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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-08-20
BIG SHIPS IN LINE.
President Roosevelt Reviews United
States Naval Fleet on Long
Island Sound.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 18.-For the
first time in the history of the country
the president of the United States re-
viewed and inspected, in time of peace,
a great fleet of United States warships.
The ceremony was magnificent and i'm
pressive naval spectacle. There were 81
warships drawn up in four parallel COL
umns a mile long. The event was I'M
marred by the slightest mishap until
just at its conclusion, when the torpedo
boat destroyer Barry rammed the de-
stroyer Decatur, fortunately. however,
doing little damage. The review occurred
on Long Island sound, two miles and q
half off the entrance to Oyster Bay.
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tins are from the middle and working

tins are from the middle and working
classes, as the trains were carrying
them home from their work.
Although the accident occurred at
eight o'clock Monday evening, the ON
Gals and firemen were unable, until
early Tuesday morning, to descend into
the tunnel owing to the binding clouds
of smoke from the burning train. Ere
quent attempts were made by heroic
volunteers, whom 1t was necessary TO
rescue, half suffocated and carried away
to the hospitals.
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BANK FAILS.
Fourth Financial Institution in Du-
luth suspends ms Result OLA
legged EmbezxIement.

Duluth, MINI, Aug. 1.-THE alleged
embeAzlement OF $500 OF the funds
OF the Commercial Banking company.
for which f. +. Johnson, the trusted
clerk OF the bank is under arrest, has
brought about the failure Of the Mer-
chants bank, Of Duluth, which closed
its doors after Fridays business
President Smith said that the failure
was due TO run on the bank result
Ing from the closing Of the CONNER
cial Banking company's institution
He said that he could not anticipate
the extent Of the Withdrawals, and
closed TO protect all depositors as
much as possible. This is the fourth
bank suspending business as a result
OF the alleged embezzlement
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FIRES INTO BIG CROWD.
Lone Man KILL Three and Wounds
Twenty-Three During Band Con-
cert at winfield, Kan.

Winfield. Kan, Aug. 14.-Gilbert
Twigg, aged 80 years, supposed to be
insane. appeared on the principal
street at nine O'Clock Thursday night
with a double barreed shotgun, and
fred both charges deliberately into
crowd of 5000 people who were listen
ing to hand concert. He killed three
persons. fatally injured three, and shot
20 others, of whom six may die. Twigg
was himself killed by policeman.
The dead are: Sterling Rice, car
penter; Dawson Tillottson, barber.
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RURAL DELIVERY.
Progress Made By This Important
Branch of the Postal Service
During the Year.

Washington. Aug. 14.-Postmaster
General Payne has had prepared state
ment showing the status Of the rural
free delivery service throughout the
country. 1t shows that during the month
Of July, the first month of the present
fiscal year, almost 3. 200 new routes have
been established. The appropriation
made for the entire service for the year
was $4,000, 900, or a little less than 3d.
600, 900 more than necessary to maintain
the existing service. This is only sufi-
cient to justify the establishment Of
about 5000 new routes. There are now
on file petitions for about II 900 more
routes.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Larger Interest.

State Treasurer John ]. Kempf re-
ports that the amount OF interest earned
on state money deposited In banks IN
Wisconsin during the second quarter OF
this year was $S.117.83. During the first
quarter this interest amounted to $6,-
$3.50, and this year 1t will approximate
about one-third more than last year. The
reason for the increase is that the state
has more money on deposit than 1t had
year ago, the increase being due In
part to the $48000O received some
months ago from the federal government
for civil war claims.
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The News Condensed.

