The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-31
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
For the Week Ending May 20.


The British parliament has adjourned
until June IA.
The Boer ENJOYS left Washington on q
trip to several large cities.
Fire at jamestown, Pa, destroyed u
buildings, including the post office.
Queen Victoria's eighty-first birthday
was celebrated throughout the British en-
pire.
Herbert Noyes a prominent Cleveland
(O.) business man, was fatally shot by two
footpads.
The discovery of gold in the Mojave des-
ert, California, has started a rush in that
direction.
The Illinois social labor party has NOM
mated l.. Hoffman, of Jacksonville, for
governor.
P. NJ. Arthur has been reelected grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers.
Seymour, Johnson e. Co., stock and cot
ton brokers of New ork, failed with liabili-
ties of 100000
Auditors investigating the Cuban treas
ury and customs department found no
trace of fraud.
Chinese boxers we're said to be march,
ing toward Peking and burning railway
bridges en- route.
Burglars blew open the safe Of the Clarke
Exchange bank at Sturgeon, Mo, secured
$1,000 and escaped.
Fifteen laborers in a foundry at Juenk-
arath, Germany, were deluged with liquid
hot iron and killed
A cyclone struck the western part Of
Sebewa township, Mich, and did great
damage to farm property.
Sheriff Tyler, of Grand county, Utah,
and Sam jenkins, cattle owner were
Killed by band of outlaws.
The entire town of Frugalty, Pa. with
coal 20 mt haS
to company of capitalists.
Judge John 2. RSa, commander in chief
of the g. A. r. in 1SS7-SS. died at his home
in Minneapolis, aged 60 years.
Ohio prohibitionists nominated state
ticket headed by j. X. Montgomery, Of
Greene county, for secretary of state
American exports to Germany increased
SIS. 55S,S72 during the last Aine months, de-
spite 10 per cent. decrease in provisions.
Rev. DR.. Richard Lea the oldest Presby-
terrain minister in Pennsylvania, died at
his home in New Alexandria, aged 80 years.
Fire destroyed the Home of the Good
Shepherd at Peoria, ILL., The sisters in
charge and the inmates had narrow es-
capeS.
Louisa Chamberla4u. a wealthy Boston
woman. Is years old look as her fourth
husband w. A. Hutchinson, an actor,
aged "a
While William Hetzcll and George
Detchon were trying to rescue cow from
an abandoned well at Alliance, o., they
were suffocated - gas.
Secretary Wilson says that American
agitation over the German meat bill is not
well founded, as it may be materially
changed in the bundesrath.
The director of posts of the Philippine
islands reports that with all expenses paid
there Will be profit of over $4,000 Tor
the IL months from May l. 1899
Mrs. Emil J, Pollock, while trying to save
her little daughter from being mangled by
a Northwestern train in West Haywood.
ILL.,, was struck and instantly killed.
The vault of the Bank of Dover, Mimi.
was blown open by burglars and $4,000
taken, $500 of which was in silver. Robbery
was not discovered until morning, and the
burglars made good their escape.
Collector of Internal Revenue Lynch, of
San Francisco, ~ making preparations to
establish an office in Honolulu, the Ha-
waiian Islands having been added to the
district Of California. The internal revenue
laws go into effect in Hawaii on June IA.
All deputies a the Honolulu office will Dc
selected from the citizens of Hawaii.