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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Liqht-Weiqht Coins,

It is we'll known that coins lose year
by year certain part of their intrinsic
value by abrasion in the ordinary and
legitimate wear and tear of trade. The
process is more rapid when the coins
are new, because then the eGges are
sharp, but it is steady and continuous if
the coins remain in circulation. Careful
estimates indicate, for example, that an
English sovereign loses, on the average,
one grain In twenty years. just at pres
ent the English bankers are a good deal
disturbed over this matter, because more
than half of the gold coin in circulation
in Great Britain is under full weight.
In their transactions with the Bank of
England the latter receives only by
weight what other banks and bankers
receive by tale, the consequence being
that most of the loss represented by the
margin between the two values falls upon
the banks. Several plans have been
suggested for remedying the difficulty,
and substituting full weight for the
light weight coins. In 1S42 and 1870,
when the same trouble was experienced
though On neither occasion was it so
serious as now-the Bank of England
was empowered by royal proclamation
to take all the lighter gold brought to it,
the price in 1912 being e3 It's 109d per
ounce, which is l Id per ounce more than
the usual price for bar gold, and 4d
more than is generally given for light
gold coin. But the loss on the light
gold sent in was good deal more than
four pence, and was probably nearer
eight pence per ounce. In 1870 the
price allowed was Il pence less, and the
amount sent in was trifing. The prob
lem is a very difficult one. The loss
must fall either upon the community,
the banks, or the unlucky and innocent
last holders of lightweight pieces. It
has been suggested that the government
should make an allowance of one grain
III every sovereign of twenty years old
and of half grain IN half-sovereign of
ten years old, and so on in proportion to
age-this being the known rate at which
the two coins become reduced in weight
Another proposition is that the govern
ment, through the Bark of England,
should privately notify every bank of it's
readiness before certain date and with
in certain limitations of exchange full
weight for lightweight coins. But it is
doubtful whether such a degree of
secrecy could be preserved as would pre-
vent a considerable disturbance of the
currency by flooding of the banks with
light coins, to say nothing of the danger
of extending the practice Of sweating"
coins by the use of acids or the battery.
There are, indeed, serious difficulties in
the way of any remedy that can be sug-
pested
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Such a Nice Young Man.
[From the st Louis Republican. ]

From the st Louis Republican,
A young st. Louis society man who
has been paying a somewhat protracted
visit to the little village of Collinsville,
ILL., will give it wide berth in future.
His first name is Frank and he belongs
to a wealthy family which came here
from Switzerland years ago. and is now
reckoned among the first in the city.
He is young, as has been said, but IN all
the ways of metropolitan life he is old,
though he knows little of the manners
and customs of the rural districts and
heretofore has cared to know less.
He had been the whole round of met
ropolitan pleasure, and, growing weary
of them, went to CollinsvilIe several
weeks ago to rusticate. CollinsvilIe
boasts that it has more pretty girls to
the square yard than any town of the
size in the Sucker state, and as the ST.
Louis society man was the western COM
the promise on the dude, he soon became
rage among them to the intense disgust
of the rural beaux with whom they had
perforce been content before the st.
Louis revelation came. The matter
grew worse every day until finally it be-
came unbearable, and the Collinsville
beaux forgot all intestine quarrels and
joined against the common enemy. The
intruder must be driven out at all haz-
ards. or there was danger that he would
go off some day and lead all the Collins
villes bellies trooping alter him. So con-
spirecy originated, of which the common
rival was the unsuspecting enemy. The
young men who had before scowled at
him from under lowering eyebrows now
courted his society. He felt fattered,
and he was still more hattered when he
was invited to go hunting-snipe-hunt-
ing. There is no need of telling the
rest. He was the only man living who
had not heard of the method of holding
a lantern in one hand, bag in the 9TH
er, and whistling until the snipe came
into the bag. The hunt came off last
Friday night, and he stood in swamp
six miles from Colllnsville whistling until
the storm came up. He made his way
back in the gray of the morning,
drenched with rain and thoroughly mis-
cradle, and got out of town as quick as
possible.
"He has sent back for bis clothes, %
said resident of Collinsville yesterday,
&c md the girls all say it was an awful
shame-he was such nice young man. :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA.

