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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
HURRICANE SWEPT
HUNDREDS KILLED WHEN SHIPS
FOUNDER IN TERRIFIC
GALE.
STORM HITS CUBAN CITIES
Casilda Reported Devastated and
Many kIIed-Isie Of Pines Suf-
fers-Tobacco Crop Ruled and
Wires Are Down.

st. Petersburg. ~ hurricane
swept the eastern coast Of the Bal
tic sea, causing many wrecks and
the loss of hundreds of lives among
the sailors.
Throughout the night the signal
MADE out. Three sailing vessels
foundered off the Gulf OF Riga.
Some of their men were rescued.
The tide cast up quantities Of
wreckage, including timber, naphtha
cans and boxes of merchandise
At Mitau the wind tore down
whole rows of houses, trees and all
telegraph wires.
Havana.-Rain has fallen contin-
uously for forty-two hours and a
number of houses have been demol-
ished by the high winds. The sub
urbs OF Havana are partly flooded.
Five deaths are reported and ten
persons have been injured through
various accidents. The theaters are
closed. Loss of life is also reported
in Matanzas and Santa Clara.
The city's commercial traffic is
stopped. The buoys placed around
the Maine for Typographical studies
were carried off by the strong cur
rents to the open seas.
News from MatanZas, Santa Clara
and Pinar tell of cyclones causing
much damage to property.
Saint Nazaire. The French
steamer Vile de Rochefort was
wrecked off Noirmoutiers Island early
today. The British steamer Pever-
III picked up the first and second
mates and the chief steward of the
French craft, but the twenty-three
have been lost The Peverill put in
here.
London.-The English coast is
strewn with wreckage from storm
that has continued for two days.
The casualty list is already reported
as a long one.
The bodies of five seamen from
the coasting steamer Canford were
picked up off Hartlepool. 1t is be-
lieved the vessel, which carried a
crew of twenty, foundered.
Some of the wreckage indicates a
sailing ship met a like fate. Life
boats from many points were out all
night, and in some Instances effected
rescues. In other cases they were
unable to reach distressed craft.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
A Terrible Creature.

When Albert Henry Savage Lander
reached st Petersburg on his way
from the forbidden land, the fact was
duly chroniclcd. and the London Press
associations sent cable messages to
Australia telling of the hairbreGdth
escapes and manifold suferings. The
Melbourne Times received but short
note which was this
"A Savage Lander arrived In St Pc
tersburg today from Tibet after suf.
fering greatly at the hands Of the ma
tives."
This WAS meager enough, but the
news editor was equal to the occasion
The following morning, among the
other matters OF news, the readers
Of the Times found this startling In.
formation;
A savage landor got into st. Pc
torsburg Yesterday and the people of
the city were terrified After consid-
cradle difficulty, the beast which came
from Tibet, was captured, taken to n
remote place and there dispatched.
II ~ said that this is the first animal
of the sort ever seen In Russia. How
he reached the city after his fights
with the natives Of Tibet, which is a
comparatively unknown country, is a
mystery. -MacDougall's Magazine,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
ROUGH RIDER FLIES
Ex-PRESIDENT SAYS he NEVER
ENJOYED ANYTHING SO
MUCH BEFORE.
FEAR FOR HIM, BUT CHEER
senger Safely Through Toree-
Minute Flight While Big Crowd
Watches.

St is.-Ex-President Roosevelt
made his initial air trip with Archie
Hoxsey. an aviator for the Wright
brothers, and he was up in cloudland
for exactly three minutes and twenty
seconds.
When Col. Roosevelt got to town
he was told that st. Louis was anX-
ious to see him try a trip through
the sky.
'By George, | never thought OF
that" replied the colonel. Il don
know that l could do it."
When the colonel got to the park
he asked for Hoxsey.
Mr. Roosevelt carefully scrutinized
the flyer and then turning to Hox-
sey remarked with a smile:
II don't know but I'd like taking
the trip with you"
That's easy" replied HoXsey,
grinning amiably. You don't need
10 fear anything, colonel. I'd be
tickled to take you with me. You
will come down without scratch
When HOxsey was ready, he mo-
toned to Col. Roosevelt and the eX-
president strobe bravely TO the aero
plane. As he stepped to the machine
the crowd in the field let out a wild
cheer. The colonel turned and waved
his hand.
out over the heads of the gasping
crowd sailed the aeroplane. Col
Roosevelt could be seen holding tight
TO the slender uprights running from
his frail seat. Hoxsey took the aero
plane over the field scarcely ten feet
above the crowd until he had covered
the course. When over the crowd
the ex-president gazed down and re-
leasing his hold with one hand waved
at the throng. A cheer went mp and
the colonel responded with a vide
sweep of the hand.
Clear the way, the cOloneIs com
ing down here" said officers as they
dashed into the crowd and beat 1t
back from the field. Down came the
aeroplane gracefully as bird until
it reached the ground 1t ran along
until it had reached the exact spot
from which it assembled and then
came to dead stop. Amid rousing
cheers Col. Roosevelt hoped out
from the aeroplane.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Strange Offerings on Graves.

