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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-30
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ENGLAND'S
UN[EARNED LESSON
Why Her Colonial Wars Haze Been
Costly Affairs for Her.

their native battle grounds. The re-
suit was partial humiliation of the
British force before a competent com
mander and brave troops could bring
victory out of defeat.
More than once has England had
the opportunity to learn this much
needed lesson. Her negligence in 1882
whites in Alexandria. When England
sent Gordon into the Soudan to bring
order out Of chaos in that much dis
turbed territory she sent him single
handed with orders to rescue the
Egyptian garrisons from the follow
Gordon's death after a brave defense
at Khartum and another massacre
that startled the entire civilized world.
But England has had experience
enough with the Beers at other times
to have taught her to avoid such a
fix as she has been in. When the
Beers settled in Natal in 1888 and had
driven the savages out of the land
after a massacre in which the Doers
had lost many Of their leaders, England
stepped in with such harsh demands
that any fair-minded person might
have known they would have produced
war. Yet the only force which she had
sent to back up her unjust demands was
so small as TO be practically useless.
AT that time, had not requirements
arrived in the nick of time, defeat for
English arms would have been certain.
The war with the Beers which cul-
minated at Majuba hill was but an
other example of England's lack of
foresight in not preparing for the in
evitable, a lack of foresight which
cost England defeat and many brave
lives.
Many more examples of the same
kind could be pointed to during Eng
lands wars with the native chiefs Of
Africa, and yet with all of these, great
and small IN results, she has not
learned the lessen such affairs should
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STATISTICS OF THE INDIANS.
Their Numbers Estimated mt 250,oOo
$50 schools Are Maintained
for Them.

Uncle Sans new directory of the In
dian tribes shows that the parlor car
companies and the apartment house
builders have still big fund of names,
euphonious and otherwise, to draw
frpm, although, in running down the
list, it is seen that there are limits to
the selection of Indian names. No one,
for instance, would want to live in the
Two-Kettle Sioux apartments, and
some objection might be made to names
like Winibegoshish, Humptulip and
Muckleshoat, but there are many Pot
tawatomie. Maricopa, Menomopee,
Nomelackie, Pembina, Piankeshaw,
Shoshone, Tonkawa and Wylackie,
which, If they do not appeal to the
manners of parlor cars and apartment
houses, ought to keep those American
horse owners who name their thor
oughbreds by fantastic and inane sys-
tens. Such seekers for names are re-
ferred for detailed information to the
statistics of Indian tribes, Indian
agencies and Indian schools" for 1889,
issued by the government printing Of
fee, says the New York Sun.
This handbook gives the names Of II
Indian agencies and $50 tribes, with
statistics of $50 schools, including
agency day schools, independent day
schools, reservation boarding schools
and non-reservation boarding schools.
The Indian population, summing the
agency totals, which range from 3sS in
the Sac and Fox agency in Iowa to
II, 01S in the Union agency. Indian ter
ritory, is nearly 900. The estimated
value of Indian school plants is $780,
760, nearly 100000 representing
schools on reservations.
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DEATH RATE OF WAR.
Every Century Europe kills 100000
goo of Her Own People and 49,
100000 Africans and Asiatics.

