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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
PROGRESS OF TIE MAR

The armies facing each other along
the Shakhe River are still marking
lime, and, if reports of the elaborate
defensive works they are constructing
are true, they have no immediate in
ten1on, of doing anything else.
Both armies are throwing up triple
and quadruple lines of heavy defenses,
protected in front By wire entangle-
ments, pits and mines. 1t would he
bloody task now for either force to
drive the other out of its position.
AtPort Arthur the japanese are con-
hnuing their heavy attacks against the
fortresses from northeast to northwest
and west of the doomed city. With
r single unimportant exception no Of
fetal information as to progress has
lately been given out since, but rumor
would indicate that material gains
have been made on the Rihlung and
Keekwan mountains north and north
east OF the city, and that the assault
is now concentrating in the neighbor-
hood of TIE Else forts on the west.
AS Adot at OAA VI
which we knoy anything was over
week ago, when the Japanese were
repulsed in an assault on Fort Else,
and the Russians accidentally explod-
ed one of their own mines under
themselves. The Russians were still
in possession of the main line of forts
and Liaotishan, but their outer works
were all taken, and the Japanese par
allels were rapidly creeping in. The
defenders are reduced TO about 5000.
One of Stoessers favorite devices 10
nerve up his troops has been to warn
then, that if they fell into Japanese
hands they would gel no quarter. OF
late Nogi has been trying to disprove
Stoessel's statement by feeding his
prisoners well, giving them food, to-
bacco, and clean clothing, and then
snding them back by night into Port
Arthur to spread among their com
rades the story of their treatment. In
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Told In a Few

The corrected time Of the cruiser West
Virginia in her recent trial trip is 22.33
knots an hour.
Charles Ihlstrom pleaded guilty at
Philadelphia to forging the name of ex-
President Cleveland to a check.
Lane College, a colored institution at
Jackson, Tenn, was burned the other
night. Loss on main building, $4,000,
with 81, 900 insurance.
The Springfield and Xenia Traction
line failed to sell at Springfield, Ohio
the appraisement of $375,O00 being con
sidered too high by the Bushnell line
officials.
The Supreme Council Of the Royal
Templars Of Temperance went into the
hands of a receiver in Buffalo, \. Y,
with liabilities of S265, 900 and assets Of
$4,000.
The failure Of contractors to furnish
imitation stone for the construction Of
the Washington navy yard will result in
shutting down the work on the electric
power building there.
San Francisco shipments Of merchan-
disc and produce TO the Orient during
October were valued at 1881, 1902, as
compared with S1,393,395 in the same
month last year.
II is reported at Los Angeles, Cal,
that a new club house being built at
Avalon, Catalina Island, By syndi-
cate headed By A. Levy Of New York
and Chris Buckley Of San Francisco
is TO be a Monte Carlo
In her viii Nrs Elnora Chambers,
daughter OF Gen. I. A Morris, be-
cueathea her coachman her estate. val
ued AZ $4,000. She lived at Indian
apolis, but died in California
Twenty-seven members Of the Sym
phony Orchestra in Boston have resign
Cd their membership in the Musicians
Protective Union, and il is said the other
union members viii do the same
Indian Commissioner Jonss and tie
commission ordered By President Roose-
velt TO investigate as to the Lake Mo-
honk resolution, claiming destitution
among the Pima Indians, las found no
truth In the claims, according 70 report
from Phoenix, Ariz.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
PARKER FOB concoRp.
Keynote of His Address to the Demos.
racy Is "Get Together

