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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-08-04
The ManltOWOC PllOl
rHURsDAY, AUGUSTA 1880.

THERE !, a well defined sentiment
80 Tho Tinted States demanding any
as "r ,Ddsmpity from Spain for the rea-
con that this country claims to have IN
So Nth arms solely from humani-
go motives. and having accomplished
its purpose should not bring It's hones's
:, ,p,eption into question by requiring a
money compensation for the sacfin'es
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FIRST publication July a. 1889 No 81
NTATE OF MISCONSIN-COuNTY COURT FOR

CTATE OF WISCONSIN-CoUNTY COURT FOR
- MANITowoO COUNTY. In Probate,
In the matter of the estate Thomas Enright,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ellen Ka-
bat, the executrix of the last will of Thomas En-
right, late of SAID county, deceased. for the adj
justment and allowance of her administration
account land the assignment of the residue of
such estate to such other persons are by law
entitled to the same):
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at special term of said
court, to be held at the office of the county Judge
IN the city of Manitowoc, Ill said county, on
Tuesday. the 23d day of August, A. D., 1898 at
10 o clock A. Nj.
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjustment
and allowance of such account by this court as
aforesaid. and at the time and place herein
before appointed therefor. the residue of said
estate Re, by the further order and judgment of
this court, assigned TO such persons are by law
entitled to the same.
1t is furthered ordered, that notice of the time
and place of examination and allowance of
said account and of the assignment of the resi-
due of said estate be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of this order for three
cessive weeks before said day, in the ManitOwoc
Pilot, a weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at the city of ManitOwOc and state of Wis
cOnsin.
Dated July 20, 1885, By the court,
IL j. s. ANDERSON,
Michael Kirwan, Attorney, County Judge.
Cider mills and presses of all sizes
at The Rand Il Roemer Hdwe, Co.
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MANITOWOC MARKET.

The following are the current
prices of the various articles of pro
duce as reported for The Pilot on
Aug. 4.
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FOR SALE OR RENT.
A stole building on Washington
street known as the Peters building.
Enquire al j. Staehle " Sons. If
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The Iceberg" refrigerators for sale
by The Rand e RJemer Hdwe. Co.
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Cider mills and presses of all sizes
at The Rand Il Roemer Hdwe, Co.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16

Is as sacred to them as the honor of
their families, if not more so.
I will tell you about one of these
court .theaters. The town in question
boasts of about 3,457 souls-court, mill
tary and officials included. It is stu
ated in western Germany, and is the
capital of the principality of Waldeck.
Its name is Arolsen, and it has legis-
lative chamber of Is members. For
several generations the ruling princes
have been patrons of the drama. The
father of the present one particularly
so. That was still in the days when
the will of the sovereign was omnip-
otent, within his own bailiwick only, of
course. He was so much interested in
his actors'an actresses that he person
ally looked after their little private af-
fairs, and when he found that any one
of them was an unusually well-deserv-
ing case he, or she, was accorded the
priceless boon Of "Courfahigkeit'''- e.,
was permitted to appear at court on
stated occasions and to dance with all
those elderly ladies Of the court who
otherwise were fated to serve as .wall
decorations during the court balls. It
was his special hobby to see to it.that
all the mimic artists in his employ knew
their parts thoroughly by heart. In
this he was somewhat exacting, in fact,
for whenever he noticed that any Of
the actors during the performance haw-
hawed or gave other evidences Of hav-
ing memorized hut imperfectly that
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feel and know that the big outside
world looks on them as more or less in
appropriate relics of the past, and their
claim to sovereignty is taken seriously
by hardly anybody to-day except their
court marshals, chamberlains and the
other retinue of the pigmy courts.
But one and all of these small rulers
find melancholy pleasure in maintain
ing "court theater," in which drama,
the ballet, opera, farces, etc., are usual
ly performed the whole year through
at prices which defy competition, and
before an appreciative audience made
up in large part by, the sovereign, his
court and all the citizens who are in one
way or another dependent for their liv-
ing on the former. 1t will be admitted
that the conditions producing we'll
meaning, enthusiastic listeners are very
favorable, particularly when it is borne
in mind that the whole art institution
is maintained, to the tune of from 60 to
90 per cent, out of the private means of
the sovereign himself. Criticism, under
such circumstances, becomes almost a
heinous offense-nay, worse, species
of ingratitude, and certainly no loyal
subject of the prince or duke dreams
of such thing. Their ''court theater"
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men moved along at q walk until the.
tents came il sight, and then. at the
word, dashed in. The camp was found
pitched IN both sides Of the road. On.
the left aand as we entered were
wagons, horses, tents and men; on the
right were two wall tents, from ting
from the road. All was quiet in the
camp. We encountered no guards: Sc
there were any they must have been
asleep 8 is
The account Of the final capture Of
the ex-president Of the confed crate
states, which will live in history as au-
4thentic. is the statement published BY
Mr.. Davis himself, which is as follows:
II stepped out Of my wife's tent and
saw some horsemen, whom immedi-
ately recognized as cavalry, deploying
around the encampmcnt. I turned back
and told my wife that these were not
the expected marauders, but regular
troopers. She implored me to leave her
at once. hesitated from unwilling
ness to do so, and lost few precious
moments before yielding to her impor-
tunity. Ny horse and arms were near
the road on which Iexpected to leave,
and down which the cavalry ap-
preached. It was, therefore, inprac-
ticable to reach them. Twas compelled
to start in the opposite direction. As it
was quite dark in the tent, picked up
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16
HAVING TROUBLE AGAIN.
Difficulties Between China and Japan
Arise-The Latter Consulate ut
Shashi Burned.

