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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
window he saw the terror of the viii

window he saw the terror of the viii
lage at the door,
Little thinking the window Tom had
left unfastened was trap, the unsus-
pectlng ghost was soon in the silent
house.
Sparks of fire issued from It's mouth,
stream of blood flowed from its
breast, and Tom shuddered as he crept
noiselessly up the stairs The burglar
had scarcely entered the chamber
when there was a loud report, and a
voice said authoritatively as he fell to
the floor with shrek of dismay:
81 have six bullets left, sir ghost. If
you make any resistance l shall use
them"
30, you young villain, you said there
wasn't a weapon in the house." groan-
ed the man, tearing OF his ghostly at
tire.
every true" The only one 1 knew
of was in my own pocket
MY leg is broken. Help me up"
"You are quite comfortable"
A savage oath broke from the mans
lips, and he coaxed and threatened al
ternately Finding neither avalled,. he
raised himself and dashed for the
door. There was a flash, quick re-
port, and the man fell down the stairs
where he lay senseless.
The housekeeper now made her az
pearance, and after binding him Sc
cugsly. they watched him until morn
ing.
you have done it now" said the
burglar, on recovering, Il wasn't hurt
at all before"
Such a time as there was the next
day. Men, women and children gath
cred about the house. A good deal of
laughter was heard when they saw the
red paint they had taken for blood
When the excitement was at Its
height Toms uncle appeared.
well, You have done bravely," he
said, on hearing the story. 4 guess
that paper has something to do with
your fine gentleman
Tom took the paper. A thousand dol
lars reward was offered for a notori-
Gus burglar. He had left the city and
the officers were after him.
The joy of the people was complete
hen Tom brought out the treasure of
the hollow tree. He received many
gifts beside the reward
BelIyille has never had a ghost since.
l-waverley Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
MEXICAN RACE WAR.
FoRrY-FIvE AMERICANS KILLED
In MINE RIOT.
Outbreak Follows Strike and De-
mand for Increased Wages-Mex-
leans Fire on Foreigners and

In a desperate race war between
striking Mexican miners and Ameri-
cans forty-fve Americans were killed
Friday at Cananea, Mexico, where is
located the great copper camp of Col.
onel W. C. Greene. The camp was set
on fire and it is reported that the Mex
leans defied all authority. They were
reported to be using dynamite in blow
ing UP the great shelters and mills
owned by the Greene company.
The trouble arose at Cananea over
the demand of the Mezicans for an In
crease in wages from $3.50 to S. per
day. Colonel Greene addressed prac-
ticaIly the entire population of the
camp in an effort to pacify the excited
Mexicans. However, between and 5
o'clock in the afternoon the Mexicans
opened FIRE on the Americans and forty
or more were killed.
Colonel Greene wired at once to Bis
bee for all the armed men that could
be sent to protect the Americans and
their property at Cananea. The popu-
lation of Cananea is $4,000, of which
5000 are Americans. The family of
Colonel Greene arrived at Naco, Ariz.,
Friday afternoon, but the colonel re-
mained with his property.
There has been bad blood at Cananea
for some time and only a month ago
the home of the superintendent of the
mine was dynamited by unknown par
ties. Friday one of the policemen of
the city was killed by an American,
who claimed it was a personal griev-
ance he had against the Mexican.
George Metcalf, who was in charge
of the large lumber business of the
Greene company, was one Of the first
men to be killed. The Mexican labor
ers had been gathering III a great
crowd during the forenoon and Friday
afternoon about 1900 of them started
from the vicinity of the Sonora hotel
toward the lumber yard.
On the way they stopped at q livery
stable and tried to persuade two Next
cans at work to join them, but they
refused, and when the proprietor told
them the stable was his individual prop
erty and was not connected with the
mining company they left. at the lum-
Der yard a large fire hose was brought
out and as the crowd approached the
office water was thrown on them
At the same time Metcalf advanced
on the crowd with rifle The Next
cans closed in on him, took the gun
from his hands and beat him to death
with it. William Metcalf, nephew,
rushed to the rescue of his uncle, when
he was shot by Mexican. Three Mex
leans were killed at the lumber yard.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
LAKE BUSINESS SHOWS A. GAIN.
Government Report Indicates Heavy
Movement of Freight.

