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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Prince Henry of Germany is super
intending the preparation of an arctic
exploring party which in the spring
will make an attempt to reach the
north pole in a dirigible balloon.
It is a noteworthy fact that owing to
the American superiority in the tam
ming of leather. a large amount of
hiee-sto is sent to the United States
for that purpose and then returned to
Germany ready for use in the shoe fac
tories.
An agitation has been started in
Sweden for the reduction if not the
abolition of the duties on wheat and
rye. The tremendously high cost of
bread in that country has had much to
do with the growth of the industrial
unrest.
Russia intends to try protection for
the building up of her infant indus
tries in the way of agricultural ma
ehinery and farm implements. Under
existing laws this class of manufac-
tured goods is admitted free from duty
and will be for another year.
Representatives of the Dominion gov
eminent are showing sympathy with
the movement ex-President Roosevelt
launched for a great international body
to discuss and suggest a systematic
conservation of the resources of the
United States and Canada.
The syndicate of French banks which
was formed last spring with the expec-
tation of listing a million shares of
steel common stock on the Paris bourse
has been dissolved. The holdings were
Iiquidated. According to gossip, the
profits of the syndicate were exceed
ingly large.
Condensed and sterilized milk is ex-
ported in large quantities from Norway
via Hamburg. In 1908 Norway export
ed 1875 tons. with value Of 1926. 976.
The shipments were made principally
to South America, Central America, ia
nan. India and Australia The manu-
facturers are planning to invade the
American market.
The Japanese war scare continues
L, worry St Petersburg papers. and
government assurances that there is
no cause for alarm has little effect in
cuieting approximations that the situa-
ton is serious.
The committee of the University Of
Copenhagen. which has been investi-
eating Dr. Cooks records has finished
its examination Of Cooks original note
book and says that its contents. while
containing some corrections. are gem
orally the same as the copy which it
rejected as worthless as a proof that
Cook reached the north pole. All MEM
bers Of the committee agreed that DIR.
Cook is a swindler and not a scientist
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
BIG NEW YORK BROKERS' FAIL.
Bad Market Causes Fisk & Robin
son to Go Into Receivership.

Bad Market Causes Fisk & Robin
son to Go Into Receivership.
Fisk & Robinson, members of the
New York Stock Exchange and one of
the best known bond houses in New
York, with branches in Chicago, Bos-
ton and Worcester, were petitioned in
to insolvency the other day by three
friendly creditors The liabilities Of
the firm approximate $7,000,000, with
nominal assets slightly in excess of
that sum.
Calling of the bank for better collat-
eral than is held as security for some
of the firms loans, inability of the firm
TO market some $2,OOO,000 of the bonds
and preferred stock of the Buffalo and
Susquehanna Railway Company and
general dullness of the bond market
are assigned as the causes of the fail
ure, which, according to Joseph STAN
ley Brown, floor manager of the firm
md one of the petitioning creditors,
vas decided upon when it became clear
10 the members that to continue for
ther would be too dangerous and I'M
fair to the creditors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
35 DIE IN NEW HORROR.
Drakesboro, KY, Has Mine Catas-
trophe-1o Bodies Taken Out.

Drakesboro, KY, Has Mine Catas-
trophe-19 Bodies Taken Out.
Nineteen corpses removed from the
Browder mine at Drakesboro, KY, ten
bodies in sight in the workings and
six others known to be dead was the
count at midnight in the death roll re-
sulting from the explosion of gases in
the mine at noon the other day. Near
ly score of men were mangled by the
explosion, and many of these will prob
ably die.
Rescuers worked desperately to save
the miners who might yet be alive and
to recover the bodies of those killed.
OF the ten men who were taken out,
five were badly injured and five prac-
tically unhurt There is no fire in the
mine and both the fan and air shafts
remain intact.
Because of the accumulation of gases
il the entry where the explosion oc-
Cured, 10 feet beneath the ground
and 700 feet back from the main shaft,
it was impossible to begin rescue work
until six hours after the disaster. There
were 100 men in the mine, many of
whom fought their way to safety.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
THE FOOD BOYCOTT.
Strikes Against High Prices Spread
ing to Many Places.