Vancouver, B. c., June 10. - Oriental
advices are to the effect that China and
Japan are having trouble again. Com
plications have occurred in China one
after another and now the Japanese
consulate at Shashi has been burned
down. The Chinese indemnity has been
wholly paid. Wci-HaiWei is evacuated
and Japan has assurance from China
that no part of the province of Fukien
shall be leased or coded to any foreign
country. The obligations of the Shimo-
nosky treaty have thus been fully dis
charged by China and now new COM
plication has arisen. Itseems that riot
ers at Shashi raided the japanese con-
sulate, set fire to the building and also
destroyed all foreign residences along
the river Yangste. A Shanghai dis
patch says the rioters are believed to
have been instigated by the Chinese Of
ficials who were recently discharged
from the service. On receipt of the news
of the riot the minister of the navy is
sued instructions to the commanders of
the cruiser Takao at Shanghai and the
gunboat MAYA at Saseho, to Immediate
~ proceed to the scene of the disturb
ance for the protection of the Japanese
residents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16
HEAVY TEA APPROPRIATIONS.
Merchants Hurrying Shipments to
This Country to Escape the
War Tax.

Tacoma, Wash, June lott is report
ed here that importers are making a
quiet and extraordinary effort to hurry
all the tea possible into America before
the prospective war duty shall become
effective, and that probably at least
four of the Northern Pacific Steamship
company's feet of tea steamers would
arrive here this month, an exception
ally large number. In view of the fact
of the governments Selling these
steamers for use as transports, it is in
ferred that the vessels may be loaded
with tea at the nearest available point
and rushed to Tacoma before July l.,
saving thousands of dollars duty, which
would go to Uncle Sam after the war
revenue law became operative, and at
the same time hurry the boats along for
service in embarking troops to Manila.
The Olympia is due here June 10 and
the Arizona July Z. The Column ia is in
Japanese waters and the Tacoma will
be due in Yokohama in a day or two
and could be returned here in a very
short time. Pacific coast officials here
can say nothing about such a move,
claiming that arrangements for freight
coming this way are made in the Asiatic
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THE MARKET SQUARE ARo1sEN. wA1DEcK

