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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
French AeropIanist to front.

Leon Delagrange, the French student OF
ae,onautics, has come 10 the front with
o new record ii mechanical fight just
as the American Wright brothers had
taken the lead in their tests at Kill Devil
hill and had decided to take the public
into their confidence. Delagrange in a
public trial over the military field at
Rome, Italy, navigated his aeroplane over
nine circuits of the field, a distance of
almost ten miles, in the time of 10 min
utes and 80 seconds when the gasoline in
his machine was nearly exhausted. 1t was
shown in other trials that the Della
grange machine would not operate in a
strong wind Once it fell to the EARTH
While the Wrights have no public or
witnessed records of flight to compare
with this, they assert that they have
tripled the distance covered by the French
man. In making public the main fea-
lures of their gliding aeroplane the
Wrights express confidence that they have
solved the problem of mechanical fight
and say that they hold patents on most
of the points of their invention in every
European country, as well as in this
country In appearance their machine is
a great box kite with two parallel planes
40 feet long and 81 feet wide, made of
muslin on spruce frames. Between them
and just under the upper plane is a motor
which drives the propeller, which is in
the rear, 6 feet behind the discs of the
planes. There is a rudder in front and
an arrangement by which the edges OF
the planes may be lowered or raised, SO
as to maintain an even keel when cross
currents strike the ship. In this years
model the operator may sit upright. Re
low the frame toward the front is pair
of runners, or skids, by means of which
the landing is made smooth, and in the
center near the bottom there is a small
double-wheel truck, which runs on sin
gle rail, while attaining the requisite
speed to rise The rail is portable. The
motor weighs 100 pounds and the entire
weight with two riders is 1,100 pounds
The principle of its flight is the old one
of the Whirling disc.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
NEW YORK.

Aside from the continuance of the bet
ter tone as regards the future, and some
further enlargement of industrial opera
tons, notably in textile lines. there is
little new to report as to trade. Bust
ness as whole has been quiet. There is
general agreement that retailers stocks
are not large. bur filling-in orders con-
TIME to be frequent rather than heavy.
Fall buying has been trifie more assured
at eastern and central western centers,
but conservatism and a disposition to
await crop and political developments
guard against anything like free buying.
Collections are backward as whole.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending June Is number 254.
which compares with 253 last week. 1Ci5 i'm
the like week of 1907, 173 in 1906. l57
in 1908 and 215 in 1904. Business fail
ures in Canada for the week number %.
as against "a last week and Is in this
week last year.-Bradstreet CommerciaT
Report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
THE LID DOES NOT FIT.
How Prohibition Laws in the South
Are Evaded.

That the South, particularly Georgia,
is not dry, despite prohibition laws
was shown at the national convention
of the United States Brewers Associa.
ton, held in Milwaukee, and the opera.
tion of the prohibitory laws in the
South was one of the chief topics at
the convention. Although the licensed
saloon has passed away in the South,
the convention was shown that liquor
by the car load is being distributed in
the various States.
The brewers are still doing business
in Georgia, though the brand of beer
placed on sale is no longer called beer,
and has only about half the amount of
alcohol contained in the old beverage.
The article now manufactured by the
brewers, to conform to the State law
of Georgia, is called malt ale" bud, .
"home brew" or near beer" and con,
tains less alcohol than the beers former
ly turned out. Outside Of these drinks,
however, there are hundreds of other
connections being sold in the grocery
stores, drug stores and dispensaries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
GUINNESS VICTIMS POISONED.
Arsenic and strychnine Found I'm
the stomach of HeIseIefn.

Arsenic and Strychnine Found I'm
the Stomach of HeIgeIein.
The first positive information on the
manner in which Mrs. Belle Guinness of
Laporte. Ind, who is credited with at
least ten victims, disposed of the persons
whose bodies were found in her private
cemetery, was obtained when DR.. Walter
Haynes of Chicago reported informally
to Coroner Mack that he bad found traces
OF arsenic and strychnine in the stomach
of Andrew Helgelein of Aberdeen, s. D.,
whose dismembered body was the first
found after the fire which caused the
death of Mrs. Guinness and her three chill
dren. FL. w. Worden, attorney for Ray
Lamphere, indicted for the murder Of
Mrs. Guinness, her children and Andrew
Helgelein, in a formal statement, scored
the county authorities for their actions
and ESQ made a public appeal for sub
scriptions fer fund to be used as a re-
ward for the apprehension of Mrs. Gum
ness. One thing that prompted Mr.. Wor-
den to the action was the receipt of in
formation from a Missouri man, who de-
clares that if the reward holds good he
will produce Mrs. Guinness at any time
at some place seventy miles from where
he lives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

