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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
CALLS CREED AN IDOL.
Presbyterians' Confession of Faith
Denounced by Preacher,

Denounced by Preacher.
Rev. DR.. Samuel T. Carter may be
drummed from the Presbyterian church
tor calling the Westminster confession
IAN idol of mans invention as truly as
any worshiped in Delhi, Pekin or Africa"
and stating that there never was, there
IS not now and there never will be such
a God as the God of the Westminster con-
tession." The question of dsciplining or
OF trying on heresy charges Rev. DR.. Car
ter, who several years ago first became
prominent in an effort to have the West
minister confession revised, was taken up
by the presbytery of Nassau at Jamaica,
l.. L. The meeting was called because of
a letter in which DR.. Carter declares that
he does not believe the Westminster con-
fession to be the truth of God. This let
ter is addressed to the general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church in Des Moines,
Iowa. The writer terms it a protest
and confession DIR. Carter has been in
the Presbyterian church for over thirty
years. but is not now in charge of a
church. More shan a year ago his views
were discussed by the Nassau presbytery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
CHICAGO.

0ul6dqU. come less of drawback
to business as whole
with the return to work of dock hands
ana the higher wages granted TO iron
erectors there was a stimulus to oper-
auons which Offset the loss to some
extent due to the continued strike of
molderS Commercial defaults again
nave risen to abnormal numbers. but
TINS is temporary feature. caused by
the closing of saloons unable TO meet
the hish license fee. Improved bank
exchanges, an easier tone in money.
unprecedented consumption of COM
modities and a very favorable govern
ment crop report are factors this week
which provide much encouragement
Current dealings in the principal
branches of production and distribu.
ton reflect Well sustained strength
Foundry work is subjected to DELAY.
but no diminution in activity appears
in factory output and the iron and
steel plants are eNerted to the limit of
capacity.
Stocks of ore ard fuel soon will be
largely replenished but it is not clear
that adequate supplies of hides and
lumber can be obtained. New demands
for heavy materials make a satlseac-
tory aggregate, particularly in finished
steel shapes, pig iron, rolling stock ana
machinery.
Outside construction has not hitheE-
to represented more value in the vol
ume of projected undertakings and.
with the strike embargo removed, many
important State street improvements
were started. This is accompanied by
urgent buying of lumber, planning mill
product and other building materials.
all of which bring high prices.
Weather conditions favored enlarged
sales of seasonable merchandise and
some lines made sharp gains, particu-
larry retail dry goods, household fur
nishings and clothing. Wholesale deal
ings have fully maintained a normal
position for this period and some re-
orders from the interior indicate that
country trade makes good progress.
Reports as to agricultural conditions
in Illinois convey much assurance as,
to prospects. the light frosts early this
week causing no damage to growing
grains. Railroad traffic returns dis
close sustained increase i'm earnings.
Less difficulty is experienced in max
ing prompt deliveries, more equipment
having been made available
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 43, against 33 last week
and 10 year ago.-Dun's Review Of
Trade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

The four magazines which exploded
contained 25,000 pounds Of powder each.
None of the other buildings of the cart
ridge company was damaged and the four
adjacent magazines We're unframed. The
cause of the explosion is not known Most
OF the plate-glass windows of the city
were shattered, and the isolation hospital,
small structure half mile away, was
wrecked. A panic occurred among the
inmates of the town farm, but no one was
hurt. The magazines weer located in the
northern part of the city.
Two shocks from the Bridgeport pow
der explosion were felt in New Haven
very distinctly. Windows ratified ard in
some houses dishes were shaken from
shelves. 1t was at first thought that the
shocks were caused by an earthquake. The
force of the explosion was felt in many
parts Of the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
New York.

