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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
UNCLAIMED INSURANCE FIND
Illustrative Instance OF the Careless
ness of English Com
panies.

Anyone who can rake up insurance
company scandals is sure of an
American audience nowadays, and this
state of mind seems to be spreading
to England. A British law firm tells
the following story in support of it's
contention that insurance companies
and other fiduciary institutions should
be required by law to make an annual
statement as to all unclaimed property
in their possession.
A testator died in the year 1866
holding 30 shares of a well-known fire
and life assurance company. Twenty
of these shares were sold by the ex-
ecutors. The remaining ten shares
were entirely forgotten. The ex-
ecutors' names and addresses were
registered in the company's books and
the dividends accruing upon the
shares were, in the words of the secre-
tary, "held in suspense since Mr.. IS
death, in accordance with the COM
pany's articles" No intimation was
sent TO the executors that the divi-
dends were accruing and were un-
claimed.
In the year 1904 the executors re-
ceived a letter from the solicitors Of
a company whose business 1t is to
trace dormant funds stating that il
the executors will agree to pay the
company so per cent. of any sum
which might be recovered informa-
ton would be given which would prob
ably lead to the recovery Of unclaimed
funds belonging to the testator's es-
tate. The communication was put into
the hands Of the firm which tells the
story, and they, after an examination
Of the testator's and executors papers,
succeeded In locating the missing
shares.
The assurance company made them
over in due course with the dividends,
but absolutely refused to pay the 80
years interest which. was claimed on
the latter.
The lawyer suggested to the COM
pany the desira5ility Of making In
quiries as to how Information not
available to representatives Of their
own shareholders had been obtained
by a company trading in unclaimed
property.
The only reply the company vouch-
safed was that they didn't know any
thing about 1t.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
@amsa>a gi1nt.
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1906.
weekly and entered at the Post Ofic
at Wsussu as second class matter.
The Old and the New,

E. G. Zimmerman's term of Office as
mayor of the city of Wausau closed last
evening. He has held the position for
two years and it is conceded by all that
if he had yielded to the opportunities of
his friends and admirers to again
become candidate for the office, he
would have been elected with little
opposition.
Mr.. Zimmerman has very ably con-
Quoted the affairs of the city, giving his
time and attention to the details of
every part of the municipal government.
BY his judgment and conservativeness
he has avoided distractions which many
times, with others, might have proven
very destructive to the city's welfare.
His great work on the water commits
sion, since it was organized has merited
for him the thanks of every citizen.
Probably no city has a more difficult
problem to solve concerning its water
supply than Wausau, and there have
been so many suggestions that it has
been hard to go along serenely and do
just the right thing, but Mayor Tim
norman has done this admirably and
largely to his ability has the work
been carried to a successful con-
clusion. Though the work is just about
to be commenced, it is certain that the
expense of putting in the drive wells
which will furnish pure water; the
large mains for the east and west sides;
the reservoir on East hill; the meters
on the service pipes, and possibly an
other engine at the pumping station
will not cost the city over $4,000 to
100000. Ali honor to Mayor K. G.
Zimmerman.
Tonight M. H. Duncan will commence
his term of Office as mayor. He has .
big work before him, because the peo-
pie are now looking to him to carry
out that which has been outlined
by Mayor Zimmerman and the water
commission. The citizens want pure
water and they want a fire protection
that will be as good as can be furnished.
This Mr.. Duncan has promised to give
them ahead of any other extensive
municipal improvement. We believe
that this will be his aim and to this end
he should receive the cooperation of
every good citizen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
BELL MADE OF PIPES.
One in Japan That Is Composed of
the Metal Parts of
Thousand.

There is bell at Toxic, japan,
which is made from tobacco pipes. So
says the legend inscribed around the
outside in four languages, English,
French, German and Japanese
The English version runs as fol.
lows:
This bell, cast in the city of Toxic,
Japan, December 10, 1892, by Tsuda
Sen, is made from the metal of tobac-
co pipes of more than a thousand men,
once slaves, now freemen.'
The story is that in 1892 a woman
missionary from America waged war
on tobacco smoking and persuaded
over 1000 men to forswear the habit
They therefore had no further use for
their metal pipes, which were melted
down and cast in the form of a bell.
= sss fetal resembles bronze and tie
bell has piesssSt capsicsl ring.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
Ancient Skeletons.

