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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
ISLAND TRADE GROWS.
Commerce of the United states with
It's Outlying Territory
Increases.

Washington, July 20.-The commerce
of the United States with noncontiguous
territory will amount to nearly $780,
100000 In the fiscial year just ended.
The commerce during II months ended
with May, 1903, amounted to $S6,58l ,O26.
OF this grand total Of nearly 300 ,OOO,-
900 Of commerce with the noncontiguous
territory more than one-third is mer-
chandise shipped to that territory. In
the II months ended with May 1913 $780,
779 was merchandise shipped to Porto
Rico, Hawaiian islands, Philippines,
Guam. Tutuila and Alaska.
OF this total of practically $4,000, 900
Of merchandise shipped to noncontigu-
Gus territory in the II months ended
with May little over $1l 100000 went
TO Porto Rico, $4,000, 900 to the Hawai-
ian islands, IS 900 900 to Alaska, little
over $1,000 900 to the Philippines and
nearly 100000 worth to Guam and
Tutuila.
OF the $53 900 900 of merchandise re-
ceived from the noncontiguous territory
during the II months nearly $4,000, 900
worth came from the Hawaiian Islands,
81 100000 from the Philippines, $lO,-
100000 from Porto Rico and $4,000 600
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
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Tram yerred by Treaty,

Washington, July 1.-THE British is
lands OF the coast OF Borneo which the
United States has seized turn out to be
islands OF the Philippine archipelago
which belonged TO Spain at the outbreak
OF war with this country, which were
not covered by the treaty OF Paris, but
which were subsequently transferred
by second treaty. The islands In ques-
ton belong to the Cagayan group and
comprise one large and - or IA small
islands. A survey was recently made of
the islands and formal possession taken.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
RUSSIA REFUSES.
test OF Jews Over Klshinen Mas
sacre VIII Not he Received.

Washington July lit was learned
Thursday night that the state depart
ment had received reply from Russia
stating that 1t neither would receive
nor consider the matter Of the Jewish
petition on the subject OF the Kishinef
incident This information came in the
form of a cablegram from Mr.. Riddle,
the American charge at st. Petersburg.
to whom was committed the delicate
task Of inquiring OF the Russian gov
eminent as to It's attitude with respect
to the presentation Of the petition.
II is believed that this will end the
matter and that no further steps will
be taken by this government to bring
the views OF the petitioners to the at
tention OF Russia, although as yet no
consideration has been given by the
president to the course to be pursued
in the light OF Russia's response to
our inquiry
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Elect Omcers.

In session in Milwaukee the depart
ment Of Wisconsin of the Veterans Of
the Spanish-American War association
elected the following officers: Depart
ment commander, Maj. Thomas J.
George, of Menomonie; senior vice COM
mander, w. F. Bauchle, Of Beloit; junior
vice commander, A. J. Baum, OF Milwau-
kee; assistant adjutant general, w. A.
Aschmann, Of Milwaukee; assistant
quartermaster general, w. A. Marden.
Of Oshkosh; inspector general, r. Y.
Hart, Of Beloit; assistant surgeon gen.
eral, DR.. O. B. Book, Of Sheboygan;
Judge advocate general, Clinton G..
Price, Of Milwaukee; chaplain, Charles
Schumacher, of Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
AND THE CAT CAME BACK.
Tnbby, After Being Dropped Into the
River in a bag, Returns to
Her Old Home.

II will give you ten cents" said a
tender-hearted woman, who has rented
a cottage at Charlotte, N. Y, to a
teamster, recently, 'if you will take
this cat, tie her up in bag. and drop
her off the bridge.
Gimme tn dime. lady" agreed the
teamster, and with the coin tucked in
his pocket he grabbed the cat and
drove toward the city.
Two days later what was the wom-
ans horror to open the door and meet
the cat face to face. To her it seemed
as II the tabby was one returned from
the grave. She felt guilty to think
she had ever coaspired to take an in
nocent life. and with warm milk and
unusual kindness sought to eradicate
any unfriendly feeling on the part Of
puss. The cat did not seem to bear
any grudge, and to-day is sleek and
happy.
The teamster swears by all team
ster's gods that he dropped the bag
and cat per cont,a act. and that the ami
mails escape from death is little
short Of miracle.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
A REMARKABLE BOY.
Accomplishments of Boston Youth
Who Is Blind and Deaf.
Kept Up with His Glass in Almost All
of the Studies-Takes Part in
Graduation Exercises and
Receives Diploma.

