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doubtedly made to keep the secret until
the evil deed was accomplished. Elab-
crate preparations were made for the
festivities.
Were the Dakota on the way home
from Japan the situation would be re
versed, and there would be two Christ
mas days aboard the ship, or, rather, one
Christmas day forty-eight hours long, as
the day line is generous enough about
paying back its debts to those who do not
remain in the Orient. 1t is a kind of
head tax he assesses, redeemable on de-
mand if the face is in the right direction.
: This day line seems mystifying to
many persons who observe its meander-
ings over the Pacific ocean on the map.
Beginning away back up in the Arctic
wastes, it follows the 1S0th degree south
for some distance, and then bends II go
through Behring Strait Thence it moves
in an irregular line down almost to the
Equator, and bends east to the both
meridian. Then its crooked pathway may
be traced through the Southern Pacific
until it finally gets back to the 1S0th
meridian and disappears in the unknown
region east of Wilkes Land.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
PRISON FOR SEVEN.
GiIhOOIey and Six Associates Sen
fenced in Chicago.

GiIhOOIey and Six Associates Sem
fenced in Chicago.
Prison for sluggers and for meff who
hire them was the laws decree Friday
in Chicago after a trial that in many of
its aspects has been unprecedented in
the history of the city's courts. Charles
Gilhooley, head and front of the slug
gers brought to light through the killing
of Chris J. Carlstrom in a smuggling cpl
side, not only received prison sentence
with one of his strong-armed associates
and FIVE members of the crowd that hired
him, but he was fined in addition. Gill
hooley was given the limit of the law
from one to five years in prison and a
$4,000 fine, which amounts to more than
eight years Imprisonment.
Peculiar significance attaches to the
proceeding, which has been known all
along as 'the Gilhooley case" through
the fact that it is the first case in which
members of a union and hired sluggers
ever have been tried Jointly under the
conspiracy law of Illinois. The conspir-
acy charged lay in an agreement by Off
GERS Of Carriage and Wood Workers
Union No. 4 to procure assaults on vio-
lators of strike orders. The trial con-
sumed 102 calendar days and cost the
State approximately $4,000 and estab-
lished a new record as to the length of
time required to secure a jury.
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In the Cars palace at Tsarskoe Selo
there is an amber room, the walls of
which are composed of the finest amber,
formed into multitude of intricate de-
signs.
Zanaida Smolianmoff who has moved
in the highest circles in the German
capital has been sentenced at Leipsic
to nine months Imprisonment for es-
pionage.
The Khedive of Egypt is one Of the
potentates who have profted, both NOR
ally and financially, from the protection
of Britain. In addition to his annual
grant of 100000 he has amassed an
enormous pricate fortune, and his morals
are infinitely better.
Sir Edward Edgar, whom Worcester
England honored at the age Of As by
comforting on him the freedom Of the
city, is one of those fortunate composers
whose reward comes while they are in
the prime of life and activity.
The Shah of Persia, on his recent trip
to st. Petersburg, created CONSERVATION
at the imperial court by going to be0
for twenty-four hours at a stretch, Civ
ing strict orders that he was not to be
disturbed under pain of death. Many
times the days selected were those on
which special festivities had been ar
ranged in his honor.
Lord Curzon, former viceroy of India,
has declined all offers to stand as
parliamentary candidate for the city of
London.
The sixth Marquis Of Downshire revels
in an imposing string Of names. He IS
Arthur Wills John Wellington Blundel
TrumbulI Roden Hill Before he was 5
he succeeded to seven titles and $4,000
acres in Down and Berkshire counties.
Ellington, England's public hangman,
who died recently, IS to be succeeded by
Alec Taylor, naval reserve man, who
has been recently railroad employe.
He said, on receiving the appointment,
that he would be glad to hang station
master without charge.
Lord Kintore. who has been govern
ment whip in the House Of Lords, gov
ernor and commander-in-chlef of South
Australia, and a lord-in-waiting several
times over, is one Of the finest shots in
Scotland, only equaled by his intimate
friend, Lord Southeast
The Duke of Bedford, who is the
ground landlord Of Covent Garden mar
ket. London, derives more than $4,000
a year as rent for the property. 1t
came into possession Of the family three
centuries ago. and its yearly value was
then estimated at about $50.
DIR. Printing of Berlin declares that
marriage in Europe is decreasing only in
Sweden, France and Germany.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
ATTACK COAST CITY.
PUERTO PLATA RESISTS FUGl-
TIVE PRESIDENTS TROOPS.
Gen. Rodriguez, If Successful In
Taking City, May Proclaim Him
self Candidate for Presidency of
Santo DOM ng0.

