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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
First publication Oct 9Th 1891
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.

Whereas, default has been made in the pay
mcnt OF the sum secured by certain II, rtgage
dated March 10th. 1886 executed by endell
Waltcrbach ard Charlotte alterbach. his
wife, Of Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, to Phil
lipp Es2wein, of the county of Sheboygan Wis
consin who is now the owner thereof condi-
toned for the payment of Twenty-eight Hun
dred Dollars (S:,S000W six years after date,
with interest at the rate of six PEI cent. per an
mum. payable annually. and with privilege of
making payments of One Hundred Dollars (Sl0D
or more at any time when interest is due; which
said mortgage was recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Manitowoc. county, Wis
consin on the 26th of March. 1896, at 5 O'Clock
p. m, in volume 43 of mortgages, on page 400
and
Whereas, notice of election by said MORTGAGE
to have the whole amount of principal and in
terest secured by said mortgage due, provid-
ed by the terms thereof and demanding pay
ment of said amount, was served upon said
Wendell Walterbach and Elizabeth Walterbach
on the 18th day of August 1899; and
Whereas there is now claimed to be due on
said mortgage and the note collateral thereto
the sum OF Three Thousand and Forty-seven
Dollars and Thirty-three Cents (s3o4133), for
principal and interest. and Fifty Dollars $50
for solicitors fees: and no proceeding, at law
or otherwise has been instituted for the recov-
cry of said debt or any part thereof; now,
therefore
Notice is hereby given: That the said mort
gage will be foreclosed by IA sale of the mort
gagged premises, and that by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in said mortgage the said
premises will be sold at public vendue at the
front door OF the court house, IN the city OF
Maritowoc, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin on
the 2Jth day of November, 1899 at 10 o'clock a.
IN.
Said mortgaged property is described in said
mortgage as follows, to-wit: The west half of
the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter
of section number one %, in sownship number
seventeen % north, of range number twenty
two Cel east; also the east half of the northwest
quarter of section number twelve 90 in town
shin number seventeen 40 north. of range
number twenty-five ce2j east, containing one
hundred acres of land, more or less, and all in
the county of Mantowoc Wisconsin.
Dated September 18th, 1899.
HENRY LEHRMANN, Sheriff
of Manitowoc County
Phillip Eszwein, Mortgagee, by Francis Will
hams, Atty for mortgagee. novl6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
First publication O tober - 1899
SHETSkFFS SALE.