FdCS As 'Oet together"
Judge Parker has given to the press
an open letter, addressed ITO the Dem
ocracy of the nation," in which he thanks
those in charge of his campaign work
and declares that the people will soon
realize that 1.-THE terrified trusts are abb
sorbing the wealth of the nation" In
his letter Judge Parker says he shall
never again seek nomination for public
office. He discusses the difficulties en-
countered By the Democrats in making
their campaign this year and makes sug-
gestions regarding harmony in the party.
In conclusion the judge says that in
the presence of defeat he does not hest
tate to say that. in his opinion, the great
moral question that confronts the Demo
Gratis is, shall the trusts and corporations
be prevented from contributing money to
control or to aid in controlling elections?
Referring to the Democratic party,
Judge Parker says: "We must forget the
difficulties of the past If any one sus-
poets his neighbor of treachery let him
not hint of his suspicion. If he knows
he has deserted us let him not tell 1t.
Our forces have been weakened by di-
visions. We have Quarreled at times over
non-essentials
IF we would help the people we must
forget the differences of the past and
begin this day to build up wherever II
may be needed a broad and effective or
ganization. And we must by constant
teaching, through the press and from the
platform, apprise the people of the way
the vicious tariff circle works"
IudPp po rl-oY, ovraat.s 70 antar Naxxy
York law firm. He declines to name the
firm. although it is understood that his
arrangements are completed.
w. J. Bryan blames the Democratic
abandonment of radica ism at the St.
Louis convention for the parGs over
whelming disaster at the polls. In a
long statement he lashes the conserva-
tive reorganizers and proposes planks for
platform to be used in 1908. He re-
peats Judge Parkers charge that the
trusts contributed to the Republican cam
paign fund in the expe ctation of receiv
ing immunity from the law.
In his proposed platform Mr.. Bryan
says death to private monopoly" should
be the Democratic slogan. His prime
issue is trusts, but he would attack the
tariff and imperialism, strip national
banks of certain powers, restore free sill
yer, levy an income tax, prevent goverh-
ment by injunction and have the people
elect federal Judges. Mr. Bryan wants
to GO to work at once to reclaim the
Democratic party to radicalism and says
he will 90 all he can in the fight
Mr.. Bryan says: THE result was due
to the fact that the Democratic party at
tempted..to be conservative in the pres
ence of conditions which demand radical
remedies. 1t sounded a partial retreat
when it should have ordered a charge
all along the line"
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consequence, there have been a num-
the rank and file of the Russian army
to hold out to death HIS been weak
ened.
BY far the most interesting feature
of the week has been the peace talk.
Lord Lansdowne, the British Foreign
Secretary, strongly intimated in pub
lie speech that the time had come to
end the conflict. Baron Hayashi, Jap
anese minister to London, in two or
three interviews, has talked peace.
Roosevelt has let it be known that he
will move for peace whenever such
good offices are acceptable to the com
batants. st. Petersburg dispatches say
that the Gar himself is not averse to
the arbitration of the japanese
troubles before The Hague. The Rus
sian students at the universities Of
Odessa, Kieff and Eharkoff have petit
toned the government to put a stop
to the slaughter Among the Russian
people generally the war is far from
popular. Japan feels the expense be-
ginning to tell, and also feels that
when Port Arthur falls she will have
won practically all she was fighting
for-Port Arthur, Russia's evacuation
of Manchuria, and Japanese control
of Korea. 1t would be matter of
supreme difficulty and inferior utility
to drive the Russians pack to Hardin.
The Japs do not feel that the attempt
is worth while.
The only hope for Russia to turn the
tide of war lies in her securing con-
troll Of the sea. The only way she can
do this is for the Baltic squadron TO
overcome Togo. This is a most inn
probable event. But from the Russian
point of view perhaps it is worth try
ing, on the ground of everything 20
gam and nothing to lose.
Surprising, however, as is more like
~. Togo whips the Baltic squadron.
Then Russia can gain nothing by con
tinuing the war. She never can bring
out over the railroad enough troops to
drive the Japanese back over the
mountainous regions of Korea. The
best she can hope to do under any cir
cumstances would be to regain the in
terror portions of southern Manchuria.
leaving the coasttownS of Newehwang.
Port Arthur. Dalny. Takushan, An
tung. as well as the Liaotung PENN
sula from Pitsewo southwark, in the
hands of the enemy. The interior
country thus denuded of all outlet to
the sea would be worthless.
That peace rumors are already rife,
springing from so many and such
authoritative sources. leads to the
cheerful probability that the war VIII
be over within six months at the out
side.
The dearth of news from the front is
compensated for by the many signiii-
cant bits of information from other
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
SAVES CHILD'S BODY.
FATHER CLiNGS ALL NIGHT TO
SLIPPERY ROCKS.
Cheats Lake Erie's Waves of Prey and
Is Rescued in Morning AImoet Insane
from Frightful yigil-Cody Bandits
Appear Again.

