The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-07-21

party entered. lie saw that Mrs. Gar
field looked so weak and frail that he had
not the heart to shoot the president in
her presence, and as he knew he would
have another opportunity, he left the
depot. He had previously engaged
carriage to take him to jail
Wednesday evening the President and
his son, and I think United States Marsh
al Henry, went out for a ride. The as
sassin took his pistol and followed them
and watched them for some time in the
hope that the. carriage would stop, but
10 opportunity was given. Friday even
ing, July ], he was sitting on q seat in
the park opposite the White House when
he saw the President come out alone.
He followed him down the avenue to
Fifteenth street and kept on The oppo-
site side of the street up Fifteenth until
the President entered the residence of
Seoetary Blaine. He waited at the cor
| ner of Mr.. Morton's late residence, cor
ner Fifteenth and II, for some time, and
then as he was afraid he would attract at
tentlon he went into the alley in the rear
of M0rt0n's residence, examined the pis.
| tol and waited. The President and Sec
| retary Blaine came out together and he
| followed them over to the gate of the
White House, but could get no opportu-
nifty to use his weapon.
On the morning Of Saturday, July ..
| he breakfasted at the Riggs House about
T. He than walked up to the park and
sat there for an hour. He then took
one, horse avenue car and rode to Sixth
street, got cut and went into the depot
and loitered around there, had his shoes
| blackened, engaged q Lackman for 81 to
take him to jail, went into the water
closet and took his pistol out of his hip
| pocket and unwrapped the paper from
| arouud it, which he had put there for the
| purpose Of preventing the Precipitation
| from the body from dampening the pow
| der. He examined his pistol earthly.
| tried the trigger, and then returned and
| took seat IL the ladies' Whiting room.
| and as soon as the President entered adj
yanced behind him and fred two shots.
These facts, l think, can be relied upon
% accurate, and L give them to the pub
| lie to contradict certain false rumors in
connection with this most atrocjous of
atrocl0us crimes.
LONDON, July 1.-THE House of Com
mons To night again went into committee
on the Land Bill. Mr.. Bright complain
ed of Irish obstruction and said that the
irish members dared not vote against the
emlgratlcG clause. Parnell protested
against Mr.. Bright's statement ard said
he intended to vote against tle claus.
himself. Parnel! .hen asked Mr.. Glad.
stone what limitation the government
proposed to place on emigration expen-
diture,
Clause 26 finally passed at $50 An,
i26 to %. Edmund Leamy Liberal
Home Ruler) member for Meezford CITY
moved that they report progress.
Mr.. Gladstone then onorgetieally at
tackled the Home Rulers for their per-
slstent and systematic obstruction. He
sad that having miserably failed to de-
nounce the bill in Ireland the Home Ra.
lers sought by obstruction Of the emf
grafton clause to Ia establish their dam
aged regulations. The minority of the
House mast now choose between sue
cumbing to the attempt made with such
unblushing openness and carrying the
clause to definite conclusion at this sit
ting. Tremendous oheers.i
Progress was thon reported and the
is counted out at $40 An.
The Daily News states that the minis
tors had arranged to sit all night to pass
! the emigration clause, if necessary. The
feeling of Indignation against the six
members who have impeded the bill ran
very high, even upon benches where
| hitherto the Home Rulers have found
generous support. Capt Nolan finally
resigned his functions as q Parnellite
whip. The government has no present
intention Of taking to Saturday sittings.