An interesting archaeological discov-
cry was recently made at Leagrave,
near Luton, England, by the unearth-
ing of two skeletons, estimated to be
quite 1000 years old. Beside the bones
were also found quantity of bronze
ornaments. The skeletons are believed
to be the remains of two females, dat
Ing back to the late Celtic times, since
the mode of burial was typical of that
period. Botn bodies, says the Scien-
tific American, were in a doubled-up
position with head to the west. Some
Of the bones were in a remarkably
good state of preservation, especially
The skull and teeth, although much dis
colored by contact with the earth. The
bodies were found Is feet apart.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
THE SPEED LIMIT DEFIED.
Motorists in Great Britain Persist
emily Go Faster Than the
Law Allows.

Writes an automobiles: There IS
a speed limit in England and through
out Europe. Nowhere can one go fast
er than 20 miles an hour. The result
is that, everywhere, everybody goes as
fast as he pleases, and the brutal rate
at which The cars fly through the mar
row village streets, regardless of life
Or limb, would make me a socialist If
| were poor laborer. The English
roads are very narrow. All are lined
with green hedges instead of fences
and cross each other suddenly at right
angles. All through England, but es-
pecially in southern England, life is
greatly concentrated, with the result
that the spring in the English lanes,
while the most beautiful thing on
earth, can be conducive to smash-ups
OF all sorts and conditions.
while we were in Great Britain the
marquis of Queensberry petitioned for
the right to carry arms in order to
shoot any motorist on sight. He had
been in the wilds of Africa and in the
mountains of British Columbia after
grizzlies, he said, without feeling that
his life was in danger; but he was
afraid to leave the gates of his own
estate, and had pulled his own child
from under the wheels of fiy!ca auto
mobile. If a nobleman's child was not
safe on the roadside, how about The
child of an ordinary subject?
I'm Wales we ran into some very
funny experiences. The sturdy Welsh
ponies bore our advent philosophically,
but the Inhabitants SHE'D Every hui
man being became panic-stricken at
sight of an automobile, and If he were
riding or driving, his collapse was
complete. We always stopped short
and let them pass us when travelling
In the opposite direction, or would
overtake them slowly when travelling
the same way. But we were meeting
a terrorized population, who judged US
guilty until we were proven innocent"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
A WORD FROM CALIFORNIA.
SAN JOSE, CAL, April Z, 1906.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April Z, 1906.
To WAUsAU FRIENDS -:
All old life leave for awhile.
Y, Mhlle you travel over good many miles
Ihen when you strike the great salt stream
one, Dy one lose your senses in dreams.
Inc number OF miles on this lake was just
smooth riding with never grade
Mlth no need of the help of a team
Or other hard digging with spade
WIN water twice as salt as the ocean
raining IN would cause no connection
Only gently to float, without touching bottom,
Hardly wettiDg your gown, though il be cotton.
still onward you travel, without wind or tide
Till Oakland comes in view ike BRIDE
Here you stop for awhile
While with old nature you smile
If for San Francisco you float
But on to San Jose, without boat
Oh San Jose, no iee-no snow,
Flowers the whole year through
Laughing waters gently flow,
Ana the skies are ever blue.
Urban and interurban cars,
Lleks obseryatory-twenty-e ight miles away,
PolntS OF interest reached in few hours
Happy hours for sunny days,
Famous mineral springs
Almaden quicksilver mines
Every day some new thing brings.
Graceful woodbines lovingly twine--
over old Santa Clara mission
While l50 square miles of orchard
Invites all to take possession,
without eh1llblaneS to torture.
On your way 10 Alum Rock see the ostrich farm
With Stanford university close at hand
Big hotels and plenty of barns,
Also fine brass band.
Openings for profitable investments
only fifty miles from San Francisco
Population forty thousand and growing fast
Heading this over will be an easy task
For what do you suppose
You can get your best clothes
just as cheap in San Jose,
As IN any town on bargain day.
Don't stay away, pray,
But come and join the fray,
Leave in Wausau all your spring
While all your trunks you bring.
Fleas have been for two months away
Because of the rainy day,
But when the weather gets over the storm,
Plenty of the little dears will be born.
Good fishing with line and rod.
Peas beat I. c. Ryans, for have been long in
the pod
Homesick, not l.
/ wish to stay until die
All days here are not alike
mo we miss the picture of old Uncle Pike.
When commenced to write the sun was bright.
Now the moon begins to look down in wonder
Not at the approach of night
But at such dreadful blunder
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. l.. a. RESsEGUIE,
San Jose, Cal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
German Steamers

