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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
MAN OF 20 YEARS WORTH $17.13.
Down East Doctor Fixes Age Values

Down East Doctor Fixes Age Values
of Men.
A special to the New York World from
Boston says: What is a man worth in
dollars and cents?" Can flesh and blood
and brains be reduced to figures, with the
dollar sign before?" These questions
were considered Wednesday at a meeting
of the section of ophthalmology of the
American Medical Association, when DR..
Erastus e. Holt of Portland Me-, show
ed by tables that a mans value in money
could be actually determined by taking
into consideration his occupation and
age.
DR.. Holt reafirmed the famous DR..
Osler theory, and by a table indicated
that the economic value Of a laboring man
began to decrease after his 25th year,
and that the economic value os profess
sional man began to decrease after his
4Qth year.
DIR. Hollis table rates boy of 10 years
to be worth $2,601.62, at 10 years he is
worth $4,263.66, at % he is worth So
4SS.03, and from that time on his value
decreases, until at 20 years he is worth
only $17.13 and at so years he is a
drawback on the community to the ex-
tent of $S72.S4.
economic value of So, S9S94 and his
highest value is at 40 years, when he is
worth $29, BAGS.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
I'm the National CauitaI.

The National League of Women's Or.
CARNATIONS met at the Willard hotel to
pass resolutions favoring the expulsion
of Reed Smoot from the Senate.
Conferees on the army appropriation
bill came to a complete agreement. The
Senate amendment appropriating $1,000
600 for the participation CT regular sol
diers in maneuvers and exercises with the
State militias was agreed to. The APP
preparation is divided to authorize the
use Of 100000 for barracks and quarters
and S650,000 for transportation.
The Senate has voted to indefinitely
postpone a joint resolution providing for
an amendment to the constitution which
would permit Congress to enac. uniform
laws for marriage and divorce.
The bill for the control and regulation
of the Niagara river and the TNeserva-
ton Of Niagara falls was passed by the
House under suspension Of the rules. as
was the bill creating a collection district
at Port Arthur, Texas
The President has nominated to be
brigadier generals Col. John Mcclellan
of the artillery corps and Cot Stephen
P. Jocelyn of the Fourteenth infantry.
Col. Sedgwick Pratt is retired with the
rank of brigadier general
The House committee on Indian affairs
authorized a favorable report on a bill
allowing settlers on forty thousand acres
in what is known as pasture No. 3" of
the Kiowa reserve in Oklahoma to pur-
chase the lands on which they have set
tied at an appraised valuation.
j. Edward Buckley, ". D., Of $50
West Madison street, Chicago in a let
ter directed to Assistant Secretary Of
State Bacon, accuses Third Assistant
Secretary Of State PIERCE with having re-
fused TO investigate or lake any action
on charges he has made against Jacob
Sleeper, now secretary Of legation at Ha-
vana, but formerly stationed il ike ca
pacity in Bosota.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
PACKERS FOUND GUILTY.
Federal Jury COnvicts on Charges
of Accepting Rebates.

The four meat packing companies,
charged with accepting rebates, were found
guilty by jury in the United States
District Court at Kansas City. The
packers were charged in indictments re-
turned last December with accepting from
the Burlington railway concessions on
shipments from the Kansas City plants
to New York for export. The cases were
consolidated for trial purposes. The spe-
ciic case considered, which is practically
identical with the others, is that charging
Cudahy & Co. with accepting rate of %
cents a hundred pounds on a shipment of
lard to New York for export to Germany
when the legal tariff then on file with the
interstate commerce commission was 80
cents. The case bears unusual impor-
lance in the list of rebate trials to come
up in this court, for it is The first time
that any concern has been brought to
trial before jury on a charge affecting
export rates as applied to the interstate
commerce act
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
RRYAN HEARS OF HIS BOOM.
NebrasLan Says, It's Too, sudden, -
when He Hears of Endorsements.

