The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-06-05
NEWS OF
THE WORLD.
What is Taking Place in this COun-
try and in Foreign Lands.

make up the fusion forces in the state,
which demands that the former presi-
Dental candidate accept the fusion
nomination in the coming campaign for
governor. Fusion leaders who are in
conference in Lincoln at this time to
discuss the situation with view of
mapping out the fusion programme in
the state convention, which assemblies
June "a at Grand Island, assert that
Bryan is the logical gubernatorial can
didate, and the only man who can heal
the differences that now bid fair to
split the fusion forces. Bryan has con-
scented to consider the matter, and will
make known his decision prior to the
Grand Island state convention,
A full state and congressional ticket
was balloted for at the election held in
Oregon Monday. The weather was
stormy and the vote was light The
general opinion is that the vote be-
tween Furness Rep and Chamberlain
Dem. for governor is close.
A cable dispatch Monday at Paris
from Castries, st. Lucia, states that
new eruption of the volcano La Souf-
riere, on the island of st. Vincent B.
w. l., has occurred, and thai the town
of Kingstown, where all the refugees
driven from their homes by the earlier
eruptions are quartered is in imminent
danger, the quantities of boiling mud,
rocks and sand being thrown to great
distance from the crater's mouth.
1t is also feared that the island of st.
Vincent is almost imperceptibly sink
ing.
Prof Russell and Prof Jaeger of the
American party of scientists which ar
rived on board the auxiliary cruiser
Dixie predicted that there was great
danger of renewed activity from La
Soufriere, and predicted likewise that
if eruptions continued the likelihood of
the island settling to some extent into
the sea was strong.
The island in the vicinity of ST. Vim
cent felt the shock Of the eruption from
La Soufriere, and also are receiving a
great rain of ashes
Attorney General Knox is rapidly
recovering srom the cold which has
kept him from his office and has gone
to Old Point Comfort for few days
There was AN eruption of Mount
Blackburn, southeastern Alaska, ON
May II.
The Colima volcano at Guadalaiara,
is greatly increasing in activity and Sc
rious consequences are feared, owing
to its threatening aspect. Work ON the
extension of the Mexican Central rail
road between Guadalajara and Manzan-
lilo has been suspended Several houses
have been destroyed and numbers of
sheep killed.
The monthly comparative statements
of receipts and expenditures of the
treasury for May shows that the total
receipts were $40, 500, 449 43, and the ex-
penditures $3s, TAG, 1875 This is about
half million greater than for the same
month last year. The receipts were
from the following sources:
Customs $22, 159, 773. AZ; internal rev.
enue, $24, 753, 7S4. &c. miscellaneous 49,
rs, 044, IA. For the eleven months of
the fiscal year the receipts were $513,-
727,719.22, and the expenditures $437.
81, 797.62, surplus of $76, 355, 921 60
The surplus is about up to the expecta-
tions of treasury officials, and indicates
total surplus for the fiscal year of over
500, 100000. The month of June, owing
to light expenses, ought to show a sur.
plus of over $15, 100000
Secretary Shaw has decided to put nc
more money into national bank deposit
tory before next fall.
With David B. Hill of New York, as
the man behind the gun, Democratic
state headquarters was opened in AL
bany on Monday night. That Hill had
once more gained the reins of party
leadership was evident whep nearly all
factions of the Democracy of the state
commended the action of the committee
in establishing headquarters. Sam Nc
Carren of Brooklyn referred to William
jennings Bryans reported statements
concerning the future candidate of the
Democracy. If these reports are
true, said Mr. McCarren, Il think it is
time to tell Mr. Bryan to go way back
and sit down. Senator Hills name
was not mentioned, nor was he in the
room where the speech making was GO
ing on. He greeted his friends on the
floor above.
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