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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
Notes of Current Eventss

Prof. Stetson of Kanamazoo declared
unwritten law menace to the nation
and worse than duel.
Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires
of Australia in the first round of a box
ing bout at San Francisco.
Miss May Sutton regained the interna-
tional tennis championship, defeating
Mrs. Chambers of England.
Nine Italians. two of them women,
were indicted at New Orleans for muir
der in the Lamana kidnapping case. in
which the boy was strangled 10 death.
James H. Clerken, a sreerage passen-
ger on the steamer Alameda, which ar
rived in Honolulu from San Francisco,
committed suicide on the passage.
In an alteration in the pool hall in
Mill Greek. l. T.. A. 3. English. com
monty known as bud" was shot in the
region of the heart. NJ. L. Moore. for
merly city marshal, is supposed to have
fired the shots.
Hugh Kirkman. former lieutenant in
the United States army, was discharged
from the United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth, his sentence OF three years
for embezzlement having been committed
by the President.
Kansas farmers are meeting harvest
hands at the train with automobiles and
carriages, to take them to the farms, says
a dispatch from Topeka.
1. D. Rideout. president Of the Mer-
camille Trust Company Of San Francisco
and prominently identified with number
Of banks throughout central California,
died in Frisco
Toughs who were elated over the vic
tories of the anti-clericals in the recent
Rome municipal elections mobbed twelve
students for the priesthood Among the
students vas William Demury. an Amer
Jean from Mobile The ambassadors OF
the countries TO which the students be-
longed viii take action.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
CHICAGO.

Niusummer conditions are now entered
in'o' put trade in the aggregate dis
crosses less decline in activity than usual,
Inc volume OF distributive trade remains
exceptionally wide and the leading indus
tries show no disposition to curtaiI pro-
duction. the full employment of machin-
cry and available workers being impera-
tive to sustain prompt deliveries. Some
plants are yet considerably behind ON old
contracts and the pressure here involves
much extra effort and overtime to in
crease outputs.
Heavy hardware, machinery. furniture
and footwear demands average favorably
with those of year ago, and the prices
obtained afford fair margin of profit. 4
slight falling off in building permits does
not interfere with current operations in
construction.
Leading retail trade has advanced to
seasonabe proportions. and the clearance
sales make substantial inroads upon
stocks of lightweight apparel, boots and
shoes and headwear. Conservatism in
selections of merchandise is confined TO a
few points where harvesting is poor, but
the outlook for business in fall and win
ter goods appears to be improving.
Grain markets disclose further contrac-
ZION in prices ana buying of the leading
areadStutfs, due mainly to the government
crop report indicating probabilities of
adequate results under normal weather
conditions.
The total movement of grain at this
port, 1S1S,941 bushels compares with
9,1S9,132 bushels last week and $685.
30 bushels year ago. Compared with
those of last year, receipts decreased 1872
per cent, while the shipments gained ia
per cent. Receipts of live stock were
236,99S head, against 246. 157 head last
week and 23O447 head in 1906.
Other receipts increased over the cor
responding week last year in flour, wheat,
rye, dressed beef, lard, butter, eggs, wool
and sheep, and decreased in corn, oats,
barley, seeds, broomcorn. pork, cheese,
cattle and hogs. Compared with the
closings a week ago, prices advanced in
oats y cent, cattle and sheep 5 cents,
lard IA cents, ribs 1919 cents and pork
80 cents, and declined in corn y cent and
wheat AS cents.
Bank clearings, $261, 174,200, exceed
those of corresponding week in 1905 by
24.S per cent
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 26 last week
and Is year ago.--Dun's Review of
Trade.
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RIGHTS OF TEACHERS.
Letters Follow Decision by Interior
Department Regarding Land.


