The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-02-19
GENERAL NEWS

stance, coal laden, from Cardiff for Nal
ia, foundered in gale Monday last, of
Lands End. The crew were drowned
except two men, who were rescued by q
steamer believed to be bound for Amer.
ica.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. IA special
10 the Gazette says an atrocious wife
murder was committed at Henderson,
KY, last night. Pat Graham, who had
been arrested on complaint of his wife
fer beating her, broke out of jail, and
found his wife on wharf boat. He shot
her three times in TIE presence of the
passengers of the steamer Idiewild, kill
ing her instantly, and then escaped in O
stiff.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-There is no
expectation at any of the legations here
flat the firm stand taken by the United
States in the matter of the inter- oceanic
canal would lead to any trouble with any
OF the European powers, for the simple
necessity, maintain friendly relations
It'll the United States, since. in case of
war III Europe, all the principals to it
would be obliged to turn to the United
States as the storehouse from which to
I9raw both provisions and ordance stores.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 12.-It was said at
ihe capitol today that the president feels
Inclined to resent the action of the SEN
:te in rejecting the entire list of Ohio
nominations for census supervisors.
This came from member of Congress.
who said the president would send back
10 the senate the same list with one or
two exceptions, thereby indicating de-
Termination to maintain his right of Sc
lection. The senate in this event will
undoubtedly reaffirm its coequal right of
rejection.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12-The Imperial
Mills elevator, situated on the corner of
10th and Dearborn streets, YVES blown up
this morning, and 5000 bushels of
wheat, which it contained, were spilled
on the ground. 1t was one hundred feet
high, and 100 by 600 feet in extent, with
Al capacity of 200, 900 bushels. The mill
adjoining was badly damaged. The es-
Establishment was owned by Douglas &
Stuart, who have other extensive mills
ia Iowa and Canada. It was rented to
Munger, Wheeler & G. The elevator,
which cost from $50, 1000 to 300, 900, is q
Total loss. The loss on the wheat is
about 500, 900; loss on the mill, $50, 0OO
Tnere is no insurance covering this kind
If an accident.
CHICAGO, February ia horrible
occurrence happened last night in the
North Avenue Police district. At S:25
O'Clock, while Frederick Booth, 239 Lar
rabee street, was passing No. 233 on that
thoroughfare he saw flames through the
window, and rushing in an awful sight
met his gaze. A woman idiotically
drunk was staggering around with her
icated, wss endeavoring to extinguish
the flames with blanket. Alarm was
turned in from box S53, and, the fire
department responding, danger to pro-
perry was averted, though o human life
was sacrificed.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-At the
senate investigation to-day into the re-
moval of Cheyennes and Poncas, the at
tention of Bright Eyes was called to a
paper purporting to be signed by the
heads of nearly all the Ponca families.
requesting the president to remove the
tribe to q new reservation in Indian Ter
ritory. Bright Eyes exclaimed, "Why,
White Eagle has told me dozen times
that he never signed any such paper.
Why, that is monstrous - Standing
Bear was then shown the paper. He
read it over smiled increduously, made
several gestures of disgust accompanied
by expressions. but finally said: "That's
white mans way. They write one thing
and tell us another" He then explained
the circumstances attending the signing
by the council of chief of a paper sup
posed by them to be refusal to leave
their reservation.
DEADwooD, February 1.-THE Times
TT. Keogh, Montana, special of Februa-
~ s, says Sergeant Glover, of ''B" COM
pany, Second calvary, of this post, with
ten men and ten Indian scouts, started
out at day light the 4th inst, to capture
party of five Sioux Indians, supposed
to belong to Sitting Bulls band, who
killed one man and wounded another
some days ago on Mizpah creek. They
found them near the head of Pumpkin
creek, when lively skirmish ensued,
which resulted in the death of two Sioux
and one soldier killed and one wounded.
This, together with the news thai the
Sioux had got together cover in such q
manner that Sergeant Glover and his
party could not get at them, came to the
post last night, and on the receipt Capt.
Snyder, of the Fifth infantry, with his
company proceeded at once to the scene
of action aud put an end to the affair.
The scouts came in this afternoon dis
playing the scalps of two Indians who
were killed. The other three were taken
prisoners and are now being brought in
by Capt. Snyder and his command.
The Chicago Times printed table
yesterday giving a canvass of Republican
opinions in Illinois on the presidential
question. 1t fcots up 4,2S2for Blaine,
1855 for Grant, 1,064 for Wasburne,
aud 234 for Sherman. The Blaine boom
is certainly growing when it overreaches
the combined support of the two resi-
dents of Illinois who are his chief COM