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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02

phil ROTH was sperrit'' on Halo
wen. Chief of Police Pierce was enlist
ing posse to capture Phil but the big
fellow got away with his horn.
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THE following is report of the result
OF the examinations for country school
diplomas in this county.
Diplomas were granted to the follow
ing pupils
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There were $50 applicants of whom 1876
received diplomas. SO Second Honors
and 81 Third Honors. No pupil reached
the required minimum average for a
First Honor.
The diplomas were distributed among
the following towns; Cato %, Mantle
voc Rapids is, Newton II, Mishicott
and Maple Grove 10 each, Meeme Z,
Kossuth, Liberty and Franklin 6 each,
Eaton and Rockland 5 each, Gibson,
Schleswig, Centerville and Cooperstown
4 each, Two Creeks and Two Rivers 3
each.
Every town in the county was repre-
sented. The number of Second Honor
diplomas granted has exceeded that Of
any previous year, though the number
of Third Honors has been lessened and
rightly So for under the conditions now
prevailing pupils whose minds are not
sufficiently mature to master the requir-
ed subjects and who have not completed
the course of study, are attending the
examinations.
The examination is intended for those
who have completed the nine years
work of the district school. Then and
only then can the expectations OF the
Course of Study be realized.
Only First and Second Honors will be
awarded next year, and the averages re-
quired will be announced later.
The literature work for the year will
be found in number SO ON Extra, Of the
Riverside Literature Series.
FRED CHRISTENSEN,
Supt. of Schools.
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@. T0RRISON co.

The Spotless Steam Sponger, invention for shrinking
We have these
shrink dress goods without taking off the lustre finish is
great improvement
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COM MiTTED SUICIDE.
Sad End of an Artillery officer Volunteers
Ready to Leave.

Manila, June 7-7:10 a. m.-Lieuten-
ant Fred Pierce, 9Th artillery, commit
ted suicide this morning He came
from Iloilo a week ago on leave. but
fingered here beyond the limit and
failed to reply to repeated kilograms
from his commander.
Yesterday he was put under arrest
on his commanders orders This. morn
ing another officer called to see him.
when he suddenly pulled a revolver
from under his pillow and shot himself
through the heart. II = friends say MS
mind was affected by recent sun
stroke.
A Spanish paper asserts that Colonel
Arguilles. one of the members of the
original Filipino military commission
who We're placed under arrest at Taralc
last month after returning to Luna's
camp from their conference with the
United States commissioners, has been
court -martialed and sentenced to II
years imprisonment for friendship
displayed towards the Americans"
The Second OregsIj sVolunteer regi-
ment has returned to the barracks in
Manila and is preparing to return to
the United States. The order to sail in
a few days will be issued.
The 1st California regiment will be
relieved by a regiment of regulars at
an early date and will follow the Ore
gonians.
1t is intended to send the 1st Colo
rado and the LIST Nebraska regiments
next
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HAS STARTED FOR HOME
Dewey Is Anxious to Avoid All
Demonstrations.
WITH MILITARY HONORS
A Member OF the First Montana Buried
in San Francisco - Volunteers
Are Making Preparations
to Return.

Hong Kong, June 6.-The cruiser
Olympia, with Admiral Dewey on
board. left here at 4 o'clock this after
noon. There was no demonstration.
The weather was wet 1t was blowing
and raining hard at the time of the
Warships departure. Consul Wildman
remained on the Olympia until the last
moment with few friends of the ad-
miral who went aboard to say farewell
While passing the cruiser Powerful
the band of the Olympia played the
British national anthem and gave the
bugle salute. There was no firing The
Powerful replied with similar salute
and her band played Hail Columbia -
AS the Olympia passed the Italian
admirals ship the Olympias band
played the Italian national anthem and
gave the admirals' salute, which COM
pliments returned
Then the Olympia's band played
Aud Lang Syne" and the band of the
Powerful played Home, Sweet Home"
Admiral Dewey is apparently anxious
to avoid all demonstrations
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THE CAROLINE PURCHASE.
The Agreement Vigorously Attacked by
the Leftists