CIRCUIT RT-MANTTOWOC COUNTY
and Sherman J. kilen minor heirs of John
Killen, deceased, plaintiff VS., The Manitowoc
Creamery Company; foreign corporation,
les d. Church John Mohr g. Sons an Illinois
corporation, and Forrest o. Murdoch, defend
ants.
Bv virtro end pursuant to a Judgment Of
foreclosul alI order of sale rendered in the
above emit led ION held at Tho Court House
in the city "a unity of Sheboy. n. rs dated
the end d6 OF eptenber 1898, nd 3ocketed
in the office cf the Clerk Of the Cr"uit Court of
Mgnitowcc County on the 2tth day or Septem-
Der A u. 1928 I shall offer for ale and sell to
Che n shest and best bidder, at the Sheriff 5 Of
aro in the county jail building at the corner of
Eighth ard Hancock streets in the city Of llsni-
tnwoc in said county of Mauitowuc on WeCnes-
day the End day of November, 1899, az eleven
o'rlocl; in the forenoon of that day all the fol-
loving described real estate. directed by said
iudg rlent to be sold to satisfy the amount due
TO the plaintiff for principal, interest ard costs
to-wit:
First Parcel: Beginning Mt certain print or
stake IN the South boundary line of the fo-call-
ed Lat e Shore 4 Western Railroad a distance of
six an 50-l0 chains. west of the point ofinersec-
ton of the aid south boundary line of said rail
road nd tie centerof the highway or section line
between Sections No. and 4. in Town No, 49,
North of Range No twenty-five CD East, and
thence running west on and along the saii south
boundary line of said railroad to a certain point
or stake therein and distance Of one hundred
feet thence running south parallel to the CEN
ter line OF SDWt or S''cII III lIt 70
tain point or stake. al | a Distance OF two hun
dred I'd eighteen els feet: hence rurring east
parallel % s. a south nuDe ~ line OF said rail-
road q d certt4 point = aE e. and q 81 lance
of hundr, ,et, and thence runni north
to tie point or place of beginning, distance of
2lS feet containing = acre of land. more or less
Subject to an easement TO be given to Miiwau-
kee Lake Shore 4 Western Railway Company
for railroad tracks for switching purposes.
Second Parcel: Beginning al certain point
in the center of the so-called Champlain Road,
in Section No. five (5l. in Township No nineteen
lq, North Of Range No twenty-three (2s9 East,
four chains and ter links south from the point
of intersection of the center line OF said high
way and the south boundary line of the road
he'd of the milwaukee, Lake Shore d Western
Railway Company; thence running south on
the center line of said highway Seventeen De-
grees and thirty minutes East three chsins
thence running West Seventy-two Degrees and
thirty minutes south two chains and seventy
links: thence running north on a line parallel
to the center of said highway three chains and
three links: and thence, running east 70 the
place OF beginning two chains and seventy -four
links: together with all and singular the here
ditaments and sppurtenances thereun.o belong
ing
Dated October Z, 1899.
HENRY LEHRMANN,
Sheriff OF Mantowoc Co.
J. ID. MARKHAM, Attorney for Plaintiff novl6
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
ABBOTSBURY SWANNERY.
One of the Most Ancient Game Pre-
serves in England and Its
Regulations.

Lord Ilchester's swannery at Alb
botsbury is one of the most ancient
game preserves Of England 1t has ex-
listed for 500 years, the swans being
the property of the abbots, from which
the place takes its name, and they were
entitled to legal protection. Henry IL.
enacted penalties for destroying them
Anyone who stole swans eggs from
the nest was liable to be imprisoned
for year and day in addition TO pay
ing large fine. Henry VIII. granted
the lands of this monastery to Giles
Strangways. the ancestor of the pres
ent Lord Leicester, and raised the num-
Der of swans from 500 to !, 500 birds.
The home of the swans to-day is as
nearly wild as possible, and is fine
combination of sea and land, the beau
ties of which are unrivaled. Bamboos,
pampas grass, fuchsias and exotic
shrubs flourish. When not engaged
with the swans the men on the estate
go mackerel fishing. Early in April
the swans gather Ike so many giant
albatrosses and compete for nesting
ground, a very ancient habit peculiar
TO the Abbotsbury birds. Each pair
crouches down on its choice of land,
and as there are perhaps 200 nests over
two acres the swans cover the fields
ike a flock of snowy sheep. The old
birds grab the best places, and were
it not for the swauherd the newcom-
ers would fare badly.
The swans method of building is
different from that of other birds. The
swan sits on the ground and gathers
every morsel of portable stuff she can
reach, piling it up around her. The
male bird drags reeds from the water
edge and places them within her reach.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16

making the natives intoxicated, firing
in the streets, The Germans strove to
bring about Il war, and England and
United States gave half-hearted recog-
milton to the usurpation of the gov
eminent. A conference was held in
Washington, which was broken off by
Secretary of STATE Bayard when it be-
came evident England would support
Germany in consideration of the latter
country agreeing to keep out OF the
Papuan. Egyptian, South African and
the River Niger and the Zanzibar ques-
tons.
When ten days later a German feet
started for Samoa, an act almost equiv
alent to a declaration of war, American
and English vessels were sent also.
Great excitement prevailed throughout
the country, as a battle was surely
expected. A civil war resulted and
Mataasese was defeated by those who
rallied around Mataafa, relative of
Malictoa. Bismarck was warned by the
American government after Is towns
had been shelled, and he asked the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
A KEYLESS LOCK.
The Latest and Most Acceptable In
nOvation Proposed for Post
ONCE Boxes.