A bulletin issued by the Department oil
Commerce and Labor says hat commerce
on the great lakes during April and the
first four months of 1906 exceeds that of
like periodh in any earlier year. For the
month of April shipments from all points
on the lakes amounted to 4,365, 800 net
tons, while for the year to April 30 they
aggregate 5,41S, 4S1, gain for the month
of 1,275,042 and for the four months OF
1,592,656 net tons if compared with cor
responding mvements in 1905.
1t should be noted, however, says the
bulletin, that the unusually heavy west.
bound movement of coal was probably in
some degree due to the storing of vast
quantities of this commodity at eastern
ports prior to the opening or the lakes, in
anticipation of coal strike, while the
general movement of nearly all articles
of commerce may have been accelerated by
the fear of a general strike among steam
ship employees, of which there seemed to
be probability during the entire month.
OF the coal, iron ore and copper ship
ments-which for April, 1906, comprised
over so per cent of the total outbound
movements-the coal moved almost en-
tirely from east to west, while The move
ment of iron and copper was generally in
the opposite direction. OF the April coal
movement 39SS 800 tons were shipped from
Cleveland and 32S, 524 from Buffalo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
RACE CULTURE IDEA.
Luther Burbank, Plant Magician,
Gives Country a Mild shock.

Gives Country a Mild shock.
Several months ago a friend of Luther
Burbank, the California magician OF plant
life gave the country mild shock by
announcing that Burbank proposed to APP
ply his principles of plant culture to the
betterment of the human species. Now,
in the May Century, Burbank deals with
this subject for himself. He says that
he has constantly been impressed with the
similarity between the organization and
development CT plant and human life, He
thinks that the present variety of races
in this country affords a splendid oppor-
tunity for developing the finest race the
world has ever known. He would have a
dozen normal families, who represent the
blending of the races, live apart in a Sc
iected environment. so that their children
should always be treated honestly and
have fear kept out of their lives, while
being supplied with plenty of fresh air
and nourishing food. The physically weak
and unfit should be kept from propagat-
ing. and the mentally defective would thus
be eliminated Judging from his expert.
ence of plant life, he believes that ten
generations would be ample 10 fix any de
sired attribute.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
FARMER Is A SUICIDE.
John SinceI of NIenomonee Cuts His
Throat with Razor.

John Sincel, aged 81 years. a we'll
known farmer of the town of Menomonee,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor Sincel left the house dur
ing the morning and as he failed to come
to dinner members of the family went in
search of him. His dead body was found
lying in a pool of blood in the COW stable
and razor nearby. Sincel had complete
ly severed his windpipe. He used such
force in welding the razor that the han
die was broken. According to members
of the family. Sincel had worried over
ditch, which the town of Menomonee dug
near his farm about two years ago for
the purpose of draining a marsh. He inn
agined that the ditch would overflow and
flood his farm. Constant worry over the
same is thought to have unbalanced his
mind. He leaves wife and nine chill
dren.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
N~~oo~~o-o~o

