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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07

Tile stockholders ratified the merger
of the Peoples and Franklin banks at
Newark, Ohio.
The treaty of peace and amity between
Chill and Bolivia has been approved by
the Gillian enate and Chamber of Dep
uties.
Both plaintiffs and defendants have
filed motions and grounds for new trials
in the HargiS- Marcum damage suit at
Winchester. Ky
Nine. Pierre Carolus Duran, daughter
in-law of the famous painter. committed
suicide in a cab in Paris by shooting. Re
Gently she left her husband.
Oystermen in the Chesapeake Bay re-
sion took action TO eurtail the supply of
oysters. holding back part Of their sup
ply for higher prices.
William Henry Jones. colored. OF Bal
timore, coufeSSes that he murdered James
E. Cunningham an aged Waterman. with
a hatchet on the night Of Jan. Z.
Members of the Kansas Legislature
have introduced new feature in the
General Assembly by joining with the
chaplain in repeating the Lords prayer.
George Betz was instantly killed and
George Horan and John Finiayson Of ST.
Louis were burned and shockeS at a teie-
phone. the wire Of which had become
crossed with an electric light wire
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
FAMILY OF SIX MURDERED.
House Burned After Crime Near Tam
pa, Fla, and Few Clews Left.

House Burned After Crime Near Tam
pa, Fla, and Few Clews Left.
John Kirby, a white man, and his fam
lily, consisting of his wife and four chill
dren, were found murdered in the ruins
OF their dwelling at Wauchula, in Polk
county, Fla. The crime is attributed
to negroes, although no trace Of the MUIR
derers can be found. The house was
IN ashes and the bodies of the slain
were found in the ruins. The skulls of
the victims, except that of Mrs. Kirby,
had been crushed by some heavy weapon.
1t is believed that all except the woman
were murdered while they were asleep.
hammer was the only instrument found
in the ruins with which the wounds
could have been inflicted. Every one
living in the neighborheod visited the
scene and every effort was made to find
some clew to the criminals, but little
satisfactory evidence was obtainable 1t
is believed the murderers burned the
house after killing the occupants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
HAS A 5000, 900, 900 "CLAIM."
New Yorker Asserts Right to Land on
Lake Michigan.

Samuel Bddison, who has offices at
~ Broadway, New York, has laid claim
to land valued at $200,000,000 on the
shores of Lake Michigan in Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana. Some
is made" land, but a great part still is
'inder water All the area which Biddi-
son wants is outside the government sur
yey line, established many years ago.
Among the corporations occupying land
to which the government makes no claim
are the Standard Oil Company, the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation, the Illinois
Central railroad, and the Electric Light
and Power Company of Muskegon coun-
ty. Much of the property is in Chicago,
but the possessors pay no taxes, because
the city cannot lay claim to land outside
the United States survey line. Those
who use the land are enjoying squatters'
rights.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
BIG RAILROAD MEN CHANGE.
Ledyard of Michigan Central and In.
gals IF Big Four Resign.

&ahs VI Dig FOuT RcSfRHs
President i.edyard of the Michigan
Central railros d and President Ingalls,
OF the Cleveland, Cincinnati. Chicago and
st Louis railway. have resigned. w.
II. Newman. president of the New York
Central, was elected president of the
Michigan Central and of the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis, the
Big -Four. Another change in the man
agement of the Vanderbilt roads will
bring to Chicago the operating offices of
that system. This change in the location
OF the offices will be CAUSED by the cleo
ton OF w. G. Brown to the position of
vice president in charge of transporta-
ton OF the Michigan Central. and the
election of q. j. Grammer as vice presi-
dent IN charge of traffic. The changes
were made at meetings of the boards of
directors of the respective railroads. Mr..
ingalls, was elected chairman of the
board of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi
caSo and ST. Louis, and Mr.. Ledyard
was elected chairman of the board of
the Michigan Central, Senator Depew,
the former chairman of the Michigan
Central, having resigned.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
MANY LEAVE IRELAND
EMIGRATION INCREASES DIES
PlTE OPPOSITION.
United States, as Usual, ASsorbs Most
OF Those Who Departed During 1904
foung Chicago Uxorcide Is Found
entity of Mansiaughter.