There is more than 100000 of the
people's money locked up in post Of
fee KEYS, each and every key-holder be-
ing required 10 put up with the post
master deposit for his key, the amount
deposited being returned when the box
is given up and rent paid, says the
Washington Times Postmasters are
required to keep strict account of the
key-deposit fund, while the post office
department here has a regular division
set apart for keeping this account. AS
a postal official puts it, there is great
deal of trouble and no money in the
transactions. and the final outcome of
the trial of the keyless locks which are
to be tried in the principal offices of the
country is eagerly looked for. The de-
partment has hong wanted a keyless
lock. but none of the lock inventions
until the present was regarded as in any
way calculated to prove acceptable.
Contracts have been made for n supply
of the new locks, which will first be
tried in New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and St. Louis, as the
largest and most important offices, and
then in ST. Paul, Mimi; Cleveland, o.;
Hartford, Conn; Madison, Wis, and
Rockford, III. These offices will be fit
ted out as soon as the factory can COM
plete the making of the boxes. If they
prove IN every way satisfactory to the
department and 10 the patrons they
will be placed in the offices throughout
the country. but not to the entire ey-
clusion Of the lock-boxes. 1t is the be-
lief of the post Office department lock
experts that the keyless box will prove
blessing.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
No" they both replied.


There is more than one way of carry
ing cigarettes about as was shown by
soldiers marching in the Dewey land
parade in New York. Cigarettes car
ried in a closely-buttoned and belted
uniform would be hard to get at. So
some men carried them in their guns
they were safe there and easy to get
at. When the column halted a soldier
who had thus provided himself would
Zip his gun muzzle forward, and out
would slip a cigarette, which he would
light and smoke ir the brief halt. This
illustration of the use of a gun for q
cigarette case never failed to interest
the SnectatnrS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
BENT RIFLE WITH A HISTORY.
Souvenir of the Battle of Manila
That Cost Its Insurgent Owner
His Life.

Among the many objects of interest
in the collection of war trophies and
curios from the Philippines that has
recently been placed on exhibition in
the Battle of Manila building on Wa
bash avenue is a bent and shattered
Remington rife. This rife is of in
terest because of the following story,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
During the first battles of the Amer
lean troops with the Filipinos around
Manila a charge was ordered TO drive
the enemy from a strong position. The
charge took the American troops over a
rice field which the enemy had occupied
at the beginning Of the engagement,
but from which they had been driven.
AS the American forces charged
across the piteous cries of wounded
Filipino for water excited the COM
passion of one of the boys. who hast
ened 10 give him drink from his can
teen. As he knelt down by the side of
the iusurgent the latter drew a dagger
and tried to stab him. Several of the
American soldiers saw the attempt and,
Fastening up, took the insurgents gun
from beside him and beat his brains
out. This is the gun now on exhibition.
The weapon came into the possession
of Douglas Young. editor of the Manila
Freedom and from him passed into the
possession Of the local exhibition. IT is
Of the breech-loading pattern made in
1876 and long since discarded by the
American army.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
POSSESSIONS OF ENGLAND.
Increased to Thirteen Million Square
Miles, with n Population of
42O,OOO.OOO.

