The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-06-19

were stopping ON their honeymoon.
They were preparing to &C out for lunch
con. AS Mrs. Fleck stopped to get a
handkerchief from her trunk she heard
a step beside her, and. looking up, saw
her husband with the revolver. He said
he was going to shoot himself. 1t was
in fun. as he said the same thing before
and she did not pay any attention TO
him. The weapon was discharged and
he fell dead. He was only 70 years old.
The American Federation of Catholic
Societies of New Jersey at meeting of
more than 200 delegates, including
Bishop McFanl of Trenton, Monsignore
Doan of Newark, Monsignore Mulligan
of Camden and other noted divines,
held at Institute hall, Sunday adopted a
resolution calling on the president to
investigate the school system in the
Philippines
Lord Francis Hopes engagement to
Beatrice Ricketts,, grand daughter of
Lady Caroline Ricketts,, daughter of
the duke of Newcastle, is announced in
London. Lord Francis and his fiancee
are cousins. He was divorced from May
Yohe, an actress, in March of the pre-
sent year.
The caucus of Fond du Lac, show
that La Follettee has carried the
Second district and will have fifteen
delegates in the state convention, and
that the stalwArts have carried the
First district and will have ten dele
gates. Eldorado is divided-three La
Toilette, one stal-wart The Second
district has sevelty-fve delegates. Out
of thirty-nine heard from thirty-two
are La Toilette men and seven are stall
warts.
The final town caucuses Saturday
night in Vermont in hot contest for
the Republican gubernatorial nominal
ton give Mccullough $685. Clement 221
and Proctor 179.
No first choice is possible on the first
ballot at the convention to be held at
Montpelier, Vt. today.
G. E. L. Gilbert of St. Louis shot
himself on q Chicago q Alton train
Sunday evening and died at Virden.
The shooting took place in the parlor
car, which was crowded with women,
and created panic. He did not re-
gain consciousness and only spoke once,
saying: Kill me-" Gilbert was about
30 years old, well dressed and had
boarded the train at Chicago. The
conductor said he had been sleeping
most of the day.
DR.. f. ]. McLaren. commodore of the
Hudson River Yacht club, sat on the
piazza of the clubhouse at the foot of
West Ninety second street Sunday eve
ming chatting with some friends. A
child's scream and splash off the club
house dock interrupted the conversation
and those on the piazza, looking over
the rail, saw child struggling in the
water.
DR.. McLaren was the first to act, and
in second he had plunged into the slip
A few swift strokes, and he seized the
child as it was disappearing beneath the
surface for the second vime. Several
members of the club had reached the
dock by this time, and the yOungster
was soon lifted out of the water. They
rolled him around on the dock to revive
him, and he had regained his senses,
when DR.. McLaren scrambled up on the
dock to assist in the work of resuscita-
ton. A glance at the child's face, and
DR.. McLaren exclaimed, with great ex-
element why, it's my boy. Good
Lord"
AS he leaned over the child tears
came into DR.. McLarens eyes and he
sobbe6 like woman.
cts me, papa, said the lad, family,
"You'' better telephone to mamma and
have her get me some dry clothes.
The realization that he saved the life
of his own child quite overcame DIR.
McLaren.
TIEANIV W0MAN