The fastest and most sumptuously
equipped ocean steamships in the
world are now built in Germany.
There will shortly be placed in the
transatlantic service two vessels which
will surpass in every respect the Great
Eastern, which was one of the worlds
marvels, and only failed to meet ex-
peetations because technical science in
1859 was not what it is to-day. The
one being built at Belfast has 22,250
gross tons, is $50 feet long, IA feet
wide and So feet deep, with $4,000
horsepower The one being built near
Stettin has $4,000 gross tons, is 700
feet long, II feet wide and 81 feet
deep. with II, 200-horsepower.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

A BAND of 900 Moro outlaws, strong
ly intrenched in volcano POO feet high
near the town of Jolo iSulu) were en-
tirely annihilated, including children
and women, in one of the most heroic
ally fought battles in which American
troops have ever engaged. While
our people feel proud of the achieve
ment and courage of our soldiers and
while the Mores no doubt were bad
lot. there is nothing specially elevating
in the slaughter of women and children
Eighteen Americans lost their lives
during the battle and fifty-two were
wounded. The Philippines have cost
ms more in blood and treasure than
they will ever be worth to us. But we
have embarked upon policy of i'm
perialism and must pay the price
jefferson Banner.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
No AIarm ia the sanctum

Oklahoma and Indian Territory are
being flooded with spurious one, five
and ten dollar bills and ffty-cent and
one dollar coins. This notice is given
in order that people who handle any
money may be on the lookout. We're
immune.-Weeleetk Il. I'd American.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

GEN. BRAGG has reached San Fran
cisco from Hong Kong, China, to which
country he has been U. S. Consul for
the pc st three years. He was accom-
panied by his wife. The citizens of
Fond du Lac are preparing to give the
couple a grand reception.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
Deaf and Dumb Talkers.

A deaf and dumb person who is
fairly expert at finger language can
speak about 43 words q minute. In
the same space Of time person in POS
session Of his speech will probably
speak 15e words.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Wausau P o. for the week end
ing April Is, 1906 In calling for same
please say advertised"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17
SOON IOIQ.

Tifter-I see you've got a poultice on
your eye. How did it happen?
Tatt-By not keeping a poultice on
my tongue.-Chicago Tribune.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

and Knox and made Senator Aldrich
extremely unhappy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-04-17

Ash, Prof. Osborn M
Anthorson, II. p. Malone, John
Anderson, Aug. Marquardt, Herman
Braun, VIM. Newman, Helen
Berg, Walter Olson, o. e.
Charles, Mrs G. Odell, E. E.
Deering, Chas. OConnor, Jack
Goetzman, H. Peterson, Peter
Eroemming, G. II. Slaminski, Frank
Heck, o. f. Smith, Tony
Irvine, f. Boetcher, Emma
Kinnie, Henry Stahel, Mrs. Rosin
kaatz, Annie Salzmann, Mrs f.
LaMere, Mrs. E. Schiller, Mrs H.
Lambrecht, A. E. Wehn, VIM.
McIndoe, w. d.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John
McHugh, Miss N.
Foreign.
Salamon Saby Nicholous Spath
Max Mayer Josef Bigus
Package-W. r. Sprinkle
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
STOLE LILLIAN RUSSELLS GEMS.
Handbag With g. o worth or Diamonds
Taken in q Pullman Car.

SPRINoFIELD. Ohio. Oct. 3.-Lillisn Rus
sell was robbed Of her handbag in the Day
ton railway train shed this morning. 1t
contained damon ds valued at 81. 500.
Her loss was not noticed until she was
speeding on toward Springfield on a Big
Four passenger rain.
After being costly provided with Pullman
car comforts Miss Russell sat looking ont
Of the window. before the train started, at
the people on the platform. While her
attention was thus occupied an unknown
man picked up her brown alligator hand
bag and walked of with IL.
The bag contained "A diamond mounted
comb. diamond studded hairpins, &c.
Az soon az Miss Russell noticed her loss
she called Conductor Malone and old him
that she had been robbed. An investigation
was made by the trainmen, and as soon as
it arrived here Trainmaster =. A. Stack
was notified and the Dayton police ALL
thorities were informed Of the robbery.
Fortunately, Miss Russell was carrying
most Of her jewels on her person at the
time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
TERRORIST KILLED ~ RAID.
Attempt TO Hold Up Treasury OHiciAl
EOlIed by the Police.

