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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
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The upper house of the Austrian, or
Cisleithan, reichsrath has accepted with
out amendment the bill establishing uni
vcrsal suffrage, which previously had been
passed by the House of Representatives
London papers reported that James
Bryce had refused a peerage and would
go to the United States as ambassador
without changing his name, and thus be
the first plain citizen to represent his
country at Washington.
Just as it came from the French Cham
Der of Deputies, the new church and state
separation act was finally passed by the
Senate. 100 to 100 This was directed
against those churchmen who had re-
fused to accept the original separation
law of 1905, and all clergy who refused
under orders from the Pope to give over
possession of their residences and church
properties to the state do so on penalty
Of losing pensions. While the priests have
disregarded the law providing for re-
ligious associations, the laity have made
the necessary declarations to protect the
churches and other places of worship.
1t is presumed that the other ecclesi-
astical buildings will be rented to the
bishops and priests at nominal figure,
just as the clergy who have said most
without making a legal declaration TO
hold a public meeting have had only
nominal fines imposed upon them.
The French minister of finance has
ordered the minis to substitute on all
coin the words liberty, equality and fra
ternity'' for the old device God protect
France" Minister of Education BRAND
announced that the church buildings taken
possession of by the state would be de-
voted to educational and museum pur-
poses, the seminary of st. Suipice at
Paris becoming part of the Luxembourg
museum. THE expelled sisters of the As
sumptionists order left Paris for Bel
GUM, in the midst of a throng of sym-
pathizers, who shouted: Down with the
Free Masons."
Following the announcement that the
ministers of war and marine would ceass
to have separate existence, it became
known that the Gar would in future be-
come the personal president OF the coun-
Gil Of imperial defense. This will have
the effect of taking the whole question OF
summary courts-martial out of the scope
forbids the coming douma from raising
the question of political convictions, ON
which the mass of the people have been
aroused 10 passionate feeling. The policy
shows that the Gar still relies upon his
army rather than upon the liberal re-
formers.
The War Department has issued q
statement contradicting the reports of the
Cuban uprising. Gov. Magoon says that
the present situation is full Of hope, and
that ne does not expect to have to deal
with a public uprising.
The boycott of American gooes in
China is reported to be spreading again,
owing to the failure of the United States
government to modify the Chinese exciu-
sion act. One thossand prominent mer-
chants attended mass meeting at Hong
kon.. and adopted resolutions favorinE
d boycott, urging newspapers to refuss
American advertisements and to dissuads
Iaborers from working on the Psname
canal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
rhe Deer EIx

A peculiar looking fly, with a long,
thin body and black dotted wings, buzz
zed on one Of the windows OF North
western elevated car the other day. No
body noticed il until a man, who got
on at Chicago avenue. suddenly left
his seat, went across to tie window.
and scooped up the fly in his hand. He
examined II closely for minute, then
he explained TO man sitting near that
the insect was species OF deer fly rarely
found outside of the Wisconsin woods,
A deer fiy on an elevated train in Chi
cago was a novelty. said the naturalist,
who explained his knowledge by say
ing that he was once in the department
Of natural history at Cornell Chicago
Inter Ocean
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
twenty-five Persons Are Killed
in Disastrous Wreck.
MANY ROASTED ALIVE
Queen City Special Smashes Into .
Freight at Fowler, Ind.
Combination Car of Passenger Train
Is Crushed to Splinters and Takes
Fire-Those Who Did Not Die by
shock Are slowly Burned TO Death
Fog Obscured a Signal.

