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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
All Around the Globe.

The invention of the typewriter has
given work to more than 100000
women.
A recent decree of the provisional gov
ernor of Cuba provides that civilian resi-
dents and citizens of Cuba may be COM
PEELED to appear as witnesses before gem
eral courts-martial Of the army. Refusal
to so appear will be punished by fine and
imprisonment
Alonzo j. Whiteman, ex-Mayor of Du-
luth has been removed from the State
prison at Auburn, n. Y, to the Dame
mora prison At Auburn he was put to
teaching in the prison school until 1t
was discovered he was teaching prison
ers surreptitiously how to work the
bank"
Xhe full administration ticket of the
Grand Aerie of Eagles, headed by Il. A.
Bell of California, was elected at Nor
folk, Va.
A coup in Chinese affairs Is expected
in an effort to strengthen the central gov
eminent. Yuan Shih Kai, viceroy Of
Chill, it is thought, viii be made head
Of the war department.
w. A. Farren, alias N. w. D. Adams,
former cashier of the Farmers bank at
Clearield, Iowa, accused Of embezzling
the school funds Of Taylor. Iowa, thus
wrecking the bank, was arrested at Kan
sas City, be having been traced by means
of letters he had written his wife.
At Boise, Idaho, the State fled a mo-
ton for the continuance Of the case
against George Pettibone for completely
in the murder of Gov. Steunenberg until
the trial Of Senator Borah is concluded.
John u. Spreckels admitted in hear
ing before the United States commission
er at San Francisco that the HaVemeyer
interests owned large block Of the stock
Of the Western Sugar Refining Company.
Wesley Christopher, youth who killed
Charles L. Stanley. a commercial travel
er, in St. Joseph, Mo-, March 30 last
was sentenced to ten years in, the penn
tentiary BY a jury. Christopher attacked
a woman and when Stanley went to her
rescue the boy shot him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
CHICAGO MAN LOSES SAVINGS.
Thieves Torture Him in Home and
Get Seven Hundred Dollars.

a
Get Seven Hundred Dollars.
Two masked robbers invaded the home
of Isaac Chaley, 80 years old, 562 Sanga-
mon street, Chicago, tortured the man
until he revealed the hiding place of his
valuables, and then escaped with $500,
the savings of a lifetime. Chaley, after
he had been kicked and beaten, visited the
police station and told of his loss. The
victim of t.e robbery was badly injured
and almost crazed with grief over the loss
of his property. Chaley said that he was
awakened by a noise and saw man
crawling through a window of the room
in which he slept A second man follow
ed and both seized him before he could
make an cutlery. They pointed revolvers
at him and demanded his money. When
he declared he had no valuables they seiz-
ed him by the throat and dragged him
from the bed. They continued to beat
him and threaten to burn him. One OF
them held a lighted match to Chaley's
bare foot and then Chaley revealed the
hiding place of his money. With tears
streaming down his face Chaley watched
the robbers rip open mattress and Sc
cure the money, 1925 in gold and silver
and $40 in bills, which he had concealed
When he pleaded with the men to leave
him an amount to pay his rent, which
was overdue, they struck him in the face
and laughed at him as they escaped
through the window.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
NEW YORK.

Fall jobbing trade in dry goods and
wearing apparel generally tends toward
expansion as the ultimate outcome of
leading crops becomes more assured and
as evidences increase of higher prices Off
setting small yields. From the north
west reports are of orders previously held
back now coming forward and there is
evidence also of more life in southern
trade and of improvement in collections in
that section as the cotton crop begins to
move to market in good volume.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Sept. II number 172,
against $50 last week 1914 in the same
week of 1906, 1888 in 1905, 16T in 1904
and 40 in 1908. Casadan failures for
the week number %, as against 10 last
week and II in this week year ago
Bradstreet's Report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Telegraphic Brevities.