Interesting statistics in regard to the
Sir Robert Clifton, show that England
now has possessions in all five CONT
nents, and that quarter of the popu-
lation of the entire earth is subject to
her suzerainty. The extent of terri
tory owned by England amounts to 49,
100000 square miles, and on this inn
mense tract is a population of 42O, 000,-
COO. In the last q years the English
realm has increased by 2,S54,000 square
miles, and within the same period 1885,
0O0.000 have been added to the popua-
ton.
Since 1871 the population of the
United Kingdom-England, Scotland
and 1reland-has increased from 49,
0C0,000 to 100000. At the beginning
of this century, England, Scotland and
Ireland had population of 100000
and France of 26,000,O0o, yet to-day the
proportion of population in both coun-
tries is almost alike. Russia has in
creased her population by 60,0O0.0OO
since 1870, the result being that she
has now total population of 100000
600. Germany has population Of co.
100000 at the beginning of this CEN
talry; now she has between 50,000.000
and 60,o00,000, of whom almost quar-
ter is the result of the increase of births
over deaths. Germany, too, is making
vast strides as a colonial power and
her population in those distant posses
sions already amounts to big number
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
AMERICANS MOST POLITE.
The Men Always Give "a Woman RI light
of Way on Muddy Street
Crossing.

A little party in the Michigan Central
station the other day, fell into quite a
serious discussion of manners. while
they waited for the train. One asserted
that the Frenchman is the most polite
man on earth. He was contradicted by
the second, who stood up for the manly
politeness of the Englishman, while
the third openly declared that the
American holds the palm, says the De
troit Free Press.
At this the others laughed. THE
American hasn't time to be polite" one
of them said.
Have you ever seen people of differ
cnt countries cross muddy street and
noticed what their manners are wher
they meet "A lady in the middle?"
NO" they both replied.
We'll this is what hcpp ,"< went
on the third man. THE Englshman
simply bows and plods- right along
through, splashing mud all over the
woman's skirt. The German doesn't
see her at all, but plods and splashes:
while the Frenchman takes off his hat.
bows low with his hand over his heart,
and apologies, but he keeps right on
sp!ashing by, nevertheless. Now, with
the American it's different He looks
up, sees the woman. steps TO one side in
n puddle. and stands very still until she
has passed"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16

stripes and large star in blue field
u representation of The eight principal
islands of the IA that compose the
group. A form of constitution was also
presented which the natives joyfully ac-
cepted. 1t provided for the election of
king every four years, and the senate
and assembly We're to be elected every
two years. Col. Steinberger was chosen
prime minister for life. Public schools
were created throughout the islands in
wnich the native and English languages
were taught and the marriage and d.
vorce laws of California were adopted.
A police force was organized in Apia
and regulations adopted that secured
peace and happiness to the people.
Steinberger, however, soon showed
the duplicity with which he had acted
his part. He was really a secret agent
of Mr.. Godeffries, the German firm that
had most of the trade with the islands.
and had imposed upon Grant, who
thought him sincere in his protesta-
tions of American sympatkies. He
soon in stigated King Malietoa, of an old
royal house, to make war on Tupua. an
other king, ana furnished rifles which
were sent him by the German fir@, the
intention of the Germans being to Sc
cure the administration of the finances
and the sovereignty of the islands.
Malietoa soon saw through the scheme
end banished Steinberger The Ger
mans then armed Maletoa's rivals and
Malietoa was forced to abdicate, but
the majority of the people remained
faithful to him and he fought his way
back 10 power, and the official recogni-
ton of the United States gave him add
ed strength in his office. This chief
soon after. il 1855, concluded a treaty
with the United States, giving TO this
country PaDgo-Pango, on Tutuila is
land, for harbor and coaling station.
The following year he madea perpetual
treaty of amity and commerce with Ger
many, confirmed the land grants to
German residents and debarred him
self from future interference with their
affairs. This treaty is said to have been
a forced one. England in 1879 secured
a similar treaty and the right to select
harbor for a naval and coaling sta
ton, and a few weeks later the United
States. England and Germany entered
into convention by which The consular
agents of these countries assumed the
administration of the district and town
OF Apia for three years. then to revert
TO Malietoa.
The wars between the two kinrlv
claimants had not ceased and in 1881
the three governments, to bring about
peace, recognized both by agreeing
that Malietoa should reign as king
and Tupua as vice king. Germans
continued their policy of bartering
rifles and ammunition for land at 37Is
cents per acre, and in 1884 DR.. Stubel.
the German consul, by threats COM
PEELED Malietoa 10 sign a treaty Gre
atlng council composed of Germans.
who could make all laws affecting Ger
mans and their interests. and giving
Germans many branches of the gov
eminent. The German emperor was
petitioned to cancel this treaty, Ma
lietoa relating the fact that it had
been forced from him and that the
Germans had always melted the pop
ulace 70 rebellion, and year later
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MAT A.

