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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Munroe d Capell's dry goods store at Morris
urg, Ont, burned on the 18th. Loss 800

Munroe d Capell's dry goods store at Morris
burg, Ont. burned on the 18th. Loss 800
coo.
Elevator No. at Baltimore Nd, vanished
In smoke on the 18th. Loss $4,000.
The boot and shoe factory of Riley, Pebbles
d Co., Natick, Mass, was damaged by fire to
the amount Of $780, on the 10th.
fire at Olmstead Station. about Is miles
from Cairo, ILL.,, consumed several stores and
dwellings. Loss $4,000.
The Lyman cotton mill at North Providence,
r. l., burned on the 10TH Loss STE, 200.
Fifty operatives were rendered idle by the dis
aster.
The village of Westminster was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 9th. Eighteen
buildings in all were burned. and the loss foots
up about 100000. An attempt was made on
the morning previous to the calamity to fire the
Montour Hotel, but the blaze was discovered
and extinguished by servant. -Four colored
men who were playing cards IN livery stable
when the last fire originated are under arrest,
charged with criminal carelessness in the use
of their lights.
Six buildings on Main Street, Hamilton, Mo-,
were swept away by fire on the 9th inst. Loss
1927, 900.
A fire which broke out in the Ironclad Paint
COmpanys stOrehouse at Cleveland o., on the
9th. spread to Taylor & Boggs foundry and
destroyed that also. Loss over $50, 900.
The Logan House in Murphysboro, one o
the Oldest hotels of Southern illinois, of which
sister of General John A. Logan was the
owner, was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 9Th One man persisted in the flames.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18

q list of the private claims presented IN
the senate from the close of the Four
teenth to the close of the Forty-sixth
congress. This list numbers about
10000, though many of the claims are
repeated over and over ag lin, having,
after expiring with one congress, been
presented again and again in those fol-
lowing it. In the past congress the
number of private bills presented in the
house has been about four or five times
as many as in the senate, which would
indicate that the house list, if extended
back so far, would run up to about 100,-
900. The clerks who are making up the
list find some curious cases. Of those
introduced, probably one in ten get con-
sideration; possibly the rate may run
higher, but the chances are it is lower.
And about half those considered
are passed. The record of many
of these claims is quite interesting.
Naturally there are some curious
claims among the thousands presented.
In the Fortieth congress, VIM. Roche put
In claim for considerable sum on ac-
count of the loss of his daughter, killed
by an explosion at the Washington
arsenal in 1864. This was pressed for
four or five years and finally abandoned.
John Robb had for twelve years claim
IN every congress for " compensation for
services as acting secretary of war;" and
after his death his widow took up the
burden where he laid it down and made
another effort. It was favorably reported
upon several times, and passed the senate
three times, but failed in the house,
After the Forty-frst congress it dropped
out of sight, as Mr.. Robb himself had
done while it was pending. There are
many other cases of an equally interest.
ing nature. Many of them are doubtless
just claims and some are not, but the
just in this case, have to suffer with the
unjust merely because of the lack of OPP
portunity and time for congress to dis
criminate and act upon the thousands of
these cases which come before it. Dur
ing the last congress over 10000 bills
were presented, and not one.fourth that
number received action by committees.
The only relief is some plan by which
all claims of this kind can be sent to
court for adjudication, Cor at least for
report to congress upon their Just
merits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
PRIVATE CLAIMS.

A force of clerks attached to the house
of representatives at Washington is en-
gagged IN making up list of the private
claims brought before that branch Of
congress for several years past. The
work was begun by the last congress,
and has progressed sufficiently far that
the list makes two large sized volumes,
and yet it is only fairly begun. Those
presented IN the last congress, alone,
run away up into the thousands, and in
making up the list for past congresses it
will become something appalling. The
senate clerks made up some time since
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
The Arab Horse Deterioratino.