II war is an evil, il is at the same time
q luxury. the greatest of luxuries, men
paying for il more than for all other
luxuries combined. Progress is bat
tie, and is usually accelerated by bat
ties. The new life is fed by death.
Europe kills 100000 of her own peo-
pie and 10000. coo of Africans and Asiat-
les every hundred years. The imstitu-
tions Of Christian nations are fortified
by the blood of their own people. These
economics of the universe seem to US
poor mortels bad economy. The slaugh.
ter of 20,000,0G0 men leaves desolate
double that number of women and
children. Then. again, TO kill these co.
100000 men costs. according to fair es-
Inmates, e3.00D. 0OO00o. Wholesale as
has been the slaughter. il has cost the
powers { $50 to kill each man, aud. as
for the victims, not one in ten knew
for what cause he fought or why lie
should be killed. further than the
pounds or pence per month wage. The
willingness for war on the part of the
American people was not for the indul.
gcnce OF vulgar trial of strength or
brutal encounter, but natural and al
most unconscious impulse 10 rescue the
oppressed and lift up the downtrodden.
bancroft the New Pacific.
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Then it was only 10000 men that were
sent when five times that number and
more were needed. But there again has
England always failed. Never has she
fully appreciated the full resources of
her colonies until her lack of apprecia-
ton had cost her dearly.
Had England accepted the dark
ening shadows of war at their true
worth, and sent a strong army in time,
tGe American nation, TO whom she nov
looks for sympathy in another dark
hour caused by her lack of foresight,
would not have been born in l776.
Another terrible lesson from which
England has failed to profit was the
Sepoy mutiny in British India. From
lS49 10 1887 discomfort of various kinds
had been rife in India: from the time
that Lord Dalhousie, then governor
general of India, compelled the titular
king of Delhi TO exchange the fortress
of Delhi for the royal palace of the
Kootub. dissatisfaction with British
rule in India had been steadily growing.
II was not dissatisfaction that passed
unnoticed, for il was freely commented
upon by men in a position not Only to
know of what they were speaking. but
to recommend remedies as well.
But instead of remedies, or prepare
tons to prevent a catastrophe, there
were continued petty aggrevations for
the native subjects until finally the
mutiny that had been proPhesied came,
and England and the world were
shocked by the terrible massacres
which England had taken no steps to
prevent until il was too late. Even aft
er the mutiny had begun il was not un-
til four months later that an army of
10000 men was dispatched to India
to put down rebellion that cost
England hundreds Of lives and a
two years war before the effects of her
negligence were repaired so far as the
establishment of British rule could
repair it,
Again, in 1878, England had another
opportunity to learn the much need
I'd lesson when she sent a small force
against an army of Zulus in the same
territory in which she has been reap
ing the fruits Of her repeated negli
gence so recently. Even the small
force which she sent was dispatched
grudgingly, after repeated appeals b.
Lord Chelmsford who. after the ar
rival of the reenforcements. had but
an army of 10000 men, composed
ai,put equally Of British troops and
ma re anxiliaries, with which 10 NEE,
In battle an army Of 10000 savages on
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TT NV ALL the long history OF Eng
Am lands colonial wars there is
II - " hardly a case in which 1t can
be said that the breaking out of war
found England prepared for such a
contingency. The reason for this is
hard 10 find, and it would seem that ere
this the home government would have
learned lesson, but it never has, and
its lack of preparation for such emer-
gencies. emergencies that could be safe
" forecasted in most cases for years
before the outbreak of hostilities, has
cost England dearly in both men and
treasure.
From the American revolution to the
present war in South Africa history has
often times repeated itself, and still
the lesson is uniearned.
The war with her American colonies
was predicted by English statesmen as
early as 174S, when the question of the
right of arbitrary government as
claimed by Great Britain and denied by
the colonies first began TO be agitated.
Year after year as the agitation grew
the probability of war. became clear
er, ard its possible consequences to
England were discussed with growing
freedom by English statesmen.
But with all the increasing probable
ity of war England took no steps to
prepare for it. Even stubborn, stupid,
thick-headed King George H., whose
personal character was the real imme-
diLre cause Of the American revolution,
and who refused 10 concede even the
smallest point Of civic liberty to the
great and growing colonies in the west
ern world, hut i sisted on a rule by the
sword, refused to prepare for war even
when war YVES practically upon him.
1t was not untn after the famous Bos-
ton tea party had thrown the cargoes Of
English vessels into the sea, until after
parliament had closed the port of Bos-
ton and forced the colonists into an ir-
reconcilable struggle, that King George
ordered additional troops TO America.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-30

First publication Nov. 23rd 1897 No 81
IN PROBATE MANITowoc COUNTY COURT
In the matter of the estate of Helmuth
Krase, deceased.
To all whom it may concern; Letters of adj
ministration on said estate of Hemuth Krase
having been issued to Helmuth Krase Jr. on
the 10th day of November, A. D. 1899 and six
months from after said day being allowed and
limited for creditors to present their claims
for examination and allowance. notice is here
by given that the undersigned will on March
q. April q, and May - 1900 at the Probate
Office in the city of Manitowoc, in said county,
receive, examine. and adjust all claims and de-
mands of all persons against said deceased.
Dated November IT, 1899
J. S. ANDERSON, County Judge.
s, henian e. Kelley. Attorneys dec2l
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The Dewey PInnt.