ing to Many Places.
The strike on the part of the in
dignant people against the outrageous
prices which are demanded for food is
spreading from city to city and is be-
ing hailed with enthusiasm.
More than $4,000 heads Of families
representing fully 100000 individ-
uals) in Cleveland, Ohio, have signed
an agreement not to eat meat for thir-
ty days. An immediate result has been
the closing of several meat markets
and reduction in the price of meat,
especially pork and veal. The strike"
is spreading to Akron, Toledo and 9TH
er nearby cities. Meat orders in Cleve-
land restaurants have fallen off fully
so per cent. Union workmen in Omaha
to the number of over 5000 have
agreed to eat no meat for thirty days.
and 1t is expected the number will
reach $4,000. In Pittsburg the Iron
City Trades Council has asked more
than 1.500,000 working people in that
and nearby communities to abstain
from meat for sixty days. Three hun
dred families in Naugatuck and Phoe-
nix, Conn, have joined a boycott
against butter.
The assertion made by the packers
that the high price of meat is due to
scarcity of cattle does not seem to be
borne out by the facts. A. D. Melvin,
chief of the Bureau of Animal Indus
try at Washington. presents figures
which show that more cattle, calves
and sheep are being sent to the stock
yards now than were being marketed
for the corresponding period a year
ago. In November, 1908. Chicago pack
ers slaughtered 161,32S cattle, while
in November, 1909. the number was
175,929, an increase of 1861 beeves
during a period of so-called scarcity.
At East ST. Louis the receipts of cat
tie for the entire year 1909 exceeded
those of 1908 by 1888.
Like a SNOWFALL rolling down hill
under the most favorable conditions,
constantly growing in bulk and accel-
Grating in speed, the strike of the in
dignant consumers against the out
rageous prices of food necessaries
grows as each day passes. What the
ultimate result will be remains to be
seen.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
THE ELECTION IN BRITAIN.
Liberal Victory Renders a Compro-
mise Government Unlikely.


Liberal victory at the British polls
renders it certain that no compromise
government scheme will be entertained,
even though the majority may be
small. Although the second week of
the British parliamentary elections
continued to show notable gains in the
numerical strength of the Unionists, it
was apparent early in the week that
of the government from the combined
forces of the Liberals, Laborites and
Irish Nationalists 1t was equally GER
tain that the Liberals alone would have
fewer votes than the Unionists, and
that, consequently, the Liberal cabinet
would have to steer a compromise
course, such as would suit the Irish
and perhaps the Socialists in the bar
gain. There was even some talk of
the Unionists making overtures to AS
quith, looking to mild and conserva-
tive treatment of the House of Lords.
But such insinuations were repealed by
Chancellor Lloyd-George in a speech,
when he said the election had been
won on a bold policy and if the Liberal
leaders now listened to counsels of
timidity the democracy would be dis
gusted and abandon them. Churchill,
also, is quoted as being steadfast for
radical reform of the Lords. Protec-
tion as an issue before the British
masses has again failed The land-tax
budget will stand and other radical
reforms are on the programme of the
coalition. The popular vote is very
close
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
REAR ADMIRAL DYER DEAD.
Officer Promoted for Merftorious
Conduct in Two Wars.

Officer Promoted for Meritorious
Conduct I'm Two Wars.
Rear Admiral Nehemiah Mayo Dyer,
honored for distinguished service in
two wars, died at his home in Melrose,
Mass, following an attack OF acute
Indigestion He was rapidly promoted
for his meritorious conduct during the
Civil War, and in the Spanish-Amer-
lean War was second only to Admiral
Dewey in eminent service at the bat
tie of Manila Bay, for which he was
advanced seven numbers in rank. He
was II years old. The trip of the vet
eran naval fighter to Washington was
for the purpose of learning the result
of a suit which he had brought against
the city of Melrose to recover taxes
paid under protest on the admirafs
bank account. The suit was decided
against him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
BISHOP FOSs, rs, DIES.
Taken from STREET Car to Hospital
in PHILADELPHIA.


Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died in Phila-
delphia the other night. He was strick-
en- with paralysis in a street car on
Jan. Is. His wife and son, Cyrus D.
Foss, Jr, and daughter, Mrs. George
NJ Wood, were summoned to his bed
side. When he was stricken Bishop
Foss, who is 76 years of age, was found
to be paralyzed in the right side Cy-
rus David Foss was born in Kingston,
n. Y, in 1884. He was graduated from
Wesleyan University twenty years
later. After serving in various pastor
ates, the general conference of the
Methodist Church in 1880 elected him
bishop. From 1880 to 1883 Bishop Foss
made his home in Minneapolis. In
1888 he went to Philadelphia. He
spent nine months in Mexico in the
year 1898 organizing many Methodist
missions there During 1897 and 1898
he was in India and Malaysia preach
ing the gospel In 1900 the bishop was
retired from active work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
GETS FORTUNE; TAKES TO BED.
Pittsburg Woman Signs ''the Pa
pers,o Then COlIapses.

Pittsburg Woman Signs ''the Pa
pers,' Then ColIapses.
Mrs. A. w. Thompson, a hard work
ing woman, and her husband awoke
to realization they were wealthy the
other day when the morning mail was
delivered. The postman dropped let
ter for Mrs Thompson, which in
formed her she had been left a for
tune of 100000 through the death of
Richard T. Sulzenberger, wealthy
broker and real estate man of Lon
don. He married an aunt of Mrs.
Thompson's husband and while he was
in poor circumstances. The good news
proved such shock to Mrs. Thompson
that she had to take to her bed. She
signed the necessary papers and saw
that they were remailed to England
before she did so, however.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
STAND OR FALL TOGETHER. /"
Miners Leaders Determined to Ask
Increase of Ten Per Cent.

Stand or fall together" was the
sentiment of the convention of the
United Mineworkers of America when
1t closed discussion in Indianapolis
of the prospective strike of the btu
minous coal miners. Union officials
declared that the bituminous miners
are determined to demand an increase
of wages of 10 per cent or more, that
no one district organization shall sign
the uniform wage contract till all dis
tricts shall sign, and if strike is
inevitable in one or more districts, all
shall strike. Francis Feehan, presi-
dent of the Western Pennsylvania dis
trict, said his conviction was that the
organization should issue an ultima
tum that strike in all districts will
be called on April l if an increase of
wages of more than 10 per cent be
not given, to go into effect on that
date.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
MRS. cHRIsTY LOSES CASE.
Ohio Court Awards Daughter to
Artists Parents.

Ohio Court Awards Daughter to
Artists Parents.
Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy's mi
tial efforts to obtain legal possession
of her daughter, Natalie. have failed
Probate Judge Smith in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. committed her to the care of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Christy, at Duncan Falls. Judge Smith
expressed his belief that Christy had
reformed and was fit companion for
the child. IN reference to Mrs. Chris
tv, the court held that evidence tend
ing to show that she had been guilty
of improper conduct had not been de-
MED or explained by herself or wit
nesses, and that no evidence had been
introduced to show that her alleged
intemperance has not continued down
to the present time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Ex-AMBAssADoR DRAPER DIES.

General Who Held Post at Rome
PASSES Away I'm Washington.
Brigadier General William F. Draper,
former American ambassador to Italy.
died at his home in Washington after
a prolonged illness, aged IS years. He
was born in Lowell, Mass. in 1912, and
served in the Union army from 1861
to 1864. In 1883 he was presidential
elector and he served as Republican
member in the Fifty-third and Fifty
fourth Congresses, declining third
nomination. In 1897 he was appointed
ambassador to Italy, holding that post
until 1900.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
FIGHTS TRUST WITH DIMES.

Gompers Sends Out Appeal Asking
100000 to Give Small Sum.
In a circular sent out from the ma
tional headquarters Of a dozen labor
organizations in New York, the 5,000,-
600 members OF labor unions and farm
ers' oranges throughout the United
States are formally asked by Samuel
Gompers to contribute 10 cents each to
fight the steel trust. Mr.. Gompers says
that the unions are acting "in self-ds-
tense and in protection of the Ameri-
cam standards of life and of American
institutions"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
DIE IN FROZEN NORTH.
rNenty-four Wrecked Japanese Are
Sayad After Long NTarcI,

rwenty-four Wrecked Japanese Are
Saved After Long March.
News that eight of forty Japanese
who survived the wreck of the schoon-
er Koseuku were frozen to death.
while eight others were left to a like
fate in the Kamchatkan wilds, was
brought by the steamer Aymeric to
Victoria, B. c. After the wreck the
forty men began march without food,
losing eight in the first two days. while
eight others were abandoned because
their faces and feet were frozen. The
remaining twenty-four made only
twenty-five miles, but were finally res
cued by the Russian steamer Aitung.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
PRISONERS ARE SHOT.
Naval COnvicts' Dash for Liberty at
Portsmouth, N. H., Fails

