The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-08-27

ing the almost dry creek bed became q
raging torr-nt Stumps and wreckage
OF all kinds was the forerunner Of what
was coming.
CHICAGO, Ill. Aug. 21.-The Rev. c. o.
Brown, formerly OF San Francisco, and
whose troubles are familiar to all news
paper readers, has made statement IN
reply to the late confession of Miss Over
man in which she says that the charges
which she originally made against Dir.
Brown, and which she subsequently said
were false, are in reality founded on facts.
DIR. Brown denounces the entire story as
one of blackmail, and says that the ,act
that Miss Overman now admits that she
testified falsely should prove her un-
worthy OF the slightest credence.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20-A strange
double fatality occurred at the Nation
al Soldiers home last night. the vic
tins being Richard Bottled. aged rs,
late of the United States navy. and
William [. Gordon. late of Co d,
Ninth Ohio infantry They were as
sisting each other up the steps OF the
main building, when both fell back
to the stone tagging and were so bad
ly hurt that they died shortly after
wards.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 21-David NJ
Schoyen. for four or five years editor
Of The Normannen of Stoughton. died
here this morning from the effects of
injuries received on the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul road two miles
east of the city, last night while on
his way home. He was found on the
track with his right arm terribly
crushed and deep cuts on head and
face. 1t is supposed he fell from a
platform of the train.
RACINE, Wis, Aug. 2L-George Rit-
ter, the man who murderously assault
ed his wife with knife and a chair,
was before justice to-day on charge
Of assault with intent to murder. Al
though Mrs. Ritter's throat was cut
at the time, the knife blade penetrated
her brain and twenty cuts inflicted on
her head and body, she was able to be
in court and tell of the assault. 1t is
believed that she will recover. Ritter
was held TO the Circuit court in bonds
of $1,000.
COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 2l.-A curbstone
discussion of the coinage question here
led to A shooting which may result fatal
ly. Joseph Rath, retired manufacturer
and advocate OF free coinage, engaged in
warm argument with Horace Weyman,
an Englishman. They separated, but
Rath got revolver and when Weyman
came back he fired three shots at him,
one striking him IN Tie rlpht arm, splin-
terlng the bone. AS Weyman is an old
man, the injury is a serious one. Wey-
man is cousin OF the English novelist,
Stanley Weyman.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug 21-Dallas
Bruce, white man of Caroline county,
who lived some % miles from here,
attended the recent confederate union
in Richmond and then disappeared.
His absence caused comment, as it
WAS known that he had S400 in his pos
session at that time He separated from
his wife and had been living with negro
woman in the neighborhood. A few days
ago search for HIM was begun by friends
which resulted today in finding bis body
cut into pieces and packed in several
pickle barrels at the house of his negro
mistress. Each portion of the body had
been put in the bottom OF barrel and
carefully covered with pickles and then
a strong brine had been poured over the
whole.
New ORLEANS, La, Aug. 21.-In-
formation has been received here by
the Macheca Steamship Co, whose
ships ply between here and Central
American ports, that a consignment
of hay on the last trip of the steam
ship Wanderer contained contraband
goods. Twelve bales of hay which
had been shipped by a Cincinnati firm
to r. E. Caldwell, an American in
Port BarriOs, upon being opened by
the custom officials had been found
to contain $4,000 cartridges and other
munitions of war, 1t has also been
discovered that two similar shipments
have been made.
DENVER, Col , Aug. 2O.-A special to
the Times from Mogollon, n. M, saws
that terrible cIoudburst struck that
place absnt 4 p. m. yesterday, leaving
death and destruction behind. John
Knight, miner who resided at George
town, was drowned in his cabin. Several
others are reported missing, but so far
only two bodies, those of Knight and an
unknown Mexican, have been recovered.
These were found in field about six
mil, s below. About 100 families have
been rendered homeless and thirty houses
washed away. Property of the Colonial
Mining company OF Boston, Mass. has
suffered to a large extent, the assay
office, mill house, powder house and
blacksmith shop being washed away. 1t
is feared the mine is filled with mud and
water. The manager and assayers had
narrow escape, being assisted to the bank
by means of ropes.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. pa number
OF army recruits from Columbus bar
racks, Ohio. bound for various posts
IN the vest, made things lively this
afternoon on the fast PENNSYLVANIA
express which arrived in Chicago this
evening Nearly all of the men were
drunk and they fought all the time
Private Hayes, who Is destined to be
an ornament to the Fourth cavalry.
procured a knife and attempted to
carve his comrades. Then the bal
ance of the requirements began to
fight among themselves. Private Chas.
Charleton of the Fourth cavalry was
kicked in the abdomen and badly hurt.
Private karpp received broken
thumb and Private Holt had his scalp
lacerated. The windows in the car
We're smashed, the water cooler was
demolished and the cushions of the
car were torn up, thrown on the floor
or pitched out of the windows. There
were twenty six men in the row. and
the train hands We're unable to keep
The recruits quiet.
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