Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-01

The greater part of Miss NELSON'S
property, estimated at about $40 600. is
left by her will to the British Rear Ad-
miral HENRY CARR GLYN, G. Z EDWARD
COMPTON received legacy of 81 ,OOO
The crisis at Buenos Ayres has termi
Noted. The Provincial Chambers have
been closed by the military. President
ANBLLANADA has Withdrawn his resigna
ton.
F. A. VAsEY, of ST. Louis, dove off a
plank at Coney Island, as be mistakably
thought, into deep water. He struck on
his head, and will die of dislocatiop OF
the spine.
A young devil named MAXINE CHAPUT,
who has been the terror of householders
at Montreal for several weeks, has been
captured by the detectives of that city.
He has perpetrated some of the most dsr-
ing and successful burglaries ever known
in the Dominion, and when found, had in
his possession at his retreat, cave some
distar ce from town, large quantity OF
plumber.
In the case U s. Detectives L. L. WELL
GEN and MAY, who demanded a trial at
DeadWood, upon the charges of murder,
for killing LEE GRIMES alias "Curley"
WHITE, attempting to escape from them
last fall, the jury rendered a verdict of
not guilty without leaving their seats.
GRIMES was one of the most dangerous
criminals ever in that section, and the
verdict is highly satisfactory.
Mrs. BOXER alias LIZZIE JACKSON, be-
coming enamored of JOHN LOCK WAR
WICK, one of Calendars Georgia Min
strels, followed him from Syracuse to
Salamanca, N. Y. While the two, with
other members of the company were in
saloon, Tuesday afternoon, LIzzIE's hus-
band entered and shot at both WARWICK
and LIZZIE, neither OF whom are expect
cd to live JACKSON WAS arrested. Ali
the parties are colored.
The three great northwestern railways,
the Chicago s. Northwestern, Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul, and Chicago, St
Paul, Minneapolis u Omaha, have de-
cided to prevent ocean steamship agents
from selling their tickets to and from Chi.
cago and Milwaukee. Hereafter they will
manage this part OF their business them.
selves, and will recognize no tickets
bought of outsiders.
The harvest in Russia is reported to be
the poorest since the famine in 1878
Elsewhere in Europe the crops are good,
except in some portions of Germany.
Discomfort is on the increase among
The Moslem population of Turkey. There
is dangerous agitation at Damascus, and
an outbreak is feared at Aleppo. The
movement is political, and is thought to
be due to the weakness of European con.
cert in the settlement of affairs relating
to the Empire.
No pay, no fight, is the motto of some
of The Turkish soldiers. It is stated on
the authority of the London Standard that
thirty Turkish Ulcers have deserted and
have applied for commissions to the mill
tary authorities of Greece; also that whole
battalions now in the service of the Porte
are willing to 60 over TO the Hellenic
Army If they are guaranteed their pay
The Turkish Ministers have not been able
to obtain money by borrowing or taxation
to pay these soldiers, and hence the dis
satisfaction and the desertion.
That everlasting Church question is
about to be renewed in Germany. Neither
the Prussian Government nor the Prussian
Roman Catholics are satisfied with the re-
Gently enacted Church laws, and, with a
view to their improvement. it is stated that
Cardinal HOWARD, who Is about to sue
coed Monsignor JACoBINI as Papel Agent,
Gastein to talk over matters, and to ar.
range, if possible,-and it hardly seems
so,--a basis of agreement which shall be
satisfactory to all parties. The German
Chancellor is said to have transferred his
hatred from Papacy and Prelacy to Cul-
turkampf and Communism. But IN try
ing to befriend parties by turn and no one
of them long, he seriously endangers his
TGDutdGlOu DIS d w lSC hASA COhS1otOnI ol0GSS
man.
The Camden, N. j., coroner's jury, like
the Philadelphia coroner's jury, inquir
ing into the Mayo Landing disaster, dnd
no fault with the brakes in use on the
road, but find that the collision was from
a combination of circumstances. First
Unfavorable condition of the rails, occa-
stoned by the recent rains grestly en-
HANGED the collision. Second-The linn
tied time allowed between the starting
Of the first and second sections of the
excursion train. Third-Inability of the
engineer having in charge the second
section to manage the brake with which
the train was provided, or for some VA
forseen cause to the jury unknown.