\ blooming plant, with clusters Of
blood-red tassels depending from It's
glossy leaves. is to be seen not far from
Broad and Chestnut streets. SAYS the
Philadelphia Press. IL is labeled "Thc
Dewey Plant" in conspicuous letters.
Six months ago the duplicate was seen
in another part of town, with an in
scription declaring il was admiral
Dewey's fayorite flower," The plant is
Il native Of the Philippine islands.
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Proud of His Nrrt<smanshtp.

Mr.. Rubio became Mexican minister
Of the interior under President Diaz.
The latter is passionately fond of duck
hunting. Rubio is not, but he was per
suaded to join the president on an ex-
petition. While on the lake one day
Diaz saw a number of ducks rise on the
opposite side and begin flying toward
him. He took position in the bow of the
boat aud the boatman padded slowly
toward the bank. Just as Diaz raised
his gun TO fire the boat struck bottom
and the president sat down in the mud
Without noticing the Interruption he
let go both barrels and brought down
two ducks. Then he quietly turned tC
Rubio and said: II wonder if the pres
ident Of the United States could bea,
that?"
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Card pInyInr In Hrifnin.

Card playing has increased of late in
Britain The number of new packs
brought into use last year exceeded
c.250,000. an increase of 100000 on the
year before and OF SOC, o00 on 1890.
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NOTICE OF TIME FOR REDEMPTION.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK ca.
MANITOvoc Comfy. Wis 50

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK
MASIrowoc Comfy, WIS.
Manitowoc, Sept. 18th. 1899.
All persons interested are hereby notified
that the, following tracts and + reels of land,
City and Village lots, lying and ceing situated
in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wis
consin were sold for the taxes due ard unpaid
thereon for the year 1896 on the third Tuesday
b9iug the 18th day of May 1897. Now therefore.
unless the amount of taxes interest and costs
set opposite the several tracts and parcels of
land, City and Village lots, shall he paid on or
before the 18th day of May, 1900, the Same will
be transferred to the buyer or his or her as
signs, according 10 the statutes in such cases
made and provided.
A. n. LANDER, County Clerk
L
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-30
New Mefbnd of uInsfiuy

\ new way of blasting rock is to place
cartridge of water into shot hole
and convert II into steam instantly by
electricity This method is especially
applicable in coal mines.
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s, henan & Kelley. Attorneys dec2l
First publication Nov. 80 1897 No. 81
CTATE OE WISCONSLN-MA NIIoWoC COUNTY

lFlrSt publication Nov. ~ 1891 No. 81
CTATE OF WISCONSIN-M ANITowoC COUNTY
~ Court In Probate.
IN the matter of the estate of John enefes
deceased. intestate.
On reading and filing the petition of Matt
Cenefels. of CooperstOwn in said county, repre-
sentlng among other things that John Gene
tels an infabitant of said county. on the 18th
day of November, A. ID. 1899 at Cooperstown in
said county died intestate leaving estate to be
administered, and that the said petitioner is
brother of said deceased, and praying that adj
ministration of said estate be to John Cenefels
granted
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard at a
special term of said county court 10 be held on
Tuesday, the 18th day of December A. d. 1899
at 10 o'clock \. NJ. at the Office of the county
judge, in the city of Mantowoc in said county
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place appointed. lie given to all persons in
terested by publication hereof for three weeks
successfully, prior to said day of hearing in the
Manitowoc Pilot, weekly newspaper publish
ed at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 2ith day of Novem-
Der, \. ID. 1899.
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| tflFSl puDllcaIltn NOV. 10. 1881 No. %
IN PROBATE MANITowoC COUNTY Court.
In the matter of the estate of S. q. Peter
SON deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Oscar
Lindholm executor of the estate of said deceased
for the adjustment and allowance of his admin
istration account and the assignment of the
| residue of said estate to such other persons as
are by law entitled to the same)
1t is ordered that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at a special term of said
court to be held at the Office of the county Judge
in the city of Manitowoc in said county on
Tuesday. the 18th day of December A. D. 1899
1t is further ordered that upon the adjust
ment and allowance of such account by this
court as aforesaid, the residue of said estate be
by the further order and Judgment of this
court assigned to such persons are by law
entitled TO the same.
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of discrimination and allowance of such
account, and of the assignment of the residue of
said estate, be given to all persons interested
by publication of this order for three successive
weeks before said day. in the Manitowoc Pilot
weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city of Mantowoc and state of Wisconsin.
Dated November -, 1889
By the court,
]. s. ANDERSON, County Judge.
Baensch & Chloupek, Attorneys. dec7
The evening times., 1899-09-06
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS,
A Washington Man Leads a Discus
sion mt a National Convention.