NUN IUlh. has temporarily deferred
retail sales of light weight
fabrics. and perhaps has severely -af-
fected fruits and early vegetables,
events of the week have improved the
great basic conditions. Growing grain
is in fine shape; fall orders. except at
a few points, continue TO expand, the
labor situation is certainly more IA
vorable, manufacturing in all lines the
country over is active, new construc-
ton work is Of marked proportions,
demand for material is heavy, orders
for steel rails are large, the insurance
situation is easier and so are money
rates, while collections, save mt few
centers. tend to improve. In fact, I'M
DERIVING conditions could hardly be
better. Business failures for the week
ending May 10 were 100, against 139
last week, 1JS in the like week of 1905,
POI in 1904, 1872 in 1903 and 1870 in
1902.-Bradstreet's Commercial Re
port.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
WILL ENRICH CROW INDIANS.
A Million Dollars Soon to Be Added
TO the Tribes Bank Account.

A Million Dollars Soon to Be Added
TO the Tribes Bank Account.
The Crow Indians, whose reservation
is not far from Billings, Mont, will soon
become one of the wealthy tribes of the
United States. There is 100000 in the
tribal treasury at Washington at the pres
ent time, and in a short time there will
be added thereto more than $1,000,00O,
the proceeds of the sale of the coded por-
ton of their reservation, which will be
thrown open for settlement in a short
time. Notwithstanding the government,
by an act of Congress, is preparing to
slice off more than 100000 acres from
the Crows domain, yet they will have re-
naming body of land greater in area
than that which lies in the States of New
Hampshire, Vermont. Rhode Island and
Connecticut combined.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Rehearing Refused.

The Chicago traction companies have
been deprived of all hope in the 99-year
litigation by a decision of the United
States Supreme Court refusing rehear-
ing on the ruling of last March Action
was begun at once toward improving the
system.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
East Indiau Prince Arrixes

His highness Mahrajah Sir Sayaji Rao
Caikwar Sena Khas Khei Shemsher Ba-
hadur. ruler of the State of Baroda. In
dia, and descendant of the Great Moguls.
has arrived in New York, but instead of
a potentate travelling with great popp, he
proves to be democratic prince interest-
ed principally in education.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Believes in Liberty of the Press.

In his concluding lecture at Yale On
the Duties Of Citizenship from the
Standpoint of the National Executive"
Secretary Taft said il was FAR better to
let events answer any extrayagant or I'M
just criticisms OF the Presidents policies
than to talk Of restricting the Liberty of
the press. He regards the press as essen
tiaI to our civilization, and thinks tbs
fear Of publicity and the prospect Of
fearless criticism are Of much value In
securing a proper administration. In
his address on Colonial Administration"
be argued for free trade with he Philip
pines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Auto Blows Up in Omaha.

AT late hour in the evening large
steam automobile containing six persons
blew up at 29th and Farnam streets.
Omaha, all of the occupants being in.
jured, though none are thought to be
fatally hurt. The force of the explosion
hurled some of the victims fifty feet and
broke windows block away, while pieces
of the machine were found two blocks
from the scene of the explosion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Girls Are Sacrificed in Natal.

Natives captured by the colonial forces
in Natal report that witch doctors are
sacrificing children to render the rebels
immune from British bullets. Before a
battle they kill girl and concoct "medi-
cine from her body, with which the
witch doctors anoint the warriors under
the pretense that it renders them invul-
nerable TO white mems arms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

difficult TO enforce health regulations
through police supervision. If the
campers were concentrated in Golden
Gate Park, at the Preside, and in the
open ground about Fort Mason, instead
of being scattered about in public parks
and vacant lots, a special guard could
be placed about the water supply to see
that only boiled water is used for
drinking and that the camps are kept
clean AS it is, the fear of epidemic
hangs over the spirit of the authorities.
Now that the rush is over and the au-
thorities are developing some system
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
KNOCKS OUT $4,000 FEES.
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against
Claims of County Auditors.

