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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17

merely substituted his own for the
dealers deck, handed his deck to the
dealer, and, with single motion of his
hand, emptied the dealers cards into
the handkerchief. While all eyes were
intent upon Hunters bet, Matterson
had unlocked the handkerchief,
wadded it up with the cards in it, and
stuck the whole business into his
pocket He had rung in a cold deck"
The one-legced brakeman, who had
been impatiently waiting chance to
break in, said ",rhem Mexikins amt
got no sense. | heard onct of a al
o.lde in the little town of Nalladeras,
out in Noovo Leou. close to the narrer
guage. There was hole five feet deep
an six feet across in the middle o. tn
only street, an some Amerikins that
happened along arsked him wy he
dicn't fill ii up. The hole had been
there fur so years, an he hadn't never
thought of tixin' it. but he said it
wouldn't be bad idee. So he set some
poems to work. Under his bossin' they
dug a hole in front o. tn old hole an
threw in tn dirt. When they got
through tn old hole was full an they
had a new hole. They had to fill thet
hole up, an they did it in the same way
They KEEP this up for two months,
workin' slow, in Mexikin fashion, an
layin off on feast days. They alters
had hole to spare, but it didn't both
er 'em any. Finally they got out into
tn country an quit with a big hole in
tn middle of tn road, but thet weren't
any o tn alcalde's concern. ! guess
he's tn only man alive thet ever dug
a hole out o town"
Il suppose that will be about ALL"
said the conductor. and the railroad
men went home.-N. Y. Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17
PIANOS GIN THE PERIOD"
Expensive Instrume nts Made for tn e
Children of the Rich TO
Practice On.

The modern piano is made in the
style and period of the room in which
it is to be placed, and the cases carved
and painted for these coquettish instru-
mentsa are marvels Of decorative art, says
the New York Commercial Advertiser.
The Louis XVI. drawing-Yoom has its
piano Of white wood, with straight legs
and panels chastely decorated in pale,
soft colors. The empire room has its
piano of mahogany emblazoned with
brass torches and the Napoleonic bees,
very heavy and splendid and imposing.
The Watteau boudoir's piano is gem,
light and airy, and fantastic, all pale
colors and gilt, with charming shep-
herdesses frisking about on the cover
and sides.
There are pianos In pure Sheraton,
prim and trim and daintily severe; pi-
amos of satinwood, inlaid with colored
bow knots and symbolical pictures of
music; little early empire pianos that
look like old spinets and have keys O.
tortoiseshell and mother-o'-pearl,a and
last, but not least, piano with panels
of Vernis-Martin, arranged between in
terlacings of bronze taken from Reiss-
ner's Bureau du Roi' in the Louvre.
One wonders if the little children of
the rich find practicing on these splen-
did music boxes a whit pleasanter than
the children of the average family find
drumming on vulgar tin pan," of no
beauty and no period"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17
STRANGE mnnn.nuA .vorOM.
Spendthrift Spinsters Were Able 10
Avoid Their Debt Liabilities
by Foregoing Finery.

1t was an old idea that husband
only in a sheet or in the most elemen
tary linen garment was not in any way
liable for the debts previously con.
tracted by her, says the writer of Love
and Legend of the English Church.
Our parish registers and local tradi.
tons give ms ample illustration of this
quaint idea. At Chiltern, All Saints
Wiltshire, is the following entry:
John Bridmore and Annie Selwood
was married Oct. II, TIA. The afore.
said Anne Selwood was married in
her smock without any clothes
or headgear on" Similar cases oc.
CURED at Gorton Green in 1898, at
Ashton-under-Lyne in 1771 and at
Otley in 1908. Avis Birmingham Ga.
zette for 1877 vouches for an extraor.
binary story, according to which o
bride disrobed in the vestry and ap.
peared at the altar without even the
amount of clothing worn by the ladies
In the above cases.
The latest example of which the
present writer knows comes from Lin
colnshire. The register of Gedney has
this commonplace entry: Dec. 2,
1912. David Wilkinson, full age, bach
elor, laborer, of Gedney, to Susan Far
ran, full age, widow, of Gedney.n
Local tradition supplements this briei
account by relating that the bride was
dressed in sheet stitched about her
with holes cut for the passage of her
ha
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NOVEL LITERARY DECISION.
the Superiority of Tennyson
or Browning.