946-Edmund l., King of the Anglo
Saxons, assassinated.
1315-Edward Bruce invaded Ireland
with 5000 men.
149S-Geronimo Savanarola burnt at the
stake for exposition the conduct of
Pope Alexander VI.
f533--Cranmer pronounced sentence Of
divorce between. Henry VIII and
Catherine OF Arragon.
1576-First issue of Liverpool Times,
England's first regular newspaper.
1606-Massacre of false Demetrius and
his adherents at Moscow.
1637-M.ssacre of Indians at Fort Mys-
tic By Mason.
1859 Retirement of Richard Cromwell.
1T34-Imperial forces defeated at the
battle of Bitonto.
1743-American Philosophical Society
founded by Benjamin Franklin.
1865 - Patrick Henry's resolutions
against stamp act passed Virginia
Assembly.
l775-H9we, Clinton md Burgoyne,
British generals, arrived at Boston.
17S3-Jlmes Otis, American patriot and
statesman, killed by lightning.
17SS-South Carolina adopted the fed
eral cons t;tution.
1794-Habeas corpus act suspended in
England.
179S-Battle of Tarah and defeat of the
United Irishmen.
1S05-Napoleon crowned King of Italy.
1S10-Crown Prince of Sweden killed by
fall from his horse.
1S1S-First steamboat on Lake Erie
launched
1S45-Louis Napoleon made his escape
from the fortress of Ham. Que
bees first great FIRE. . Last Arctic
expedition under Sir John Franklin
sailed.
1S4S-Decree forever excluding Louis
Philippe and family from France.
1S53-French Legislature restored CAPT
tai punishment.
1S54-French army left Malta TO occupy
Athena. d. . Riot in Boston over ar
rest of Anthony Burns, fugitive
slave.
1S64-Ionian Islands ceded to Greece.
1S65-Surrender of Gen. e. Kirby Smith
and his army.
1S6S-Acquittal of President Johnson by
the U. s. Senate.
1STO-N. P. r. R. Gland grab) bill pass
ed by both houses of Congress.
1S74-National Civil Rights bill passed
by U. S. Senate.
1S75-Erie Railroad Company adjudged
bankrupt.
1S77-Holy war proclaimed against Rus
STA by Sheik-ul-Islam.
1SS1-Great Britain paid United States
$4,000 in settlement of Fortune
Bay fishery dispute.
Michael Fagin, Phoenix Park muir
derer, hanged in Dublin.
1SSS-Boston Corbett, slayer of j..
Wilkes Booth, escaped from asylum
at Topeka, Kan.
! 1S91-Commercial congress in session at
Denver resolved in favor Of unlimited
coinage of silver.
1892 Earthquake shock felt in southern
California.
1S95-Yalkyr'a III, America Cup chal-
lenger, launched at Glasgow.
1860. c. Magoon inaugurated Gov
ernor of Panama canal zone.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Lnx connulsorr Education Laws.

William Fl. Allen, general agent for the
New York association for improving the
condition % the poor, writing in the
American Morrhly Review of Reviews,
calls attention to the fact that from 50.-
600 to 100000 children who are supposed
to be attending the schools of New York
City. under the compulsory education law,
in fact are running the streets or work
ing in tenements and factories, in yiOlao
ton Of the child labor law. He makes
this the basis for a demand for more sat
iSfactOry school reports.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Right TO Ignorance vindicated

The recent decision of Judge Rice of
the Superior court of Pennsylvania, sus-
tanning the lower court in declaring I'M
constitutional the vital section of the law
of 1905, prohibiting the employment of
boys under 16 in the mines and under
IA above ground, is responsible for the
bringing thousands of small boys back in
to the mines and breakers. Although the
prohibition against employment of these
boys stands its effectiveness is totally re-
moved by striking out the provision re-
curing presentation of employment GER
tiicates, including the record showing
the holders attendance ct school during
the preceding yeara. Florence Kelly, sec
rotary of the National Consumers league,
says in Charities and the Commons, that
the certificates thus abolished are the
simplest device yet invented for making
the age limit workable, and declares that
these Pennsylvania Judges ''will go down
to history as the enemies of the children,
like the tventy-one Georgia Senators who
last June condemned to deadly toll in the
cotton mills by day and by night little
children" The Pennsylvania case will
be carried to the supreme court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
FIGHT OVER CEMETERY.
French Island Burying Ground, Used
by Catholics, May Revert to Heirs

Litigation over the title of the Catholic
cemetery on French island, near La
Crosse, is the result of an attempt to Sc
cure cooperation of all those interested
in the cemetery to carry on extensive i'm
provements. The cemetery was a gift to
the people of the island by the late Moses
Joliyette. one of the pioneers of the re-
gion. The land has been used exclusive
ly as a Catholic burying ground which
it has been discovered in violation of
a clause in the will, which provided that
it be used for people of all religions. 1t
is believed that the property may revert
to the heirs
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
India suffers from Plague.

India IS being raYaged BY plague the Z
assuming enormous proportions. In
Bengal alone, it is reported that th,fs are
now about 5000 deaths week f:onl it..
In Bombay $50 deaths occur every day,
while about 800 is the daily average of
the central provinces.
The spread of the dreadful disease is
attributed by the local health authorities
to the facility of travel by railroads,
which are much used by the natives, thus
causing a larger area to become infected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
san FrnncIseo nanLs -open.