The auditors of the lightweight coun-
ties of Ohio are cut out of graft of
about S1J0000 by decision of the SUI
preme Court in the case of Eugene L.
Lewis, exauditor of Hamilton county,
against Auditor of State Guilbert and
others. Lewis sued to compel the pay
ment to him of an additional fee of 2-1c
per cent of the school tax as collected
under recent construction of the fee
L.,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

w. X. Merrick tells in the May World
To-day how, with the assistance of the
Cleveland workhouse officials. band of
former lawbreakers has formed an or
ganization for self-help and brotherly CO.
operation. In restoring a man who has
dropped from his place in. society. the
work is mainly in the hands of the re-
leased prisoners themselves, who have
rented a house and fitted it in comfort
able style for the use of members until
they can obtain suitable employment. In
no way does the home seem unlike sev-
eral other homes of bachelors in large
cities. The man who is managingsit was
formerly regarded by police judges as be-
yond redemption. part of the earn
ings Of each man goes toward sustaining
the home. This is one Of the results Of
the wholesale pardoning of workhouse
occupants under Mayor Johnson's admin
istration.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Dovnpour AIarms Cuh.n.

Tremendous transforms have been, ex-
perienced in Havana. The downpour
washed out streets and pavements, inun-
dated one block, damaged walls and roof
Frustrated electric wires and poles and
tied up some of the street car lines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
BLASTS SHAKE A STATE.
Explosions of 100000 Pounds of
Powder at bridgeport. Conn.

Powder at Bridgeport, Conn.
-Four magazines in the testing grounds
OF the Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany in Bridgeport, Conn, exploded, the
conclusion shaking the whole city and
causing great alarm among many persons,
who believed that there had been an earth
quake. Windows were shattered and in
many houses crockery fell from the
shelves, but beyond breaking of glass and
crockery no serious damage was reported.
There were two explosions with only a
seconds interval between and a large
amount of powder was destroyed None
of the company's buildings was damaged.
Following the explosion many persons
clad in their night garments fed to the
streets believing that the earthquake re-
Gently predicted had taken place. Many
women became hysterial and it was some
time before they We're treasured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Uses Bali Bat on Umpire.

J. NJ. Shuster of Chicago, while umpir-
ing a ball game between Punxsutawney
and Oil City of the Interstate League in
Punxsutawney, Pa, was struck to the
ground with a ball bat and kicked into
insensibility by Left Fielder Clark of the
home team. Clark has been locked up by
the police.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Gas Explosion in CoaI Mine.

Two men were killed by an explosion
at the Shenandoah City eolliery of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company. Between thirty and forty men
were imprisoned on the first lift The
black damp followed the explosion and
prevented prompt rescue.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

Wednesday night an earthquake shock
lasting nearly one minute passed through
the Elkhorn valley, in Nebraska, the
earth seeming to move north and south.
No damage is reported from the different
towns which telephoned in the news.
Towns in all directions for sixty miles
reported feeling the shock.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

The controversy between the President
and Democratic Senators over rate bill
negotiations was resumed in the Senate
Wednesday. Mr.. Tillman presented
statement from former Senator Chandler
in reply to the Presidents denial, and Mr..
Bailey, referring 10 an article concerning
his course, which had been printed in
Chicago newspaper, denounced it as q
Tie" The consideration of the rate bill
in the committee of the whole was con-
Guided. A substitute for the anti-pass
amendment, which contained so many ex-
ceptions as to cause general laughter, was
adopted after extended debate. After the
bill had been reported to the Senate the
pipe line provision was amended so as to
strike out the proviso extending its opera
ton tc the Panama canal zone. The
naval appropriation bill, carrying nearly
$100,000000, was completed in the House.
An attempt to defeat the appropriation
for the largest battleship in the world
was voted down, as vas an amendment
leaving the construction of this ship to
the discretion of the Secretary of the
Navy after the second Hague conference.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
senators Attack President.

