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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

One of the Commissioners on Technl-
cal Education of Great Britain gives some
interesting particulars concerning the at
tention paid to technical education in the
famous works of John Cockeril of
Seraing, Belgium. In the several de-
partments of mining; smelling. forging
and Misunderstanding, about 10, 900 men
are employed, and the wages paid amount
to about So, 600, 900 per annum. About
100 craftsmen are employed, of whom 25
are German and Swiss, from the pyro-
technic schools of their respective coun-
tries. Several free night schools are at
tended by boys and adults from the
works, numbering nearly 1000. There
Is also an industrial or technical school,
attended by about eighty filters, boiler.
makers and young men from all depart
ments, while mining school in connec-
ton with the works is attended by about
200 students. According to statements
made by the director of the steel depart
ment, all young men under eighteen
years employed In that department are
required to attend the night school, and
absence is, in some cases, punished by
expulsion from the works. A similar
state of things exists at the great zinc
works near Liege, the Villa Montague,
employing some $500 men. and where
intelligence in all interpretations is insis-
ted upon to such an extend that appren-
tees are required to attend the evening
schools. 1t is not thought that the at
tendance at the night school makes the
young men better workmen, but it is
considered to train them to habits of
thought and reflection, to keep them
from worse places. and to tend in all
respects to make them better men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
Work of the Flames.

The United States Iron and Tin Plate Works,
at Demmler Station, Pa. were totally destroyed
by fire on the 18th. Loss 300, 900.
The Excelsior Furniture Company's building
at Rockford, H., was reduced to ashes on the
18Th Loss $4,000.
The business portion of Knights Landing,
Youlo County, Cal, was swept away by fire on
the 10th. The loss aggregates $4,000.
The Providence Worsted Company's mill at
Providence, r. l., was damaged to the extent
of $751; 900 on the 10Th.
The Central House, Burlington, Va, to-
gether with millinery and a crockery store,
burned on the 10Th. Loss $685. 600.
The county court house at Bayfield,. Wis,
was destroyed by fire on the 18th. Most of
the records were saved.
The Weber Block at Buffalo was damaged
by fire to the extent of 1876 900 on the 18th.
Callender's seven-story billiard table manu-
factory at Stanford, Conn.,, was swept away by
fire on the 18th. Loss estimated at 1926, 600
A fire ut Milston, Scotland, destroyed Croft
heads twisting mills, valued at ESQ, 900 and
employing five hundred persons.
five-story building on the corner of Canal
and Mulberry Streets New York, was partially
destroyed by fire on the 18th. The loss on
building and stocks of the various occupants
foots up 100000. Isaac, Fl. Letter, manu-
facturer of fringes had narrow escape from
death and was rescued with great difficulty by
splicing ladders.
Johns handle factory at Dalton. Ga. burned
on the 18th. Loss $35. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1888.
WHERE THE IMMIGRANTS GO.

The different states are almost as
eager to get a good share of each years
immigration as job politicians are to get
official plumber, says the New York Mail
and Express, and the record of the des-
tination of the immigrants who land at
Castle Garden is studied with peculiar
interest. The aliens who arrived at New
York during 1882 numbered 476, 086, the
total immigration of the year at all ports
having been 712, 542. The destinations
of the immigrants who passed through
Castle Garden may be regarded as in
dicative OF the destinations of the whole
number of immigrants. OF these New
York received 166, 1874, Illiueis 1881,
Pennsylvania 46, 1893, Ohio 1852, Mich
igan 90, 415, Minnesota 20, 1913. Iowa 49,
666. Massachusetts, IA, 692, New Jersey
IL $40. and Missouri, Connecticut, In
diana, California, Dakota and Rhode
Island received from 1900 to 10000
each. Many of those received by New
York remained in the state but few
weeks or months, and then sought homes
III the west. There is no indication that
the south has gained much IN population
by immigration. The attractions of sew
eral of the southern states would GER
tainly have drawn a great number of the
aliens, had not rumors of the insecurity
of life and property at the south reached
them Ill the old world. In spite of all
the croakings of the statisticians who
predict great woes through the worlds
excess of population, immigrants are
rated at 81, 900 head IN value, and the
states that fail to get their proportion of
them will do well to inquire what re-
forms can be effected in laws and Gus
toms to allure more aliens Within their
borders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
An Idol Smashed.
From the Newburyport (Mass.l H

