The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-02-28
GENERAL NEWS.

| L cI u dIu OIlll.
| The bonds which the government sold
recently at 1882 are now quoted at 100
A man named Irwin, 81 y ears old, was
married 10 Chicago on Monday to wo-
man who is O. He has been a wldower
only six months.
Two light earthquake shocks were felt
at Tacoma, Washington on Monday.
There was slight vibration the same
| day at St. Louis.
A national bank at Lake City, Mimi,
was closed by the bank examiner because
It's president had loaned himself $4,000,
the capital stock being only $4,000
Ex-Congressman Hudd of Green Bay
has been employed in suit in which two
million collars are involved. 1t relates
10 some real estate in Streator, Ill.
Senator Dolph OF Oregon was defeated
IN his attempt to be re eleeted to the U.
5. senate. lie was not strong enough
silver man fer the people of that state.
A prisoner at La Moure, n. D., charged
with an assault on woman, having heard
| on Saturday that he was to be taken
from the Jail and lynched, attempted to
commit suicide.
The Ferris wheel which was such an
attraction at Chicago, is to remain in that
city. 1t will be located at the north
side and building devoted to amuse-
ment will be built around it.
Six masked robbers broke into the
house OF an old lady near GAINESVILLE on
Friday night, gagged and bound her and
a companion and left them IN this condi-
ton until they were relieved by neigh
bors the next day.
Dan old man named julius Topp COM
mitted suicide in Fond du Lac county on
Tuesday by blowing himself up with dy-
Mantle. He used dynamite cap for the
purpose. One of his arms was torn from
his body and his breast was torn to shreds.
Mrs. John Mum of Belvidere, ILL.,, has
fallen heir to a million dollars by the
death of an uncle in Africa. The uncle
ran away from his home in Scotland and
his friends lost track of him. He settled
IN the gold fields of Africa and died worth
S15,000,0O0.
Nine divers have been engaged to re-
cover the mail OF the lost steamer EIbe.
The mail is valued at $4,000. In addi-
ton to their regular pay the divers will
receive from the steamship company
$500 for the recovery of valuables from
the steamer, which lies in 100 feet of wa
ter.
On Sunday morning at daybreak man
named Walker, a resident of Terre Haute,
Ind, awoke his wife and then fred de
llberately at her. He missed her and she
attempted to escape, when he fred at her
twice, int1icting only slight wound. He
then shot himself.
A negro who died at Kalsey, KY, on
Saturday last confessed to having muir
dered five people, three of whom were
white women. Two of the murders he |
committed in Alabama, two in Tennessee
and one in Georgia. For one Of the MUIR
ders an innocent man was convicted Oh |
evidence and hanged.
King Oscar of Norway and Sweden is
not having period of perfect peace with
his subjects and and there is some talk
of forming an independent ministry. 1t
is said he will cede the Norwegian throne
to his son Oscar who has renounced all
claim to the Swedish throne on account
of his not having married woman not
Of royal blood.
Captain Howgate, formerly dIsbursiug
clerk of the signal service, who has been
On trial since January % at Washington
3or embezzlement and forgery, was ac-
quilted by the jury on Sunday last.
Fourteen years ago large sums of money
we're surreptitiously taken from the sig
1al service fund. Howgate was arres ed
out escaped from the guard and lived in
New York for thirteen yea rs,thougn there
vas reward Of $1,000 offered for his cam
ure. He Will now be tried on other in
lictments.
The streets of Council Bluffs. Iowa.
we're scene of a battle between officers
nd bank robbers on Monday last. The
ank at Grlswald had been robbed and ,
he officers at Council Bluffs we're mott
ed to look out for the robbers. An Off :
er noticed a man in a hotel who answer L
d the description of one of the men Q
'anted. He arrested him ard while Z
aking MIN to Jail. was followed by two
Their men who opened fire on To. officer.
nd three Others who had Joined them,
he fight lasted for long time. Two of :
ne robbers were captured and one es-
iped; two of the officers were serl-
lsly wounded.