Nebraslzan Says, Its Too sudden ,,
when He Hears of Endorsements.
In several States the Democrats in
convention assembled have said the
word of Endorsement for William j..
Bryan, but the most significant voice is
that of the Democrats in Congress, a
Washington correspondent says. The
members of the minority party. under
the moving impulse of the news from
Arkansas, Indiana and elsewhere, have
been unable to control themselves, and
with foot on the loud pedal have struck
the keynote of rejoicing. The Demo-
cratic leaders are declared TO be for
Bryan-John Sharp Williams. Champ
Clark, David A. De Almond and the
rest-and at a time distance of two
years they are hailing aim as leader
once again. In the Senate the staid
ones are showing symptoms of awak-
ing enthusiasm.
This is too sudden" jokingly said
Mr.. Bryan, who is now on round-the-
world tour, when he was told in Berlin
of the adoption by recent Democratic
conventions of resolutions favoring his
nomination for the presidency of the
United States in 1908. This is the
first announcement of this news to me"
Mr.. Bryan continued. Il have been of
the main caravan route for some time
and have been absorbed in what ] have
been seeing and DOING
As to the possibility of his nominal
ton he had little to say, declaring it
was too early to speak of that question,
but taking up the subject of the politi-
cal requirements of the day he said (:
I'm our fight for the absolute elimina-
ton of private monopolies and fer the
regulation of corporations in general
it is necessary that the party shall be
free from any suspicion of alliance with
the corporate interests that have been
dominating American politics. To this
end campaign contributions must be
limited to those who have the public
interest to advance. l trust that public
sentiment will require all parties to
keep their books open, so that here
after no party will be under private
obligations to shield corporate offend
ers."
Abiding to conditions in the meat in
dustry, Mr.. Bryan said: 1.-The beef
trust is not different in character and
methods from other trusts. The inev-
liable tendency of a private monopoly
is m iocrnoea tho rrioo 80 q ,D,.o,1,,o - a., 4
to lower its c V. Why should any
one expect anytb : else from a trust
than the lowering of quality when a
monopoly is established? Observe, I
have used the words private monopoly, ,
not public In a private monopoly 4
private interest is set up against those
of the whole people. Quite different
principle comes into operation when the
interest of all is alone in view"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
PLOT TO FORM REPUBLIC.
Portugal Prevents Beers from Or
ganizing in South Africa.

Portugal Prevents Beers from Or
ganizing in South Africa.
Reports of plot to establish Boer
republic in Portuguese Angola, South AT
RIGA, which have attracted a great deal
of attention, resulted in the authorities
taking active steps to see that the scheme
is not carried out. Gen. PieDaer, who
took an active part in the Anglo-Boer
war, was the leader of the movement.
Pienaer had been engaged by the Portu-
guese government to command a column
of Beers in the Angola expedition against
the revolted Cuarhama tribes. The con-
spiracy was then formed for the Beers
to establish themselves in the districts OF
Humble, Chibia, HULA and Lubango and
set up republic. 1t was the intention to
elect Pienaer president and establish the
capital at Mossamedes. The Beers be-
lieved Portugal would not go to the great
expense of fitting up an expedition to ex-
pei them. Pienaer and several other
Beers who were concerned in the plot
have taken refuge in German Africa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
HORRORS OF TIE koNeo.

Soldiers Committed MasSacres to
Boom the Rubber Trade.
According to London correspondents,
the Kongo commission, which was call
ed into being for whitewashing purposes.
has been forced practically to admit
the truth of many of the most terrible
charges which have been made against
the Kongo Free State. Among the ale
cations made against the government,
founded by King Leopold, have been the
following:
That it has ruled the country not
with a regard to the good of its inhabit-
ants, but almost solely with view to
increasing the profits of the rubber COM
pany, in which King Leopold is the
chief stakeholder. That when the peo-
pie have failed to bring in as much
rubber as the representatives Of the
company thought they ought native sol
diers have been sent out, who have per-
petrated the most horrible massacres
to stimulate the workers energy. On
one expedition 900 natives were MUIR
dered on a six weeks rubber hunt,
and on another of three weeks 800.
That cannibals have been officially en-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 5000; hogs, prime heavy, $4.0c
TO S6.70: sheep. fair to choice $500 to
5000; wheat, No. 2, Sc to SIC; corn,
No. 2, Sic to SIC; oats, standard, 35c TO
CSC; rye. No. 2, 62c to G6c; hay, timo-
thy, $3.50 to S1400; prairie, $500 to
10c; eggs, fresh, l4c to 1Sc; potatoes,
new, $110 to $1.35.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, SIC to S9c; corn, No, 3
yellow, 52c to ole; oats, No white,
&c to 39c; rye, No. 2, 65e to &c.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 2 northern
Sac TO SEC; corn, No. 3, 49, TO sic;
oats, standard, 35c to 3Gc; rye, No. 1,
CSC to soc; barley, standard, 51c TO SEC;
pork, mess, $1677.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed, SEC to
SIC; corn, No. mixed, 46c to 4Sc;
oats, No. mixed, Bic to 33c rye, No.
2, CSC to 67c; clover seed, prime, $685..
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
s4O0 to 1915; hogs, fair to choice, 800
to 1913; sheep, common TO good mixed,
s4.OO to 1913; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 TO $7.20.
New York-Cattie. $500 to $3.50;
hogs, 800 to $685.; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. red, 93c TO 95c:
corn, No. 2, SIC to 59c; oats, natura,
white, Ale to 43c butter, creamery, tic
to zoe; eggs, western, 15c to lie.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to 1918; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
1865; sheep, common to prime. $3.50 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, Ssc to 90c; corn,
No. white, SOC to SIC; oats, No. 2
white, 34c to 36e.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 TO s5.S5;
hogs. 800 to $3.50; sheep. 800 to
5000; wheat, No. ., Sc to 90c; corn,
No. 2, 49c 10 zoe; oats. No. 2, 34c to
36c; rye, No. 2, &c to 64c.
Cincilnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to SG.55: sheep. $500 TO
$50: wheat, No. 2, 90c to Ole; corr,
No. mixed, 52c to 53c: oats, No. 2
mixed, 36c to 37e; rye, No. 2, 66c ts,-
Coo
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
~ Business generally now
6DledQ0. exhibits the best rounded