The Interior Department in Washing
ton, d. c., is receiving a flood OF in
quiries regarding the effect of p recent
decision of the department relative to
the rights of school teachers in the matter
of taking up public lands under tbs
homestead law. The decision was rem
dered in contest made against the en-
try of a woman teacher employed in Min
nesota, and, while it was shown that she
had lived on the land only during her
vacations, or only about fourteen weeks
for each of the four years she had held
it, the department failed to sustain the
contestant. This holding has been con-
strued throughout the public land States
as equivalent to declaration that teach
ers may be permitted to make homestead
entries and to make final proof without
complying with the requirements made of
other applicants, and the large number
of letters received on the question prom
ises numerous entries under that con-
struction. Acting Secretary of the In
terror Woodruff and Acting Commission
er bennett of the general land Office un t.
ed in a statement to the effect that he
decision has received a construction not
contemplated by the department. They
call attention to the fact that the decision
did not apply to a Communication case, but
to one in which the applicant had held
the land for four of the five years requir-
ed by law. They point out that the rul-
ing was not final and that it dealt with
the rights of the contestant rather than
with those of the contestee, holding mere
ly that the improvements were adequate,
but not attempting to say whether title
will be granted at the end of five years
if the prof shows only fourteen weeks
occupancy each year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
yoakpm,s Railroad panacea

To realize in practice a union of the
people and the railroads under the super
vision of the national government is the
essence of the proposal made in an ar
ticle for the July Worlds Work by the
railroad magnate, B. f. Yoakum, chair
man of the Rock Island board of direc-
tors. Taking up the different points OF
popular agitation, Mr.. Yoakum finds,
first, that the Hepburn anti-rebate act is
effective, just and wise, and he believes
that all good railroad managers will CO.
operate to enforce it. The valuation of
railroad property he thinks would not
be disadvantageous to the railroads, but
that it would not have any practical value
in arriving at fair basis of ratemaking.
As a railroad man he would not oppose
it, and he does not see how the right of
the government to make such valuation
can be challenged. He approves of the
limitation of future security issues under
the eye Of the federal government. He
explains that the law should make it inn
possible to gain the profits OF railroad
construction more than once, and that in
creasing capital for improvements should
be supervised. He believes, further, in
the uniformity of accounts so as to make
the annual reports of the railroads a
basis for public confidence, and he sees no
need of having any mystery about the
railroad business any more than there is
about the accounts of national bank.
While he does not approve of legalizing
railroad pools, he thinks that traffic as
sociations should be allowed because all
connecting lines may participate. In con-
clusion, he urges that the current of ex7
listing agitation must be turned into a
safer channel or great harm will be done
to all interests.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
Two theories of Cause.


The Ward line steamer Monterey,
which was beached off Clifton. Staten
Island, while on FIRE, was foated and
proceeded to her dock in New York.
The Rev. Elijah r. Donohoo of Pitts
burg, a Presbyterian divine, whose work
for Americanized Chinese attracted wide
attention, died in that city. aged 6s.
OF the 49S sudden deaths reported to
the New York coroner's office in June 236
were due to violence or accident, fifteen
were killed by street railways and three
by autos.
The corporation of Dublin by a vote of
IS to - decided TO confer the freedom
of the city on Richard Croker, whose
horse Orby won the English derby.
President Faillieres was notified by tel
egraph that the Emperor of Japan had
conferred on him The Order Of the Chry-
santhemum. in celebration OF the signing
of the Franco-Japanese agreement re-
garding the Far East.
Miss Caroline f. Tinker. daughter of
Zach W. Tinker. millionaire ST. Louis
brewer. eloped with Capt. Manuel Gar
cia Lugo of the Mexican artillery. whom
she met during the ST. Louis exposition,
and was married TO him.
Brig Gen. c., f.. Humphrey. quarter
master general Of the army. was, at his
owl request. placed on the retired list.
with he rank of major general, and Ma
jor James r. Aleshire, assistant quarter
master general. was appointed quarter
master general
Miss Clara Clemens, daughter OF Mark
Twain. was in a steamer crash at Halt
fax, y. s., when the Rcsalind. on which
she was a passenger. so damaged the
Senlac that the latter vessel was beached
to prevent sinking. No one was injured
W. c. Hunt from tbs United States
census bureau and nine assistants have
arrived in Guthrie. Okla, TO take cen.
sus Of Oklahoma and INDIAN Territory.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
pkZTICS.@ah,


