The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-05-01

day, secretary of agriculture in Presi-
dent Clevelands cabinet, one Of the
chief opponents in the west of William
Jennings Bryan, died Sunday at the
home of his son, Mark Morton, in Lake
Forest, H., after an illness OF two
weeks, He celebrated his 10th birthday
a week ago,
Mr.. Morton had been i'll two weeks,
and death was not quite unexpected "A
little over two weeks ago Mark Morton
went to Arbor lodge, Nebraska City,
the home of his father, having received
a telegram which announced that his
father was quite i'll. A few days later
Mr.. Morton was brought to Chicago and
taken to Lake Forest, and the sons,
Paul Morton, vice president of the
Santa Fe railroad; Joy Morton and
Mark Morton, president and manager
Of the International Salt C, mpany, were
hastily summoned TO the sick man 8
bedside where they have since remain
ed and were there when dissolutit n
took place.
Funeral services were held from the
residence Of Mark Morton Tuesday af-
ternoon. The remains were then take n
TO special car in waiting on the North
western railway and taken to Chicago,
going thence to Arbor lodge, Nebraska
10 F,,, a
Wednesday. The Rev, j. G. X. Nc
Clure, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Lake Forest, officiated.
In bulletin from Castle Loo Queen
Wilhelmina's physicians say the rise in
the patients temperature Monday eve
ming was of shorter duration than be-
fore. Consequently the Queen had
fairly quiet night resulting benefcially
to her general condition.
In official circles no amelioration OF
Queen Wilhelminas condition Is ad-
mitted and her doctors admission that
she is not sleeping we'll is taken as
bad sign.
1t is alleged that the dispatches from
the royal family concerning the Queens
condition differ substantially from tho
medical bulletins on the subject.
1t is reported that the Queen is restiv
under the liquid diet treatment and has
insisted that her nurses give her solid
food. In this respect, however, her
doctors are memorable. The Queens
mother has great difficulty in pacifyirg
the patient
The body of an unknown man wrapp-
ed in a quilt was found Saturday at
Waseca, MINI, by laborers who were
unloading IA lumber car which came
from Woodruff, Wis. The mans cloth
ing was marked m. O." and he was
about 40 years old. A bottle which had
contained morphine was found in one of
his pockets There is suspicion of
foul play and the coroner is investigat
ing.
1t was said at the New York archie
piscopal residence yesterday morning,
that Archbishop Corrigan was holding
his own. Rev. Father Curley, the arch
bishops secretary, said that the arch
bishop had slept about five hours last
night; that his temperature was trifle
lower and that he was able to take some
nOurishment.
For starting an engine on the Paw nee
Pacific railroad Abel Phillips and Simon
Kelley, coal miners, are laying out
fine of $25 and costs in the Sangamon
county Jail, III. Last Sunday night
they were gong to walk from Pawnee
to Auburn, when they discovered that
no one was in charge of one of the en-
z mes which stood on the main track
Neither knew how to run locomotive,
but while one was handling the levers
it started. The steam finally died out
and the engine stopped, Two hours
later pursuing party located the miss
ing rolling stock, and found PHILLIPS
ana Kelly asleep beside the track
Miss Ellen M. Stone has not reached
the end of her troubles over her lectur-
ing plans. Although the petition for
an injunction restraining her from TAX
ing the platform under the management
of Mai Pond was dismissed, she will be
sued for SD 600, according to the in
tentions of the plaintiff in that action.
The suit will probably be brought in the
New York Supreme court tomorrow.
When Miss Pearl McCreary of Beck
ley W. Va, daughter of Senator Nc
Creary, started to Dallas, Tex. few
days ago It, sporser for the First West
Virginia brigade, she little thought that
before she returned she would be n
bride. On the train she met Capt d.
H. Johnson of Bluefield. w. Va, son