The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-09-11
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GENERAL NEWS.


Start; railroad commissioner, William A.
Marshall.
SARATOGA, Sept. 3.-The nomination
of Alonzo 3. Cornell, for governor, by
the republicans, was a foregone conclu-
sion. He got the office on the first
ballot. The balance of the ticket is:
Lieutenant governor, George G. Hoskins;
secretary Of state; Joseph B. Carr; for
comptroller, James W. Wadsworth; for
treasurer, Nathan D. Wendell; for At
torney-general, Hamilton Ward; for
state engineer and surveyor Howard
Soule.
New YORK, September 5.-The story
of Mrs. Sprrgue's escape from Canonchet
IS told by one of the drivers who accom-
panied the party, that left so hastily on
Saturday, has been related at Narragan-
sett pier. Mrs. Sprague had met Thorn
as Handy, man employed in the stables
of the Whaley house, and confided to
him her plan for escaping with the child
Friday night, August 90, but Governor
Sprague suspected the movements of
one of the nurses, and the wagons and
carriages that waited from O'Clock until
u were dismissed Next day, Saturday,
Mrs Sprague made new arrangements,
which were carried out successfully. In
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yer, wEo came from New York, and who
was introduced to her at the Mount
Hope house by Mr.. Thompson, one Of
her counsel. After a consultation OF an
hour she was driven back to Canonchet,
and the governor having lain down on a
lounge in his own room to take nap,
two carriages, one driven by Thomas
Handy and another by Richard Brown,
drove up. Mrs. Sprague got into one,
and two nurses and the three children
got into the second. They were driven
to Wexford, took tea, then went on to
Narragnsett ferry, where a New York
yacht was waiting for her. She sent
one of the carriages back, and taking
Handy with her embarked with the
children and nurses on Sunday morning
when the yacht sailed for Fall River.
Handy said that she intended to go to
Boston and stay two weeks, and after
that to go to Washington. Mrs. Sprague
had ben sending trunks away from Can
onchet, containing jewelry, clothing, and
other articles, for week or more, check
ing them short distances, and then hav-
ing them rechecked to Boston or Wash
ington. Mrs. Sprague is now said to be
at Jamaica Plains. Mr.. Sprague will
not at present take any steps to reclaim
the children.
GoTrENBURG, September A tele-
gram has been from Prof. Nordenskjold
the Swedish arctic explorer date Yoka
hama the Sd, as follows:
All are well. We left winter quarters
on the 18th and doubled the East Cape
on the Goth Of july, proceeded thence to
Lawrehc bay, Port Clarence and Behring
island. Vega is in excellent condition
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from
Durham says a cavalry reconnaissance
has blown up king Cetewayo's powder
magazine, ten miles from his new kraal
Messengers from Cetywayo met Sir
Garnet Wolseley on the 10Th of August,
saying that the king was willing to sub
NIT and pay taxes, but that the country
must be cleared of British soldiers. The
messengers were informed that Cetywa-
yo was no longer king, and must sur
render Internationally.
HAVANA, Sept. 3.-There were seven
ty-eight deaths from yellow fever last
week, q decrease of seventeen compared
with the previous week. In consequence
of the unusual violence of yellow fever
the present summer, and the fatality of
the disease on board vessels which left
Port Royal, the order of Nov. %, 1913,
has been revived and will be enforced
1t provides that no vessel carrying above
sixty persons, including passengers and
crew shall leave port without having a
physician and clergyman aboard.
HAVANA, Sept. 3.-The home govern
ment has notified the authorities that 1t
will send Immediately 10000 troops to
maintain public tranquility in the island.
and will also send all the fundsnecessary
to meet the increased expenditure.
Havana was startled by the news that
two insurgent bands had appeared in the
districts of Holguin and Santiago &c
Cuba The excitement ran high, and
the premium on gold Immediately rose,
but as a general thing confidence in the
maintenance of peace remains mistaken.
General Blanco at once dispatched 1000
men from this city, and ordered the
most energetic pursuit of the disturbers.
The insurgent bands are remnants of the
old guerillas employed by the Spaniards
during the war. These men were paid
81 per day while in the service, and are
ii Scontented al their discharge.
PANAMA, Aug. 26.-The Star and
Herald says: Excitement in Chilli on
the receipt of the news of the capture of
.Rimac was intense, The opposition
party made it the occasion for q fierce
onslaught upon the government, in
which the populace, impatient under the
5nactiyity of the government, joined with
great zeal aud most riotous domonstra.
lions. Great crowds gathered in the
principal plaza, and shouted: "Down
with the ministers, death to the Arancan-
san." A strong body of military was
called out, and after time the mob dis
lersad, only to reaS semble the following
night on the Alameda. increased in num-