Senator Allison of Iowa has made
known his purpose to ask for another
| term, and his friends are busy denying
the rumors that he is incapacitated by
| age and failing health.
In recent interview Mr.. Bryan was
asked what is the most important princi-
pie to be applied at present in American
| politics His reply was a quotation of
the Jefferson maxim Equal rights to all
and special privii, 3es to none.'
Pennsylvania "fayorite son." Senator
Knox, took his stand on the question of
federal and State powers, in delivering
the annual address to the graduating
class of the Yale Law School, his special
theme being THE Development of the
Federal Power to Regulate Commerce"
He replied particularly to the PROPOSE
ton advanced by Senator Beveridse in
support of the child labor bill, pointing
out that production Is in no sense com.
merce, and holding that Congress may
legisIate only within the scope <of it's
constitutional powers, lie SAYS that
Legislative discretion extends TO the
means and not to the ends" In support
of this position, Senator Knox cited a
long line of judicial opinions. including
the recent decision Of the Supreme Court,
delivered by Justice Brewer in the Colo
RADIO Kansas case. In this view it was
maintained that the desirabiity or popu-
larity Of a measure was beside the ques-
ton 50 long as Congress had no power
to enact it.
w. j. BRIAN told the Oklahoma Dem
ocratic convention at Oklahoma City,
that the new State constitution, in his
opinion, was the best Of any State in the
Union, 'and better than the constitution
of the United States" He went On to
compliment the cornfield lawyers of
Oklahoma upon having puttied UP all the
holes shot into TIE constitutions of other
States by trust and constitution lawyers"
He suggested as their campaign motto,
LET the people rule" and added that 1t
should also be the keynote of the national
campaign.
The New York Legislature adjourned
without having passed either the reap
portionment or direct nomination bills,
which the Governor in special messages
had demanded in the name of the people,
and a call for an extra session was an
ticipated.
Secretary Taft gave the commencement
address at the University Of Minnesota.
His subject was THE College Graduate
as a Political Asset Of the State and
Nation He not only advised the stu
dents ~ get into practical politics, but
he even showed them some Of the vari-
Gus WAYS in which political slate could
be smashed.
Secretary Taft says that there viii be
no war with Japan and that the two ma
tons can be trusted to End a way to
pursue their respective paths in harmony.
He tells US not to mind the news that
continues to come. 1T does not always
mean what il seems to mean on the sur
face. We shall have no war with Japan"
President Roosevelt and Mr. Cannon
are on the best of terms personally, how
ever many are the political matters upon
which they do not touch. The Speaker
calls ct the White House nearly every
day when he is in Washington, and some
Of the Presidents best stories are those
invented. or otherwise acquired, ~ Mr..
Cannon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
MESSAGE ON EACH SIDE.
Department UIsets Old Rule and
VIII Issue New Postal Card.


A new departure in postal cards has
been decided upon by the Postoffice De
partment in Washington. Beginning
Aug. /, the consumer will get more for
his penny than heretofore. The front
side, for years reserved by an inexorabie
rule for the address, will be invaded by
advertisements, pictures and messages
Postmaster General Meyer has promul-
gated an order to this effect. A vertical
line will be placed about one-third OF the
distance from the left end of the card
The space to the right Of this line VIII
be reserved for the address, and the re-
naming portion of the front side may De
devoted TO details of how all the chill
dren are, or any other of the things that
heretofore have been confined to the Dack
side For years people have been sendlnf,
to the United States from foreign couL-
tries postal cards and post cards with
messages written on the front as we'll as
on the back of the casds, although in this
country this advantage has been denied
the users of government postal cards.
Some months ago the United States pos
tai laws and regulations were amended
so as TO give that privilege to buyers Of
post cards, but such concession was not
made applicable to postal cards. This
ruling will remedy this inconsistency and
SO prevent further confusion. A very
thin sheet of paper may be attached if
it completely adheres to the card and
such paster may bear both writing and
printing. Heretofore cents in postage
was required if this was done. Adver-
tisements, illustrations or writing may
appear on the back of the card and on the
left third of the front. Postal cards
bearing particles of glass, metal, mica,
sand, tinseI, or other such substances are
declared to be unavailable, except when
inclosed in envelopes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
LAKE PORTS SHOW GAIN.
Large Increase in Tonnage Recorded
ON West shore.