.Spectal Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun
Sr. PETERSBURG, Oct. 9.-A band OF six
teen t~errorists attempted to attack an
official who was bringing Customs receipts
to the Treasury in 81. Pete rsburg this
afternoon. They rushed on the cab in which
he was riding near the bourse, when many
people we're leaving the exchange.
The police had received warning. Plain
clothes agents opened fire with their re-
v%olvers, killed one OF the terrorists and
wounded three. They also wounded a
coachman, two passersby and a horse.
The stockholders rushed inside the bourse
in a panic TO escap the volley OF bullets.
Seven Of the band were arrested. The
others escaped. They failed to get any
Of the money they we're after.
Twenty-Five robbers recently boarded
a Russian steamship as passengers, seized
the vessel after they had ~overpowered
the crew and took ~ 200 rubles and the
vahnables of the passengers.
The political police are carrying on an
active campaign against the terrorists.
They have raided the Engineers Institute,
which is known to have been a centre Of
the revolutionary propaganda. and seized
eighty shells intended for bombs. Some
Of the shells were already charged. Four
students at the Governments engineers
college nave been arrested. There have
been many seizures OF bomb laboratories
in The capital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
HIS CLOTHES FULLOF EMERALDS.
Passenger by the Oceanic Arrested After
He Had Failed 10 Declare Them.

- AaN
Manuel Suarsz, q hrst class passenger
ON the White Star liner oceanic. was arrested
by Customs Inspector W. q. Park on the
dock yesterday charged with attempting
to smu cycle about $40, 900 worth Of smeralds
into this country.
Information had been furnished to In
speotor Park from the other side that Suarez
had bOughta large quantity Of cut n duncut
emeralds in Paris. The customs Official
took down what Suares gave Al his full
declaration Of dutiable property. Suarez
was then invited to step into a dressing
room. According to Inspector Park. hun
dreds OF emeralds, out and uncut. were
found in his pockets. In the Innings OF his
clothes and secTeted In other parts OF his
clothing.
Inspector Park handed Suarez over to
Marshal Henkel and he was arraigned
before United States Commissioner Shields,
pleaded not guilty and was released for
examination In the custody Of his counsel,
Charles A. Hess Of 81 Pine street.
Suarez is said to be q wealthy jewel
merchant Of South America and on his way
home from his annual tour TO buy stock
in trade thou gbt he would drop into New
York and see how the town had changed
since his last visit. six years age. The
actual number Of the emeralds found on
him il given as s2s, Of which half were cut
and half uncut. The stones are worth
from SO to 5000 each and we're OF all sizes
and weights.
Suarez declared that he was merely
taking the stones to Colombia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
MANY FACE DEATH IN NINE.
From 90 20 100 Men lnhpris0ned Win
Little Hope That Any WIN Escape.

PoCAHoNrAs. Va, Oct. S.-An explosion
in the entry Of the west mine OF the Poca-
hontas Galleries Company occurred late
this afternoon.
There were u number Of men in that part
Of the mine, nearly all Of them laborers' as
the majority Of the miners had left the mines
for the day.
Il is believed that from sixty to hundred
men are entombed with hardly a chance OF
their escape on account Of the deadly gases.
Every effort ia being put forth 20 reach
them, but nOne nave been recovered.
Several men have been almost killed in
the effort to reach their doomed comrades
Hundreds OF people are crowded about the
entrance to the mine, seeking friends and
relatives.
The cause " the explosion has not been
determined. The mouth Of the mine ia
entirely closed, and AZ fast IA an opening
il made the gases which escape drive the
rescuers back into the open air.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
PROUD DAY FOR y. OLIVER.
He Wishes the CIis Union Had Heard biSil0p
DOane call Him Jimmy.