From the Newburyport (Mass.i Herald.]
A serious revival meeting was IN pro-
gress, and the subject of the evening
was the book of Ruth. Among the con-
gregation was brother whom the sis
tiers delighted to hear. His language
was always flowers grandly eloquent.
Waiting for chance, he at length arose
and said: Brethren and sisters, the
subject this evening is the book of Ruth.
And do you know that never turn to
the book of Ruth without the thought
coming to my mind that there it lies,
like beautiful jewel, between the er-
mine of thegJudges and the purple of the
Kings?" Such an exquisite thought did
not fail to have its effect upon his ad-
miring hearers. Later In the evening
an elderly clergyman came in, and after
listening to the remarks for some time,
arose and said: "My friends, whenever
turn to the book of Ruth, I am always
reminded of that beautiful quotation
from Taylor, that it lies, like lovely
jewel, between the ermine of the Judges
and the purple of the Kings" And he
sat down, blissfully unaware of the idol
he had smashed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21

crushed. large number of passengers we're
injured more or less. The engineer, with rare
presence of mind, stopped, his engine and
quenched fire which started in the wreckage
of the cars.
A passenger train went down an embankment
near Foristell, Mo-, on the 18th. Engineer
John Lester was scalded to death, John Muir
ply was killed and Charles Rhodes telegraph
repairer, badly scalded,
During fog on the evening of the 18th two
freight trains on the c., B. & @. Railroad col
ided on the curve between Plans and Sand
wich, Ill. Two engines and fifteen cars were
wrecked. Engineer Rogers was killed.
A collision occurred on the Cincinnati North
ern Railroad, between Avondale Junction and
Idlewild, o., in which John Roberts, colored
was instantly killed and Isaac Mcknight Rus
sell nj. Manning and Dan Andrews seriously, if
not fatally injured.
waterspout covered the railway track near
Los Angeles. Col, with mud on the 14th A
freight train happened along soon afterward
and was thrown from the track, smashing two
engines and six cars. A. w. Sproull, fireman,
was killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21

Sheldon returned to Illinois. On the 18th he
returned to Exeter, Otsego County, where Mrs.
Sheldon was stopping With a brother, and
after few moments conversation shot her
fatally. lie then jumped on horse and,
after riding mile, entered barn and killed
himself.
In fight in Young County, Texas, over the
management OF q school, the teacher, Mr.
Rogers was killed and three others wounded.
When an International train pulled up at
Webb Station, near Laredo, the conductor
found the telegraph operator lying dead on the
floor, having been butchered by robbers.
An old feud between two brothers Wallace
and one David Holiday, residents of Jackson
County, IN Southern Illinois, terminated near
Ava, IN that county, on the 4th, by Holiday
fatally shooting both of the brothers, who had
attacked him on the public highway with muir
derous intent. A coroners inquest resulted in
verdict to the effect that Holiday acted in
self-defense.
While riding past a school house near
Omaha, Lemuel Harbaugh was snowballed by
the pupils. He pointed q neede-gun toward
them, but claims that It's discharge was acci-
dental. Nine children were injured by q single
bullet.
Harry Hover, of Pittston, Pa, railroad
fireman. was stabbed to the heart on the night
of the 18TH during melee at Sayre, Pa.
Albert Williger and Swan MORRISON quar-
relied at Minneapolis on the 18th, when the lat
ter drew pocket knife and stabbed his
opponent to the heart.
On the morning-of the 18th, at West Chester
o., Benz. Rysley, while laboring under a fit of
insanity, entered room where his cousin,
Nathan Baer, was sleeping and cut his head
almost completely from his shoulders. Baer
resided in Nebraska and was visiting Rysley.
In saloon row at East Lewiston. Pa, on
the 18th, Thomas Campbell stabbed Byron
Hendricks fatally with pocket knife.
Alfred Bastine, of Kankakee. ILL.,, was shot
dead at Ennis, Texas, on the 18th, by VIM.
Davis, whom he threatened to mutilate with
an axe.
Reuben Corwin and James Hamlin, farmers
and brothers-in-law, living near Pana, ILL.,, en-
gagged in deadly combat on the 18th, to settle
an old grudge. Both were terribly sIashed
with knives and it is thought will not survive
their injuries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
UiAaster "a, Cincinnati.