Twenty-Five persons were killed in
the wreck Of Big Four passenger train
No. 80 near Fowler, Ind, Saturday,
twenty of whom were burned alive,
and forty others were injured. Those
killed were nearly all in the combina-
ton car, which took fire and burned.
The sleeping cars were not wrecked.
The wrecked train was Queen City
Special, east-bound, from Chicago, and
was going fifty miles an hour. Owing
to dense fog the engineer of the flyer
was unable to see the light on the sema-
phore, which directed him to stop, rs a
west-bound freight had the right of
way
The train dispatcher, knowing that
the dense fog would prevent the train
men from seeing the block signal, went
outside and waved his lantern frantic
ally and fired at least half a dozen
shots from his revolver, but the train
went crashing by and a moment later
the crash came, the passenger running
into the freight, head on.
The tender of No. SO telescoped The
baggage car, the rear end of the tender
cut through to within ten feet of the
rear of the smoker. The firemen of
both trains were killed instantly, but
the engineers escaped by jumping. The
report of the collision was heard all
over the town. Fire bells and whis-
ties called the people to the aid of the
injured.
Immediately following the crash the
wreckage caught fire and the people
were burned before they could be cX-
tricated from the ruins. The heat of
the burning cars was so intense that
the rescuers could not geN near enough
to help.
Crushed Like an EggsheH.
The trains met three-quarters of
mile east Of Fowler. Both were at top
Spccd. w hCu lASJ oil uCh Ulc
were welded together. The combina-
ton car, first in the passenger train,
was crushed like an eggshell under the
impact of the sleepers behind. Before
the grinding, splintering mass had
time to settle bright flames sprang up
in half a dozen places. The cOmbina-
ton car was smashed to kinding and
much of its wreckage, tossed up on the
kissing locomotive wreckage, burned
fiercely. In a few minutes the wind
had driven the fire back into the first
sleeping car. It's occupants knew the
car would burn and before the fire at
tackled it had fed, some of them in
night attire. All the coaches, except
the sleepers and the private car of
Vice President Schaff, were destroyed.
Oh the passengers known to have
been in the combination coach at the
head of the train only five were res
cued. Most of the others died horri-
Bile deaths by fire and steam, pinned
in the wreckage of the car
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Iowa Legislature
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


Fears Eatc OF Nation.
IF We cling too closely to the fore
fathers and fail TO exercise a little wis
dom of our own, the history of our fore
fathers will be the only part of the his
tory of our country worth preserving
said Gov Cummins Thursday in his in
augural address. Neither Hill nor Har-
riman would put penny of his own
money into the construction of railroads
if he lAlieved he would secure in return
nothing more than fair interest upon his
investment" he asserted. Il repudiate
here, as everywhere, that frayed-out, puer
lie maxim of paralysis, Let we'll enough
alone The country to be governed has
escaped from the government established
to manage it, and is running wild. The
conclusion which the Governor drew from
his analysis of present conditions is this !:
This process will continue until the con-
stitution is a mere shadowy name, with
out force or authority, unless it is
strengthened and enlarged. Then, indeed,
when we have forgotten the limitations
of the constitution and then only
may we fear that monarchy will supplant
the republic. Shall we break the constitu-
tlcn or better ltT' 1t was on the occa-
sion of his Inauguration for his third
term as chief executive of Iowa that the
Governor made the speech from which the
above statements are extracts. Gov. Cum
Minis outlined his position as follows:
Il, for one, stand clearly and unequivo-
cally for amendments TO the constitution
OF the United States; for an amendment
that will give tbe votarS a chance IN say
directly, who their Senator shall be for
an amendment that will give the voters a
chance to say, directly, who their Presi-
dent and Vice President shall be; for an
amendment that will give the interstate
commerce clause scope enough to enable
Congress to control and regulate things
which the developments of commerce have
nationalized; for an amendment that will
allow Congress to unity our marriage and
divorce laws"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
ACCIDENT IN DELAWARE CO.
Gasoline Tank ExpIodes, Injurinl
Enur Men

Gasoline Tank ExpIodes, Injuring
Four Men.
serious accident occurred at Peters
burg, German settlement in the north
eastern part of Delaware county. Four
men, VIM. Althoff, John Vessels. Andrew
AID Louis koelker were preparing to saw
a quantity of wood with gasoline power
outfit on the Herman Koelker farm east
Of Petersburg. The pipes OF the engine
mad become clogged with ice and in at
tempting to thaw them out a gas formed
which became ignited and an explosion of
The tank followed. The gasoline tank
was well filled and the explosion was ter
rife. Althon and Vessels. who were near
est the engine. were the most severely in
jure |. their clothes taking fire. INJECTING
bad burns about the body and legs. The
koelker boys were also burned, but not
seriously
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
WOMAN STARVED TO DEATH.

