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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

PITTsBURG, October 4,-James Nc
Sleen was hanged this morning in the
yard OF the county Jail. The execution
was conducted quietly and was Wit
messed by about two hundred persons.
The doomed man retired early last
night and slept all night. at 4 o'clock
this morning he arose and after making
careful toilet partook of hearty
breakfast. He was visited later
by two Sisters of Mercy and his.
spiritual adviser, Father Ward.
None of his relatives put in an appear
ance. At IL o'clock he left his cell for
the scaffold, attended by Father Ward
and the sheriff. He walked erect and
assembled the scaffold with a firm step.
When asked if he had anything to say he.
replied no. The cap was then placed
over his head and his hands tied.
At ll:O5 the drop was sprung and
IN the fall his neck was broken. In eight
minutes he was pronounced dead.
The crime for which he suffered the
highest penalty of the law was uxoricide.
On the evening of June 9th, 1882, ne
sent his little boy out of the house
on some pretense and when the
little fellow returned be found his
mother lying on the floor with her skull
crushed in and bloody axe on the floor
beside her. His father had flown, but
was arrested the same night. When the
trial came up it was clearly shown that
he had committed The deed, and he vas
accordingly convicted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

Burglars did land Office at Racine on the
night of the 9th inst. Six places were opened
and relieved of small amounts.
bell-boy in the Brunswick Hotel, Indiana
polls, named Frank Patterson, fell over bal
ustrade to the basement distance of sixty
feet on the 9Th, and received fatal injuries.
A grocer at COnuellsville, Pa, laid poison for
rats, the rats carried it iRto the flour and the
flour brought whole family nigh unto death.
y The trials of the members of the Norwegian
ministry have been postponed until December.
President Grevy accepted the resignation of
Thibaudin. the French minister Of war, on the
9Th inst. The resignation was one of the re-
suits of the recent insults to the Spanish king
on the streets Of Paris.
Two firemen were accidentally killed at
Troy. n. Y, on the 4th; one was hit on the
head by falling ladder and the other fell
from ladder.
In the winter of 1882 John Cranfield, who
was chopping wood near Necedah, Wis, mys-
teuously disappeared. His remains have lust
been found and identified. 1t is thought he
was caught in the woods by storm and froze
to death.
Fixty-six cases of struggled opium were
seized at San Francisco on the 4th inst.
A storm caught the river steamer Anderson
near Decatur, Ala, on the Sd inst, and blew
away her upper decks. Three deck-hands
were drowned.
A man named Hatton was killed and two
OJnefS fatally injured by Inc premature eXplO-
sion of vulcan powder at Webb City, Mo-, on
the 4th.
The recent storms at Arlington Springs,
Kansas, destroyed twenty-five cottages and
other buildings. A number of persons were
injured.
Richard Falrbrother. q farmer, dropped dead
in his corn field, near Palmyra, on the I'd.
Patrick O'DOnnell was instantly killed by the
caving of q sewer trench near Chicago on the
I'd inst.
A sailor named Daniel Drew fell dead On the
barge Eliza at Bay City, on the I'd inst.
Bancroft, the historian celebrated his eighty
third birthday at Newport, on the Sd.
The steamer Carrie SUNK on the afternoon of
the I'd inst. during heavy storm, near Peters
burg, Va. The crew was picked up by pass.
ing steamer, except the fireman, Alexander
Peels, who was drowned. The crew were in the
water for an hour before they were rescued.
Messrs. Moody, Whittle and McGrannahan
the evangelists, sailed for Europe on the
Alaska, on the I'd inst.
The seventy-fourth annual meeting of the
American Board of Commissioners of Foreign
Missions was opened at Detroit on the I'd inst
Engineer Michael Lyons was killed and sew
eral passengers seriously injured by the rail-
way collision near Fort Plain n. Y on the 1st
meeting of a branch of the salvation Army
at New Brunswick, n. J., Oh the 29th. broke up
IN a row, in which the lights were put out and
some revolver practice INDUCED in. No one
was hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
EDUCATED BY THE NEWSPAPERS.

