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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Samuel insult. president OF the Chi
cago Edison Company. was appointed re-
ceiver Of the Consumers Electric Com
pnny. New Orleans. on application OF the
National Conduit and Gable Company Of
New York. creditor.
United States secret service officers ar
rested w j. I;c.hekas in the woods near
Quebec on a charge of making 2Jcent
pieces.
Mrs. Kate Palter was found strangIed
to death In her home at 127 West 2ist
street. New York. and in the kitchen was
Vito Debello. with his throat cnt. He
died later. The man who reported the
case is suffering from two knife cuts.
Coroner weisendaDger said in New
York that he believed Julius T. Rosel.-
bsimer. murdered recently while waking
with hiss wife in his garden at Pelham
Manor. was killed by one OF two Siciiians
who mistook him for his rival in love.
Herbert s. HadIey, Attorney General
Of Missouri. has gene TO Boulder, Colo,
whore be expects 10 pass two oroiths ia
an attempt to regein his health.
I'll. b. Alexander. now engaged IN ht-
erary work at Springfield. Mass, has
been chosen professor OF philosophy At
the University of Nebraska.
Charles Henry Parker, % years Of age
and the oldest Harvard alumnus. died az
his home on Chestnut street. Boston. He
was a member Of the class Of 1882
Sir Thomas Lawrence's PORTRAIT OF
the Hon. Maria Liddeii'' brought $3.50
at the closing sale Of the Blakesiee PIC
lures at saendslssohn Hall, New York.
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Candidates of six political parties re-
ceived votes in the presidential election
of 1904. Only two of the parties were
represented in the electoral vote Eight
parties polled vote in 1900 large
enough to be recorded: six of them
failed to choose single presidential
elector
In national elections the great major
ity of the voters remain loyal to one or
the other of the old political parties.
Other parties are sometimes strong
enough TO carry State elections in the
West and the South, and by holding the
balance of power to decide elections in
the East.
Presidential electors have cast their
votes for a third party candidate only
twice since the Civil War. The first
time was in 1892, when Mr.. Weaver,
the Peoples party candidate, carried
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas and Nevada,
and won an elector in North Dakota
and in Oregon. Four years later Thomas
E. Watson, who was candidate for
the Vice Presidency with Mr. Bryan
on the Peoples party ticket, by means
of coalition with the Democrats, di-
vided with the Democratic Vice Pvesi-
dental candidate the electoral votes of
ten States. As Horace Greeley died
between the time of the popular vote
in November, 1872, and the meeting Of
the electors, the Democratic vote of that
year was distributed among other can
didates.
In the transition period election of
1860 the electoral vote was divided
among one Republican. one Union and
two Democratic candidates; but in 1856
Willard Fillmore, as American" and
Wing candidate carried Maryland and
received its electoral votes.
This year the number of independ-
ent, or extra party. candidates is likely
to be large. but it is probable that all
the. electoral votes will go either to the
Democratic or to the Republican can
didates as usual.-Youth's Companion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
WIND LIFTS BOAT; TWELVE DIE.

Tornado Carries Steamer Down River
and Deposits II Bottom Upward.
Picking UP 62-ton river steamboat as
il it had been chicken coop, tornado
Sunday afternoon turned the vessel upside
down in the st. Francis river, twelve per-
sons being drowned and seven injured.
The steamboat was the Marion, in charge
of Captain w. A. Joyce of Newport Sew
enty-two persons were aboard when tie
vessel left Helena Sunday morning for
Charlottesville, no. Among the passen-
gers were the members of the Wright FIX
position Con pany, carnival amusement
troupe. Suddenly sweeping down the riy-
er about 3 80 in the afternoon, when the
steamer was eight miles above the mouth
and twenty miles north of Helena, Ark,
the tornado lifted up the Marion with
ease, carried it some distance down stream
and returned it to the water bottom up
ward. Terror stricken, the passengers
and crew chung to the hull of the capsized
steamer. Eight miles they drifted down
the river. Waves ten feet high dashed
around them. One by one ten persons
were washed from their hold and sank be-
fore the eyes of the survivors. who had
all they could do to retain their positions
on the lurching wreck. After the Marion
had drifted for two miles the engineer and
a deck hand managed to launch a skiff,
the only one not irretrievably damaged
by the onrush of the storm. In this frail
craft the two brave men tried to go
through the heaving river and reach the
shore to summon help. They scarcely had
left the upturned steamer when a big
wave filed their boat and they disappear
ed. After remaining many hours on the
exposed hull of the Marion the survivors
were sighted by gasoline launch. They
were removed to the swamp banks, where
they remained until relief boat, twenty
four hours after the catastrophe, could re-
noove. thov,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
TO Use Furnace Waste Heat.