For the first time in its history ths
Prussian diet is to have FIVE socialist
members, four having been elected from
Berlin and its suburbs and one from Han
over
At the trial of thirty-two prisoners &C
cused of plotting dynamite outrages in
Montenegro. two Of the witnesses declared
thar the bombs in question had been man
ufacfnred By Servian artillery officers on
the direct order Of Prince George, tine IN
tention being to use them against the
Montenegro government with the object
Of oyerthrowing the existing regime. Ser
VANS denounce the testimony as false
The distributing depot Of the Cincinnati
Oil Works Company, at go Eselestcn
avenue. in that city, was burned, causing
q loss Of $4,000
I.ieut. Frank i. Evans. son OF Fight
;nr Bob with the aid of revolver res
cued two tackles who fell into the
hands of a gang Of thugs in San Fran
CISCO
Freedom Of religious thought was a.
vocated in the opening sermon of the
Western Unitarian conference, which held
its ffry-sixth annual convention az the
Church of the Messiah. IN Chicago. and
may addresses along the same line were
delivered during the meeting By prominent
Unitar;ans from all over the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The clubhouse of the Buffalo Yacht
Club. stationed at Point Abino, Buffalo,
was burned Loss $1,000.
A labor paper is being started Ia the
interest of the organized workers Of Lex
ington, Frankfort and Covington, Ky.
Seeing her son stabbed by her husband
with a butchers knife, Mrs. Caroline
Campbell of East Ninetieth street, New
York. rushed between the contestants and
received a knife thrust which caused her
instant death. The husband, Cornelius,
Is under arrest
Frank E Ferguson Of Hagerstown,
Nd. has been appointed assistant direc-
tor of the bureau of engraving and print
ing by Secretary Corfelyou.
warertown, S. D.. claims to have under
construction ON contract, buildings 10 the
value Of SI.o24, 500. half Of which win be
completed this summer.
Part of the new wing Of the honeo-
pathic hospital being erected in Pifssburg
collapsed The damage IS estimated at
100000.
Hetty Green. -ihe richest woman in tie
world has subscribed TO news-cfippinx
h8reau to find ont what the papers SAP
about her"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

With the elimination of Senator Dol
liver and Governor Cummins, of Iowa,
assurances of support for sherman BY
several other States and general real
ization of the pivotal value of New
York's thirty-nine electoral votes gave
this move on the part of New York
an Importance instantly recognized by
all the leaders.
When the convention opened there
was evident desire on the part of both
delegates and officers to rush through
the task remaining of nominating a
Vice President, reading off the names
Of committees to notify the two nomi-
ness and adjournment. Sherman was
nominated ard chosen on the first bal
lot, and the fourteenth Republican Ma
tional convention, after 4 session of
four days, had completed its work.
The convention adjourned shortly be-
fore noon, and amid wild enthusiasm
the vast crowds broke from the flag
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
GROVER CLEVELAND
IS CALLED BY DEATH
Only Surviving Ex-President of the
United States succumbs to
long illness.
END COMES UNEXPECTEDLY.
Country Shocked by News of Demise
of Democratic Leader Twice
Elected President.

Grover Cleveland died suddenly We'd
nesday morning at lis hoD,e in Prince
ton. While it wsis Known that Mr..
Cleveland had for the past three
months been suffering from a severe at
tack of rheumatic govt and acute indi-
gestion, his death came as a complete
surprise.
lie had been a sufferer from govt and
diabetes for more than two years. Early
in 1906 he was stricken with an attack
of indigestion, the result of diabetes,
and for weeks was unable to partake
of any except liquid nourishment. 4
sojourn in the South improved his
health considerably.
Early last year he had a repetition of
the attack of indigestion and for some
weeks his condition was such that his
life was despaired Of Mr.. Cleveland
made splendid fight for life and won.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

