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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
BOYS DIE IN A FIRE.
ORPHAN ASYLUM, SRELBYvllLE,
ILL.,, is DESTROYED.
Two Children Are suffocated, While
Twenty-nine Escape-FIames Start in
Kitchen or Laundry Judge Has Pre-
ventive for Youthful Marriages.

Children, many of them suffering
from whooping cough, were thrown into
into panic by a fire which snuffed out
the lives of two of the children and de-
strOyed the receiving home Of the Illinois
Children's Home and Aid Society at
Shelbyyille, Ill. The fire started before
daylight The two little ones killed were
overcome by smoke before they escaped
from their beds. Word received in Chi
cagO at the office Of the society, 20
Dearborn street, was that the dead chill
dren We're Charles and Albtr 1T Peterson,
respectively 9 and II years old. First
news of the fire was received in a tele-
phone message from Percy Cooper, a
director, az Shelbyyille. 1t was that the
institution known as the Middlesworth
home, large twO-story brick building
with wide yerandas. had caught fire be-
fore daylight Before assistance arrived
the building was in flames and the inte-
Eior was filed with smoke. In this smoke
children from 6 to II years old were
scrambling to escape. An alarm had
been sent through the building by Miss
Jennie Frazer, the matron. Cries from
the children ana the light from the blaze
attracted neighbors, who began rescue
work before the fire department could be
called. Two stairways led from the sec
ond floor Many of the children escaped
down these. Others climbed out win
dows and over sheds in the rear. THE
fire must have started from the kitchen
or laundry" said Mrs Martha 2. Fal-
coner. assistant superintendent. THE
furnace had not been started. 1t is evil
dent that the fire had been smoldering
ali night. Hale of the children had the
whooping cough. 1t is probable that
some Of these We're first awakened by
the smoke and flares. With so many
exits it is strange that two children
should have been unable to get out"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

The great battle of last week took
place on line between fifty-five and
sixty miles long, and the line of battle
proper, where the fighting was most
severe and continuous, WAS twenty
five or thirty miles long. The Hun
river on the north and west and the
Taitse on the east and south mark out
the field in a general way. The SchiH
river. frequently mentioned in the dis
patches, bisects this field on an east
and west line, and most of the fighting
thus far has been south of it. The bat
tie may possibly be known as the bat
tie of the Schili river.
Gen. Kuropatkin brought into play
every pound of military strength that
Russia has available in the far East
Since the battle of Liaoyang he has
been REINFORCED by the First and Sixth
corps. and possibly also by the Fourth
Don Cossack division A low estimate
of his strength is 100000 men. 1t may
be 100000. With all that he has been
gradually but surely beaten back, and
the chances are greater now than they
were at corresponding stage of the
battle of Liaoyang that his army will
be partially dismembered. Then his
divisions We're closely concentrated for
mutual support. Now they are much
more widely spread out.
On the last day of September CORE
spondents at Mukden made note of
great military activity, but their pre-
diction of movement southwark was
not credited. Oct. 2 Gen. Kuropatkin
issued his famous order for the adj
vance, though it was not till a week
later that Europe learned of it. In the
meantime the Russians had been en-
gagged in pushing in the Japanese out
posts. This preliminary stage of the
struggle eliminated with the driving
of the japanese outposts out of Bent
siaputze.
The small map gives a roughly ac-
curate idea of the battle field strategy.
Three heavy black lines are to be seen
on the map marked "Oct. Gap
screen)," "Oct. TO-" and "0ct IA"
These lines indicate the respective po-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
CAMPAIGN WARMING UP.
Its Last Days May See Some of the Old
Time Enthusiasm

Its Last Days May See Some of the Old
Time Enthusiasm.
The remaining days of the campaign
of 1904 will occupy the public mind pref
ty much to the neglect of everything
else. The voters and those who read
the newspapers. the Utica Globe says,
believe two weeks is plenty as it has
been impossible to arouse enthusiasm
at an earlier stage and herculean eff
fort has been put forth to start it even
now.
This campaign differs from others in
the absence of accessories-th uniform
ed marching clubs, the big meetings. and
the things which contributed to move
ment and color. When the spectacular
featsre is omitted, tho distinguishing
mark of the presidential canyasses since
the COS, the life is gone When it is
left to the press and the spellbinders
to importune support for the candidates
the glory of slactioneering has departed,
In the old days the cost OF carrying or
a campaign was small compared to now.
In 1860 the Wide Awakes and the Little
Giants wore an oil cloth cap and cape
costing 40 cents and this placed it With !
cost all the way from $40 to $50 and only
the few can afford them. A battalion of
200 dressed this way in one month ex-
pend from $1,000 to $1,000 The old
fashioned torch has been superseded by
an expensive lantern, and musicians who
received $3.50 per night now ask 81 and
So. The increased cost has had a good
deal to do to make this campaign the
lstless one it has been up to the eve
almost of election.
While the omission of the spectacular
has disappointed the boys and girls it has
served a good purpose in that the heated
arguments, the bitterness aroused among
the parties to them, has not manifested
itself in anything like the proportions
of We olden time. The discussion of plat
forms and candidates has been carried on
with respectful Difference in nowise call
culated to anger those who seek enlight-
enment. This is as it should be and is
a distinct gain over the old way Of abuse
and villification which marred so many
campaigns heretofore.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
ETCHINGS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.