The Polk county fair society will
meet at St. Croix Falls September
8, 8. and 10.
An additional rural free delivery
service will be established at Soldiers
Grove September I, covering an area
of So square miles, with population
Of 1000.
The Walworth County Old Soldiers
and Sailors association will hold their
fifteen 4 annual reunion at ElkhOrn on
Wednesday. August 20.
The common council of Ripo4 has
passed an ordinance prohibiting auto
mobiles exceeding q speed Of four
miles an hour at street crossings and
corners.
Mrs. Nancy French, aged "a years,
one OF the two original settlers of Ke-
nosha county, died suddenly at her
home in the town of Pleasant Prairie.
Mrs Phoebe Moulton. mother Of Capt
l. II. Moulton. celebrated her one hum
dred and third birthday in La Crosse
A farmer held up the driver Of an
automobile with rife at Lakeside
and commanded him to proceed at
slower speed There Is intense feeling
in the state against reckless chauffeurs.
Thomas T. Harrison, the oldest man
in the city Of Oshkosh. passed away
at his home at the age OF sc years.
Allen Butler, supposed to be the fifth
member Of the gang of robbers who have
been footing post Offices in Fond du Lac
county, was arrested at the Milwaukee
post office Officers chased Butler all
over Wisconsin and Illinois.
The Wisconsin supreme court has ad-
journed to September 7.
The plant of the Wisconsin Veneer
company at Rhinelander was destroyed
by fire. The loss Is about 1000
E. o. Kimberly, the Soldier singer"
has presented his portrait to the State
Soldiers Memorial hall, in the capitol
at Madison.
LIB. March, secretary Of the La Cross
Retail Clerks union. has been elected
deputy state organizer Of the Federation
OF Labor, to succeed c. II. Blye.
The Plankinton bank litigation, which
has been In the courts In Milwaukee In
various phases for ten years. end re-
ouired the attention OF host OF lawyers
and several judges. has been settled.
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Kingston, Jamaica. Aug. 13.-The
effects of the hurricane upon the island
of Jamaica were greater than at hrst
believed. Port Antonio. on the north
coast, was completely overwhelmed
Only six houses were left standing
there. The United Fruit company'S
wharvss. ofnces, hotel and plantations
were utterly demolished. Five OF the
company steamers. including the 81
mon Dumois. Alfred Dumois and
Brighton, were driven ashore. but are
lying in easy positions. Port Maria.
another town ON the north coast. also
suffered similarly. The coast Is
strewn with wreckage Of local sailing
vessels.
Loss Of Life Heavy.
1t is feared that the loss Of life has
been heavy. 80 fatalities having al
ready been reported, principally
among seamen. The entire eastern
end Of the island has been devastated.
Villages have been wiped out and pub
lie buildings and churches demolished.
Thousands Of the peasantry, rendered
homeless and destitute, are wander
ing about seeking food and shelter.
The destruction OF the banana planta-
tons has been complete and the fruit
trade Is paralyzed for the next II
months. Hundreds of prosperous fruit
growers have been brought to bank.
ruptcy and ruin.
Trade At StAndstil.
The western end Of the island, which
1T first was supposed to have escaped,
also suffered considerably. though not
to the extent which the eastern did.
New banana plantations planted there
were partly destroyed and the orange
and coffee crops were also injured. It
is still stormy and threatening and
there are fears that there may be =
renewal Of the storm. Torrential
rains have increased the misery Of
the poor and homeless. Thousands Of
houses in Kingston were damaged, the
wharves were battered and several
coastinE vessels were sunk in the har-
Dor. Trade is practically at = stand
still. The damage will reach millions
Of dollars.
Loss Of 5000, 900.
The southeastern portion Of the
island has been completely denuded
Of Its crops. the rivers are flooded and
many were carried out to sea and
drowned. Considering the damage to
property during the hurricane the loss
of life was comparatively small.
though the present estimate now ID
chat the death list will reach so. Hun
dreds Of persons were injured and
there were numerous hairbreadth es-
capes. The property loss Is estimated
at $4,000, 900.
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CORBETT KNOCKED OUT.
Je6rfes Wins in the Tenth Nound OF
the Fight At San
Francisco.