Berlin, June 6.-The minister of for
eisn affairs, Baron Won Buelow, in the
relchStag to-day made a statement on
the subject of the German Spanish
treaty for the Cession of the Caroline,
Ladrone and Pelew islands. He said
that in order to round off the German
possessions in the Pacific, and in view
Of German commercial interests which
ha 1 long existed in the Carolines. I'VE
considered it our duty to take care of
this group, so that in the event of a
change in ownership it should not be
lost to Germany"
Continuing. the baron said: IAN un-
derstanding has also been arrived at
with Spain regarding the mutual grant
ing of conventional tariffs, such as cor
respond with the wishes and interests
of German as well as Spanish trade. So
soon the cortes sanctions the sale of
the islands we will Immediately submit
the necessary bills to the reichstag
which will have the opportunity of a
thorough and practical examination of
the matter Until then we hope the
reichstag will defer its discussion from
international courtesy" (Cheers).
In spite of the request of the minister
Of foreign affairs, Herren Babel and
Richter, in behalf of the German left
lists, during the course of the debate on
the supplementary estimates, vigorous
ly attacked the Spanish German agree
ment, criticised the exorbitant price
paid for the islands and claimed they
were of little value.
Herr Babel assailed the strikers bill
and said it contained the most violent
attack ever made upon the freedom and
human dignity of the working classes
and came at the moment when, on the
side of the Vosges mountains, the
wrong done to single individual is be-
ing repaired, and when, on the other
side of the Alps, the monarchy was
trying to undo by amnesty the wrong
done at Milan during preceding year.
The speaker then described the bill as
shameful and was called to order. The
secretary of state for the interior
Count PasadowskiWeh elmer. replied that
the bill was intended to cope with the
excrescences upon the right of combi-
nation which, he added, no state could
tolerate, but it was too important to
deal with casually and would be de-
bated later on.
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ONE MAN WAS KILLED
In the Fight With the Train
Robbers.
HAD THEM HEMMED IN
The Three Outlaws Made Their Escape
in the Darkness - A Posse OF
Sixty-Five Men Are on
the Trail.

Cheyenne, Wyo., June GA second
battle with the dynamiters of the Unicn
Pacific express train has been fought
in the mountains 40 miles north of Cas-
per by the sheriff's posse which has
been in pursuit since Sunday morning.
and as a result one man is dead, and
probably more. The first battle vas
fought Sunday on Tea Pot creek, 80
miles north of Casper. No one was
wounded during this engagement out
several horses were killed The second
battle was fought last evening at
point 10 miles farther north and in a
wilder country. The robbers, being
closely pressed, made a determined
stand behind some rocks in a deep ra-
vine and. when the posse put in an ap-
pearance opened fire at close range
Sheriff Joe Hazen of Douglas Wyo. fell
at the first fire, being shot through the
stomach. The officer was removed to
safe place and afterwards brought to
Casper by two cowboys, arriving al the
latter place this noon.
General Manager Dickinson of the
Union Pacific, who has been at Casper
since Monday directing the work of
hunting down the robbers, rendered the
use of his private train and Hazen was
taken to his home at Douglas. \ tele~
gram from there this evening states
that the officer died shortly after reach
ing his home
The posse resumed the fight as soon
as Hazen had been removed and was
successful in short time in driving tha
robbers from their stronghold and away
from their horses, which were secured.
The robbers retreated to natural fort
among the rocks some two miles away,
where they entrenched themselves and
prepared for a bitter fight. The posse
quietly divided up and surrounded the
place, and when courier left the scene
the officers were lying on their arms
with the robbers completely surrounded
and hemmed in. An urgent request was
sent in for reinforcements and a sup
ply of food and ammunition.
In response United States Marshal
Hadsell of Wyoming, who had just
reached Casper from the western part
of the state, where he had been hunting
for the other three train robbers, start
ed out with another posse and with
arms, food, ammunition ard horses in
plenty.
The capture of the three robbers who
are hemmed in the mountains As miles
north of Casper lis now thought certain,
but whether they will ever reach the
railroad is another question, as there is
intense excitement in Casper and in
Douglas and talk of lynchng the rob-
bers, if caught, is plentiful.
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ARE FOR HENDERSON,
New York Republican Congressman viii
support the Iowan.

