Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Record Is of Change and Death,
but Also of Peace and
Prosperity.
NATIONS HAVE NEW RULERS.
Many Persons Known in Statecraft,
Politics, Music ana Letters
Pass Away.

mas taken rulers and governments have
been changed men and women of prom
inence and achievement in many lines
have passed into the silent hereafter
fire and flood have levied their toll
upon human life and property, greed
and hate have melted to grave crime In
numerous instances. But the record is
not all dark. Mans activities along
| peaceful ways have gone steadily for
ward, achievement has made decided
| Roadway, the quiet lives of the major.
ity of earth's people have moved on un-
yexed by war, pestilence or famine, and
grateful material prosperity seems to
be the portion of most of the civilized
nations.
Early in February the king and
crown prince of Portugal were assas-
sinated in a street of Lisbon and the
crown passed to a young son and broth
er, the present King Manuel. The
deaths, in November, of the Emperor
and the Dowager Empress of China
caused change in the ruling head OF
the Celestial empire. A new president
has more recently taken hold of affairs
in Hayti, Bulgaria has declared itself
independent of Turkey, and the last
named country itself has made radical
innovations tending toward a constitu-
tional government.
| The neurology of the year is memoir
able for the number of notable men
and women of prominence in the world
of art, letters and music who have
passed away. Among those to succumh
during 1908 were eX-President Grover
Cleveland, Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man, ex-premier of England; Tomas
Estrada Palma Cubas first president
Bishop Henry c. Potter and Rev. Nor.
gan Dix of New York. Ira d. Sankey
Pablo de Sarasate, August Wilhelmj
Edmund Clarence Stedman. "Ouida,'
Joel Chandler Harris, Murat Halstead
Bronson Howard, Victorien Sardou
Louise Chandler Moulton, Harriet Hos.
mer, Chas. Emory Smith and VIM. B
| Allison.
The principal events of 1908 may be
thus epitomized:
JANUARY
hJury disagrees in trial of Caleb
Powers for murder of Gov Goebel Of
Kentucky. Jury acquits Geo. A. Petit
bone of Steunenburg murder in Idaho
13-Theater fire and panic in Boyer
town, Pa, causes 167 deaths and injury
of 10 persons . . Union station annex in
Kansas City burns.
1S-Death of Edmund Clarence Sted-
man. poet. Three miners rescued after
being buried for 46 days in mine al
Ely, Mo.
19-Death of Chas. Emory Smith OF
Philadelphia, former Postmaster General
24E$1, 100000 fire in Portland, Me.
Death of August Wilhelmj, noted violin
list.
25-Death of "Ouida," English novel,
list.
2S-S1. 100000 fire in Chicago.
30-Death of Burr Robbins, we'll
known circus man.
FEBRUARY.
liking Carlos and Crown Prince
LUZ Felipe of Portugal assassinated in
streets of Lisbon. (. Harry Thaw &C.
quilted of Stanford White murder.
Gov. Toolel of Montana resigns.
manuel III. proclaimed King of Por-
tugal.
3-Death of Col. Thos. G. Lawlor Of
Rockford, III.
10-Burial of King Carlos and Crown
Prince LUZ Felipe of Portugal
11-Anthracite centennial celebrated in
Wilkesbarre Pa.
12-$23,00O bank robbery in Rich Hill,
Mo.
15-Marriage of Miss Theodore Shonts
and Due de Chaulnes.
1S-19-Seyere blizzard sweeps middle
and western States.
20-Death of Senator Latimer of South
Carolina.
21-Death of Harriet Hosmer. Ameri-
can sculptress.
21-Mine explosion near San Juan
de Sabinas, Mexico, kills as miners.
2S-Unsuccessful attempt made to kill
Shah of Persia with bomb. wv. O.
Bradley, Republican, chosen Senator from
Kentucky.
MARCH.
threat nre IN Tampa. Fla.
2-Attempted assassination of Chief of
Police Geo. NJ. Shippy of Chicago.
4-11S Children lose lives in burning
of public school in North Collinwood, a
Clcvelana suburb. Death of Senator
Redfeld Proctor of Vermont.
10-Attempt made on life of King Haa
kon of Norway.
12-a0-Floods do damage along rivers
of middle west.
12-Admiral Evans feet arrives at
Magdalena Bay, Lower California
T-Death of Senator William Pinck-
ney Whyte of Maryland.
22-Death of Senator William j. Bry-
an of Florida
300 persons drowned in collision
of japanese ships off Todohokke, Japan.
26-Earthquake and fire destroy Chi
lara, Mexico.
2S-Bomb thrown in Union Square,
New York, by Selig Silverstein.
APRIL.
2-3-Populist national convention in st.
Louis.
Sir Henry Campbell-B anr erman.
premier of England. resigns.
ELECTION riots in Lisbon, Portugal
Death of Congressman A. L. Brick
Of Indiana
12-Chelsea, Mass. devastated by S1O.-
100000 fire.. Death of Gen. b. NJ.
Cutcheon of Michigan.
15-Hauser Lake dam. north of Helena,
Mont, bursts and causes great havoc
22-Dearh Of Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman. ex-premier of England
23-Death of Gen. Linevitch, Russian
commander. :. Duo de Chaulnes dies sud-
denly in Paris.
A-Destructive tornado sweeps Is