Naval COnvicts' Dash for Liberty at
Portsmouth, N. H., Fails.
While attempting to escape from the
naval prison at Portsmouth, N. H.,
three men were shot by guards, one
being killed and the other two badly
wounded. The dead man is R. f.
Squirting, of Indianapolis. The wound
ed are Harry McGarvey and Albert j.
Montgomery. The men were serving
short terms for minor offenses. At
the end of the noon hour, when the
prisoners we're marching back to their
places of employment in the yard, they
made their dash for liberty. They
were shot while attempting to cross
the Piscataqua River in skiff.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Professor Frost of the Yerkes Obser-
vatory at Williams Bay, Wis, an
nounced Tuesday that observations of
the comet taken there and in Europe
made it certain that the heavenly Wis
itor was speeding away from the earth
at the rate of 120 miles a second. Pho
tographs of the comets spectrum
showed that as it sped away into space
it was undergoing marked changes.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
naiIrnnd bridge stolen.

Three men were arrested at Bling
hamton, N. Y, charged with grand
larceny in stealing an Erie Railroad
bridge. The bridge was small three
ton structure over a creek. 1t had
recently been replaced by heavier
one and was placed alongside the
tracks. When the construction train
arrived to remove the structure 1t was
not to be found.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
BORDER FISHER IS SLAIN.
Canadian Game Inspector Admits
Firing at Launch on the Niagara.

Canadian Game Inspector Admits
Firing at Launch on the Niagara.
John Weyand, rs years old, of Buff
falo, was shot and killed while in a
fishing boat on the Niagara River.
The shots came from the Canadian
shore. Game Inspector Thomas Briggs
of the Ontario Fish and Game Protec-
tive Department admits that he fired
at a launch containing two men. He
declares that they we're dynamiting
fish near the Canadian side. He or
dered them ashore and they replied
with gunshots. Briggs sent several
rifle bullets after the launch with the
intention of sinking it. He has re-
ported to the department at Toronto
and Captain Hunter has been sent to
Fort Erie to investigate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
rnrln war Arex BE Averted.

Noninsistence of the United States
that Germany admit American meats
more freely is regarded in Official quar-
tiers in Berlin as simplifying pending
tariff negotiations and removing one
of the principal smbarrassments. On
the point of American cattle imports
the German government, 1t is declared.
could not yield.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
TRAIN KILLS THREE AT CROSSING
Stays Woman and Claims Men Vic
Tins Further On Trip.

Stays Woman and Claims Men Vic
Tins Further On Trip.
A west-bound Pennsylvania train
struck and killed Mrs. Roy Covert and
fatally injured her husband at cross
ing near Londonville, Ohio. Proceed
ing further, the train struck an auto
mobile on the outskirts of Crestline, a
few miles away, and killed ]. H. Sigler,
aged so, and Charles Echelberger, both
of Hayesville. In the automobile with
Echelberger and Sigler was Curtiss
Doerrer of Mansfield. Doerrer's Shout
der was crushed and his leg was
broken and he received internal injuc-
les. The young woman, who was the
first to meet death on the track, was
on her way with her husband to visit a
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
snow Saves Oregon city.

Fought only by volunteers with gar
den hose and dampened blankets, a
fire starting shortly after midnight in
Baker City, Ore. did damage estimated
at 1924 900, partly covered by insur-
ance. For a while the greater part of
the city was threatened. and only the
snow on roofs saved much of it.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Children Hurt In Tornado.

Seven pupils and teacher were
hurt when a tornado demolished the
Two Mile Swamp schoolhouse, twelve
miles from Orangeburg. S. c. The
injured teacher is Miss Julia Reed.
The schoolhouse was reduced to a
mass of splintered timbers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
nea,h the cost Of LAYING.

A dozen foreigners discussed the
meat boycott at breakfast in Pitts
burg boarding house and all except
Mic" Skoylac agreed to eat no meat
Skovlac, delighted with having the
breakfast steak to himself, tackled IL
so violently that he choked to death
with the first mouthful.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
PROPOSED NEW STATE.