court fete, 10 performance takes place.
The nobility of Arolsen and the rest of
the principality with it's enormous
population of 57,281 souls) have seats in
the two next rows, and there has never
been case on record that anyone not
belonging to the nobility was daring
enough to invade these sacred precincts.
But l almost forgot to mention that
the august princess was responsible for
another innovation at this theater, viz,
the deodorizing of it. For this pur-
pose, l was informed, the essence of
lavender was used in generous doses
every half hour before the beginning Of
the performance. The odor was GER
tainly very perceptible all about the
house. This precaution, it may be as
we'll to inform the reader, is due to the
fact that the major portion of the audi
ence is of the agricultural persuasion,
wholly or in part, and that experience
had taught their sovereign lady that
some such disinfectant is required to
overcome the rather strong ef1uvia
brought along from stable and barn.
1t excited my curiosity, therefore, when
I noticed all at once the princess per-
ceptibly shifting the air. This was an
instantaneous signal for the court
ladies first, and next by the whole audi
ence, to follow the example thus set by
the noble lady. Everybody shifted. At
last, too, the actors on the stage shifted.
Even the prompter in his box shifted.
He could not be seen, but he evidently
considered it his duty to be heard
shifting. And then suddenly the Gull
prit was discovered, and with few
words of improvised excuse, he hurried
~ was hustled off the stage. The I'M
happy man had washed his gloves-for
he represented naughty nobleman in
the play that night-in benzine. Hence
the unbearable odor. A minute later he
reappeared on the stage-gloveless and
continued his part, but in rather
abashed fashion. What became of the
gloves 1 never learned. For the rest of
the evening lavender "had it," so to
speak.
I heard from well-informed citizen
of Arolsen that beside the drama, the
opera is also INDUCED in at the "Stall,'
and that the personnel at the moment
consisted of a ''heroic TENOR" now with
out voice, but once of great attain
ments; of baritone, who when not
suffering from a chronic eatarrh-
which, in fact, had cut short his career
on a non-important stage-was very
good indeed; and of cantatrice who
had lost her birth certificate at the very
same time she had lost her voice. Be-
side these, there was the veteran actor
for comic parts, who beloved bass
parts, and the youthful lover" had only
been engaged because he could also
help out with the tenor parts, and a very
ancient lady occasionally sang alto
parts, even such as Ortrud in "Lohen-
grin" All of which was interesting.
r., A SPECTATOR.
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culprit after the performance invaria-
bly, was taken in tow by the guards Of
the castle and hurried to prison, there
to memorize more carefully during the
next "a hours. q
The present sovereign is mot quite 80
autocratic, and he has deputized his
power over the court theaters, so to
speak, to his consort, thegprincess. She
is a very worthy lady, OF an age when
fair woman is apt to take an nterestin
other things besides the care ct her off,
spring and of her charms. In word,
she is no longer young. But she shows
remarkably strong affection for all
things connected with the theater.
She has, it is true, two assistants, one
being the so-called director, and the
other being the ''intendant," gentle
man who was once warrior, but whose
duties now consist in making two re-
ports per diem to the princess, in which.
not only all the details of the theatrical
manag ement must be included, but also
those of the domestic life Of the flock
under his care. The director is, as be-
ing of too plebeian extraction to ever
become worthy of the aforesaid boon
of ''Courfahigkeit," never spoken to d.
rectly, but instead is the recipient of
frequent messages from the sovereign
lady. In theatrical circles in Arolsen
ethe latter is Familiarity referred to as
"Muttel," which is, perhaps, not quite
as respectful as might be wished. But
she is certainly deserving of the title,
inasmuch as she really looks after her
light-hearted ''Comodian tenvoll," as
she styles them, in motherly fashion.
Let US attend the performance to-
night. It takes place in what is popu-
larly known as the "Stall," because the
theater building, as mattersof fact, in
former days served as the stable for the
princely horses, still proclaimed, one
might say, by the score of horses heads
! sculptured on it's outside walls.
On entering we notice an entire alb
sence of boxes. But in the central part
of the first row of seats are four plush
covered chairs, for the princess and her
court ladies. The princess attends
every performance at the theater. When
she is indisposed, or when, which hap
| pens even more rarely, there is any
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16
ALL fla go HISTORIES.
The Civilians Recently Appointed
Generals Of Volunteers.
james =. Wilson, one OF the New
Commanders, Directed the SOLE q
diers Who Captured Press
ident Jefferson Davis.
Especial washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
Each of the civilians recently appoint
ed to the position Of major general Of
volunteers has q history, military as
well as civil. Two of them were confed-
crate leaders and two of them were un-
ion generals in the civil war.
A momen tous event in our national
history is recalled by the appointment
Of Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, the sol
der whose cavalry troopers effected the
capture of Jefferson Davis at the close
of the irrepressible conflict between
the sections. ~-s* ~ = ~.
One of the veterans who knew him
well in the days of his prime and
Wilson stood in high favor with Gen.
Grant, who regarded him as most
brilliant and reliable cavalry officer; a
soldier always ready to fight. Gen.
Sheridan said of him that "Wilson may
be a little ahead of the time, but never
behind time in carrying out specific
orders" -.
Pleasanton, and as dashing as Custer,
he was highly esteemed at headquarters
in the field on account of his valuable
suggestiveness and ready ability in sep
arating the wheat from the chaff in
any military proposition. Wilson was
the capturer of Jefferson Davis, and his
raid through the central south in pur-
suit of the president of the confederacy
was one of the notable events of the
war. After the suppression of the re-
bellion Gen. Wilson resigned his po-
sition in the regular army and engaged
in railroad business. He finally be-
came president of the New York & New
England Railroad company, and subse-
quently lived quietly in Wilmington,
Del. President Cleveland brought him
again to public view when he appointed
him member of the board of visitors
to the military academy at West Point.
The capture of Jefferson Davis was
brought about by the activity and en-
ergy of Gen. Wilson, and the determi-
| nation of character with which he i'm
bued the officers and men under~his
command. If Abraham Lincoln had
lived Mr.. Davis would never have been
captured. This fact is well known, and
is made apparent in the memoirs of
Grant, Sherman and others. In his book
on Lincoln very significant paragraph
is published by Col. A. K. Mcclure, as
follows:
"He intimated to Sherman very broad
| ly that he desired Jefferson Davis to es-
cape from the country. Sherman in
his memoirs repeats story told by
Lincoln to him illustrative of his wish
that'Davis should escape 'unbeknown to
him. and, discussing the same subject
| in the white house in the presence of
Gov. Curtin, Col. Forney, several others
and myself, he told the same story to
illustrate the same point, obviously in
! tending to convey very clearly his wish
1 that the southern leaders should escape
from the land and save him the grave
complications which must follow their
arrest. Secretary Welles, in an article
| in the Galaxy, quotes Lincoln as say ing
on this subject: No one need expect
he would take any part in hanging or
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-06-16
GEN. JOSEPH WHEELER. .