ITO pick 100000 horsepower off the
tops of eight roaring blast furnaces and
use it in performing a hundred giant
tasks is the purpose of the colossal ap-
paratus now being installed in the Won
derful steel plap. building at Gary. Ind. !"
writes II. G. Hunting in the March Tech
meal World Magazine. BY heretofore
unthought of device this power will en-
tirely displace steam in the great mills
Thirty-three huge gas engines are being
installed, each of 5000 horsepower to
use the gas produced by the iron smelt-
ers and convert it into electric power.
At the top of each of the blast furnaces
an outlet for the heated gas is provided
leading into a cleansing tube where the
dust is removed by means of a series of
tanks or washers" About 80 per cent
of the product is diverted to the blast
stoves to heat up in preparation for the
air blast
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
DREAM WEALTH sPoILs GIFT.
Los Angeles Man Orders an $4,000
Church. buf Cannot Foot Bills.

Los Angeles Man Orders an 100000
Church, hut Cannot Foot Bills.
Visions of a handsome brick and stone
edifice which have kept members of the
Christian church at Oceanside, CAL, in
state of delight for the last six weeks
have vanished. The halo of great wealth
which surrounded George NJ. Smith, one
CT the newest members, is dimmed. The
$4,000 building which he promised to put
up probably never will have an existence.
Architects in Los Angeles who were work
ing on the plans say they will not COM
plete them. Orders for brick and stone
given Los Angeles firms have been can
celed. Mr.. Smith declared that he intends
to build the church and that he is only
waiting for an inheritance of $S,OO0,OO0
Six years ago his wife and FIVE children
died in Des Moines, Iowa, within short
time, from diphtheria and pneumonia.
The shock greatly affected him and for
some time he did not seem to rally
from it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
ENGINEER BROWNS IN HIS CAB.
Fail. to Escape vines Train Upset.

Fails to Escape Whes Train Upsets
I'm Flood Near Alton, Ill.
A fast freight train on the Chicago,
Peoria and st. Louis road dashed into
water-hlled cut, from which a storm food
had washed away the tracks, fifteen miles
above Alton, ILL.,, the other night and the
engine and eleven cars turned over. En-
gineer John +. Walsh OF Springfield was
imprisoned in his cab and drowned. His
body was recovered the next morning.
-Four other members of the train crew
saved their lives by swimming. In the
darkness they could hear the cries of dis
tress made by Engineer Walsh. Before
daylight the cries ceased and when it be-
came light enough to see the trainmen
made a search and found Walshs dead
body. The food was rushing through the
cut like a mill race when the accident
occurred.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
SON TO PAY FOR KINGS LOOT.
New Portuguese Ruler to Make Good
Plumber of Treasury.

New Portuguese Ruler to Make Good
Plumber of Treasury.
When King Miguel of Portugal was de-
posed in 1884 the crown jewels, valued at
100000, were confscated and deposited
in the Bank of Portugal as the property
of the state. Recently the republican
press has charged that absolute proof ex-
listed that large portion of these Jewels
had been sold without the consent of par
lament to meet the expenses of the royal
house. King Manuel thereupon ordered
an inventory, and this proved that jewels
to the value of $750,000 were missing.
The governor OF the Bank of Portugal
admitted the removal, but declared the
sale had been made upon the urgent de-
mand of King Carlos. King Manuel has
announced his intention of personally re-
funding the value of the missing jewels.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
Face wealth,. symbol.

Mrs. Caroline Williams, so years old,
whose picture is the original for the de-
sign on the silver dollar. has just been
taken 10 the Broome county IN. -
poorhouse. For years she has lived in
a house owned by Jacob Berkelew, in the
town of Kirkwood. Mr.. Berkelew gave
her house and garden rent free and she
supported herself by making rugs. Mr..
BerkeIew recently died, and she no long
er had a home and was compelled to give
up rug making
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
FOUR DEAD IN A MINE BLAST.
Hundred Others Have Narrow Els
cape In Ellsworth, Pa, Explosion.