Cincinnati's condition is truly deplorable.
Miles of her river front are submerged by the
great freshet; her water works and gas works
have come to a stand-stlll; many of her people
have been either driven from their water-sur-
rounded houses or are imprisoned in them;
and thus far $40, 900 has been raised as u relief
fund. At last accounts the water in the river
at that point had reached a stage of nearly
sixty-five feet. On the 18th the depot of the
Cincinnati Southern Railway, situated on the
river trent, caved in owing to the inundation
and number of people are reported lost
Other towns along that river and its tributaries
are likewise suffering from the floods, the city
Of Louisville especially.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21

Two heavy freight traius colided on the
Central Ohio Division of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in tunnel near Bellaire, o.
Both engines kept the track, but the cars piled
on the top of them knocking down loose rock
and earth from the roof of the tunnel and
completely blocking the place, Engineer
Rutherford and Fireman Hines lost their lives
John Graham, brakeman, was dangerously
injured. A telegraph operator is responsible
for the fearful wreck.
An express train on the Cleveland and
Columbus Railroad was derailed on the 10Th.
one mile north of Gallon, Ohio. Fl. G.. Guthrie
of the Madison Square Theater Company, was
killed outright and d. l. Foust, of Shelby, O.,
and R. Cuden, of Cleveland fatally injured.
Eight others were slightly bruised.
broken wheel caused the engine and smok-
ing car of Pittsburg and Western Railway
train to leave the track near Aetna Station, Pa,
Engineer Cooper and Fireman Edward Brady,
scalded.
The Rock Island dummy Backed into O.
freight train at Stony Island, IT,, on the 10th.
killing q fireman and causing thousands Of
dollars worth of damage.
Two passenger trains collided at Dundas.
Ont, on the night of the 18th. Engineer
Mason and two passengers were killed and
seven passengers injured.
A passenger train on the Grand Trunk Line
left the track near Flint, Mich, on the 18TH
The engine, a Pullman, mail and baggage
car passed the break in safety, but three cars
became overturned and wrecked. Mrs. Huldah
Leaman, aged IA, was killed. She was on her
way to Nebraska. Her daughter, Mrs. Hill
went insane Thomas Lindsay jumped and
fell under the trucks where he was fatally
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
The Boss Monkey of the Gaze.
from the Philadelphia Tines


Among recent additions to the Zoolog-
ical Garden were twenty-five monkeys
from the East Indies. There we're green
monkeys, Rh@sus monkeys, spider
monkeys, lemures, and macacus, and
one of them, large Rhesus monkey,
with beautiful, smooth, yellowish-
gray coat, soon won distinction for him
self. All these animals were put in the
big cage in the monkey house, when the
big Rherus began jumping up and
down in kind of hysterical dance,
which drew the keepers attention at
once. After he became accustomed to
his surroundings and began climbing
about with the rest his first exploit was
to seize a bonnet monkey named
Frank" one of the Oldest inhabitants,
and fling him from the top of the cage
to the floor. This was the signal for an
uproar, which began Immediately, and a
big macacus, which is kept fastened by
a long chain because of his fierce dis
position, started up the railing to chas-
tise the aggressor. The newcomer met
him half way and both dropped to the
floor In close combat, while pretty much
all the other monkeys In the cage
jumped on top of them. For about ten
minutes there was the liveliest kind of a
tussle In the cage, while the keepers
could do nothing but look on in dismav.
Finally the Rhoesus whipped the crowd
and from that moment he has been a
"Sullivan." He and the big female
macacus are now the chooses" of the
cage, which contains about sixty mon
keys, and apportion out the public pat
ronage to suit themselves.
There were evidences of another bat
tie royal when the keepers opened the
house yesterday morning and little
monkey was nursing limb that had
been bitten almost off. but, as general
thing, the cage contains peaceable and
apparently happy family.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
The Floods.

