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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27

Of these seven cities New York, Chi
cago and Cleveland were the only ones
that showed an increase of more than 80
per cent in the decade between 1890 and
1900. st. Louis had 27.3 per cent; Bos-
ton, 251; Philadelphia, 23.6, and Dalti-
more, 17.2. Under the new dispensatiou
st. Louis would go soaring. Her percent-
age of Increase would leap far beyond
that of Chicago in the last decade 1t
would be less than the Chicago rate be-
tween 1880 and 1890, but it would he on
some accounts much more remarkable.
For st. Louis has not been conspicuous
as racer.
Precedents are rudely overturned also
in the case of Philadelphia. Starting
with population some 100000 less than
that of Chicago, that city is given an
absolute increase nearly equal to Chi
Cages and a considerably larger relative
increase, also to the confusion of prece-
dents. These are the most notable of the
predictions, and it is evident that they
have little relation to past gains.
Cleveland is given an increase of about
go per cent, as against 46 per cent in the
last decade, but a very high rate was to
have been expected from her past growth.
On the other hand, Chicago IS dropped
from 81 per cent to about 80 per cent.
Her presidents are knocked into smith
Greens to her very great disadvantage.
In building increases in cost for 1905
over 1904 were New York, so per cent !;
Brooklyn, a; Chicago, 3D. Philadelphia,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
News of Minor Note.

Col. Thomas Fl. Swope who gave a
], 3OO-acre park to Kansas City, will also
give a $4,000 art gallery.
The Italian government has contribut-
ed $4,000 a year for an Italian labor
exchange in New York to fight the pa
1rone system.
The anti-pass movement has spread TO
Minnesota, all the judges in I'll: STATE
Mving sent back to the railroads The an
dual certificates of free transportation
they had received.
Fire damaged the plant of the T..
Schneider & Sons Company, manufac-
ttrers Of structural iron. at Cincinnati.
20 the extent of $250,000. There IS a
u spcion that the fire was of incsnd:ary
origin.
\ concurrent resolution introduced in
tie lower house of the Mississippi: Legs
'ature attacks the recently reported sale
ii the Illinois Central railroad anc orders
lie railroad commission and the Attor-
ley General to hold an investigation.
Fire destroyed the wholesale grocery
store of Curry, Tunis & Norwood in Lex
ington, KY, and damaged the Chesapeake
and Ohio freight station. Loss $4,000,
partly covered by insurance
The power house of the University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000. The
plant supplied light and power for nearly
all the buildings of the university.
BY the explosion of one OF the eor.
powder houses at the iron mines al Hart.
Vile. Wyo., the shafthouse, blacksmith
Top and other buildings of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company were demolished
and nearly every pane Of glass in the
town shattered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
ALARM OVER CHINA.
ARMY OFFICIALS FEAR CRISIS
IN FAR EAST.
Preparations for Outbreak Being
Made by General Staf--AIissfon-
aries Advised to Keep In Touch
with Treaty Ports.

Reports have come to members of
the general staff of the army from
China that are more alarming than
are the reports which have become
public property, writes Washington
correspondent. Staff members are
bending every energy to the study Of
the Chinese situation and are making
preparations for crisis in the eastern
empire.
Notwithstanding the disinclination
shown thus far by Congress to pro-
vide for the proper quartering of more
troops in the Philippines, it is almost
unquestionably the intention of the
army chiefs to reinforce the island
garrison with regiments in addition
to those now on the high seas on the
way to Manila.
The general staff has had its hand
on the pulse of China for months. Sew
eral army officers recently returned
from that country, and their reports
tension of mind of the chiefs. One
of the members of the general staff
who recently arrived from China, and
who visited Shanghai, Canton and Pc
king and made trips through various
parts of the country, says that in his
opinion there is only one thing which
can prevent immediate trouble in the
Flowery Kingdom. He declares that
the natives are ready to rise against
the foreigner at the present time, but
that they are held in check by the
more intelligent leaders, who tell them
to wait a while and that then they
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Notes of Current events.
Joseph Nasal and Mich II Augustine
of Spring Mill Pa, were truck by
nd