OF all the 1000 recent graduates In the,
Boston grammar schools no one re-
ceived more personal attention than
Tommy Stringer, the blind and deaf
boy, who has held his own among the
grammar school pupils Of Boston II ali
the studies except music and drawing,
and who received his diploma at the
Lowell school on Center street Tommy
had part In the programme. He sat be-
side his teacher, Miss Helen s. Conley.
In silence he imbibed the spirit of the
moment, and gave expression to it in
happy gestures, and through the sense
Of touch he followed the exercises with
manifest interest, though not a note of
music reached his ear, or ray from the
bright picture his yelled eye.
His teacher kept him informed Of
what was going on in the hall Through
the sense of feeling in the palm of his
right hand she brought intelligence to
his mind of what the boys and girls said,
and his laugh, though it came little.
late at times, was hearty.
Electricity was the subject Of his
graduation address. This element he
has mastered and understands, and he
proceeded to illustrate to the audience
some Of It's qualities. Apparatus Of his
own construction was placed before
him on table. He examined 1t with
his hands, adjusted the battery, and
through the medium OF his teacher told
the audience what he intended to ac-
complish. Switches were opened and
the circuit completed. He waited for
the effect.
A bell near by should ring, but there
was no response. How Tommy noted
the defect the audience could not under
stand, but he raised his head and said,
in sign language, "Too bad" Turning
to his teacher as if to reassure her, he
made a never mind" motion with his
hands. The Earring which comes from
the sound had not touched the sharp
failure of his battery to respond in this
case was due, he said, to disarrangement
in transit.
Other experiments we're more success
full, and for his efforts he received an en-
thusiastic ovation, which reached his
senses only through the brief descrip-
ton made in the palm of his right hand.
Tommy's diploma was presented in the
same way as the others, only that his
teacher rose with him as he advanced
to the front step or two to receive 1t,
and while the audience was applauding
him he calmly examined the precious
roll with his hands.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
WHITE MAN iYNCHED.
A Mob in Kentucky, Enraged mt the
Courts, Takes Victim from
jail and Hangs Him.

Maysville, KY, July 16.-Enraged at
the courts a mob broke into the Flem-
ingsburg jail Wednesday morning and
hanged William Thacker, white man,
who had been given life sentence for
the murder OF John Gordon, two years
ago. Thacker, In quarrel with Cor
don at Foxport, shot and killed him and
then sat on the body, Winchester in
hand. while he smoked his pipe and
dared anyone to attempt to arrest him.
At the time Thacker escaped, but was
later arrested and lodged in jail at
Flemlngsburg. He was given two trials
and finally got a life sentence.
Gordon was good citizen and an in
offensive man. After being sentenced,
Thacker appealed to the court OF ap-
peals. and was waiting for another trial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
T0RNADOES Cause
death AND ruin
Terrific Storm Sweeps Through Sec
ton of Illinois and Several
Lives Are Lost.
Wind Devastates a Strip of Country
Three Miles Wide and Ten In
LenEth-BuildingsW Wrecked, Stock
Killed, and Growing Grain II
Pounded Into the Ground.

Streator. H., July 18.-At least Ave
persons were killed, more than a score
seriously II not fatally injured, and a
property loss of 100000 is the result of
tornado which swept through Streator
at six O'Clock Friday evening. The dead
are: Edward Bivens, William Brown,
Harry Doyle, Charles Snyder and A. c.
Purcell. OF the dead, Bivens, Brown
and Doyle were killed at the racetrack,
where the new grand stand was blown
down onto a crowd which had sought
shelter from the downpour. Most of the
injured were taken from the ruins Of
this structure Purcell was night
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
The News Condemned.