Striking grave.diggers in the GENE.
terry Of pere la Chaise recently called
attention to the largest Of Paris burial
grounds and one that ia said to harbor
more celebrities than any other GENE.
terry in tho world Few of the tombs,
however, possess much artistic merit,
Weight Is their chief popularity"
writes Augustus Hare "and all the
monuments look as If each family had
tried TO pile up as much marble as
possible upon their deceased rela-
tives," To foreign visitors tho offer
ings on some OF the graves constitute
the most interesting feature. Chill
drens graves are often strewn with
fruit and sweets, and those Of adults
with more substantial food Bottles
Of wine are also seen, and one be.
reayed pareIt leaves a potato salad
on his sons tomb every Sunday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
SINKING OF MAINE
PRESIDENT APPROVES PLANS
TO RAISE WRECKED
BATTLESHIP.
SPANS ENvOYTO BE INVITED
viii Aid in Definitely Determining
Causes Of Explosion Which Sank
Batt!eship and Killed Many Sea-
men in Havana Harbor.

Beverly. Taft has APP
proved plans for the raising of the
Maine in Havana harbor and a state
ment issued in connection with the
matter by Gen. Bixby, chief OF the
army engineers, indicates that pos
sibly on Feb. Is, the thirteenth an
niversary of the destruction of the
battleship, the problem as TO the
exact cause of that destruction will
be definitely settled.
President Taft believes that this
is the question of supreme import
ance in connection with the raising
of the wreck, and he has ordered
that everything be subordinated to
that. The Spanish government has
been requested to send IA repressn-
tative 10 be present while the work
is going on. The Cuban govern
ment will also be represented. A
United States army engineer will be
in absolute charge of the task with
complete authority. The fullest
publicity will be given every detail.
Nothing that will throw light on the
exact cause of the explosion that
sent the Maine to the bottom of Ha-
vana harbor and precipitated the
war with Spain will be overlooked.
The plan of the board provides
for the using of Golfer dam within
which the wreck is to be first ex-
posed by unwatering and TO be af-
terward removed by floating the
The damaged portions piecemeal
The Golfer dam will be 415 feet
long and 275 feet at the widest part,
which will permit of SO feet of free
space on all sides of the wreck. This
will enable the engineer in charge
to have the entire wreck fully eX-
posed to view. A series of photo
graphs Will be taken from every
yantage point, in addition to per-
sonal inspection in which the repre-
sentatives of the Spanish govern
ment will be invited to participate.
AS soon as the photographs have
been taken and the wreck has been
inspected just as she lies on the
bottom of the harbor, the work of
removing such bodies of the sailors
of the ship that yet remain in her
will be undertaken.
Gen. Bixby said that it was es-
timated the entire cost of the float
ing of the wreck would be $780,
O00 of which 100000 has already
been appropriated. The disposition
of the Maine after she has been
"aised and the secret of her destruc-
ton ascertained is problem for
congress to solve
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Chief Justice Steele Dead.