John Vancise, living on the lake shore
ten miles west of Cleveland, chung to the
slippery rocks at the foot of an eighty
foot cliff all night the other night with
the dead body Of his daughter in his
arms to prevent the waves washing the
corpse out into Lake Erie While at
tempting to extinguish a fire which was
burning the. grass around their home
Miss Vancise fell over the eighty-foot
cliff TO the rOcSs beneath. Her shrek at
fracted the attention of her father, who
was fighting the fire nearby, and he
jumped over the bluff after her. His
life was saved by missing the rocks and
striking the water. He searched through
the rocks in the darkness until he found
the body of his daughter He was un-
able to move it up the face Of the steep
cliff, and fearing that the waves would
carry it out into the lake he held it in
his arms al night. In the morning he
was successful in attracting the atten-
tion of the crew Of a passing tug, who
rescued him and CARR ed the dead girl to
a landing place The father was almost
insane as the result of his fearful nights
vigil
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
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COTTON is KING AGAIN.
Comes to It's Own Once More as the
Monarch of Our Crops.

Comes TO It's Own Once More as the
Monarch of Our Crops.
Despite the ravages of the boil weevil,
and despite, also. the ups and downs of
the spectators in the cotton market,
cotton, that most useful product of the
sunny South, is at the front again as the
monarch of American crops. Exports of
cotton and its products from the United
States exceed by millions the value of
any other single crop sent out, and dur
ing the fiscal year ending June brought
into this country more than S400. 000. 900.
The exports have very nearly doubled
III a decade, and in the last year they
have increG sed by more than 100000
Products OF cotton other than the raw
fiber which go to make up this great total
are cottonseed oil, cottonseed meal, cot
ton waste, cotton seed in the natural
state, and cotton manufactures Cotton
seed meal and cottonseed oil as factors
in export trade are of recent develop
ment. Exports of both of these amount
now to more than $25,000000 annually,
while only very short time ago the seed
from which these are manufactured was
considered almost worthless. The value
Of cottonseed oil exported from this
country last year was more than $4,000,
600. OF oil cake and oil-cake meal ex-
ported from the United States last year,
amounting to nearly 100000 900. $4,000
600 worth went to Germany, $4,000,000
to Belgium, $3.500,000 to the Neither
lands, and a little less than $3,500,000
to the United Kingdom. All this means
prosperity for the South, better homes,
better schools. and more happiness and
contentment all around for her people.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.


The japanese blockade of Port Arthur
according to a dispatch from Chefoo, has
now been extended to a distance of thir-
ty miles.
Mukaen reports state that the artillery
duel at the Shakhe river continues inter
mittently, but there are no signs of an
advance on either side.
The Russian consul at Bremen has of
fcred in behalf of his government a sub
stantial reward for evidence bearing on
the Dogger Bank affair.
A dispatch dated General Kuroki's
headquarters" states that the Russian
fire at the Shakhe river has done little
damage to the japanese.
Reports from Berlin state that the
German Emperor looks to Roosevelt to
mediate in the war, and would second
any such effort to secure peace.
The forced issue of paper roubles has
not lowered the purchasing power OF
Russian money. The japanese are pay
ing for supplies with vouchers, which
the natives receive with suspicion.
Reports reach Toxic that the Russian
cruiser Gromoboi of the Vladivostok
fleet struck a rock in Vladivostok harbor
recently and narrowly escaped sinking.
This would insure the continued inactiv-
ity of the fleet.
Reports from Manchuria indicate that
the armies of Kuropatkin and Oyama
have suspended the campaign for the
winter. The japanese are building strong
defenses at the Shakhe river and the
Russians are erecting warm shelters.
The official announcement that the
Car has approved the plan for double
tracking the Siberian railroad and that
S5.O00,000 has been assigned for the be-
ginning of the project is greeted with
the heartiest approval by the Russian
press.
The japanese have built tunnels TO
within 100 yards of the main forts at
Port Arthur. and are now in a position to
storm the works without losing a man
in the advance. Heavy siege and naval
guns have been mounted in the captured
positions, which are doing enormous exc
eution.
A correspondent at ST. Petersburg as
serts that the Emperor has decided to
send ont the second division Of infantry
Of the guards as soon as the troops al
ready called out shall have been dispatch
ell TO Manchuria The guards usually
are only sent TO the front when the.s Is
a monarch or a grand duke in command.
The dispatch Of these troops the CORE
spondent adds. shows the determination
II the Emperor to struggle TO the bitter
end.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22
BILLIONS FOR FARMERS
Value OF Their Various Crops This Year
Will Reach SIS, 2OO, OO. O0OO.


