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The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

The empress dowager of China has
expressed a wish to see Secretary
Taft. And there is no doubt the Sec
retary would measure up to her ex-
pectatiOns.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Will the men who are to be expelled
from the Daughters of Liberty get
revenge by starting a rival organiza-
ton?
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Venezuela is preparing for war, but
up to the hour of going to press has
not come to decision as to the iden-
tity of the enemy.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

A Boston spinster has written
novel which she calls "Paradise" 1t
contains many more male than female
characters.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

AS soon as this cruel war is over
the work of rebuilding ravies and
otherwise preparing for the next big
struggle will be commenced.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Sailors say the Gulf stream has nev-
er before been as strong as it is at
present. Perhaps it has merely caught
the fever for fast going.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

With prophetic insight the author
of the hymn beginning, Il would not
live alway; ask not to stay" must
have written it for the automobilists.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21
A BAD Holder,

Think Of the labor that would be
saved by the use of the simple con.
trivance shown in the Illustration The
upright plank is an inch thick, three
inches and half long, and fifteen
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Castro announces that he is "going
20 fight the Yankees" yankees
must be new kind of booze.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

A Philadelphia COW is giving pinl,
milk. She ought to be able to dis
pose of her entire output for Philadel
phia's pink teas.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Mrs. Harry Lehr says she is Every
proud OF her pet poodle" But Harry
has her affections.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Jupiter will be surprised to learn
that several new moons have been dis
covered hanging around him lately.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Genius does not live on glory. 1t
has an account at the corner grocery
Just like the rest of US.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Another racing motorist has gone
through the fence, but there is no sign
IT stopping the foolishness.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Some people are so afraid of boss
that they won't enjoy a particle OF liS
erty.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-21

Science is slowly getting a strangle
cold on the New Orleans mosquito,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
FREE ANTl-TOXIN.
Diphtheria's Terrors to Be Minimized
in PENNSYLVANIA.

Pennsylvania is about to establish
system of free distribution Of diphtheritic
anti-toxin, a project for the cure and
control of the ravaging disease such as
has never yet been tried by any State
in the Union. There is no disease more
dreaded by fathers and mothers than
diphtheria, and it scourges, sooner or
later, nearly every home. Yet medical
science has produced for diphtheria the
only sure specific known. Use of diph-
theritic anti-toxin not only cures certain
ly, but it is a sure preventive and inn
munizing agent. Its great expense, how
ever, has precluded general use
BY the plan of free distribution of the
serum. it is believed the disease can be
perfectly controlled throughout the State
and the figures for diphtheria in E.ortal-
ity lists reduced to a minimum. Incident
to this use of the serum, the weight of
dread anxiety which rests over every
house will be lifted, for diphtheria will
be shorn of its terrors.
1t is in the cold weather that diphthe-
ria's ravages axe greatest, and it is in
the winter that mountain roads become
impossible and mountain streams wash
away their bridges. The free distribu-
ten plan Is chiefly for the benefit of the
rural population, for the large cities can
take care of themselves.
Many of them for years have been
distributing anti-toxin free to poor per-
sons who could not otherwise avail them
selves of the remedy. Wherever it hes
been used its value has been shown.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03

Henry B. f. Mcfarland of the District
of Columbia, and there are fifteen
other members who make their homes
i'll Washington, including former Sec
rotary of State John w. Foster, Adj
miral Dewey and Justice Harlan. The
governors of thirty-nine States also
have membership in the committee.
and it is believed that many of them
will attend the November meeting ID
this city.
Preservation of health and life is
virtually the only reason assigned for
the proposed change. President Roose-
welt was indicted into office on one of
the fairest days ever granted for the
ceremony, but the deaths of Senator
Bate of Tennessee. Senior Don AspiroZ,
ambassador from Mexico, and Judge
Weldon of the Court of Claims We're
traced directly to exposure during the
outdoor ceremonies on that day.
The almost inseparable connection
between the Inauguration and the close
of Congress creates the most perpleX-
ing obstacle to the proposed change IN
the date of the ceremony. 1t is said
by some persons claiming authority
that the two events need not necessari-
~ be simultaneous. Others say that
tie date of the ending of a Congress
must be changed to coincide with any
new Inauguration date which may be
set
There is a divergence of opinion
about the matter of the new date to be
selected if one is to be fixed by legisld-
ton Tn last day of April is favored
by some members of the committee,
while others wish it to be the last
Thursday in April, so that Inaugural
ton day never will fall on Sunday.
April is a showery month in Washing
ton and the members of the commit
tee who wish fair weather to be as
sured desire that the date be set for
ward we'll into the month of May.
Nearly every governor in the coun-
Try has written a letter to Committee
Chairman Mcfarland expressing sym
patty with the movement for
change.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
Notes OF Current Events.

