Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
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Baron Guerne has Been elected presi-
dent of the Paris Geographical Society.
1t iz announced that King Edward will
go to Athens to attend the Olympian
games.
King Carlos of Portugal, who is an
artist of considerable ability, usually
sends his paintings as gifts.
Admiral Togo will be escorted on his
trip to the United States next month by
two japanese armored cruisers.
Roger e. Fry of London. England, IS
to succeed George il. Storey as curator
Of paintings in the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York City.
The Cars eldest daughter has one Of
the finest collections Of penny toys in
the world, which have been sent to her
from Paris, London and Berlin.
A large bust of the late President
Kruger, destined to mark his grave at
Pretoria, has just been completed by
sculptor at Saargemund. Lorraine.
The Duke of Teck, who was educated
at Wellington, is descended from a char
coal burner and has in his armOral bear
ings a coal burners hand holding some
silver
1t is said that Prince Louis Napoleon,
now in the Russian service as governor
general of the Caucasus, recently object
ed to having soldiers fire on unarmed
mobs of Workingmen.
The father of Campbell Bannerman,
the new prime minister of England, laid
the foundation for his fortune in Glas-
gov by abolishing in his place of business
the system then known as ''prigging." To
"prig" was to bargain and to beat down
the price of goods His goods were mark
ed in plain figures and his success was
almost instantaneous He was knghted
by Queen Victoria.
Lieutenant Commander Count Albert
Victor Gleischen. the new military at
tache of the British embassy at Wash
ington, is a second cousin of King Ed
ward and 2 third cousin of the German
emperor.
Horridge, 'the man who beat Bal
four" as he is already known. is law
yer and was a stranger in Manchester.
The Liberals thought little of his chances,
but he developed unexpected fighting
ion the Port Arthur of conservatism"
and asked everybody to initiate the Jap
anese and take the stronghold.
Lord Mashan, one Of the most remark
able men of his generation. died recently
in london. BY his inventiveness he ere
ated at least three new industries-woo
combing by machinery. the manufacture
of velvet by power loom, and the weav-
ing of plush.
DR.. Hook on his appointment as bishop
suffragan of Kingston, was rendered a
banquet, and, in reply to a toast to his
health, said Il have been presented with
an episcopal ring by my friends in Leeds.
On one side are the Kingston arms
three fishes, which the Hook has cone to
catch on the other side is a pastoral
staff; so the fishes Of Kingston are to be
caught by Hook or by crook
The story Of the King of Portugal's
Introduction to his charming and clever
wife is as follows: Picking up a photo-
graph Of a fail haired. sweet-faced girl
on the mantelpiece Of the French am
bassadress. he said What a charming
young lady ~ Yes was the answer;
'anl she is as charming as she looks. She
is tie Princess Amelie of Orlsans." On
the following day the prince was on his
was tc Paris, and fortnight later his en-
gdgement to the beautiful princess was
formally announced to the world.
NJ. Fallieres, the newly elected Pres
ident of the French Republic was born
in Mezin. There is a little church dating
from the ninth century in the little city.