The Revue DIES Deux Mondes says that
in his native home the Arab horse is
gradually deteriorating and losing its
present characteristics of the maximum
of speed with the minimum of muscular
exertion. The extinction or poverty Of
certain tribes of Arabs which raised the
most perfect Arabian steeds, guarding
their pedigrees with jealous care, and
lavishing love and attention upon them,
is causing gradual deterioration OF the
species. Owing to their present peace
full habits the horse is no longer needed
as the gallant friend and ally In case OF
war, consequently it is of not so much
importance as formerly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Railway wrecks

A freight train on the Norfolk and Western
Railway was deraIled near Lynchburg, Va, on
the 18th, and several cars wrecked. Engineer
Michael Spillan and Fireman Gilmore we're
killed.
Six freight cars jumped over an embankment
near st. George. Ont, ON the 18th inst, and
were smashed to atoms. Loss heavy.
A Lehigh Valley train and a Pittsburg and
Reading train came IN collision at crossing
near Plainfeld, N. j.. on the 18th. Thirteen
persons were injured. two or three of them
seriously.
A train on the Flint and Pere Marquette
Railroad eollided with a stray flat car near
Sayman, Mich, on the 10th. The train con
sIsting of baggage car, mail car smoker and
parlor car left the track. Engineer John
Hewitt and Fireman G. l.. Rhodes were badly
hurt.
One engine was wrecked and Engineer Het-
finger killed by a collision near Albany, N. Y,
on the nth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
RObberieS.

John Carroll, clerk in the controllers Of
fee, New York city, died some six months ago,
and on the 10th inst. the discovery was made
that he had been engaged in company with out
side confederates in drawing money on coupons
that had been cashed and turned over to him
to be Cancelled and destroyed. The exact
amount lost to the city cannot be ascertained
as yet, but it is somewhat over 100000.
Washington and Henry Tobias, brothers,
aged about 20 and Is years respectively, are
missing from New York and the discovery has
been made that they are defaulters to a very
large amount. The money belonged to their
late fathers estate. Cause, speculation and
fast living. 1t is thought the brothers are in
E11royle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
CANADIAN CANALS.


hedevelopment of the railroad system
and looks upon it as furnishing practi-
cally the only method Ct transportation
for long distances, Canada has not lost
faith in her canals. She is still working
at the task of constructing a system of
canals which will furnish a water chan
nel from the lakes to the seaboard suf-
fcient in depth and width to admit yes
sells Of 1000 and 1900 tons capacity.
The Welland and st. Lawrence Canals
have assumed such proportions already
rs to warrant belief in the final and
speedy accomplishment of this project.
Contracts have been awarded for build
ing locks and removing rocky obstruc-
tons from the various channels inter
venIng between Lake Erie and the har-
Dor of Montreal, and large percentage
ready been successfully accomplished;
and it is only question of time when
vessels laden with $4,000 or 10000
bushels of grain may pass from Chicago
hterage or breaking of bulk. No matter
what American interests may be jeopar-
died by the successful accomplishment
of this new system of artificial naviga-
ton. this fact at least is made promi-
nent. Ocean vesselsl of large tonnage,
laden with the products Of Europe, will
be safely conducted to our inland lake
ports and lake vessels, equal IN capacity,
will surely find an outlet to the
sea. In 1871, when the Canadian
government first resolved to enlarge
and deepen the WelIand and ST. Law
renee Canals, it was decided that the
uniform depth of water in the various
channels should be u feet. In 1875,
however, actuated by the pressure of
public opinion, IA feet was fixed upon as
he proper depth, and now all contracts
Tor work to be performed are based
upon this scale. Since 1871 to the
present time over $40, 900, 900 have been
expended by the Dominion Government
III this work, and the public spirit thus
manifested has been amply rewarded,
for those who doubted the feasibility of
the undertaking at first are now forced
to admit that the scheme is entirely
practicable. The canal systems of
Canada, under the control of the general
government of the dominion, are as fol-
lows, viz: First, the river Saint Law
renee and lakes; second, the river Ottawa;
third, the Rideau navigation from
Ottawa; fourth, the Trent navigation to
Kingston; fifth, the river RicEelieu to
Lake Champlain; sixth, Saint Peters
Canal, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The
works OF the dominion government are
comprised in the distance between Mon
treal and Lake Erie, distance of 375
miles. The canals on this route are the
I" Lachine," Beauharnois," Corn
wall, . Farran's Point" g Rapide
Plat" "Galope," and Welland."
Their total length is 703 miles; total
lockage, or height overcome by locks, is
$685. feet; number Of locks, So; the whole
distance from Belle Isle, Canada, to Du-
luth, via the great lakes, is 1884 miles;
II miles of this distance may be regarded
as artificial navigation, which includes
the locks and other mechanical construc-
tions of the Welland and Saint Lawrence
Canals, and 2,312 miles of open naviga-
UOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Eight Miners Buried.