Many schemes have been projected
within the past few years for furnishing
ship communications between the Allan
tic and Pacific Oceans, but, after having
excited much interest and discussion,
they have one after another dropped out
of sight. At last there appears to be a
strong likelihood that this grand project
will be consummated. In fact, some en-
thusiasts on the subject feign to believe
that the year 1890 may see half dozen
lines of interoceanic communication
across Mexico and Central America.
While the De Lesseps Canal just now
shows signs of fresh activity, the rival
projects for interoceanic communication
are also astir. The Nicaragua Canal
movement is urging its claims, and Capt.
Eads says that his Tehuantepec ship
railway plan is very far from being aban-
doned. In the Honduras congress, re-
Gently, President Soro announced a
grant to an American company for the
construction of railroad across the re-
public from ocean to ocean, between
the bays of Honduras and Fonseca. This
line is to be begun in March and finished
within five years. No matter whose gen
ious and capital serve to construct this
much needed short water route to Cali
fornia, the South American states, Japan,
China and the East Indies generally, the
port of New Orleans, from its geograph-
ical position, are sure to reap valuable
commercial benefits therefrom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
How Col. Taylor Lost a Wager.

The Carson Appeal recalls an incident
which happened years ago on the Com
stock. Bob Taylor, the lawyer, used to
sit with his back up against Judge Cox's
desk in the justice court. One day Cox
upset bottle of ink and the contents
went down the back of Taylor's neck.
The latter sprang up in rage, with:
'What the devil do you mean by pour
ing water down my neck ?"
:" I poured no water down your neck,
sir. l deny that 1 poured any water
down your neck"
1T could have come from nowhere
else. I'll bet you $40 that can prove
it by every man in the room %
The court carelessly threw down ten
dollar piece which Taylor covered, to be
informed that the liquid which SO both
cred his back was ink.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
General RueI Dead

General G. P. Buel, U. S. A., died near
Nashville, Tenn, on the 31st from the effects
of an operation performed on his jaw some
weeks ago, combined with heart disease. He
was at the time of his death colonel of the
Fifteenth U. S. Infantry, now stationed at
Fort Stanton, N. NJ, but has been on a fur
logh since SANITARY last. He leaves wife and
one child. In the campaign against Victoria
on the boarders Of New Mexico several years
ago, he captured Victoria and was promoted
for gallantry in that action. He was thrown
from an Indian pony and received injuries of
the jaw bone. resulting IL carries of the bone,
from which he was long a sufferer. On May
7th the left half of his lower jaw bone was re-
moved bya surgical operation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
cyclones Made TO Order.

For several years, says the Kansas
City Journal, Prof. Douglas, of Ann
Arbor University, has been manufac-
turing them. He does it in a very SIM
pie manner, by suspending large cop
per plate by silken cords. This plate is
charged heavily with electricity, which
hangs down like bag underneath, and
is rendered visible by the use of arsen-
ious acid gas, which gives it green
color. This formation is miniature cy-
clone as perfect as any started in the
clouds. It is funnel-shaped and whirls
around rapidly. Passing this plate over
a table, the fve-cent cyclone snatches ue
copper cents, pens, pith balls and other
objects, and scatters them on all sides.
The experiment is often made in Ann
Arbor, and all the students are familiar
NTH If
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
A Great Bridge Lighted by EIectricit,

The Brooklyn bridge was dark and de-
serted except at the gate, where the
watchmen were admitting a squad of
electricians. The bridge seemed twice
as large in the darkness as it ever is in
daylight. The great cables, the thou
sands of wires and cords filing the air
overhead only added to the COM
plicated vastness of the structure.
The river cleaned far below, tugs and
ferry boats glided over the silvery path.
way as if they were phantom toys in a
scene of enchantment. On either hand
two great cities stretched away into the
night. Suddenly there was crackle and
fash of MONDAY light. A grim, greasy
man in the Elm Street cellar had touched
lever, and for the first time since the
world was created electricity spanned
the river. The 1900 candle-power light
blazed over the ship channel like an arch
of stars. Steam tugs whistled, men
shouted. In New York, Brooklyn, Stat
en- Island, for miles and miles around
the two cities, men pointed to the splen-
did spectacle of lightning at work for
man
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Minor Happenings.