A member of manufacturing firm
that employs five hundred men told the
senate committee at New York that the
knowledge he possessed ne got by read
ing the newspapers, and mot from books,
and that by reading the papers he kept
himself informed on the literature and
current events of the day. Thousands
of other prominent business men would
make the same acknowledgment if ques-
toned on the subject. The tendency of
all literature is toward expansion, SO the
most industrious reader of books can
scarcely in a lifetime become well-in-
formed; newspapers, on the contrary,
condense nearly everything into as few
words as possible. Were student to
attempt to give the political, social, re-
hgious and literary history of the world
for day he might do it in far more ele-
CANT style than the newspapers, but his
story would occupy the readers time
for at least a week. The newspaper is
the true American university.
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Gone Up I'm smoke.

Fire on the night of the 9th inst, DESTROYED
the blind factory of Frazer & Shepherd, at
Minneapolis, Mimi. Loss $4,000; insurance
900.
The business portion of the village of Pas
sumpsic, Vt, was destroyed by fire on the morn
ing of the 7th inst. The losses aggregate
$50, 900, with only $4,000 insurance.
A fire in Dover n. Y, OH the 9Th inst, burned
the Dover furnace, entailing a loss of $50, 900.
Memphis, Tenn, suffered from an extensive
con1agration on the 18th inst. The building
burned was a large business block, occupied by
a number of firms, whose losses on building
aud stock aggregate $4,000. The insurance
is placed at $150.000.
A destructive fire occurred at Dallas, Texas,
onthe 9Th inst. The Texas elevator, the machin-
cry establishment of Tinker, Davis & Co., the
grocery house of Henry Loeb, and several
other buildings went up in smoke. The losses
are estimated at about $500, 900, with good
insurance.
Fire destroyed the Kentucky River Hemp
Mills at Frankfort, KY, on the 9th. Total
loss 5000; insurance, $4,000.
The village of Sandy Lake, in Mercer County,
Pa, was almost wiped out of existence by fire
on the 9Th inst. The losses aggregate $3.50, 900,
partially covered by insurance.
The Central Hotel and an adjoining saloon
burned at Eau Claile early on the morning OF
the 9Th inst. Loss $4,000.
The sash, door and blind shop of 0. d. Peck
& Co., Oshkosh, burned on the 4th. Loss
100000, with 81, 900 insurance.
The business part of the village of Kirk
wood, ILL.,, was burned on the 4th. Loss $780,
900.
The Kent Flour Mills at Chatham, Ont,
burned on the 4th. Loss $4,000.
The Owenett Springs House, summer no.
tel near EImira, N. Y, was destroyed by fire
on the 4th. Loss $25, 900.
John A. Decker's paper mill at Lee, Mass,
was destroyed by fire on the Sd inst. Loss
$3.50, 900.
BY the burning of colored mans house at
Duck Hill, La, two boys were cremated.
A steam forge at Detroit, Mich, was de-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
SPOR TING.

AT Albany, N. Y, on the 9Th inst,
Trinkett defeated st. Julien in straight
heats. Time, 2:18, 2:181, 2:231.
The national horse show to be held in
New York city on the 22d, 23d, oath,
18th and 18th insts., promises to be a
successful event. The entrees aggre-
gate 300.
The working boat race between Ward
brothers and McDermott brothers, at
Peekskill, N. Y, three miles with turn,
was won by Ward bro theirs; time, 221
minutes; McDermott's time, "a minutes.
The first annual meet Of the PennsyI-
vania Division of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen was held in Paramount
Park on the 29th ult. Fully 1000 men
mounted on bicycles were in line in the
procession through the park.
SIX THOUSAND persons witnessed the
bicycle races at Boston on the Sd inst.
B. Burnham won the two mile race in
6:12; A. H. Robinson of England, the
half-mile race in 80, and Chas. Hazen
the two-mile race IN 7:08. The tricycle.
race, mile, was won by E. B. Burn
ham in 3:37. The half mile race, with
out hands, was won by Burt Bessy in
.1:37.
In the Pittsburg regatta on the Goth
ult., the four oared race was won by the
Bostons, Queen Citys second, Mutuals
third; time 1906. The final heat of the
consolation race was won Ten Eyck in
21:55. Faulknes won the veteran
race on the 1st; Weber second, Tay-
Tor third and Coulter last. The pro-
fessional race, the closing event of
the regatta, was won by Teemer in
20:11, Hamm second, Conley third.
Hosmer's boat sprung leak at the buoy
and he stopped rowing.
A RACE at Hartford tor 1915 for foals
of 1879, by stations whose get had
never beaten $40 at four years old, was
won by Victor Clay in 2:33, 2:313,
2:301. G.. Breckman's bay colt by Mes
senger Duroe won the national stallion
stakes for foals of 1880; time 2:423. In
the Wall stakes, value $1,000, for foals
of 1880, Palo Alto stock farms, Sinda
Rose, by Electioneer, beat the best
3-year-old record, 2:21. making the mile
without skip in 2:20. There was a
heavy track and high wind. For the
Sequel stakes, value 500, for mares
never having beaten 2:40, Q. FL. Wood
NUTS Smuggler's Daughter, by Snug
gler, had a walk-over in 1929. The
only nomination for the Standard stakes,
value 5000, was Marshaland's stock
farms Troublesome, by Messenger. The
animal was given the purse and excused
from trotting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
It stroyed by fire on thes3d. The loss is placed

