The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-12-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Dec. 10.

For the Week Ending Dec. 10.
Sir Thomas Upton has announced
lis readiness to challenge again for the
america cup.
Three children of August Batteen, a
armer of Allamakee county, Ia, were
'urned to death.
Martin Olson, John Rusk and Lars
anderson were suffocated in fire at
5ault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Railway building Of the year 1903 has
added 5,72. miles of track, bringing the
total up to 209,S95 miles.
Gurdon Trumbull, an artist of dis
tinction, died at his home in Hartford,
Conn, at the age of 62.
Rev. Oren Burbank Cheny, founder
and first president of Bates college, died
at Lewiston, Me-, aged 81 years.
The story that Pope Plus was be-
queathed millions of dollars by his
predecessor is semiofficially denied.
Figures on exports and imports for
the year 1903 show an increase in all
branches of United States commerce.
Secretary Moody asks congress for
100000 for armor and armament for
the new naval ships now being rushed.
Hiram w. Beckwith, of Danville, ILL.,,
from 1856 to 1861 law partner of Abra-
ham Lincoln, died in Chicago, aged r..
The Missouri supreme court has de-
cided against ticket brokers, and the
railroads will make reduced rates for
the fair.
Judge Poke Barrow, member Of
the United States senate from 1882
to 1888, died in Savannah, Ga, aged
GA years.
Col. Henry l.. Thomas, for "a years
translator in the state department, died
at his residence in Washington, aged
6S years.
Engineer Albert and Conductor Her.
zalt, both of Mattoon, were killed in q
head-on collision between freight trains
at Butler, Ill.
The navy department has been advised
that the first-class battleship Iowa had
been placed in commission at the Brook
Ign navy yard.
Edward Stanhope (colored), 40 years
old, was murdered as he sat in his
home at Indianapolis, by his stepson,
Harry Chapman.
Fire, presumably of incendiary ORR
gin, totally destroyed the grain eleva-
tor at Corning distillery in Peoria, H.,
with a loss of $4,000.
c. M. Waters has been appointed sup
erintendent of the division of salaries
and allowances for the post office depart
ment in Washington.
The navy department has been adj
vsed that the new cruiser Charleston,
now building at Newport News, will be
launched on January %.
Lah-Ta Niece, the executive head of
the most turbulent faction in the Creek
Nation, was killed by a falling limb
from a tree, at Scipio, l. T.
Joseph Boyd, employed as a track
walker in the st. Clair tunnel, shot and
Ont, and then killed himself.
The remains of AZ private soldiers
who lost their lives in the Philippines
were buried with military honors at the
National cemetery at Arlington.
Gen. Macarthur arrived at San Fran
cisco from Honolulu and refused to dis
cuss the interview in which he is alleged
to have predicted war with Germany.
Gladys Asch was shot to death in Chi
cago by Albert Altenhofen, formerly a
Milwaukee business man, who deserted
his family for her. The slayer commit
ted suicide.
Andrew Carnegie has set apart 81 .00o,-
600, the interest to form perpetual fund
to relieve workmen injured in Carnegie
plants and to aid heirs of those killed
while at work.
All records for Christmas business
in the New York post Office were
broken this year. One million pack
ages passed through the Office in one
day.
The tallest building in the world
will be erected in lower Broadway,
New York. 1t will be 40 stories high,
with a 60 foot tower; total height, 6l5
feet
The lynching of George Williams
and Nicely Zimmerman, negroes ac-
cused of assault, was attempted at
Council Bluffs, Ia The Jail door was
broken in. The militia was called out
In time and the mob diSnerSed.