The long-contemplated experiment in
modern gunnery to test the exact effect
of shots on an armored vessel was begun
in Hampton roads recently, when the
monitor Florida was used as target by
her sister ship, the monitor Arkansas.
One Of the shots from Pinch gun hit
the side of the Florida's turret, smash
ing the 12-inch armor plate, but so far
spending its force that the cloth screen
placed inside the turret ports showed no
damage. The turret was occupied by
dummy man arranged with springs so as
to record the shocks Of the firing. The
experimental military mast built on the
deck Of the Florida also withstood several
shocks from the 5-inch and Pinch guns
Of the Arkansas. The turret was not
materially injured by the 12-ineh shot.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30


cast, two delegates out of the $50 max
ing up the convention. The nomination
was made unanimous on motion of Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford of New York,
seconded by the delegation chairmen OF
all the other favorite son States
Sherman His Running Mate.
Congressman James S. Sherman of
New York was nominated for Vice
President by the Republican national
convention at the Friday morning ses-
sion. Timothy Woodruff of New York
made the nominating speech, and I'm
Gle Joe" Cannon, Speaker of the Ma
tional House, seconded the Sherman
nomination.
Delegates and spectators, tired after
the strenuous efforts of the previous
day, at the Republican national cen
vention, were slow in assembling Fri
day morning, and when Chairman
Henry Cabot Lodge raped the conven,
ton to order for the start on the fourth
days session he faced hundreds of va
c1ht chairs in the galleries and not a
few delegates were absent.
When the delegates entered the Coli
scum to name a running mate to Secre-
tary William Ii. Taft it was practical
ly settled that Congressman James S.
Sherman of New York would get the
nomination for the Vice Presidency.
Conferences extending far into the
night had made apparently appreciate
progress toward clearing up the situa-
ton New York State, in a caucus,
had suddenly dropped its waiting atti-
tude, buried the differences which had
sept the Empire State from being
much Of a factor in the convention,
anil pressed TO the forefront of the vice
presidency situation with its solid
strength of seventy-eight votes behind
Congressman James S. sherman Of the
Empire State.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
W. 3. LEEDS is DEAD.
Well Known Railroad Man and Cap
itaIfst Passes Away I'm Paris

Well Known Railroad Man and Cap-
italfst Passes Away I'm Paris.
w. b. Leeds died suddenly at the Ritz
hotel in Paris Tuesday morning Mrs.
Leeds was with him. He was a railroad
man nearly all his life. When only %
years of age he was employed as helper
with an engineering corps in the field
for the Pennsylvania railroad and, al
though he was not especially fond of this
branch of railroading, he realized that
it was an important factor in the making
of a railroad official. His work in the
field led to- higher and more responsible
positions and in two years his efficiency
and devotion to duty secured for him pro-
motion to the post Of assistant engineer
on the Columbus division Of the Pennsyl-
vania system. A year later Mr. Leeds
was placed in the construction department
of the Cincinnati and Richmond road and
a few years later was made engineer Of
maintenance of way of the Pennsylvania
road and afterward a division superin-
tendent. While serving as division
superintendent Mr. Leeds demonstrated
his abilities as an organizer, which result
ed in the forming of the American Tin
Plate Company. The business of the tin
plate company became so extensive that
Mr. Leeds was obliged to resign from
his railroad work and take charge of the
concern. The American Tin Plate Com
pany was later merged into larger com
pany and Mr.. Leeds was chosen chairman
OF its board of directors and later the
company was made part of the United
States Steel Corporation. Mr.. Leeds and
some Of his associates formed other large
steel companies which were also made
part OF the steel combine. He invested
heavily in the stock of the Chicago, Rock
island and Pacific railroad, and upon the
retirement of Mr.. Purdy, former presi-
cent of the road, was chosen his sue
cessor, Dec. II. 1901. In 1903 Mr.. Leeds
was succeeded as president by B. l.. Win
chell. who now holds the Office.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
INcENDIARY lMPERILs 200 LIVES
Dangerous Fire Discovered I'm Oil
Soaked New York Tenement.