Capt. Henry Brown, veteran of the
Mexican and Civil wars, and inventor of
the bell buoy, as now used at American
ports, died at Charleston, S. c., aged 80
years He served during the COS under
Farragut and Porter.
BY utilizing the principle of the farm
er's hotbed, exposing pipes of ether to
the rays of the sun under glass cases,
Frank Shuman, a Philadelphia engineer
and chemist, claims to be able to turn
the suns rave directly into power, suffi-
Gent for commercial uses.
President Roosevelt is considering an
invitation to go bear hunting in the cane
brakes of Louisiana Immediately after his
Forthcoming journey down the Mississippi
river.
Two true bills have been found against
the Southern Railway Company by the
Transylvania county grand jury in North
Carolina. on account of the alleged dan
gerous condition of the roadbed.
The police of Paris sent to an infrm-
airy woman who says she is Miss Amy
Root of Rochester, \. Y, and who
claims to be a cousin of Elihu Root Her
mind was unbalanced and she would climb
on restaurant tables and sing and dance.
The mackerel fleet of sixty-five sail,
composed mostly Of craft from Port
land, Me-, and Gloucester, Mass, reports
that in the aggregate the vessels have
stocked $4,000 worth of fish,.
In France all mechanics are required
to serve an apprenticeship of from two
to three years. During the half Of that
period they are required to board them
selves and ara not paid any wages.
| The Rapid Transit Company of Phila-
delphia has proposed that it viii inau-
gurate 4-cent fare on al lines, surface,
elevated and suburban, and that all free
transportation, transfers and tickets shall
be 2bolished- The announcement has
been made 10 test public sentiment
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
wELLMAN POLAR TRIP FAILS.


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Pole Abandoned for This Year.
Walter Wellman on Friday arrived
at Tromsoe, Norway, on board the
Frithjof from Spitzbergen on his way
home. He announced that he had def
nitely abandoned for this year, after q
disastrous trial of his airship, the pro-
posed attempt to reach the North Pole.
Worldwide interest had been excit-
ed in Wellman's proposed trip. Mr..
Wellman's plans were as simple as they
were spectacular and scientific. With
two picked companions he purposed to
sail in his airship from Spitzbergen
to the North Pole, a distance as the
crow flies of 61S miles.
The airship was a dirigible balloon,
modelled ON the best lines known to
French balloon makers. 1t bore a steel
car 115 feet long, which would contain
the three explorers, their outfit of me-
neurological and navigation instruments
and a kennel of twenty-nine Alaskan
sledge dogs with sledges. In case of
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named Constantine came 10 live in The

same flat and made the acquaintance OF
the Gentrys. He spoke of fine family
connections and conveyed the impression
that his people, who, be said, lived in
New York, were rich. About IL o'clock
in the forenoon Of Jan, 6. 1906, Mrs.
Gentry. fully dressed in street attire,
dashed down the stairs from her apart
ments and rang the bell of a doctors
Office on the ground floor, who, upon
opening the door, saw her fall to the
floor. Her throat was slashed almost
from ear to ear and there was blood all
about her and trailing down the stairs.
She pointed up the stairway in mute
testimony that the attack had occurred
there. In four minutes she died
Suspicion at once pointed to Constan-
tine because he had disappeared, leaving
his hat behind. From that time on for
well over year Frank Constantine was
hunted as suspected criminals seldom are
hunted, the chase leading through three
continents, keing participated in and
urged on constantly by an aggravated po-
lice force aroused by series of dastardly
women murders in Chicago.
According to the story Constantine is
alleged to have told the New York police
after his capture he went from Chicago
to New York; thence to Naples, remain
ing month in that city before going to
Argentina, South America. After i've
weeks he returned to Italy, went thence
to London, where he remained until he
sailed for New York in January, 1907.
His relatives hid him in New York, but
when he was about to return to Italy he
was captured on the docks April 2 by an
Italian detective of the New York force.
Constantine's shrewdness in evading
arrest, his composure and alertness when
under questioning by the police, and his
present attitude of nonchalance end al
most absolute silence show him as man
of self-composure far beyond what might
be expected of a man of his years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
A CRIMINAL. ENIGMA.
Constantine, Alleged Slayer of Mrs.
Gentry, Soon to BE Tried.