The rise in the Upper Maumee has done
great damage at Toledo, and the water reached
point on the night of the 18th inst, 20 inches
higher than the highest point during the great
floods two years ago. The middle grounds,
the Union Depot, and the whole of Water
Street are inundated, and portions of the
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, the Cherry
Street wagon bridge, and the Western d Lake
Erie Railway bridge have been carried away.
The flats in the upper portion of the city are
under water, which III 800 houses stands from
two to five feet deep. At Cincinnati and Louis
vile the floods slowly recedlng, and at the
latter place the high winds caused many houses
to topple over which had hitherto remained
standing. In Indiana tive-sixths of Jefferson
vile remains under water and the misery of
the 1000 people there is Undesirable. Fifty
houses foated down towards the falls with no
possible hopes of saving them. Reports from
Cairo, Little Rock and other points show the
Mississippi to be still rising. In Buffalo the
First, Second, Third, Eighth and Thirteenth
Wards are almost entirely inundated, and the
rivers in various parts of New York are rising
and doing great damage. Three hundred head
Of cattle were drowned in pens in the Thir-
leenth Ward. The additions to the relief fund
at Cincinnati amounted to 500, 900 and at Indi-
annapolis to $4,000. At Louisville several thou
sand dollars were received.
the wafer at Cincinnati on the 18th was more
than sixty-six feet above low mark. Business
is almost suspended, and the city Is practically
cut off from railway communication. Soup
houses have been established at various points,
and Bishop Elder has thrown open the Cath
Ole churches to accommodate the homeless.
A large number of row-boats have been sent
from Cleveland. One-third of the city of New
port, KY, opposite Cincinnati, is covered with
water, and 5000 families are III a suffering con-
dition. The mayor calls for help. The people
of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, are suffering great
", and carloads of food have been sent from
other parts of that state, the legislature hav
ing also appropriated $4,000 for relief. The
Ohio is higher than it has been before since
1882.
A singular mishap occurred to three-story
brick building in the inundated district at Gin
cinnati, on the morning of the 18th, by which
three persons were killed and several badly in
jured. It seems that some parties who were
engaged in building raft, went into the cellar
of the building with lamp. An accumulation
of sewer gas was 1gnited by the light, and a
terrific explosion followed wrecking the struc-
ture and burying the seventeen inmates.
Three were taken out dead, four Of the injured
are not expected to live.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION.

Mr.. Valentine, of Nebraska, chair
man of the committee on agriculture of
the house of Representatives, has re-
ported for favorable action a bill to Gre
ate a commission to investigate and re-
port upon the subject of transportation
of agricultural products, and for other
purposes. The commission is to consist
of nine persons. They are to make a
final report to congress December 3,
1888. Among the things to be investi-
gated and reported upon is the actual
cost of transportation to the common
carrier and his charge to the shipper,
together with such eognate matters as
practically effect the matter of differ
ence between the price received by the
farmer and that paid by the consumer.
1t contemplates the division of the COM
mission into subdivisions of three per-
sons each, who may visit such points in
the United States as they shall deem ex-
pedient and take testimony, which shall
be distributed among members of con-
gress, as was that of the tariff commits
sion. In the report accompanying the
bill Mr.. Valentine says that over 80, 9OO,-
600 of the people of this country are
dependent upon profitable farming for
support. In 1880 the value of all agri-
cultural products was estimated at So
900, 600, 900, and that of all manufac-
tured products at $6,00s, 200, 900, so
that 6he farm yields so per cent. of the
aggregate product of these two great
branches of our national industry.
"These significant facts" the report
continues, 'fwould alone not simply
Justify, but imperatively demand, such
investigation of transportation charges as
may indicate legislation that will pro-
tect the producer or tend to render the
pursuit of agriculture more profitable
than it has been heretofore, because the
prosperity of the nation is but an ag-
gregated prosperity of the individuals
who compose ii, and anything which
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
ARBITRATION OF LABOR STRIKES.

