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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
JAPAN PREPARES FOR LONG WAR
Decides TO Sacrifice Men and Wealth to
Push Campaign to Success.

rush campaign 10 OuCceSss
A Toxic dispatch says that an increas-
ing feeling of sobriety and seriousness
marks the popular attitude toward the
war 1t is doubtful whether the masses
appreciated in the beginning the serious
ness of the task of expelling Russia from
Manchuria They had confidence in the
ability of the army and navy to reduce
the fortress of Port Arthur, destroy the
Russian feet and crush Gen. Kuropatkin.
The prolongati0n of the siege, the losses
before Port Arthur and Gen. kuropat-
kin's escape at Liaoyang have brought
q general appreciation of the magnitude
OF the national task and dissipated the
growing hopes of an early peace, based
OH the confidence OF sweeping victories
Events at Port Arthur and Liaoyang
have impressively warned the Japanese
people to prepare for a long and trying
war. Confidence in the final outcome,
however, remains mistaken, and the ma
ton has resolutely settled down, prepared
to make sacrifices and pay the price that
success demands.
The strain Of the war and the drain on
the c0uafry's resources have noSyet been
felt to any extent among the people
some lines OF buSintS> IRE SAIeFli9. BuL
the aggregate foreign and domestic trade
exceeds that of 1903. The crops. par
ticularIy rice. ere the largest ever <, own
There Is. general confidence in the abil-
ity of Field Marshal Oyama to dive
Gen. Kur0patkin into Hardin and ste
cesSfully to resist reinvasion Of Mar =
churia. The early possession of Pors
Arthur is also confidently expected.
Death from wounds and sickness has
overtaken thousands Of japanese soldiers.
but their vacant places have been quick
IL filed with the supply Of able-bodied
men anxious TO fight equal 10 all posi-
he demands Munitions. supplies and
money in hand indicate the ability OF
the country 10 wage war without embar-
rassment and vigorously for another year.
The completion during the winter OF a
light railway between Antung and Lao
yang VIII give the army three lines of
supply
There Is no gloom among The people.
They are simply sobered IN the face OF
an unfinished task.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
SLAUGHTER AT poRT ARTHUR.
StocssseI Recounts Staying 10000 Japs
Before Fortress.


Emperor Nicholas has received Gen.
Stoessefs official report of the desperate
-four days assault of the besiegers upon
Port Arthur from Sept. 10 to Sept. %,
from which it appears that the unofi-
cial report from Chefoo was by no means
exaggerated. The Japanese displayed
frenzied bravery, but they lost 10000
men and their only success was the cap
ture of two redoubts guarding the water
works.
The Jauanese prepared for the assault
by general bombardment and then
launched their attacks simultaneously
from the north and west. Night and day
they fought under cover of a continual
bombardment from their siege guns and
finally reached the redouhts on the north
side, but only after the defense there
had been completely demolished by shell
fire from the west.
Thee Japanese efforts were directed
chiefly against the commanding position
on High mountain. which faces Pigeon
bay, slightly south of Fort Etseshan. The
mountain is 500 feet high and if it had
fallen its possession would have given
the japanese a tremendous lever against
the chain of inner defenses. The car
mage there was terrible and eliminated
Sept. %, when the Japanese succeeded
in reaching and occupying the Russian
armored shelter trenches, whence they
expected about the next day to storm the
summit.
During the night Lieut.. Poggorsky #
the navy, at the head of a detachment of
volunteers, descended on the trenches
and blew them up with pyroxylin bombs,
producing panic among the besciegers,
who fed. leaving the mountain side
strewn with dead.
The loss of the water works was not
considered vital, as there is a fresh
water lake and numerous wells as well
as condensing apparatus within the
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RUssIAs UNDERGROUND QUARTERS AT HARDIN.

