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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
BIG CRIME WAVE IN ST. JOSEPH.
Twenty Hold Ups, One Murder and
Three Suicides in Single Day.

Twenty Hold Ups, One Murder and
Three Suicides in Single Day.
There were twenty hold-ups by masked
men, one man was killed and three per-
sons committed suicide in st. Joseph, Mo-,
during recent twenty-four hours. Half
OF the police force has been put in citi-
zens' clothes, orders have been issued to
arrest all suspicious persons found on the
streets after midnight and the police sta
ton is being filed with suspects. Be
cause he refused to pay for a round of
drinks James Stevens was struck on the
head by ]. B. Duncan, son of prominent
Democratic politician. Stevens fell dead.
Duncan surrendered. While guests were
assembling for reception at the home of
w. f. Hacker, Edith Wise. employed by
Hacker, drank carbolic acid and died
few minutes later. William Sparks, To-
connective engineer, in spite of the protests
of his wife and five children, cut his
throat, dying half an hour later. F. NJ.
Eversole, farmer, swallowed carbolic
acid in the presence of his family and
died.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Supplementing his previous gifts os
81 100000 10 the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research by another donation
of 50 900, 900, John y. Rockefeller insuros
the permanency and efficient equipment of
the institution. The entire endowment
will provide yearly income of something
over 100000 In notifying the directors
of this last gift Mr.. Rockefeller express
Ell his qualification with the results NC
ccmplished by the institute since its oper-
ing in 1901 He told the officials that
they were at liberty to use the income in
any manner they saw int to promote the
work and offered no suggestion as to how
it might best be employed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
HIGH COURT is ATTACKED.


AImne8OL8 supreme IEl0up-IB DC
cfsfons Questioned Ia Letter.
A letter sent by Francis B. Hart,
prominent Minneapolis attorney, TO Gov
eInor Johnson, in which the writer asks
the governor to investigate certain de-
cisions b. the Supreme Court of Mime
sofa during the last six years, is pub
iished. Mr.. Hart cites three specific de-
cisions as indicating to his mind that the
courts action was illogical, illegal and
unjust. In conclusion the letter to the
governor says: 1T is a serious matter
and therefore an important one. / leave
II to your good judgment what shall be
done In the premises. Political complica-
lions may suggest themselves. but it is
not question of politics. The attorney
generals Office, or the judiciary commit
tee of the house, or both, are your prop
erly constituted legal advisers in this
matter. You surely will not act hastily.
and as the charges rest entirely upon
what the court itself has said and done,
it is not easy for you to act unjustiy."
The writer informs the governor that a
copy of the letter has been sent TO Chief
Justice Start of the Supreme Court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.

The Senate elected William p. Frye Of
Maine it's president pro tenn, an Office oc-
cupied by him continuously since Feb. 7,
1896, except during periods he has served
as president of the Senate.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
and the British ambassador, Mr.. Bryce,
have both found themselves unable to ac-
cept the invitation extended them to be
the guests of the Chicago Real Estate
Board at the banquet to be given early
next year.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois in
PRODUCED a bill raising the pension Of
widows of Union soldiers and sailors to
$12 a month.
Representative Acheson of Pennsylva-
mia introduced bill proposing to tax all
beer brewed in the United States 81 a
,arrel TO raise SJ0,OO0,O00 annually for
the development Of waterways.
bill to establish postal savings banks
for deposisinz savings at per cent in
terest was introduced by Senator Carter
az Montana. The proposed system is to
be under the supervision Of the Postmas-
ter General and Secretary Of the Treas
AIRY.
Major w. T.. Seward Of Guilford,
Conn, a doorkeeper Of the Senate, drop
ped dead while entering a revolving door
of the capitol. Major Seward was ap-
pointed to. his position six years ago.
The War Department published gem
eral order Of the President requiring ey-
arv fold officer to make a daily nractfcs
march Of at least thirty miles fer three
consecutive days at least once a year.
Senator Beverage has reintroduced his
bill forbidding the transportation, In In
terstate commerce, Of the products II
child labor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Attorney General Dickson of Colorado
is the latest convert to the theory that
the common law is sufficient to abate the
trust evil He has begun action thereon
against the State combination OF grocefs
and coal dealers, which have boosted the
prices of food and fuel until the public Is
wild to down them by fair means or 9th
erwise. If the case is proved. showing
secrer and monopolistic practices, an in
junction is to follow, the violation OF
which will be punishable with fine or inl-
prisonment or both Dickson, in support
ing the Railroad Commission law before
the State Supreme Court, charges the OPP
position with adding fuel to the flames OF
popular passion which would surely result
in con6scatory legislation later on.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.

