The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-08-02
GENERAL NEWS.

continues III Colorado.
Senators Voorhees, and Vest are both Oh
the sick list at present.
Southern California was shaken by an
earthquake on Sunday last.
An earthquake shock was experienced
near Paducah, Ky, on Monday morning.
Gov. Rich of Michigan was renominat-
ed by the republicans on the first ballot.
A fire at Minneapolis Tuesday destroy
ed property of the value of half a million
dollars
The United States have recognized the
new republic of Hawaii which was duly
promulgated July t.
Mayor Hopkins Will withdraw the state
troops from Pullman unless the carworks
there will start up soon.
Debs says he will never engage in an
other strike, but Will fight out the cause
of labor on political lines.
Twenty FIVE hundred men returned to
work at the Illinois Steel Cos. Plant
at Chicago on Monday last.
Archduke William of Austria, cousin
of the emperor, was killed on Sunday last
by beng thrown from his horse.
1t has been discovered that four of the
relatives of the murderer of President
Carnot died III lunatic asylums.
The leader of the mob which tarred and
feathered Adjt. Gen. Tarnsey of Colorado
was arrested at Nevada, Mo, last week.
The United States will reap some bene-
| fit from the China-Japan war. Heavy or
ders for rifles have already been received.
A naval battle took place on Monday
| between the japanese and Chinese in
which the former were decidedly success
full.
The strike commission appointed by
President Cleveland is now IN session at
Washington outlining plan of inyesti-
cation.
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania was in
Milwaukee last week. 1t is possible that
he may be candidate for the Presiden.
cy Of the United States in 1896
Two farmers near Bloomington, Ills.
became engaged in a quarrel over a cent
which one claimed the other owed him
One Of the men shot and killed the other
About 20 of the Cripple Creek miner!
banded together as brigands and are
now engaged in stealing horses and levy
ing tribute on the surrounding county
There is report in circulation that tn
strikers in Pullman will soon leave tina
town in body and enter the service Of
rival concern lately organized at St. Loui
with a capital of S5,0O0,0O0.
The Japanese gained a most decl siv
victory IN the initial sea fight. A Chi
nese transport with 1900 troops was at
tackled and sunk last week. All tn
Chinese troops except 40 were destroy &c
A train wreck on the Ohio & Mississip
pi road occurred near Cincinnati on Mon
day morning. The engineer was killed
aud the fireman and another man eaci
lost leg. The switch had been tamper
ed with.
Three cOlored men went swimming i
} a pond at Alton which was covered wit
a green scum. They became seriousl
sick the day following day and one dice
The other two are still in a critical con
dition.
A band of twenty or thirty masked mel
attacked a Milwaukee short line freigh
near st. Paul on Friday night with guns
The tiremen and engineer were seriousl
injured. at the same time a switch rot
was disconnected on the Omaha road an,
a freight train was partially derailed.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois employ
ed new engineers In place of those VIII
struck. A systematic war has since beef
waged against the new men and repeat
ed attempts have since been made t,
engineer was shot IN his cab and diet
soon after.
Three children whose father is a rail
road engineer were found suffocated in
closet of freight caboose on Sunda.
morning at Hartford, Conn. They wer
missed since Thursday. They went int,
the closet to play and closed ii sprin,
door, which they could not open, and dice
from suffocation.
dynamite bomb was placed on a raj
of the Burlington road on Friday night
1t was struck by a locomotive which
caused its explosion. The engine wa
lifted from the track. Two men were in
Jured. The police captured a man named
Melvin who was seen running away from
the scene Of the explosion. He acknowl
edged he was a striking switchmau bu
denied having placed the bomb on tn
track.
The Japanese acted with barbarian
cruelty in the sinking of the troop ship
kow Shing. They showed no quartz
and shot people struggling in the water
Two Germans were among those VIII,
were thus killed. The ship was flynn!
the British flag at the time she was sunk
This may prove a serious matter for ia
pan.