In a three-day battle the japanese
seized Fort kuropatkin and thus got
control Of Port Arthur's water supply.
Russian papers say that country is
fighting two wars-one with Japan and a
diplomatic one with the European pow
ers.
1t was reported from ST. Petersburg
that the st. Petersburg guard regiments
have been drafted for officers for service
at the front
All regard for Red Cross and surren-
der flags has been forgotten at Port
Arthur and the belligerents are fighting
with unparalleled ferocity.
Russia viii mass more than 100000
men in Manchuria in an effort to turn the
tide of war and restore her prestige,
shaken by Japanese victories.
Stoessel says the plan of the Port Ar
thur besiegers evidently is to abandon
the assault and seek to reduce the forts
by means of trenches and tunnels.
Kuroki's army. which was conducting
a fiaEking movement east Of Mukden. has
disappeared. and it is believed in St.
Petersburg that this may indicate i'm
portant action on the part OF Oku's
army.
General Stoessel. in report to the
Car on the fighting of Sept. 1873. SAYS
10000 Japanese were lost, and the only
success gained by Nogi vas the destruc-
ton of the reioubts guarding the water
works.
Special messenger. carrying KGrOpat-
kin's report on the Iiaoyang battle to
the Car. declares that the main Rus
sian army is centered at Tie Pass. and
he thinks a big battle at Mukden i'm
probable.
japanese troops are moving on the left
flank Of Mukden. evidently planning to
advance along the Lao river and its
tributaries in an attempt 10 entirely sur
round the city anil cut of the Russians
The problem IN Manchuria is how
large an army the Russians can main
tain. At Hardin they viii have 70 trans
port everything by train. The japanese
have the rich section around Liaoyang
Gen. Grippenberg. a hero OF three
wars. Is selected By the Gar 10 lead the
new secosd Russian army in Manchuria.
4 member Of the royal family may be
selected as commander in chief, as Grip
penberg Eiil be equal in rank to Kuro
Isatkin-
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tending troops. The Russian casual
ties were especially horrible in their
number.
A brigade of Russian infantry, with
1000 cavalry and two guns, marching
to strike Gen. Kuroki's flank, crossed
the Taitse river. The japanese cut off
the retreat of this force and tried to
annihilate it, The Russians attacked
Sienchuang, thirty miles northeast of
Saimatze and almost due north of
Fengwangcheng, evidently with the
object of cutting OFF japanese com
munications with the Yalu river. Gen.
Danielofe, who succeeded Gems. Trous-
self and Romanoff In command Of the
Sixth Siberian rifles division, was
wounded in the leg. With blood soak
ing his uniform, he continued 10 lead
his troops until exhausted.
The battle commenced along the line
of the railway with a terrific artillery
fire on both sides. The railway line
almost to Yentai was in possession of
the Russians. The station itself was
damaged beyond recognition. The
sound of cannonading was audible for
forty miles.
The fighting commenced early in the
morning. A bombardment of FIVE
hours duration forced back the Jap
anese lines along almost the entire
front and opened the way for an In
fantry attack. About noon the Japan
csc began to retire. Their TANKS and
center we're stubbornly defended and
the battle increased in intensity, con-
centrating about the Yentai coal mines,
fell. As a net result Of the days events
the Russians drove in the Japanese
left, while the right chung to its posi-
ton, but maintained itself only with
difficulty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
Ig.NEP.SISkE,,o:, ! g 3. :,