Despite earnest appeals from pulpit
and press, the high tide of emigration
from ireland continues. No fewer than
SS,3oS persons. mostly the young and
vigorous, left Ireland during 1904. This
Is an increase of 1,T40 over the proceed
ing year, and shows the drain to be ex-
tending not only relatively as to popu-
lation, but also absolutely. In fact, the
emigration increase for 1904 indicates
that all the ameiiorating influences at
work have been of no avail The Unit
ed States, as usual. absorbed most of
the emigrants. the official figures being:
Went to United States, y SOL; went to
Canada, 2,911; went to Australasia,
1,0I5; went TO South Africa. 1 $50; went
TO India, "a went TO other British colo
MES, %. The emigration to other coun-
tries tOtaIed 213.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
TIRE LOSS rs s5oo,ouu.
Flames Create Havoc in Wholesale Dis
triSt Of Omaha.

tr;st Of Omaha.
The fire Saturday night in The whole
sale district of that city was the most
destructive in The history of Omaha. The
total loss will exceed S500,000 at the
most conservative estimate, and by some
1t has been placed Considerably higher
A half block was burned over, but the
immense buildings contained great job
bing stocks, which is responsible for the
enormous loss. The buildings themselves
were valued at over 100000 and were
owned by the Mercer and Willard es-
tates. The stocks Of goods were gener
ally covered by insurance up to the 90
per cent limit. 4 revised list of the
losses is as follows: s. ID. Mercer, on
building, $125000; Millar& estate, on
building (estimated). $4,000; DR.. Harold
Clifford, on building. 81 800; #. p. Kirk
endall Shoe Company, on stock, $4,000;
Nj. IL. Smith & Co, on stock, $40. 900;
j. X. Snyder & CO., on stock, 100000;
X. Bingham & Sons, on stock, $1,000;
Porter, Ryerson, Hoobler Company. on
stock, $4,000; Voegele & Dining Com
pany, on stock, $4,000; c. H. Mullin
y Co., on stock, $500; Marsh & Marsh
commission Company, on stock, 1,5O0;
Moore d Co, on stock, $500; Martin
Cott Hat Company, on stock. $4,000.
In addition to these there We're a mum,
Der of small losses, aggregating perhaps
$4,000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
MAY LAND AN ARMY.
General Staff Is Preparing for Trouble
in Santo Domingo.


According to a Washington correspond
ent. the general staff of the army is
preparing for possible trouble in Santo
Domingo with which it may not be with
in the power of the navy to cope while
the Navy Department is getting ready to
land marines as custom house guards on
the northern coast of the island. Gen
Chaffee and his associates are preparing
for the quick dispatch Of troops in case
the insurgents attack the marines or
show themselves in sufficient numbers
near the cities to become dangerous
factor in the situation.
There ar members Of the general staff
who believe that Jaudcnes. the insm-
gent leader and the thorn in tae flesh
of President Morales. will not submit
to seeing cut off Il source of revenue
upon which he is accustomed to rely with
out a blow, even though the blow he
aimed at a power like ;he United States.
The army has just as thorough an un-
derstanding of the Sant0 Domingo inn
broglio and its possibilities for future
trouble as has the navy In fact, man
has just returned to Washington aad has
given the army officers composing the
Strategic board all the information. in
Guiding maps, which is necessary for
planning and carrying out Il sharp and
quick campaign in Santo Domingo if
such a campaign becomes necessary.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
OUTPUT OF PIG IRON In 1904.
Total Production in United States Was
J0,497,O33 Gross Tons.


The Bulletin, the official organ of the
American Iron and Steel Association,
publishes the complete statistics of the
production of all kinds of pig iron in
the United States in 1904 The total
production was 16,491 ,033 gross tons,
against 1S009,252 in 1908 and 1881
500 in 1902. The production of Besse-
mer and low phosphorus pig iron in 1904
was 9,09S,659 tons, against 9,9S9,90S
tons in 1903; basic pig iron in 1904, p
fS3,lO4 tons. against 2,040, I26 tons in
1903; charcoal pig iron in 1904, 333I, 529
tons, against 504. 757 tons in 1903; spie-
geleisen and ferromanganese in 1904,
2l9.446 tons. against 1872, 661 tons in
1908. The stocks of pig iron unsold in
the hands of manufacturers at the close
of 1901. and not intended for their own
consumption amounted to 40S.792 tons,
against G23,254 tons June so, 1904, and
o91, 43S tons Dec. 81, 1908.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
MISSING LETTERS FOUND.
Lost Year Ago, but Were Found
Locked in a Safe.