My troops have been fighting for four
days For three nights they have not
slept.-Gen. Kuropatkin's report.
The preliminary reports indicate that
/ 10000 men on both sides have been
killed or wounded.-From a Toxic dis
1 patch.
Even the japanese are shocked BY the
/ slaughter of their enemies. There are no
shouts Of victory in Tokio.-From a To-
kio dispatch.
The Twelfth regiment went into bat
! lie with 1000 men. 1t came out with
/ 500, commanded BY a captain.-Story Of
a Russian prisoner.
Thu roads are filed with wounded.
| Six thousand wounded arrived f1re Sat
urday and were sent OF to HarI i4-.--Dis-
patch from Mukden.
The general belief is that this is the
( desperate finale Of one Of the greatest
military dramas Of history Dispatch
from ST. Petersburg.
The Russians are now fighting as a
matter Of pride. Manehuria IS forgot
ten. They feel that t.ey cannet stop
that they must win one battle From a
4 Russian correspondent at Mukden.
I bei:sve the world viii recoil from
4 the ssckeniug slaughter n this battle.
Every interest Of humanity demands the
+ proclamation Of peace.-Diplomat in To-
I kio.
TIE opinion gains ground here that the
relief Of Port Arthur Is hopeless. aud
/ that that place SHOULD surrender, s. 1ha-
ting lives Of is noble defenders MAG be
saFed.-Sf Petersburg dispatch.
Amid the storm riie wounded. wet and
cold. arrived either il filters Or on foot,
Struggling through the mad while al tire
same time the artillery was seen fash
/ iug with an expenditure ~ a1zasns1at tioD
which seemed beyond Al reckoning
Dispatch from Mukden
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
f-- Dun'S weekly review
b6le11n of Chicago trade says.

L-l BUSINESS cOnuIl0nS SA-
hibit continued gathering of strength,
the period of resumption now being
clearly distinct in the industrial
branches. The man factors encourage
confidence in the outlook. The finan-
cial situation shows rase and mercan-
tile defaults are smsd.
Weather conditions have been a
stimulant to the consumption of sea-
sonable com:aodities. resulting in in
creased tetail merchandising. Buying
of STAPLE goods for the interior main
tanned gratifying volume, numerous
supplementary orders being a feature.
Transactions showed we'll throughout
the leading jobbing divisions. especial
y in dry goods, mems furnishings, wo-
mems apparel, millinery and footwear
Local dealers PURCHASED more freely.
This trade for some time past has been
backward, but now presents renewed
activity and better disposition to in
crease stocks.
Manufacturing has steadily gained,
and much less idle machinery and
larger working forces are seen as con-
trasted with a month ago. New build
ing enterprises are in further evidence,
assuring a busy future and the use of
enormous quantities of material
Bank clearings, $1ST, 1o3, 167, are 8
per cent over those year ago Choice
commercial paper was in fair supply
and money rates firm, 3 per cent pre-
vailing for new business. Failures re-
ported in the Chicago district number
p, against - last week and 26 year
ago
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Condition of tie Crops.

The government crop report made
public during the week was more IA
vorable than generally expected, and
shows a splendid agricultural basis
Cor prosperity. The statistics indicate
the wheat crop to be 55O,000000 bush
els, and the corn crop 2,400 100000
bushels. Cotton is estimated at be-
tween II and u million bales. Alto
gether the crops of the country are In
excess of other years, in spite of the
decrease in The yield Of wheat I'm
official estimates are made placing the
total value of the agricultural products
fully S20O0O0,C00 in excess Of any re-
cent year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
News in Brief.

