The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-03-18
GENERAL NEWS.

g9s, of Chicago, were burned in his boat
house by an incendiary this morning
about o'clock. Loss about S., 900; no
insurance. The authorities here have
offered a reward of $500 for the arrest of
the guilty party.
MADISON, March 1O-The Democratic
State Central Committee met in this city
| tonight and fixed en- the 18th of May as
| the date of holding the state convention
| and Madison as the place. -Four members
| were absent, but they were represented
by proxies. A conference, at which Ed.
Keogh presided, was subsequently held
at which about seventy leading Dem
ocrats from different sections of the state,
including members of the Legislature,
were present. There was long discus
sion over the prop-iety of abolishing the
two-thirds rule in the national conven-
| ton, and the sentiment was about equally
divided on the question. Presidential
candidates were freely discussed, the
friends of David Davis, Seymour and
Tilden showing up in nearly equal num-
bers. The supporters of Seymour were
divided half and half between the other
two.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-As predicted
in these dispatches the advice Of num-
Der Of leading Democrats who were III
consultation the other day has been ac-
| cepted by the Committee on Appropria-
tons, and there will be no political rid
ers attached to the appropriation bills
this session. The bill to provide for the
payment of marshals who we're not taken
| care of OF the extra session, which, as
first prepared, contained political riders,
| has been abandoned, and clause appro-
priating 100000 to pay the expenses of
marshals to date viii be attached to the
| general deficiency bill. This will pre-
vent long political debate, which GER
tainiy must have occurred if the bill as
at first prepared had been reported to
| the House. An endeavor Will be made
| by the Democrats, under the lead of
Speaker Randall, to keep out political
debate as much as possible and adjourn
early.
ST.. PAUL, MIMI, March 11.-General
| Miles telegraphs General Terry, com
handing the Military Department of the
Dakota, March 10, from Fort Keogh,
that depredations have been committed
by war parties of Sioux that recently
came over under pretense of hunting
These Sioux have annoyed the citizens
quite a good deal. In the vicinity of Fort
keogh two citizens have been wounded
by hostiles. On the 8th fourteen ponies
were stolen from Cheyenne Indian scouts.
The Indians We're followed by a detach-
ment of the Fifth Infantry and fifteen
Cheyenne scouts. The Sioux were sur
prised in camp twenty miles south of the
Yellowstone. Considerable OF contest
followed, III which three Sioux were
killed and eight head of stock, some
ammunition andsome guns were re, ov Il
ell. Two Cheyenne scouts were killed. The
Sioux crossed the Yellowstone on the Och
at night, and were pursued by Captains
Baldwin and Hamilton.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 1.-THE
Ga-ette's Frankfort Gnd) special says:
The boiler i'll the fax mill of Rosenthal
| i Go. exploded this morning, killing ten
men, all Of whom were in the building,
which afterward burned. The engineer
watch was found; it had stopped at 800,
and it is supposed that was the time of
the explosion. Eight bodies have been
re cred, all horribly mangled. They
Were taken from the engine-room, where
it is supposed they We're changing their
| clothes preparatory to commencing work.
| The victims are Thomas Croxton, en-
gineer, single; Patrick Leahy, foreman,
10 years old, unmarried; Michael Shields.
50, leaves wife and three children; J ohm
Rogers, leaves a wife and family; Scott
Williams, widower, leaves one child:
Joseph Miller, leaves a wife and family;
Eli Helmick, unmarried, son of the Rev.
Helmick, Boylestown; Joseph Ejchen-
berg, widower, leaves three children
John Hallschield, Lebanon, 20 years old
Monroe Webb, unmarried. The book.
keeper, Walter Snowman, was ten min,
uteS late in coming, and was within two
minutes walk of the mill when the ex
plosion took place. Loss, $4,000; in,
surance, $1,000.
SAN Francisco, Cal, March 11.-Den.
MS hearney was arrested by the police
at his residence this morning on two
charges of misdemeanor, based on his re.
marks at the meeting Tuesday night. He
furnished bail and was released from
custody. The arrest was accomplished
very quietly, and. while it has caused a
great deal of comment, has occasioned
on excitement or demonstration of any
kind. Public opinion seems to be divid-
ed as to the wisdom of the movement.
and there is much expression to the effect
that 1t will amount to nothing because of
the impossibility of obtaining a couvic-
ton. This view is mainly based on the
fact that the Sheriff, who has the draw
ing of the jurors, is personal and poll
teal friend of Kearney, and was elected
on the Workingmen's ticket, as was also
the District Attorney. The witnesses in
the case are members of the police force
who have been attending in disguise the
meetings and street demonstrations of
the Worklngmen, aud taking notes.
There are many who think that the Cit