An immense fete was gwen IN Petrofsky
Park, near Moscow, on the I'd inst, IN honor
of the coronation of the czar.
The grand jury at Chicago on the LIST inst,
the Cook County undertaken, for Illegally dis
posing of the pauper dead. Chaffee is in Ber-
muda.
The boiler of the shingle mill of G.. V. Tur-
ner & Sons, at East Saginaw, Mich, exploded
on the 1st inst, tearing the building into
fragments, and killing three men.
The iron works of the North Chicago Rolling
Mills Company at Bay View, Wis, shut down
on the LIST inst, throwing about 1000 men out
of employment. 1t is thought the suspension
of work will be only temporary.
Charles Fisher. engineer III an organ factory
at Washington, N. j., was killed by the fly
wheel of his engine on the 31st.
Miners raised a disturbance at Salda, COL,
on the 30th, and in the pistol fusiIade which
followed three men were killed outright and
two mortally wounded.
The bottom dropped out of the water works
reservoir at Knoxville, Tenn, on the night of
the 30th and 100000 gallons of aqua pura dis.
appeared in cave under the basin, the exist
ence of which was unknown.
A large party of Chlracahua Indians have
returned from Mexico and surrendered to the
authorities at San Carlos. This event presages a
speedy ending of Crooks campaign on Mexican
territory.
Joseph w OIL, d wealthy IdIul0r uNIlS5 dC LAY
ton, Ohio, committed suicide on the Both by
shooting himself in the forehead.
Frank Waterman, aged IA years. was run
over and killed at Fond du Lac, Wis, on the
Both. He attempted to get on moving train.
The time lock on the safe of the National
Bank of Cleveland got snagged, holding back
$780, 900 In cash from the natural channels of
trade. On the 29th it was found necessary
to drag the big box into vacant lot and pick
the refractory lock with dynamite. The safe
opened IN sections and the wealth was carted
away by the bank authorities.
Rising Sun, Ind, furnishes a CHASTITY mys-
terry in the discovery of a dismembered human
body in creek few miles from the town.
An inmate of the Milwaukee Soldiers Home
met terrible death under the wheels of a
railway train on the 30th. The victims name
is Henry MOsley.
Alexander Kennedy Isbister. M. A., Ii. B.,
who was instrumental in freeing the British In
North America from the Hudson Bay Com.
pany and annexing that section to Canada,
died on the 30th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
THE LATE FRoSTs AND THE GRAIN
CROPS.

The recent western frosts will give the
croaking classes another opportunity for
predicting crop failures. Already one
public writer, referring to the cold spells
of May, holds up the terror of 1916, the
alleged 'syear without summer" The
summer of 1916 was undoubtedly abnor.
malIy cold in New Englasad and south
ward to the Delaware River. and frosts
and thin ice were recorded in isolated
localities as forming in June, July and
August But we have been unable to
find any evidence that the cold area of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Wind in Indiana.

A cyclone swept through western and CEN
trail Indiana on the evening of the % h with
disastrous effect, the full extent of which is
wrought in Clay CITY, where twelve persons
are said to have been killed and la, ge num-
Der hurt, while many buildings were wrecked.
At Meals mill seven people were killed and
several injured. Mnch damage was done to
farm property and in some villages in Shelby
County, and across the line in Johnson County
the town of Edinburg sustained considerable
injury. A destructive storm occurred on the
29th at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Explosion OF GunpOwder.

frightful accident occurred at Betchuan,
twenty miles below Point Esqimaux, P. O., on
the Both. Fourteen men from the seal fishery
were dividing two kegs of gunpowder in one of
their houses. One of the party was smoking
and spark fell into the powder. The house
was blown TO atoms and two men carried about
100 yards. Several of the party were terribly
bruised but none were killed outright.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Deceived by the BOSSES.

promised On the 29th by the committee of en-
ployers and workmen. On the same evening
the bricklayers' union held meeting, at which
it was announced that one of the employers,
named Prussing. had inserted in the published
agreements after it had been signed by the
committee of workmen, clause to suit him
self. This caused great excitement and the
men were ordered to quit work again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
The Iron Workers.

The Protective Association of Iron Manufac-
turers was in session at Pittsburgh on the 10Th,
and reaffirmed the demand for reduction of
10 per cent. in the rate of wages paid the iron
workers. This action is regarded as effectually
cutting off all hope of a settlement of the diff
ferences between the employers and workmen.
Many of the mills drew their fires on the 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
More Coming.

The dynamite conspirators, Dr. Gallagher,
Bernard Gallagher, Ansburg, Curtin, White
head and Wilson,. against whom true bills we're
found on the 31st ult., were arraigned in the
Old Bailey the following morning, and pleaded
not guilty. The trial has been fixed for the
18th inst A special court has been constituted
to try the dynamiters. It consists of Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge, Justice Brett, of the
court of appeals, and Justice Grove, of the
court of common pleas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
They Must Not be Hvpothecated.

Special agents Of the interior department
made a raid on the pawnshops in Philadelphia
on the 1st inst, and secured about three hun
dred pension certificates upon which money
had been advanced to poverty-stricken SOL
diers. According to an act of congress these
papers cannot be used as collateral for loan
purposes, and the ancient relatives are out of
pocket just the amount advanced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Where Will il End

Thomas Caffrey was hanged in the Dublin
death penalty for the murder of Lord Freder-
ick Cavendish and Under-Secretary Burke. In
a letter TO his mother Caffrey expressed the
hope that as lie was to suffer punishment for
his crime in this world he would not have to
suffer IN the next
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
News from Crook.