New York, June Ga conference of
republican congressman of New York
state to decide upon a candidate for
the speakership of the house of repre-
sentatives was held at the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel to-day and resulted in a de-
cision to support David B. Henderson
of Iowa.
After the conference had adjourned
the following telegram was sent to
General Henderson at Dubuque, Iowa:
THE republican representatives from
New York state at meeting to-day,
Mr.. Wadsworth and Mr.. Roy with
drawing therefrom, and Mr.. Payne not
being present, rendered me their sup
port for speaker. l acknowledged with
gratitude the honor, but stated that, In
my opinion, majority of the republ-
cans of the Fifty-siXth congress had al
ready voluntarily expressed a prefer
ence for you and that support was not
confined to any section; that with long
acquaintance and service with you I
was aware of your eminent fitness for
the position of speaker and that unail-
nous election would tend to strengthen
you, whereupon the meeting, at my re-
quest, instructed me to notify you that
the New York republican representa-
tives rendered you their support.
JAMES S. SHERMAN"
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IT WAS NEWS.
Washington Has No Knowledge of Can
ada's Alleged Proposal.

Washington, June 6.-The statement
made in the Canadian house by the
premier, to the effect that the Canadian
government had proposed to the United
States to establish a custom house on
the Dalton trail and regard it as mark
ing the provisional boundary there,
caused much surprise here, the officials
asserting that this is the first they have
heard of such a proposition. They ad-
NIT the accuracy of the statement that
for the past two years, by tacit agree
ment, the customs houses on the Chill
koot and White passes have been rec
oSnized as marking the provisional
boundary, but know nothing of the
Dalton trail The last Canadian prop
osition, it is said, embodied a vague
proposition to locate a provisional
boundary by some unrecognized noun
tain peaks, but contained no reference
to the Dalton trail custom house.
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FITZ LET UP.
The Hot Weather Has Interfered With
His Training.


New York, June 6.-Bob Fitzsimmons
was compelled to let up a little in his
training work to-day owing to the ex-
treme heat Martin Julian advised the
champion to take things easy. Instead
of boxing with his sparring partners in
the barn, Fitzsimmons had a canvas en-
closure erected in the rear of his resi-
dence and there he fought nine hard
and fast rounds with Dan Dickey, Jack
Everhardt and "Yank" Kenney.
Fltz appeared to be on edge and, if
anything, looked to be trained a trifle
fine. His work with the gloves was all
that is desired by his most sanguine
adherents and When he turned in for
shower bath and a rub down Bob show
ed no signs of fatigue, while the other
three pugiists We're winded consider
ably Fitzsimmons is now about the
middleweight limit and chuck full of
confidence in his ability to win from
the young Californian. who will have
an advantage in weight of nearly so
pounds when they meet next Friday
night at Coney Island.
The early morning work was also
reduced and with the exception of
punching the bag and a turn with the
medicine ball, Fitz did not exert him
self. After heating a hearty dinner this
evening, Bob took his usual run of IL
miles and as soon as he had another
1ub down retired.
Martin Julian, who is watching out
for the interests of the champion said
tonight that F'itz was in rare good
trim and that from now on the work
would be diminished gradually, as he
felt that his man was on edge and there
would be no further use for exhaustive
training
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DEVERY WILL STOP 1T.
The First Hard Blow Struck Will Be the
Signal

New York, June 6.-Chief of Police
Devery tonight gave out the following
statement relative to the action he viii
taSe in case the Fitzsimmons-Jeffr
nght next Friday night resolves itself
INTO a brutal slugging match"
From certain published statements
OF experts on prizering and boxing mat
ters, and from various sources, it would
appear that the two would-be pugilis-
tic champions who are down for
sparrlng match at the Coney Island
Athletic club on Friday night next, or
their hackers or managers, intend to
nave under the guise of the Horton
low, sparrins contest, genuine old
time slugging match or prizefight If
no such slugging match is intended,
then the inference is that these state
ments and impressions are spread for
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INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Report on the Method of Inquiry Into
Transportation.

