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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12

sun and will therefore be at its bright
est, as its brilliancy corresponds with
its nearness to the sun. But since
the comet keeps coming closer to the
earth until May is, it will seem more
brilliant to us after that date, when
it will be visible in the evening sky.
On the 18th of May the earth will pass
through the tail of Halley's comet.
What will happepnin that case? The
comet itself will be 13,300,00G miles
from us, the nearest approach of al
heavenly body to the earth except the
asteroid Eros.
Prof Edwin Brant Frost, director
of Yerkes observatory, has already de-
termined by means of the spectre
scope that the comets tail has cyano-
gen gas as it predominant element.
This discovery has led to the theory
that the earth will be deyasteu by the
poisonous vapors of the gas, theory
discredited by Professors Frost and
Barnard because of the exceedingly
rarified atmosphere of the comets tail.
They point out that the earth passed
through comets tail in 1861, and
that no one observed anything I'M
usual
Although the principal astronomers
of the world deprecate any idea Of dis
aster attending the passage of the
earth through the comets tail. others,
notably Fiammarion. advance theories
that instant death to all life on the
earth will be the result of the contact
of the planet with the luminous tail
which trails some possible 100,000,000
miles behind the comet. II the worst
does not happen--and all exact astron-
omers expect little disturbance the
spectacle of the comet in the evening
sky from that time till the end of the
month will be one of such magnifi-
cence as has distinguished Halley's
comet in its many appearances every
seyenty-fiye TO seyenty-nine years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
CHICAGO PIE MAN POISONED.
Coroner's Jury Finds A. j. Moody
Died from Eating Dragged Meat.


Alexander J. Moody, the wealthy
Chicago pie man. whose death on Feb
ruary 20 was attributed TO ptomaine
poisoning. really died from the effect
OF arsenic, was the startling assertion
made by Coroner Hoffman That the
poison was contained in hamburger
steak eaten by the decedent seems
clear to the authorities Moody inner
tied fortune from his father, who
was the founder of the pie firm of
Moody & Waters. Moody occupied
fine residence in the city and owned
summer residence in Wisconsin and
a farm in st. Charles The remaining
portion of the steak was taken to DR..
Walter Haines, the chemist whose
name is familiar in the Swope case at
Kansas City, for analysis. The latter,
IN a report to the coroner, stated the
meat contained enough arsenic to have
killed half dozen persons. The kid
neys, heart and stomach of the dece-
dent. according to the coroner, also
showed pronounced traces of poison.
Detectives have kept a close watch on
all who might shed light. A year ago
Moody is said to have narrowly es-
capped poisoning in soup. The servant
who had previously tasted it, was later
seized by cramps Moody is said to
have carried insurance of $4,000 in IA
vor of his wife. Her maiden name was
Anne Olson, and married twenty-five
years ago.
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Menelik H., king of Abyssinia, was
reported dead.
Tariff experts say the United States
gave too much to Canada.
Mayor Gaynor expected the new liq-
uor law enforcement order to give
New York dry" Sundays.
Canada and the United States
reached complete tariff agreement
and plans are now on foot looking even
to closer relations in the form of re-
ciprocity.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
CHURCH MERGER IS UPHELD.
Union of Cumberland and Presby-
terrain Sanctioned by Court.

TERRAIN SauctloueQ Dy CourC.
The Indiana Supreme Court has
affirmed the case of James w. Ram
sey and others against Joseph P.
Hicks and others, appealed from Van
derburg County. This is the famous
Presbyterian and Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church merger case. The two
branches of the Presbyterian Church
merged in 1906 The members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Washington, Ind, were not agreed on
the question of merger, one part wish
ing to combine and the other faction
wishing to remain under the old Cum
berland Presbyterian faith and govern
ment They took their troubles into
court, and the lower court held that
the merged church had right to the
property of the congregation.
The courts decision holds the gen.
eral assembly of the Cumberland
church had authority to state the
faith of the church. The court says
in relation to the claim that the mer-
ger means death of the Cumberland
church, every congregation, presbytery
or synod of the church, with possibly
some changes of constituent member
ship and geographical boundaries, will
continue its existence and accustomed
work without interruption.
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DGES lLAt|[[s2aES5RS
.s,ss,SaSslIs y ; [ Psssl@ On
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I'D SSNA2e~

