The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-04-26
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending April rs.

For the Week Ending April IS.
Half the business norton of Croveton.
Tex, was burned.
The town of Panuer Mexico, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire.
Spain. fearing American aggression, is
fortifying the Canary islands.
The sultan of Turkey promises to pay
the American indemnity claim.
Mrs. Glass killed herself and two chill
dren in Chicago by asphyxiatio.1-
The sixth annual session of the liberal
congress of religion began in Boston.
The Turkish torpedo boat Schmayl blew
up in Beyrout and % lives were lost
Prairie fires were doing immense dam
age in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Ex-Congressman David G.. Colson was
acquitted of murder at Frankfort, ny.
The New York democratic state conven-
ton will be held in New York city June b.
Elmer Harris, II years old. fell dead IT
Hamilton, o.. at the end of boxing bout.
Charles II. Allen, the new governor OF
Porto Rico, has gone to assume his duties.
Illinois middle Of the road populists mona
mated A. c. Tyne, of Flora, for governor.
The signal corps has 1851 miles of wire
in operation and 100 telegraph offices in
luzon.
Harry Williams was hanged at Toronto.
Ont, for the murder Of J. G. Varcoe.
grocer
Members of the Chinese Boxers" society
massacred many native Catholics near
Pas-TingFu.
Five thousand coal miners in the Spring
Valley Qll) company's shafts were or
dered to strike
In battle with Boxers near Peking
the imperial troops killed go of the Chi
nese revolutionists.
Wilson G. McCulloch's fruit jar factory
at Paramount, Ind, was destroyed by fire,
causing loss of 800, 900.
The president has appointed Frank w.
Hackett, of New Hampshire. to be assist
ant secretary of the navy.
Mrs. Caroline E. Haskell who gave
large fortune for education and religion,
died in Michigan City. Ind.
Rajah, the man-killing elephant. died
near Argentine, Kan, aged S5. During his
career he killed nine men.
Secretary Gage has asked congress to
establish bureau to have charge of stand
ard weights and measures
James NJ. Robinson has been renom-
mated for congress by the democrats in tho
Twelfth district of Indiana.
The steamship Ivernia reached New
York with fully 500 Irish young women,
among them being 100 brides.
Judge Williams, of Milwaukee, decides
that street car conductors have no right to
order passengers TO move forward"
The new Philippine commission must de-
termine the ownership of realty in the
archipelago, much of which is in dispute.
Reports frop. famine districts in India
say that misery is ndescribable and I'M
paralleled and that the relief is inadequate
The strife between Rear Admirals Samp-
son and Schley is settled, Schley taking
precedence over Sampson and to rank next
to Dewey
Gen. Ruis Rivera resigned his post in the
cabinet of Gov. Gen. Wood and announced
himself as a candidate for the mayoralty
of Havana.
The Iowa middle-o Oft e-road populists
held state convention at Des Moines and
selected delegates to the Cincinnati national
convention.
Benjamin Northup, well-known news
paper man, formerly managing editor OF
the Mail and Express, died in New York,
aged "A years
Andrew Cordff, living near Hopedale,
o., found his intended bride, secured
through matrimonial paper, was his
missing daughter
The United States supreme court de-
cides that Capt. Oberlin M. Carter must I'M
dergo sentence of five years imprison-
rnent for pecula ton of millions.
Count De Toulouse Lautrec, a French
nobleman, was arrested in Chicago,
charged with having forged Cuban gov
eminent bonds for many thousand dollars.
Wisconsin republicans made the follow
ing nominations for congress: First dis
trict, II. A. Cooper; Second, Herman Il.
Dahle; Third, j. w. Babcock Fourth,
Theobald often; Fifth. Samuel S. Bar
ney; Sixth, J. II. Davidson.