Reports received from Puerto Plata,
on the northern coast of Santo Domingo
say that the troops of the fugitive Presi-
dent Morales, under the command OF
Gen. Demetrio Rodriguez, attacked
Puerta Plata at 10 o'clock the previous
morning. The fighting, which was Sc
we're. lasted until ) o'clock in the evening,
when the besieging force retired. num-
Der of men were killed or wounded on
both sides in the engagement, in which
bayonets and swords were used principal
ly. The forces of Gen. Rodriguez, which
are massed outside Puerto Plata, were
preparing for another attack on the
place. A part of the population of Puerto
Plata has declared in favor of Morales
and street fighting has occurred, the
supporters of Morales shooting from the
windows of their houses at the troops Of
Gen. Caceres, the temporary president
of Santo Domingo. These troops were
experiencing difficulty in defending them
selves. as they were unable to find the
persons firing on them. A messenger
from Monte Cristi brought the news that
Gen. Rodriguez has announced that if
his attack on Puerto Plata is successful
he will proclaim himself a candidate for
the presidency of Santo Domingo.
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STARTS ON ITS LONG TRIP.
Giant Floating Dock Dewey Is On
for Subig Bay.


The huge floating dry dock Dewey,
with the last of its anchors slowed
aboard, started off down Chesapeake bay
Thursday on its 14000-mile cruise to the
Philippines. Until the immense anchors
are safely dropped in the waters of SUI
big bay the cruise of the Dewey will be
watched with the deepest concern by the
Navy Department. Many naval officers
are doubtful whether the trip can be
made in safety. Commander n. Hosley
of the United States navy is in COM
mand of the expedition. The powerful
tug Potomac and three Golfers will form
the convoy. The trip will be made by
way of the Suez canal. The only naval
feat in American history comparable to
that of towing the Dewey to the Philip
pines was the trip of the big double tur-
reted monitor Miantonomoh in 1867. The
monitsr was then the latest type Of naval
architecture and was sent across the At
lantic and into the Mediterranean as
show ship" to give Europe an idea
OF how far ahead the Americans had
gone as a result of the sea fighting of the
Civil War. Captain Lane of the steamer
Alabama, which arrived at Norfolk, Va,
from Baltimore, reports having passed
off Point Lookout, about twenty-five
miles south of Solomons Island, the
floating dry dock Dewey. According to
Captain Lanes report the Dewey had
Travelled only about twenty-five miles in
eleven hours. She has over $4,000 miles
to go, and at the rate of two miles an
hour it will take her upward of nine
months to make the voyage with smooth
weather. Should severe weather be en-
countered at sea it is calculated there
would be long delays.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
LouRET WILL NOT RUN.
President of France Says He win
Not Serve n Third Term


There is soon to be great fight
in France over the presidency of the
great European republic. Before long
the national assembly will meet at
Versailles for the purpose of choosing
a successor to President Loubet whose
second term is drawing to close
There are several candidates prom
inently spoken of as likely to get the
great honor thrust upon them. In some
quarters it is said there is well de
fined movement on foot to force Presi-
dent Loubet to accept third term as
President. He however, strongly de-
clares he viii not serve a third term.
In another quarter there is u strong
feeling against the Loubet government.
1t is held by many, and openly pro-
nounced, that the Loubet government
is full of graft" Men have declared
in Congress that the President has
countenanced much political spoliation;
that he has inspired tremendous
amount of persecution which is not in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
INSURANCE INQUIRY ENDS.
Legislative Committee Adjourns Az
ter Unearthing Scandal.