San Francisco, Aug. .17-James :.
Jeffries. champion heavyweight OF the
world, played with Jim Corbett for nine
rounds and half Friday night, and
then Corbett's seconds motioned to Ref
cree Graney to stop the fight in order
to save their man from needless pun
ishment The end came shortly after
the beginning Of the tenth round, when
Jeffries planted one OF his terrific left
swings on Corbett's stomach. The man
who conquered John l.. Sullivan
dropped to the floor In agony and the
memorable scene at Carson City. when
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Died on n Train.

Gen. Edward E. Bryant, OF Madison,
former dean Of the law school OF the
University Of Wisconsin and president
of the Wisconsin fish commission, died
on a railway train while on his return
from the meeting Of the American Fish
cries association at Woods Hole, Mass.
He was attended by his son, DR.. William
v. Bryant, who says that his father died
OF heart failure Gen. Bryant had been
also on a visit to his former home In
Vermont. He was 67 years Of age.
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Alton. IL, Aug. 18-An earthquake
shock was felt here Sunday morning
and the majority Of the residents were
awakened. The shock shook quantity
OF plasterlng loose in the main audi
forum OF the Methodist Episcopal
church on Sixth street. At East Alton
bricks we're shaken from several chin
nsys and glass broken In several win
dows. The shock lasted nearly eight
seconds.
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SCORES Perish IN
Tunnel Disaster
Accident On Underground Railway
In Paris Caused by Burn
ing Train.
Believed That Death List VIII Ex-
coed 1O2-Wany OF the Victims Are
Women and Children, All of Whom
Had Been SuROoated-Cause of the
Catastrophe.

Paris, Ang. 12.-Ninety-four bodies
have been recovered and the death list
probably will exceed 100 in an under
ground railway diaster which occurred
here Monday night.
The accident, which occurred on the
Metropolitan electric railway, assumed
the proportions Of an awful catastrophe
during the early hours Tuesday when
more than four score bodies OF the
burned and suffocated victims were re-
moved from the subterranean passage.
that the death list will, perhaps, exceed
five score
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Men who have shot nearly all Of the
dark continents animals have. as rule,
nothing but contempt for the so-called
liking OF beasts" the lion. To the hunt
er he is a cowardly. skulking brute. far
more dangerous to the horses and oxen
at night than to the human part OF the
expedition always ready to stink OF
and escape a fight II given a chance.
There Is nothing kingly about him, and
a single man can usually put half =
dozen lions to hight.
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STORM IN NORTHWEST.
Hall Destroys Thousands of Acres OF
Grain Lands in state of
Minnesota.

Grand Forks. N. D., Aug IA hall
storm Thursday evening cleaned out
several thousand acres Of grain north OF
East Grand Forks, MINI.
Sioux City, Ia, Aug. IA severe
hail and windstorm destroyed crops
in a wide strip In Sac county Friday
afternoon In and about Lytton build
ings we're destroyed. but no one re-
ported hurt
greensboro. KY. Aug ia Sec
ton of two miles square In Daviess
county was visited by destructive
hallstorm Thursday night The dam
age to crops and property was esti-
mated at over $4,000.
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Meteor Falls in Michigan.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. ia special to
says; A large meteor which fell here
Friday night destroyed h portion OF the
bridge over the St Joe river. 1t buried
itself In the earth and made hole near
ly 20 feet deep. II gave forth a screech-
Ing sound as 1t passed through the sky
and struck the earth with report that
was heard for long distance
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A Great Trip.

Washington, Aug. 1a.-Postmaster
General Payne has received . cable
gram from Charles J. Gliddon. who is
making an extensive automobile tour
of Europe, saying that he had 80 far
covered $500 miles, and that he had
crossed the arctic circle In his ma
chine. He also stated that he had Of
fcially deposited with the Swedish
government an American flag which he
had carried across the arctic circle.
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CrOD Outlook.