Much has been said and printed about
the failure of the wheat crop this year
The yield was under that first expected,
and under the yields of recent years.
But the extraordinarily high prices for
wheat prevailing this fan have made the
crop probably the most valuable in the
history of the country to the farmers. 1t
is estimated that the wheat yield this
year was worth to the farmers about
SOL 100000, as compared with a value
OF $443,000000 last year, $40, 200, 900
in 1902, and $467, 100000 in 1901.
The cotton crop of the present year
is close TO the best in size and quality
ever produced in this country. The spec
n'ation ip, cotton last year. however, made
an extremely high range of prices for the
staple and probably put the total value
of last seasons crop TO the planters at
higher figure than will be realized for
the crop this season. The estimated fig
mes are $600,000,000 for this years
crop, as compared with SGT 500 900 for
last years crop. $3.50. 100000 in 1902,
and S43S.0000OO in 1901.
The hay ctcp is one of the most val
uable that the fa-pe,rs of the country
raise, although little is heard of it and
its yicissitl DIES during the growing sea-
son. This Scar the hay crop is very
large, but the price is not up TO the av-
erage of former years. The total value
of the crop is estimated at $550000,090,
rs compared with $500. 100000 in 1903.
SS.42, 100000 in 1902, and $506, 100000 in
1901.
The potato crop this year is one of the
best, if not the best, in the history of
the country, and although the price per
hushel is considerably less than that pre-
vailing last year, the remuneration to the
farmers viii be larger. There is indi-
Gated total value of the potato crop
of $15S,000.000, as compared with $151.-
100000 last year. $134,100,000 in 1902,
and $143 100000 in 1901.
The oat, rye, barley and buckwheat
crops are excellent this year. and prices
are good. The yields to the farmers this
fall are figured at a total of $356, 100000
for the four crops, as compared with
S3o2,20O000 last year. $500, 100000 in
1902 and S36S. 100000 In 1901.
Combined. the crops of the country
tbs year represent a value to the farm
ers, at the prevailing prices, larger than
ever before in the history of the country.
Tie grand total of the yield of the har-
vests this fall is estimated at $3,200-
100000. Last year records were broken
by a yield of $3,073, 100000. In 1902 the
harvest was worth $2.9S7 100000 In
l91 the yield to the farmers was 3d.
S45 600 600
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sources. From Russia. for instance.
we hear of the ever more frequent
rioting of the reservists who are being
called to arms. The half-starved peas
ants and artisans, discouraged by the
stories of suffering and disaster that
come from the front, and knowing
that their wives and children must be
left dependent on already pauperized
communes are summoned to fight in
cause which has no interest for
them, nor any rational purpose. They
find themselves gathered together by
the thoEsand often without food or
shelter, and they begin to loot and
.iot. OF course, they are shot down,
but the regular soldiers who shoot
them are probably as rebellious At
heart themselves, if one may judge by
the startling general orders for the
suppression of the revolutionary prop
uganda in the army which accidental
ly came to light a month or so ago.
The spirit Of the soldiers of Japan
is in the most complete contrast TO
that of the Russian soldiers, but at
that Japan has her troubles. Her latest
foreign loan will cost her six and two
thirds per cent. Her budget for next
year, including general and war ex-
penses, amounts to $500,000,OO0, and il
the war lasts two years longer and
costs no more than present estimates,
her debt will reach a total of at least
$l,000,000000, an enormous burden for
q country in which the average in
come of the people, expressed in mon
ey terms, is so low as it is in Japan.
Under such internal conditions as
these in the two countries it certainly
must be regarded as highly rational
on Japan's part to seek for peace on
moderate terms, and highly irrational
on Russia's part to insist on protract-
ing the struggle to the bitter end.
Russia insists on the restoration Of her
prestige at ali costs, and by prestige
she means her military prestige in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-11-22