-, Business generally now
6DlGd0O. exhibits the best rounded
-I activity for the year thus
FAR. Strengthening features this
week were the resumption of soft
coal mining and tie re-eInploy-
ment of 10000 workers. increas-
ed demands for manufactured products
and enlarged distribution OF construc-
ton materials ami seasonable neces-
saries. Agricultural reports maintain
ed highly encouraging tone, winter
wheat harveSts having started well and
other crop conditions being execution
ally good. Notwithstanding tie hot
weather, industrial operations have not
been hindered, the mills and furnaces
and most of the factories being run to
the limit Of capacity. Prices of raw
materials show extreme firmneSs. The
buying of food products has extended.
in the face of higher prices in the pri-
mary markets, and the leading retaig
lines report heavier sales.
The total movement of grain at this
port Swelled to S,S75,02o bushels.
against 6110.332 bushels last week. Re
ceipts increased "a per cent over those
Of 1905 and the shipments gained "a
per cent. Receipts of hive stock, 2S7,-
80 head, compare with 1877, 100 head
last week. Hides received again were
low 2.511, 206 pounds, comparing with
2,569,429 pounds last week. Lumber
receipts were 4S,0l70O0 feet against
39.516,O00 feet last week.
Compared with a week ago, prices
are unchanged for -four and cattle, but
are higher in oats rs cents Ter bushel,
corn 21s cents, wheat 3ascents, hogs s.
cents a hundredweight, sheep 10 cents,
lard 20 cents, ribs 80 cents and pork
20 cents.
Bank clearings, S223, 4O2, 4e2, exceed
those of the corresponding week in
1905 by II per cent. The offerings Of
commercial paper reflect healthy bor-
rowing demand, and the discounts are
quoted at the minimum rate of per
cent.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 20 last week.
Dun's Review of Trade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
KENTUCKY MURDERS LAID BARE
Feudist Exposes Conspiracy in the
Marcum and Other Killings.

A special from Winchester, KY, re-
ports that Curtis Jet, now in the Gym
thiana Jail, awaiting his second trial on
a charge of assassinating James Cockrill
in Jackson three years ago, has made a
full confession, telling of the assassina-
tions of DR.. B. n. Cox, James Cockrill
and James B. Marcum. Among other
things Jet is said to have confirmed were
the statement of B. j. Even, the star
witness in the Marcum case, who, he said,
told the truth in the trials from the be-
ginning to end, and that Thomas White,
who was charged with completely in the
assassination of Marcum, told him that
the testimony of a plot to kill Marcum
was true. Samuel Jett, an uncle of Cur
tbs Jet, and B. r. Jouett, who have been
prosecuting Curtis Jet, decline to affirm
or deny the report of confession. 1t is
believed in Lexington that Jetr has made
full confession and implicated parties
not indicted in connection with the
Breathitt case. z. T. Altizer, who sent
the report, is a stenographer for Il. X.
Jouett, and is said to have inside infor-
nation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19