Winston Churchill will not stand for
reelection TO Parliament.
John Jacob Aston has ordered thirty
horse power automobile in Paris.
Tamagno, the noted Italian tenor, il
in pontics. He wants to go to Parlia-
ment.
+. Komolsky, a Hungarian artist is
painting two portraits Of John ID. Rookie
Teller.
The wife of the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury is the daughter of her husbands
predecessor.
Sir John Usher, who died at Cairo the
other day, was a great Edinburgh phi
lanthropist.
The Sultan HIS sent a valuable collec-
ton of Assyrial weapons as a gift to the
King of Italy.
The wedding presents OF Emperor Will
liam. or some Of them, will be on exhi-
bition at st. Louis.
Herr Schabelitz. a well-known Zurich
publisher, who died recently, did all his
correspondence with postal cards.
DR. Robert Koch has secured leave Of
! y
continue his work in Buluwayo.
G. s. Batchelley, a member OF the in
ternational court Of appeals at Alexan-
dria, Egypt. has sailed for his post.
Camille Pelletan, French minister Of
marine, and NJ. Tissier. president Of the
cabinet, were chums at college and are
close friends now.
Charles Chabosseau, an old school
teacher OF St. Zazeille. France, died re.
Gently and left his entire fortune to Pau
Kruger, former president Of the Trans
vaal.
. Emperor William has pres ented his
autographed picture to the differs Of the
royal garrison artillery at Gibraltar.
Marmaduke Pickthall, one Of the
youngest and most picturesque English
writer's, is deeply interested in Arabic
literature.
A duplicate Of the memorial to Sir
Walter Besant in St. Paurs cathedral
Is TO be erected on the Thames embank-
ment, London.
Lord Edward Cecil, fourth son OF the
late Lord Salisbury, has been appointed
director Of intelligence and agent for the
sirdar at Cairo.
Massenet will receive bonus Of
$4,000 for giving la Scala theater Of
Milan the choice OF his works for the
coming four years.
jacques Lebaudy, emperor Of the
Sahara" has ordered guillotine from
Paris. He says he will use It only on
foreign miscreants.
Nine Levacher, who lives at Mont
AIorency, near Paris, is 100 years old.
has eighty-fve living descendants. and
has lived in the same house all her life.
Count Albert Apponyi, the most distjn-
guished OF Austrian statesmen. viii be
one OF the delegates to the interparlia-
nentary convention 10 be held al II.
Louis in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Russack, New
xerkers. gave a dinner in Paris reeeMtly.
a. which seven singers Of United Sites
h,rth were present. The latter are max
ing their mark IN the French capital.
paul Adam. a French author, viii
study the influence Of French art upon
American and foreign art generally, hav-
ing been commissioned 50 10 DO by the
French minister Of public instruction.
some Of N. Gerome's artistic treasures
has curious origin. he purchased many
beautiful objects in Coastantinople OF q
man who. il subsequently developed, was
a keeper 81 one Of the imperial palaces
The man stole the goods and was finally
caught and smpaled-
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buns weekly review o
Chicago

y
CllGdg0 t'hicago trade says: De
--i yelopmentS throughout
the prominent branches of production
have been progressive, encouragement
being sea IN better demand for raw
material and Il resumption of forces re-
Gently idle. Ii is gratifying that those
indications OF returning strength arr
not confined to minor interests. but are
diversified and especially apparlnt
among enterprises affording much
steady employment
Railroad statistics testify to notable
gains in the movements OF mefchan-
disc, aside from the marketing OF
crops. which maintains Il high volume.
Weather conditions were favorable to
the disposition Of wearing apparel and
other necessities Wholesale trade
reached satisfactory proportions in
most Of tie staple lines. the demand
being strong in dry goods. woolens.
clothing hea,lwcar and footwear i.o-
cal retailers weIe good buyers OF nee
esSary sup lies Reports from the in
terror reflect confidence in good fall
trade. The agricultural classes being
well supplied With money and disposed
TO purchase freely
Failures reported IN the Chicago dis.
trict number d agains, - last week
and 10 a y,ur ago
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
FIRE PUTS GUESTS TO FLIGHT.