widow and Babies Found in "a
Wretched Shanty In Dubuque.
ForSaken and friendless and too proud
to ask for aid. woman by the name of
Margaret Sullivan died of starvation in
wIetched howell in Dubuque. With her
were three children. The facts became
known when the eldest boy asked mas
ter mechanic of the Milwaukee road for 4
nickel to buy loaf of bread. The wom-
an had been suffering with dropsy for
two weeks and was suffering intensely
when found. Funds were raised among
the workmen but the relief came too late.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
LAWYER TAKES HIS LIFE.
b. w. Scott of ottumwa shoots Him

b. w. Scott of Ottumvva shoots Him
self on Account of Illness.
Standing before mirror in his office.
B, w. Scott of Ottumwa. aged 80, one Of
the best known criminal lawyers in south
ern Iowa, committed suicide by shooting.
Scott was prominent in Democratic poll
tics in Wapello county, but had never
been an Office holder. His practice wac
large, and his success as lawyer in
criminal cases was unusual. III health is
supposed to have been the cause of his
act He leaves wife and one daugh-
for
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
BAD MAN OF BUXTON SLAIN.


Marion Thompson shoots Howard
Burgess I'm SeIf-Defense.
Howard Burgess, well known as one of
the bad men of Buxton, was shot and
killed there by Marion Thompson, the
killing taking place in the latter's restau-
rant. Burgess walked into the restau-
rant and after few words, attacked
Thompson. The latter pulled gun from
behind the counter and fired three shots,
all of them taking effect, Burgess dying
almost instantly. A number of colored
men witnessed the shooting, and all made
the statement that the shooting was in
self-defensc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
short session on Tuesday.

The Legislature held a joint session
Tuesday afternoon to canvass the vote
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
anG announce who vas elected last fall.
The program for the Inauguration was
adopted by both branches. The House
spent the morning choosing seats for mem
bers In the Senate a committee con-
sisting of McKlveen, Jamison and Lam
bert was named to prepare a memorial
to the late Lieut.. Gov. Bestow. A fea-
ture of the day was the fact that for the
first time in years the journals of the
first day were on the desks of the mem
bers and were corrected, ard thus includ-
ed the Governors message.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Dolliver Named for senate.

Jonathan p. Dolliver was nominated
for United States Senator by reclamation
in the Republican caucus Monday night.
In thanking the Republicans of Iowa for
the honor Senator Dolliyer said that he
would have hesitated about accepting it
had it been conferred through the favor
of but fraction of the party. He in
dorsed heartily the relegation of the Sc
lection of United States Senator to the
people through the primary and was
heartily Cheered when he made the dCClar-
alton. In addition to the nomination of
Senator DoIIiver the caucus nominated
Emery H. English for State Printer, and
Il. D. Chassell for State Binder, and add
journed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

cites his Small obstacles look great him. Each
little is load of The man is wretched, and
he makes his family unhappy also.
A nervous woman Is bad enough, but nervous
One may cultivate tranquility quite sue
cessfuy as he cutvates nerves. and the result is well
worth the effort.
culminatve effects of efforts in self-control go
developing strength of character sefdscpne is
good get and bulldoze yourself out of
your petty Teach the growing child self
restraint and selfreaRce you too old (you only
think SOY work any reforms In yourself at least be
fair to children and do not start out in the
business world handicapped by fractions Length
outdoor play SPELL and shorten the indoor time
for study.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29


tack. With the speed and agility OF
a wildcat. he ran up the pole waving
the flag OF the Union de6antly. With
the guns of the enemy direcred upon
him, he nailed the flag to the top.
1t was the first deed OF heroism in
the Civil War. The next day the coun-
try rang with the news of the firing
upon Fort Sumter and the heroism OF
Peter Hart. There were thousands in
the conflict that followed who risked
their lives Just as he had done. But
who shall say that It was not In many
cases the result of his example7
The first man who ventures TO do a
deed OF notable bravery In n struggle
lacks the incentive OF precedent. His
headlong. reckless daring may be
counted as naught by the developments
of the succeeding day. But there were
many who realized the symbolism of
Harris act.
The knowledge that men were ready
70 risk their lives In order that they
might raise their flag from the dust
inspired Their to follow the example OF
the man who nailed up the dag at Fort
Stmter
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
CORN TRAIL TELLS STORY.
Brings Dixon Farmer Before the
Grand Jury.