The conference report on the statehood
bill was withdrawn from the Senate Tues
day and new report containing the com
promise provision agreed upon by the
conferees of both houses, presented. No
action was taken. A bill extending to
thirty-six hours the time that live stock
may be carried in transit without unload
ing was passed. A measure giving the
President authority to reappoint such of
the midshipmen at the naval academy re-
Gently dismissed for hazing as may be
reinstated without prejudice to the ser
vice was passed, as was joint resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 to supply de-
ficiency in the postoffice funds. The House
passed a rule sending the railroad rate
bill back to conference without even an
expression of its wishes While the sun
dry civil bill was under consideration an
amendment prohibiting cdnteens in SOL
diers' homes was adopted. The confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation
bill was accepted. The Tillmsn bill, pro-
hibiting corporations from making cam
paign contributions, was received from the
Senate and referred to the Committee
on Election of the President Vice Pres
ident and members of Congress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
FIRE DESTROYS ARMoUR's PLANT
Blaze Threatens other HOuses-Fire-
men Die Under Falling Walls.

The great packing plant of Armour q
Co. in South Omaha, Neb, was destroyed
by fire Tuesday morning. Three fremen,
two belonging to the Omaha department
and one to the Armour force, were killed
by falling walls. The plants owned by
the Swifts, National, Omaha, and Cudahy
Bros, surrounding the Armour plant,
were in grave danger. The loss is esti-
mated at $1j0,000. The fire was discov-
cred just before midnight, and within ten
minutes the flames had gotten beyond
control. Armours plant is right in the
midst of the stock yards and is surround
ed by the Swift, National, Omaha, and
the Cudahy plants. An immense tank on
the roof and holding 10000 gallons of
water, collapsed and went through the
floor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Find Body of Murdered Man.

with a gaping bullet wound in the
right temple and a broken watch chain
hanging from the vest, the badly decom-
nosed body of an unknown man was
found in Minnehaha creek, within a few
rods of its junction with the Mississippi
river, near Minnea polls. The name of
the man may be William a. Houck of
Madison. s. u.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
KILLS WIFE IN HASTE.

Man Running to Get Revolver to De-
fend Himself Drops Weapon.
MIS-. Emma Seadar was killed in Cler-
mont county, Ohio, with the revolver with
which her husband sought 20 defend him
self from az attack by two neighbors.
Seadar told the coroner he had trouble
with Christian Leib and John Hover, who
came to his place and drove him into the
house. He ran into the sitting room,
where his wife was seated, and took his
revolver. In his haste to get it out of the
drawer he dropped it. When it struck
the floor it was discharged, the bullet
striking Mrs. Seadar.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Dtsaoso KIN. Tbou..na.

An official summary of cholera in the
Philippine Islands during the present cpl
demic, from the outbreak last August and
up to April p last, shows a grand total
of 4,093 cases and 3.114 deaths. During
that period there were $50 cases and
2,S62 deaths from that cause in the prov
inces and 2S3 cases and 252 deaths in the
city of Manila.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
sends Renort 10 congrss

President Roosevelt sent to the House
committee the bureau of animal industry
report on the Chicago packing houses and
renewed his demands for radical legisla-
ton. The committee declined to hear the
testimony of Upton Sinclair ard decided
not to visit Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Trail of Deaths Left by Lishtnfr

Trail of Deaths Left by Lightning.
Storms swept over the East Saturday,
leaving a trail of death behind. Three
persons are reported dead at Schenectady,
four in western Pennsylvania and two at
Ivy City, near Washington, where the Bal
timore and Ohio roundhouse was destroy
ed By lightning. At st. Thomas, Ont,
three others were killed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
south Dakota Out for Bryan.

The South Dakota Democratic conven-
ton strongly Endorsed Bryan for Presi-
dent in 1908. Every mention of his name
on the floor of the convention brought a
storm of applause A complete State
ticket was nominated, headed by J. A.
Stransky for Governor. The platform
declared for the municipal ownership of
all public utilities.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
GUILTY MAN LOSES JOB.
Joseph Boyer Dismissed for Accept
ing Money from Coal Companies.