After four .-onths of most arduous
work the legislative committee APP
pointed at an extra session of the
New York legislature adjourned Sat
urday night. Since midsummer
through the workings of this commit
porated under the laws of New York
State, and many Incorporated under
the laws of other States, have been
subjected to searching examination
as to their business methods. The tes-
timony has been sensational at many
sessions, and in these four months, the
public has watched closely day by day
the developments.
With the termination of the com
mittee's inquiry there comes to an end
an investigation which in many ways
marks an epoch in the country's BUSH
ness history. 1t is too early to esti-
mate the ultimate results of the in
vestigation, but they cannot fail to be
far-reaching. When, early in the past
year, the disagreement between James
Hazen Hyde and President Alexander
of the Equitable Life Assurance Socie-
ty brought to light some of the pecu-
liarities in the administration of that
concern, the public had not the faint
est conception of the true state of af-
fairs as regards any of the leading
companies. Even by the end of June
the facts were but vaguely suspected.
From the time the investigating com
mittee began work, four months ago,
the process of turning up new scan
dals and instances of graft has been
almost continuous. Hardly a week has
gone by without its disclosures of
fresh instances of extravaganza or pri.
vate greed or new revelations of sin
lister and unsupported relations be-
tween business and politics. The men
directly affected by these disclosures
have been some of the most conspicu-
GUS in public life, but hardly one Of
them has escaped suspicion, while
many of them have suffered a loss of
prestige and reputation from which
they never will recover.
Not the least instructive feature of
the inquiry has been the lesson it has
afforded regarding the practical value
of legislative investigation when
properly conducted. The public gener-
ally is prone to be pessimistic as to
the utility of such investigations. Or
dinarily they begin with much osten-
tation and high promise of results only
to terminate in perfunctory and
valueless report. The New York com
mittee, made up of men who were in
earnest and equipped with an able,
tactful and aggressive lawyer, who
saw his duty and did it without hest
tation, obtained facts which will lead
to real ana permanent reforms. New
and better laws and better methods of
supervising insurance companies will
be provided, Public sentiment as re-
CARDS horest business standards has
been improved
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
ROBBERS BIND AND GAG WOMAN.
ChlorOfOrm Farmers Wife and Look
for Gold.

Footpads visited Marion, Ind, and left
two of their victims unconscious. Soon
after Moses Bailey closed his grocery
and went home he was called to the door
by a man who represented he wished to
purchase some groceries. Bailey accom-
panied the man, and was near his store,
when the stranger suddenly turned and
struck him with a slungshot At the
same time second man appeared, and
the two footpads beat Bailey into insen-
sibility. The men then took So from
Bailey's pockets. A stocking containing
a rough rock was found near Bailey.
William Henderson returned to his home
and found his wife bound and gagged and
in an unconscious condition. She had
been chloroformed, and the indications
were that she had been unconscious for
two or three hours. Her arms and legs
were tied with ropes and her mouth was
filed with rags. The house had been
ransacked, but the value of the property
stolen is not known. When she had
been revived Mrs. Henderson told that
two men had entered the house and
struck her down with their fists before
gagging her, and then administered chic
reform. She was able to give fair de-
scription of the robbers.
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Short News Notes.

Horatio Ray Miller OF New York died
in London of pneumonia.
The directors of the Cleveland Elec-
tric railway have raised the wages of
more than 1000 motormen and conduc-
tors / cent an hour.
Justice Kenefick of Buffalo authorized
Receiver Wheeler of the German bank
of Buffalo to accept the $650,000 offer
of the Assets Realization Company of
Chicago for the banks assets now IN his
hands. The face value of the assets is
S2,100,000.
George Pfister, one-armed man, was
shot and killed by a posse of farmers
while stealing grain from the barn of
w. g. Turner, a well-known prohibition
list living near Dayton, Ohio.
Ambassador Reid, in the name of The
Nelson Memorial Society of England,
presented to President Roosevelt q
bronze statuette of Admiral Nelson, cast
from the guns Of the old flagship Vic
tory.
The steamer Mowera from Australia
brought news to Victoria, B. c., of the
arrival of the American five-masted
schooner Kineo at Brisbane with Cap
tain Patten. his wife and the rest Of
the crew suffering from beri beri.
Representatives from all the New
England States met in Boston and or
ganized the New England Association
for the Restriction Of Immigration Cow
elect Curtis Guild, Jr., was elected hon
orary president.
A peculiar provision in the articles of
incorporation of the Intermountain Re-
publican Company, formed to issue a
third morning paper in Salt Lake City,
= that the stockholders shall observe the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln by an an
nual meeting and that their paper shall
publish all the addresses made on that
occasion. Albert Z. Blunck, formerly
publisher of Lafayette, Ind, is president
of the new company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
THEIR AIM is A REPUBLIC.
Polish Patriots in This Country
Linked in a Great League