Five trained police dogs from Belgium
are added to the New York force.
Brazil will soon be able 10 raise all
the rice needed for home consumption.
President Roosevelt let it be known
that he seeks a law whereby the Presi-
dent may have the power to suspend ille-
gal trusts.
Oil producers of the Indian Territory
decided to make protest to Secretary
Garfield about the government regulations
concerning leases.
A valet In the home Of Paul Thcbaud,
New York millionaire, shot 17-year-old
Paul Thebaud Jr., rs be slept, and then
committed suicide.
United States Treasury officials Mt
Washington admitted tie justice Of the
St. Louis claim for financial relief. and
promised to send a stream of cash flowing
into the Missouri metropolis.
The opening Of the electric street rail-
road lines in ST. Petersburg has been
delayed indefinitely, owing to the suspen-
sion of the credit of the Russian West
inghouse concern, which Is unable to OBJ
tain cars or equipment without cash pay
ments.
1t was anncr need that the prospects
were good for the Cnited States making
a $5,000.O00 appropriation for the worlds
fair to be held in Toxic in 1872.
A British Indian and bis wife have
been acquitted by Maritzburg fNatal)
Jury on the charge Of numbering fellow
countrvman. who had insuited the wom-
an. The Jury returned vesdict Of JUS
fifiable homicide.
E. X. Baker. assistant cashier OF the
Union Bank and Trust Company Of Lex
inrton. KY has confessed - defaica-
lion of sI9,277.90 The amount has been
made good BY the directors and the clear
ing house committee has asserted the
hanks soIvency.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
FAMOUS STRIKE is ENDED.
Western Federation Officially Calls
on CrfpuIe Creek WaIkouf

The executive board of the Western
Federation Of Miners has officially called
OF the strike in the Cripple Greek district
of Colorado. giving as the reason that
the camp is in need of skilled workers and
that many union men employed in less
favorable places can go to Cripple Creek
and accept work without violating their
pledges. The Cripple Creek strike was
declared Aug. u, 1903. in sympathy with
the millmen of Colorado City. The stir
ring events that followed, including the
declaration of martial law and the de-
portation of union men, made Colorado
the center of interest for many months.
The board has received a message from
unions in British Columbia stating that
operators are attempting to reduce wages
and asking for advice. The reply sent
was to stand pat Acting Secretary
Kirwin had the following to say IF the
threatened reduction is made in British
Columbia more than G,0O0 skilled miners
will lay down their tools and the mining
industry of the Canadian West will be
crippled"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
opposing Christina. Gifts.

To make of the Christmas holiday a
genuine day of joy without the ''evil of
gift giving is the aim of crusade now
begun by the Chicago Woman's Club,
upon the suggestion of its president, Mrs.
I. S. Blackwelder, and Mrs. Ellen N.
Henderson. chairman of the reform COM
mittee They say that the whole custom
of giving at Christmas, with the shopping
mania. is pernicious and a symptom of
degeneracy in Americans.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Tuesday that the Committee on Finance
would within a short time bring in res
olution providing for an inquiry into the
recent bond issues of the government, and
that it would provide for an investiga-
ton into all matters contained in resolu-
tions offered by Senators concerning the
financial stringency and the efforts of the
government to relieve the situation. With
this assurance, Senators Culberson of
Texas and Clay of Georgia agreed to per-
nit their resolutions to go to the COM
mittee for its consideration. Senator Till
man allowed his resolutions on the same
subject to lie on the table until he Sc
cures data he desires to present. The
House vas not in session.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Lands ASSESSES BIG FINES.

