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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
BIG RAIL STRIKE PENDING.
Question Affecting $4,000 Men Goes
to Vote of Employees.

to Vote of Employees.
Danger of a great railroad strike,
spreading over the West and involving
more than $4,000 train employees, became
evident the other night when negotiations
finally were broken off between general
managers of forty-two railroads and COM
mittees representing the conductors,
brakemen, fagmen, and baggagemen on
these lines. 1t was announced by the
union brotherhoods that vote on the
question of strike will be taken at once
Acting under orders from Grand Master
z. III. Morrissey of the trainmen's broth
erhood and Grand CHER A. b. Garretson
of the Order of Railway Conductors, 200
men started out from Chicago to distri0-
ute strike ballots in every railroad center
in the West The voting will be conduct
ed by lodges The question upon which
the train employees will vote will be sub
stantially as follows: Are you prepared
to go to any extremity to enforce your
demands, and place the matter in charge
of the grand officers of the brotherhoodsf
Grand Master Morrissey said an affirma-
tive vote would not necessarily mean an
immediate strike, but that the actual
UtCISiOu III calling u Will ACSe WIN
himself and other officials. He refused to
foretell serious or widespread trouble
Chicago railroad managers took SINH
larry optimistic view, expressing regret
at the same time that, after four weeks of
continuous discussion between the con-
ferees, it had been impossible to reach an
amicable agreement. The breach between
the roads and employees committees was
not entirely unexpected, at least by the
men. Matters practically reached break
ing point in the wage conference when
road managers sent an ultimatum to rep
resentatives of the brotherhoods. One
or two conferences after that did not ale
viate the situation. The disagreement
which led to the rupture is concerned
principally with wages. Railroads con-
sistently this year have increased the pay
of thousands of employees of various
classes. They were not willing to make
the strong advance of Is per cent de-
manded by the conductors and trainmen.
Instead of this figure it is said the roads
offered to raise the pay of employees on
freight trains about 10 per cent. Pas
senger conductors and brakemen were ten
dered an increase of z per cent. The av-
erage advance proposed by the roads
amounted to about s per cent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

work as any other e. = oiE'HtNS'
piece of government engineering is done.
Senator ]. C. s. Blackburn of Kentucky,
who soon retires, was made a member of
the commission.
Stevens is the third man to throw up
the canal job suddenly and without ade-
quate explanation. John +. Wallace, the
first president of the commission. said
that he could get more money elsewhere.
The excuse of Theodore Z. Shonts, Wal
lace's successor, that he could not afford
to work for the government when he was
elsewhere offered twice the salary he was
getting Stevens makes no excuse what
ever.
1t is reported that Stevens. who is
Chicago man and was formerly chief engi-
neer of the Rock Island railroad, has ac-
cepted the presidency of a private con-
struction company, at salary about
double the present one. He is said to
have expressed himself as being tired of
unjust criticism in the public prints.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
An EducattonaI DipIomaf.

DR.. William Il. Shepherd, professor of
history in Columbia university, has been
selected by the international bureau of
American republics, of which John Bar
rett is the new director, to make trip to
the leading South American capitals dur
ing the coming summer, for the purpose
of cultivating personal relations with the
leading statesmen and men of letters in
Latin America, and to carry to them
knowledge of the educational resources
and opportunities of the United States.
DIR. Shepherd will also collect material for
a special course of lectures on South
Aunarfca
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
sPooNER is OUT.
wisconsin Man Resigns His Seat 4,
tho Sanota

" kSCOhsfh -'A%4tA AAc~tts AS Axah seat In
the senate.
Senator John c. Spooner of Wiscon-
sin has announced his resignation from
the United States Senate. to take eff
feet May i. A correspondent says the
announcement came as a surprise to
practically every one in Washington,
and furnished the sc station of the clos
ing days OF the session. Expressions
of deep regret were heard on every
hand, from President Roosevelt down.
In the sixteen years he has been a
member of the Senate he has taken
first rank among the leaders of that
body and he left his impression upon
every important piece OF legislation be-
fore Congress.
The reason for his retirement. as
given in his letter OF resignation, is
that he desires to devote his attention
to his profession. He is not rich
man. and while in Congress he has
felt it his duty to lay aside his private
interests for the public service. As to
his immediate plans. Senator Spooner
is not definitely decided. He may go
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
shift Cabinet Portfolios.