Denver-Chief Justice Robert w.
Steele Of The Colorado supreme court
died as result OF a stroke of apo
plexy suffered three weeks ago.
He was born fifty-three years ago
in Lebanon, O.. and had been on the
supreme bench for ten years. His
death creates considerable confusion
in the political situation, as he was
renominated for justice of the SUI
preme court by the Democrats few
days before he was stricken. and
was considered tower of strength
to the ticket.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
SETS new AIR RECORD
Makes Mile in 50 Seconds at St.
Louis-Nearly Sixty Eight
Miles an Hour.

st. Louis.--Alfred lie Blanc, driv-
ing his fifty-horsepower Bleriot mon
oplane with seven-cylinder Gnome
motor, smashed all American rec
ords for aeroplane speed, when he
travelled over a measured mile in SO
seconds, an average speed of nearly
sixty-eight miles an hour. This ap-
proaches the speed record of James
Hadley, of seventy-four miles an
hour, made with the same type Of
apparatus. lie Blanc expects to
better his record.
j. Clifford Turpin endeavored to
break the American endurance rec
ord, but after he had been in the air
one hour and 25 minutes he was
forced to glide to land on account OF
q frozen" engine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
OLD VILLAGE TO DISAPPEAR
SIG Reservoir Now Being Constructed
viii Wipe Out Historic Town
Of Delta, NJ Y.

The Delta reservoir, which is being
constructed about the village Of Delta,
Oneida county, and which will w1oe
out the village, viii, when flooded, fur.
nish much OF the water which the
barge canal in central New York Will
need in its operation, says the Albany
Journal. The hills surrounding the
basis are arranged on the general
scheme of a triangle with one vortex
pointing up stream and north. The
area of this triangle IS about 5000
acre, and its altitude four miles and
its base two miles.
The upper sides of the triangle rep
resent high hills rising from 600 10
500 feet above the valley. This vale"
was settled about 1889. The Floyd and
Sicard mansions just above the flow
line in Westernville and the Henry
Wagner homestead, the most beautiful
in the valley soon 70 pass into obliyi'n
by the building Of the reservoir, pre-.
serve the memory Of old General
Floyd, signer Of the immortal Dec
laration, Admiral Sicard OF Fort Fisher
and VicksburE fame, and Maj Gen.
Henry Wagner -alleck, who ran
away from Wcsteruyille, his birth.
place, because Of his aversion to the
farm and the pillow,
As is generally the case in such
large undertakings. there have been
some qucstionings as to which geo.
graphical name should attach itself TO
this new lake which will be added to
those of New York
II seems likely that the word Delta
has become inseparably associated
with the new lake and as its waters
bring out even more distinctly the tri.
angular arrangement Of the hills sur
rounding il, the term with its individu-
atty seems not inappropriate. 1t has
the further advantage OF commemora-
ting the village 1t displaces. and per
haps in slightly more happy manner
than the word Mohawk, which means
Eater of live flesh the term Lake
Delta brings to mind the famous Keats
epitaph. Here lies one whose name
was writ in water"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
BALlINGER WRECK VICTIM
Secretary of the Int ror Cut by Glass
When 3. &. o. Trains Crash
at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. - The Royal Blue
Limited on the Baltimore 4 Ohio,
carrying Secretary of the Interior
r. A. Ballinger, struck the Royal
local in a head-on collision here, in
juring fourteen, including Secretary
Ballinger, and shaking up every pas
senger on the two trains. Secretary
Ballinger's injuries were not seri-
Gus, and he left over the Pennsyl-
vania for Washington. He was cut
about the head by falling glass.
The train was about fifteen min
utes late and had instructions to
take a siding, leaving a clear track
for the other train. These instruc-
tons were not carried out, and as a
result the two engines came together
just as the Royal Blue Limited
rounded the curve
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
History Of Red Gross Seal.

Charity stamps first used in
Boston in 1862 for the soldiers rellef
funds during the Civil war, were the
original forerunners Of the Red Cross
Christmas SEAL which will be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis society in 1907 for the hrst
time in America made use of stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption. In a hastily Or
ganized campaign of only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year.
1908, the American Red Cross con-
Quoted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale $780,
600 was realized for the anti-tubercu-
losis movement. In 1909, under many
adverse conditions, $250,000 was rea-
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross is "A Million for
Tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
in 1910"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
PARALYzES NATION
PRIMER BRAND DENOUNCES
ACTION OF EMPLOYEES AS
"lNSURRECTION BUILT,
SEINE TO BE A SAVIOR
Government to Rush Food Supplies
to furnishing Paris Down River
and acquisitions Boats. Amer'
cans are Victims.