Constantine, Alleged Slayer of Mrs.
Gentry, Soon to Be Tried.
The authorities of Cook county, Illinois,
must soon deal with a criminal enigma
whose crime shocked the whole country
and led to the crusade against law-break-
ers which for the time being almost freed
Chicago of criminals. This man is Frank
]. Constantine, slayer of Mrs. Louise
Gentry. The fellow has spent several
months in Jail and his trial is about to
open. 1t will be one of the hardest fought
on record in Cook county, for, though
there is little doubt in the public mind
that Constantine is the murderer, he will
be ably defended and the evidence against
him is all circumstantial. The prisoner
is of italian birth and his mother runs
a grocery store in New York.
Although he admits nothing, the police
assert that they have him positively iden-
tilted and that they not only have his own
admission of his identity, made when he
was arrested in New York, but that he
made statements about the crime. Mrs.
Gentry was young woman, married but
a year, and lived in a fiat where there
were other occupants of similar tastes.
Her husband was a man of some means
and they lived in a refined manner In
Inf ma # nj
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
IE4z lxAIS29E,}S%[57S
lsss - - :. 80 70
sS -. 5000
Chicaso-CattIe, com"on 70 prIlney
SfOO 70 SI2Oi hOgS prime hNNTIl Sf00

plVV W YhsVI hVsNl pllIllV uVNltD plVV
to $9s5; Wheat, No. ?, SIC to 95c;
corn, No. 2, 59c to Goo; oats, standard,
sic to 52c; rye, No. ., SOC to Ole; hay,
timothy, S14oo to $1,000; prairie, 5000
to $3.50; butter, choice creamery, 2lc
to 27c; eggs, fresh, 15c to Doc; potatoes,
per bushel, 55c to &c.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to $500; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
$640 sheep, common to prime. $500
to $4.75; wheat No. 2, 90c to Ole; CORN
No. 2 white 59c to Gle; oats, No. 2
white, Arc to Acc.
st. Louis Cattle, $3.50 to $40;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
5000; wheat, No. 2, 93c to Ole; corn,
No. 2, SOC to 60c; oats, No. 2, ACC to
47c; rye, No. 2, Soc to SEC.
Cincinnati--Cattle $500 to $575;
hogs, $500 to $6.75; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, 95c to 96c; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 63c to 65c; oats, No. 2
mixed, SOC to ole; rye, No. 2, Sac to Soc.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to 5000; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep $3.50 to $4,75;
wheat, No. 2, ODE to 94c; corn, No. 3
yellow, roc to Tie; oats, No. 3 white,
sic to 52c; rye, No. 2, SAC to Soc.
MISUNDERSTANDING, No. northern,
S1.04 to $1.06; corn, No. 3, CSC to 65c;
|. oats, standard, Sic to SIC; rye, No. L.
soc to 90c; barley, standard, 93c to 94c;
pork, mess, $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $4.O0'
to $3.50 sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to 1925; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $S.25.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to 500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red $1.01 to $103;
corn, No. 2, 74c to Toe; oats, natural
white, 56c to SIC; butter, creamery, &c
to &c; eggs, western, lie to 22c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 93c to
94c; corn, No. mixed, 65c to &c;
oats, No. mixed, sic to 53c; rye, No.
2, SEC to SIC; clover seed, prime, $10.15.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Possible ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Unior.

Since the proposition for joint state
hood with New Mexico has been reject
ed by the people of Arizona it has been
suggested that in case Congress shows a
disposition to withhold statehood honors
from Arizona separately a move might
be made toward union of that territory
with Nevada. Such a measure, it is said,
win be strongly supported by the very
people who have opposed the union with
New Mexico.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Citx,rnrd Trend of Negroes.

In the concluding installment of Ray
Stannard Bakers series on the color line
in the American Magazine, an explana-
ton is given Why the negroes of the
South are drifting so rapidly to the cities.
1t is that they feel the lack of schooling
for their children in the country and the
lack of police protection. The difficulty
of keeping a supply of good labor is caus-
ing the owners of the big plantations to
negroes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Use of seismograph in War.