hicago--Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to 1855; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to s10.95; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $500; wheat, No 2, S1,1S to $l,20;
corn, No ., 59c to Coo; oats, standard,
42c to AZ; rye, No. 2, 79c to soc; hay,
timothy, $1,000 to $500; prairie, $500
to $14.50; butter, choice creamery, &c
to 31c; eggs, fresh, lSc to gle; pota-
toes, per bushel 1Sc to Csc.
dianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to $500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$500 to $1115; sheep, good to choice,
$500 to $500; wheat, No. 2. $117 to
s119; corn, No. white, Gle to 62c;
oats, No. 2 white, 45c to 46c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to s9.40;
hogs, $500 to s10.95; sheep, $3.50 to
1925; wheat. No. 2, s11S to s1.2O;
corn, No. 2, Gle 10 CSC; oats. No. 2,
41c to 49c; rye, No 2, 79c to Sic.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $500 to s1095; sheep, $500 to
s675; wheat, No ., s11s to s1.2O.
corn, No. 2 mixed, Gle to 6Sc; oats,
No mixed, 45e to 47c; rye, No. ?,
SAC to sec
Detroit-Cattle. $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to s1O.S5; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. 2, s116 to $11S; corn, No
yellow, Gle to 62c; oats, standard
45c to 46c; rye, No. /, 79c to soc.
Milwaukee Wheat, No 2 northern.
s1.13 to s115; corn. No. 3, Gle to 63c;
oats, standard, 43c TO 44c; rye. No. /,
7Sc TO soc; barley. standard, 69c to
zoe; pork. mess, $4,000
Buffalo - Cattle. choice shipping
steers, $500 to sS.25; hogs, fair to
choice. $500 to SIP sheep, common,
10 good mixed. $500 to s740: lambs.
fair to choice. $500 to $1,000.
New York--Cattle, $500 to $500;
hogs. $500 to s1125; sheep. $500 to
$500; wheat, No red s1.23 to 1924;
corn, No. 2, &c to 64c; oats. natural,
white, 49c to sic; butter, creamery,
zoe to 34c; eggs, western, 19c to 23c.
Toledo-W Wheat, No mixed, s1,17
to S1.18; corn, No 2 mixed. Sic TO
e3c: oats, No. 2 mixed. 44c to 45c;
rye, No. 2. 79c to soc; clover seed,
$40.
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

Andrew Swanson, of Becker Mimi,
recently sold a hog to a live stock
dealer at that place for $3.50
For the fourth time within four
months, the 1000 employees of the Wal
than Watch Companys big factory at
Waltham. Mass. have been notified
that the plant will be shut down 10
currtail production.
The Nassau mine, near Hibbing,
Mimi, which was controlled by the
Pittsburg Iron ore Company, has
passed to the control of the Interstate
Iron Company, which is the mining di-
vision of the Jones & Laughlin Iron
Company. The Nassau adjoins the
Longyear, which is also controlled by
Jones & Laughlin, and the two prop
critics will make large stripping prop
osition. The Nassau is listed by the
tax commission at 100000 tons.
1t is expected that more land will
be sown to wheat and oats and other
grains in the region about Sank Gen.
ter, Mimi, as the potato crop last year
was not so successful, and farmers are
selling potatoes at 20 cents a bushel to
the cities. Many of the farmers also
will grow corn to fatten hogs and cat
tie Many acres of land have been
broken up in this vicinity. Last year
was the most profitable TO farmers In
this territory for many years. and land
is high-priced.
A Holstein COW owned by the Dairy
Department of the University of Mis-
souri, in one year produced more hu-
man food in her milk than is contain
ed in the complete carcasses of four
steers weighing 1850 pounds each.
This statement, impossible as il seems.
is not only true. but does not even do
fun justice to the COW. The solids in
the milk which are completely digest
ed and used by the body are counted
against the entire carcass of the steer
which is only in part edible.
Charles Ware. for the last FIVE years
superintendent of the Nebraska divis-
ion of the Union Pacific, has assumed
the position of general superintendent
OF the road. vice w. l. Park. resigned
immigration Commissioner George
Welsh is enthusiastic over the FAX
straw future OF Minnesota. Since re-
ceiving the Sample and statement from
Senator Knute Nelson he has made in
ouiries as to the possibilities along
this line in Minnesota He declares
that there is no limit to the wealth
this new industry may bring into the
State If everything is as represented
to Senator Nelson 10y the inventor.
Robinson.
Absorption OF the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company property by the Morgan
interests through the Chicago Railway
Company is to be carried out II pos
sible. at a secret meeting Of Chicago
traction magnates at Augusta. Ga
J. Pierpont Morgan's next great
achievement win make the Central and
south American republics financial de-
tendencies OF the United States Ac-
cording 10 well informed circles in
Wall street. ne plans TO establish a
chain OF hanks in those countries.
which viii make his firm the financial
power Of Latin America and bring the
commerce OF the several countries IN
der American controL
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NEW YORK.