A Washington Man Leads Il Discuss
sion mt National Convention.
DETROIT. Mich, Sept 6.-When the
National Convention of State Insurance
Commissioners opened yesterday in the
Hotel Cadillac it was without a presiding
officer. The president and vice president,
since the last convention, have served out
their terms as insurance commissioners of
their States and the Offices were therefore
vacant
Chairman Orear, of the executive COM
mittee. opened the convention, and was
unanimously made permanent presiding
officer. About seventy-five insurance COM
missioners, actuaries, and deputies were
present.
After Mayor Maybury had extended to
the convention the freedom of the city,
Max Cohen, of Washington, d. c., read a
paper on Significant Factors in National
Regulation of Insurance" Mr.. Cohen cited
numerous legal authorities to prove that
national regulation of insurance is legal
system of State and National law for the
control of the insurance business would be-
come reality before the close of the nine
teenth centuhy. ,. -
Former Attorney General Mylrea, of
Wisconsin, discussed Mr.. Cohen's paper at
length. While he believed in national reg
ulation of insurance, he contended that a
constitutional amendment delegatng that
power TO Congress was NECESSARY before it
could be accomplished.
The evening times., 1899-09-06
UPSET IN NIAGARA RIVER.
PerilOus Position of Two Former
Yale AthIetes

TONAWANDA, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Frank A
Hinkey and his brother Louis, both well
known throughout the country as former
members of Yale's football teams, narrowly
escaped death by drowning in Niagara
River on Sunday afternoon while out sail
ing in company with several prominent res
idents of Tonawanda. At the urgent request
OF the Messrs. Hinkey the matter has been
kept a secret since Sunday but the story
became public yesterday.
The two brothers are the owners OF a
sailboat, and on Sunday invited " D. Fish
Albert Thomson, and Eugene Coshaway TO
accompany them on a trip. At the time
a stiff breeze was blowing and the water
looked treacherous.
For an hour after the yacht left the har-
Dor it glided back and forth across the
river. AS the yacht was being brought
about on a port tack. with sheets close
hauled, a puff of wind struck the boat
abeam and capsized her, throwing the oc-
cupants into the river.
Owing to the danger in getting foul of
the rigging, the struggling men drifted
away from the boat and into the fast cur
rent.
i, Boats set out from the shore and rescued
the struggling men just as they Were show
ing signs of exhaustion.
The evening times., 1899-09-06
DEATH OF AN OLD ACTRESS.
Mrs. Sarah 4. Baker Passes Away nj
the Forrest Homo.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Sarah A.
Baker, who died from rheumatism at the
Forrest Home. near Philadelphia, was at
her death, the oldest actress in this country.
This distinction became hers on the death
of Mrs. Clara Maeder year ago. Her last
appearance was made with Thomas w.
Keene during the season preceding his
death After that she retired from the
stage and place was found for her at the
Forrest Home. Mrs. Baker was born in
Philadelphia in 1918 and made her debut
nineteen years later at the Walnu, Street
Theatre, of which her father, Charles S
Porter. was at that time manager. She
was acting in Buffalo in 1853 when she was
married to ]. S. Baker, a well-known actor
of his time.
Mrs. Baker belonged to various stock
companies in the larger cities and later
deferred to the new order and Joined one
of the travelling companies. She had made
a reputation before this as an actress Of
sound talents and had acted all the plays
of the repertoire standard in the days 9f
her earlier career. From the first day of
her professional experience she acted al
most exclusively in the old -fashione I dra-
ma. She played with all the famous actors
of her professional life. With the thr !;
Booths, Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cush-
man, and E. l.. Davenport she had been
honorably associated. Her husband died
many years ago. She leaves a daughter.
The evening times., 1899-09-06
A POLITICAL ENDLESS CHAIN.
Plans for Electing Democrat to
Succeed Mr.. Reed. y