Fx0ueen LiliuokOlani celebrated her
10th birthday anniversary at Honolulu.
\ reception, attended by natives, was
held at her home.
Flames catching from forest fires three
miles from Mullin, Idaho, completely de-
stroyed the boarding house. hunks and
tents at the Snowstorm mine.
J. II. Lemberger of Lebanon. Pa. was
elected president of the American Phar-
maceutical Association, which held It's
annual convention at Atlantic City, n. ].
The Order Of Select Knights. for
which receiver was asked in Buffalo. is
a fraternal insurance association. with
1900 members in New York State.
John Hancock, the murderer Of DIR.
Engelbrit and a man named EdmOndsen
on the Nevada desert, was hanged at the
State penitentiary in Carson, New.
Judge c. C. Garrett, who resigned re-
Gently as chief justice of the First Dis
lrict Court Of Appeals at Galveston,
died at his home in Brennan, Texas,
aged 50.
Cablegrams from Argentine say that
the government has given notice it will
levy a prohibitive tariff on all parts Of
agricultural and industrial machinery
used in repairing.
Baron De Forest on board his yacht,
the Honor, is proceeding to Mogador.
whence he intends going inland into
southern Morocco, thence ON an eXplor-
ing expedition to the desert OF sahara.
Though an Austrian, he is under British
protection.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
FORMING TRACTION TRUST.
Rockefeller's Associates Secure Con-
troll of Ohio and Indiana Lines.


troll of Ohio and Indiana Lines.
The Standard Oil group of New York
fnanciers has obtained control of trac-
ton securities in Ohio and Indiana with
a par value of $50, 105. 900, at a reported
cash outlay of $50,000,000. Other SINH
lar transactions are known to be pend
ing. The positive statement was made
by prominent Cleveland fnancier and
was supported by the statement of
Philadelphia banker. that the New York
Standard Oil coterie is back of the Unit
ed Gas Improvement Company of Phila-
delphia. This company is working in
Ohio through agencies-the Elkins-
Widener-Dolan syndicate and Randall
Morgan, vice president of the gas com
pany. The former syndicate bought the
Cincinnati street railway properties and
took over the Cincinnati, Dayton and
Toledo, the Mccullough lines in Indiana,
and several others. The latter has just
bought the TuckerAnthony properties.
the Columbus, Buckeye, Lake and New
ark, and the Columbus, Newark and
GAINESVILLE. 1t is also admitted by Phil
adelphia interests that control is sought
OF the Appleyard properties, known as
the Columbus, London and Springfield,
the South Market street in Columbus,
and the Dayton, Springfield and Urbana.
The statement is made by several au-
thorities that once these purchases have
been made it is the intention of the
United Gas Improvement Company, rep
resenting Standard Oil interests, to form
a holding company with a capitalization
TO $50,000Ov0. This will take over the
securities of all of the various com
panies controlled.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
Brief News Items.

The American Zinc and Chemical
Company's plant at Utah Junction, Colo,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Fire in the tobacco district in Dan
vile. Va. destroyed three buildings en-
failing a loss which viii exceed 100000.
Mack Murray killed Mrs. Mary Orris,
who was in company with a rival sutton,
at New Kensington, Pa. A razor was
used.
The British steamer Chatham, from
London for Yokohama. caught fire in
fine Suez canal and for a time az canal
traffic was blocked.
The Thomas W. Lawson property in
Back Bay, excepting one house, was
sold for unpaid taxes. the Boston broker
keeping his word not to spoil the auc-
ton.
President Paul Morton at the meeting
Of the agents of the Equitable Life at
Manhattan Beach declared he wanted
life insurance removed as far as possible
from the field of politics.
E. B. Ewing of St. Louis, who claim
ed to be a brother-in-law of Senator
Cockrell, committed suicide at Butte.
Mont, when threatened with prosecd-
ton for passing a worthless check.
]. NJ. Rowe and ]. r. Funk of Bing-
hamton. n Y, and RI. o. Bresecker of
Lestershire, n. Y, young civil engineers
employed by the Lackawanna road, were
killed by work train at Cortland N T.
Among the refugees from Sakhalin in
Japan is Prof. Alexieff Torigony, one
time of the University of Moscow, who
was imprisoned for alleged completely in
the assassination of Alexander H., In
1881. He will come to America from
Japan to become United States citizaa,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
Interesting Nexa LENS.