Because her husband committed sui
eide by jumping into the river at La
Crosse, Mrs. Emylie Sousel, wife Of Gus
tav Sousel, became insane. and has been
taken to the state hospital at Mendoza.
Charles F. Randall a brother Of Gen.
George NJ Randall, U. S. A., and Mrs.
Charles T. Mckinney, of Chicago, COM
mitted suicide at GAINESVILLE while de-
spondent He was very wealthy.
According to A. G. Wright, the pub
Usher of the city directory, Milwaukee
has population Of $4,000. The annual
percentage Of gain is about five per cent.
William O'Rourke, Of Rantout, died
from the effects Of fight he had with
Knute Halverson at Potter Halverson
has left for parts unknown.
Herman O. Frank, who died in Mil
waukee, aged Al, was democrat OF
prominence. He was for eight years
president Of the state board Of phar-
macy.
Heavy rains caused all rivers and
creeks to overflow their banks In the VI
cinity OF La Crosse, and great damage
was done to crops.
A young son Of M. Marti, we'll to do
farmer, was crushed to death beneath a
buggy which tipped over in turning
around at Marshfield.
Joe Renal, OF Gordon, spent six hours
buried in quicksand up to his neck. He
was released after four teams and 30
men had succeeded in scooping away
the treacherous mire.
At a meeting Of the creditors OF the
Remington Watch company OF Apple
ton, now in the hands Of receiver, 1t
was agreed to start up the factory under
the management of the referees.
The annual camp meeting Of the
State Spiritualist association OF Wis
consin Is in progress in Griffin's grove,
Waupaca, and will continue one month
Gov. La Toilette has pardoned Will
liam Walton, who is serving long
term in the state prison for burglary,
and who has consumption and can live
only a short time.
Harry Sales, arrested for horse
stealing, was arraigned before Judge
Fruit of La Crosse, pleaded guilty ana
was sentenced to Waupun for three
years.
Herman O. Frank, a weii-knoWn
cigar manufacturer and prominent
business man of Milwaukee, died al
his home, aged Al years.
The Survivors association OF the
Thirteenth Wisconsin volunteer infan-
try will meet ct GAINESVILLE on Wednes-
day, August 10.
Harry E. Wilson, superintendent OF
the Oshkosh Gasiight company. has In
vented a valuable apparatus for con-
yerting an alternating current OF cleo
tricity into a direct one.
A Jury at Mount Carroll found Clark
and Estelle, who were charged with the
sensational robbery Of the Burlington
limited passenger train at Marcus last
September, guilty.
| According to the new Baraboo city
directory the population Is $500.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

The two free state employment bu-
reaus established in accordance with a
law passed in 1901, have been in opera
ton just two years. One of them Is To-
Gated in Milwaukee and the other in Su-
perior. During the period they have
been running they have had 49, 1865 appli-
cations for employment and 1908 for
help, and have filed 1903 positions OF
the applicants for employment 1888
were males and 2,2O2 females. Two ad-
dditional bureaus are to be established
soon. 1t is expected that one of these will
be located at Oshkosh and the other at
La Crosse.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
TWO MEN LYNCHED.
Taken from Jail I'm Wyoming by .
Mob and HanRed-DeputyS sheriff
Killed During Attack.

Red Lodge, Mont, July 20.-Two men
were lynched at Basin. In northern
Wyoming, and in the reign Of lawless-
ness that now prevails In that section
more killings are likely to follow Jim
German, who killed his brother about
a year ago and ran off with the latter's
wife, and a man named Walters, who
killed a widow named Hoover at Hot
Springs two years ago because she re-
fused to marry him, were the victims Of
the lynchers. c. +. Pierce. a deputy
sheriff, was killed during the attack ON
the TAIL
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Two Banks Closed.

La Crosse, Wis, July flowing to
series Of misfortunest the West Salem Ex-
change bank and the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank Of Bangor are both practi-
cally in the hands Of Bank Examiner
Berg. The former will be reorganized;
the latter will be sold or receiver will
be appointed The trouble is attributed
to mismanagement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Four Killed by Train.