We have heard of juries deciding the
guilt or innocence of the prisoner by
casting lots. and doubtless other mo-
mentous questions have been settled
by an appeal to chance, but here is an
instance of literary superiority being
decided by an appeal to force:
The citizens of small settlement in
which there were no school facilities
decided on a literary club, or debating
society, for the improvement of the
mind.
A drummer came along and gave
them the first subject for debates:
"Who Was the Greatest Poet, Tenny-
son or Browning?"
AS majority of the members knew
nothing of either, an old inhabtant
rose in meeting and said:
"Seein' as we amt got no books here
to go by, l move that Zac Jones an
Bill Spurlin git out in the middle O.
the meetin' an see which th'ows the
other down fust. Well give each one
o them the name o one o the gentle
men we're debatin', an decide the ques-
ton that way"
Then Browning and Tennyson-in
the persons of Zac Jones and Bill Spur
lin-came forward and went at it,.
Spurlin - who masqueraded as
BrowDing-threw Jones four times,
after which the president announced
Browning as greater poet than Ten
nyson, and the secretary was instructed
to secure Mr.. Browning's address and
tell him how he had come OUT
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17
ArnaIess Rrides.

A woman without arms was lately
married at Christ church, New Zealand.
The ring was placed upon the fourth toe
of her left foot. A similar marriage to
this was performed at ST. james
church, Bury st. Edmunds, in 1882.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17

A Kansas soldier who was present at
the capture of Malolos says that the
flag of truce displayed by the natives
who remained in the town when the
American troops advanced was pair
OF white trousers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-08-17
Not Yet,

Globe-Trotter-Are you going to re-
cuperate this summer?
Stay-at-Tome-No, | shall wait until
my family gets back, and then wen
see what there is left 10 recuperate on.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
A Cornish Diver Just Returned From
the Scene
Thinks There is Very Little Prospect Of
Saving the Atlantic Liner.
Says the Big Ship is Pierced by
Rocks Amidship, the Bulkheads
Are Practically Useless, and
Even if She Were Gotten OFF the
Rocks Believes She Would Sink.

FALMOUTH (England), May IA
leading Cornish diver who returned
here from the Paris takes very
pessimistic view of the prospects OF
saving the liner. To the correspondent
of the Associated Press he said:
Il do not anticipate that the Paris
will be refioated. She is pierced by
rocks amidships, her fore holds are
badly damaged, the bulkheads are
practically useless and even If she
were gotten off the rocks, 1 believe
she would sink
In my opinion, the only remedy is
a false bottom, which it would take
a month to complete, and I believe that
even moderately rough weather in the
meantime would break up the ship
Everything is in readiness for to-
morrow's effort to ref1oat the vessel II
the weather continues favorable.
The most of the passengers of the
Paris left here on two special trains
this morning. Some of them will go
on board the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
which is scheduled to touch at South
ampton to-day, but the majority of
them will take passage ON board the
Amerian Line steamer St. Paul, which
will sail from Southampton on Satur-
day next.
The travellers were intensely grateful
to the Cornish folk for the unintereSted
hospitality of the latter, and as the
trains moved out of the station the
passengers Justify cheered those who
had assembled on the platform to wish
them Godspeed.
The weather is favorable to the
stranded ship. A light wind is blowing
and there is no serious amount Of
wash. Soundings which have been
taken show the ship to be resting more
favorably owing to the fact
that she has been considerably
lightened. She is not straining
at all, and there is perceptible
movement of the ship. showing clear
passage, free from rocks. Should the
steamer show signs of sinking when
taken in tow, it is proposed tc run her
where Sic struck.
Powerful tugs belonging to the Liv-
erpool Salvage Association are expected
to arrive at the scene of the wreck
this evening, and the divers believe
the additional pumps will clear the
first four holds The fifth is so badly
pierced that no amount of pumping
will clear it. The remaining six holds
are secure. 1t is expected that the
steamer now being evenly balanced
will come off the rocks without sus-
tanning further damage.
The officers of the Paris still refuse
to furnish any explanation of her get
ting out of her course. An official of
the Board of Trade came here for the
purpose of obtaining information, but
the officers refused to answer any
questions, on the ground that the Brit
ish Board of Trade has no jurisdiction,
and the inquiry into the disaster must
take place in the United States, as the
Paris is under the Amerian flag.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
PELAWAN ISLAND INCIDENT.
Particulars of Hosting and Haul
ing Down of British Ensign