Judge Imposes Heavy Penalties on
Internal Revenue Law VfoIatOrs.
Judge K. NJ. Lands, sitting in the fed
eral district court in Indianapolis, in
place of Judge Anderson, used some vigor-
Gus language in the trials Of revenue
cases and added sentences fully as severe
as his talks to the culprits. Arch Yazel,
who sold whisky on which he did not pay
the government tax, was fined $1,000 and
sent to Leavenworth prison for fifteen
months. Reuben Shinn, another liquor
law violator, was fined a similar amount
and sent to Jail for six months. Mrs.
Violet Lancaster and her daughter, Gar
net, who ran a matrimonial bureau at
Evansville, were sent to prison for eight
months and fined.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
AscENDs IN BIG KITE AIRsHIP.
Lieutenant SelfrfdEe Makes Flight
in Bells Invention.

The tetrahedral kite Cygnet, the air.
ship invention of Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell, made a successful ascent above the
waters of the Brae dor lakes, G. b.,
where Prof. Bells summer home and ex-
perimental laboratory are located. Car
rying Lieut.. Thomas E. Selfridge of the
United States army, the big kite scared
aloft with remarkable ease and maintain
ed its poise without accident, while it
was towed along above the water by a
small steam launch. To the group of ex-
pcrimenters associated with Prof. Bell
this performance of the kite was regarded
as entirely satisfactory. Thus far the
Cygnet has not been furnished with a
motor for self-propusion. although a
space for such a motor was provided.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
SHOOTS HIS WIFE IN CAR.
N. b. Nethaway Then Ends His own
Life I'm Nearby Elevator.

LIE In Nearby Elevator.
n. b. Nethaway, well-known trap
shooter, shot and killed his wife on a
train at Norfolk, Neb, causing panic
among the passengers. He then jumped
off the train and killed himself few
minutes later. Mrs. Nethaway had board
ed the train to go to the county seat.
where her application for divorce was to
have been heard. Nethaway appeared in
the car door armed with q shotgun. He
called to his wife at the opposite end of
the coach to prepare to die!" and then
fired both barrels at her with fatal pre-
cision. He next addressed the frightened
passengers, mostly men, many of whom
had scrambled under the seats or tried to
climb through the windows. "Good-by,
boys" he said Il am sorry that / had
to do this, but / will do the same thing
for myself" After calling UP his mother
by telephone and telling her what he had
done and how he was going to complete
the tragedy, he asked her to care for his
daughter, now in a convent. He then
went to a grain elevator near by, where
he put bullet into his brain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Mrs. Emery Huntley walked into a po-
lice station in Somerville, Mass, and an
nounced that she had killed her two
grandchildren. The bodies of the children,
Raymond Shomo, years old, and Caro-
line Huntley, years old were found
shorty afterward at Mrs. Huntley's
home. They had been stupefied by illum-
mating gas and then drowned in bath
tub. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Huntley has
been considered mentally weak for some
time
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Jealous; shoots Girl and Mother.

Nicola de Fallco, aged 80 years, we'll
to-do merchant. in Philadelphia, twice
shot and fatally wounded 14-year-old
Carolina Pizzino while in jealous rage
shot the girls mother, Camilla. through
the arm, and then attempted to end his
own life by cutting his throat His self
Inflicted wounds are severe. but not fatal.
The girl had promised to marry another,
and the shooting followed when this came
to Pallco's knowledge
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
SALOON MURDER sTIRs MOB.
Crowd Threatens Bartender After
Mnn Is Killed.

Michael Cassidy, 81 years old, was
killed and John Conway. 10 years old,
was seriously wounded in a fight with
Frank Henneke, bartender in a saloon in
Cincinnati. 1t is said that Henneke, aft
er having been roughly used by his pa
irons, drew long-bladed knife and threw
himself into the crowd in which the two
victims were. The police had some diff
Guilty in saving Henneke from violence at
the hands of several hundred men.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
sToEssEL TRIAL AT LAST STAGE.
Russian Hero of Port Arthur May BE
Sentenced 10 Death.