| Joseph Nasal and Mich II Augustine
| of Spring Mill, Pa, were truck by a
| locomotive and killed.
Maj. Gen. Corbin and staff sailed from
Manila for Hongkong, leaving Maj. Gen
| Wood in charge of the island army.
| St. Louis police are forbidden to swear
while on duty. The first patrolman who
violated the new order was fined $50.
Myron ]. Amick, former Indian fight.
er and fellow scout of Buffalo Bill, died
in New York. He was born at EIgin, ILL.,,
| in 1914.
A convention attended by 600 delegates
from various parts of Kansas met at To-
peka to consider plans for holding a semi
centennial exposition in 1911.
Miss Bruer of Minneapolis, Mimi, will
go to the wreck of the steamer Valencia,
off Vancouver island, and search for the
body of her uncle. l. G. Bruer.
A Chicago syndicate has closed deal
for the purchase of the plant of the Mo-
bile (Ala.) Electric Lighting Company.
The reported price is $1,500,000.
A bill abolishing capital punishment for
murder in the first degree, except upon
conviction of a second offense, was pass
ed by the Ohio State Senate at Colum-
| bus.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia an
nounces that he will retire from public
| life at the end of his present term and
would not become a candidate for Gov
erncr.
Mrs. Minnie II. Graham was granted
divorce from DR.. Elisha B. Graham in
Los Angeles, Cal, on the ground of de-
sertion The couple formerly lived in
Chicago.
The lower house of the New York Leg
islature passed the concurrent resolution
providing for the appointment of a joint
legislative committee to investigate the
State banking department.
The saloon men of Omaha have noti-
fed the Civic Federation that unless it
permits Sunday opening the liquor sellers
will withdraw their deposits from the
banks and start new bank.
Senators John T. Morgan and Edmund
W. Pettus, the veteran representatives
of AIab INA in Congress, notified the State
Demo, ratio executive committee that
they were candidates for denomination by
the Democratic primary next August.
Carl Blake, manager of the Metropole
Club at Minneapolis, arrested for operat-
ing a gambling house, changed his plea
to guilty.
The trial of Ona and Dellbert Hayslip
on the charge of killing Alfred Fisher
by beating him to death on Jan. / was
suddenly closed at West Union, Ohio, and
the judge sentenced both men to the pen
itentiary for life.
Eight months in jail was the sentence
confirmed by the Louisiana Supreme
Court against Dominick C. O'Malley. the
well-known turfman. for libeling Mayor
Behrman of New Orleans in his paper,
the Item. O'Malley also was fined So
600 for kbsiiaS Attorney Luzenburg.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
UE45 lcAa1ERS
s'5syy lssss g. -
SE2. -AQQCr

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50 hogs, prime heavy, $500
to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $500 TO
$6.15; wheat, No. 2, SIC to Sic; corn
No. 2, 39c to 40c; oats, standard, 2Sc to
30c; rye, No. >, 65c to &c; hay, t;mo-
thy, $3.50 to $1,000; prairie, $500 to
$1,000; butter, choice creamery, pc TO
27c; eggs, fresh, 13c to 15c; potatoes,
45c to SIC.
Indianapolis-C shipping, $500
to 1915; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
5000; sheep, common to prime. 50. so to
1928; wheat, No. 2, SIC to SSc; corn,
No. > white, 40c to Ale; oats, No. 2
white, SOC to Gle.
st. Louise Cattle, $3.50 to 1925;
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep S4.OO to
S6.25 wheat. No. ., SIC to soc; corn,
No. 2, 3Sc to 39c; oats, No. 2, 29c TO
3Oc; rye, No. 2, &c to Csc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $5.35;
hogs, $500 to 1928; sheep. $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, soc to soc; corn,
No. mixed, 42c to 44c; oats, No. 2
mixed, Bic to 32c; rye, No. 2, Csc to
zoe.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $4.75 hogs,
p4.UU 10 AO.oO, Sneep, 4Z.JU 10 900 >
wheat, No. 2, Sac TO S5c corn, No. 3
yellow, 43c to Ale; OATS, No. white,
&c to 33c: rye, No. 2, 65c to 66c.
Wheat, No. 2 northern,
Soc to S3c; corn, No. 3, SOC to doc;
oats, standard, 30c to gle; rye, No. /.
6.5c to 66c; barley, No. 2, 53c to 54c,
pork. mess. $500.
Toledo-Wheat, No. mixed, SEC to
SIC; corn, No. = mixed, 44c to 45c;
oats, No. 2 mixed, Bic to 33c; rye, No
,, 66c to 67c; clover Seed prime, $S.25.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; sheep, common to good mived,
$500 to 1913; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $3.50.
New York-Cattle. $500 to s5.75;
hogs, $500 to S6.40; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, Soc to sec:
corn, No. 2, 47c to 49c; oats, natural.
white, 34c to Doc; butter, creamery, 24c
to 2Sc; eggs western, 13c to 15c.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
woMAN,s AWFUL CRIME.
Former Chicago Resident Throws
Children from Fall River Boat.