Trade reports are rather more irreg-
ular, with distribution rather less act
i've than in the preceding two weeks.
Retail trade SO far has been better
than a year ago, but from many CEN
tiers reports say the volume of jobbing
trade is not up to expectations, for
which high prices and industrial I'M
rest are assigned as the reasons. The
two features really attracting chief in
terest have been the outburst of ac-
tivity in agricultural sections and the
many movements toward readjustment
in Industrial lines.
Business failures for the week. end
ing with March 81 in the United
States were 229, as against 2S1 last
week, 204 in the like week of 1909.
247 in 1908, 1877 in 1907 and Isl in
6.--Bradstreets.
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Nebraska.

Practically the only issue in the
Nebraska municipal elections was the
question of saloon license, and returns
from fifty towns and villages in east
ern and central sections Of the state
show no marked change from a year
ago, the advantage, if anything, being
slightly with the "wets" The notable
victory for the dry element was the
capture of Havelock, the Burlington
railroad shop town. outside of Lincoln
city limits, which voted against IL
cense by SO majority. Havelock the
past year has been the source OF sup
ply for Lincoln. Ofsetting the dry
victory at Havelock is the return Of
Beatrice to license after a year with
out saloons. The "drys" retain Te-
cumseh, where another bitter fight
was waged. Most of the larger towns
aside from Beatrice voted for license.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
Saturday.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

William H. Axtell. of Bellingham.
Wash, denies saying that DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook would reach New York
and that DR.. Cook was III
The Ohio Democrale State conven-
ton will be held in Dayton June II and
-. according TO sln arrangement per-
fected by the State Central Commit
tee,
San Franci@co police stopped a
,s-s-ia's championship Marathon dance
after six contestants lad been dancing
fifteen hours ard six minutes The old
record was fourteen hours and forty
two minutes.
Renresentatiye p. .Rrowl.,ow Wa s
renomlnateS for 8, sress at the Ee-
publican party primary in Bristol.
Tenn.
RSscnting improper conduct on the
part Of judge Jones. negro. and a
younS white woman a mob at Pine
Blum. Ark. overpcwsred the jailer
who had Jones in his charge and
hanged the negro.
Wellington Hubbard. general mama
scr Of the Laramie Poudre Reservoir
and Irrigation Company, was killed
when his automobile plunged down Il
mountain side. forty-eigh- miles from
Fort Collins. Colo. Two others in the
car were s1ilred.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
100000 MEN WALK
OUT OF COAL MINES MINES
Two-Thirds of Bitullinous Supply
of the United States Threat-
ened in the Struggle.
SUSPENSION FOR SHORT TIMEa
Trouble Is Not Called a Strike and
Hope Is Expressed That It
Will Be Soon Over.