All over the world Poles are watch
ing the course of events in Russia and
asking one another 'Is there HOPPER"
They do not say of what That is not
necessary. To Poles the phrase has but
one meaning-the independence of their
country. But their leaders, the Secret
Central Committee of the Polish League,
are playing a waiting game
This Secret Central Committee is re-
ally wonderful organization govK-n-
ment within a government 1t consists
of the ablest men in the National
League, a vast society that numbers
nearly every adult male Pole and many
women as we'll The league has branches
in every place where there are enough
Poles to form club of some sort or
other. No matter whether the club be
social, literary, dramatic, political or
athletic, it is first of all patriotic.
There is a secret committee at the
head of the various organizations in ey-
cry country where the Poles have extern
sive interests. There IS one here in
New York; which governs she $4,000
members in America. There is another
in London, and still others in Paris, Ber-
lin and even St. Petersburg and War
saw.
From these subcommittee delegates
are chosen for the highest committee of
all, the Central Committee, whose word
is law. These delegates are usually men
of considerable wealth, all of it pledged
to the cause, and, without exception, of
high personal integrity. This is vital,
because they have undisputed control of
the funds of the league, and are answer
able to no one for their expenditures.
Nearly all Poles are firmly determined
that if they ever become an independent
nation they will have a republic on the
plan of our own and with a constitution
based on ours All parties National
ist Agrarian, the three Socialistic par
ties and a couple of others-make this
the chief plank in their platforms
The league in this country has As 900
members, of whom 1900 are women. At
its last conference, held at Buffalo about
a month ago. some 100000 was appropri-
ated for different expenses, among them
being a statue Of Kosciusko, to be erect
ed in Washington and presented to the
American people, and the establishment
Of a higher Polish school in Pennsylva-
MIA. Among the activities of the New
York branch is a fund for the relief
of Polish deserters from the Russian
army who flee to this country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-09
WOMAN SHOT BY STUDENT.
Youth Kills Girl and Wounds Moth
err, Sister and Himself.

infatuated with Pearl Wheaton,
daughter of S. n. Wheaton, one of the
richest farmers in southern Minnesota,
and made desperate by her refusal to
marry him, Matt Styer, dental student
at the University of Minnesota, broke
into the Wheaton home near Caledonia,
Mimi, in the dead of night and shot
Pearl, her sister, her mother and him
self. Miss Wheaton is dead. Unable
to secure entrance through the door,
Styer broke through a window. When
be entered he was met by Ruth Wheaton,
who was armed with revolver and at
tempted to protect the rest of the family.
Styer wIested the revolver from her and
shot her twice. He then turned on Mrs
Wheaton, shooting her twice also. He
bounded up the steps to the room of
Pearl. Breaking in the door of the room,
he shot the girl through the heart and
then shot himself When help arrived
Styer was found with his head on the
girls breast. She was dead and he was
barely living. All of the injured are ia
tally wounded. The only other inmate of
the house, a child of 10 years, escaped
by leaping through the window Styer
had broken. Mr.. Wheaton was away
from home at the time.
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7AF FAIRS
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John Jacob Astor's income is estimat-
ed at $4,000 day.
Andrew Carnegie plays golf in mod
Grafton, but is extremely fond of trout
and salmon fishing.
Lieut. Gen. Chaffee contemplates TAX
ing up a permanent residence in either
Berkeley or Piedmont, Cal.
L. White Busboy, secretary to Speak
er Cannon, is said to be one of the best
dressed men at the national capital,
which is the converse of the man from
Danville.
Judge Bond of Brownsville, Tenn,
candidate for Governor on the Demo
cratic ticket, is an old-fashioned citizen.
who refuses to wear either necktie or
cravat.
Capt. Frank Fratz. who will receive
his commission as Governor of Okla
homa in January, is only 81 years of
age.
Senator Pettus of Alabama wears
shirts made by his wife and socks which
she has knitted. They live in Selma.
Ala. when not in the capital.
Congressman Graham of Pennsylvania
has whiskers of the intermittent sort.
He passed two of his colleagues the 9th
er day in the capitol building. and one
of them remarked: I'm my opinion era
hams whiskers are punctuated too lib
orally"
Horace z. Burt. president of the
Union Pacific. has been visiting his boy
hood home at Racoon. Ind Forty years
ago, it is said. he was known around
the town as ''boy no account
Representative Longworth. who will
marry Miss Roosevelt. has a collection
of violins which include Stradivarius.
a Guillaums formerly belonging to Ysaye
and an Amato. once the property of
Theodore Thomas.
Secretary Taft has travelled 100000
miles since May "a, 1904. when he be-
came governor general of the Philip
pines. In the FIVE and half years since
his call from the federal bench he has
spent $50 days on the ocean.
Vice President Fairbanks has a sweet
tooth ice cream being his special weak
ness, but as close second comes a
sort of fruit salad, made of cherries.
grapes. bananas and oranges frozen, COW
cred with Madeira, and served with
whipped cream.
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c. T. YERkEs is DEAD.
Street Car Magnate Passes Away In
New York