reopening of the discontinued con-
ference. president Harrison took "a
firm stand, his plan was generally ac-
copied and Mulietoa was returned to
the islands and elected king. The con-
ven1ion resulted in an agreement that
the three governments should share in
ruling the islands. America 10 appoint
the chief justice and Germany the
ruler of Apia. This latter official never
worked in harmony with ;he other Of
ticials, never failing to act in accord
ance with Germany's plan of seizure.
He always struggled arms TO the lama
sese faction and melted wars Cleve-
land in his second term wanted TO with
draw entirely from the tripartite ar
rangement, but congress refused TO
comply with his recommendations
The friction over Germauy's continued
acts of aggression has ever since con-
tinued. leading many times TO the
verge of hostilities between the Ger
mans and ourselves. When the last
war had been stopped. few weeks ago.
il was agreed to discontinue the office
of king and govern by consu!s. This
arrangement has vet to he ratified.
Nj II. WILLIAMSON.
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~ ERMAN1'S proposal TO the other
WT treaty powers in Samoan al
NJ fairs, for the division of the
group of South Pacific islands, con-
not be said to meet with general favor.
The plan suggested gives to that coun-
try all that is of any value, on the basis
that Germans own much of the land
and have most of the commerce. The
latter consists of copra, and has fallen
from So, COO, 900 annually to 100000 in
consequence of the continuous state of
warfare. The Samoans have always
wanted American control exclusively.
They are tall, copper colored and intel
ligent.
The Samoan or Navigator islands are
so located in the Southern Pacific ocean
that they afford excellent advantage
for coaling place for vessels. The
United States become interested in
them in 1872 just after disastrous civil
war caused by the proclamation of
young chief who declared himself king,
contrary to the customs of the country.
Commodore Meade, of our navy, visited
the islands AT this time and acted upon
the request Of the natives TO take the
excellent harbor of pango-Pango under
the protection of the United States.
President Grant sent Col. A. b. Stein
berger on two expeditions 10 the chiefs,
who unanimously expressed their de-
sire for an American protecrorate, and
President Grant presented them with
beautiful flag, copied from our own.
1t had seven alternate red and white
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
Geological Mouth of Grand River.

In the American Journal of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the present
mouth Of the Grand River is at Grand
Haven on Lake Michigan, there is an.
other point 20 miles inland from the
shores of Lake Michigan which was the
termination of the old river valley and
is therefore its mouth in an interesting
sense. He declares that at one time a
great glacial river, three-fourths OF a
mile in width. flowed across the PENN
sula from Lake Saginaw to Lake Chica-
go. Long ago the sources of this glacial
river (Which has been called the
Pewamo out!eD failed and the wide val
ley with its record bearing deposits
was laid bare to give up its secrets TO
the inquisi.'.e geologist. Mr. Nudge
describes its course and the river de-
r0sits about its old mouth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-16
CFirst nuh1ication Nov NJ IL

First publication Nov. lG, 1899 No. IS
IN PROBATE AYITowoC COUNTY Court
In the matter of the estate of s. q. Peter
son, deceased
On reading and fling the petition of Oscar
Lindholm, executor of the estate of said deceased
for the adjustment and allowance of his admin
stration 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 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 II December A. ID. 1899
II 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 as are by law
entitled to the same
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of examination 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
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city OF Manitowoc and state of Wisconsin.
Dated November IL. 1899
By the court,
J. s. ANDERSON, County Judge.
Baensch d Chloupek, Attorneys. dec7