The ground beneath the main engine house
of the Keelridge mine, in the Menomnee
range, sunk on the afternoon of the 18th inst,
precpitating the house Tin which were eight
mem and the mine machinery into the pit be-
low, distance of about two hundred feet.
Seven of the men we're killed, and the eighth
received injuries which will probably result fs-
tally. The mine was being closed at the time
engaged in removing the machinery. The
four large boilers, the engine and all other ap-
paratus were completely buried in the debris.
Following are the names of the lost: Pat
Egan, w. Henderson, Thomas James, VIM.
Pollard, Dick Williams, John Morris, VIM.
Jeffrey, and an unknown. It will take weeks
to recover the bodies as they are covered with
thousands of tons of earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
EOuEa6f Gmisfv.

Joseph Brady, one of the alleged assassins
Of Burke and CaEendish in Phoenix Park, Dub
lin, was found guilty on the 18th on the EVIL
dence of the informers, and sentenced to be
hanged on the 18th of May. The doomed
man solemnly protested his innocence. There
are eight Of the accused, two of whom have
turned informers under promise Of immunity
and the other five will probably share Brady's
fate.
Alfred G. Packer, who is charged with hav-
ing murdered his five companions while
mine prospecting in southern Colorado, in
1872, was found guilty of the great crime by a
jury st Lake City, Col.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Wholesale Rutchery.

Charles Smith, well-to-do farmer living
four miles north of Earlville, Ia, went to his
barn on the morning of the 18th. where his
two sons, aged and 10, were engaged at work
and killed them with an axe. Returning to
his house with the same weapon, he killed his
wife she stood by the stove preparing
breakfast. He then attempted to slay his two
daughters, the only remaining members of
his family, but they succeeded in reaching a
neighbours house safely and gave the alarm.
When they returned it was found that Smith
had killed himself by cutting his throat with a
butcher knife. The cause, as summed ND by
the neighbors tonight, is the loss of his prop
erty ana financial embarrassment He lost
most of his stock during the winter, over LOG
hogs ard several head of CATTLE and he has
been often of late heard say. Everything
seems to work against me-" His age was So
and his wife was fifteen years Younger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Foreign CONGREGATIONS.

War between France and China is now deemed
inevitable. The controversy is in reference to
certain territorial possessions and commercial
privileges in the province of Tonquin, in Anan.
adjoining the Chinese Empire on the south,
over which France has had protectorate for
some years. China is preparing for the strug-
gle, and expects European assistance.
It is now believed that the object of the
triple alliance recently formed bet ween Ger
many, Austria and Italy, is TO restrain the ter
ritorial- extension aspirations o. France Italys
concern in the premises is the Illustration of
Frances designs on Iunis and Iripoli, in which
the Italians have important interests.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Hear VerfiiCfS.

Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, of Lafayette, Indi
suit for libel against Mr.. Mandler, chief Of
police Of that city, who had circulated stories
derogatory to the honor of the lady, who il
well known in Indiana as an advocate of prohi
bition.
The libel suit of Prof Mclean, of the medi-
cal department of the Michigan State Univer-
slty, against James E. Scripps, proprietor of
the Detroit Evening News, was concluded al
Detroit on the 10th inst, after an exciting tria
of two weeks. The jury awarded the plaintiff:
$50, 900, their verdict being in his favor on al
points
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Horrible INDIAN Atrocities.

Gen. Crook, the Mexican Generals Carlo and
Iopete, and Gov. Terres held a conference at
Hermosillo, Mexico, on the 18th, and arranged
for joint movement against the Apaches
Ninety-three persons have been killed since the
Apache outbreak, of which twenty-seven were
Americans and it is believed many have been
killed who are not yet reported. At Palmo
Rancho ten were killed on the Sd Two women
were hung up by their hands and ripped open.
From one child was taken, which was found
mangled at the mothers feet. The bodies of
the men were horribly disfgured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Fail Of n RHjIdjnU.