Burning of ST. Louis Amusement Re-
sort Causes Panic in a Hotel.
AS result of a FIRE which completely
destroyed an amusement resort near the
worlds fair grounds in ST. Louis and
communicated to the roof Of the Forest
Park Hotel, $50 guests in the hotel were
aroused from their sleep and hurried
from the building. Sparks also fell in the
live stock forum of the worlds fair
and 1t was only by prompt work that the
firemen succeeded in preventing a gen
erai eonfagration The loss to the amuse-
ment resort was $4,000 and to the hotel
and other buildings nominal amounts, as
the flames were easily extinguished.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
TEtz ZSlIa'g2zYI;GRS
.,:sS.ga}SlS ~ u L Ps2si%a- GN
IstI VS. ( gssS y zsr ~:
9tAe5 I - ~
lib &ISsIS&A~

Chicago Cattle, common TO prime.
$500 to $500: hogs, shipping grades,
$500 10 S6.15; sheep. fair to choice, S2.75
to $780, wheat. No. red, Sl10 to SLIP;
corn, No. >, 49c to 50c; oats, standard,
29c to Doc; rye. No. ,, Toe to ne; hay.
timothy, $3.50 TO $1,000; prairie, 5000 10
S1I00; butter. choice creamery, lie to
2Oc; eggs. fresh. dc to lie; potatoes.
3lc to 43c.
Indianapols-Ca Cattle. shipping, $500 tn
So 20 hogs, choice light. 800 70 SO. 10;
sheen. common to prime, $3.50 to $500.
wheat. No. ,. $1.15 to SLY: corn, No. .
white. 33c to DOC; oats, No. white,
30c to &c.
ST. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 TO $500; hogs,
$500 to SG10: sheep. $500 to 1915;
wheat. No 2, S1.11 10 $1l2; corn, No. 2,
SOC to 52c; cats, No ?, Doc to Gle; rye,
No. ., roe to lie.
Cincinnati-Cattle. 800 to s4sJ;
hogs. $500 to SG15; sheep, $500 20
80: wheat. No. =, Sis to $40;
corn. No. , mixed. 55e to SIC; cats. No.
2 mixed, &c to 33c; rye, No. ., SIC 70
SIC.
Toledo-Whe No. mixed, S116 70
s1.1S; corn, No . mixed. soc TO 5Gc;
oats. No. . mixed. zoe 10 Bic rye, No. :,
ICE to tic; clover seed, prime, S7.45.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
800 10 1913: hogs, fair to choice. $500
to $500: sheep. fair TO choice, 500 70
1925; lambs. fair 10 choice, $50 to
500.
New York-cattle. $3.50 to $3.50.
hogs. 500 to 5000; sheep $500 70
"a 10. wheat. No. ? red. SLIP 70 $f.14:
corn. No. .. BE to 54c; oats, No. 2 white.
85c to 37c. butter. creamery, DC to 2ic:'
eggs. western. lie to ne.
De,rait-Cahle. $3.50 to 500; hogs.
200 II $3.50: sheep. $3.50 to 1925.
wheat No. ?. S1.14 70 S1.15; corn. No. 8
yellow. 5Jc to 51e; oats, NJ. 3 white, 32c
h &c: rye, No. ?, S3c 10 Sc.
AIiIwaukee-W Wheat. No. . northern,
800 70 Sill. corn, 30. q 52c 10 53c
oats. No white, SIC to &c; rye. No. /.
roc to Sic; barley, No. 2, 53c 20 54c;
pork. mess. S1155.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
St. Gaudens, Art Works Rained.

Priceless hits of statuary and art treas
tres were destroyed by fire in the studio
of Augustus st. Gaudens. the sculptor,
at Windsor, VT. The statues, casts and
lnedallions were valued at thousands of
dollars, but the loss lies in the fact that
the models never can be replaced. as st.
Gaudens' health now is so poor that he
practically has abandoned work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
AMERICAN FLAG STOPS CHASE.