The weekly crop report of the Wash
ington weather bureau says for Wiscon-
sin: Corn strong and healthy, but back
ward; will require from five to six weeks
of good weather to mature; oats ripe, but
not all cut; straw rusty crop fair; barley
in stack, yield slightly below last years,
quality good; potatoes good; tobacco,
good crop. little damage by hail; sugar
beets and buckwheat excellent; apples
light; blackberries plentiful.
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Date IL Set.

St. Paul Mimi, Aug. 12.-Adjt. Gen.
f. d. Libbey has received word from
the national guard OF Illinois. accepting
September q as the date for the inter-
state rifle contest for the Washburn
trophy. Wisconsin and Iowa had pre-
viously accepted the date, and the shoot
will be held at Camp Lakeyiew, near
Lake City, MINI. The trophy Is now in
the possession OF the Illinois suardsmen
and has not been contested for some
years
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Killed His Daughter.

Gottlieb Schultz, farmer, shot and
killed his daughter and wounded his
son-in-law, Patrick Leyden. near Neills-
vile. He later died in the county Jail
as a result of wounds made by Leyden
with a club. in protecting himself.
Three weeks ago Schultz Is alleged to
have made an attempt to murder his
wife as the result of domestic quarrels.
He was arrested and admitted to bail,
which he furnished himself.
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Bob Fitzsimmons landed his solar plex-
us blow, was duplicated. This time,
however, Corbett struggled to his feet
and again faced his gigantic Adversary.
With hardly a moments hesitation Jeff-
ries swung his right and again landed
on Corbett's stomach. Jim dropped to
the floor and then 1t was that Tommy
Ryan, seeing that 1t was all over, mo-
toned to Referee Graney to stop tho
punishment
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Osyter Bay, N. Y. Aug 17.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt delivered the principal
address at the quarterly meeting Of
the society Of the Holy Name (Catholic)
OF Brooklyn and Long Island. held
here Sunday. Decency Of speech and
conduct constituted the theme OF his
address, which was enthus astically
appauded by an audience OF more
than 1000 persons, chiefly men.
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Post Office Robbed.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Aug 14-The post
Office building at Sherman was entered by
cracksmen Thursday morning, who
blew open the safe and carried off the
contents The robbers escaped and
there is no clue. Notes to the value Of
81 500, 5000 in cash and $3.50 worth Of
stamps were carried away.
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Washington, Aug. 1.-THE federal
grand jury is expected to bring In
batch of indictments this week. which
Will close up the post Office depart
ment investigation. Two or three OF
the indictments will be against per-
sons who have already been indicted.
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Chicago, Aug. 15.-Six firemer on
the steamship Eastland struck because
they were not given mashed potatoes
for dinner. leaving the passenger boat
at the mercy of the waves for half an
hour. The strikers were arrested and
taken to jail at South Haven, Mich,
charged with mutiny on board ship
while at sea.
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Look Out for IL.

Washington. Aug. 13.-The secret
service has discovered new counterfeit
ten dollar silver certificate. 1t 10 In
imitation Of the series of 1891, check let
ter d. Tillman register. and bears the
portrait Of Hendricks
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Bankers Elect Officers.

The Wisconsin Bankers association,
in session at Milwaukee, elected officers
as follows: President, J. M. Holley, OF
La Crosse; vice president, w. T. B.
Banks, West Superior; secretary, John
Campbell Milwaukee; treasurer, E. A.
Dow, Plymouth executive committee,
Frederick Hasten, Milwaukee,; ]. w. P.
Lombard, Milwaukee, and A. H. Grout,
Wausau.
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Mrs. Nation Arrested.