Sentenced to Death.
Lieut. Gen. Stoessel, defender of Port
Arthur, is facing the final stage of the
court-martial in ST. Petersburg. He IS
accused of having surrendered the fortress
to the Japanese before he had exhausted
all the resources at his command. The
penalty is death. Gen. Fock and Gen.
Itcss are codefendants with Stoessel.
The first is accused of having conspired
the surrender of the fortress and the sec
ord with having executed the order of
surrender. Gen. Smirnoff, Gen. Stoesseps
most bitter enemy. is to be tried on a
Einor count. At the time of the surren-
der of the fortress there were 1900 men
in fighting condition and provisions suffi-
cient to last another month, while the re-
serves of ammunition would have sufliced
for longer time. The garrison also had
800 effective guns.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Lake Traffic Breaks Record.

Unofficial figures compiled by experts
in the iron ore and coal trade on the
great lakes show that the movement for
the season of 1907 will have been the
greatest in the history of the lakes.
There was no cessation of traffic during
the last month or two Notwithstanding
the financial furry.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
First white Born i'm Frisco De

First white Born In Frisco Dead.
Maj. William L. Geary. q. s. A., died
in the army general hospital at the Pre-
sidio. San Francisco. He was the first
white child born in San Francisco, his
father having been the last alcalde and
the first mayor of the city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
CALLED TO DOOR AND SHOT.

Resident of Kansas City, kans.,
Killed by Two Robbers.
Herbert L. Puryear, house painter,
was called to the door of his home in
Kansas City, Kan, late Wednesday night
and shot by one of two robbers. He died
early the next day. Puryear exchanged
shots with the men, and it is believed he
wounded one of them. They escaped.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Joseph Kessler. steward OF the steamer
Monohanseft, had narrow escape from
death when that vessel burned on Thun-
der bay. He could not be awakened when
the rest Of the crew got OF and smashed
through small window. nearly sufocat-
ed, into the lake.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Henry l. McCrea, son of Captain Hen
~ McCrea. one of the best known of
American naval officers, now in command
of the battleship Georgia, mas resigned
from the navy, in which he held com
mission as paymaster, to 90 on the stage
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
SHOOTS BRIDE, KILLS HIMSELF.

s'She Chose Between Her Religion
and Me- shouts Husband.
In sight of many Mortified church
goers Harry Webber confronted his bride
of four weeks on the threshold of the
Lisbon, Ohio, Disciples Church just as
the choir within was beginning the open
ing anthem Sunday morning and shot her
down. A minute after the young man
fell with bullet in his own brain, cry
ing. "She chose between her religion and
me-" Weber died in half an hour. The
young wife is dying with bullet in her
temple
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Two men who attempted to rob the
postoffice in Winlock, Wash, were chased
by a posse, surrounded in the woods and
shot to death. Their names are not
known. One of the bandits shot and Sc
riously wounded I. f. McFadden, con-
stable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Peculiar Damage suit.

Miss Fanny Silver alleges that a
slcdge hammer few of its handle and
struck her in the face, breaking her nose
and knocking out TWO teeth. in a suit for
$4,000 damages against the lessees of
the New American theater. New York.
The hammer was welded by the heroine
OF the play in defending herself from the
,.illaf-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
FootbnII PLAYER Fire Hero

Mrs. Mary Joubert and her two sons.
Charles, 8, and Emile, ), were burned
to death in fire at "A La Grange street,
Boston. John Hurley, former Harvard
football player, kept the men at the win
dows from jumping until blanket mad
been, secured. Peter Joubert jumped into
the blanket. which gave way, and his leg
was broken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

The Senate convened at noon Monday
and the resolutions of Senator's Clay and
Culverson calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information concerning the
recent bond issues We're called up. Owing
to the absence of Senator Aldrich they
were allowed to go over for another day,
as was. resolution by Senator Tillman
instructing the committee on finance to
investigate the matter. A resolution call
ing on the Secretary of Agriculture for
information concerning the reclamation
of swamp land was adopted. At l :15 p.
m. the Senate adjourned. The House con-
vened at noon, but beyond the introduce
ton of number of bills, no business was
transacted. AT II 10 p. m. adjournment
until Thursday was taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Consul John Goodnow Is Dead,

A cahegram has been received in Min
neapolis by relatives announcing the
death of John Goodnow, former Consul
General at Shanghai. at Malaga, Spain.
Mr.. Goodnow of late has been interesting
himself in the causes of the Spanish boy
cott on American goods.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Train Bandit Bares Theft.