BJDDEFORD, Me-, Sept. 6.-The endless
chain method for raising a campaign fund
has been put in operation by William A.
Roberts, Biddefords Democratic candi-
date for the Congressional nomination.
He and few of his hackers in the dis
trict nave formed an organization to be
known as the First District Democratic
Association The president is Luther B.
Roberts, of Portland, formerly chairman
of the Democratic committee in that city,
and the treasurer is Edward Hubbard for
merly city clerk of Biddeford. Candidate
Roberts is secretary. One hundred cop
les of a circular letter were sent out yes
terday soliciting dollar subscriptions.
Every recipient of the letter is asked to
contribute a dollar and write letters to
five of his Democratic friends, soliciting
subscriptions from them and requesting
them 10 write five others.
The letter says in most sanguine terms
that Democrat can easily, be elected to
succeed Thomas B. Reed providing the
Democrats will organize and lend hand
in swelling the campaign funds. 1t adds
that il any money remains after the elec-
tion OF a Democratic Congressman it will
be delivered to the Democratic State COM
mittee for use in the next general CAM
paign
The evening times., 1899-09-06
An Innocent Ne,r Yorker.

The Chicago newspaper men have been
having very good time over the case of
one Mr., L. F. Peck, of New York. II is
long since the citizens of the Windy CITY
have had SO sweet a morsel to roll under
then tongues as the story of this gentle
man. OF course, one is sorry for Mr.. Peck
but 1T lis not much to be wondered at
that his history causes comment, even If
Tome Of the commentators do appear to he
OVERRIDING the thing.
New York has long posed as the ,nIy
city in the United States. other towns he
ing comparatively bucolic. When the Bos-
ton man comes to the metropolis he is
treated with respect OF course, but with a
subtle air Of patronage, as one who has de-
voted SO much time to literature that he
cannot be really cognizant of the things
which are going on in the world. The
Eesterner is the object OF aduiation Do
the hotelkeepers and cabmen since he usu-
Glly has money, while the higher circles of
Manhattan regard him as a sort of speci-
men. As for Chicago, New York has long
affected to ignore the assumption that
Chicago has any society at all. In short,
New Workers regard the inhabitants of the
The evening times., 1899-09-06
Real Generals for War.

Ii it be true that Secretary Roo. favors
the idea of sending Generals Miles, Mer-
ritt. and Brooke to the Philippines TO take
active command Of the army, and withdraw
ing Otis altogether, he will find that The
country is behind him enthusiastically in
such n movement. 1t is time that the
military and civil system in the Island OF
Luzon, which is the work of the Adjutant
Generals office, should be abolished, and
that the serious work of war should be
corfided to the actual army chiefs who are
now at home sucking their thumbs" II
Mr.. Root has influence enough with the
Administration to make the change he
rescue the President from policy and
position exposing him to incessant ridi-
cule, and eliminate the principal cause Of
past failure in the Philippines.
We cannot tell whether or not the pull
of Otis in the War Department is still
strong enough to keep him in the palace at
Manila in one capacity or another, but it is
satisfactory 10 observe a growing conf
dence in army circles that he will be called
to Washington to participate in the last
act of the roaring farce entitled The
Peace Commission; Or, The Epidemic OF
and then be kept here.
What we are led to expect from Secre-
tary Root, on the whole seems too good
to be true but the situation certainly does
look hopeful.