ARMY is 72,6I7 STRONG.
Annual Report of Military Secretary
Militia Satisfactorily

Militia Satisfactory.
The annual report of Gen. #. c.. Aims
worth, the military secretary of the
army, the first issued from his office
since its creation by Congress at its last
session, gives the total strength of the
army at the close Of the last fiscal year
at 1871 officers and 6S,946 enlisted men.
The loss of officers from death, dismissal
retirement and other causes was 1856
The number of enlisted men lost by death
was 456.
reduction in the number of malarial
fever cases at West Point is attributed to
an attack made on the mosquitoes
Speaking of the militia, it is said that
very satisfactory progress has been made
toward bringing the organized militia, re-
specting armament, equipment and dis
cipline, up to the standard of the regu-
lar army. A total of 6,966 officers and
S3,1O2 enlisted men of the militia or
CARNATIONS We're present at the inspec-
tioIs.
lettering to the act of Congress pro-
giding for a roster of officers and enlisted
men of the Union and Confederate ar
mics, the report says that the responses
of the Governors addressed inviting their
cooperation have been such as to assure
the department that they fully appreciate
the Importance of the work and win CO.
operate heartily with the department in
its efforts to give to the Confederate
soldier the place that is due him in. the
proposed compilation.
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The Minneapolis and St Louis acquires
the Fort Dodge and Des Moines Railway
on Jan /,
Forty-two car service associations are
in existence to-day in the United States
and Canada.
For the year ended June 30, 1904, Hi
nois Central earned $S,SG5,927, or 9.33
per cent on its capital stock.
A fye-mie stretch of mono-rail track
will be built in Baltimore within the next
two months for testing purposes.
Louisville and Nashville for the year
closed June 80 reported a netoncome Of
SG,6SS,000, which amounts to 11.15 per
cent upon the stock
The New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad is dismantling its third
rail electric line between Nantasket juno
ton and Braintree.
The privilege Of being the first PEN
sioner of the New York Central railroad
under the new pension system has fallen
to Samuel Lane. Sr.
The New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad reports for 1904 surplus
from operations of $7,71j.SGS, or $50
per cont earned on the stock.
The Grand Trunk of Canada is to
substitute electricity for steam in the
sarnia tunnel. and viii install a plant
for that purpose to cost 100000.
Great Britain. Germany and Japan
are represented by eminent railroad Off
Gals who are now in this country to
make a study Of transportation methods.
Trials with engines using superheated
team are being made by the Royal
prussan State railways with the object
OF securing the most economical locomO-
tives
The new freight house at New Orleans
for the joint use Of the Frisco and
Southern Railway is approaching com
pletion. aud viii be ready for use in
short time.
With no increase in mileage operated,
the total length Of road being 1881 miles,
the Big -Four. ia the year ended on June
80. 1904. earned S210T0,0O0 in gross,
as against 2O,390.oOU in IyO3
The Southern Pacific has oiled the
road bed for a distance Of forty-two
miles on its Tucson (Ariz.t division. and
! intends to thus lay the dust on 3S2 miles
OF line
Encouraged by the progress on tunnels
under the rivers at New York, citizens
Of Philadelphia have formed the Inter
city Link Railroad. 70 tunnel the Della
ware river between Philadelphia. Pa,
end Camden, \. J.
a'he Erie Railway is asking telephone
eouipnS. mt companies for estimates as TO
tbs cost 81 Installing a complete tele-
nboae system on its line between Cieve-
land and View York.
A new spaper dispatch from Lancaster.
Pa. reports tie equalization there under
.he Jaws - Pennsylvania 81 the Brother
hood IL Railway Trackmen, new ma
iisnal association Of railway employees.
II has been report "a that the Infena-
t;onaI Congress 81 Railroad Men. which
viii meet il Wasb.agton next May, will
ask Congress to pass resolution author
izing the use Of the White Los for the
display II railroad e9uin.asnis and sup
plies.