transportation.
Washington, June 6.-The Industrial
commission resumed its sittings to-day,
but heard no testimony. A report out
lining a method of inquiry on the sub
ject of transportation made by Profess
sor Johnson of the University of Penn
sylvania was submitted and referred
to the subcommittee on transportation.
This plan was prepared under instruc-
tions of the commission and therefore
will most probably be adopted. The re-
port advised the division of the inquiry
into four parts, as follows:
First-The control of the transporta-
ton corporations by means of charter
provisions, giving in this connection
history of efforts in this line, together
with the results of such efforts in diff
ferent states and also make a compari-
son of European railway charters with
those of the United States.
SecOnd-TaXation as a means of pub
lie control by the states and by con-
gress.
Third-The control of railroads exer-
CiSed by courts versus receivers and by
means of injunCtions.
FOurth-PubliC control of transports
and telegraph companies and carriers
by water-whether further legislation is
necessary and, if so, what form 1t
should take.
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COINCIDENCE.
A Message Sent by the President to the
Family of Frank Thomson,

Family of Frank Thomson.
Philadelphia, June 6-Among the mes
sages of coincidence received by the fam
lily of the late Frank Thomson, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railway COM
pany, was the following:
Executive Mansion, Washington, June
6.-Miss Anne Thomson; You have the
heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. Mckinley and
myself in the loss of your dear father.
We share your sorrow.
"WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
1t has been decided to hold the funeral
services at the late residence of Mr..
Thomson on Thursday.
The directors of the company will meet
tomorrow, when Mr. Thomsons successor
will probably be chosen. The responsible
ity will fall to either James McCrea, first
vice president of the lines west Of Pitts
burg. or S. M. Provost. at present third
vice president Of the company.
John P. Green, first vice president of the
company, would ordinarily be promoted
to the presidency, but it is understood he
does not desire the position.
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IN FINE FORM.
Jeffries Will Now Confine Himself to
Light Road Work.

New York, June 6.--The remaining
days which Jim Jeffries will have be-
fore coming to New York for the fight
on Friday night will be given up to
very light work. He has gotten him
self into fine form and he will do but
little road work and that of a very light
nature.
Jeffries to-day says he is willing to
match his strength and skill against
that possessed by any man known to
the ring. He seems to have himself
well in hand and is confident of sue
cess. He said to-day:
Il will defeat Fitzsimmons Friday
night and establish my claim to the
heavyweight championship. How l will
do it is impossible to say. My object
will be to land FitZ at the first oppor-
tunity, whether it is the first blow IN
the first round or the last blow in the
last round. l do not propose to trifle
with him and my first consideration is
to win the fight at all hazards"
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TRAP EXPERTS.
State Shoot Under the Auspices of the
Audubon Club at Buffalo.

Buffalo, N. Y, June 6.--Trap shooting
experts from all over the United States
and Canada participated in the state shoot
which opened here to-day under the aus
pices of the Buffalo Audubon club. There
were nine target events on the card for
the day, the total number of targets to be
shot at being 165. Four events are al 10
targets, four at 20 and one at 25. In the
smaller number events the conditions are
s25 added, entrance fee s. five moneys.
The % target event has an entrance fee of
s. and $500 guarantee in the purse sur
plus added. In this event there are eight
moneys.
Fifty dollars is added for the days anna
tour average and the 10 high guns to get
s. each. The weather conditions at the
opening were about perfect In the first
event, 10 blue rocks, there were 156 en-
tries. The following tied at Is: Mallory,
Grant, Waters. Daley and Zeeler
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EScaDed in the DarlSne ess.

Omaha, Neb., June Ga special to
the Bee from Cheyenne, Wyo., says:
A courier reached Casper tonight
from the scene of the fight and reported
that the outlaws escaped through the
lines of the posse in the intense dark
ness of last night. They stole the
horses of a freighting outfit and are
now flying for the Hole in the Wall
Sixty-five men, under United States
Marshal Hadsell, took up the trail to-
day and are in pursuit The three out
laws are Bob Taylor, of the Hoe-n-
they Wall band; a Mexican and a Casper
gambler named Cavinaugh.
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PROTEST ANSWERED.
Alleged That the American Claims Were
Exaggerated.