According to dispatches from Vienna
some important experiments were made
during the recent Ostend gunnery trials
by Prof. Belar, director of the Lalbach
earthquake observatory. who used the
seisnographic apparatus to see if it was
possible to calculate scientifically by the
vibrations of the earth the location and
direction of distant artillery fire. The
experiments were satisfactory, and they
will be continued during the coming au-
tumn artillery maneuvers in the Kara
wanken hills.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

1t is announced from Washington that
the President and the Navy Department
have reached a decision to name one Of
the two 20,O00-ton battleships authorized
by the last session Of Congress the New
York. The armored cruiser now bearing
that name will be rechristened Saratoga
to perpetuate the name in the navy Of
the historic old vessel with that title,
which has been condemned and is about
to be broken up. The other of the two
giant battleships authorized has been
named Delaware.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Walter Wellman has been forced by
adverse winds to abandon his daring plan
to reach the north pole by the use of a
huge airship. After two years. of prepar-
alton and the expenditure of a large sum
of money his hopes have been disappoint-
ed. and the announcement has been re-
ceived that he will give up the attempt
for this year and return home.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

cHAs. g. BURTON. time, but he again
enlisted in 1864, and served with the
One Hundred and Seventy-frst Ohio in
a hundred days. campaign. After the
war closed he studied law and was adj
mitted to the bar at Warren, Ohio He
then went to Missouri and speedily made
a name for himself in legal circles. Be
fore being elected to a judgeship he had
been Circuit attorney and prosecuting at
torney, and he has sat as special judge
in important cases.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
INCREASE FARMERS EARNINGS
Big Gain for Year Due to I4iEhe
Prices of Products

Big Gain for Year Due to Higher
Prices Products
According to a preliminary report on
crops, published in the American Agricul-
turist, the American farmers earnings are
$1,000,000000 greater this year than last
This big gain will be entirely due to the
increased prices of farm products, as the
production in general will be fully 10 per
cent less in quantity than in 1906, which
was the bumper year.
'4The farmer was never in so healthy a
position as he is to-day-fnancially, So
cially, politically, mentally and spiritu-
ally says the report. 1.-The increase in
the value of his real estate has been pro-
digious. He owes less money than ever
before. He has greater assets than ever.
Again, the farmers wants are greater. He
is in the market for more and better
breeding stock, farm implements, house
hold goods and other merchandise"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

New MISUNDERSTANDING OhAmpIon'
Mat McGrath of the New York Ath-
letic Club defeated John Flanagan at
Travers Island in the hammer-throwing
contest, and is now the champion of the
world. McGrath hurled the hammer 16S
feet to Flannagan's ia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
children KILLED hx Mother

Martha and Catherine, infant children
of Mrs. Catherine Thomas, an inmate of
the Cambria county almshouse at Johns
town, Pa. were found dead in their beds,
having been strangled Finger marks
were found on the children's throats. Mrs.
Thomas is said to have confessed to the
deed, saying she was afraid her husband
would take them from her.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
MANY CHILDREN ARE AFFLICTED
Epidemic of InfantiIe Paralysis
Spreads In New York City.

Epidemic of InfantiIe Paralysis
Spreads in New York City.
The epic mic of infantile paralysis in
New York City is assuming alarming
proportions. according to the reports of
hospital physicians who have the disease
under observation in the hope of discover
ing the germ which is supposed to be re-
sponsible for the infection There
now under treat ment in various hospitals
between 300 and 400 children who have
the disease well developed and most of
them viii be hopeless cripples for the rest
of their lives. The hunt of the infantile
paralysis germ, led by DIR. ]. f. Terri
berry, chief neurologist of the hospital
for ruptured and crippled staff, began
several weeks ago when the present cpl
demic was in its earlier stages, and is still
in progress But in spite of the fact that
several hundred afflicted children have
been examined the trail of the germ is no
more clear than it was at first The pres
ent epidemic began about the middle of
the summer and has grown steadily. Neu-
rologists say it is probably at its height
and that the approach of cooler weather
will gradually lessen its ravages.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Harrester rrust Pnxs Fine,

On Sept. the International Harvester
Company of Wisconsin pleaded guilty
at Austin, Texas, in the antitrust suits
instituted against it by the State of Tex
as and paid the fine of $4,000 imposed
By the court. The company also sub
scribed TO the perpetual injunction for
bidding from operating in any way in
Texas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

A 10000 shortage vas discovered in
the accounts of the State tax commission
er h New Orleans The police are
searching for Charles E. Legten. chief
clerk of State Collector Fitzpatrick. who
is charged with the defalcation. This is
the third defalcation in six months in the
State tax department.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Judament Of s1s.OOO. 600.