The Imperial japanese Relief Society
has 100000 on deposit.
Part of the Russian Imperial Guard
has started for the far East.
Ships at Port Arthur have been badly
damaged by shells and one wrecked.
japanese are anxious to take Port Ar
thur by Nov. ). the Afikado's birthday.
The British steamer Chenan was
searched by japanese cruiser near Che
foo.
A feet of eighty junks is engaged in
attempting to run the Port Arthur block
ade.
Japanese have seized the British
steamship Sisshan for carrying -four for
Port Arthur.
1t is reported that the Japanese in
Manchuria are suffering from privations.
cold and hunger.
Fears are expressed in St. Petersburg
that Kuropatkin has undertaken a move
L ent too great for his army.
1t is reported that the health and gen
eral condition of the Russian troops at
the front are remarkably good.
The japanese gunboat Heiyen was
SINK By mine near Port Arthur and
nearly ali OF her crew Of 800 men drown
ed
Russian papers say that japan must
be crushed So that she viii never be
able to renew her operations on the con-
tiaent.
Japanese At Yeatai retr'aa7ed before the
Russian advance on Salsaay, but were
REINFORCED and drove the enemy back
on Monday
Kuroki IS said 70 have crossed the
Hun rirer above Fushun ford ard is
ularchlng direct On Tie Pass The CIR
cum Bzikal railway IS open
St. Petersburg military officials do no,
regard the Tentai battle as a general en-
gngeme1t. as hurcpatkin's entire army
has not reached the battle line. The de-
cisive engagement IS expected soon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
FAvoRs ALLIANCE win AMERICA
British Official Organ Says Ang1o-Sax-
Natior,s GI,o,r,Id s4o...I sI.o,o..o

british Official Organ Says Anglo-Sax-
on Nations Should Stand Together.
Deep regret is expressed by the st.
James Gazette over what it terms the
neglect, to which the paper alluded
Few days ago. of Londoners to extend
hospitality to their American cousins
aboard the Olympia and the accompany
ing vessels of the American navy which
nave been anchored in the Thames for
several weeks The article continues:
1T has been left for the Pilgrims, pri-
yate society, to undertake the entertain
ment of our guests, which should have
been seized as a precious opportunity by
the municipal authorities. An occasion
has come, and we in London have sig
nally failed to rise to it. We appreciate
the American navy, respect the fighting
power and sympathize in its growth. We
have shared in its triumphs with gener-
Gus recognition. and we like to feel that
IT ever the shock of general warfare
should dye the high seas, the red and
white ensign and the Stars and Stripes
would cover in close alliance the fighting
ships Of Anglo-Saxondom
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
TE1z zlyA;lgI2;EzERS
sess,g2SIf sIs1 4. YsSSt4- GN .
ss5 IlSss, g ss;.ssss.
I'D. -e-S4SGA~

cago-Cattle, common TO prime,
$500 10 S6.15; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $40; sheep. fair 10 choice, 50. 70
to $500; wheat, No. red, $1.13 to $1.17;
corn, No. ,, SOC to sic; oats, standard,
&c to 2Sc; rye, No ?. 7Gc to 7Sc; hay,
timothy, $3.50 to $1,000; prairie. 5000 to
$500; butter, choice creamery, tic TO
20c; eggs, fresh, ice to 1sc; potatoes,
2Sc to 40c.
ianapols-Cattle. shipping. $500 to
5000; hogs, choice light, $500 70 $685.
sheep. common to prime. $3.50 to $300i
wheat, No. >, S1.13 80 $11G; corn, No. :
white, 53c to J5c; oats. No. : white,
SOC to Gle
St. Louis-Cattle. $50 to $625; hogs.
$500 to Sj.45; sheep, $500 to 800;
wheat, No. 2 $1.13 10 St.15; corn. No. ,.
soc to 52c; oats, No. 2, DC to SOC; rye,
No. 2, zoe to tie.
Cincinnati.-Cattle. 800 to S4S5:
hogs. 500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 TO
S3.25; wheat, NJ. 2. S11s 10 S120;
corn. No. 2 mixed, SOC to J6c; oats. No.
. mixed, Gle to 32c; rye, No. ?, SIC to
SEC.
Toledo--Wheat, No mixed. $i14 to
S1.1G; corn, No. 2 mixed SOC to SIC;
oats, No. mixed, 30c to Sic; rye, No. 2,
soc 10 Sic; clover seed, prime, $40.
Buffalo-CattIe. choice shipping steers,
800 to 1913: hogs, fair 70 choice. 800
TO $500; sheep, fair to choice, 500 to
S4.15; lambs, fair to choice $3.50 70
$500.
New York-Cattle. $3.50 to $40;
hogs, $500 to 5000; sheep, $500 70
800: wheat. No ? red Slip to S114;
corn, No. 2. 54c 10 Doe; oats, No. 2 white,
Boo to SIC; butter. creamery. 19c % 2lc;
eggs, western. lie % ~.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50: hogs.
300 to $3.50; sheep. $50 to $3.50:
wheat. No. 2. S1.17 70 Si.i9; corn. No. 3
yellow. soc 10 SIC; oe.s,Nc. w.ife, Bic
to -: rye. 40. ?. Sc TO S4c.
Wheat. 30. northern.
s1.14 10 SIG: corn, ~. .. sc to 53c.
oats. No. white. 21c r. &c. rye. -. ].
soc 10 SIC; barley, No ?, 52c 10 dc.
pork, mess. Sl0JsJ.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
BLAME is FIXED.