A woman believed to have been Mrs.
Waters, wife of John W. Waters,
who recently moved from Chicago to
Brooklyn, threw her three children
overheard the Fall River line steamer
Plymouth when the boat was en- route
from New York, and then followed them,
committing suicide. She left note say
ing she had drowned her children and
would kill herself She is said to have
suffered from mental trouble for some
time. The stateroOm occupied by the
woman was engaged in New York under
the maine of B. I. Allen. She is describ-
ed as about 80 years old and we'll dressed.
The three children included a girl about
y years old and two smaller children, be-
lieved to have been boys, one nursing
infant. Among the letters left by the
woman was one addressed to John W.
Waters, ITO Broadway, New York. One
of the missives was written on a part of
an envelope, the other on a piece of
wrapping paper. The note on the envel-
ope read: Dear Husband-Forgive this
trouble. have nearly broken my heart.
Dear John, forgive me for causing you
this sorrow, but | could not live and
could not leave our children. | have wor
ried so much | fear insanity and | could
not leave the children" One letter dis
posed of the woman's personal property.
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GIRL DIES FROM PENANcE.
Pats Arm in Fire TO Atone for Her
Injury to Child.

Pats Arm in Fire 10 Atone for Her
Injury to Child.
Rose Fl. Elmer, aged II. an inmate of
the Bethany home, az Episcopal orphan
age in Glendale, nesr Cincinnati, died
from burns received while cauterizing her
arm in self-imposed penance, during
which she accidentally set fire to her
clothing. The coroner is investigating the
case. The girl desired to become nurse.
Lillian Fears, 3-year-old inmate of the
home, was suffering from a small cut on
the arm, and Miss Elmer attempted to
readjust the bandages. In doing so she
knocked over kettle Of boiling water
that scalded the child's arm badly. Re
morse for the accident caused Miss Elmer
much suffering. 1t is believed that she
gained the idea she could atone for the
accident by burning herself on the arm.
She was seen by other children holding
her bare arm over a CRATE fire SO that the
flames touched the bare flesh. She had
been sobbing and bemoaning the accident
to the child moment before. Before any
one could interfere he1 clothing caught
fire and she was soon enveloped in flames.
She never rallied from the shock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
Baseball the Year Around

Californians buy more baseballs and
bats than the people of any other State
in the Union in proportion to popula-
ton. Close to $4,000 balls and 10000
bats are annually required to supply the
demand created by the strong hold which
the American game has secured in that
State. Climatic conditions in California
impose no limitations on the playing sea
son, and therefore the game is in evil
dence during every month Of the yea,
which, of course, furnishes one OF the
explanations why greater number of
balls and bats are required than in other
less faNnrad liabilities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27

western plains and in the American in
vasion of Cuba He was educated as
a physician and entered the army in
1896 as a contract surgeon. In the
battles with the Apaches he perform
ed distinguished services.
When war broke out with Spain
Wood, aided by Theodore Roosevelt,
organized the famous rough riders and
was made its colonel General Wood
commanded his brigade at the battles
of Las Animas and San Juan. When
Santiago surrendered he was appoint
ed military governor of that city. La
ter he was assigned TO the command
OF the department of Santiago and also
civil governor of the provinces of San
tiago. On Dec. 20, 1899, he was ap-
pointed military governor of Cuba and
governed the island until he turned ii
over to President Palma.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
RUSSIAN TAKES MACHINES.
RecOrd-Breakfng Exports of Ayr
cultural Implements.

