The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-24
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending May 81.

English Second Adventists expect an
early translation to heaven.
The entire business district of Forest,
Miss, was destroyed by fire.
An American corn kitchen was inaug-
urated at the Paris exposition.
Mrs. Lucy Washington (colored), living
near Wabash, Ind, is Ill years old.
Fire destroyed nearly the entire BUSH
ness portion of Shipshewana, Ind.
st. Mary's college at Belmont, N c.. was
destroyed by fire, the loss being 100000.
Cholera continues in India. Curzon re-
ports 1000 famine sufferers receiving
relief.
House leaders have decided to reduce
the war taxes at the next session of con-
gress.
The queen regent of Spain has signed
the postal convention with the United
States
Ex-senator Quay. of Pennsylvania. has
announced his candidacy for reelection TO
the senate.
Engineer Frank Shaw and Fireman Har-
ry Wetzell were killed in train wreck at
Oakland, Cal.
Sam Hinson (cooredl was hanged by a
mob near Cushtusha, Miss, for an at
tempted murder.
Railroad officials contemplate giving
war veterans a permanent half rate rare
west of Chicago.
been elected president of the international
typographical union.
Simon w. Cramer accidentally shot and
killed his wife in Paulding, o., while at
tempting to kill a rat.
The Indiana superior court holds the law
constitutional requiring factories to pay
their employees weekly.
Walter Gordon and Beauty Ingram (col-
ored) were hanged at Eutaw, Ala. for the
murder of Tom Buntain.
German commercial interests are amazed
at the growth OF American trade and pro-
pose to increase the tariff.
Representatives of English wheat buyers
are contracting with Kansas farmers for
the entire crop at so cents bushel.
Capt. Charles e. Clark, of Atlantic
City, has been presented with medal for
saving 6d persons from drowning.
Victor Lipecki, an amateur actor, died in
Chicago from lockjaw caused by an acci-
dental wound received during play.
John O'Grady, under sentence at To-
ledo O.. for larceny is believed to be Sir
Ralph Vermilye, an English nobleman.
Reeves Bros boiler works at Alliance.
o., were totally destroyed by fire. Loss
on building, machinery and stock, $1i4,-
900.
The Louisiana legislature elected ex-Gov.
Murphy j. Foster to the United States sem
ate and reelected Samuel Douglas McEn-
cry.
In fit of jealousy Benjamin Wagnitz
shot and killed Ida Foss his sweetheart.
at Hood River, Ore, and then killed
himself.
Grand Master Workman John w. Par
sons and the other general officers Of the
knights of Labor have been suspended
from office.
Walter Williams, deputy coroner, shot.
and killed William NJ Downer in Denver,
Col, and then killed himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
On the two thousand one hundred and
first ballot Wood w. Skies was nominated
for congress by the republicans of the
Fourteenth Ohio district.
President Mckinley will ride on horse
back in the G. A. r. parade in Chicago
in August having accepted place on the
staff of Commander Shaw.
At the meeting in Detroit of the Wom-
ems Baptist Home Mission society Mrs
J. N. Grouse, of Chicago, was for the tWen-
ty-third time elected president.
Charles w. Nicely was rearrested in New
York on the charge of conversion of $40, 800
of government funds while financial agent
of the post office department in Cuba.
The entire business district of the town
of Forest, on the Alabama & Vicksburg
road, so miles east of jackson, Miss.
was burned The loss is estimated at
100000,
The postmaster general has suspended
Director General of Posts Rathbone and
appointed Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow acting director general OF
posts in Cuba.
Nathaniel p. Hill, formerly United
States senator from Colorado, died in
Denver Tuesday of general debility re-
sultng from stomach trouble lie was
IS years old.
The banking house of Nielsen & Co, of
Pentwater Mich, failed to open its doors.
The liabilities are unofficially estimated at
$4,000 to 100000. 1t is impossible at this
time to form an estimate of the assets.
Fritz Meyer was put to death in the cleo
trio chair at Sing Sing On. W prison at
sos o'clock Monday morning for the muir
der of Policeman Frederick Smith in New
York city on the night of October r. 1897.
The admiral of the Siamese navy was u
passenger on the steamer City of Picking,
which has just arrived in San Francisco.
He is A. Du Plessis de Richeleu, who for
the last &c years has been in command OF
the small hut efficient fleet that protects
the little Asiatic station from foes on the
sea.
The department of state warns the
public against the swindlng ADVERTISE
ment and other publications of schemers
relating to pretended estates in England
and cautions the people against remit
ting NOR y in view of such ADVERTISE
ments to any strangers under any cir
cumstances