One man was shot and a riot narrow
" averted during a meeting of the Pro-
gressive Marble Polishers' Union in New
York.
The decree of the government closing
the offices of the French cable company
in Venezuela has been ignored by the
company.
The American ship Mary l.. Cushing
has returned to Honolulu in distress after
leaving Elee,e, on the island Of Kauai
for San Francisco, in leaking condi-
ton.
A Baltimore negro employed in a fash
ionable hotel forcibly kissed a white
aursemaij on a bet with another negro
and was sentenced to two years in jail
for the act.
Isaac Schamus, young man scarcely
20 years old, attempted to see President
Roosevelt. Secret service men inter-
cepted him and he began to talk of the
naturalization of the coal fields.
According to a story brought to Hon
olulu by a transport Miss Alice Roose-
welt took a plunge into bathing tank
on the deck of the Manchuria dressed in
a white silk costume, after daring Con-
gresham Longworth to plunge into the
water as he was dressed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03

rity Of Hungarian institutions and the
UNFOLDING of Hunga:y's independence,
as stipulated in the agreement uniting
the two countries, were the popular is
sues in the elections early this year,
when the so-called liberal party, then
in power. was defeated by overwhelming
majorities. Rallying upon these issues,
the various factions in Hungarian poll
ties formed a coalition which now domi-
mates in the national parliament and
which undoubtedly has a strong backing
III popular sentiment.
The members of this coalition seek
number of reforms, most important of
which is the demand for a regulation
permitting the use of the Magyar tongue
as the language of command in the Hun
garian army. 1t is upon this last de-
mand, which appeals peculiarly to popu-
lar sentiment, that the Hungarians are
now making their frinest stand as a test
issue.
Franz Josef has rejected this demand,
CURLY and emphatically. The Hunga-
rians have. learned of his course with
indignation and a committee of their
parliament has adopted resolutions cen
surfing him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
FIVE CHILDREN DEAD
BURNED TO DEATH IN FORT
DODGE. IOWA, HOUSE.
Gasoline Stove Explodes in Absence of
Mother and Offspring Are Unable to
Escape = Two Express Messengers
Fight Duel in Car.

Five children were burned and as
phyxiated in fire which destroyed the
home of Frederick Adamson in Fort
Dodge, Iowa. The dead are: Edna. aged
10; Armas, 8; Clarence, 6, and Ernest,
) years old, all children of Adamson,
and Raymond Secord, the 3-year-old
son of David Secord. Adamson had
gone to work and the mother was visit
ing a neighbor, leaving the gasoline stove
burning. In the meantime the Secord
youngster toddled up the stairs and
awakened the four sleeping children.
They were all playing in their night
gowns when the stove exploded. A num-
Der of persons saw the fire, but could
do nothing. and it was with great diff
Guilty that the mother was restrained
from throwing herself in the flames.
The children made no effort to leave.
but covered their heads with their night
clothes. Firemen were unable to enter
until they had flooded the house with
water. When they reached the FIVE chill
dren, all were dead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
SIGN PACT FOR PEACE.
Delegates Representing Sweden an