Grand Jury.
Convicted by long trail of yellow dent
corn leading from the crib of Levi f..
Holt to his own farm near Davenport,
Henry Dohrmann has been bound over to
the grand jury. Mr.. Holt made spe-
cialty the last season of raising yellow
Gent corn and cribbed it considerable
distance from home Somebody got into
the crib and made away with two loads.
l. is alleged a trail of the corn led down
the road and to the place of Mr.. Dohr-
mann. where yellow dent was found in
the bins
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
opening session of the senate.

At the Senates opening session the Re
publican caucus nominees were elected
as temporary officers. a committee on
credentials was appointed consisting of
Hopkins, Wilson of Fayette, Newberry,
Lambert and Smith of Des Moines. The
committee reported the membership and
10 contests or controversies as to seats,
after which members were all sworn in
Seats we're drawn. DIR. McKlveen was,
by courtesy. given seat No. / because he
il, of defective hearing. Later Senator
Whiting secured the seat which was oc-
eupied long by his distinguished father.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
QUALITIES OF THE JAPANESE.
BY Prof. Charles w. Eliot.

What shall we say of the yellow
race? All we want TO know about
minister who had long lived in China
replied that that nation had pro-
duced high civilization when the
ancestors of every man in the room
were living in fur clothing In the
wilderness We have had an excel
lent opportunity to see what the Jap
anese are like, and l wonder IL there
is any one who will venture to assert
that they are inferior to us mentally,
liz
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

by poitical favoritism If these conditions obtain in
the century predict that less than 5000 persons
will control than three-quarters of the wealth of
this country
To-day 200 trusts control wholly or in part
conceivable product and industry of the country These
gigantic corporations control the supply monopolze the
product and the price of nearly every necessary
of life They of employment every year thou
sands and thousands of honest olers and limit produc
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

tion enhance prices reduce wages aud arbitrarily write
the terms Of their contracts.
Twenty years ago John D. Rockefeller worth only
few hundred thousands of dollars To-day his wealth
cannot be estimated under billion. have searched
the congressional library for statistics bearing upon the
wealth of the great Croesus, whose has been
handed down through the ages. and ind that he pos
sessed a paltry S1O000Oo0
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Farmers An Dire Distress.

There is no question but what the
farmers are up against 1t without much
chance OF relief. One poor devil over
in Barber County last week lost two
Thoroughbred Hereford steers and one
fine milch COW from overeating and the
same week lost four valuable thorough
bred Poland China brood sows, caused
by the bursting of a granary. the grain
from which smothered the animals.
Something has got to be dena-Harper
(KAn.) Sentinel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Restored Legislative Halls.

Monday the two houses met in the
splendid halls with not thing to suggest
the fiery calamity of three years ago.
The State capitol is much handsouer
than ever before, and the work of dec
grafton which has been going on has
worked great transformation. Yet there
is never any display or ostentation about
the Iowa Legislatures, and there is an
air of business determination quite re-
freshing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

Already Irs Dame and Mrs Edwor-
thy. lobbyists for the woman suffrage bill
have appeared at the State House and
have begun this years campaign for the
measure they foster. I'VE have to get
permission of two General Assemblies in
succession before it can be submitted to
the vote of the people" said Mrs Dame.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

Officers of Cerro Gordo and Floyd
counties are investigating the mysterious
death of George McGhee. % years old,
VINO was found in field three miles from
Rockford with bullet hole through the
temple. He spent the night before in
Mason City with two friends. A revolver
was found near his body. The suicide
theory is doubted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Limit to Campnign Expenses.