LONDON, May 23.-Particulars have
just been received in London regarding
the incident of the hoiSting of the Brit
ish flag over Port Royalist, island of
Pelawan, by Captain Pfort of the Brit
ish steamer Labuan. He reports that
he visited the island on February 1st,
and found the people in a state of
CONSERVATION. The Spaniards, it ap-
pears, had left there three months pre-
viously. after saying the Americans
would take over the Government in
three days. The Spaniards. it is added,
turned the native soldiery adrift and
liberated the convicts.
The headman, it is further asserted,
asked Captain Pfort to secure protec-
ton from the Governor of Sandakan,
and the Captain gave them a small
British merchant ensign, with instruc-
tions for the people to say, if they
were molested, they were under Brit
ish protection, also handing the lead
ing man a letter in this sense. and
claiming a British portectorate over
Pelawan.
On reporting the matter to Sir
Charles Mitchell, Governor of the
Gated with the British Foreign Office,
which cabled orders to Singapore to
haul down the British flag.
The British third-class cruiser Archer
was dispatched TO haul down the flag,
the officials say, saying that Pelawan
and the adjacent islands being portions
of the Philippine group. became by
virtue of conquest American territory.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
BUFFALO STRIKES.
Differences Amicably Settled and
All to Return to Work.

BUFFALO, May 23.-To-day saw the
general breaking up of the dock strikes
here. The settlement of the grain
shovelers' trouble, as had been antic-
ipated, was quickly followed by the dis
inIegration of all the other strikes
along the water front
The strikes of the freight handlers,
marine firemen, coal beavers and ore
handlers were merely incident to the
scoopers' movement, and brought about
largely because of sympathy for them.
The announcement this morning that
the grain shovelers had decided to re-
turn to work tomorrow had an ire
sistible effect upon the other labor
movements.
The freight handlers committee held
a conference early tonight with Con-
tractor Connors and representatives of
the associated lake lines. The freight
handlers agreed to waive the question
of wages. in return for other substan-
tial concessions.
The marine firemen, who went out in
sympathy for the grain shovelers, voted
at meeting to-day to declare the strike
off, and return to work.
The ore and coal men We're in confer
ence tonight An advance in wages
and other minor concessions was grant
ed to the men, and both strikes were
declared off All the men go to work
tomorrow
The record-union., 1899-05-24
LYNCHING IN MEXICO.
Seven Negro Laborers Put to Death
by Regulators.

CINCINNATI, May pa special to
the Enquirer from Diaz, Mexico.
says: There is great excitement in the
town of San Dialo, ten miles from here.
over the lynching of seven colored la
borers on the Mexican Central Rail-
road.
Jose Santo, Spanish negro, attemnt-
ed to assault the wife of Senior Dupley,
a ranch owner, and escaping from the
plantation, was tracked by bloodhounds
and in company with nine others was
captured in a hut ON the river bank
opposite Eagle Pass. The regulators
did not attempt to prove the guilt of
any of the negroes, but hung three OF
them and shot four more who were at
tempting to escape.
The officials are swearing in deputies,
as race trouble is threatened in the
colored quarter
Four of the negroes killed are Ameri-
cans, and all have served sentences in
the Texas penitentiary.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
TRADE AT MANILA.
It's Present Condition Good, in
Spite Of the War.

WASHINGTON, May 23-Assistant
Secretary of War Meiklejohn has re-
ceived through Secretary of State Hay
a letter from United States Consul Gen
eral Dubose at ST Gall, Switzerland, in
which the latter says:
Il recently took an occasion to ask
some Swiss merchants for information
regarding the condition of the affairs
at Manila and Iloilo, where they have
large commercial interests. 1t will be
gratifying to the department to learn
that in every instance the most cheerful
views We're expressed and real satisfac-
ton shown at the present condition Of
trade AS one gentleman expressed it:
Our trade continues good in time of
war, and we have every reason to look
forward to an era of great prosperity
in the Philippines when peace is per-
manently established
"One of these merchants quoted a
part of a letter from his son, who wrote
in effect that the discipline and bravery
of the United States soldiers have won
the admiration of all foreigners. The
GOODNESS and splendid courage shown by
the men going into battle is marvellous,
and will not soon pass from the mem
ory of those who witnessed their sur
passing valor."
The record-union., 1899-05-24