Hundred Others Have Narrow Es-
cape In Ellsworth, Pa, Explosion.
-Four men were killed, three seriously
injured and 100 others had a narrow es-
cape from death early the other day when
an explosion occurred in mine No. / of
the Ellsworth Galleries Company at Ellis
worth, Pa. The dead are foreigners.
Their bodies were mangled and badly
burned. 1t is supposed the accident re-
suited from an accumulation of gas in a
new entry becoming ignited in some man.
ner at present unknown. Deputy Mine
Inspector ]. w. Louthitt will make
complete investigation. Unusual presence
of mind is said to be responsible for about
100 miners escaping from the mine. AL
though the conclusion threw them to the
ground, all retained their composure and
after great difficulty, reached the surface.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

An organization has been formed for
the purpose of effecting practically con-
troll of the dramatic material needed by
the hundreds of play companies in Amer
lea. Miss Marbury. the play broker, is
president, and the company will have Of
fees in New York. with branches in
Chicago. London. Paris. Berlin and Vi
emma. 1t is said that the trust already
controls ABOUT nine-tenths of the fore
most playwrights of England, France,
Germany, Austria and Italy. and the
number of authors enrolled on the books
runs into the hundreds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
JUDGES INTERIOR TopsylTuRvY
Doctors Find Organs of ST. Louis
JSyist in Strange Confusion.

Doctors Find Organs of st. Louis
Jc,ist in Strange Confusion.
Surgeons in Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore, during an autopsy on the body
of Judge John e. McKeighon of st. Louis,
were astonished to discover that instead
of the internal organs being arranged ia
the usual way, they were scattered about
in almost unbelievable ways. The judges
heart was turned in position the reverse
from normal, his kidneys were united by
a ligament in the shape of a horseshoe,
and the liver was upside down, with the
gall bladder on top. Many of the smaller
organs were chaos of entangling cords
and fatty substances. How Judge Nc
keighon lived with such strange trans
position of the organs puzzles surgeons.
The judge lived to be 66 years old, and
was considered one of the ablest lawyers
of ST. Louis
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
CHICAGO.

n y. Dun X Co.'s weekly review Of
trade in the Chicago district says:
business activity, while recovering
slowly, is seen to be upon steadier basis.
Liquidation remains but causes less APP
prehension as TO results. and the CONNER
cial defaults, although yet seemingly nu-
merous, include none of conspicuous in
iuence upon credits. Lower cost of ac-
commodation is accompanied by heavier
movement of money and preparations in
dictate prompt settlements of the May in
terest payments. considerable portion
Of which will rest here. A very satisfac-
tory volume appears in the distribution
of general merchandise, and interior buy
ers not only make frequent calls for re-
assortments, but also place liberal add
vance orders for fall and winter lines.
Railroad traffic returns suffer from a
limited marketing of crops and restricted
shipments from the factories. Weakness
in pig iron discourages large buyers, and
ore supplies carried over show an unusual
surplus, which may be slow of reduction,
unless additional furnaces resume. Fac
tory work in the iron branches runs more
hardware and farm implements, but the
FORCES and foundries have little forward
work and resumption of normal opera
tons is not yet discerned.
Restriction vet appears in wood work
ing branches. but not so severe as a
month ago, there being more activity in
furniture and boxmaking. while planning
mills obtain increasing orders from the
extension of building enterprises.
Mercantile collections throughout the
near by States exhibit more promptness
with the growing ease in money Farm
advices are uniformly good as to pro-
gress in spring work and condition of win
ter wheat
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number "a. against p last week and
10 year ago. Those with liabilities
over $1,000 number 10, against g last
week and in 1907"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
a12o,ooo HIDDEN BY TnAw.
Money to BE Used I'm Fright for
His Release.