Delegates Representing Sweden and
Norway Agree on Disunion Terms.
An agreement reached Saturday at
karlstad by the negotiators of Norway
and Sweden concerning the dissolution
of the union of the two countries was
formally signed there in the afternoon.
The understanding was arrived at dur
ing the final session of the delegates,
which lasted longer than three hours.
In May last the Norwegian parliament
by an almost unanimous vote passed
bill for a consular service independent of
that of Sweden. This bill was vetoed
by King Oscar and in consequence the
Norwegian ministry resigned.
The king refused to accept the resig-
nation and then ON June Z the parlia-
ment in Christiania adopted a resolution
declaring that the union of Norway and
Sweden under one king was dissolved
in consequence of the kings having ceas-
ed to act as a Norwegian king.
An address to King Oscar reciting the
step taken and the reasons therefor was
also adopted, but the king refused to re-
ceive it, declaring that the action taken
was revolutionary.
The next move was on the part of
King Oscar, who summoned a special
meeting of the Swedish riksdag to con-
slider the situation. Phis body author
lied the government to negotiate loan
of So, 100000 for works of defense and
declared the harbors of Stockholm, Karls-
krona, Gothenburg and Farosund to be
war ports from which all foreign naval
vessels were to be excluded.
For a time the outlook was warlike,
but the excitement gradually Gained
down and the riksdag finally adopted res
olutions agreeing to the dissolution of
the union on certain conditions. One of
these was that the people of Norway
should take a referendum vote on the
question of separation. When the votes
were counted it was found that $50, 200
were for separation and 1874 against it.
Committees were then appointed to con-
slider the details of the dissolution of the
bonds between the two countries.
They met at Karlstad, in Sweden. some
weeks ago, but they had great difficulty
in arriving at the agreement.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
JAPS STIRRED ANEW.
Fresh Wave of Indignation Sweeps
Over the Kingdom,

Over the Kingdom.
A fresh wave of indignation is sweep
ing over Japan at the announcement that,
in spite of Premier Katsura's assurance
to the contrary, there does exist in the
peace treaty with Russia an article by
which Japan undertakes not to fortify
Soya strait. The populace is aroused to
high state of Indignation.
The agreement not to fortify Soya
strait is deemed among the influential
classes to be the greatest humiliation
Japan has ever suffered. The restriction
thus placed on her territorial liberty s
looked upon as being an unbearable in
dignity and as constituting the blacklist
record in the history of country which
has never experienced defeat at the
hands of other nations.
The number of direct memorials to the
throne from different associations and in
dividuals, condemning the peace treaty
and asking that it be not ratified, exceeds
forty, among which is an address signed
by six professors of the imperial uni
versity, one of whom was recently placed
on the retired list owing to his strongly
worded anti-peace thesis.
This memorial strongly urges the ne
cessity of refusing to ratify the peace
treaty and condemns it as entirely annull.
ing the purpose of the war as set forth
in the declaration of kostilities. 1t also
is stated that indisputable reasons exist
for refusing to ratify the treaty, which
is deemed to be pregnant with elements
of humiliation and future danger to the
national interests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
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Chicago Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to $G.10; hogs, prime heavy. $500
to S5.T5: sheep. fair to choice. $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No 2, S3c to SIC; corn,
No. ., Sic to 52c; oats. e'andard, 26c to
pc; rye No. ,, zoe to lie; hay. timo-
thy, $3.50 to $11.50 prai,ie. $500 to
S11.00; butter, choice creamery, 1Sc to
20c; eggs. fresh, 16c to &c., potatoes,
per bushel, SOC to soc.
Indianapolis-Ca shipping, $500 to
5000; hogs. choice heavy. S400 to $3.50;
sheep. common to prime, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. No. >. Soc to SIC; corn. No. =
white. sc to soc; oats, No. " white,
2Gc to 2Sc.
st. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hogs,
500 to $500; sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat. No. >. S3c to Soc; corn. No. ?.
SOC to J2c; oats, No. ,, zoe to 27c; rye,
No ,, 5Sc to zoe.
Cincinnati-Cattle $500 to $40;
hogs. $500 to $5.G3; sheep, $500 to
S4.25: wheat No ., SEC to SIC; corn.
No. > mixed. 54c to SIC; oats. No. .
mixed, 2Sc to 30c; rye, No. >, G0c to G2c
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 to $500; hogs.
$500 to 500; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. >, S3c to Soc: corn. No. 3
ycllow, soc to 56c; oats, No. white,
2Sc to soc; rye, No. 2, CSC to G9c
AIilwaukee--Wheat No. no;thern.
Sic to S3c; corn, No 3. Sic to SIC;
oats standard, &c to 29c; rye. No. /,
CSC to 69c; barley, No. ?, Ole to 53c;
pork. mess, $500
Toledo-Wheat, No. . mixed. Soc to
Ste; corn. No. ? mixe!. sic to 53c; oats.
No. , mixed. SOC to 32c; rye. No. =, ole
to G2c; clover seed, prime, 500.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50: hogs, fair to choice, 500
TO $40; sheep. common to good mixed,
$500 to $500; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $7.75.
New York-Cattle. 800 to 1913:
hogs. S4.00 to 1896; sheep, $3.50 to
s4.75: wheat. No. red, SIC to SOC;
corn. No. ., 5Sc to SOC; oats, natural,
white. &c to 33e; butter. creamery, Zoe
to 21c; eggs, wetsern. 20c to DC.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
CUBA IN A TURMOIL.
Political Hatred Threatens to Plunge
Island Into Bitter Strife.