y v NaaNb NNNN "
DOane CAII Him Jimmy.
Assemblyman Oliver Of the sixth district
was standing In front OF the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday afternoon when j. Pier
pont Morgan and Bishop Doane OF Albany
who had been attending a meeting OF the
Peabody trustees in the hotel. came out and
entered a carriage. just as the porter
was about 10 close the door Bishop Doane
caught sight Of the Assembiyman, and
beckoning to him he said to the porter;
Don't close the door until | have shaken
hands with Jimmy Oliver
Jimmy hurried over to the carriage, and
TO shake the Bishops hand he had to stretch
across MIR. Morgan, who occupied the rear
seat.
Excuse me. Mr.. Morgan Jimmy said.
That's all right, Oliver. I'm glad to see
YOU too" Mr.. Morgan responded.
Il wish some OF them Gifts Onion re-
formers had seen me just them mmmured
Jimmy az he r~ejoined his friends. Those
fellows think that because l represent a
Bowery district I'm a fair mark, but when
a real Bishop calls ma Jimmy and j. Pier
pont Morgan calls me Oliver l guess
-~r4seslnlt -woFYy~abONt getting the iRd0sSe-
ment Of Mr.. Cutting and the rest OF that
Onion gang"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
ARCTIC AMATEURS GET HOME.
cor. MAX FLEISCHMAN AND HIS
wEFE BACK FROM THE NORTH.
stuck FOrty-seVen Days In Ice Trying 20
Make Greenland snip Springs . Leak
n They Are Forced 20 Leave Bring
Along Two Orphan Polar Boar Cubs.

Col. and Mrs. Max Fleischman OF Gin
~cinnati, who have bee9| spending some
months in the far North. arrived here yes
terday morning on the White Star steam
ship Oceanic. Col. Fleischman said that
they did not get as far as they had hoped to
60 and in all probability they would try
again another year. They came home to
see the Vanderbilt cup race.
They spent nearly four months in the
frisid zone, did a great deal Of hunting and
got some valuable skins. When they left
America their destination was King Will
iamsland, but the outer bsrrier OF Toe pre-
vented them from reaching their goal.
The young couple were married last De-
cember and went first to the West Indies.
They had planned the Northern trip before
thew wedding, but had to wait for u favorable
season. Col. Fleischman chartered the
wooden steamship Laura, a sister ship to
the FridtjoS, on which Walter Wellman
went on his polar expedition.
With a crew OF twenty men, including
Capt. Oyen, lie and his wife sailed from
Tromsoe. Norway, June rs and headed for
Spitzbergen. Two days after they left
Tromsoe they ran into ice. After hat the
ship had her nose against the foes Tor
forty-seven days In a vain attempt to make
the northeast end Of Greenland. on Shan
non there was q pack and the Laura was so
tight in the Jam that il took the crew twelve
days to cut her out.
The strain opened her seams and thevessel
leaked so badly that az much as six inches
Of water a day came in her hold. The rest
Of theNrip had to be abandoned. The party
got ashore at SpitZbergen. where they
visited the Wellman camp.
In the party with the Fleischmans were
DR.. and Mrs. Christian X. Holmes and n. C.,
L.. Learn Of Cincinnati. During most OF
the three months they were in the North
they saw no sunsets. When they left 1t was
just getting a bit bright.
They aid yesterday that they had not
felt the cold very much. They lived in an
average temperature a. high as Is above
zero. The women clothed themselves in
costumes OF leather lined with sheepskin.
Mrs. Fleischman admitted that at times the
comforts Of the accommodations were not
SO good as to be found in a modern dwelling
house, especially when they we're housed
in a shack that was only six feet square.
The par bagRed some big game, getting
twenty-three polar bear skins, iO4 seals,
thirty reindeer. specimens OF ninety differ
ent kinds OF birds and -four skins Of the v cry
rare blue fox. Col. Fleischman said that
he was anxious to get the skin and horns Of a
musk OK, and to that end had eft at jan
mayn Island two Of the crew d the Laura
and a skinner. He hopedtbat next year he
| could 20 back there and get the coveted OK
skin.
Two polar bear cubs, taken after their
mother was shot about forty miles of the
coast OF Greenland, will he brought to this
| country. Col. FleischmAn will present one
TO the Cincinnati Zoo: the other he will keep
as a pet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
SHATN KELLEY HELD FOR TRIAL.
Young ROOseVeIt's hum Gives $500 Bail
for Appearance Del. 10.

BosToN. Oct. Shaun Kelley, the COM
panion of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., in last
Thursday nights escapade on the Common,
was arraigned in the Municipal Criminal
Court this morning.
The charge is assault and battery on
Lawrence FRAZIER. no mention being made
that the latter is a police officer. Kelley
pleaded not guilty and was held for a trial
on October 10. the bail being fixed at $500.
District Attorney Moran, who butted
into the case Yesterday. said to-day that
no action would be taken by the Grand jury
lower court.