Monday was day of general shifting
of cabinet portfolios. George Bruce Cor
telyou relinquished the Office of Postmas-
ter General to George Won Lengerke Mey
er of Massachusetts and assumed the Sec
retaryship of The Treasury, succeeding
Leslie NJ. Shaw. James r. Garfield of
Ohio vaceled the Office of Commissioner
of Corporations and was introduced to
his new duties as Secretary of the Inte-
rior. succeeding Ethan Allen Hitchcock
of Missouri.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
WHOLE VILLAGE WIPED OUT.
All Injured and
Many May Die,

Hundreds of pounds Of dynamite stored
near the shaft of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road tunnel on the western side of the
Palisades, in the village of Homestead,
\. j., one and one-half miles from the
North River, exploded at 12:3 o'clock
Sunday morning, killing twenty-five per-
sons and injuring 175. The explosion
shocked all the towns on the Palisades
above the mouth of the tunnel which runs
from the river to the Hackensack Mead
ows, and caused panic in many parts of
New York City, where frightened resi-
dents ran to the streets. Twenty-Five men,
a shift which went to work just before
midnight, were killed, and not even their
clothing is likely to be found The en-
tire population of the town of Home
stead, about 175 persons, was seriously in
jured. Many men, women and children
taken to the hospitals were in a dying
condition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
wt.con.in senator Re,,rn.

Senator Spooner of Wisconsin resigned
and has been asked by z. ii. Hartman
to name his own salary TO become legal
adviser for the vast Hartman railroad
interests. Seven candidates are expected
10 enter the field for election to succeed
Senator Spooner, with possibility that
Isaac Stephenson may be selected as
compromise candidate for the two-year
form,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
counting thr0ngh ma c0nrtS. A
GRAVE OPENED TO GET WALLET.
Body of Man Buried with SEQ Is

Learning that the dead mans wallet
containing money had been left in a
pocket of the clothes in which he was
buried relatives of George Sherman of
Redding, Conn. caused his grave to be
opened. The wallet, containing some $50
or $50, was recovered. Sherman died
few days ago and his body was clad in
what had been his best suit and buried.
When search was made for the wallet af-
ter the burial it could not be found. His
widow then ordered the grave opened.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN.
Robbers Rifle Pockets of Passengers
Shoot Down Man Who Resfsts.

Robbers Rifle Pockets of Passengers
Shoot Down Man Who Resists.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train was
held up near Pittsburg, Kan by two
men, and Lou JEFF, a colored miner, en-
pioyed at camp 81 of the Central Coal
and Coke Company, was killed because he
resisted. w. y. Westlake of Toledo.
Ohio, who, with his wife and two chill
dren, had been visiting relatives in Kan
sas, was shot through the hand by stray
bullet that had been fired at the negro.
The robbers got only $1CG. The robbers
were disguised with false mustaches and
goatees. One was a tall man weighing
between $50 and 100 pounds, and the
other was smaller. Both were dark com
plexioned, and wore dark SLOUGH hats and
dark clothes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

DIN. Vl3O-NII I n H7INII7 men OF Oaudua,
where he lived in a country place at
Desoronto, patterned after the English
fashion He also owned an island in the
St Lawrence river. Oronhyatekha, which
means Burning Cloud was educated by
the Prince Of Wales. now King Edward
VII, at Oxford, and afterwards at To
ronto university, where he graduated in
medicine. The prince took a fancy to
the young Indian while on his American
tour in 1860. DR.. Oronhyatekha reor-
ganized the Foresters in 1891, when it
was practically bankrupt, and put it on
a paying basis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Mail Wagon Is stolen.

Within 100 feet of detective headquar-
ters aaUnited States mail wagon contain
ing a pouch of registered letters and the
days receipts of the South Water street
subpostal station was stolen from in front
of the Stock Exchange building in Chi
cago. The theft was the third of it's
kind in Chicago in the last five years
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Is o.ercome hx Coal Gas.