Secretary Shaw said at New York
Tuesday that he had word from San
Francisco to the effect that the situation
there had become so well settled and con-
idence was so thoroughly restored thai
the banks did not consider It necessary
TO avail themselves Of his offer to in
crease government deposits. run, he
thought, was unlikely, but if il should
occur the government would lend immedi-
ate aid. When the banks resumed BUSH
ness Wednesday they had in their vaults
s45.O00,0O0 more than at the time Of the
earthquake. this being The amount trans
TERED from other d8 .nGial ca2tsrs.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

The conditions of working women was
the subject of a paper read before lSe
academy of political and social science at
Philadelphia by Mrs Rose Pastor Phelps
Stokes. She argued that much of the
hardship of wage-working women was due
TO the fact that they are obliged to con-
tribute to the support of families who live
in idleness and luxury, and she thought
that it was the universal recognition of
this fact among the working people which
led to the strikes and industrial disturb
ancas and to that class hatred and crav-
ing for justice which underlie the social
istic program.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP.
Accident Near Racine Entails Loss
of $4,000

Two terrific explosions which shook the
buildings throughout Racine, occurred the
other morning. Hundreds of persons leap
ed from their beds in wild excitement,
believing it was an earthquake. The
shocks were caused by an explosion of the
Rand & Latin powder mills at Pleasant
Prairie. The glase and press rooms and
the corning mill were blown to pieces, in
volying loss of $4,000. Windows in
houses throughout the village were brok,
en-. No loss of life is reported.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
The Germ of Rheumatis,n.

DR.. Lewis FrisselI, attending physician
to the Seton hospital at New York, claims
to have isolated the germ of rheumatism
He says it looks a good deal like other
disease microbes, but has a special affinity
for the joints. DR.. Frissell thinks this
is the real cause Of the disease, which,
however, may be brought on by exposure
to dampness. He classes rheumatism as
an infectious disease which occurs in epi-
demic form. He attributes both pleurisy
and rheumatism Of the heart to the newly
discovered germ
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Tries Suicide Four Times.

Fonr attempts at suicide, all unsuccess-
full were made by John Dryer, Maple
Grove man, and he now lies in the Holy
Family hospital in Manitowoc in a pre-
carious condition, but there is little
chance for his recovery. Dwyer, whose
acts are due, it is said, to social osra-
cism, is Respondent because of the fact
that he has been an outcast in the town
since he returned from Waupun, where he
served one year of time for a crime.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Automobile Efficiency contest

In the recent efficiency test Of motor
vehicles, conducted by the Automobile
Club of America, sixty-fye cars started
from New York, each limited to two gall
Ions of gasoline. Under unfavorable
weather conditions fifteen of them exceed
ed forty miles. and a twelve horse power
runabout went eighty-seven miles, TO
North Haven, Conn, with a weight of
2-300 pounds including two passengers
and a handicap of 800 pounds. Five
went beyond the fifty-mile point.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Fire MT Peshfiro.

Peshtigo narrowly escaped burning the
other afternoon. Fire in the rear of the
business district was stopped at a late
hour by the Mcdonald icehouses. Nc
Donald's hotel and several neighboring
buildings were badly damaged. Aemer's
blacksmith shop and other structures
near it were destroyed Several people
were hurt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Incoming Great Ports.

Duluth and Superior City are looming
up among the great ports of the world.
They have combined 2SS miles OF docks
and the greatest vessel tonnage in the
United States. In 1909 they handled 10
525 vessels of 20.905.000 tons. In 1905.
1886 vessels of 24,S06. 40 tons. Among
the regular visitors are $50 steamers of a
tonnage of 1000 tons each and upward.
There are 33 elevators in Duluth and Su-
perior with a combined capacity of a.
$4,000 bushels Of grain and eight large
Touring mills.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

The tendency to send children to school
toe young, keeping them at their books
when they should be busy at play and
in getting fresh air, was condemned by
DR.. Thomas NJ. Ballet of New York uni
versfty in an address before the national
conference on charities and corrections in
Philadelphia
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Total of the worlds Commerce.