The members of the Chiricahua band of
Indians who surrendered to the military in
Arizona, last week, report that Loco's band is
not with Juh in the Sierra Madre Range.
Mexican soldiers who have returned to Carmen,
Chihuahua, from a scouting expedition, report
having met considerable body of American
troops, probably General Crooks command
north of Temosachi, on May 23d. General
Crook has still three weeks rations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
EOund Floating.

Is, mysteriously disappeared from her home
in Kansas City, and dlligent search failed to
give clue to her whereabouts. On the 2Sth,
however, her body was found floating in the
river at Boonvllle, $50 miles below Kansas
City, with a bullet hole through it. The affair
is surrounded with mystery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Sunday AmuSementS.

In consequence of a quarrel in a saloon on
State Street, Chicago, on the Sd inst, over
som9 trivial affair, Jacob Butler shot "Shack
Saterield through the right breast, inficting
a wound from which it is doubtful if he re-
covers. Butler was arrested.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Flood at COunci, R,usss.

At Council Bluffs on the 1st inst, rain poured
in torrents for four hours, and Indian reek,
which runs through the city overlooked, in
ficting damage to city property alone to the
extent OF $2OO,O00. Seven iron bridges. many
culverts and several dwellings and barns were
able were fooded. All that part of the city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

The alumni of Princeton College, rep
resented by the New York Association,
are endeavoring to raise 100000 to en-
dow one of the professorships, to be
known as "the Alumni chair" in the
proposed school of philosophy. 1t is
believed, if this is obtained from the
alumni, the $3.50, 900 to endow the other
wo chairs will be obtained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
GaribaIdi on q Bust.

On the I'd inst, the anniversary of the death
of Garbaldi, bronze bust of the liberator was
unveiled in the capitol at Rome. The italian
chamber of deputies passed bill providing for
the erection of nationzl monument to Carl
baldi on the Janicu,um hill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Another Bridge sensation.

Dispatches from New York published IN the
morning papers on the Both, give very sensa-
tional account of panic on the new Brooklyn
bridge on the evening Of the day previous. In
the excitement and crush caused by some
minor incident at the New York end of the
great thoroughfare panic was created and
twelve peopl7 were killed and thirty five in
jured. There were thousands of persons on
the bridge at the time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
He Wandered AWAY.

The body Of a wealthy Philadelphian named
Landers was found in a creek near Hot
Springs, Ark, on the 30th, almost devoured
by buzzards. 1t is though that he wandered
away from his hotel while temporarily insane
and falling in the creek, was drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
Confirmed

says the pope has confirmed the appointment
of the Very Rev. Thomas Harr rector of New
market College, to the bishopric of Galway,
Ireland, after beng assured that he was not
connected with the political agitations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
,EiS Finished.

The controversy between the bricklayers
and the master builders at Chicago was annie
ably adjusted, to the satisfaction of all parties,
on the goth, and the men Immediately went to
work. The scale of wages fixed on was forty
cents an hOur
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
A Preacher in Feathers,

At Franklin, Nebraska, on the night of the
LIST inst. amob tarred and feathered a resident
clergyman who had been accused by his
daughter of criminal conduct with female
domestic. The man. it was alleged. had also
horsewhlpped his daughter for exposing his
cOnduct
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
NEWS IN BRIEF.


The third execution of Phoenix Park MUIR
derers took place at Dublin on the 28th.
Michael Pagan was banged on that day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
nv Her Own Hand.

Annie Klumecka, aged % years, Bohemian,
committed suicide by taking poison on the Sd
Street, Milwaukee. 1t is thought the cause of
the act was the desertion of her lover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

Near st. Louis on the 28th, Hiram Suelers
shot and killed Amlel Dederentz, and wounded
Martha Mcdaniel, after which he reloaded his
gun and blew his own brains out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

A sensational tragedy was enacted at Indian
apolis on the 29th. John Zapf, aged 60, shot
and mortally wounded Christian Mucho, aged
~, and then blew out his own brains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

The war of the striking miners at Collins
vile, H., eliminated on the 28th in a battle
between the miners and the militia, in which
one man was killed and a number in ured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06
A LOllg Walk.

The six days walking match at Baltimore
closed on the evening Of the I'd inst, Hughes,
"the Topper" winning, with 553 miles to his
miles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

lying between the bluffs and Broadway on the
north was inundated. There were many es-
capes from drowning. The calamity is an APP
palling one, and the loss viii reach hundreds
of thousands of dollars
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-06

IT has been said that on founding
colony, the first thing Spaniard does is
to build a gallows, Portuguese to build
a church, an Englishman a drii king
booth, and a Frenchman dancing
floor.