Twenty men and FIVE women we're over
come by coal gas in q boarding house con-
nected with the Bernon cotton mills. IN
the village of Georgiaville. r. L.. and
while nearly all were eventually resusci-
tated. it is feared that in two cases fatal
results may follow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Actress shot 90 Death.

Lillian Davenport was shot and almost
instantly killed and W. II. Brcwa. bar
tender. was probably fatally wounded at
Windsor Park, Brunswick. Ga. The
woman's husband. manager OF the Males
tic theater. was arrested charged with the
.i,.,hln cri,ne
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Car Rams wild, wrecks store

Two persons were seriously injured.
several slightly hurt, two-Story frame
building and street car demolished.
causing a monetary loss of $1,000. when
an empty street ear ON the Wylie aud
Bedford avenue branch of the Pittsburg
Railways Company got beyond control
on a steep grade.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

In the federal court at Savannah in
dictments were returned against the in
dividuals and firms comprising what is
known as the turpentine trust, including
the S. P. Shotter Company, the Paterson
Downing Company, the American Naval
Stores Company, and their officers, Tor
violations of the antitrust law. All were
released on $4,000 bonds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

Foresters, died Sun
day in Savannah,
Ga. lie was nearly
G6 years old. DR..
Oronhyatekha was
known as the richest
Indian in America.
His Office in the
Foresters brought
him a salary of
$4,000 a yea. Wise
investments made
him one of the rich
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Police Graft in st. Louis.

missed from the st. Louis police force on
the charge OF grating after amazing
stories of corruption had been told on
the witness stand by women.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

The Y. NJ. G A. building in Utica.
y. Y. was destroyed by hre. Ii cost
S1J0.OO0. \ clothing store. music store
and plumbing establishment were also
burned. Other buildings were threatened.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Governor Has Narrow E.cane.

A special train, carrying Gov Woodruff
and the members of Company F. Second
regiment, Connecticut National Guard,
coilided with a regular passenger train
near Naugatuck Conn.,, on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad. and
four persons were killed. The injured
number about thirty.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Christian Scientists win FYrht.

Christian Science leaders named as de-
PENDANTS in the suit broght by the son
of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy at Concord.
y. H., to compel an accounting, declare
the head of the faith is in perfect mental
condition and that the suit will be fought
to q finish.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
New Governor for Porto Rico.

Reginald Post of Bayport- l. l. and
former Assemblyman for that district, has
been selected by the President as Gov
ernor of the Island of Porto Rico, to sue
coed Gov. Beekman Winthrop who is to
become Assistant Secretary of the Treas
MY
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

dents decision TO
build the canal
without the aid of
contractors, and in
the resignation of
John T. Stevens as
president of the
canal commission.
Stevens will be sue
ceeded by Major G.
w. Cocktails of the
engineer corps, who
with other army en-
gineers will do the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
New Trouble in Domfnro.

There is intense excitement in Santo
Domingo over the new American omini-
can treaty. The ministers demand the
withdrawal of Senior Yelasquez's portfolio
or that the President accept their resigna-
ton. 1t IS stated that another revolution
Is threatened
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

The profits of E. H. Hartman and his
immediate associates in the "readjust-
mentH of the Chicago and Alton railroad
have been shown in the interstate COM
merce comm ssion's inquiry to have ex-
ceeded $4,000, 600. and it is said the new
securities may be held void under the
Illinois law
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
STRIKE TIES UP RAILWAY.
Service stopped on the Lehigh and
New England Road.

A strike which tied up all service ex-
cept the mail train began on the Lehigh
and New England railroad Tuesday. The
trainmen went out because the general
manager of the road failed to reinstate a
brakeman he removed from each freight
train several days ago and because de-
mand for a ten-hour instead of twelve
hour day was rejected. The railroad op-
crates line from Slatington, Pa. to
Campbell Hall, \. y, with various
branches.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
sShippinx Post Is Revived.

The whipping post is TO be revived in
Maryland after having been in disuse for
twenty years The other day Sadler
Brooks, colored. was sentenced TO receive
nine lashes in addition TO jail sentence
of two months for brutality beating his
wife.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Guerin jury i'm Doubt.