The national SlocUm committee has
pared nobody. 1t has struck at the head
y the steamboat inspection service. Per
,mptory orders have been issued to dis
.harge from the service of the United
states these eficllls:
aoberr $. Rode, supervising Inspector
II the Second District, with headquarters
II Albany.
Gen. James 4. Dumont and Thomas
4 Barrett, local inspectors in charge
If the port of New York.
They are held directly responsible for
ieadly laNity and neglect.
/ 1t is ordereI that their successors in
lfiice AT once conduct a thorough exam
nation of the entire inspection force of
he port Of New York. with the object
| II wedding out all the men whom such
examination shall show to be united to
perform the very arduous and resDonsi-
| dc duties of their positions.
Changes in the regulations oil an ex-
'ensive nature must be made (for it is
Q ordered, designed to prevent a repe-
ltion of the General Slocum disaster in
he port of New York. when $50 died
md lI5 We're hurt out of 1,25S. Con-
| struction of fiimsy steamboats, of the Slo-
'um kind viii be guarded against. The
,wners of the Sloeum and their execu-
i've agents are declared to share largely
II the moral responsibility for the whole
iale destruction of lie Captain Van
Setback and the ,flotsar also condemn
ID. The commission declares: .srhe COM
mission, therefore, believes that the mas
Ter had knowledge of Sle FIRE before the
steamer passed the eastern end OF
Wards Island The commission. there
Tore, believes that the master knew of
he fire in time to have beached the yes
sci either in Little Hell Gate, to the
westward of the Sunken Meadows, or in
the Bronx Kills, to the eastward of the
Sunken Meadows"
A fearful rebuke is given to the OH
GERS and crew, save Assistant Engineer
BRANDON and Chief Engineer Conklin.
who are commended as heroes. Pilot
Van Wart showed bad Judgment and
lack of skill in Bleaching the vessel giving
little opportunity of wading ashore Il
those who could not swim. The fire fight.
ing apparatus is sharply criticised, and
as to the rotten life preservers the con
demnation is supreme. Laws to confer
greater power on the inspection service
to enforce its commands are strongly
| urged.
All the regulations must be enforced
by order of President Roosevelt, who has
written a letter to Secretary Victor II
Metcalf of the Department of Commerce
and Labor directing him to carry int
effect the regulations of the commission
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

| lev York.

'-------------------1 trade III general. les
pite irregularities, due to warm
weather conditions or 10 reductions in
crop movement, trade, as n whole,
maintains a satisfactory volume. Moth
ing of a boom character is to be noted,
but many lines show gains over the
corresponding period of 1903, confir-
nation of this being found in best en-
record September railway earnings
and clearings enlarged over last Octo-
bers weekly totals.
Our foreign trade returns are irreeu-
lar in that, while showing record cot
ton shipments for the season, our
wheat export trade has practically dis
appeared. our export flour trade has
shrunk greatly and corn shipments are
likewise very small Provisions eX-
perts show shrinkage, but cattle. oil,
copper, iron and steel and general man
ufactured exports show gains. Ex-
ports of leading agricultural products,
despite the record shipments of cot
ton, are the smallest for any nine
months reported since 1897.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Oct. Is
number 1876. against 1919 last week,
203 in the like week in 1903. POS in
1902, 1913 in 1901. and 223 in 1900.
In Canada failures for the week
number IS, as against 10 last week
ard IL in this week year ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Lunatics and Idiots in England.