RecOrd-Breaking Exports of Agri-
cultural Implements.
Record-breaking exports of American
agricultural machinery will be made to
Russia this season. Three ship loads are
to be forwarded to Black Sea ports in the
next few weeks. and consignments will be
made in other Vessels to the same part OF
the world which will bring up the total
cargoes to more than 10000 tons, repre-
senting value of $2,5OO,OO0. One of the
leading men identified with the export
trade in New York said Foreign bust
ness in agricultural machinery is growing
rapidly. Wherever they are introduced
American agricultural machines quickly
supersede everything turned out by for
eign competitors. The question of price
is not considered by the average buyer
abroad, farming machinery made in the
United States commanding a higher price
than the products of British or German
plants" Export of American agricul-
tural machinery and implements are ex-
pected to exceed $25,000,000 this year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
EXCITEMENT is JUSTIFIED.
WOman's Husband Demands al.
Apology In Morris Case.

WOman's Husband Demands
Apology In Morris Case.
DIR. Minor Morris, whose wife was
elected from the White House in Wash
ington several weeks ago, has given out
for publication the correspondence which
recently passed between himself and the
President regarding the case. DIR. Nor
ris demanded public apology of the
President for this outrage on woman
hood and common decency." Secretary
Loeb replied to the letter. stating that an
investigation by the chief of police show
ed that the arrest was justified, and that
the kindest act to Mrs. Morris and her
kinsfolk would be to refrain from giving
the case additional publicity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
JURY FREES PAT GROVE.
Declares Him GuiItIess of kidnapping
Eddie CudahV.

Pat Grove was acquitted in Omaha,
Neb., of the charge of robbing Edward
A. Cudahy, the Omaha packer, by the ex-
tortion of $4,000 through the kidnapping
of his son, and the judge delivered
singing rebuke to the jury for their &C
ton. The court also refused to give
Grove permission to thank the jury. The
jury came to an agreement after fifteen
hours of elaboration. The citizens are
indignant. Grove was Immediately ar
rested on behalf of the Iowa officials. He
was recently indicted in Council Bluffs
with others on a charge OF holding up a
street car. Pat Grove has a criminal
record familiar to the police of the en-
tire country. He began his criminal ca
reer in Omaha fifteen years ago. July,
1890, &c robbed a woman In a Chicago
dive of diamonds worth $4,000 and shot
her through the arm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
Church Brings Fortune.

The old Broadway Tabernacle property,
at the northeast corner of Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street, has been bought by
New York business house which will
erect thereon a large building. No au-
thoritative announcement as to the price
paid for the property was made, but it is
said that the figure was in the neighbor-
hood of S2.J0O,OOO.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
sir. Rninsford's Resignation

Rev. ". S. Rainsford, who as pastor
of st. Georges Protestant Episcopal
cs.urch. New York, became widely known
as the leading exponent of muscular
Christianity" has definitely and finally
resigned his pastorate. More than a year
ago his health failed and his resignation
was sent from Egypt. where he is now
resting. His congregation is one of the
wealthiest in the city, and the church's
endowment has been increased during the
twenty-five years of his services to $780,
600. His practical parish work was ex-
tensive and was carried on by a staff of
twenty trained assistants and hundreds Of
volunteer workers.
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can kill not only the foreigners at

can kill not only the foreigners at
hand, but those who are sent to avenge
their deaths.
The people of the United States do
not as yet fully realize the signifi-
canoe of the governments action in
collecting troops in the Philippines
with a view to the possible outbreak
of hostilities in China. The growing
antiforeign sentiment in the latter
country is too threatening to be ig-
nored. Attacks on missionaries in the
interior and dangerous riots in Shang
hal and elsewhere, to say nothing of
pthe persistent boycotting of Ameri
can goods and of individual Ameri-
cans, indicate that ferment through
out large sections Of the empire has
profoundly influenced the masses of
the Chinese.
China is vast enigma which no
foreigner can even pretend wholly to
understand. However, something like
a real patriotic movement is growing
up there. the leaders being students
and merchants in treaty ports, who be-
lieve that it is necessary to overthrow
the old regime, and, while asserting
the dignity of the ancient race to
which they belong, draw all its ele-
ments together by making common
cause against the supercilious foreign
er. Owing to prejudice, superstition
and other dangerous offshoots of ig-
norance, the Chinese are capable of
dreadful outrages when stirred up by
designing persons. Fortunately the
central government of China is in
ADLER hands than it was at the time of
the Boxer rebellion. There is reason
to hope that it now has the power as
we'll as the desire to restrain the mass
es from making any concerted attack
upon foreigners.
Military spirit in China has had a
great growth since the beginning of
the war between Russia and Japan.
Young China" as represented by the
student class, is mad with desire to
prove its prowess in battle. Mean
while. official China has gone TO work
methodically to overcome its historic
impotence. Under the direction of its
greatest administrator. Viceroy Yuan
Shihkai of Chill province, a power
full, well-equipped and well-drilled
army has been brought into existence.
If the yellow peril should make it
necessary to send troops into China,
the invading army from the United
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
Spring trade in dry
IN. goods, clothing, shoes
| New York.