Cincinnati, O., July 2O.-Four persons
were instantly killed near the Avondale
suburban station on the Cincinnati, Le-
banon and northern division OF the
Pennsylvania road while walking on the
tracks. They were: Louis and William
MUIR, messengers. aged 10 and II years,
and two unidentified young men.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

from Alaska. The 10000 900 from Alas
ka is merchandise, and does not there
fore include the gold received from that
territory, which amounted in the IL
months to 81 540,677. Adding these ship
ments of gold, Alaska sent us the grand
total of merchandise above mentioned,
and estimating the month Of June the
grand total will probably reach the
round sum OF 500 900 900.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Troops Rescue q Negro.

A negro named Deb Flynn was nearly
killed at the street carnival in Marinette.
A southern man resented his walking
with white girl, when he talked back,
and large crowd started after him with
hammers. The negro was rescued by
Company l of the Second regiment, w.
N G., the members Of which were at the
carnival in a body. Flynn was in hid
ing all night and was spirited out Of
town in the morning. The incident
created much excitement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Named for Goyernor

Louisville, KY, July 17.-Morris X.
Belknap, OF Louisville, was nominated
for governor by the republican state
convention in this city. and President
Rooseyelt's administration was com
mended in the platform and he was in
dorsed for denomination
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Warrington Statue In London.

London July 16.-At a meeting Of the
executive committee Of the Pilgrims
club a committee was appointed to give
effect to the recent suggestion to erect
statue to George Washington in Lon
don. 1t was decided that the subscrip-
lions should be entirely confined to Brit
ish subjects
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Tragedy in Milwaukee,

Milwaukee, Wis. July 1s.-Charles
w. Carleton, tinsmith and coal dealer,
shot and MORALLY wounded Mrs. Ida
Draeger and killed himself at her home.
546 Twelfth street, Wednesday night.
The probable murder and suicide vas
the result OF quarrel
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Two Girls Drowned :.

Davenport, Ia. July 16.-Clara LIGHT
and Elsie Morey were drowned Wednes-
day night by the capsizing OF launch
In the Mississippi river. -Four young
men who were thrown into the river
from the overturned boat saved them
selves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

Baker City, Ore, July 1S.-To avoid
arrest on the charge of clipping with a
15-year-old girl known as Blossom"
A. A. Earl. Of Caldwell, Idaho, shot and
killed the girl and then himself. Earl
was 35 years old and left wife and two
children
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Are q ,JOvial Lot.

1t does not take much TO make the
house of commons laugh, says Pear
sons Weekly. The feeHest joke or
the most trivial slip of the tongue will
suffice to send the legislators into fits
Of hilarity. For instance, the other
night Lord Stanley made slight mix
up in his plurals. and referred to those
useful animals, oxen, as "oxes." The
mistake evoked much loud laughter"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Weu-Known Journalist Dead.

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 18.-Andrew
j. Shakespeare, 50 years old, a pioneer
newspaper man of Michigan, died Fri
day. He was editor and publisher OF
the Kalamazoo Gazette, the Oldest
paper in Michigan, for more than 35
years. He was delegate to national
democratic conventions several times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
GasOljne ExDlOd es,

Appleton, Wis, July 17.-Fire, which
started from an explosion Of can OF
gasoline, probably fatally burned Har-
rison Bates, IL years old, painfully
hurt six other persons and destroyed
the building and stock Of the Appleton
Shirt and Pants company, and Of the
Appleton steam laundry. The loss Is
S1S 0O0
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

Washington, July l8.-The president
has directed the preparation OF com
mission for Gen. Young. who will sue
coed Lieut.. Gen. Miles August 8, and for
Brig Gen. Leonard s. Wood, who Is
promoted TO be major general.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Not Guilty,

Bloomington, ILL.,. July II. - Maude
Jordine was declared not guilty of the
murder OF her two-year-old sister last
Thursday evening. The preliminary
hearing ended with her dismissal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
ME. at Age of 1O1.

West Monroe, N. Y, July 16.-Mrs.
Cynthia Hendrix, 101 years old, is dead
at her home here. Mrs. Hendrix had
been In good health up to month ago.
She celebrated her birthday June IS,
and on the following day slipped on the
doorstep and fell. The shock caused
her death
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Over a Century Old.