California Section, Sighted by So
Ions. Seeks Union with Oregon.
Agitation for the creation Of a pro-
posed new state, TO be called Sis6iyou
cut of northern California and south
ern Oregon. has reached such a stage
.Sbat convention has been called to
m eet at Yreka. Cal. on March Is. Al
legged slight OF this territory by the
more porulous districts of the state
has been the cause of dissatisfaction
eliminating in this movement
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Babe Dies I'm Fire.

Rushing frantically into the flames
that were consuming her 2-year-old
son, Mrs Emily Nudge of Presto. Col
lier township. near Pittsburg, was
probably fatally burned the other day.
when her home was destroyed. The
baby died.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Big Mexican Bank Closes.

The United States Banking Company
in Mexico City failed to open for bust
ness the other day. following a run.
The directors have asked for a receiv-
er. The run took from 100000 to
1900. coo from the bank Its deposits
were s4.450. GOO Branches at Oaxaca
and Parral also suspended
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Machine GINS in the Air.

The French Minister of War has
sanctioned an interesting experiment.
Two aeroplanes are to be fitted with
machine guns, and flights are to be
attempted If they are successful an
attempt is to be made at firing at
target
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Gas in House Explodes, Fl Hurt.

Twenty-one persons were hurt, two
seriously, in a natural gas explosion
in Leroy, n. Y. A pipe burst in
house, both ends of which were blown
oy,t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
e,.xa,.na Get. Three-Cent Fare.

The franchises on seven of the most
productive street car lines in Cleye-
land expired the other day, but the
lines will continue in operation. The
fare has been reduced from 5 cents to
2 cents
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
n~.t~n 20 Death I'm the D.rk.

Valentino Ditende. who lived al
Roc, and Lake, n Y, was held up on
the road and beaten so badly that he
died the next day. The assailants are
not known, but il is believed the muir
der was connected with the operations
of a band Of Italian blaekmailers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Missouri Pacifc passenger train No.
2, eastbound from Pueblo TO ST Louis.
was derailed near McCraeken. Kans.,
in the night. The engine, smoking
car. and chair car left the track. 1t
is reported that the passengers and
crew escaped with a shaking up.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Eighty thou'and farmers of Arkan-
sas. acting through the farmers union.
win urge the federal government to
cooperate in the drainage and reclama-
ton OF 100000 acres OF Arkansas
land
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Joseph j. Mackley was convicted In
Toledo, Ohio, Of murder In the first de.
gree without recommendation Of mercy
for the killing of Caroline Hunt, aged
IS. with whom he was infatuated. The
peualty is death.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Less than II years old, Florence
Kneipp is under arrest in Newark.
n. j., on charge OF bigarny. The
police say she has admitted marriages
with two men during the last year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Heavy Lo.se. In Nicaragua.

An official telegram has reached the
state Department in Washington from
Managua to the effect that it is ru-
mored there that a battle has been
fought between the Madriz and the
Estrada forces near La Libertad. with
heavy losses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Unable to find employment, an I'M
identified man committed suicide in
Toledo by swallowing carbolic acid.
He left note address"d to persons
in Peru and Petroleum, Ind, believed
to be his relatives.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
.~.a actress Hurt I'm Auto,

Mrs. Sol Smith, the retired actress.
was knocked unconscious in an auto
mobile collision in New York. On ac-
count of her age-she viii be so in
March-it is feared that her injuries
will prove serious.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08
Koreans Rebel, KIN 20.

Special dispatches from Seoul report
a serious uprising of insurgents 1T
South Phongan. Korea Twenty Jap
anese settlers are said TO have been
murdered
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

The fourth Thursday in February, it
is announced. has been selected by the
National Interdenominational Associa-
ton as a day of prayer TO be observed
by members of every evangelical
church in tNis country
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Give. $1,000 TO American Varsity.
The American University in Wash
ington has just received cash gift of
s., 900 from Miss Sarah N. Billings OF
wellsboro. Pa for the opening fund
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-08

Jesse Van Zandt was arrested in Gin
cirnati following the discovery of his
wife's gagged. bound and roasting body
upon lighted gas range In the kitchen
of their home.