Vancouver. b. c.. June 1.-THE provin-
Ciai government has forwarded to Ottawa
its reply 10 the protest of American min
ers in the Atlin country against the act
prohibiting aliens from taking up placer
claims in British Columbia. The protest
which is a very long one, will be filed with
the Washington government through the
Ottawa government. Discussing the mat
ter Minister Cotton said the protests of
the American miners greatly exaggerated
the conditions. Nobody, he said, had
been deprived of any rights he had OBJ
tanned. All who had recorded claims
prior TO the passage of the act had been
left in undisputed possession.
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InCOrporatel.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. June 6.-Ine Butte and Ruby
Valley Smelling company was incorpo-
rated to-day by James Murray Charles
Schatzlein, Seawell Davis. William Ows-
ley. Silas f. King and others: capital
$1,000, fully paid up. The concern will
carry on a mining and smelling business
in Madison county at Twin Bridges.
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Siler Has Not Decided.

New York, June 6.-George Silver
who will referee the big fight between
Jeffries and Fitzsimmons at Coney ISL
and Friday night, arrived from Chi
cago tonight.
Il have not decided upon any special
course to pursue in the big fight" he
said, because I have not had a chance
TO talk with the principals. | don't see
why this should be any harder to ref
cree than other big fights at which
have presided. Both men are pretty
easy to get along with in the ring"
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PAYMENT OVERDUE,
American Holders of Spanish Obligations
Want Their Money.

"abt iheiF money.
Washington, June Cone of the first
duties that will be imposed upon Bel
lamy Storer when he takes up his post
at Madrid will be to secure the rein
statement of the book of perpetual
rentes' of Spain of the names of the
holders of the obligations issued to
them by Spain as one of the results of
the negotiations of the treaty of 1884.
These American holders are entitled to
an annual payment of about $500, 900.
but the payment was omitted during
the late war and is now overdue. The
senate committee on foreign relations
has held that these debts are not ex-
tinguished by war and are still bind
ing upon Spain. and some of the hold
ers of the rentes have made an ap-
peal to the state department for inter
cession in their favor.
1t is not known a the state depart
ment just when Mr.. Storrer will be pre-
Sented at Madrid.
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HELD UP AND ROBBED,
Good Work Landed the Highwaymen Be-
hind the Bnrs.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. June 6.-Mark Goodman and
William Reed, two railroad Iaborers, who
were en- route to Western Montana to
work on the Northern Pacific, ware held
UP in the Northern Pacific yard here about
midnight last night and robbed of few
dollars in silver and some pocket trnkets
by two men, one of whom wore mask,
and backed the demands for money with
a pistol. Policeman Quentin to-day arrest
ed both of the highwaymen to-day in a
beer hall on the descriptions. One of them
attempted to pull a gun, but the officer
was too quick for MIN and covered him
with his own weapon At the jail all of
the stolen property was found on the men,
who gave the names of John Dixon and
William Clancy. Their identification is
complete and the authorities hope to soon
have them doing their time in Deer Lodge.
They are believed to be professionals, and
to have been implicated in bigger pieces
of lawbreakng in Montana of late.
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tho blin


Considering the parties to the con-
tract. their respective weights-210 and
1856 pounds-and other attending cir
cumstances and conditions, it is almost
a physical impossibility for the two in
dividuals referred to to carry on law
full contest for points on the coming oc-
cason. The very nature of things tends
to an out-and-out prizefight.
Il shall be present at the contest,
and, as chief of police, shall person
ally see to it that the letter and the
spirit of the law relative to such con-
tests are obeyed, and there will be no
slugging nor heavy hitting; nothing
but clean-cut, lawful sparring exhibi-
tion for points Any person who per-
mits himself to be gulled or imposed
upon by thinking otherwise will find
himself very much mistaken 1t will
be well for the public to understand
that the first heavy blow struck will
mark the end of the contest"