Dangerous Fire Discovered I'm Oil
Soaked New York Tenement.
The lives of 200 persons were inperiled
by an incendiary who made a futile at
tempt to burn big tenement house in
Stanton street, New York. The stairway
from the ground to the roof had been sat
urted with kerosene and the torch had
been applied on the lower floor, but one
of the tenants, returning home late, saw
the blaze and sent an alarm through the
house. Men, women and children tumbled
hurriedly out of their beds and rushed to
the street in scant attire, while a police
man and several helpers checked the in
cipient blaze with buckets of water. The
FIRE was extinguished before much damage
haG been done and within few minutes
the frightened tenants were back in their
apartments. The attempt to burn the
house was the second within two months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
The Failures In May.

According to the report published by
Dun's Review, the commercial failures in
May were 1870 in number and $13,643,-
3S1 in liabilities. This is the smallest
amount of defaulted indebtedness since
last July, and is therefore regarded as a
most encouraging sign. 1t is still some
what larger than the failures of May
last year. The large decrease of $1,000
600 since April and as compared with
January ard February indicate that the
effects of the panic are wearing of.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

In February last diabetes began to
make itself felt again, and Mr.. Cleve-
land became subject to spells of I'M
consciousness, coupled again with in
ability to assimilate food. Death final
ly came at 40 a. IN. Wednesday.
Life of Cleveland Busy One.
Grover Cleveland, the twenty-second
and twenty-fourth President of the Unit
ed States, was born March Is, 1887, in
Caldwell, n. Y. In 1871 the Cleveland
family removed to Fayetteville, n. Y,
where young Grover received his first
schooling, and where later at an early age
he served as a clerk in a small country
store. Still later, when his parents set
tied in Clinton, n. Y, he pursued his
studies further, and when only IL he was
appointed assistant teacher in the New
York institution for the blind In 1855
Cleveland served clerkship with the law
firm of Rogers Bowen & Rogers at Buff
falo. 1t was i'll that office that Cleve-
land began to read law. He was admit
ted to the New York bar in 1859. Mr..
Cleveland received his first public Office
when appointed assistant district attor-
ney of Erie county. In 1869 he joined
the firm of tanning, Cleveland & Folsom.
In 1881 he was nominated as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor of Buffalo api
was elected by the largest majority ever
given in that city, although the Repub-
lican State ticket was carried. In 1882
Mr.. Cleveland ran for Governor of New
York against Charles J.. Foiger. then
United States Secretary of the Treasury,
and won by plurality of nearly 100000.
His administration was notable for the
simple and transformations way in which
he conducted the business of the State.
At the Democratic national convention
held in Chicago in July, 1884, Cleveland
was nominated by his party as its candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States and at the election in the follow
ing November was chosen to that Office.
1t was during his first term that Cleve-
land married in the White House Miss
Frances Folsom, June 2, 1886. She was
a daughter of his former law partner.
In 1888 he was candidate for sec
ond term, but was defeated in the election
of that year by Benjamin Harrison. After
his retirement from public life he settled
in New York city. At the national Dem
ocratic convention held in Chicago in
June, 1892. he was for the third time
named as his party's candidate for the
presidency and in the following Novem-
Der was elected. After his retirement
from public Office Cleveland lived with
his family at Princeton, y. ]. Five chill
dren were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land, of whom four, two daughters and
two sons, are living.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
BODIES OF TWO FOUND.
Wounds In Back of Heads Discount
Suicide Compact.

Miss Airline Kpisely, 10 years old, and
Charles Stach, 80 years old, were found
dead in the city park in New Philadelphia,
Ohio. Both had been shot in the back of
the head. The fact is regarded as almost
certain evidence that they were murdered.
The suicide compact theory was advanced
before the nature of the wounds was dis
covered. Stach managed a moving pic
ture show at Akron, while the girl acted
as his cashier. Stach and Miss Knisely
went driving early in the evening. Later
a passerby found the horse standing in
the roadway, with the girls body in the
buggy. Stach's corpse rested in the road
nearby. A revolver was found on the
floor of the conveyance.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30

Former Paying Teller Young and An
ditor Reiber Of the Farmers Deposit
NaticuaI Bank Of Pittsburg, who had con-
fessed to stealing $1,105iOo0 from their
bank. we're sentenced By Judge Young to
ten years IN the penitentiary. Young
said be was sorry to be fsere, bat offered
uuiy the excuse that II began in small
way to recover losses Of his own, with
the intention Of relmbursing the bank.
Reiber said he took money to help Young
VI LIS back.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
Exulo.ion Follow. Labor Troubles.