San francisco data: Maximum teni-
perature 5S minimum 4S, mean SO.
The pressure has fallen over Utah and
Nevada, and has risen along the entire
coast
Cloudy weather and light showers are
reported over the northern half OF the
Pacific Coast.
The temperature has fallen over near
ly all Of the Pacific Slope It has ris-
en- about 10 degrees over Idaho. Wyom-
ing and Montana. Thr,.aghout Cali
fornia the temperatures are about II
degrees below the normal
The following maximum wind veloci-
ties are reported Independence 80
miles per hour from the southwest;
Carson City 36 west
COPIUS DOWNPOUR OF RAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Rain
began falling here shortly before 9
o'clock this evening, and has contin-
ued steadily up to midnight with no
indica ton of ceasing. The weather IS
mild, and copious downpour is ar
ticipated.
SANTA ROSA, May 23-This even
ing heavy rain commenced to fall.
The prospects are that there will be
The record-union., 1899-05-24
TROUBLE ON STEAMER AUSTRALIA
A NEGRO SHOOTS A MEMBER
OF THE CREW.
The Former in Turn Shot in the
Head by the Captain of the
Honolulu Police.

SAN FRANCISCO, May %. = The
steamer Australia arrived from Homo
lulu to-day, and brings word that the
United States transport Solace arrived
at Honolulu on May 10th from Manila
via Hongkong. She has on board a
large number of soldiers and sailors
whose time of service has expired, and
many invalided and incapacitated men.
Among her passengers is General King.
Attorney A. S. Humphreys has filed
information in the Supreme Court of
Hawaii charging Attorney General
Cooper with misconduct of Office. The
charges are lengthy and specific, and
Attorney General Cooper has been
cited to appear before the Supreme
Court in June to ai-sser the charges.
Among the passengers ON the Aus
tralia were Majors Purdy and Nicker-
son.
Serious trouble occurred on the Aus
tralia just as she was leaving the har-
Dor at Honolulu Trouble had been
brewing between two men employed IN
the gallery, named Wade (colored) and
Hall. Wade had threatened to kill
Hall, and commenced a hunt for Hall
shortly after leaving the dock. An
other employe named Gillespie saw
Wade with his pistol in his hand, and
tried to take the weapon from the ne
gro, and in the struggle Wade shot
Gillespie twice, once in the leg and
once in the abdomen.
Among .the people attracted to the
spot was Captain of the Honolulu po-
lice Evans, who was waiting for the
pilot to take him off the steamer.
Evans demanded Wade's gun, but the
negro refused to give it up, and threat
ened to shoot any one who tried to take
it from him. Captain Evans got a
rifle from one of the staterooms and
ordered Wade to throw up his hands.
Instead of obeying, Wade aimed at
Evans, but Evans was too quick for
him and dropped the negro with a
bullet in his head.
Both the wounded men were taken
back to Honolulu en- the pilot boat. 1t
is believed that Gillespie will die, but
how serious the wounds of the negro
were could not be determined.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
TRANSC0NTINENTAL RATES.
AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
HELD AT ST. PAUL.
Rivalry Between Jobbing Interests
of Pacific Coast and Commercial
Centers of Middle West.