Two hundred and seventy thousand
mine workers, producing more than
two-thirds of the total output of btu
minous coal in the United States, laid
down their tools the other night for an
indefinite period. From various sec
tons OF the country optimistic reports
were received that the suspension
would be of short duration and that
the supply of coal above ground, with
the output of nonunion mines, would
be sufficient to keep the wheels of in
dustry moving until new wage con-
tracts were negotiated. Neither the
coal operators nor the United Mine
Workers admit that the trouble
amounts to a strike. They prefer to
term it a suspension" but whatever
name 1t goes under the production OF
coal has stopped in the districts affect
ed and no one is able to say when it
will be resumed
The total bituminous coal production
In the United States in 1907, which
was the banner year, was 394,759,112
short tons. In 1908 the production.
due to the trade depression, fell off
about 100000 tons, but last year it
increased to close to the 1907 total.
The production of anthracite amounts
to approximately S0,0O0,0O0 tons
year.
In the eleven States affected by the
suspension, the shutdown is complete
in all except Pennsylvania. In the lat
ter State only the Pittsburg district,
employing about $4,000 men and pro-
ducing about 60,OO0,O0O tons, is involv-
ed. In central Pennsylvania major
ity of the mines are not organized, and
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G9aNAlXxsMyAERCIAl
l. e.. e: 60: 49,: ::i:;a HIN
I-Hs ga AND XVI. a IA,
ASss s&::.
zFNANCAL
CHICAGO.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
Chicago trade says:
Business generally exhibits a
prompt response TO the seasonable
weather Payments through the
banks, deposits and loans, are seen to
be far above all previous records, a
convincing testimonial to improve ae-
tivity in the leading industries and in,
vestments. Movements have become
remarkably extended in heavy materi-
ais, raw supplies and factory outputs,
but those of grain, live stock and pro-
visions show declines. Forwardings of
general merchandise to the interior
exceed those of year ago.
High prices still affect the markets
for the principal foodstuffs and buy
ers operate cautiously Farm reports
reflect gratifying progress in seeding,
and the anxiety to complete spring
work soon accounts for smaller crop
marketings at this time.
Heavy deliveries indicate that
manufacturers increase outputs of ma
chinery, implements, hardware, leath-
er and brass and woodwork The mar
ket for factory needs reflect strong
buying against future consumption,
and hides recovered cent of the re
cent decline. Building operations here
and at interior points compare favor
ably in the aggregate with this time
last year and the eagerness of buyers
causes firmer prices.
Despite the largely increased re-
sources of the banks the discount rate
for choice commercial paper is held
firmly at 1905 per cent.
Bank clearings, $3.50, SS0,676. ex-
coed those of the corresponding week
in 1909 by Ga per cent. and compare
with S2S4,2S2, 66S in 1905 Failures
reported in the Chicago district num-
bered q, as against "a last week, q
in 1909 and 16 in 1908. Those with
liabilities over $4,000 numbered s, as
against 10 last week, in 1909 and
in 1905"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
GIRL SLAIN BY BURGLAR.
Screams with Fright at sight of In

Screams with Fright at Sight of In
truder and Is Shot Down.
His demand for money having been
ignored, masked burglar who had
entered the drawing room of the resi-
dence of Mrs. Sarah ]. Dow on Round
Hill, in the northern part of Spring
field, Mass, the other evening, shot
and killed Miss Martha B. Blackstone,
80 years old, public school teacher,
and probably fatally wounded Miss
Harriet P. Dow, fellow teacher.
Miss Blackstone was shot through the
heart as she ran screaming into an ad
jacent room. Miss Dow's skull was
fractured and trepanning will be re-
sorted to in an effort to save her life.
The murderer escaped through the
grove which surrounds the house.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
BANKS LOSS rs SO, 900, 900.
Montreal Institution Is Heavily
NI.I.,tn.I IL, NIaxinau

Montreal Institution Is Heavily
MuIcted i'm Mexican Crash.
Considerable interest is taken in the
smash of the United States Banking
Company of the City of Mexico, in
which the Bank of Montreal (Canada)
is heavily involved. The first informa-
ton in connection with the bank crash
stated that the losses would amount to
upward of 100000. this being Next
can money, but it is now conceded that
this is too high. 1t is understood, how
ever. that the Bank of Montreal will
be interested at least to the extent of
100000, and Just what assets will
be set off against this claim is hard at
present to arrive at
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
OMAHA BAN1sHEs GROVE.

City Made Famous by Cudahy Kid
naper Gives Him Hours to Leave.
Evangelist Pat Grove, kidnaper Of
Eddie Cudahy number of years ago,
was driven out OF Omaha. the city he
made famous by his crime. Grove,
after visiting number of saloons the
other night, became noisy. He was
arrested and taken to the police sta
ton, but instead of being locked up
tire kidnaper was given two hours by
the police in which to get outside the
city limits. He walked across the
briige into Iowa without delay.
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oMAHA's FIRE Loss IS 81 900, 900.

Elevator and 100 Box Cars Lost I'm
Flames Caused by Light Wires.
Conservative estimates place the to-
tai loss in fires in Omaha the other
night at nearly 100000. The heav-
lest losers are: Observation-Disclosures
Company. elevator and contents, $780,
900; Nancy Milling Company, mill and
contents. $4,000; about 100 box cars
and contents. ss50.0Oo All the losses
are well covered by insurance. Crossed
wires are believed TO have been respon-
sible for the fire.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12

The increase of big game shooting
In East Africa threatens to bring
about the complete determination of
the larger mammals within about half
a century, despite she restrictions ap-
piled to this form of sport by the au-
thorities, according to thu London
Globe. The m,st appallin,, destruc-
ton Is that of tie elephants; the num-
Der of tusks sanually imported into
Antwerp alone represents the s'augh-
ter of no fewer than 10000 elephants.
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wisconsin.