British Captain Saves Fugitive by
Mailing Standard on Door.
Close in pursuit of Captain Frank
Mania of the schooner May, Mexican
jdil authorities followed him ON board
the British steamer st. Denis, only to
find that he was locked within room
on the door of which was nailed che
United States flag. Unable to batter
down the door without mutilating the
flag, the authorities gave up the chase.
Mania, who arrived at San Diego, Cal,
on the st. Denis, was arrested on the
charge of guano poaching and thrown
into jail in Ensenada, being refused trial,
When he eventually was released on bail
he fed. His schooner is missing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
WINNIPEG HAS 100000 FIRE.
Three Big Business Blocks Burn Amid
Many Explosions.

Fire which started shortly before mid
night Tuesday destroyed four of the fin
est business blocks in the heart of Win
nipeg, Man.. entailing loss estimated at
$SOO,0OO. No lives were lost The blaze
started in the Bullman block and leaped
across 20 the Ashdown Hardware Com.
pany's store, where powder and other
explosives prevented any attempt to
check the flames. The Rialto block was
the next to go. in which was the Great
Northwestern Telegraph Co1npany's
office. The Woodbine block and the new
DuLferin block We're badly damaged Be
cause of the danger from live wires, the
electric light and power service was shat
off, and the city was in darkness.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
CURED BY PLENTY OF AIR.
New York Yachtsman Throws Away
Medicine. Goes to Sea ard La Well

Medicine, Goes to Sea and Is Well.
). ID. Smith, ex-commodore of the New
York Yacht Club, has effected remark
able cure for what was believed by many
to be mortal illness. Mr.. Smith is rs
years old and had been hale and hearty
up to last spring, when he was taken
Ill with a complication Of govt and kid
ney trouble. Early in June Mr. Smith
insisted on being taken aboard his yacht.
He declared he would remain on her all
summer and quit the specific treatment
he was taking for his illness. A special
hammock was rugged up on the deck and
IN this the ex-conlmodore lay all summer.
Early in September he went on a fishing
cruise. He believes his restoration en-
tirely due 10 the open air.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
RoBBER TRIO GO UP FOR LIFE.
highwaJmen Are Given a Long Tim,
to Complete Penance.

- = = " ~ AAACAA are 0AtCH a l<uu& AA1uC
to Complete Penance.
Llfe punishment has been meted out
TO highway robbers in a Chicago court
Tor the second time in week. Charles
Iheioyn, Truman H. Wilkinson and Will
nam Irwin We're found guilty of robbery
and jury in Judge Chetlain's court or
dered that al three of the criminals
De locked up IN the State penitentiary
at Joliet for life. Pheloyn is % years
old. Irwin is 20 and Wilkinson "a. "A
lew more such convictions and / think
the bandits will take warning" said
assistant States Attorney Newcomer.
In no case of this kind should the State
BOARD of pardons interfere. When such
desperate men are captured, tried and
convicted, they ought never to be reieas-
ed from prison." Pheloyn, Wilkinson
ana Irwin were tried for the robbery OF
john Thinker Of 4SS North avenue, who
lost - and safety deposit box key.
The three were also indicted for the rob
berry of John c. Meiler.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
say 10000 Bandits Aid Iaps,

Tile london Daily Telegraph's CORE
spondent in travelling between Sinmintin
and Kinchau interviewed Chinese ban
dit chiefs, who affirmed that 10000 brig
ands were engaged actively at the thea
ter of war. The chiefs added that these
brigands were cooperating witr the Jap
anese. and that they were excellent,
hardy fighters, well armed with modern
weapons. Their chief, Chinsosan, is a
favorite az court
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
News in Brief.