Chicago, July 20.-At the age Of 101
years, Mrs. Helen NJ Rockwell died at
the home Of her raughter, Mrs. Eugene
s. Pike, at 2101 Prairie avenue. The
cause Of her death was solely the in
FIRMLY OF Old age and she was confined
to her bed only a few days before her
demise
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Knapp Found Guilty.

Hamilton, o.. July 17.-Alfred An
drew Knapp, who has confessed to the
murder by strangling OF five women and
children. was convicted Of murder In the
first degree without recommendation Of
marcy
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Young Girl Drowned.

Marie Gibbons, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter Of Judge w. ]. Gibbons, OF Chicago,
was drowned at Camp Lake, near Ke-
nosha, while bathing. Two young broth
ers of the unfortunate girl attempted to
rescue her, but failed, and narrowly es-
capped themselves.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Two Banks Closed,

Owing to series of misfortunes the
West Salem Exchange bank and the
Farmers and Merchants bank OF Ban
gor are both practically in the hands
of Bank Examiner Berg. The former
will be reorganized; the latter will be
sold or a receiver will be appointed.
The trouble is attributed to misman-
agement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Crop Outlook.

The weekly crop report Of the Wash
ington weather bureau says for Wis
consin Weather favorable to all
growing crops; corn making rapid
progress and early varieties tasseling;
winter wheat and rye rapidly ap-
preaching maturity.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Old Age Doe, Not Di,ou,,i,v

Washington, July 17.-pres!dent
Roosevelt has issued an order eIiminat-
Ing old age as disqualification for
eligibility 10 appointment as laborers
In the government service. The physi-
cal qualifications. however, must b.
INST.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
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China Maker n Loan.

ST. Petersburg, July l8-China, 1t is
announced, has Concluded a loan of
1000, 900 taels with the o-Chinese
bank, which, in lieu OF interest, obtains
certain privileges In Chinese Turkestan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Four Killed mt Men Iota.


Colorado Springs, Col. July 49,
James A. Boyd. aged 70. is dead at the
newspaper man OF Milwaukee, st.
Louis and Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23
Death OF A Great
| LEADER OF labor
P. M. Arthur, Chief of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers,
Expires Suddenly.

Falls Backward While Responding
to 4 Toast at q Banquet and Life
Was Extinct in a Few Moments
His Conservative Ideas Won for
Him Great Power.
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Waterman at the vulcan western
works, and had not been on duty five
minutes when he was killed.
Many Buildings Destroyed.
The storm, which came from the
southwest, was about one-quarter OF
mile wide, and In its path everything
was swept. This includes the Vulcan
Western works, the buildings being
erected three years ago at cost exceed
where 100 employees had left the build
ing Ave minutes before it was struck.
The three-story building, with all its
machinery and stock on hand, amount
ing to $4,000, is total loss. The Dick
ermann schoolhouse, baseball park
and amphitheater, Electric park, with
all its buildings. numerous private res
licences. Schurmann's big icehouses and
stock therein-are all down.
The splendid buildings OF the Streator
Racing association and which would
have been completed within two or
three days are total wreck. This in
cludes the amphitheater. judges stand
and the immense barns. 1t was here
that the greater number lost their lives,
all but one OF the dead being race horse
men. Nine trotting horses were killed.
other Towns suffer.
Emington and Campus, two small
towns on the Wabash railroad line,
suffered severely from the storm. At
Emington several houses were utterly
demolished and four people were seri
ously injured. At Campus one man
was killed, while two others sustained
injuries which may prove fatal.
Four Killed mt Men Iota.
Mendoza. Ill. July ia cyclone
which struck here at O'Clock Friday
evening cut swath a block wide
through the central portion OF the
town, wrecking almost e, cry building
in its path. Four persons are known
to have been killed and at least score
seriously injured. The dead are:
Cora Boesdorf. Ora Lundy and two
brothers named Schanmel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-07-23

Waterman at the Vulcan Western
works, and had not been on duty five
minutes when he was killed.
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Cleveland, O., July 21.-The funeral
Of the late Chief P. M Arthur, Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
took place Monday afternoon from the
family residence, No. 1929 Euclid av-
enue, Rev. DR.. Paul F. Sutphen, pastor
Of the Second Presbyterian church, Off
ciating, assisted by Rev. Vernon Har-
ringtOn.