at $50. 600,
Pllling's Wooden Mill, at Rockdale. England.
burned on the night of the Sd. Loss E25. 900.
The.ho of.W. s. Graham, at Netherwood,
N. j., was set on fire by burglars on The night
of the I'd inst, and burned with its contents,
the family barely escaping with their lives. The
loss Is estimated at 1876, 900.
building at Attleboro, Mass, occupied by
three jewelry manufacturing firms, burned on
the Sd inst. Loss $4,000.
Campbell & Co.'s boiler shops at Ottawa,
Ont, suffered by fire on the Sd to the extent
of 800, 00O
Fire at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. on the morn
ing OF the I'd destroyed the masonic hall and
the Office OF the Herald. Loss $40, 900.
Howard d Gambler, wholesale druggists,
Atlanta: Ga, were burned out on the I'd inst.
inst. Several other buildings were DESTROYED.
Loss about 100000.
Two warehouses at Mobile, Ala, burned on
the 1st. Loss 1856, 900. Pollock & Co. are the
greatest sufferers, losing 25, 900, with $40, 600
insurance.
Colenber; & Vanpel's piano factory in West
Ihlrty-slxth Street, New York, was damaged
1872, 600 by fire on the I'd inst. Insured.
A fire at Trenton, Mo-, early on the morning
OF the LIST, destroyed nearly an entire block OF
buildings. Total loss about 100000. Among
the heaviest losers are I. Greenbaum, hides
and wool, $4,000; Austin & Berkeley, $4,000
Hume building, unoccupied, $4,000; ". G.
Swazee, $4,000; n Mullet, So, OOO
The Superior Barbed Wire Company's ware
house at De Kalbe, ILL.,, was partially burned
on the lst Loss $4,000; insurance $40 ,000
Dlnges d Co.'s hub and spoke factory al
Hamilton, o., on the 10Th, burned. Loss $685.,
900.
The Cooperative Furniture Works at Pthal
Mass, burned on the night of the 18th. Loss
$4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Sad News for WISCONSIN.

The following dispatch was received from
London on the 7th inst: 1.-THE news from
China Is of the gravest character, as the Mar
quis Tseng stated to day in Paris he feared ii
would be. Word has Just been received that
Charles Seymour, of Wisconsin, the United
States consul at Canton, has been assassinated
by mob, The population of Canton has been
in ferment all day, and the popular turbulence
has been directed almost exclusively against
foreigners without discrimination. No confir-
nation has been received of the assassination
of Mr.. Seymour, but the report is received
here from Paris and is said to be credited there.
All negotiations between France ard China
are virtually suspended.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
France and ronnuin.

The Paris Figaro of the Sd inst, asserts that
Tricon, French representative in China has
telegraphed the government that no serious
preparations for war are being made In China.
He says the idea of war with France is badly
received in tie southern provinces and is re-
publ ted by the council of the empire He
says China could muster only 10000 troops
with European arms for services in Tonquin.
Figaro says it believes Prime Minister Ferry is
willing to neutraiza the northern provinces of
Tonquin, but will not cede them to China, and
has so instructed Tricou. 1t says also that
Ferry will inform Marquis Tsong, Chinese am
bassador, ia an interview to-day, of the final
limits Of the concessions of France will make in
the Tonquin matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Storm Notes.