By the fall of large building in Rochester.
n. Y, on the morning of the 10th. seventeen
men were buried in the ruins. Eight were
rescued alive, two of them being fatally in
jured. One man was found dead. Policemen
and firemen cleared away the debris and res
cued all of the unfortUnates. A number were
quite badly hurt. The building had been
erected during the winter and was condemned
by the fire marshal sone time since The own
er, j. +. Carter, was on the roof at the time
the structure collapsed and was severely in
Jured- Loss S25, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18

Shortly after noon on the 18th. the boiler in
the chair factory at Hudson, Wis, collapsed,
destroying the engine house and injuriug En-
gineer William Parker so badly that he died in
great agony soon after the explosion.
Two s5oilers in mandatory at Ashtabula,
o., exploded on the 18th inst, wrecking the
building, three-story brick structure and
carriage factory adjoining. Charles Grubham,
night Waterman, who was engaged in getting
up steam, was killed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Wicked Winds.

disastrous tornado and hailstorm at White
Oak Station, Ark, on the 14th, leveed large
number of houses and made havoc with trees
and telegraph lines. Several persons are re-
ported fatally injured. The loss is many thous-
and dollars. A violent windstorm did much
damage at jefferson City, Mo-. unrOotng
several houses
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18

A snow storm with strong wind prevailed
throughout the northwest on the 10TH Six
inches fell at Duluth and at Minneapolis and
st. Paul perfect blockade ensued. The roof
of the roller skating rink fell in at Minneapolis
under the weight of the tieecy accumulation
and the outer walls were demolished Rail-
way traffic was considerably interfered with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Suicide

The body of Gottlieb Schlecht wealthy re-
tired bachelor, who has been missing since
March 1st, was found in the river, and it is
supposed he committed suicide.
Michael Hoffman, an old bachelor, living
short distance from HIllsboro, Mo-. fired his
house and barn on the night of the 9th, and
then killed himself. He had no relatives and
was considered insane.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
In the Harness.

Judge Gresham took charge of the postoffice
department on the 18th. The oath of office
was administered by Judge Lawrenson. clerk
in the department, who has sworn in nineteen
postmaster generals, the first of whom was
Cave Johnson in 1916. Lawrenson has been
in the department since 1884.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
Minor MIshanS.

prairie fire surrounded party of children
at Crete, Neb., On the 18th. Two of the inno-
cents, named Young, were fatally burned.
Near Dermott, Chicot County, Ark. on the
18th. six colored children went to apicnic. and
gathering weeds for a salad. cooked them with
strychnne for seasoning, by mistake. Three
died next day and the others were deathly sick,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
SMALLPOX.

The Indians who recently crossed from Min
nesota into Canada are being decimated by
smallpox. Three hundred are reported dead
and the remainder are on their way to Portage
La Prairie
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A River Horror.

The steamer Wylie struck a bridge at Fort
Games, Ca. on the night Of the 18th, and went
to the bottom of the Mississippi. Ten lives
lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
TIMBER GRABBING.

How Valuable Pin, ands are Purchased
The Governnav' Method of Com
Quoting the Sale and Allowing the
Entry of Public Timber Lands
Throwing Wealth into the Laps of
Inscriptions Lumbermen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
MILWAUKEE.

WEEA~-No. 2, Red....................
OoRN-Mixed.
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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-31
THE A. o. U. w. BALL.
A Large Attendance Expected-D irec.
tiOns to the Members.