Justice Longley of the Supreme Court
of Nova Scotia has delivered a decision
in favor of the plaintiff in the action
brought by the Dominion Iron and Steel
Company against the Dominion Coal
Company for the recovery of S15,000,O00
damages for breach of contract in not
supplying coal suitable for metallurgical
DurDOseS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Two little sons of August Pumpke in
Dubuque, Iowa, played with matches dur
ing the absence of their mother and set
FIRE to their clothing. The mother re-
turned TO find them in flames and was
fatally burned trying TO save them. The
children died soon after the fire was
quenched and the mother a few hours
later. The house was destroyed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

appointment in 1906
to be revenue col
lector at Kansas
City. He has been
judge of the twenty
fifth district and
also served in the
Fifty fourth Con-
greSs and for many
years has been a
leader in Republican
politics. Judge Bur
ton was born at
Cleveland, ONO, IN
1916, and entered the
Union army at the
age of Is. Illness
compelled his dis
charge in a short
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
NEW G. A. r. CHIEF.

c. G. Burton Chosen Commander of
the Grand Army Republic
Charles g. Burton, who has been elect
Cd commander Of tAN NatlNNAl q. I-R-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Favor Dropping investigation.

Interstate commerce commissioners are
said to favor diScontinuance of the inves-
tigation of great railway systems, believ-
ing the roads. warned by the Hartman
exposure. have discontinued abuses
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Panic-stricken when an overloaded
barge in which they were crossing the
Allegheny River began TO sink, six work
men employed on the United States gov
eminent dam at Aspinwall, Pa, jumped
into the river and were drowned. With
the exception of Frank Herman all the
men were Italians
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Anied Army Makes sudden Move.

The allied Franco-Spanish army maze
sudden and successful move on Tau
dert. Morocco. where the Moors were
massed in force. The camp of the latter
was destroyed by the bombardment and
the enemy was put to flight. leaving many
dead on the field. The French lost one
man killed and six raen wounded.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Three bandits broke, into the First
State bank at Leoka, s. D., wrecked the
safe, and escaped with $1,000. The rob-
can give no accurate description. They
went through from Wetonka in a box
car, it is believed, and made their escape
on hand car, going in the direction of
Aberdeen
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
street-car Riot i'm Frisco.

serious riot took place early We'd
nesday morning at Twenty-fourth and
Utah streets, San Francisco. A number
OF employees, while running a car OF the
United Railroads into the barn at this
point. were attacked. During the fight
five carmen were wounded, one of them,
it is believed, fatally.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Flood and Fire in Japan.

Thirty persons were drowned and 100
houses burned in the Kosakabl mine, near
Kotaru, Japan. A fire started in the
mining works and while attempts were
being made to save the mine the water
reservoir was broken, flooding part of the
village. Many women and children were
among the victims.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
TO CURTAIL FEDERAL POWER.
Gov. sheldon Favors Barring U. s.
Judges from Enjoining States.

sntIuOm BHrFInE U. >.
Judges from EnjOining States.
Because of the restraining order grant
ed by Judge Munger of the federal court
in Lincoln, Neb.. to prevent the railway
commission from promulgating new
grain-rate schedule, Gov. George L. Shell
don has declared himself in favor of
constitutional amendment taking from
federal courts the right to enjoin State
officials from enforcement of State laws.
Il believe the federal courts have abused
the privilege of the injunction enough to
justify such action he said. Too many
State laws have been tied up by the in
reference of the federal courts | do not
believe the makers of the constitution ever
contemplated such use of the injunction
in the hands of the federal courts"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

Labor Commissioner Rider has sent no
tees to Nebraska theaters warning them
not TO permit children under 10 to appear
on the stage. The rule also applies TO
all opefa or theatrical companies giving
performances in the State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
Cnrs. AM Rnre. mia nnrrr

While racing down Second street in
winona. Mimi, two automobiles colided
with buggy in which were Or. and Mrs
Holden. Mrs. Holden was perhaps fatal
" hurt and DIR. Holden was injured badly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24

The Amalgamated Copper Company
viii close its big mines at Butte, throw
ing 10000 men out Of work. This action,
which is caused by overstoek of. metal.
has demoralized stocks.