While on the face of the early re-
turns neither the liquor people nor the
drys had much to boast Of, neither
gaining any considerable new ground,
the drys carried the fight into new ter
ritory and into large cities. compelling
the vets to put up strong fights to hold
their own In Milwaukee Social Dem.
ocrats made a clean sweep and elected
Emil Seidel Mayor by plurality Of
more than 5000. seven Aldermen-at-
iarge and carried fourteen wards. The
Socialists will control the city for the
next two years Seidels plurality is
the largest of any party in a similar
contest in the history of the city. The
feature of the campaign this spring
was that the platforms of the three
parties we're essentially che same, the
Democratic and the Republican parties
sspousing Social Democratic princi-
pies like the referendum. the initia-
tive, the recall and home rule for Mil
waukee, all four of which were first
espoused by the Socialists, at which
time they were derided by the other
parties
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
PLOTTED DEATH OF BALLINaER.
Anarchist Held in Cleveland Says
He Planned to Stab Secretary.

Anarchist Held in Cleveland Says
He Planned to Stab Secretary.
Hating en- route to Washington.
where he declares he intended to stab
Interior Secretary Ballinger, William
Scheldtknecht was sent to the Cleve-
land State Hospital for the Insane in
Newburg, suburb. The man. an APP
parently highly cultured German of As
years. insisted before Judge Hadden
that he was an anarchist, that he saw
President Mckinley shot in Buffalo
and that he had associated with the
Paterson. y. j.. colony OF anarchists
and had come TO a decision to end the
Pinchot-Ballinger struggle by knife
thrust
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ye. bennington Painted.

A western man who know Frederic
Remington only by his magazine illus
trations in black and white once called
on the artist at his New Rochelle
home. The stranger was ushered into
the studio, where Mr.. Remington was
al work in eolors on large canvas.
oh" exclaimed the surprised Wis
itor. do you paint, Mr.. Remington? p
~Ah-well--ah." responded the al
most equally surprised artist, his
ready sense OF hunor reveling in the
situation, -I-ah-I--tnink ! do. -
New York Press.
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pon1 rem All You Know.

The little daughter Of the hostess
looked long and inquiringly at the
guest who she had been told was a
very learned man and professor.
During a lull in the conversation she
spoke up. What do you do in college.
please, sir
4 am professor, my dear was the
reply. Il impart my knowledge to the
students"
Then II you keep on that way" she
said soberly. pretty soon you won't
know anything yourself. win your
Ladies Home Journal.
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as the nonunion mines have posted
notices of an increase in wages, it is
said no effort will be made by the un-
ion to have them shut down. Internal
strife among the United Mine Work
ers may prolong the suspension beyond
present indications, according to those
who are familiar with conditions.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-12
HALEY COMET DRAWING NEAR
Earth Will Pass Through Tail of
Traveller on May 10.

Halley's comet, coming toward the
earth's orbit at rate of nearly 2,500,-
600 miles day, is rapidly approach
ing the point where it will be observ-
able in the sky again, reappearing
from behind the sun where it had
been obscured since March 26. On
account of its position to the right of
the sun the comet will soon be Wis
IDLE in the morning sly before sun
rise, when any observer who has
the desire to arise before the sun
will see Halley's comet, then about
125,000,000 miles from the earth,
billiant spectacle in the skies of dawn.
On the goth of April Halleys comet
will be at its nearest point to the
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interference and her appointments of
favorites were annulled. Prince Lidj
Jeassu was proclaimed heir to the
throne May 1s. He is IA years old
and little less than year ago mar
ried the granddaughter, years old,
OF the ls.e Emperor John and niece
of Empress Taitou.
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EDDIE. FAY IS CAPTURED.
Chicago Robber Arrested in New
York for Postofice ssHoldup.v

York for Postofice "Holdup."
Eddie" Fay, who, it is said made a
science of burglary and was called thS
"trickiest criminal in the world" is
under arrest in New York accused of
having taken part in the $4,000 rob
berry of the Richmond, Va, postofice.
Postoffice inspectors in Chicago were
elated over the news of his arrest, for
they had been searching for him for
six years. Fay was suspected of hav-
ing a hand in the robbery of the Chi
cago postoffice of $4,000 in 1901, and
he is under indictment charged with
robhing the Superior, Wis, postofice
in 1902 While awaiting trial in the
GAINESVILLE. Wis. jail in 1904, he es-
capped from a steel cage and had since
evaded the postal inspectors.