Paris.-The strike of the railroad
men, which threatens TO spread
throughout France, was denounced
by Premier BRAND as IAN insurrec-
ton built upon criminal founda-
tons"
The premier said the strike was
called while negotiations were go
Ing on through himself and the min
lister of public works for an ad-
justment of grievances, and he
promised that the instigators of the
strike would be criminally prose-
cuted.
The Paris, Lyons and Mediterra-
mean and Orleans railroad men
voted to strike, as also did the en-
ployes of the Paris subway, who
deem this a good opportunity to
obtain satisfaction on number OF
demands for which they have been
agitating for some time past.
The River Seine, which in Jan
uary threatened to destroy Paris,
now looms up i'm the role of savior
The government has made arrange
ments to rush food supplies to
Paris by the sea, requisitioning all
tugs, boats and barges to meet the
crisis brought about by the stop
page of the railway service and
ease the food market, which is al
ready hard hit.
The employees OF the Eastern and
the Paris, Lyons and Mediterrane-
an railroads have not yet respond
ed to the call to strike, and the gov
ernment's weapon of mobilization
has induced some of those en-
ployed by the Northern road to re-
turn to their posts. Nevertheless
the Northern and Western railroads
are Frustrated. The call to the col
ors has been ignored by the large
majority, and at massmeetings held
the strikers reiterated their deter
mination not to respond to the call.
Much destruction has been
wrought on the Western system,
where the strikers and their sup
porters have held up and derailed
trains, blocked tracks, destroyed
signals, ripped up rails and cut tel
ephone and telegraph wires. The
government has ordered the arrest
of a score of the strike leaders and
instructions have been issued to the
troops to use severe measures wher-
ever occasion requires.
Thousands of persons living in
the suburbs, but who are employed
in Paris, massed around the depots.
These they found closed and silent,
with soldiers camps in front. Then,
with true Partisan gayety, they
laughingly set out to walk home,
perhaps a distance of five or ten
miles, or stormed the tramways,
cabs, automobiles and other convey
ances.
The losses to commence already
are tremendous. Scores of trains
have been stalled along the roads,
many of these carrying food supplies
which even now have become unfit
for use. The passengers on the
steamship Oceanic, who took the
train at Cherbourg for Paris, are
blocked at WORCESTERSHIRE about
thirty-six miles from Paris.
Many Americans have been com
PEELED to remain in this city or to
pay fabulous sums to reach the coast.
Seven hundred sacks of American
mail are now being transported from
Havre to Paris up the Seine and the
French steamship line will employ
a tug to convey the passengers for
the steamer La Touraine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
COFFEE WAS IT.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life ] have been such
slave to coffee that the very aroma
of it was enough to set my nerves
ouiyering. | kept gradually losing my
health but | used to say Nonsense, 1t
don't hurt me-
Slowly | was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
MY heart became weak and uncer-
tain in it's action and that frightened
me. Finally my physician told me-
about year ago, that | must stop
drinking coffee or l could never eX-
pect to be we'll again.
IT was in despair, for the very
thought OF the medicines l had tired
ca many times nauseated me. l
thought of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up the coffee.
Finally | concluded that l owed it
to myself to give Postum trial. SO
got a package and carefully followed
the directions. and what delicious,
nourishing, rich drink it was! Do you
know l found 1t very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum aud not mind
the change at all?
almost Immediately after | made
the change found myself better, and
rs the days went by kept on improv-
ing My nerves grew sound and
steady, / slept well and felt strong
and well-balanced all the time.
Now I am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness all
gone. In every way l am well once
more"
1t pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like poison, for health
is the creates. fortune one can have.
Read the little book. The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Franchi Sc for New Road.

Madison-The common council
granted a franchise 10 the Chicago
and Wisconsin Valley Street Rail
way company, which proposes to
build an interurban road from Wau-
sau to Madison by way of Stevens
Point and Portage In view of the
recent decision in the case of e..
A. Schuster against the Milwaukee
Electric Railway a. Light company
the road will run its intefurban ears
only to the city limits and there
transfer to the city cars. Besides
carrying passengers, the company
proposes to haul light freight and
express.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
RICH GOLD STRIKE MADE
New Field at lditarod District to Pro-
duce 100000 This Season
Is the Pre- diction,

Seattle. Writing to a friend here,
NJ. l.. Sullivan, who went from
Fairbanks to the Iditarod district
last spring. tells of rich finds in the
new gold fields which have eclipsed
even the Tanana strikes.
One Fairbanks operator, at the
time the letter was written, mad
washed out $4,000 within period
of two weeks, and another was TAX
ing out ST. 900 week.
"The camp will produce 100000
this season." the letter continues,
land many expect to reap 1900
600 next spring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20

