Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-08-24

Inc steamer Lucania was heavily
damaged in a dock at Liverpool
The success of appendicitis opera
ton on steamer passenger is laid to
pure air and absence of germs.
Ten persons we're killed and sixty
injured in train wreck on the Denver
and Rio Grande at Hustled, Colo.
DIR. j. H. Kellogg, of Battle Creek,
in lecture says clothes are killing
the race. He urges return to fig leaves
and abandonment of houses.
Monday.
American Prison Association in SEES
sion at Seattle discusses reforms.
Chicago women win the second and
thirty-second claims in Spokane land
drawing. Helena, Mont, man draws
No. 1.
Chicago's annual loss on liquor IL
censes is estimated at between $780,
900 and 100000 by internal revenue
officials.
The railway world hears Hartman
has secured an option on the Wander
bilt holdings and will soon assume
control of New York Central.
Senator Aldrich called an executive
session at New York of the commits
sion which will revise the country S
monetary system. Deliberations are
kept secret.
The Rock Island and other roads
will seek an injunction against the
interstate commerce commissioners
restraining enforcement of the ruling
in the Des Moines rate. case.
Tuesday.
Powers take steps to compel lower
ing of Greek flag in Crete.
Members of monetary committee are
said to be in favor of central bank
The defending army of the blues
was outwitted by invading reds in the
Massachusetts war game.
American capitalists are seeking
concessions in Turkey. following the
PRONUNCIATION of constitution.
At conference in Peking Ameri
can bankers were allotted $7,500,O00 OF
the new Chinese railway $30,O00,00O
loan.
Prohibitionists from all parts of the
country will celebrate in Chicago on
Sept "a the fortieth anniversary OF
founding of the party.
B. F. Yoakum, of the Rock Island
told Oklahoma farmers that the gov
eminent is wasting millions in its wa.
ter way policy and that our army and
navy are costly.
Wednesday.
Russians see violation of Ports
mouth treaty in Japan's building of
naval base in Manchuria.
A movement is ON foot by many of
the largest railroad systems to estab-
lish depot at 18th and State streets,
Chicago.
The parade of G. A. R. veterans at
Salt Lake City was marred by heat,
which felled 100 children and twenty
old soldiers, many of whom went to
hospital.
Thursday.
China made an appeal to powers, al
leging Japs use browbeating tactics.
Former Governor Van SAINT of Min
nesota was elected commander-in-chief
of the G. A R.
Joseph Furay of Warsaw, Ind, won
the first prize in the land drawings in
Flathead reservation.
WI Ting Fang has been recalled as
Chinese minister to United States; his
successor is Chang Yin Tang, a COM
parative stranger to Washington.
Friday.
BY close vote, Atlantic City won
the next encampment of the G. A. r.
The lower house of the Alabama
Legislature passed the most drastic
anti-liquor bill ever proposed in the
South.
The Spanish navy was ordered con-
centrated at Melilla, where the Moors
were threatening General Merini's
army of $4,000.
LII. Ill dll w HOiidso, WIN
ed the Peoples Church OF Chicago. af-
ter being expelled from the Methodist
Church for heresy, died in Florida.
The National Irrigation Congress
adjourned after selecting Pueblo.
Colo, for its next meeting place and
indorsing the lakes-to-the-gulf water
ways project.
Saturday.
The worlds wheat position is re-
ported healthy North Americas crop
is large.
Leroy T. Steward. for nine years
superintendent of city delivery of the
Chicago postoffice. has been made chief
of police.
Secretary MacVeagh, of the Treas
ury, is working out details of plan
for uniformity in the currency of the
world