The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-04-22
GENERAL NEWS,

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/ MADISON, April 15.-John T. Hidden,
who was so badly injured at the burning
of Mr.. Collins house, in Lodi, Monday,
died last night, he making the third VIC
tim of that conhagration.
Robert Cheek, a son of Phillip Cheek,
Jr., of Baraboo, was killed yesterday by
a tree falling on him which he was stand
ing under during heavy thunder storm.
Lightning struck the tree breaking it in
two, one Of the pieces striking young
Cheek, killing him almost instantly.
+ SEDALIA, No, April 15.-As the st.
Louis express train was leaving here last
night, Mr.. Jones, large cattle dealer
from Colorado, en- route for Kentucky to
purchase fine stock, was assaulted by four
men, and before he could give an alarm
they robbed him OF 5000 and certif-
cate of deposit on the Drover's Bank of
Chicago for S1,9e6. In their haste the
] robbers overlooked 8, 500 in money and
some SIS, coo worth of checks, drafts and
notes in the inside vest pocket. The
J robbers are supposed to have come from
Kansas City, and it is thought they have
gone west with their booty.
/ CINCINNATI, O., April 15.-It became
known this morning that Alex. Wilson
left his home last night to go to Gov
ington fire, telling his wife that there
We're many children in the adjoining
houses and he would help get them out.
Since then he has not been seen. Search
was made in the debris of the fallen
walls and this afternoon his dead body
was found. He had gone into house to
assist in saving children and was there
caught by one of the falling walls and
crushed to death.
MILWAUKEE,, April 15.-This morning,
shortly before 4 o'clock, as freight train
on the G. & n. w. line was pulling out
for Fond du Lac, the light from the en-
CINE exposed to-the view Of some of the
hands group of figures crouched on top
of some lumber which filled one of the
cars. The railroad employees yelled to
the men to give an account of themselves
and receiving no satisfactory reply they
| boarded the train. Three Of the figures
leaped from the Car, but one of the in
truders, who was pushed off, fell under
the wheels with groan and the train
passed over his body.
An examination was made and the men
found young man lying across the
| track with his limbs, from the waist
downward, one mass of crushed and tat
tered flesh. The calls which had been
made for the police when "the tramps"
were first discovered, brought assistance,
and the poor fellow was quickly borne to
the South Sloe Station. Dr. Fox was at
once called to render medical aid, but the
man vas past hope, and died at about 7
O'Clock this morning in the midst of aw-
full suffering
a man Of middle age who was with
him at the time the accident occurred,
gave the name of the deceased as Peter
Kramer, his son. His boys age was 20
years, and he with some friends had been
to Chicago to get work. Both he and
his son were shoemakers, living ID Fond
du Lac. They had been unsuccessful in
their efforts to get employment, had re-
turned without money and were obliged
to steal their way as best they could.
Peter was the eldest of family of six
children. The fellow was the picture of
misery and grief as be told the story.
LONDON, April 15.-The cabinet met
to day for the first time since the dissolu-
ton. The members were all present and
their mutual greetings before the session
were made up Of condolences on their
defeat and congratulations on their ap-
proachlng release from the responsibility
of power. Earl Beaconstield is reported
to have said that he rejoiced at the p1os-
pect of spending the remaining years of
his life in the cold shade of opposition.
It is believed that this will be the last
meeting of the present cabinet, and that
at the meeting to-day arrangements were
made for presenting the designations of
the ministers to the queen Immediately
OH her return to England.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 16.-The Her.
Al ca &c II,
viii shortly be stationed in Turkestan on
the Chinese frontier, under command of
/ Col. kurapotkin, who was chief of Gen.
Skobelotf's staff during the Turkestan
war. From ten to fifteen vessels will 90
| to Chinese waters instead of five as first
mentioned. The whole Pacific fleet will
be under the command of Admiral Bout
akoff and will include the ironclad Duke
of Edinburg.
! \ large number of convicts sent to Sag
halien in 1879 have escaped. There are
still 1000 convicts there.
Although his physician holds out hopes
of recovery, Prince Gortschakoff is con-
WINGED he will die and awaits his end
calmly.
MADRID, April 14.-Otero, who tried
to assassinate King Alfonso Oh the even
ing of Dec. 80, as the carriage containing
King and Queen was passing the palace
gate, was executed this morning. At the
time of arrest he gave his age at 10. Yes.
terday EAorning the governor of the pris-
on and authorities aroused Otero and led
him in irons, bareheaded and clad in the
clothing he wore when he attempted the
life OF the King, to the hall where con-
demned prisoners hear their sentence.