The coroner's jury in the Guerin case
in Chicago returned verdict that it can
not decide whether Guerin was killed by
Mrs. Dora Mcdonald or whether he killed
himself, thus astonishing Coroner Hoff-
man and those interested in the affair.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Mrs. Eddy,s Som want. Receiver.

Suit TO have a receiver named for the
estate of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy. head
OF the Christian Science church, and the
property of the mother church in Bos-
ton. has been filed at Concord, y. H., by
George w. Glover, Mrs. Eddy's son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Foes Dynamite street CAR.

A fourth attempt has been made to
dynamite street cars belonging to the
Portland Railway, Light and Power Com
pany in Portland Ore. All windows in
the car were shattered by the explosion,
and the motorman was hurled off his plat
form
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Foul PIay suspected.

Mrs. Annie Pausch. a wealthy widow
and pioneer resident of Upper Sandusky.
was found dead at her home. Her body
was badly decomposed. The last time she
was seen wss Sunday evening. Foul
play is suspected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
soidiers Acknowledge Guilt.

Pleas of guilty by both men brought
the court martial trials of Captain Ralph
Il. StogSdal and Second Lieut. ~ L.
Clark OF the Thirtieth infantry to an al
rupt termination nj Fort Crook, Ncj.
The charges were inebriety.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Prisoners Escape from Jail.

4 wholesale Jail delivery occurred IN
Williamson, W. Va, ten prisoners. in
carcerated ON different charges, making
their escape from the Mingo county Jail
by saving a hole in the steel floor of one
of the cells.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Hold school in Churches.

The high school in New Lisbon. Wis,
burned Monday. 1t cost $4,000. Valu.
able statuary and curios were lost. An
overheated furnace caused the FIRE School
will be held in the churches
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
steven. Refuses to Explain,

The resignation of John f. Stevens.
chief engineer of the Panama canal. has
caused establishment in Panama. Mr..
Stevens refused TO discuss his action or
its cause, saying the information must
come from Washington.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
Coroner Holds omciaIs.

President Newman and the directors of
the New York Central Railroad have
been held by the coroner to answer for
the wreck in New York Feb 16 in which
twenty-three persons lost their lives
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
sALToN SEA COVERS VAST AREA.

Exploration Party Reports roo
square Miles to BE Inundated.
An exploration party headed by Dr.
Donald E. Macdougal, director of the Car
negie desert laboratory at Tucson, has
returned after an extended survey of the
Salton sea. The area is estimated at
700 square miles. Although the inflow
from the Colorado river has been stopped
the level is maintained by seepage from
the New and Alamo rivers. DR.. Mac
Dougal predicts that this level will not
fall fifty inches this year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
civ is Taken by storm.

Honduran city, which was defended by
Solomon Ordonez, the Hogduran minister
of war, at the head of strong army, was
taken BY storm by Nicaraguan forces. :
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

The President accepted the resignation
OF L. 2. Shonts as chairman of the 18th
milan Canal Commission and temporarily
appointed Chief Engineer Stevens as his
successor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

Louis Klopsch. Jr,. son of the editor OF
the Christian Herald in New York, and
Miss Hattie de Klyn of Norwalk- Conn,
eloped and were married at Port Chester
Young Klopsch. who was attending school
al Norwalk, is only 10.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

San Francisco (Cal.l trade unionists
are watching with much interest the out
come of the proposed union trading stamp
project at Chicago. If adopted and sue
ceSsful il is highly probable that the plan
will be tried at San Francisco.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
CnnxresnionnI sessinn Ena.

The Fifty-ninth Congress adjourn ed
sine die Monday. with the usual accom-
paniment of fun in the House and dig
nifty in the Senate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
swettenham out at Last.