A heavy wind and rain storm swept over
Bedford County, Ind, on the I'd, doing great
damage to fences, bridges and outbuildings
Snow and rain in great quantities fell in por-
tions of New England, accompanied by strong
winds. number of boats were wrecked at
Bridgeport, entailing financial loss of $780,
600. Virginia also reports wind and rain on
the same day, which did great damage to tele-
graph wires, fences and trees. Leavenworth
Kas., experienced tornado on the 1st inst
Several dwellings were demolished and q
woman fatally hurt. wholesale grocery store
was unroofed and $40 900 stock water-soaked.
Muncie, Ind, also had windy experience.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
The Biggest Whisky Town.
ITrom the New York Sum-

Peoria, H., has only 10000 inhabit-
ants, but there is one respect in which
it is the biggest city in the land. There
is no other from which the government
receives so large an amount of internal
revenue. Thirteen immense distillerles
make this the center of whisky manufac-
ture. The tax is ninety cents gallon.
The largest dlstillery is under contract
to send every drop of its product to
France, to be used in the native wines
of that vine-clad country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

Dr. Phelp l.. Jones, well-known character,
was found dead in the bath room of his house
in Brooklyn. on the morning of the Sd inst.
He was formerly prominent physician, but
since the death of his wife, some twenty years
ago, had lived the life of hermit, no one being
allowed to enter his domicie. Az examination
of his effects showed that he owned property
to the value of nearly a million. Among the
eccentric habits Of the deceased was that of
eating an oyster supper about midnight the
year round at certain restaurant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
acknowledgements Riot.

A dispatch from Belfast, Ireland, of the 7th
INST, says: IAN Orange procession, while re-
turning from a meeting here on Saturday, at
which Sir Stafford Northcote spoke, was at
tackled by Catholic MOB, and desperate fight
ensued. Many persons were wounded. lady
in convent, the windows of which were
smashed by the Orangemen on Friday, who
was Ill at the time of the attack, has since died
of the shock caused by the affair.""
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Little ROad-Rig Deficit.

Tue report of the Menominee Railroad Com
pany, whose line is three miles long between
Menominee Junction and Menominee City,
Wis.,-shows deficit for the year of $12, 848.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
A MERITED FATE.

James McSleen. a Wife Murderer. Eye
cuted i'm the Jail Yard at Pfttsburg.
Pa, This MorniHg-Hovv the Doomed
Man spent His Last Moments-Partfc-
ulars of the Brutal Murder for Which
He Was Hanged.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

as the common school and the church,
cannot exist In their best state where
population is sparse and unsettled, as it
is where land is cultivated in large tracts
by single landlord or corporation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Fell From n Fire Truc,x.

While the tiremen of Providence, r. l., were
exercising with Skinner fire truck. when the
ladders had been thrown up to height of
ninety feet, one of them caved and broke. AL
exander Mcdonald was instantly killed and
others seriously injured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
A Fatal Error,

On the evening of the Sd inst, Christ. Be-
guhn, living near ssMenominee, Wis, went out
to shoot vagrant bear which had been com
hitting depredations in the neighborhood.
Soon after starting out he saw what he took
for his bearship and fired, killing his own
brother. The mistake was not discovered till
next morning, when he went after the bears
carcass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Duel ON Horseback.

Frank Meyers and Austin Guthrie, living
near Little Rock. Ark, got into a quarrel over
girl and proceeded to settle their Difficult
ties by bIoodshed. On the 9Th inst. they met,
both mounted, and fought with knives. Both
were terribly sashed and will probably die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Death in the Ring.

During the performance of Barnum circus
at Stevens Point, Wis, on the afternoon of the
Sd inst, one of the riders in the hipprodrome
race, whose name is not given in the dispatches,
was thrown from his horse and instantly killed.
The body was taken from the ring, and the
audience were unaware of the extent of the
mans injuries It'll the performance was over.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
The ss Red Men,,

dispatch of the 9Th inst. says: There is
posture of the secrets of the order of "Red
Men," a society of bandits. Two have already
been sentenced, one of them a prominent law
yer and Sunday school teacher. An ex-county
treasurer is now under arrest and further cap
tures are nromised.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Bonds and Mortgages.

The house of William Dutton, of Adrian,
Mich, was raided by burglars on the night of
the 4th inst The burglars got no cash, but
instead got away with numerous packages of
bonds and mortgages to the amount of $780,
900. The papers were kept in a safe, which
was left unlocked. as the owner thought she
had nothing that burglars would WANT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Another COneH.

