The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-02-14
GENERAL NEWS.

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stroyed property to the value of 100000.
An explosion in the drainage canal at
Joliet, on Monday last caused a loss of
three lives.
Georgia had heavy snow fall on Sun
day night last. At Atlanta the street
cars were blocked.
A company has been formed to build
canal boats to run between Cleveland and
New York for the transportation of iron,
The oat crop has been totally destroy
ID by the hard frost IN Alabama. The
loss TO farmers is many thousands of
dollars.
Stock in the great ranges of the north
vest are not suffering so severely from
he extreme cold. The loss is mainly due
% the want of water.
The cashier OF a bank at Fayetteville.
Ark. became an embezzler to the extent
$4,000 and last Monday committed
suicide by taking strychnine.
The trial Of the parties charged with
The murder of Miss Cling is now in pro-
gre5s in Minneapolis. All the testimony
IS of very sensational character.
The ST. Paul road has put on train
which Is to run between Chicago and St,
Paul n ten hours, being two hours
shorter than the time previously taken.
THERE is a prospect that Gov Peck
will become president of a patent medi-
cine Co. tits much to be hoped that he
will fight shy OF any such degradation.
Bill Cook, the outlaw. was sentenced
to 40 years in the penitentiary at Albany.
n. 7. Such sentences will soon make
the business of train robbing unpopular.
The French people who went to the
ball in New York on Monday night which
was given because OF the safe arrival Of
the La Gascogne were particularly hap
Ply.
Gold is now flowing back to the United
States. Yesterday SI,29O,OOO left Lon
don for this country, and on Saturday
next about four million dollars more will
be sent.
Representatives of the Union Pacific
and the Central Pacific have offered to
pay the United States the principal que
on condition they be released from pay
ment of the interest.
Women suffrage ID gaining in Califor-
MA u resolution extending the right to
vote passed the assembly of that state
this week A similar resolution was pass-
ed In the Arizona house.
The Brooklyn strike has been declared
on. The only concession the strikers re-
celved was that when vacancies occur
IN positions taken by those who replaced
the strikers, the old hands will be taken
back.
The Debs jury has been discharged and
the trial postponed until the first Mon.
day In May. The Jury was discharged
because or the serious illness of one of its
number. A new jury Will be summoned
to try the case.
South Dakota is seemingly anxious to
encourage the divorce industry and to
this END has repealed the law requiring a
residence OF SIX months before a divorce
can be had IN that state The period is
now three months.
1t is rumored that the U. S. govern
ment will take possession of Pearl Har.
Dor IN the Sandwich Islands to be used
as coaling station, and will establish
protectorate over Hawaii This proceed
ing will no doubt call forth a protest
from England.
II now seems reasonably certain that
the ocean steamer La Gascogne Is lost
She Is now days overdue and has not
been sighted by any steamer. She had
large number of passengers. The hone
ls yet entertained that her non arrival is
due to some mishap to her machinery
ano that when repairs are made she will
come IN all rights.
LATER:
Contrary to general expectations the
La Gascogne arrived safely in New York
on Monday night. On account of be,np
SO long overdue every one thought she
was lost or so badly crippled that she
would never be able to reach her desti.
nation. She had become disabled when
only three days ont and from that time
on was tossed about by the storms. The
break was repaired but when Newfound.
land was reached a second break ocnnr.
red A singular feature was that no
steamer 9;s was sighted until Sunday
night. There was no distresss on board
as there was plenty provisions and fuel