President Roosevelt was made the OBJ
;,ot nj hitter attacks Saturday by Sena-
tors Bailey and Tillman during heated
discussion of the rate bill in the Senate,
n the close of which the Allison amend
ment 10 the bin relating 10 bringing in
terIoeutory orders direct 10 the Supreme
Court was adopted by almost a unani-
p.ous vote.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

officials in control of the Chinese customs
service, RELOCATING Sir Robert Hart, who
for twenty years has managed that ser
vice, and all Of his foreign subordinates
to foreign places or dismissing them out
II ..I,+
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Mutual Sues for 100000.

Suits for the return of sums aggregat-
ing 81, 100000 have been filed by the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company of New
York against Robert 0lyphant, James C.
Holden and Charles +. Miller, three trus-
tees who are alleged to have permitted the
waste of funds
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

The explosion of four magazines, con-
tanning about 100000 pounds of powder,
in Bridgeport, Conn, shook up that Sec
ton as if there had been an earthquake,
but no one is believed to have been in
jured and the property damage is limited
chiefly to the demolition of windows.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Slain in Their Home.

Rev. julius Alderman, his wife and
seven children, the eldest of which was IA
years of age, were murdered in their
home, ten miles north of Milton, Fla,
and their house was burned No motive
for the murders is known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
shoots and Kills Father.

C. +. Hooks, well-known merchant
of Jacksonville, Fla, was shot and killed
by his 17-year-old daughter Bessie Hooks
returned after a weeks absence and had
a violent quarrel with his wife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Illinois Legislature Adjourns.

Members of the Illinois General Assem-
bly, passed the new primary act and ad-
journed after a severe attack on the COM
promise measure made by Lieut.. Gov
Sherman in the Senate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Assassin strikes Russian Admiral.

Vice Admiral Kuzmich, commander of
the port of st. Petersburg, who was very
unpopular with the workmen. was assas-
sinated by workmen whose May day dem
onstration he had attempted to stop.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
children Burned TO Death.

In a FIRE which destroyed the residence
of Marcus ~ Woodward at Clifton, Pa,
two children-Margaret, p months. and
Marcus, s months old-were burned TO
death. Their charred bodies were found
in the ruins when the FIRE had burned
itself out.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Four Dead I'm Nebraska Riots.

-Four are now dead in the riots between
white men and negro soldiers from Fort
Robinson, Neb. William Murphy, white,
was killed at midnight by a squad of sol
diers guarding the Jail at Crawford Muir
ply, with others, tried to capture and
lynch the negro soldier who killed Arthur
Moss
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Accident in Steel Works.

Fifteen employees were burned, seven of
them seriously and two perhaps fatally,
by the explosion of ladle holding fifty
tons of molten metal at the converting
mill of the Illinois Steel Company in
South Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

The schooner Ellen Williams. loaded
with lumber and cedar ties for Tonawan-
da, struck an obstruction in the lower
Detroit River and sank soon after in Cal
lum's Bay on The Canadian side. The
passenger steamer City of Detroit struck
the obstruction the previous week.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
OPEN FRISCO AUDITORS VAULT.
Bond Issue of $4,000, 900 and Pa
pers Found TO BE Intact,

The main vault of the city auditors
Office in San Francisco has been opened
and everything contained therein was
found to be intact. This vault contained
all of the valuable papers and books of
the auditors Office, including the bond
issue of $17000000 for specific perma-
nent improvements, such as school build
ings and the acquisition of parks. Be
sides these, all of the official bonds of the
present city officials, license tags, books,
vouchers, journals, cash books and finan-
cial accounts with the city tax collector,
treasurer and State comptroller and
treasurer were found intact.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Vessels Damarad by ouaLa

A survey by the underwriters shows the
damage done to vessels at the Union ircn
works in San Francisco by the EARTH
quake TO have been at least S145, 900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Tells of Big Loot.