New York.
Within few weeks of the day he
returned from Europe to secure a di-
vorce from his wife, Charles T.
Yerkes, the greatest traction magnate
of the world, died in q room in the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York
Friday afternoon. In an ante room
sat the woman from whom he sought
release. AS he lay dying she had con-
scented to see him for the last time.
When she reached the hotel he was
unconscious and died without knowl-
edge of her presence.
That Mr. YerkeS and his wife had
been estranged for years was known
to many of his friends, but few were
aware of the bitterness of feeling
which had developed, and which kept
Mrs. Yerkes away from the side of
her husband even to the moment of
his death. Il was not until Mr.. Yerkes
had sunk into the state of lethargy
that Immediately preceded his end that
Mrs. Yerkes consented to go to the
Waldorf Astoria, and even then she
refused to enter the room in which
her husband lay dying. She sat in an
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| nL. II S l II SIS generaly
| ollGdQU. winds up year Of
healthy expansion under
conditions distinctly favorable 20 a
further period of unprecedented ac-
tiyity. The time needed for custom
airy repairs will be made brief, many
large plants under pressure of orders
being forced to minimize the loss in
production.
New demands in manufacturing
branches this week made a better ag-
gregate than expected, and current in
quiries indicate heavy bookings in
irou, steel, railroad equipment and
power are to be made after New
Years. Distributive trade maintained
satisfactory volume. Wholesale
dealings in general merchandise are
conservatiyely placed at 10 per cent
over last years nigh aggregate.
The iron Industries lead in the prog
reSs made, the gain averaging at
least % per cent including capacity
operated for the first time. Notwith-
standing the enormous tonnage com
pleted, structural mills remain much
behind upon old work and make
steady additions TO heavy commitments
running well into next spring. Wire
producers are booked up six months
ahead, electric works have a remark
ably fine outlook, and there is increas-
ing request for implements, heavy
hardware and machinery. Carmak-
ing and shipbuilding capacity is en-
gagged for almost all of 1906. Pros
poets are also most encouraging in
the Woodworking trades. Buying of
supplies for the leading manufactures
and construction remains strong, al
though costs have risen well above
the average of a year ago.
Bank clearings have established a
new high level, and affirm the years
material advance. Local financial af-
fairs cause no apprehension. With
the January disbursements there may
be returning ease in the local money
market, but the present stiff rate Of
6 per cent is unlikely to end soon I'M
less the need for funds has subsidized.
Sales of local securities fell much
under the volume of 1904, vet prices
scored a higher average and the mar
ket discloses no speculative opera
tons. Liquidation of the three banks
recently entered upon has proceeded
very promptly.
Failures in Chicago district this
week number 49, against IS last week
and 19 year ago. Total defaults for
the year number LIS, against 1913
for 1904 Those rated $1,000 capital
and upward aggregated 146, favor
able showing as compared with the
1893 last year.
Bank clearings, $2O1, ,042 exceed
those of the corresponding week last
year by 29.2 per cent.-Dun's Review
of Trade.