Representative Teter introduced in the
House a bill requiring political candidates
at primaries, caucuses and elections and
the chairmen of committees to make re-
port of campaign expenses with a limit
Of 500 for the first 5000 electors in his
district, S1.J0 for each additional 100 to
$4,000 voters and 81 for each additional
1Sl "a 10000
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

II shows what can be accomplished
by organized and we'll directed inyes
tlgation that the British Goat Society
las made discovery OF a particular spe-
cies yielding over full gallon Of milk
per diem for many months In success
sion. says the London Globe. This re-
markable animal-it Is Of Swiss line
agc-has been personally and sxhause-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
uIepaI Practice Cborred.

Mrs. Emily Bresee, a resident of Coun-
Gil Bluffs for twenty-five years, has been
arrested on an indictment charging her
with practicing medicine without author
ity. She conducted a medical Office where
treatment was given under the name
Bio Chemist" The arrest was sur
prise. She gave bonds and was released.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Farmer Hangs Himself.

Despondent because of i'll health. Geo.
Kuehl. a retired farmer of Dixon. 50
years of age. committed suicide by hang
ing himself with a rope to his bed post.
The body was found by his son. He
has grieved greatly during the past two
years over the death of his wife, who
was killed in a runaway.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
shifting the burden.

Doesn't your conscience sometimes
trouble you about things you have to
do in financial deals?'
a little,' answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
what do you do in such case?
81 send for lawyer"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
rAMA COUNTY FARMER KILLED,
John Weaver Meets Instant Death
ON Milwaukee Crossing.

John Weaver, Tama farmer, was in
stantly killed by being struck by the east
bound passenger train on the Milwaukee
road He evidently heard the train APP
preaching, as he checked up his horse, but
thinking he had time to pass over the
crossing before the train reached him, he
drove on and was struck while in the
middle of the track. and killed instantly.
Tie buggy was scattered into fragments
ard the horse so badly injured that it died
in few hours. Mr.. Weaver was single
man
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

anu Uuseu ~ tau .ho,
peed discharge hand over anu
is the deafenins anu a - az
be split. and bleeding from the mouth "N" ~ ~ - ~
firing rapidly.
In Dreadnought Of eight big Twelve hen guns We" e
great resembling vigorous push
do the gun crew" any
battle
and physical orgahzaoh
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Champion Team Hurts Four.

Jack and Jack, the worlds champion
fire team, ran into a street car in Des
Moines, overturning the wagon and injur-
ing four firemen, two probably fatally.
John l.. Clark's skull was cracked and
Charles Carlson had both legs broken and
was injured internally.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
SHE HAD TWO APPENDICES.

Young Woman Operated on at Des
Moines Surprises Surgeons.
Two appendices, side by side within an
inch of each other. were discovered in the
body of Mrs Ralph White, % years old,
by the operating surgeons at the Meth
oGist hospital in Des Moines. Append
citis had diseased both. Since the opera
ton the patient has made good progress
toward recovery. The case is claimed to
be the first medical phenomenon of it's
kind known
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Are Accuses; Of Murder

After an investigation the coroner's
jury have returned a verdict accusing
Joseph and Solomon Passan of Denison of
numbering their cousin, Fred Nawfa. the
Syrian peddler. Strong circumstantial
evidence points to their guilt.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Nav ne ,Iurdcrer Of f,biId

In fit OF anger Pat Burns of AnamOsa
recently struck his daughter Polly over
the head with a chair. fracturing her
skull. The girl is in a critical condition
and may die. The two were having
dispute over the girls conduct. Authori-
ties are closely watching Burns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
kicked to Death nv Horse

Herman j. Moeller. well-known Ger
man of New Liberty. aged Al years, was
kicked to death by a horse while working
alone in his barn. He was found uncon-
scious by friends with his collar bone and
shoulder blade fractured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29

While walking along the Rock Island
track near Ocsumwa Frank Dotson. aged
30. who has been working on the bridge
gang. was run down by an engine and
instantly killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
Wan Neets Arful Death.

While operating a portable sawraill
near Walker. yonns man named Tlenp-
hill accidentally felT on TIE carrier sn1
was drawn into the saw N-'o harA --eS
taken of and one % s.
that it had TO he
ran died soon afterwaTd-