Lost Year Ago, but We're Found
Locked in a Safe.
The mystery surrounding the disHp-
pearauce of fourteen letters, containing
an aggregate of about 81, 400 in drafts,
which We're supposed to have been mail
ed at the local postotiice by Sioux
Falls, S. d., concern about year ago,
has been solved, and in an unexpected
manner. At the time of the disappear
ance of the letters a complaint was filed
with the postoffice authorities, and an
attempt was made to trace the letters,
but without success. Now the manager
of the Sioux Falls concern reports that
the missing letters have been found in
an old safe which was being cleared of
accumulated papers. The letters We're
left by the manager to be mailed, but
it was a holiday, and some one placed
them in the old safe, where they We're
forgotten.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Sacrifices HimseIf for Town,

In Stafford. Kan. fifteen stores were
destroyed by fire The total loss is $50,
600. The town was saved by sacrifice
made by j. l.. Bail who permitted a
back fire TO he started in his building. on
which no insurance was carried. The
Farmers State Bank. o. II. Baugl,
drugs. and Fort Brothers general store
, were the other principal losers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
VICTOR o,sHEA GUILTY.
jury Returns Verdict of MansIaughter
Against Young Uxorcide.

jury Returns NeruIct or manSlau2hter
Against Young Uxorcide.
Victor Roland 0'Shea was convicted of
manslaughter in Chicago. his victim hav-
ing been his wife. who was Amy Hogen-
son, daughter of Emanuel Hogenson. an
architect The punishment for man
slaughter is from one year to Il life term
in the penitentiary. The trial was the
second, the jury in the first having dis
agreed. O'Shea and Miss Hogenson were
married secretly ut Waukegan, H., July
=, 1901, each returning home and not
making the fact of their marriage known
until after the lapse of several months.
Their action did not meet with the ap-
proyal Of the girls parents, and differ
ences arose. Sept. 10, 1902, O'Shea call
ed at his wifes home and shot her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
9,AXsMeHE =RCIAL-
s. - AND Sas Va. IN
7FMANCAL
! Chicago.

-I by Il. G.. Dun & Co. saws.
Bank exchanges, although of small
er aggregate than those during the
preceding weeks, present the largest
comparative gain recorded this month.
another gratifying feature is found in
the commercial mortality. the number
or failures and total liabilities being
analler than year ago and the low
est with one exception within the LAST
quarter These factors encourage con
hdence in the business outlook.
AS expected. severe cold and snow
stroms interfered with the distrihu-
ton of commodities and complaints
are frequent of delayed deliveries and
difficulty in marketing grain. but
western railroads thus far exhibit
little decline in earnings. Manufacture
ing has made steady progress in the
output, and new demands in leading
branches provide much work for fu-
ture completion.
improvement has continued i'm the
orders for heavy machinery. hard
ware, electric and brass product. Rails
and cars We're again contracted for TO
Il large extent Furnace production
has been augmented TO meet pressing
needs of meters. but there is no an
preciable accumulation of supplies.
and current commitments represent A
fair tonnage, mainly for delivery in
the third quarter.
WoodworNers obtained further or
ders and furniture makers report bet
ter export trade. Lumber dealings
were active at very firm values. Re-
ceipts reached 81 100000 feet. a large
gain over those of both last week and
4 year ago. New construction plans
involve the consumption of building
materials in great quantities and
prices are strengthening. Distributors
of general merchandise report the
markets well attended by early buy,
ers. Mercantile collections in the
Middle West occasion little adverse
comment Board of Trade dealings
have been Of fair volume.
Bank clearings, $1T7.9I1.146. are
1876 per cent over those of year ago.
Failures reported in Chicago district
number twenty-four, against thirty
one last week and twenty eight Il year
ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
| New York.