In England, says the Alta Californian,
the arbitration of labor strikes is very
common thing, while in the United
States it is comparatively rare. 1t is not
because of the superior intelligence of
the British workingman that he
resorts to this sensible manner of set
thing disputes about wages, because we
know that, thanks to our public schools,
the American mechanic or laborer, man
for man, is the superior In intelligence
of the Englishmen of the same class.
Neither is it because parliament has
adopted legislation contemplating the
avoidance of strikes by the substitution
of arbitration, because in the great ma
iority of cases the regulations laid down
by act of parliament are not availed of
by the parties to labor arbitration, who
generally prefer to establish their own
rules and make it perfectly voluntary
matter. The most reasonable sup
position is that the smaller wages of the
English laborer make some other method
of settling labor troubles than long and
costly strikes an absolute necessity, and
that this accounts for the extensive de-
velOpment of such a wise system in that
country. The distinguishing feature
of the English system of arbitra-
ton is that all the prelimi-
naries are arranged before any strike or
difficulty is thought of, and not left to
the moment when trouble has begun and
passions are excited, Boards of arbitra-
ton and Cancellation, as they are gener-
ally called, are appointed at time when
both parties are amicably disposed, and
the selection being made in o dispas-
sionate spirit, persons are more likely to
be chosen who will prove prudent and
moderate councillors than if their selec-
ton were postponed till the day when
contest begins. These boards are make
up in equal numbers of the employers
and employees in certain trade, and
then final arbitrator is appointed, Who
is called in if the board cannot agree, and
whose decision is to be binding. IF the
selection of this arbitrator is not made
In advance CT the time of trouble, it is
not likely that one can be chosen who
will command the confidence of both
sides, and therefore the Importance of
making this selection at the same time
the other members of the board are APP
pointed is always recognized. Thus,
when a strike breaks out in England,
there is usually tribunal already in
existence which is constituted for the
express purpose of settling the difficulty.
Both employer and employee can appeal
to the board, and it's decision, being
made after due investigation and
deliberatioB, is generally received
with good grace. It would be happy
thing if American workmen and Ameri-
can employers of labor could bring
themselves to adopt the same wise and
sanitary system, for it would save many
periods of enforced idleness and much
suffering and loss on both sides.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21

A profound sensation was created III court in
Dublin on the 18th by the appearance of
James Carey, town councillor, as an informer.
He testified that plans were arranged to assas-
slnate the lord lieutenant and Secretary Forster
the funds coming from the land league. Re-
volvers and rifles were brought from London
by Mrs. Byrne, slung under her cloak. There
was the deepest stiffness in the courtroom as
Carey detailed the meeting of seven conspir-
ators in the park and Cavendsh and Burke.
Joseph Brady drew knife and stabbed Burke
and then Cavendish afterward cutting the
formers throat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
See Here, Boys.

In dischargidg boy who was acquit-
ted of shooting a companion on the
ground that, though he handled loaded
revolver carelessly, the shooting was
accidental, Judge Gildersleeve, ex-cap-
tain OF the American rife team, said:
"You should not have loaded pistol
upon your person, or about you. / may
claim to have had extensive experience
in handling firearms, yet would as soon
have q rattlesnake near me as loaded
gun, aud one is likely to be as dangerous
as the other"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
KObbeFl3Ss

S. D. Houston, tax collector of Lawrence
County, Ala, was wayIaid by highwaymen
and robbed of $4,000 on the 10th. The rob-
bers took Houston's horse and left him TO foot
his way home.
John l.. Mcdowell, treasurer of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Altoona, Pa,
and prominent in commission circles, has
skipped out with $4O0 of the associations
money and between $50, 600 aud GAO, 600 belong
ing to parties dealing with him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-21
Wrecked by am Explosion.

On the 18th inst. Waterman Keegan of the
BlaisdelI knitting mills, near Amsterdam, N.
Y, entered the cellar, which contained guam
tity of gasoline, with lamp. An explosion
occurred which wrecked the building and de-
stroyed four sets of machinery and a large
quantity of stock Loss estimated at $50, 900.
Waterman Keegan was terribly burned