His Release.
The announcement that Harry K Thaw
has hired an outside attorney and will
try to fight his way out of Matteawau
asylum came as great surprise to the
Thaws in Pittsburg. They did not know
that Harry had any money to hire other
lawyers. One close to the family said be
had cunningly secreted it some time be-
fore his second trial that he might have
i for use in just such an emergency. Mrs.
William Thaw, his mother, is FRUSTRATED
because of his action. 1t is announced by
close friend of the family that the entire
Ihaw family will contest the release of
Harry. The $4,000 was drawn from
his mother, his two sisters, Mrs. George
Carnegie, and Alice, Countess of Var
mouth, as well as his own brother, Josiah
Thaw, who recently contributed $4,000
each in a real estate deal in Harry's
property in Pittsburg Fearing he might
be sent to Matteawan, and that his fam
lily might not move quickly enough to get
him out, Thaw is said to have converted
all this into cash,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
ocean Boat. In Collision.

The American line steamship st. Paul.
which left Southampton on her regular
voyage bound for New York Saturday
afternoon in dense snowstorm, rammed
and destroyed the British second-class
cruiser Gladiator off the Isle of Wight.
The first reports stated that from twenty
to thirty of the Gladiator's crew had
been drowned. but later intelligence re-
duced the number of casualties greatly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
KIN. woman, wound. Another.

Mrs. James Wright Of Memphis shot
and instantly killed Leila Gordon, negro
woman. Immediately following the muir
der Mrs. Wright reloaded her gun and
started in pursuit of Mary Davis, another
negro woman. She shot at her, but miss
ed Mrs. John Wright, sister-in-law Of
Mrs. James Wright, had been beaten by
the negro women when the Wright chill
dren had been forbidden to play with
negroes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

United States land officers are trying
to run down the gangs of swindlers who
locate new settlers in the Dakotas on poor
lands and charge them So each for the
service. The officials have issued circu-
lars advising land seekers to get their
information from the land Offices or to
visit the lands themselves before making
selections
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
ruentx-EiCht Die AM Wreck.

Neglect of train hands to put out flags
caused disastrous wreck Oh the Mexican
Central railroad at Dargarfa siding, in
Maltrata Pass Twenty-eight persons are
known to be dead and fiftee Injured. A
freight train was at the siding when q
special excursion train. carrying a large
party of pilgrims returning from the
shrine of Guadalupe. crashed into it.
Most of the deaths were caused by escap-
ing steam.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

In Salem, Mass. Harry III. Lebaron.
IL years old, shot and killed his wife,
also IL. to whom he was married in Feb
ruary. and then committed suicide. \
note left by the couple showed that they
had agreed to die together. Dependency
because the young husband could not oh
tain employment is ascribed as the cause
of the tragedy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
NINE DEAD, THIRTY HURT.
Coaches Under High Speed Come To-
gether ON Interurban Line.

gether ON Interurban Line.
Two large interurban trolley cars on
the Detroit. Jackson and Chicago railway,
part of the Detroit United Railways
system. running from Detroit to Jackson,
collided head on Tuesday afternoon while
running about forty-ive miles an hour,
near Ypsilanti. Nine men were killed and
some of them seriously. All of the Sc
verely wounded were taken to the uni
versity hospital at Ann Arhor. 4 mistake
in orders on the part of Motorman lisa
Fay of the limited car, who was crushed
TO death beneath his vestibule. is alleged
to have caused the collision. 1t is charg-
ed that he overran his orders.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

The Duke Of Chaulnes. whose marriage
q, Feb. Is to a Chicago girl. Miss Theo-
dora Shonts. daughter of M. and AIRS
Theodore Z. Saonts. was enc of the most
brilliant weddings of the year in New
York. died Thursday night in Paris.
Death vas due to embolism. the obstrue-
ton of an artery.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

The contention that express franks are
not amenabie TO the interstate commerce
law making the giving and acceptance of
passes illegal failed TO find weight with
Judge c. c. Kohlsaat in Chicago and Re
issued an injunction against ths National.
American. Wells-Fsrgo. United States
and Adams Express companies enjoining
their use in interstate commerce
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

One Of the most novel cases in court
in Columbia. Tenn. was that of W. j.
higgins. who replevined his wife. formerly
Ada Templeton. from her parents JUS
tice Fsrriss required bond of twice the
value of the property in question. Rig
gins placed a value of $40 on his wife.
giving so bond.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

