The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.


sicians state that though there is still
much to contend with, the crisis of his
illness is past and there is every hope for
his recovery.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Cabinet
troubles were not discussed to any great
extent about the Capitol 10 day. The
only significant feature in this connection
was the absence of Senator Conkling.-
Some of Senator Conkling's friends say
that he intends to make plain to the Re
publican party and the country all the
grounds of his warfare with the admins.
tration. 1t is probable, some say, that
the Senator will take opportunity to put
his position before the people in open
session of the Senate. He will not wait
for an executive session. Mr.. Conkling,
as reported upon excellent authority,
maintained that Secretary Blaine is re-
sponsible for the nomination of Mr.. Rob-
ertson, and that the intention to nomin-
ate the latter was not mentioned before
the name was sent in to cut off the New
York Senator. Mr.. Conking holds that
too.
New YORK, March 31.-A dispatch
from st. Petersburg says a violent quar-
rel has broken out in the Imperial fam
lily, in consequence of which Grand Duke
Constantine, strong ly suspected of Mill
ism, is about to resign the high post of
grand admiral and minister of marine.
1t IS also reported that Constantine will
resign in favor of Alexis. When Con
stantine, who is the hero of the diamond
stealing story, applied for permission to
pay his respects to the remains of the
late monarch, the Gar sent him in reply
an open telegram with the royal sigma
ture, addressed: "To him who is unwor-
thy the name of Grand Duke" branding
him as a disgrace to his family and Rus
sia and abruptly refusing him permission
to visit the capital.
Immediately after the departure of for
eign princes measures of extreme severity
will be taken against the Nihilists.
New YORK, March 25.--A steam yacht
furnished with novel propelling power
has just been completed at McCienhan's
shipyard, the Pamrapo. The inventor is
a Canadian, named Smith. He claims
that the principle of his invention will
reyolutionize propelling power by sea.
You may call it a pushing machine
on the water. It is the only way can
describe the principle, said the inventor
to your correspondent. Instead of
screw, as in ordinary propellers, there is
a fiat blade Of iron under the rudder, at
right angles to the keel. This blade is
hinged in the center. The blade works
backward and forward on hollow shaft,
with a stroke of three feet forward and
aft. AS the blade moves forward under
the oyerhang of the vessel, by means of
an inside shaft, it shuts up, and affords
no resistance to the water. When goes
back again it opens, and virtually pushes
the water astern. As the engine can work
the blade with stroke of 120 to the min
ute, it is calculated that extraordinary
speed will be attained.
The yacht is about thirty feet long over
all, and is provided with patent engine
resembling the Plump engine, with
Plump cylinder. The propelling blade
or pusher is three feet in length and fif-
teen inches in width. The trial trip will
be made in few days.
ST. PAUL, March 31.-The Pioneer
Press Pierre special says there have been
heavy losses of stock in that section. On
the east side of the Missouri prominent
stock raiser said about half the cattle
have been loss. They expect to lose
three-fourths of their herds. Beef here
is out of the question. There is not an
animal to be found fit for the purpose
Only few COWS which have been fed and
cared for in town are able to walk about
and hunt grass. From here westward
the prospect is not so bad, and herds
along the Bad river have sustained but
small losses, principally the old ones.
The early thaw from the south fork of
the Cheyenne river westward has saved
the stock in that region with only trif-
ling loss. 1t was on Belle Fourche and
its heads that large herds were located
last fall from Nebraska. This move
saved them, although in the early part of
February the outlook was very serious.
I think that it is only along the Missouri
river that the great loss will be sustain
ed. 1t is hard to realize how dreadful
has been the sitnation all along the east
side of the stream and over the adjacent
hills cattle are lying dead in heaps twen
ty to thirty or moro together and the
living ones so abjectly poor that they
can hardly walk about. The starvation
is shared in by the antelope which are SO
poor as to be easily caught by common
dogs. One was captured the other day
and brought to town. Its prominent
back bone and ribs were easily counted
through its long hair and showed how
greatly the poor creature had suffered.
Herdsmen in Dakota will come out with
small loss as the reports now show the
weather was SO favorable along the slope
of the Black Hills about the middle of
the month that the ranchmen along the
Belle Fourche put in their small grain in
good order.