question of temperature than at the
present time, when most of the cows
on farms have in them some blood
OF the beef breeds. One characteris-
tic of the beef breeds is that the ami
mails infiltrate their fat through their
muscles or place it under the hide,
where it acts as a non-conductor of
heat. This protects the animals from
the cold, and, as a result of this, a
lat steer may often be seen lying
down in a snow bank and contentedly
chewing his cud, while a pure-bred
dairy cow is to be seen standing with
her nose at the barn door shivering.
1t is evident that the temperature is
question that each COW owner must
settle himself