Spring trade in dry
NbW lO[k. goods, clothing, shoes
and millinery continues
to show expansion, despite the pres
ence of winter conditions.
Bank clearings are much smaller,
rejecting decreased stock speculation,
due to dearer money at the metropolis,
a condition which looks artificial in
view of the growing ease at all other
centers. Collections are fair to good
except in the South. where holding of
cotton is a drawback, as for some time
past. Summed up it may be said that
there are a number of cross-currents
visible, but a record spring trade is
apparently all but secured and the flu
ture crop development will largely
govern fall and winter trade. which as
yet is of small aggregate volume.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending Feb. 10
number 204, against 204 last week,
243 in sthe like week of 1905 231 in
1904. 1888 in 1908 and 22S in 1902 In
Canada failures for the week number
%, as against % last week and II In
this week a year ago.-Bradstreet's
Commercial Report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
DULUTH ELEVATOR BURNED.
Fire on the Water Front Destroys
Property Worth 81 900 900.

Fire on the Water Front Destroys
Property Worth 81, 900 900.
The wooden working house of the pu-
luth Grain elevator plant of F. II. Pea
vey & Co. of Minneapolis was burned to
the ground with it's contents, consisting
of about 100000 bushels of grain, prin-
cipally wheat. The loss on the grain and
house is estimated at $1,0OO,000 and is
fully covered by insurance. The elevator
was known as the 'PV" and it is the re-
ceiVing and shipping house for the great
Peavey concerns storage house, with
capacity of 100000 bushels. The origin
of the fire Is unknown. Fortunately there
was no wind blowing toward other i'm
proved districts on the harbor front or
the loss would have been tremendous.
The fire department had much difficulty
in getting streams on the fire, as there
were no hydrants within half a mile and
1t was necessary TO cut holes in the ice
six feet thick in the slips to get water.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
VIII Pay Depositors in Fuu.

Developments in the Bank of America
failure in Chicago indicate that deposit
ors will be paid in full and disclose seri-
Gus defects in the conduct of the institu-
ton. Receiver has been appointed for the
f. E. Creelman Lumber and Manufactur-
ing Company, the head of which is the
largest borrower of the failed bank.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
DENoUNcE ACaUITTAL OF GROVE
Omaha Business Men Declare Verdict

Omaha Business Men Declare Verdict
to Be ''Travesty on Justice
The executive committee of the Com
mercial Club of Omaha, the leading COM
mercial organization of the city, has
adopted resolutions denouncing the recent
acquittal of Pat Grove of the charge of
robbing e. A. Cudahy in connection with
the kidnapping of the latter's son in De-
cember. 1900. The resolutions declare the
verdict "a travesty on justice" and say
1.-The evidence against this man was per-
fectly clear and should have resulted in
his conviction of the crime charged and
admitted"
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Kills Himself in school Building

While fifty children were praying dur
ing religious exercises at st. Michael's Pa
rochial School in St. Louis. William
Hemphill, aged Al, recently discharged
after a long service as janitor of the
school, entered an adjoining room anC
committed suicide by shooting himself.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-02-27
Father GapOn Is Unmarked.

Through the disappearance of the jour
nalist, Matushensky, the press agent and
real brains of the Father Gapon move
ment in Russia, the disclosure has been
made that the moderate labor oIyaniza-
tion, which Gapon established ia st.
Petersburg after the publication of the
imperial manifesto of Oct. 80, 1905, was
subsidized by the government