A statement issued by the Department
OF Commerce and Labor estimates that
the worlds international commerce in
1906 will amount to S25,000000,000. BY
this term is meant the imports plus the
exports from which reports were avail
able.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
MS OF sr pRowNs.
Galesvii.e Patriarch Falls in Lake
While EiNhinU

With two bodies lying in the Jail room
of the city building, Galesville was the
other day in the fever of excitement. Jo-
seph Quackenbush. aged % years, fell
from boat while fishing in Lake Mari
nuka within the city limits. Although
the water was not deep. the old man was
dead when taken out twenty minutes
later. A boy of years was with him,
who escaped. Shortly after the body OF
Chris Lund was found hanging to limb
over a bank within a few rods of the city
building. Lund, about go years old, had
been boarding at one of the hotels. Sui
eide is the most probable theory.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

The Armstrong legislative committee of
New York, which made last year sensa-
tiOnal disclosures, has wound up its af-
fairs with statement showing that its
expenses amounted to S101 SIS. of which
$4,000 went to Chief Counsel Hughes
and S17. 800 to his associates.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

Only one vote kept Rev. A. II. Ezekiel,
representative of the Wisconsin Anti-Sa-
loon League, from being convicted in APP
pleton of violating the Sunday labor law
for purchasing beer on Sunday TO use as
evidence against saloonmen. The jury
voted to l for conviction.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
STATE LANDS ARE SOLD.
over 1000 Acres I'm Northern Wis
consin Disposed OF.

The State of Wisconsin has sold at
public sale 1000 acres of land in Mari
nerte. Douglas and Burnett counties for
$4,000 The sale took place in the State
land Office in the capitol in Madison. In
ali fifty parcels were disposed of, but no
one purchaser was allowed to buy more
than 100 acres, Elmer Grimmer of Mari
nette, clerk of Marinette county, repre-
sented party of persons who bought
about $1,000 worth of land in Marinette
county. Some of the purchasers of land
in Burnett and Douglas counties were
represented by w. f. Mackey of Still
water, MINI.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

Jacob Schenkenberg. aged 81. the first
fisherman to use the seine ana gill net
in Lake Michigan on the west shore, died
in Racine At one time ne supplied Chi
eago. Milwaukee and other cities with
lake fish He is credited with having
made the largest haul Of white fish known
on the great lkes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
MD MONEY IN AN ORGAN.
Robbers Forced GiImanton Mans
Snn IN GiXe SECRET.

Robbers Forced GilmantOn Mans
SON TO Give Secret.
The sheriff and under sheriff of Alma
have been at Gilmanton to investigate
the attempted murder of Ole Skaharum
Skaharum. who is so years old, was shot
through the right lung when he went to
the door in response to the pounding of
robbers. The robbers then asked his de-
mented son where the money was and OBJ
tanned nearly $1,000 by breaking open the
cover of the parlor organ. Skaharum in
herited $1,000 from a son who died in
Colorado, and it is thought that the rob
becs expected to ger this. They got only
what the old man had saved before.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Boys Can,t PLAY Pool.

An order has been issued by Mayor
Davis Of Marinette. instructing the own
ers of pool rooms and saloons to prohibit
all boys under u years of age from play
ing pool or billiards. The order has been
obeyed and resulted in the closing Of one
rool roam
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Brings Son Home nend.

The body of Frank Gren. who was
kicked and beaten to death in Minneapo-
lis. has reached Grand Papids The par
ents are respected farm ere. and have been
trying for over a year and half to locate
their son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12

Fire broke out in the engine room Of
the d. E. Wood Butter Company's plant
1T Evansville The local fire department
fought for an hour and half. and then
asked GAINESVILLE for help. The loss
which runs into the thousands, is fully
insured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-12
Wisconsin
State News
TICKET BY SOCIAL DEMOCRATS.
Wisconsin Party dominates w. II
Gaxlord for Governor


Gaylord for Governor.
The Social Democrats of Wisconsin in
State convention, which met in AIilwau-
kee, nominated the following ticket: Gov
ernor, ". R. Gaylord; Lieutenant Gov
ernor, William Kaufman; State Secre-
tary, V. Schmidt; Treasurer, Joseph AM
man; Attorney General. Richard Elsner ;
Insurance Commissioner, Ii. w Bistori-
Gus. They also adopted platform which
favors the amendment of the constitution
of the United States, 80 as to abolish
the United States Senate, which is a
bulwark of capitalism and trustocracy-
the general referendum of all the people
to take its place as a check. under proper
provisions" Furthermore the platform
favors the election of United States
judges by the people of their respective
districts, for terms not to exceed six
years, instead of having them appointed
by the President-this in order to make
an end of government by injunction.
The naturalization of all trusts, the ma
tional ownership of the railroads, tele-
graphs, telephones, express companies and
steamship lines are favored.