Cuba was plunged almost into a state
OF terrorism ION the eve of the struggle
for the election of a president Six per-
sons, including a congressman, are known
to have been killed. The list of wounded
is long. Bombs were found stored in
several places, and pistol fights occurred
in number of cities and towns. An
attempt was made to assassinate Gen.
Jose Miguel Gomez, liberal candidate
for the presidency
Thousands of adherents of the two po-
litical parties, mOderates and liberals
armed with guns and revolvers, ga 'hered
in the larger cities Train loads of rural
guards We're dispatched to points where
the turmoil was greatest, in an attempt
to restore peace. An extra session of the
House of Representatives was held, at
which the disturbances were discussed.
Extra editions of the liberal papers were
issued, placing the blame for the pre-
yailing conditions upon the government
The Mayor of Havana issued a procla-
nation forbidding the carrying of canes
or weapons of any kind with or without
licenses in the vicinity of the polling
places during the election of members of
the election board. An official dispatch
says that the Mayor of Cienfuegos is
sued a similar proclamation and has also
prohibited the sale of alcoholic liquors.
Official dispatches received from Glen
fuegos announced the killing of Congress-
man Enrique Villuendas, leader of the
liberal party and the most able orator
in the lower house, and the chief of po-
lice of Cienfuegos. during a conflict be-
tween the two political parties. Private
advices give the number of persons killed
as six, with twenty-five wounded. Two
policemen are said to be among the dead.
Government advices say the police had
information that within the hotel in
which Villuendas resided quantity of
arms had been deposited, and they went
to the hotel to investigate the matter.
AS the police assembled the stairs they
were met by party of liberals, who fred
on them, killing Chief of Police Illance.
The police returned the fire, killing Viii
luendas and wounding several others.
A search of the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs in the room occupied by
VilluandaS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
FIVE DIE IN COLLISION.
Engine Flows Through Car, Crushi ing
Occupants to Death.

4 rear-end collision between the east
bound New York limited from st. Louis
and local passenger train which was
standing at the Paoh station of the
Pennsylvania railroad, nineteen miles
west of Philadelphia, resulted in the
death of FIVE men and the injuring of
more than twenty others.
The force of the collision was so great
that the engine of the limited plowed ten
feet into General Manager Atterbury'S
private car, and the latter was forced
half way through the day coach ahead.
At the time of the accident there was
less than half a dozen passengers in the
local train and they were in the forward
cars, which were not damaged. The en-
gineer and fireman of the limited were
not hurt. but a dozen persons on this
train were injured by being thrown
against seats anu the sides of the ears.
-Four of those who lost their lives were
killed almost Instantly. The fifth man
died in the hospital
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-10-03
JURY AFTER RICH TAX DODGERS.
Thirty st. Louis MiIliOnaires Must Ex-
plain Small Returns.

Thirty millionaires of st. Louis have
been subpoenaed to appear before the
grand jury to explain why their returns
OF taxable property are so small. Ac-
cording to tax assessments there is only
$4,000 in cash owned in st. Louis,
whereas the bank deposits aggregate
$2OOOOO,000. The combined wealth of
the men summoned is estimated at $780,
OOo,OOO. The names have been care
fully guarded in order that the deputy
Sherlfts would not be thwarted in serving
the papers. 1t Is said that many of the
wealthy men summoned have made
practice of leaving the assessment Value
ton of their property to the assessor and
have signed whatever papers he made
out. 1t is explained that this system
has been in vogue for years, and this
may explain in some cases the fact that
the returns have been too small.