President Roosevelt sent special mess
sage to Congress Monday pointing out
the imperative necessity for graduating
the abuse of federal injunctions and en-
acting other measures for the better con-
troll of corporations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

A bin prohibiting farmers Of the new
State of Oklahoma from sowing johnson
grass has been approved By the Governor.
Ii also makes it a misdeneanor for any
oerson to sell hay or grain from johnson
grass land without informing the pur-
chm SRr
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

The British ship Celticburr will carry
Pacific coast wheat in bulk 10 Europe.
Thus is the first time that a grain ship
ment has ever been sent in that manner
from Portland, Ore, and is in the nature
of an experiment. Economy in both time
and money and space is expected to re-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

An entire family of Eve Kickapoo In.
tiians were drowned by a cloudburst or
waterspout near old Fort Arbuckle. Okla
None of the bodies have been recovered.
The family consisted of man. his wife
and three small children. Great prop
erty damage was done.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
bryan Get. nniaoi. Delegation.

The Illinois Democratic State conven-
ton, controlled by Roger C. Sullivan of
Chicago, elected delegation to the Dem
yer convention pledged under the unit
rule to support W. ]. Bryan, and adopted
a personal liberty" plank.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

4 coroner's jury at Yarmouth. Eng
land. decided that no one is criminally re-
spousihle for the collision between the ST.
Paul and Gladiator. which cost the lives
of twenty-eiyht men,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
TORNADO WRECKS; KILLS TWO.
Houses Thrown Into Air and Several
Seriously Hurt by Blast.

Seriously Hurt by Blast.
dreds of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed, and communication cut off as the
result of tornado, the first of the sea
son, that swept over Thurston county,
Neb., Thursday. The storm struck the
house of John Mangleson, near Fender,
Neb., and carried it up into the air. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Mangleson were killed. The
body of baby was picked up in the pub
lie road ten miles from Bancroft. A
heavy downpour of rain and hail follow
ed the tornado, which swept northeast
wardly toward the Winnebago island res
ervation, where much damage is supposed
to have been wrought, the houses mere
being of the most flmsy character.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

Thirty-one persons were killed and half
Of the picturesque little village Of Notrs
Dame de Salietfs. sixteen miles from
Buckingham. Quebec. was covered by
landslide Sunday. Twenty houses were
engalfed in the slide
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
burn $4,000 Tobacco Barn.

Masked night riders crossed the river
from the Kentucky side in several skifs
and applied the torch to the large ware
house Of Paul kautz at Bendes Ferry, on
the Ohio side, and DESTROYED it with con-
tents, a large amount of tobacco. the loss
amounting to $1,000. with small insur-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

have been ruined by the Southera lorna
do. about so lives TO have been lost. and
$500 buildings 10 have been completely
DESTROYED.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

Lieut.. Gen. Linevitch. aid de camp to
Emperor Nicholas and commander of the
srst Msnchurian army. died from pneu-
monia in ST. Petersburg. He had been
i'll for little over a week and on several
occasions serious symptoms of heart fail
ure had manifested themselves
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
Nlne business BLOCKS Burn.

Nine >,siness blocks were wiped out by
FIRE in Richmond, VT. The loss is Sl0O-
OOu. The blaze started in Sandusky'S
drug store. a two-story wooden block. lie
was checked at the Belleview hotel. after
destroying the structure.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

A o-year-old child of James Norquay.
n rancher uear Medicine Hat. Alberta.
wandered away and became lost. Fifty
riders s1e searching. Ii is feared an
eagle has carried the babe away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
ni. an Runaway Tr.in.

Four Italian laborers were killed. two
were fatally injured and eight others were
less seriously hurt b. the wrecking of a
runaway train ON the Laqu.h Lumber
Company's log road near vsa'ianspors.
Pa. Twenty-Five Italians were on the
train when il ran away.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05
special Message irons pope.

A special message from the Pope was
given TO high dignitaries\ of the Roman
Catholic church and vast assemblage of
wcrshiperS gathered in 81. Patrick's Ca
thedral in New York TO celebrate the CEN
tenniel of the diocese.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-05

The natives of the Central AMMAN
provinces are reported 70 be in state of
rebellion against the local Mandarin, ow-
ing to the cruel practices of this Official