Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-12

ensued six hours subsequently. He
was married man, 81 years of age.
AN Ottawa, Canada, dispatch says:
The contract awarded to Morse q Co.,
for the sixty-seven miles Of the Canada
Pacific railway between Eagle river and
Keewaten has been refused by them,
and the minister of public works has &C
awarded the contract to An
drews, Jones & Co.. and has called on
them to make the necessary deposits
and give security as speedily as possible.
A WINoNA, Mimi, dispatch, March
9th says Warner, the Chicago lightning
rod man, in custody here to
wait trial for stealing rods from
the St. Charles Depot, made ten
der of 5000 bail to-day, and was
re-arrested on another charge of for
gerry. It is charged that he raised a
note of $50 to $3.50. He was put under
additional bonds of $500 for examination
on Thursday.
THE little city of Reno, Nevada, was
visited by a fire on the End inst, which
destroyed nearly every business house,
the hotels, places of amusements, ex-
press and telegraph offices. depot,
freight warehouse, several cars, an en-
CINE, and many private residences.
The loss is estimated at $1,OOO,OOO,
which is covered by only $4,000 of in
surance. Five persons are known to
have persisted in the flames.
Both houses of the Minnesota legis-
lature have passed bill regulating the
grading and measurement of wheat.
The new system, to be known as Min
nesota standard grade, includes seven
grades from No. extra to No standard
and rejected standard. Grain must be
measured only in the legal halfbushel,
by the prescribed methods. The other
sections make a refusal of purchasers
or agents to grade or measure wheat as
above misdemeanor, punishable by
fine or imprisonm ent.
A MOLINE, H., dispatch Of March list
says. Among the prisoners who broke
out of Jail here tonight is lack Wilson,
charged with the murder Of Mcdonald.
at Plymouth, two years ago. He is
about 5 feet s inches high, black hair
and mustache, has scar on his neck,
aged about 30 years, and is very pale
from confinement IL jail. Sheriff lay
lor offers reward of $10O for the arrest
of Wilson. Four of the prisoners were
captured before they got out of town,
and are now in jail.
VERY heavy rains swept over Cali
fornia last week. A dispatch says
Yuba and Feather rivers are high.
Outer levees of Marysville broke this
morning. The suburbs were placed I'M
der water; inside of the levee protected
the city. Much damage was done to
property in the Russian river valley.
Six inches of rain fell; the river over
flowed its banks and flooded the valley;
bridges were carried away; the North
Pacific railroad was washed out SO that
it cannot be repaired for several days.
A Los Angeles dispatch says the re-
servoir with 1OO,OOO,0O0 gallons of
water broke this morning, SO far fDm
the city, however, that the damage Is
confined to flooding streets and cellirs.
AT Boston, March 9Th, the stockheld-
ers Of the Union Pacific railroad con-
pany, in annual meeting, elected he
following directors for the ensuing year:
Sidney Dillon, New York: F. Gordon
Dexter, Boston; Elisha Atkins, Boston
Russell Sage, New York; Scion Hun
phreys, New York; Jay Gould, New
York; John Sharp, Salt Lake City; s.
H. II. Clark, Omaha: David Bows, New
York; James r. Keene. New York
William l.. Scott, Erie, Pa; E. H. Bak
er, Boston; Fred L. Ames, Boston; AID
olson Cammack, New York; and w. A
III. Loveland, Golden, Col. The largest
stakeholder is Jay Gould, who voted il
his own right upon 123,70O shares, and
on 10000 shares by proxy. Sidney Dill
lon holds 27,7O0 shares; Russell Sage
21,65O, Oliver Ames $4,000.
EBERHARD FABER, founder and heac
of the great lead pencil house, died il
New York March 3rd. He was borr
near Nuremberg, Bavaria, Dec. 6, 1922
the youngest son of George Leonard
Faber, son of A. w. Faber, and grand
son of Casper Faber, who first began the
manufacture of Faber's pencils in 1861
In 1849 MIR. Faber came to n. Y. and
opened branch house of A. w. Faber
The business was at first conducted
simply as an agency to the main house
IN Germany, the pencils being import
ed at great expense from the parent
establishment. Mr.. Faber con.
ceived the idea of manufac-
turing his own goods in this
country. In 1861 he built the first
lead-pencil manufactury in America.
Labor saving machinery was introduced
to reduce the difference between the
price of labor in Europe and America
In this factory were made all grades
of pencils upon which an excessive
duty was charged. Mr.. Faber, as
years passed, enlarged his plans and
manufactured penholders, rubber goods,
and almost everything connected with
the stationery trade. At the time of
his death the entire product of a rubber
factory in New Jersey was absorbed by
him in the manufacture of rubber
materials.
Says the New York Tribune of Mar Oh
5: The Vanderbilt will contest came to
an abrupt conclusion to-day. 1t is
we'll known, though not generally &C
L. IL A.