We commend 10 the attention Of
those still pcrturbed By the nicotine
ample Of Mrs Drake, a lady highly
esteemed in Manchester England, at
the beginning Of the eighteenth cen
fury. She was Of The gentlefolk and
kept a carriage To her tea and cot.
fee as beverages We're newfangled
and uauseous draughts. Her abhor.
renee Of them was well known, and so
whenever she made az afternoon visit
her friends provided h,r with these
aids 70 cheertuiucss Of disposition and
nucncy Of tongue VIZ. "a tankard OF
ale and a pipe Of characterization
Herald.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
POLITICAL CONVICTS FREED
Gov. Brown of Georgia Pardons Men
Who Confessed to Violation
of Primary Law.

AtIanta-Twenty-tw men VINO
acted as managers at the state gu
bernatorial primary of Aug. ~ IN
Gilmer county and who were indicted
for violation OF the pure primary
law and convicted, either through
pleas of guilty in open court or be-
fore q jury, have been pardoned by
Gov. Joseph M. Brown.
Gov. Brown said that the men
were prosecuted for political reasons
and not 50 much for the good or the
country and the majesty OF the law.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Tnree Passengers on TT p.

Tarrytown.-Cli Clinton o. Hadley of
Tarrytown made a successful flight
with his new biplane at the Empire
City track. His is probably the larg-
est biplane built, having planes forty
feet long and seven feet wide. The
planes are curved and differ from all
machines SO far constructed With
the Rev II. r. Wright, U. Grant
Tetsel and julius Graves of Tarry-
town as passengers, Mr.. Hadley
made his initial flight. He circled
the track successfully and had the
machine completely under control.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
MATCH CAUSES EXPLOSION
N chaeI Novakowski, 1912 Thrice nth
Avenue, Dies as Result
of Accident.

Milwaukee From burns received
when a gasoline tank on his wagon
exploded at Third avenue and Ma
pie street, Michael Novakowski, an
oil peddler, 1912 Thirteenth avenue,
died that night in Emergency hos
pital.
The accident Is supposed TO have
been caused when boys threw a
lighted match into a small box at
the rear of the wagon. The flames
crept up until they reached the large
tank and the explosion which could
be heard for blocks followed.
Novakowski was thrown TO the
street, covered with burning oil by
the force of the explosion. Bystand-
ers rushed to his aid, but he had
been fatally burned before the flames
we're eXtinguished
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20

Beverly. Willie Crowell, the G.
year-old Salem boy who was hit by
Mrs. Tafts motor car, was discharged
from the no. ital after the wife of
the president had paid a final call
at the institution and convinced her
felf that the youngsters injuries
were only Of a minor character
Aside from cut forehead and
some bruises, the boy is uninjured,
and is about the street as usual play
ing with his chums.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Rockefeller Gift $26O.OOO.

Cleveland. John d. Rockefeller
has Just given s250,0OO to the medi-
cal department of the Western Re-
serve university on condition that an
additional $750,000 is secured by
Dec /, 1911. To make this gift GER
tain, II. M. Hanna, brother of the
tate Senator NJ. A. Hanna, has given
an amount equal to the oil kings
gift and it is understood several
Cleveland men will add a large
amount.
This is the largest gift Rockefeller
has made to Cleveland since he gave
100000 to kssp Rockefeller park
In shape.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Girl Shoots Brother.

Hayward Stanley Benash. aged
3 years, a clerk, met with a seri-
Gus accident on Thursday. He was
at his home about mile from town
With two older sisters, who were
shooting at target with shot
gun. One of the girls aimed at the
target. The shell not going on,
laughing, she aimed it at the boy
and pulled the trigger, shooting the
boy in the head. neck and breast,
Il is question whether the boy Will
live. The other girl was also hit In
the neck and head by some or the
;hot.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-10-20
Greek Cabinet Re signs.

Athens. The Greek cabinet, of
which NJ. Dragoumis is premier, has
resigned. The ministry was formed
on Jan. 81.
The resignation was due both to
the complications with Turkey and
to internal dssensions 1t is pos
sible that NJ. Gryparis, Greek minis
ter at Constantinople, will succeed
Dragoumis
Premier Dragoumis has been at
tackled bitterly, on the ground that
he had failed to support the dignity
of the country against Turkish ag-
gression.