According to the latest report issued
by the commissioners on lunacy there
were no fewer than 113,964 certified lu-
natics in England and Wales on Jan. /,
1903, or 3,251 in excess of the number
on the same day Of 1902. But these fig
ures, unfortunately, do not tell all the
sad truth, for outside the walls of asy-
lums, hospitals and licensed houses there
are probably 100000 men, women and
children, who, if not sufficiently afflict-
ed to be certified insane under the law.
are either epileptics, feeble minded or de-
fective persons who require to be taken
care of. But to their care little atten-
ton is paid by the State.
Thousands of poor children, absolute
idiots, are taken every week to asylums
for the insane, only to be refused admis-
sion owing to lack of accommodation.
They, therefore, continue to be neglected
by parents, who are probably struggling
hard for existence.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
PASTOR AS GIRL DUPEs FARMERS
Writes Feminine Letters, Gets Money
and L. Retrofhed to Two

writes Feminine Letters, Gets Money
and Is Betrothed to Two.
Rev. Homer i. Mckinney, for years
one Of the best known eyangelists in the
ERIE conference but for some time past
proprietor OF a erayon portrait establish
Inent at Freeport, Pa, has been COM
united to jail by United States Commits
sloner Lindsay to wait a court hearing.
Inc reverend one is charged with getting
money by fraud and using the mails. He
has, according to the postal authorities,
9een passing himself off IS a girl. not as
one SiFl alone but as two different girls.
and has been making riolent love to Cali
Iornia farmers by mail, becoming engaged
to two of them and collecting money for
a wedding dress from each. PostofIice
inspector ]. H. Wardls Of Philadelphia
aud United States Deputy Marshal Will
nam Henry of Pittsbug made the arrest,
ana they say that the evidence shows one
OF the best schemes ever run down by
the Posf5hice Department. Annie HalP'
and Mary Roberts" are the aliases I'M
der which the parson made his love and
conducted his campaign William Tilley
and j. n. CEff, wealthy ranchmen of
Eureka, Cal, are the two victims who
appear on the surface
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Negligence Cause Death.

In Cincinnati Coroner Weaver rem
dered his verdict in the disaster Sept %
ut the Pleasant Ridge school building.
by which nine children lost their lives
while score more We're rescued from
the vault The coroner finds that the
victims came to their death from asphyx-
iation, the result of being accidentally
precipitated into the contents of vault
on the school ground, and says that there
was negligence in the original construc-
ton of the floor and in the inspection of
the same
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
Ten Years for Embezzlement.

Ex-AIayor S. f. Smith of Davenport,
Iowa, son of Samuel Francis Smith. au-
thor Of MY Country, IT'S of Thee, :"
stood before Judge House in the District
Court there Tuesday afternoon to re-
ceive sentence on two indictments for
embezzlement and one for perjury. his
sentence being ten years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary at Anamosa. AS
trustee of large estates Smith recently
acknowledged embezzlement Of $4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

Russia has completed the railroad
around Lake Baikal.
Emperor William sent a "good-luck"
message TO the Russian feet, and it may
cause a protest by Japan.
Gen. Tasagawa will tsse charge of the
japanese troops in Korea and the Ko-
rean army viii be suppressed.
Activity IN China means either danger
to foreigners or preparation to resist Jap
anese aggression after the war.
Preparations are being made TO es-
tablish acknowledgement winter quarters
for the Russians about Mukden
Count Okuma. leader Of the Progress
sive party in Japan, estimates that a two
years war viii cost Japan one billion
dollars. meaning per capita tax Of $40.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25
MANNED GIRL WINS $4,000.
jury Gives Record Verdict for Traction
Irris.rss.s. Es........ fx..r..ne.1I Go

n
Injuries in Emma Grenell Case.
Pretty but crippled 15-yeaf-old Emma
Grenell has won a verdict against the
West Chicago Street Railway Company
IN one Of the most stubbornly contested
and notorious cases that has ever been
commenced against traction corpora
ton in the city of Chicago This time
the child. who was frightfully manned
IN an Incident which happened nine years
ago. gllt verdict for $4,000 damages.
motion for new trial was Immediate
" entered and the attorneys for the de-
fehse announced that they were not yet
through fighting. Alexander Sullivan. the
original attorney for the railway com
pally. was indicted on the charge of brib-
ing Jurors. Court Bailiff James ). Lynch
fed to avoid prosecution on a similar
charge, three jurors confessed they had
been purchased by the defense and the
good names of several others were be-
smirched.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-25

was too hard pressed itself to strike a
counter blow.
West of the railroad the fighting was
more distinctly favorable to the Japan
csc. Here it was that thirty-five Rus
sian guns were captured. West of the
Hun Gen. Oku seems to have cleared
the country of Russians to a point
within ten or twelve miles Of Mukden.
In the number of men engaged, in
the casualties of both sides, and in the
decisiveness of the Japanese victory
the battle Mt Yentaf surpasses that at