Japan has decided on another loan of
$40,000,O00.
Russia has ordered eleven torpedo
boats in France.
The japanese have about 10000 men
around Mukden.
The new japanese CONSUMPTION will
furnish 100000 men.
Conditions at Port Arthur have be-
come unbearabie but Gen. Stoessel raves
when surrender is suggested.
Japanese claim that Russians FIRE on
their burial parties at Port Arthur in
osler that the dead may cause disease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
FAIR RECEIPTS So, $50, $50.
First Statement of Financial Standin,
of Admission Department.

of Admission Department.
The first statement of the financial
standing of the department of admissions
at the worlds fair has been issued 1t
shows that the total receipts up to Oct /
in this department were $780, S5.66,
as follows
Five million three hundred and TWEEN
ty-four thousand and seven hundred and
eighty-two adults, at 80 cents, $2,662,-
391.
Three hundred and twenty-nine thou
sand seven hundred and ninety-four chill
dren, at % cents, S144S.50.
Total, 50, 744, $3.50.
The above represents coin admissions.
Total number of tickets sold to Oct
/, 7,707,9 3S,
Total tickets received at gates, 2,051,-
10.
Total coin admissions, as above. 5,
654,576. Total paid admissions, 1905,
CSC.
Free admissions, 4692, 50I.
There is on deposit with treasurer Oct.
l, $3.50, S36.66.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
What Eastern Armies Are Doing,

Japanese snd Russian armies in Man.
churia are now engaged in a tactical
duel. each striving TO secure vantage po-
sitions before offering battle. The Rus
SLAMS are trying 10 draw the japanese
on and the latter 10 encompass wide
fanking movement. Chinese bandits are
reported 20 be unusually active. and to
have cut off another source OF Russian
eurDrfiaS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18

commercial travellers in the country, is in
jail in San Francisco, charged with
stealing coat. Penniless and broken in
health from dissipation, it is dificult TO
believe that once he commanded a salary
OF $4,000 year and had a reputation
as an inventor Of clever fakes and as a
story-teller that was known throughout
the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
Watson Accepts Nomination.

The letter of acceptance of Thomas E.
Watson. Populist candidate for Presi-
dent, has been made public. The writer
scores both the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties on their records, lauds
Bryan. and declares that Alton B.
Parker is not a fighter and is unfit to
lead his party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
Robbed by Bnndit with Drug.

Armed with a bottle of chloroform,
lone train robber boarded the east-bound
Missouri, Kansas and Texas express at
Sedala, Mo-, oyerpowered the porter,
chloroformed the passengers and then es
capped with money and valuables worth
several hundred dollars. He later was
captured and the booty recovered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
scofeId win Oppose La toilette.

Former Gov. Schofeld is the stalwart
candidate for Governor Of Wisconsin. At
a conference in Milwaukee the resigna-
ton OF Cook as the nominee for Governor
was accepted and Mr.. Sco6eld consented
to make the race in his stead. Tie Etal-
warts have adopted the name National
Republican" and their ticket will appear
on the official ballot under this name.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
HEAVIEST wAKsHIP IN NAVY.
Battleship Nebraska Launched hmid
Crowd at Seattle.

battieship Nebraska Launched hmid
Crowd at Seattle.
At O'Clock Friday afternoon, thirteen
minutes before the scheduled time, the
battleship Nebraska left her ways at
Mcran Brothers shipyard in Seattle,
Wash, and slid gracefully and majesti-
cally into the waters of Puget Sound.
The launching was successful. The rea-
son the vessel was launched ahead of
time was that by slight miscalculation
the poppet, a wooden brace, at the bow,
was raising the vessel too high, and in
the opinion of experts it was better that
the supports be knocked away without
delay, Fully $4,000 people saw the big
vessel slip into the water. She created
very small wave as she took her maid
en- plunge. The Nebraska weighs more
than any vessel ever before launched in
the United States navy. Miss Mary
Main Mickey, daughter of Gov. Mickey
OF Nebraska, christened the vessel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-10-18
pemand Recornition of IJnion.

Three hundred coal wagon drivers
struck in CINCINNATI. The drivers of one
and of four-horse wagons made no de-
mands for an increase in wages. The
drivers of two horses ask for an increase
from S1.90 TO 50, and those who drive
three horses demand from $2.05 to 81. 10.
The main issue is for the recognition OF
th.a .,rairr,