Large Increase In Tonnage Recorded
ON West shore.
Steady and gratifying progress has been
made by all the ports in the eastern dis
trict of Wisconsin, which includes the
west shore of Lake Michigan, during the
fiscal year just closed in lake tonnage.
Every one of the nine cities presents ig-
ures that show more arrivals and clear
ances of steamers in the twelve months
ended with June than in the same period
of year ago. The total tonnage of ar
rivals is 1880 6S, to which the port OF
Milwaukee contributed 7,365.910 tons.
Mantowoc is second with 1898, 635 tons,
and Racine comes third with l,3I9,910
tons. The tonnage at the other six ports
is in the following order Sheboygan,
$50, 795; Sturgeon Bay, AT, 415; Green
Bay, HAP; Kewaunee, 3I4,3SS; ke-
nosha, 101 ,67S, and Marinette, 47,3Oo.
The number of vessels that arrived at
each of the ports in the twelve months
was Milwaukee. 1852; ALsrinette, POP !;
Sturgeon Bay, 1,554 Green Bay, 1,451 !;
Kewaunee, 437 Manitowoc, 1,769; She
boygang 1853; Racine. 1,737; Kenosha,
364 grand total of 1882. Clearances
at the nine ports also show gratifying
increase. A total of 13,901 vessels left
the west shore of Lake Michigan loaded
for other ports. carrying tonnage of
12,563, 500. Milwaukee,, of course, is in
the lead, with a total of 7,306,357. The
clearances from the other ports in the
district follow in order: Manitowoc, l.
1896; Racine, 1879, ISL; Sheboygan,
524,661 Green Bay, 442,6T5; Sturgeon
Bay, 440, 125; Kewaunee, 373,S75; ke-
nosha, 101, S47; Marinette, $4,000. The
number of vessels clearing. differs but
slightly from the number of arrivals at
the various harbors in the district. The
total number of boats leaving was 1901.
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The railroads Of this country are said
to use S4,000,000 ties per annum.
Railways of United States need thou
sands of young men in telegraphy.
Judge Ray, in the federal district court
at Albany. fined the Delawaresand Hud-
son railroad $4,000 upon its confession of
failure TO keep in repair the automatic
car couplings under the safety appliance
law.
President Underwood of the Erie rail-
road saws that his company has $4,000
tons of steel rails distributed along the
roadways of its system between Chicago
and New York, but fears to lay for fear
they may break under the hammering OF
fast trains and heavy locomotives. Sim.
liar conditions are known to prevail on
other lines, and this situation was
brought to the attention of the steel rail
manufacturers in a recent conference.
About 40 employees of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad have
been retired on pensions. The men so
retired have been in the employ of the
company from So to 40 years and will
remainder of their lives.
The policy of furnishing the public
with full accounts of all accidents on its
lines has been adopted by the Hartman
railroad system. Mr.. Hartman also made
known his intention to have outsiders
representing the public invited to sit with
his board of inquiry. Such is the gist of
a statement issued by the Union Pacific.
The object in view is to bring about
closer observance of the rules of safety
by bringing into the light the PERSONAL
responsibility.
General Manager Neeland of the Pan
American railway has just closed ar
rangements with San Salvador for a
100000 subsidy for the construction
of the section of the great interconTi-
mental railway through that country.
This completes the rights of way through
all the Central American republics except
Guatemala. and makes it probable that
communication by rail viii be established
from Los Angeles TO Guatemala City by
Jan. 1. 1908.
That the Georgia railroad and others
forming through lines TO the Pacific have
not made rates less favorable TO the cot
ton mills Of the South than TO those of
New England, as charged by the China
and Japan Trading Company snd others,
is the decision rendered by the Commerce
Commission. The evidence showed that
an illegal agreement had been entered into
TO advance the rates on cotton goods. but
this would not justify setting aside the
rate If it were not deemed unreasonabiy
high
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
TORNADO KILLS ONE.
TERRITORY NEAR MITCHELL,
S. D., LAID WASTE.
Storm Destroys Houses, Barns and
Crops, and Levels Telephone Lines
Miners of Anthracite Coal Have
No Grievances at Present.

One fatality resulted in the tornado
which vifited Mitchell, s. D., on recent
evening. All telephone wires were down,
and no outside information reached there
until the following morning John NJ
Peace, living three miles north of Mount
Vernon, had started TO join his children,
who had taken refuge from the approach
ing storm in grove of trees near their
home. When hundred feet from the
house the wind picked him UP and carried
him fifty feet in the air. In dropping to
the ground he was terribly crushed living
but a few minutes after his children
reached his side. Some years ago Mr..
Pease was prominent in Populist politics,
and was a leader in the reform party.
Two women were reported killed near
Mount Vernon, but this has not been
verified
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
"TRUsTn ACTS OPEN CELLS.
Lumber and bridge Men of Toledo
Must Go TO wOrl<house.

