The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-05-03
GENERAL NEWS.

died in Chicago on Sunday night.
The Chicago base ball club seems to be
doing quite poorly this season.
The police found bomb on Monday
There Is a disease epidemic ia Lisbon,
Portugal, which the doctors think is chol-
era.
An army of tranps 400 strong set ont
for Washington from Chicago on Tues
day to join the Coxey ragamuffins.
Earthquake shocks continue in Greece.
Fully 400 people have lost their lives and
10000 have been rendered homeless.
The Worlds Fair directors have de-
clared dividend of 10 per cent. on the
ten million dollars worth of exposition
stock.
Judge Bradley has denied the motion
for new trial of the Breckinrldge-P Pol
lard case. The colonel has taken an ap
peal.
Miss Harriet Blaine, the only unmar-
ried daughter of James Blaine, was mar
. ried on Saturday last to DR.. Beale OF
Washington.
Bow, the German who invented the bull
let proof coat, has faith in it himself as he
expresses Willingness to have it tested
while he is wearing it.
Tho OF IN +Eo Graot Northarp oo,,
tinues and at present it seems as if there
would be no adjustment of difficulties
within the near future.
Mrs. Beecher, widow Of Henry Ward
Beecher is in reduced circumstances.
| She was forced to quit her home and take
rooms in fiat. Her friends will raise
fund for her.
Viva Castle. once Washington belle,
was shot and killed in room OF cafe IN
Minneapolis, by the wife of the propr1e-
tor who was jealous. After shooting the
girl she attempted to shoot her husband.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who made
| some very sensible remaks in the senate
| chamber about the Coxeyites, has been
| denounced by members of that gang as a
traitor worse than Judas lscariot.
The st. Charles Hotel in New Orleans
was destroyed by fire on Saturday night
last. Four lives were lost and many of
the guests had very narrow escapes. The
loss of property Is estimated at 100000.
A very destructive land slide took
| place at st. Alban. place near Quebec,
on Friday last. A mile of hill side with
| farms and houses slid into the St. Anne
river bed. Two people were killed by
the catastrophe.
Frank Hatton editor of The Washing
| ton Post died on Monday afternoon. He
had stroke of paralysis about one week
| ago, which was caused by Br1ghts disease,
the symptoms of which developed short
time before his death.
One hundred and twenty people were
crowded on pier at Brahllov, Roumania,
awaiting steamer which was to convey
them to point on the Danube; the pier
gave way and all were precipitated into
the water. Forty were drowned.
Coxey and his gang attempted to
march to the capitol on Tuesday. The
police charged upon them and Coxey
and Browne were arrested. Coxey made
his escape. The city Of Washington will
| l. Il ~ ~
is broken up.
About 1000 people assembled to wit
ness the fight between the hon and the
grizzly bear which was advertised to
come off at the Mid-Winter Fair in Cali
fornia on Friday last. But the officers
of the Humane Society were present and
the fight did not take place.
The book-keeper in the American Ma
tional bank of Kansas City was lately
sent to prison for five years for embezzl.
ing $4,000 of the banks money. After
the shortage was discovered he ran away
but was captured. He then went to work
and made enough to pay up the shortage,
dollar for dollar, but this did not save
him from punishment.
Corbett says it was understood be-
tween Parson Davies, Jackson and him
self that the mill between the last two
mentioned was not TO take place until Au-
tumn, and that Davies anxiety to have
the match come off in June is all bluff.
He says if Davies will put up sufficient
amount as side bet to compensate him
(Corbett) for canceling his theatrical en-
gagements, he will do so at once and 20
into training for the fight.