W. f. Bechtel, former president of the
Northwestern National Life Insurance
Company, on trial in Minneapolis. has
told Of big hidden expenditures of funds
of the concern which the prosecutor est.
mates at 100000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
REVOLVING TRAGEDY Barred.
Body of Aged Woman in Trunk OF
Man Arrested at Dock.

The details of mysterious and revolt
ing tragedy, for which Wilhelm Meyer
and a woman named Christiani were ar
rested on the arrival of the Hamburg
American line steamer Graf Waldersee at
New York have been revealed. Meyer
left a trunk and other baggage with an
express company in Germany, saying that
the trunk contained clothing and that he
wanted it kept for three months, as he
as going abroad. The trunk was finally
opened by the police and found to contain
the half-decayed body of an aged woman
covered with chloride of lime.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
FIRE PANIC IN A CIRCUS.
Many Are Injured in Escaping from
Under Burning Canvas.

An exploding gasoline lamp set fire to
the main tent of circus showing at New
Rochelle, n. Y, and caused a panic in
the audience of 1000 people. Many per-
sons were bruised and slightly injured
while one of the circus employees suffered
a broken leg. The top of the main tent
was destroyed, the FIRE department man
aging to check the fire just before it reach.
ed the tent containing the menagerie. The
circus employees cut away the canvas
walls of the tent and every one escaped
from the Enclosure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
sd. Louis Factorr Rnrn.

The factory Of the yane-Calvert Paint
Company in St. Louis burned, entailing
loss estimated between $4,000 and $50
GOO fully insured. The origin of the fire
has not been determined.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
POLICEMEN FIGHT NEGROES.
a Dozen Officers VainIy Club Heads
of Two Hundred Rioters.

of Two Hundred Rioters.
fight in which twelve policemen were
pitted against POO negroes near Eigh-
teenth street and Waldron avenue, in
Kansas City, resulted in minor injuries to
scores of the participants and the uni
forms of the officers were torn and ruin
ed. Attracted by a circus performance in
the neighborhood, the negroes became dis
orderly. A lone policeman was handled
so roughly that he turned in riot call,
eleven more joining him. The negroes
made a special effort to tear the uniforms
off the policemen and many heads were
badly Jared by the clubs of the officers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Calls Tor Information.

The State Department has called upon
Minister Rockhill at Pekin for inforna-
ton SIS TO the probable effect upon China's
international relations Of the decree Just
issued which in effect places two Chinese
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
snnnon~ 700 in DRUG Inouirv

SubpGnas in chancery ale being served
on the various defendants in the case Of
the United States against the so-called
drug trust. There are about one hun
dred defendants.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Dies Playing for Charity.

While playing the piano in aid of the
San Francisco sufferers at a charity con-
cert in Philadelphia. Miss Bertha Carson
dropped from the piano stool, dead.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

IN Falmouth, Miss, Anna Pendergast
some time ago was married to George
Coleman, she thought, rs a joke. She has
now found it was legal wedding. She is
engaged to marry the man she loves in
Hume.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22
Bryan would Grnnt Independence

bFtdH ~ "HIu "THHt EUtHu"Hc''
IN a syndicatf,l letter dealing with his
recent personal investigation of conditions
in the Philippines w j. Bryan now de-
clares that we should treat the Filipinos
as We treated the Cubans. namely. by
establishing Philippine independence
This, he SAYS, would be 10 our material
as well as 70 our moral advantage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-05-22

Thirty Days for Reflection Given
Rev. Mr.. Crapsey.

Rev. Mr. Crapsey.
The verdict in the heresy trial of Rev.
Algernon s. Crapsey has been delivered
at Batavia, n. Y. Four of the jurors
state that the respondent should be sus-
pended until he shall satisfy the authori-
ties that his teachings conform to the
doctrines of the apostles creed The
earnest hope and desire is expressed that
the respondent may see his way clearly
during the thirty days that. under the
canons of the church, must intervene be-
fore sentence can be pronounced.