Herbert A. Paris, a medical crank. who Rty les
himself a "physico- medicalist," is in trouble
at Baltimore. He treated young man named
Milstead en- the 9Th for some simple trouble,
and during the process the patient suddenly
went violently insane.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
WaSElee-WRSheo.

The Laundrymen of the country held con-
vention at Chicago on the I'd inst. and per-
fected a national organization, the object of
which shall be the starching of prices from
time to time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Quick Tinles

A. j. Wilmington sheriff of Amite County,
Miss, was stabbed twice in the back, at Lib
erty, on the 18th, and killed, by Eugene Noel
wee. The trouble grew out of politics. After
the murder McElwee was surrounded by a
crowd, one of whom shot him. He died in ten
minutes Both parties were highly connected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
A Frigh1fuI Crime.

A dispatch of the 5th inst. gives details of a
horrible crime at Lampasas, Texas. An in
sane Mexican woman named Valdez, living
near that place, XII ned her five children with a
butcher knife and then plunged the reeking
blade into her own bosom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
a New Dollar.

Recent dispatches from Washington show
that the peculiar genius necessary for sue
cessful counterfeiting is by no means extinct
in this country. It has been discovered that
an exceptionally good imitation of the Bland
silver dollar is IN very general circulation.
The new piece is SO well executed as to almost
defy the treasury experts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

Jesse P. Well, railroad man, living at Nash
vile, Tenn, dreamed on the night of the 4th
inst. that he was on train about to collide
with another, and jumped from third story
window in an attempt to save himself. He
received injuries from which he will probably
die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Anti-SIavery Celebration.

The fftieth anniversary of the organization
of the Anti-Slavery Society of New York, was
celebrated on the ID inst. Elizur Wright, the
oldest abohtionist living delivered an address.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Malicious Mischief.

4 train on the Lake Shore Road was fired on
by unknown miscreantg as it was entering
Adrian, Mich, on the 4th inst. Three win
dows in the smoking car were broken and
three passengers had their faces BADLY cut by
dviDo oIasG
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Street Car Cut i'm Two.

A street railway car was run down by pas
senger train at Philadelphia on the morning of
the 5th and demolished. All the passengers
were more or less injured. Two have since
died and number of others are not expected
tolive
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

The man Huey, who was convicted of the
murder of an old woman and her servant at
Versailles, France, was executed at that place
on the I'd inst, by the guillotine. The process
took exactly two minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
n. R.-NO Rapraye.

An order was issued by the Canada Pacific
Railway Company on the Sd inst, prohibiting
passengers from carrying parcels and lunch
baskets. The corporation evidently intends
that their dining car service shall pay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

A dispatch of the 4th says the supreme
tribunal of Norway having impeachod the
whole ministry of the country, the trials began
to-day with the case of the prime minister.
Each minister will be tried separately.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

I A Hong Kong dispatch on the 7th inst, says
that an agreement has been effected between
the king of AMMAN and the Black Flags, where
| by the latter will retire from Tonquin and en-
gage not to interfere with commerce. The
Black Flags have already commenced to with
J draw
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Six Mem Killed.

As a cage was being holsted in the Nelson
coal pit at Leigh, England, on the I'd inst. the
rope broke, precipitating the cage to the bot
tom of the shaft, killing six miners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Everything Wide Omen.

On the LIST INST. two trains attempted to pass
each other on a single track near Utica, N. Y,
but failed for some reason. Both trains were
wrecked and two men killed and twenty seri-
OusIv injured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Chicapo,s Defense nf O2nOnnell.

The Citizen, Congressman Finerty's paper,
has received 80. 500 in subscriptions from
Irishmen in Illinois and Wisconsin, to be used
in defense of O'Donnell, the slayer of Carey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
Not funny Enough For Two.
TFrom the New York Truth

"What are you laughing at, my dear ?"
asked Mrs. Jones of her husband, who
was chuckling over his newspaper.
Something I struck here" he re-
piled, but its hardly funny enough for
two"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

The report of the death of Ju, the Apache
chief, is confirmed. Geronimo has been elected
chief. Charlie McComas, the abducted boy,
is still with the Indians, and attempts are be-
ing made to secure his ransom.