Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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found one of his employees in bed with his
young wife and shot him fatally.
The Basutos refuse to surrender their
arms to the British authorities in South
Africa, and the authorities are greatly
perplexed in consequence.
Two colored men were hanged at Osh.
kosh, MISS, Friday. They had murdered
a colored man last November
Acting on the advice of England and
France, Greece will postpone calling out
the reserves, 30 as TO avoid offering the
Porte any pretext for resisting the de.
mands of the Powers.
Wool.raising is profitable in Kansas. A
sheep-farmer of that State has taken from
some 300 sheep an average of about 1850
pounds of wool, which he hes sold at %
cents per pound.
Two members of the Upper House of
the Hungarian Diet recently fought
duel. Both have been arrested, and one
has been condemned to six weeks', the
other to two weeks, Imprisonment.
JAMES J. JENNINGS, of Gothic City,
Colo, took possession of JOSEPH THoMP.
SONS house during the latter's absence.
When THOMPSON returned he tried to dis.
possess JENNINGS, who shot and instantly
killed him.
OsMAN PAsHA's removal from the Turk
ish Ministry of War is taken IS an indi.
cation that the Porte will concur in the
decisions of the European Powers. Other
Ministerial changes favorable to peace
full policy are expected
Several farmers living in the vicinity OF
Wabash, Ind, are under arrest for cutting
the dam which gives that city its water
supply. The back water caused by the
obstruction in the river mandates the
farmers lands, and they are not dis posed
to await for redress at law.
The result of the Senate amendmen to
the French Amnesty bill will be to ex-
clude RocHEFoRT and BLANQUI and
other noted Communistlc leaders from its
effects. The Government, it is said, will
allow them to return to France, but they
cannot exercise any political privileges
or rights.
A Syrian merchant doing business in
New York is reported to have effected
combination that will cons,ol the opium
traffic of the world. The capital invested
is said to be $75,000,0OO Agents of the
combination are in the East negotiating
for the purchase of the crop. which is
said to be scanty this year.
Hayti has another rebellion. A con-
spiracy against the Presidentelect and in
favor of pretender has been discovered.
Some have been banished and others exc.
cuted. A rising has taken place in the
northern division of the island in favor of
the conspirators.
One year ago Friday the yellow fever
broke out at Memphis. This year there
has not been a single case 80 far; and
even In Havana the disease is said not to
be epidemic. These facts, together with
the satisfactory reports received from the
Sanitary inspectors in the Lower Missis-
sippi Valley, encourage the National
Board of Health to believe that the coun-
try will be free from yellow fever this
year.
The French Government Is disposed to
await decision by the legal tribunals on
the legality and constitutionality of the
antiJesuit DEGREES before proceeding
against tie other religious orders. The
question of Jurisdiction will be settled by
body consisting of civil Judge and the
members of the Council of State, under
the presidency of the Minister of Justice.
1t is not improbable that GAMBETTA has
come to the conclusion that he has gone
far enough, and will feel his way before
proceeding further.
Capt. HAMLIN, over whose discharge
from one of the Washington Departments
the Democrats have raised such howl,
and out of which they have attempted to
make 80 much capital, turns out not to
have been discharged at all. His term OF
service had expired, and he was not re-
appointed. Why, may be gathered from
the following statement. quoted from the
Washington Republican: "He was for
merly on the Capitol police, and was
bounced because be proved lazy, shift
less, drunken, worthless public servant.
x + The Republican had some knowl-
edge of this man and found him faithless
and untruthful." The Republican adds
that had Senator LOGAN known of HAM.
Inns character, he would have commend
ed, instead of deploring, his dismissal.
The Democrats will not be apt to parade
HAMLIN as victim much longer.
Prof. HENRY YOULE HURD, who has
been appointed to prepare an analysis OF
the documents of the Halifax Fishery
Commission, has just published letter,
In which he makes the most startling
revelations as to the manner in which the