Bayonne, N. j., Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation was locked up here charged with
disorderly conduct. She collected a
crowd by haranguing on a street corner,
and then ran around among the men,
striking cigars. pipes and cigarettes from
their mouths until policeman arrested
hnz
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w. c. jerks, who for 80 years has
been prominent in the lumber business
of the northwest, died in La Crosse OF
a stroke of paralysis. aged Sc years
He was a descendant of Peter Jen.,s,
who make the first iron furnace in
America and who also made the dies
for Che first American coins.
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Richmond Va, Aug. l8-At the Lu-
rich station, Giles county, late Sunday.
while d party Of children, one boy and
seven girls, ranging In age from Sto15
years, were boating, the boat capsized,
and Ave OF the girls were drowned. The
drowned children were two daughters Of
John Robinson, one daughter of John
Holloway and two daughters Of Mrs.
L. O. Lee.
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Springfield H., Aug. l5.-Brooding
over a quarrel with his wife, who had
gone to Taylorville to attend a street
fair despite his protestation. Edward
Kolschenska, a saloon keeper OF De-
catur, committed suicide He tied a
strap around the trigger OF shotgun,
raised the hammer, and looking into the
muzzle, pulled the trigger. literally
blowing his head TO pieces
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Muscaune, Ia, Aug l3-Bert shep-
pard. Of Oskaloosa, Ia, son Of " n
BhepDard. sr., wealthy coal operator
was arrested in Muscatne Wednesday
charged with killing Arthur Meade in
IVES. Liberty, la, in robbery com
mitted on May IA, 1903 lie says he
In Innocent.
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Baltimore, Aug. 13.-Mrs Maria Le-
titia Lish. known as the oldest woman
IN Baltimore, died here Wednesday at
the age Of l02 She lad been an inmate
OF the Church Home and Infrmary
many years. Her husband was a sur
Eeon IN the British army and she came
20 America with him during the civil
war. She preserved her mental facul-
ties TO the last
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younx In Chief.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The general
army stan has come into existence
with Gen. S. b. NJ. Young as chief. The
staff will consist of one lieutenant gen.
eral. one major general, one brigadier
general, four colonies, six lieutenant
colonies. IL majors and 20 captains.
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Toronto. Aug. 14.-The lrondequoit.
the American challenger for the Cana
dian cup, on Thursday won the decid-
ing race OF the series, thus wrestling
the trophy from across the water. 1t
will now rest In the Rochester Yacht
club until some Canadian boat Is able
to bring IL back.
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Root TO Resign.

Washington. Aug. 13.-Positive state
ment Is made that Secretary Root will
place his resignation In the hands OF
President Roosevelt before sailing for
Europe to sit with the Alaskan boundary
CON mission.
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Norwalk, O., Aug. lS.-The printing
plant Of the Laning company was prac-
ticaily destroyed by fire early Monday,
loss being about 100000; fully insured
The company publishes law books and
does general printing business. The
plant VIII resume operations as soon as
possible The origin Of the fire has not
yet been learned.
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Minneapolis, MINI, Aug. l5.-"Dollar
wheat was at last seen on change on
Friday for the FIRST time since the Letter
corner IN 1898 II was cash wheat and
there were sales at that figure Later
81 or was asked and 81 OF bid with no
sales The short September option
touched 50, the highest point In Ia years,
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Fatal Runaway.

As the result Of runaway at Rich
wood Louis Welkert Of that place was
seriously injured, his wife was killed
instantly and their two children fatal
ly injured They were an visit to
friends and the horse ran away on a
hill, dashing into tree and wire fence.
throwing them out.
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Dead In His Cell.

James Tobin, who was to be ar
raigned at the next term of the Munic-
ipal court as the alleged murderer OF
his aged wife in their home in Gran
vile Center, July 10, was found dead
in his cell in the county jail. The
county physician gave as his opinion
that Tobin's death was due to old age
and natural causes.
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Bueuos Ayres, Aug. 14.-Severe shocks
Of earthquake occurred at Mendoza Au-
gust IL. A lumber OF houses and the
tower OF the Church OF San Francisco
we're destroyed. Five persons were
killed and many others injured.
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Kansas City. Mo. Aug 17.-George
b Evans. manager OF the American
Transfer company, murdered his wife,
Mrs. Lille Maude Evans, in a most
cold.blooded manner at their home in
the southern portion OF the city Later
he was found dead in Mount St Marys
cemetery, two miles distant. having
shot himself