The public installation and ball un-
der the auspices of HALEY Lodge, No.
l, \. O. U. W., in French & Stnson's
hall, this evening, promises to be very
numerously attended. Delegations
are coming from Bullion, Ketchum
and Bellevue, and the occasion will
doubtless be one to be remembered.
AS there has been some rumor that
the building Zone sidewall being Of
solid masonry while the other is of
wood) was unsafe, Mr.. Bell, the archi-
tect, requests the TIMES to state that
there is not the remotest danger of its
giving way, as it is most substantially
supported and strengthened on all
sides, and he is willing to stake his
reputation as builder upon the
house.
Members of the Order are requested
to be on hand at half-past o'clock,
sharp, as the installation ceremonies
will begin soon after that.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-31
A FINE CHRISTMAS GIFT.
The Parker Mine Boys Show Up Bo.
nanxa on Christmas Eve which Prom.
Uses to be Enormously Valuable.

lSes 10 De enormously aluable.
Another bonanza has come 10 light
on Wood River which promises to
surpass all others so far known in
value of the ore, if not in quantity.
This bonanza is in the Parker, a min.
ing claim located on the Elkhorn hill,
about quarter of a mile above the
Elkhorn mine.
The Parker mine was located the
10th OF last August, by Eugene Gill
lenwater and others, but it is now
owned by f. II. Terry, w. H. Watt,
Samuel Allen, George Montgomery,
and Eugene CLEARWATER. For some
weeks after its location the owners
confined their efforts to surface work.
ings, but were nevertheless fortunate
enough to extract several tons of ore
which sold for over $4,000 at the Phil
adelphia Company's Works. This
was extracted from kidneys or small
pockets cut into. A short time ago
four men were put to work sinking an
incline on the ledge, and on Christmas
Eve, at a depth of about 100 feet,
they cut into a body Of solid ore which
proved to be over five feet wide. The
drift has since been continued, until
the sides and face of it are all in solid
ore. This ore is a solid mixture of
chlorides, carbonate, azurite of cop
per, and galena, and assays as high as
1870 ounces per ton. This is from
selected samples, however, and is no
reliable indication of the value of the
ore per ton. An average sample,
however, taken from a stratum which
constitutes fully one-third of the width
OF the ore-body,..we 966 ounces sill
yer and 624 per cent. lead per ton.
An average sample of the iron ore or
gangue Of the vein (which has hereto
fore been thrown off the dur,p as
worthless) was found to carry AIS
ounces per ton.
The owners Of the Parker, while
not very wealthy otherwise, are still
possessed Of sufficient means to open
up their property; and they do not in
tend to ship pound Of ore until
spring, when the Philadelphia Com
pany shall be ready to buy it. But
they will open the mine up, working
every man that they possibly can to
advantage, and by April or May they
will doubtless have all of 80 men at
work. The intention of the owners
who are all practical miners--is to
open and develop their property, as
they have doubtless bonanza. Dur
ling the past four days the four men
at work have extracted over 20 tons
of high grade ore.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-31
Water Service.

We are prepared arith the necessa-
ry tools and competent acorkmcm to
do 1'l,mding IN all its branches.
We are agents for this section Of tic
National Tube Works Lop-weldeA
Pipe, the best tubing kno,rn to the
trade. Daring tie past t.eo months,
IRE hare giren almost OR entire at
tention to the construction Of tie Va
ter Works here, and through many
difficulties hare brought them to sue.
cesJul completion. We can nou
derote our time to our patrons and
guarantee to them thorough ,rork az
cheaPly done as any competitor can
ito it. COEEIN Bros.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-31
Preferred the Dirt Road.

1t might have been station on the
-that a tramp approached con-
ductor OF "A train and said:
"Colonel, there's four tramps going
to steal a ride with You through to
Blankville. You'll find them in the
smoking car"
"Thanks, my man, you deserve to
be rewarded"
''Oh, no, | don't. I'm only an old
tramp, ragged, hungry and dirty; but
| have grain or two of honor left
When railway line is two months
behind in paving its men, and can't
declare dividend to its stockholders,
a tramp who thinks anything of his
character will take the dirt road"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-12-31
The Tram Late.

The passenger and freight train due
here at $3.50 this morning did not ar
rive until l::40-being nearly seven
hours late. This was owing to an ice
and snow blockade on the desert
about eight miles south of HALEY.
The train being an unusually heavy
one, the locomotive proved too weak
to pull it up; and it had to pull half
of the train AS far as Bellevue, and re-
turn for the other half. A similar
experience befell another train near
the same point, last week.