The plant of the Royal Coal mines at
Argentine, Pa, was destroyed by dyna-
mite. The loss will exceed $4,000. In
addition to the plant the coal tipple was
wrecked and a large section of railroad
track torn up. Windows in forty-six
residences were shattered. For some TIM
past labor troubles have been experienced
at the mines.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
IMMIGRANTS TO BE TRACED.
Government VIII Find Ont What
Becomes of Horde OF Aliens.

The national immigration commission
is taking steps to obtain an elaborate
compilation of statistics which will show
the kind of citizens this country is getting
each year by adoption. 1t is proposed to
follow the careers of immigrants from the
time they step ashore at Ellis Island until
they are assimilated into the great mass
of American citizenship, and to ascertain
also what becomes of the children they
bring with them and those born here. To
this end school teachers and hospital ply
sieians in New York and other points
where immigrants land and associated
charity officials els where will be asked
in a short time to furnish such data as
comes in their power to produce.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
SVEN. Gunnes. Death List,

FRANK Riedinger's name has been added
to the list of victims of the Guinness
murder farm" at Laporte, Ind, on re-
ceipt of police report that no man OF
that name lived in or near Lincoln, Neb.
David Hicken of Delafeld, WIS.,, had
written that Riedinger was alive and in
Lincoln. The police report from Lincoln
confines Laporte's authorities that Ried-
inper is dead
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
FILIPINos WANT FREEDOM NOW
Assembly, ST to rs, Declares People
Rendy for Independence.

Assembly, ST to rs, Declares People
Ready for independence.
The Philippine assembly Friday, on
the eve of adjournment, declared by a
vote of 81 to 10 that independence was
the aspiration of the Filipino people and
that they are ready for immediate indie
pendence. Speaker Osmena, in address
ing the House formally at the close of the
session, brought up the question. He
said that it was his aspiration to have
independence The people wanted it and
there acts and achievements showed that
they are capable of receiving it. The
progressista party leaders demanded a
separate vote on the question, their
spokesman declaring that the people are
not yet ready for complete independence.
All wanted independence, he said, some
day but the time was not yet ripe for it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
mcK,n,.v Home to Ne HOSPITAL.

1t has been definitely decided that the
former Mckinley home in Canton, Ohio,
shall be Roman Catholic hospital. Off
cial statement has been made that Felix
NJ. Bopp, administrator of the Cleveland
diocese. has ordered the remodeling OF
the building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
TORNADO PANIC AvgRTEp.
Hundreds i'm Hall when a Wind
storm Hits Town.

Only the coolness of those in charge
CT the closing exercises of the local paro-
chial school at Sabel's hall in Adams,
Mimi, prevented panic with disastrous
results, when a tornado struck the vii
lage. There were several hundred people
in the hall and a rush for the exits be-
gan. The children yielded readily to an
order to resume their seats and their par
ents, seeing the danger of a jam at the
exits, also sat down. The band struck
up tune and order was restored. Sew
eral buildings were destroyed and two
persons hurt. ]. F.. Majerus was closing
his barn door, when the barn was lifted
and carried over his head. A flying piece
of lumber struck and severely injured him.
Peter Heimer was badly cut by flying
glass. Several dwellings and number
of outbuildings have been blown down and
several orchards leveled by tornado at
Wilson, MINI. Near Galesville, Wis, the
storm demolished several barns and out
buildings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
Pennsylvania Mine Explodes.

As the result of an explosion in Els
worth mine No. l, at Monongahela, Pa.
three miners are dead, two are fatally
burned, and fifteen Others were entombed
and subsequently rescued. Little is known
as TO the cause of the explosion. 1t oc-
Cured when all but thirty miners work
ing on the day shift had left the I~orA-
ings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-06-30
rreuty Hur, An trolley Crash.

Twenty passengers were injured. one
probably fatally, and several seriously. in
an accident on the Meadville and Cam
bridge Springs street car line. near Ba-
kertown. Pa. A passenger ear telescoped
a freight car. The probably fatally In
iured is NJ c. Mills.