Joseph Boyer, the Pennsylvania rail-
road employee who testified before the in
terstate commerce commission to having
received large sums of money and other
gratuities from producers of coal on the
Pennsylvania railroad lines, ha, been dis
missed from the service CT the company.
When the matter was brought to the at
tention of President Cassatt he directed
the immediate discharge of Boyer. Boyer
said he had accepted more than $4,000
from FIVE coal mining companies during
period of three years. He was chief
clerk in the Office of A. W. Gibbs, super
intendent of motive power OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, ant purchas-
ed the fuel coal used in the locomotives
of the company.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
MiIiiOn-DOiIar Blaze Causes SuIfo-
cation of Two Men.

cutIOn OF Two Wen.
A million dollar fire in Baltimore de-
stroyed the big Savannah docks of the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company, totally destroyed the steamer
Essex of that line, all the valuable freight
with which the dock was crowded, togeth-
er with number of snOws loaded with
cotton and resin with their freights. Great
anxiety was felt as to the fate of the crew
of the Essex, said to have consisted Of
about forty men. All but Two are known
TO have escaped. The two others are
thought to be burned to death, as they
were apparently unconscious when last
seen by their fleeing mates. They were
Edward Atkinson, a cabin assistant, and
John Costello, a fireman. The fire orig
mated in district surrounded except on
the water side by extensive lumber yards,
but the direction of the wind saved these
from damage
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
state CapitoI Is Saved.

Saving of the State capitol in Baton
Rouge, Ia, from complete destruction by
fire was accomplished in spectacular
manner. Gov. Blanchard. assisted by
many Louisiana legislators dressed in
their night clothes and by thousands of
Baton Rouge citizens, supplemented the
fire department. The damage was be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
TWO STRIKERS KILLED IN CLASH
Six Others Wounded i'm Fight with
Pennsylvania ConstabuIary.


Pennsylvania ConstabuIary.
The new mining town CO Ernest Cd
the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburs
railroad, FIVE miles from Indiana, Pa
was the scene, early Friday, of contiics
between a detail of Sta;a constabularJ
and striking coal miners, n which two
strikers were killed and six others wound
ed. Shortly after daylight a body OF
strikers headed by a brass hand marched
from Anita mines in Jefferson county to
receive one of the mine officials expect
ed from Punxsutawney. On the way 20
the station the marchers encountered
detail OF twelve members of the State
constabulary; as they passed a member OF
the band fired his revolver at the troop
No one was struck, but the constabularJ
Immediately retaliated with a voley from
their carbines. When the smoke cleared,
eight strikers were lying on the ground
and the others had fed down the hill.
Two of those shot were k lled instantly
and the six others were seriously wound
ed. The mines at Ernest are owned by
the Buffalo, Rochester AMI Pittsburg Coal
and Iron Company. April J a strike was
begun, and the men have been out since
then. Three weeks ago TIE plant was
started with a non-union force, and de-
tail of the constabulary has been guard
ing the coal company's property. About
half of the regular force of 400 men is
at work in the mine
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Dynamite Plant blown up.

Eleven men were killed and Ave others
were seriously injured by the explosion
of a dynamite plant near PeQua. Pa,
along the Susquehanna river. The vic
Tins were literally torn to I eces, not
enough remaining of single body to
make Identification possible. The cause
of the explosion is not known.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
spanish Ministry Goes Ont.

Madrid received a surprise when Pre-
mier Moret drove to the royal palace and
presented to King Alfonso the resignation
of all members of his ministry. The pub
lie awaits an explanation. Nothing seri-
Gus in governmental circles is antici-
pated.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19
Havoc and Death in Tornado.

At Dewey, Ind, T., tornado demol-
ished several residences and wrecked 200
oil derricks, causing loss of $4,000. In
the destruction of the home Of Charles
Ishelmap, Mrs. J. ]. Knowles of Los An
geles was killed and her daughter, Mrs.
Ishelman, was seriously injured
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19

Acting on information presented by
Attorney General Moody, the Sepreme
Court has summoned Sheriff Shipp. his
deputy. and twenty alleged mem
bars of the Tennessee mob which lynch
ed Ed johnson. March 10, to appear and
show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt The lynching
of johnson occurred after he had been
sentenced TO be hanged and after an
application for writ of error had been
granted b che Supreme Court. The Jail
officers are accused of acting in collu-
sion with the mob.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-06-19

Friction between insurance companies
over the settlement of losses at San Fran
cisco is likely to result in split, the
strong companies refusing to longer carry
the weak ones, several of VIII CD are said
TO face bankruptcy.