The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-05-05
GENERAL NEWS.

tenants, although it is thought hardly
probable the proposal to elect land league
assessors 70 administer the law will be
sanctioned by the Legislature, that being
the first step towards the establishment
OF an American modo of making judicial
appointments by popular vote.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-It is rumored
here tonight that the parties whose
names have been mentioned in connection
With the alleged irregularities in the star
route service are preparing arexhsustive
statement OF defense, in which they will
charge that more contractors were ASSESS
Ell last year to raise money for the Re
publicans in Indiana at Gen. Garfelds S
request and the latter knew how the
money was to be raised. The rumor al
so alleges that other attacks will be made
on the President some of them going
back some years.
MOUNT VERNON, o., April 29.-Mrs. J.
B. Elliott, of this city, for the past six
months has been great sufferer. She
thinks snake of considerable size has
grown and is now in her stomach. She
claims she can feel it crawling around and
biting her. Physicians in prescribing for
her ordered the lady to fast for ten days
and then coax it out with pan of milk.
The trial commenced, and to day being
the fifth day without anything to eat, she
became prostrated and subjected to sink
ing spells, and compelled to lake nour-
ishment The case excites much interest
among the medical fraternity.
New YORK, April 29.-FaiIures report
Ell 10 Byadstreet's the past week through
out the United States and Canada num-
Der 10S, an increase of II, over the re-
cord of the preceding week, but the
is below the average, which for
the past ten weeks has been 121. a
number of other firms have been COM
PEELED to ask extensions, their temporary
embarrassment being attributed to vari-
Gus causes. In the Middle States the
number OF failures reported was 26, an
increase of Z; New England States %, an
increase of 6; Southern States %, an IN
crease of 2; Western States %, same as
before, Canada and the Provinces s, an
increase of 2.
ELaIN, Ill, April 2S.-Between eight
and nine o'clock this morning small
boat running over the Fox river between
East and West Elgin as a ferry to take
the pla~a Of the bridge recently washed
away, was capsized and all the passen-
gers to the number of about Is, with enc
exception, were drowned. The boat was
q mere soow just purchased at a cost of
$3.50 and was propelled by rope. The
first trip was made yesterday afternoon.
Those lost are mainly school children
Who were on their way to school on the
West Side. The accident occurred in
mid stream, bnt from what cause cannot
now be told. It is not possible at this
time to give the names Of any of the lost,
as so many have been crossing both ways
all the morning and it was not known
who were on the craft.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Da-
vies, chairman of the caucus committee,
called at the Executive Mansion this af-
teFnoon, to arrange for conference be-
tween the President and the committee.
It Is understood that the conference will
be held tomorrow. 1t is feared that the
efforts of tho committee to arrange a pol d.
icy satisfactory to all conflicting elements
will fail, in consequence Of Senator Conk-
ling insisting upon immediate acton upon
the Robertson case. Friends of the Sen
ator claim that he is prepared to contest
the nomination, and il it is put off until
December, the work of arranging bis
forces may have to be gone over again.
If no satisfactory arrangement can be
made by the caucus committee, the Pres
ident viii withdraw all his nominations,
leaving the Senate without excuse for
continuing the session.
LONDON, April 29.-At a meeting Of
Conservatives to-day it was pointed out
that the land leauge bill would not only
deprive landlords of their rights in deal
ing with their property but would take
away large portion of their property
without giving any compensation.
At q meeting of the Irish Church synod
to-day, Lord Pimate said the LAM
League was nothing more nor less than G.
gigantic combination for the destruction
of the act OF union. After further con-
sideration and representations made by
conservative leaders, Lord John Manners
motion With regard to the land bill has
been abandoned,
Tho movement among radicals in op-
position to monument to BeaconsGeld
is assuming form. An amendment is
likely to be submitted in the house.
Atc ~ f'DnteAG-I II DE5'S.s OAl tle lllluSlltit
character Of the monument. Some coun-
ter scheme viii probably be put forward.
New York. April ga correspon-
dent at st. Petersburg says: 1t would
be difficult to e1aggerate the gravity of
the situation in Russia at the present
moment. Never before was the want of
a steady hand at the helm so deeply and
universally felt, and it requires nothing
less than the tragedy OF the 18th of March
to open mems eyes to the fact that re-
form wich revolutioniaries endeavored to
wiring from the government by deeds of
can not and must not be long
delayed By a majority Of intelligent per
sons. In the matter of intelligence, the
women Of Russia are much superior to
the men. If they ventured to formulate