Judge Norris in the Common Pleas
court in Toledo, Ohio, sentenced twenty
two Toledo lumber dealers and nine brick
manufacturers, convicted of violation of
the Valentine antitrust law, and the
bridge agents, who also pleaded guilty to
attractions of this law. The brickmen
must each pay $1,000 and costs and
stand committed to the workhouse until
the fine is paid. The lumbermen are
sentenced to six months in the workhouse
and are fined the costs. Harry G. Ham
mond of the Kenton Bridge Company and
W. n. Cleveland of the Cleveland and
Houston Bridge Company of Columbus,
must also serve six months in the work
house,
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cago-Cattle, common TO prime,
$500 to 1925; hogs, prime heavy, $500.
to 1851 sheep, fair to choice, $500
to 5000 wheat, No. 2, SOC to Ole;
corn, No. 2, 53c to 54c; oats, standard,
Acc to 44c rye, No 2, Soc to SIC; hay,
timothy, s1400 to $21.O0; prairie, 5000.
to $500; butter. choice creamery, 19c
to 24c eggs, fresh, 12c TO 14c; potatoes
new, per bushel, Coo to Toe.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to S7.15;
hogs, S4.0O to S6.1o; sheep, $500 to.
$5.75; wheat No. 2, SOC to soc; corn,
No. 9, 53c to 54c oats. No. ., 43c to
&c rye. No ,. SIC to Sic
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, S40O to $505. sheep. $500 to
S475; wheat No. = 94c to 9Jc; corn,
No. 2 mixed, soc TO BIC; oats, No.
mixed, ACC to 47c rye, No. 2. sec to SSc.
Detroit-Cattle, 800 to 5000; hogs,
$500 to 5000 sheep, $50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, 93c to 94c; corn, No. 3
yellow, sc to SIC; oats, No white,
acc to 47c; rye, No. 2, SAC to Soc.
Mlwaukee-Wheat, No. northern,
CSC to S1.01; corn, No. 3, SIC to 53c;
oats, standard, 45c 10 46c; rye, No. /,
Soc to SIC; barley, standard, 69c to Zoe;
pork. mess, S16.12.
Bufalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to 1923 sheep, common to good Rixed,
$500 to 1925; lambs, fair to choice
$500 to $3.50.
New York Cattle. 800 to $685.;
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep. $500 to
$50; wheat, No. 2 red, 96c to 97c;
corn, No. 2, Gle to 62c; oats, natural
white. sic to 52c; butter, creamery, &c
to 25c eggs. western, lac to lie.
Toledo-Wheat- No. mixed, Ole to
92c; corn, No mixed, SIC to SIC;
oats. No. mixed, 44c to 45c rye, No.
2, roc to soc; clover seed. prime, 1892.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $500
to $685.: hogs, choice heavy, 800 TO
S6.05; sheep, common to prime. $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, SIC to S7e: corn,
No. white, 52c to 54c; oats, No. 2
white, 45c to Acc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
HER LIFE TO LEPERs.
Wife of salvation Army Lead,

Wife of salvation Army Leader
Would Go to MoIokai Island.
Desiring nothing better than to spend
her life in cheering the lives of hopeless
lepers. Mrs. French, wife of Col. French.
commander of the Pacific coast division of
the Salvation army, has offered to go to
the leper island of Molokai. Her hus-
band also has a desire to devote his life
to the lepers.
The Trenches have five children, rang
ing in age from 8 to 16 years. At pres
emit Col. French is absent on mission
work in Honolulu and is making arrange
ments for opening leper mission,
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Attack on Tobacco Trust.

The governments attack on the tobacco
combine, aimed at the life of the great
system of corporations, has been made.
James c. McReynolds, special assistant
Attorney General, filed a complaint in
the United States Circuit Court in New
York alleging that the American Tobacco
Company and its affiliated concerns vir-
tually control the tobacco industry and
have resorted to every means, fair or
otherwise, to stif1e competition and crush
independents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-23
rRssT-MADE GooDs BARRED.

New Law Provides Punishment of
Two to Ten Years In Penftentiary.
The most drastic antitrust act enacted
in any State went into effect IN Texas
Friday 1t provides in substance that
any person who represents as agent, or
sells goods made by a trust or combine,
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
upon trial and conviction shall be pun
ished by confinement in the penitentiary
for from two years to ten years. Its
provisions apply to all merchants who
sell trust made goods, and all persons
who may be directly in the employ of
such concerns in that State,