Peter F. Roller, who is said to have
been an agent of Secret Service Agent
William j. Burns and is now held in San
Francisco on a charge of larceny. has Sc
cured a confession from John Worthing-
ton of completely In the robbery of the
Great Northern train in Montana several
months ago, in which between $4,000
and $4,000 in coin and currency was
Stn1An
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Dead Man Guides Into wreck.

Dead at the throttle. Calvin Frederick.
an engineer on the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, ran his locomotive past a danger
signal and caused wreck near Allen
town, Pa, in which Richard Miller and
Cyrus Young, brakemen, were dangerous
lY Scnlded
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
carnerfe AboIi.hes Age Limit.

On observing his 10th birthday ami
versary recently Andrew Carnegie ex.
pressed the opinion that mans useful
ness increases with age. When asked II
a man could accomplish as much at 20 as
at 40, he replied: More, bless you, mora.
All things being equal, a mans efficiency
is increased at 20. He is equipped with
greater experience" The recipe be gave
for happiness was ITO obey the judge
within and make others happy"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

The Northport Camp Grounds at Bel
fast. Me-. in which more than a score of
cottages are located, was threatened with
destruction by a ire. which started in the
Ocean House. The hotel. valued at S10.-
600. was destroyed. The cottage of Ira
Cobe of Chicago. valued at 5000, was
one of the first to be attacked.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Sam. soon Ceolle Exoau.,

Rodolphe Lemieux. Canadian minister
of labor, held a long conference with Wis
count Hayashi, minister of foreign affairs
in Toxic. He received verbal assurances
OF the limitation of japanese emigration
He viii be given full details of plans on
foot for its control.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
MARRIEs BOY WHO SAVED HER.
Margaret yedova Is Now Child Wife
of Clarence Siman.

of Clarence simnn.
Miss Margaret Vedova, IA years old,
who attempted to commit suicide at her
home In st. Louis Nov. 3, because she
was not permitted to wed her sweetheart,
Charles Virgen, with whom she rode in a
box car to Jefferson City while wearing
boys clothing three months ago, and who
is now serving a term of two years in the
penitentiary on charges which grew out
OF the elopement, has eloped to st.
Charles, Mo-. with Clarence Siman, 10
years old. Siman, whose home is directly
back of the Vendova home, carried Mar
garet to the female hospital, two blocks
away, at the time she endeavored to end
her life, and the hospital physicians stated
afterward that the heroic efforts of the
young man saved the life of the girl who
is now his wife. Margaret is a ward of
the Juvenile court and reports every four
weeks to Judge Williams.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Five Year. for wife heater.

Five years in prison and fine of ST.
Oo0 is the penalty John Nathan must pay
for wife beating. The sentence-the max
imum provided by the law-was imposed
By Justice Bowling in the Supreme Court
in New York
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

Although New York's new law making
infdelity crime has been in operation
only few weeks, it is already regarded
as a dead letter. without a single convic-
ton having been made under it. This is
due to the fact that the Special Sessions
Court required such absolute evidence
that convictions were all but impossible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17
Eor,y wear. for KILLING Tearher

Charles Heath. farmer, was convicted
OF the murder of Clarence Mosier, a
school teacher. in the Circuit Court in
Aurora, Mo-. and his punishment fixed at
forty years in the penitentiary. Heath.
enraged because .iosier had chastised his
r6-year-old daughter. went TO the school
house and shot him
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

With 27S,6S5 bushels. the record grain
cargo for six years and the third largest
single shipment of wheat ever sent from
q Pacific coast port. the British steamship
Aparima, Captain Stott, left Tacoma,
Wash. for Europe.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

That more burglaries and robberies
have occurred in New York during the
last sixty days than at any other like
period in the history Of the city is the
statement of the agents of half dozen
burglary insurance companies. The loss
amounted to S15.SOO.0O0
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-12-17

In the Federal Court in Topeka. Kan,
demurrer TO the indictment of Secretary
FL. H. Tucker. Jr-. charged with using the
mails 70 defraud in his efforts TO promote
the Uncle Sam Oil Company, was sns-
tsined and Tucker was freed