The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-03-31
SHORT SPECIALS.

A movement is on foot to settle 100
Armenian families in the Panhandle
Of Texas and in New Mexico.
Maj Rathbone has renewed his appeal
for review by congress Of his convic-
ton in the Cuban postal frauds.
Irkoff. the Russian government Of
fetal convicted of selling information
to the japanese, has been hanged.
Fire in New York destroyed the
Adams Express and adjoining build
ings, causing a total loss Of $250.000.
Twenty women and children were Sc
riously injured in a fire panic in st. MI
chael's Roman Catholic church at New
Haven, Conn,
Wooster. o., his wife and son. were
drowned while attempting to ford q
swollen stream.
Berea College of Kentucky is to bring
suit to test the constitutonality of the
recent legislation by that state, prohib-
iting coeducation of the races.
The withdrawal of $19O00,000 from
western banks to pay for the Panama
canal has imposed considerable loss Of
interest upon those institutions.
John w. Gates, who owns 20 900 acres
Of rice land, plans to consolidate all the
rice plantations and mills in Louisiana
and Texas into gigantic trust.
More than SO per cent. of the construc-
ton work of Manhattan island Is at a
standstill as a result of the deadlock be-
tween bricklayers and employers.
American miners in north Korea find
themselves in a difficult position and
United States Minister Allen is attempt
ing to secure release of special train.
The most famous diamond necklace
in the world, valued at 100000 and once
owned by Marie Antoinette, has been
stolen from Princess Alice de Bourbon
In Paris.
Sully made a clean breast to his cred
itors in New York, won their conf
dence, and they will unite to collect
from liawley and Ray, his alleged
partners.
San Francisco sporting men dissent
from the decision of Referee Graney in
awarding Friday nights fight to Britt
They say Corbett was entitled at least
to a draw.
More than 300 Filipinos, members OF
savage tribes, arrived in st. Louis al
most naked. having thrown their
clothing through the ear windows.
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Bishop Hartzell in Chicago address
told of the necessity of importing
Chinese as laborers in South Africa, say
ing more than 100000 unsh4lled work.
men are needed to make new ventures.
The number Of applications for PEN
sions under the new service rule has
reached | 900 a day and promises to in
crease. Estimates Of the cost to the
government appear to have been too
low
The condition of the Panama canal
is said to be bad for the continuation
of the work by the United States, not
one-half the excavation made by tho
French government being now neces-
sary.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tons has decided to postpone until the
next session of congress action on the
treaty ceding the Isle Of Pines to Cuba.
and may visit the island to investigate
is value.
The suicide of George Crossman, OF
London, led to the discovery that he
hal killed one wife and packed her in
cement, and that he had at least seven
other wives, although he was only 80
years old.
An army of farmers and townspeople
along the Rocky river in Ohio joined in
ightng flaming oil that covers the
stream. Petroleum escaped from
pipe line beneath the river bed at Liver
pool. The property loss already Is
heavy.