The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-01-11
GENERAL NEWS.

The wife OF Senator Cockrell OF Mis-
souri died last week.
The debate on the tariff bill Is now on.
1t was opened by Congressman Wilson, |
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee.
The senate Judiciary committee has |
reported the rejection Of Hornblower |
as justice OF the supreme court of the
United States.
There were rumors this week that Min
lister Willis was given his passports.
This would be to all intents and pur-
poses declaration OF war.
A dispatch received at Paris on Tues
day stated that Peixto President Of Bra
zil had resigned. his resignation would
settle the difficulties III Brazil.
A Buffalo attorney named Moore has
been arrested for defrauding the q. S.
government through tie pension Office.
The frauds are said to be stupendous.
England, Ireland and Scotland have
been experiencing some very severe
weather this winter. Each one OF the
countries named had heavy snow fall
last week.
Judge Key Of the Eastern district of
Tennessee will retire on the 27th,-his
10th birthday. He was postmaster gen.
eral IN the Hayes administration, and
was appointed judge by Hayes.
In Omaha Catholic and an A. P A.
member got into quarrel lately. The
A. P A. man was killed and now the
other Is to be hanged. This is one of the
beautiful results of enco uraging strife OF
this nature.
John l.. Sullivan got on toot in
Buffalo on Sunday last, and when he
went to his room, assaulted his wife
She struck him on the head with al
Indian club and he lay insensible for
long time. 1t was thought she had
put an end to him.
Three men held up train In Vicks-
burg early on Sunday morning. The
conductor and the baggage man were
robbed, but while the robbers we're at
work smashing in the door of the express
car the alarm was given by the porter
and the robbers leaped from the plat
form and escaped.
A man named Clark Burr, one OF the
wealthiest farmers near Elgin, Ill, shot
and killed his SOD, aged II, on Saturday
evening last. They were engaged IN
quarrel and the young man was about
to draw a revolver when the father fired.
He has held in bonds to the amount of
$4,000.
The feeling in Brazil is decidedly "a
vorable to the revolutlonists. 1t is said
that even the government troops sym
pathlze with the rebellion and are not in
clined to deal roughly with the inhur-
gents. A monarchy is not favored but
the military despotism of Peixoto is very
distasteful to all classes.
Considerable news has come within this
week relative to Hawaiian matters. A
formal demand was made by Minister
Willis upon the provisional government
to rellnqulsh to the queen her constltu-
tional authority. President Dole asked
time in which to make reply. Though
his answer is not yet made public it is
understood to be refusal and quite firm
in It's tone. Minister Thurston is now on
his way to Washington to lay before
Cleveland the answer of the provisional
government.
A boy named Walker, l6 years of age,
committed triple murder near Dodge
City, Kansas, on Monday night. While
the family of William Kimbrell consisting
of himself, his wife, sister-in-law and
child, were about to retire, a charge OF
buckshot was fred through the window
at Klmbrell. While the two women were
bending over him, a second charge was
fred at the women and baby. All will
die except the young woman. Walker
was found near the barn shortly after the
shooting. He denies having done 1t. He
is cousin OF the murdered people.
What people thought was probable,
and what is surprising did not happen
during the Worlds Fair has at last come
to pass: The Worlds Fair buildings are
IN ruins, destroyed by fire, after dark on
Monday night. The fire was started by
tramps at the Casino. They had short
time before been kicked out OF the Music
Hall and started the fire from spite.
After the perlstyle went down the fire
leaped to the Liberal Arts building, the
largest in the world. Flremen were
powerless contending against such con-
hagration.
The loss Of property is very heavy as
large part of the exhibits were still in
the Manufacturers building. The fire
was witnessed by thousands of people
who risked their lives to behold the mag
nifcent spectacle.
q. s. BONDS FOR SALE.
Under our present financial condi-