Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

the Journeymen tallOrs of that city
have taken steps for strike for an
increase of wages. They have made
a schedule of prices which will
be presented to all the bosses, and if
the latter do not accept it the strike
will begin at once. NJ The ,tailors claim
they are now working for starvation
wages, a great many of them not being
able to earn more than IS a week. and
they will submit no longer. They say
they will be sustained in their action by
several trades-unions in this city,. It is
said work is already suspended in sever
al shops. ~ yra
BURNING OF THE DETROIT FREE PRESS I
's4si43b 91i OFFICE .l.J r.
An associated press dispatch of April
29th from Detroit says at o'clock this
morning, an explosion Of a gas main
leading into the Free Press building took
place. The gas ignlted instantaneously,
and the whole edifce burst into flames.
There were at that hour in the building
the chief pressman, two mailing clerks,
the night engineer, and five pressmen,
all OF whom escaped, after the fire
broke out, two of them being slightly in
jured. The Free Press Company occupied
two four-story buildings On the corner of
Woodbridge and Griswold streets. The
burning gas, ascending through the
stairway, ignited at once every floor of
the two buildings. AS effort was made
by the pressman to put on safety hose
and throw a stream of water on the fire
below butwas abandoned as futile The
presses were stopped and the forms of
the paper We're saved. The city fire.
men were promptly on hand, but de-
spite their efforts the two buildings were
thoroughly Quilted by the FIRE. The
presses, of which there were twelve,
and the machinery Of the Free Press
were more or less damaged The Job
rooms contained about $40 900 worth of
material, which was utterly destroyed.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 with an
insurance Of $40, 900. 100 ~" .....,,.....
HARD TIMES.
A Boston special under date of April
Goth states that the Matapan paper
mills have shut down on. account of
dull times and want of orders. The dis
patch says these mills are the oldest in
America and have not been closed be-
fore for over one hundred years, .r,.
1Ai .7.si THE PARIS EXPOSITION. .....,.,
A Paris dispatch dated the 2Sth of
April, states that over one hun
dred thousand had already arrived to
witness the ceremony of the opening of
the exposition, Wednesday next, May
LIST. 81 The prices Of living has advanced
but not to the extentd. that was feare'
The exhibition will not be in full trim
until the beginning of June. The build
ings are finished but the exhibitors are
behind hand. 90 !" t7'o' 'o'. n3LW q
DEADWOOD FLOODS. Il 3on9d
Advices from, Deadwood under date
Of April 2Sth, says the warm weather
for the past few days has caused the
rapid melting of snow in the mountains
which has swollen the dangerously
high creeks that run through Dead
wood.0T This evening rain storm set
in, and 1t is feared that a portion of the
business centre of this city::wil be seri-
ously damaged by the food. o''" ''@
The district court was adjourned
to-day on account of water
flowing Z into the court room.
All deeds and papers are being remov-
ed from the recorders office, which lies
in the path Of tie raging waters, to a
place Of safety. Large gangs of men.
are at work; tearing down bridges and
small buildings that obstruct the free
passage Of the water. y ,osq sdi