(The EX-Confederate Leader In His New
Suit of Blue)
what was supposed to be my raglan"
a waterproof light overcoat, without
sleeves. It was subsequently found to
be my wife's, SO very like my own as to
be mistaken for it. AS started my wife
thoughtfully threw over my head and
shoulders shawl. 1 had gone perhaps
Is or 20 yards when trooper galloped
up and ordered me to halt and surren-
der, to which I gave defiant answer,
and dropping the shawl and reglan
from my shoulders advanced towards
him. He leveled his carbine at me; but
I expected if he fired he would miss me,
and my intention was in that event to
put my hand under his foot, tumble him
off on the other side, spring into his
saddle and attempt to escape. My wife,
who had been watching. when she saw
the soldier aim the carbine at me ran
forward and threw her arms around me.
Success depended upon instantaneous
action, and recognizing that the oppor.
tunity had been lost I turned back, and,
the morning being damp and chilly,
passed on to fire beyond the tent"
That is the story of the capture, plain
ly stated, and with the candor of per-
feet truthfulness. The official account
forwarded to Gen. Wilson by Col.
Pritchard substantiates the narration
published by Mr.. Davis, although i:
gives many details not found in the
story written by the ex-president of the
lost cause.
Hon. John H. Reagan. for many years
a member of the national house of rep
resentatives, and also of the senate, was
postmaster-general of the confederacy,
and he was with the Davis party on that
occasion, and was also taken prisoner.
He also has published an account of the
event, and says that Col. Pritchard did
not come up for some time after Mr..
Davis was made prisoner. He says:
,"Mr. Davis was standing, dressed in the
suit he habitually wore. He asked Col.
Pritchard who commanded the troops,
and when Pritchard announced himself
as their commander, Mr.. Davis said:
You command set of thieves and rob-
bers. They rob women and children
Col. Pritchard reminded Mr.. Davis that
he was prisoner, and Mr.. Davis re-
piled: 1T would be bad enough to be
the prisoner of soldiers and gentlemen.
I am still lawful game, and would rather
be dead than be your prisoner"
The prisoners were taken TO Macon,
Ga, where they arrived May 10, 1865.
Mr.. Davis was sent by command Of Gen.
Wilson to Fortress Monroe, Va, and
there imprisoned for nearly two years.
He was finally arraigned for treason be-
fore the United States circuit court, at
Richmond, Va, where he had been for
four years the head of strong confed-
Grafton of states. He was liberated on
bail furnished by Horace Greeley, Cor
fnelius Vanderbilt and Gerrit Smith, and
that ended the case; for Mr.. Davis was
never brought to trial..
SMITH D. FRY.
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Conveyance or deed for real estate in which
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The Bond Section.
The secretary Of the treasury is author
ICED to borrow on the credit Of the United
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authorized on account of the existing war
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Compromise on Silver Coinage.
The senate recedes from it's coinage of
the silver seigniorage amendment and q
substitute is agreed to simply author
izing and directing the coinage Of not less
than one and one-half million silver dol
lars per month from the silver bullion held
in the treasury; such silver dollars to be
applied as provided by the act of July "A.