~------ Nldi iidOt NoutliioilS IL
as follows:
Indictment weather has retarded dis
tributive trade, railway traffic ana
some forms of production throughout
q wide area. The result is some irreg-
ularity in the reports from different
sections. The Northwest sends rea-
lively the best reports in advices that
spring business is in excess of year
ago, and it is to be noted that the
Northwest shows an Improvement over
recent rather depressed conditions
The cold weather, however. has ac-
centuated the dullness at the South.
growing out of lower cotton prices,
and brought business and collections
down TO a low ebb as compared with
the exceedingly prosperous conditions
ruling a year ago at this time. The
Eastern seaboard has felt the 6!.ief
force OF the storm in interrupted rail-
way and street ear traffic and reduced
arrivals of country produce, and
caused a partial suspension of coal
mining and shipping. This il a season
able visitation, however, and has been
rallied from quickly
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Jan. 20
number 22S. against 3O4 last week.
242 in the like week last year. go in
1903. 303 in 1902 and 23S in 1901 In
Canada failures for the week nunib.r
forty-three. as against thirty-seven iast
week and eighteen in this week year
Ann
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Reforms for Russian PeonIe.

The Gar has signed a Russian magma
charta. giving the people a representa-
live chamber, and new era has dawncd
for the nation, cables DIR. f. j. Dillon
from st. Petersburg NJ White is to
have charge of the movement. which is
due to the efforts of NJ Yermooff. min
lister of agriculture
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Four Men Vote 9.o2s Times.

The board of experts investigating the
frauds at the last election has reported
that of the % votes east in 104 Den
YER precincts OOPS were east by four
men; 7.S0S of these fraudulent ballots
were for Adams and 1,220 We're for Peg
body. Adams would still have a major
lily if these ballots were eliminated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
OPINION HITS PACKERS.
Supreme Court Hands Down Decision
in the Bcef-Trust Case.

in the Bcef-Trust Case.
The Supreme Court oil the United
States has decided the ease Of the Unit
cd States VS.. Swift 4 Co. known as the
beef trust case, charging conspiracy
among the packers 10 fix prices on fresh
meats. etc The opinion was handed
down by Justice Holmes and affirmed the
decision of the court below. which was
against the packers.
in his opinion Justice Holmes discuss
ed at length the various contentious Of
the packers and disposed of them indi-
yidualy. He admitted that some of the
charges were less specific than desirable,
but said this was necessarily true because
of the vast extent of the field covered.
He added that enough had been shown
to prove continued offenses. and an Of
Tense of such a nature as to Justify the
proceeding. The opinion continues the
injunction granted against the packers
under the Sherman antitrust law by the
lower courts. 1T was concurred in by all
the members of the court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
The Money of the World.

On Dee. 81. 1903 the aggregate stock
of money in the principal countries of
the world was S12,313, 100000 OF this
amount S5.62S, 100000 was gold. SPOOL
100000 silver. while S3.4S3, 100000 was
uncovered paper currency About one
fifth of the total is held in this country,
or approximately $500. 100000. The
stock of gold in the United States is
greater than that of any other country,
being nearly one-fourth of the whole,
or in the neighborhood of 81 800. 400, 900,
and we have about s679, 100000 in sill
yer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07

President Roosevelt, in an address be-
fore the Union League Club of Philadel-
phia. declared national control of railroad
rates and all other phases of interstate
commerce is of vital Importance to the
country The amendment of the Consti-
tuition. if necessary to bring about the
reform is urged
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07

George III. Waldo. farmer near Rut-
land. VT. saved up 81 300 toward paying
for farm and kept it rolled up in a
towel and hidden in the bed in which Mr.
and Mrs. Waldo slept Now the money
cannot be found. There is no clew
which might explain the mysterious dis
appearance
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
MAIL FRAUD PENALTY STANDS.
Supreme Court Rules Against Machen,
Lorenz and the Groffs.


The Supreme Court in Washington,
ID. O., has denied the application of Ma
chen, LOrenz and the Groffs for writ
OF certiorari in the case against them
charging conspiracy to defraud the gov
crnment i'll connection with the Postoffice
Department irregularities. The effect is
to leave standing the decision of the
Court of Appeals of the District of Co
lumbia, finding them guilty as charged.
Machen, Lorenz and the Groffs were
Sentenced to two years Imprisonment and
to pay a fine of $4,000 each. There
Will be no further effort to delay the
execution of the District Supreme Court
sentence, from which the defendants APP
pealed successfully to the District Court
OF Appeals and then to the Supreme
Court of the United States. Charles \.
Douglas. the attorney for Machen, said
that there was nothing to do now but
to yield to the inevitable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Huge Cornell Dam lis Finished.