ST. PAUL, May 23.-Representatives
of the jobbing interests of the Pacific
Coast and the important commercial
centers of the Middle West met in a
conference in the Ryan Hotel to-day,
the result of which will greatly effect
transcontinental shipping business.
The subject of discussion was the re-
cent transcontinental freight tariff put
into effect by the two northern roads
on May 1st, which the Western men
claim will ultimately cause them Sc
we're loss. Jobbers of the Middle Wesr.
on the contrary, hold that they cannot
afford to see the tariff changed, and the
opposing factions are arguing the mat
ter before representative officials of this
Western roads.
Two sessions were held to-day. an
adjournment without a decision being
taken at O'Clock. A third session
will convene tomorrow morning.
The coast jobbers represent that if
the present tariffs are continued it will
ultimately result in curtailing their
trade. They desire a greater differ
ence between car and less than carload
rates, and the prohibition of mixed
carload" shipments. They maintain
that unless greater difference is made
in car and less than carload rates. they
are certain to lose trade in their i'm
mediate territory, to which they hold
they are justly entitled.
The contest, which though entirely
friendly between the representatives Of
the two interests, is nevertheless close,
and is being waged in earnest Strong
delegations were on hand from San
Francisco Tacoma, Seattle and other
coast points to urge a change of tariff,
while st. Louis, Chicago, ST. Paul and
Duluth were equally well represented
by delegations intent upon securing the
maintenance of the present freight
rates.
About eighty jobbers in all were rep
resented and We're met in St. Paul by
J. NJ. Hannaford Vice President of the
Northern Pacific; Francis B. Clarke,
Traffic Manager of the Great Northern;
Freight Agent Somers of the Great
Northern and other prominent officials
The presentation of the case was fol-
lowed by a general discussion.
In the afternoon the representatives
of the wholesale and jobbing interests
of the Middle West contended that
Western jobbers did not take advantage
of their position, which they had ad-
vanced as their main argument, and
that evidence of this was found in th>
fact that they received only about %
per cent. of the articles on which the
less than car rates have lowered by
the water route, while the remaining
15 per cent. comes to them across the
continent by rail. They advanced the
argument that present rates on less
than car lots are from so cents to S3
per hundred pounds in advance of the
carload rates, and that this difference
is, or ought to be, sufficient for their
complete protection.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
BAPTIST MISSIONS.
Annual Assembling Of the National
Societies.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-The
Baptist National anniversaries are to be
held in the First Baptist Church of
San Francisco during the nine days be-
ginning tomorrow and ending on June
1st. 1t is expected that between 1000
and 1900 visiting Baptists will be in
the city during these services.
This is the annual assembling of the
four different societies which represent
the Baptists in the Northern and West
ern States in foreign mission, home
mission, Bible and pubhcational and
educational work
The work at the annual meetings is
entirely missionary and benevolent. II
is now fifty years since the Baptists
commenced missionary work in Cali
fornia, and this year, therefore, marks
the mi-centennial anniversary of
home mission work in this State.
The record-union., 1899-05-24
MATTERS BEFORE THE CABINET.
A REPORT FROM GEN. OTIS THE
MAIN FEATURE.
Details the Military Operations in
the Philippines UP to the
First of April.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The main
feature of the Cabinet meeting TODAY
was the reading and discussion of a de
tailed report from General Otis regard
ing the military operations in the Phil
lppines. The report carried the opera
tions up to April, and is considered sat-
isfactory. 1t was decided to make it
public
The report is pronounced by those
who heard it most interesting sum-
mary of the situation in the Philip
pines. In the main it presents the sub
ject from the military standpoint. But
probably the most important contribu-
ton is that covering the correspond
ence between General Otis and Agui-
naido, just preceding the outbreak.
showing that the American commander
used every effort to avoid a conflict
The communications from Aguinaldo
pear his signature, and give little evil
dence of conciliatory spirit or dis
position to accept American rule.
The members of the Cabinet believe
that they furnish a conclusive showing
of the rectitude of our course in deal
ing with the uprising. 1t was felt to
conditions leading up to the insurrec-
ton now existing that it was determ-
ined to make it public at once Time
was required, however to make sum
mary and prepare copies, and these will
be given out Tomorrow. The report
covers about fifteen typewriter pages.
and brings the subject up to about six
weeks ago.
The forthcoming civil service order.
" hich the President had under consid-
GRAFTON at Hot Springs, was read and it
was announced that it would be signed
and made public Tomorrow
Secretary Gage brought up the cues
tion of flag for the Cuban shipping.
About S6,000,O00 worth of Cuban shin
ping is tied up and prevented from en-
eaging in international trade. because
it had no flag to sail under The owners
have repeatedly appealed for relief. and
after explaining the situation to the
Cabinet to-day, the whole matter was
referred to Secretary Gage for solu-
tion if one could be found. Relief was
offered SO far as coastwise trade is con-
cerned by the recognition of the Cu>,an
flag for this purpose. But foreign coun-
tiiSS cannot recognize the nag of a
country that does not exist and Ameri-
can registry cannot be, granted to ships
owned by citizens of foreign country.
The question presents many complica-
tions. and it is recognized that a great
injustice is being done to the Cuban
owners of ships under the existing
state of affairs Secretary Gage will
ccEfer with the Bureau of Navigation
regarding the matter, in the hope that
some solution may be found.