The resignation of Gov Swettenham
of Jamaica has become an accomplished
fact. He viii leave that island as soon
as his affairs can be arranged.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

A ine of a barrel of apples was i'm
posed upon Robert Stone. a member of the
Kansas Legislature. by his fellow mem
bers. who charged him with being caught
using pass on q street car.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
DENY STORIES OF EDDY WEALTH
Christian Scientists Lawyer Says
Possessions Are Oyerestimated

In statement by Frsnk S. Streeter,
legal adviser to Mrs. Mary G. Baker
Eddy of Concord, n. H., head of the
Christian Science denomination, the as
sertion is made that Mrs Eddy's wealth
has been greatly overestimated by the
relatives who have applied for an ac-
counting through the courts. Attorney
Streeter said in part The amount of
Mrs. Eddy's property has been grossly
multiplied by rumor and unfounded re-
port She is not possessed of large
wealth, as the term is used. Mrs. Eddy
receives no income from the church, nor
from the publication society connected
with the church. Her sole income for
many years has been from the copyright
on her own books. The amount from
this source has been overestimated gross
w."
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
May Become scrvian King.

Prince Arthur of Connaught, nephew
of King Edward. whose marriage 10 a
titled woman below him in rank has been
opposed by the king. may win both his
bride and the crown of Servia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

Eighty-five persosss have been buried by
a landslide of about fifteen square miles
on the mountainside near Sedrata. AL
geria.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

Driven to bay by a crowd of men who
pursued him after he had twice shot at
and wounded 17-year-old Edna Mcknight.
Malcom II. Pool, aged 81, shot and killed
himself in Philadelphia.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12

The ship subsidy bill, after being strip
ped of its Pacifc-orienta features,
was defeated in the House and then res
directed and passed on reconsideration
of the vote.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
HEAD OF FoREsTERs DIES.

DR.. OrOnhyateiSha, Americas Richest
Indian, PASSES Away.
Acland Oronhyatekha, a full bloodea
Mohawk Indian chief, who was Supreme
Chief Ranger of the Ancient Order of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-12
STEVENS QUITS CANAL JOB.

Continuation Work to Be Entrusted
TO Army Engineers.
To the troubled history of the building
of the Panama canal TIVE strenuous chap
ters were added Tuesday in the Presi-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-08-21

| B. e. Bagwell was severely shocked
by lightning Saturday afternoon. A
tree in front of his veranda, where
he was sitting, was struck. Mr.. Bag
well was unconscious for few min
utes.
Miss Bertrand Perritt is to be con-
graduated on winning the scholar
ship In the competitive examination
for Winthrop College. She is young
lady Of rare intellect, and we be-
speak for her success In her future
literary pursuits.
Jay G. Gillison left this morning
for Greenville, where he will resume
his former position on the railroad.
Arthur Davis. of Nashville, Tenn,
lGrover Davis, Athens, Ga; j. B. and
s. M. ShankIin, Anderson; = Ernest
Smith. of Clemson; Frank Pickett
and Grady Ballenger, of Seneca, Wis
tied their respective homes Sunday.
These are young men of genuine
worth, and we predict for them sue
cess in whatever avocations they may
pursue, and feel some degree of pride
when we designate them as having
been reared in this community In
deed old Bounty Land, together with
Richland, can boast of having pro-
duced as many professional men as
probably any other section In the
county. When we think of the law
yers, doctors, preachers, merchants,
photographers, legislators, college pro-
fessors and other official dignitaries
who have been reared in this vicinity
our pulses quicken with expectation
at the possibilities of what might be
the future alta pments Of our youth
of to-day. The advantages and envi-
ronments Of the present are far supe-
rior to those Of even twenty years
ago. This consideration alone should
lproVe q stimulus to the most strenu-
GUS efforts OF our young men to sue
cess. 40 whom much Is given, of
the same shall much be required"
Mr.. Roper, of Greenville, visited
lat the home Of b. Il. Bagwell re-
Gently.
Several of our young people at
tended the dance at West Union at
the Blue Ridge Hotel Friday night.
Joe Mcdonald took crowd of
young men to the mountains last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs M. S. Stribling, Of
| Westminster, were guests of j. p.
lStribling and attended services at
Richland Sunday
There will be baptizing at Pop
lar Springs next Sabbath at 10
o'clock. The ordinance OF baptism
Twill be administered to twenty-nine
lnew converts.
Joe Davis has moved to Seneca.
70. M. ID.