The new Cornell dam near Croton-on-
Hudson, in Westchester County, New
York, the largest piece of masonry in the
world except the pyramids of Egypt, is
practically complete after ten years of
labor and an expenditure of 100000.
1t will require about two years for the
dam to fill. 1t will make lake sixteen
miles long, flooding the sites of a half
dozen abandoned towns
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Mormon Leader Defends Polygamy

]. Golden Kimball general secretary
of the First Council of Seventy and
prominent Mormon, in speech at Lo-
gan. Utah. is reported to have strongly
defended polygamy and predicted that
Congress would be unable to stop the
practice.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Shot nv American Troons,

Mrs. O'Neil, widow of DIR. j. O'Neil,
the contract surgeon who was killed in
the attack by ladrones in the town of
San Francisco de Malabon, p. l., the
night of Jan. "a, confirms a report to
the effect that when the surgeon was
shot he exclaimed: Il have been shot
by our own men" She was fleeing With
her husband when he fell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Lad slabs Another to Death.

While defending his younger brother
from the attack of John Cahill 10 years
old, Willie Mack, aged 13 was stabbed
TO death by his brothers assailant in
indianapolis. After he was stabbed twice
IN the heart young Mack walked for sew
eral feet and fell dead. Young Cahill
was arrested and lodged in Jail on a
charge of murder.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Business Suspended for Prayer,

Between 10 and II o'clock Friday
every store and fac,ory n. Burlington,
Iowa. was closed 20 enable employees Ia
attend revival services. Many residences
are being thrown open daily for prayer
meetings. Mayor Castor issued a proe-
lamation urging al to close shops and
snend the time in worship,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Kausas Women Nav Lose Vote.

In reply to the recommendation of
Gov. Hoch of Kansas that the suffrage
be extended so that women may vote for
presidential electors, Senator Sackney
has introduced bill to deprive women
of the limited franchise granted in 1857,
demanding the repeal ct the law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Many Arrests Are Made.

Every member of Zemstvo which
adopted resolutions protesting against
the st. Petersburg slaughter has been
arrested on Trepoff's orders and thrown
into prison. 1t is said that more than
900 arrests of members of Sundays
LOB have been made in ST Petersburg
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Eighty-three and a Father.

John Harding of Trenton, n. J., SO
years old. is rejoicing over the birth of
II son, which is the second one born to
him i'll two years. Three years ago he
married Il woman % years old, whom he
had adopted when she was a little girl.
Their first child died Harding is
wealthy, and his boy will inherit
100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Enormous Coal Deal Made.

The largest coal deal ever known in
Indiana was closed up when j. N. Der
ing x Co. Chicago coal operators. came
into possession of some of the richest
coal land in sullivan. Nermilion and Vigo
counties. along the line of the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Gas from stove Kills Three.

The fumes from a hard coal stove
caused the death of Mrs. Louise Mullen.
aged 60 years, and her two grandchil-
dren. Mora and Clarence Jones, aged re-
spectively l. and IL. in st. Louis. Mrs.
Jones was almost dead when discovered
by heI.- husband.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07

In the Senate Tuesday a House bill
was passed extending to express com
panies engaged in interstate commerce
the prohibition against carrying obscene
literature. \ bill largely increasing the
fees for Incorporating stock companies
in the District of Columbia was passed
and Mr.. Platt of Connecticut introduced
a measure intended to correct abuses I'M
der the local corporation laws mentioned
by the President in his message Monday.
Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota spoke on the
statehood bill. In the House the Senate
amendments to the army appropriation
bill were voted down and the measure
was sent to conference. resolution of
fered by Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York
calling on the Navy Department for in
formation regarding the inequality in the
amount of armor plate delivered for the
battleShips Connecticut and Louisiana
was adopted. The conference report ON
the Philippine government bill was
agreed to- The postoffice appropriation
bill was considered until adjournment.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07
Government Is Beaten.

The defeat of the Hungarian govern
ment at the recent election seems to have
been complete. The opposition secured
III seats of the SIS results so far known.
One hundred and eighteen of these are
members of the Kossuth party.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-02-07

PENNSYLVANIA their promised land con-
sisting of 10000 acres in Bloomington,
l'lke County. Pa. The Shakers bought
the land in 1875 for $4,000, and sold it
Tor $4,000. They had no one to develop
the Promised LAM" and the property
was eating up their funds