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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

THE supreme court of Michigan has
set aside as unconstitutional an act
passed by the legislature of that state
two years ago, providing for the pro-
bate of wills during the life Of the tes-
tator. The ground on which the de-
cision is based is that the law did not
give wife an opportunity to be heard
touching the disposition by the hus-
band of property in which she has
rights. ga wife's interests in her hus-
bands estate" says the court, 'are
not likely to be purely selfish and per-
sonal. The two co-operatein accumu-
lating it, generally with an object in
view that eventually it shall benefit
children or others to whom they are
mutually attached; and if the hus-
band, while mentally incompetent or
in the hands and under the influence
of scheming and mercenary persons,
is making disposition Of it, no person
is so justly entitled as the wife to
make a showing Of the facts to defeat
it." This law was favorably COM
mented upon at the time of it's pas
sage as a means of escaping the too
common litigation over wills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

No one can regard the repeated calls
upon the militia of various states to
check rioting among striking laborers
without regret and misgivings for the
future. These events are becoming
numerous; SO common, indeed that a
public that would once have been
shocked is now scarcely interested to
hear that the Illinois militia have
charged with bayonets on crowds of
men and women, and then fired among
them, killing and wounding several.
The facts are simple enough: Labor
ers, speaking foreign languages and
wholly unGcquainted with our laws or
principals, are dissatisfied with their
wages. They strike, force others to
stop work, seize the property of the
capitalist, and then, when the court
and it's ordinary servants are power
less, and the local army is called in,
they fight. The sole cure for this evil
is enlightenment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
TERREBEE EXPLOSION.
a Huge G@someter at the st. Iouis Gas
light Company's Works DESTROYED.

Il Huge GSsometer at the st. Louis Gas
light Company's Works Destroyed.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 2O-At loan.
one of the huge gasometers at the
works of the st. Louis Gaslight Com
pany, corner of Second and Convent
Streets. exploded with a terrible report
which could be heard for blocks around
After the smoke had cleared away. the
employees of the works who rushed
to the scene found three men
lying about the meter. Investigation
showed that John Burns and Tom
Doran were dead, and that Thomas
Killian, who was injured about the
head, was insensible, and in very Sc
rious condition. All the men had been
employed in clearing out the meter
which exploded, and which had been
out of use for some weeks. The super
intendent accounts for the accident by
saying that the gas had been run into
the disused tank, yesterday, to try
it, and that the men must have
used a light, which communicated
with some of the gas remaining
in the tank. The damage to the works
is slight. John Burns, one Of the vic
Tins, had his head torn completely
from his body. He was q married
man, As years Of age, and leaves a
wife and three children. Tom Dorian,
q gas helper, % years OF age, single,
had his skull crushed completely in,
and died instantly. Thomas Killian,
gas filter, who was severely injured,
was unconscious for more than an
hour after the accident, but he may
rncOvor
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
A SOUR ADMIRAL.
Victims of Paul Boyton's Practical Joke
Being Punished.

Victims of Paul Boyton's Practical Joke
Being Punished.
HALIFAX, N. S., May 19-The in
quiry of the naval authorities regard
ing Fl. NJ. S. Garnet's experience in New
York harbor is supposed to be closed
for the present. Vice-Admiral Com
neral favors sending to the admiralty
in London the papers regarding Lieut..
Gardeners action in releasing Boyton
and the others captured in New York
harbor without taking them to Capt.
Hand on board the Garnet. In the
meantime Lieut.. Gardiner remains
under arrest on board his ship. The
sentry on the bow of the Garnet that
night receives forty-fve days impris-
onment, the severest punishment the
captain can give without referring the
case to q court-martial. No other
persons on the Garnet are held blama-
bic in the matter and no charges were
preferred against that captain or any
other person on board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Minor Mention.

Mrs. Albert Guy, residing at Wampum,
Lawrence County, Pa, was instantly killed
by lightning on the 23d, while standing in
the door of her residence.
Amos Woodruff, Of Memphis, Tenn, presi-
dent Of the Woodruff Oliver Carriage and
Hardware Company, and president Of the
Woodruff Lumber Company, made an in
dividual assignment on the 23d. His La
blities are about $4,000 assets nomi-
nally about $125,0O0.
The office of Alexander Bros, diamond
brokers, London, was robbed by sneak
thieves on the 23d Of stones to the value of
$4,000.
A Jury at Indianapolis gave w. c.. White
head verdict for SIT, 500 damages for in
iuries received in an accident on the Indiana
Bloomington q Western Road, by which he
was rendered absolutely helpless.
The United States had 214 failures re-
corded for the seven days ending with the
22d inst.
The bronze statue OF Gen. F. p Blair,
which was set up in Forest Park, st. Louis,
some days ago, was unveiled on the after
noon OF the 22d, i'll the presence of 10000
people.
A telegram from the scene of the North.
west troubles, under date of the 22d, states
that POundmaker has sent in flag of truce
asking on what terms he can surrender
He will give up the captured teamsters, tw o
women and a priest.
While Elijah Smith and his aged wife were
crossing the railroad track near Detroit
Mich, on the 21st, they saw q train APP
preaching, and in attempting to avoid it
were run into by one coming from the OPP
posite direction. Both were killed and the
carriage smashed into splinters.
While Barrett's circus was unloading at
Liberty, Mo-, on the 10TH the big elephant,
Emperor, fell from the gang-plank leading
to the car, and was injured so that he died
of lockiaw the same night. Emperor was
said to have been 1O5 years old, and was
valued at $4,000.
Ex-Secretary of State Frelinghuysen died
at his home in Newark, N. j., on the goth.
He was 6S years old.
A scaffOld on the new Baltimore post-of-
flee Tell on the goth, throwing seven men to
the ground, a distance of seventy feet.
John Rogers, bricklayer, was killed, and it
is thought the others are fatally hurt.
Montreal has a smallpox epidemic.
The third test of the new dispatch boat
Dolphin, in New York harbor, on the 18th,
resulted in another fizzle, hot journal
making a return to the dock necessary.
Three hundred brickmakers are on a
strike at Detroit. The men are noisy, and
trouble is feared.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

THE great American desert" of our
athers is rapidly becoming not merely
a celebrated agricultural region, but a
forest. The last biennial report ofthe
Kansas board of agriculture shows
that there are growing, west of the
98th meridian, $4,000 acres Of forest
trees, planted by the settlers. In the
same region there are over 20, 100000
fruit trees growing, and about 10000
miles of Usage orange hedge are also
doing well. In Nebraska over so, OOO,
900 forest trees have been planted, at
least one-fourth Of this number west
of the Tooth meridian, and they are
thriving, also.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Man Kills a Baby and then Commits
Suicide.

"A man A1llS a BABY ana Cn6n COmm1CS
PITTsBURG, Pa, May Shorty
before l o'clock this afternoon, a
double tragedy was enacted at 90
Webster Avenue, in this city, in which
Franz Karlind, Bohemian, Is years
of age, killed a 3-year-old daughter of
a man named Leipzig, with whom he
boarded, and then fired two shots into
his own heart, causing instant death.
Karlind had been playing with the
child but moment before, and after
the little one had fallen down he fired
two shots at the mother before he shot
himself. There is no motive for the
deed, as the most pleasant relations
existed between Karlind and the
members of the Leipzig family. One
theory is that he shot the child acct
dentally, and then being crazed with
horror, shot at the mother. The
parents, however, do not hold this
theory; and when the father came into
the house after the shooting he jumped
on the dead body of the man who had
killed his child, and in his rage, heaped
fearful imprecations upon him. An
Investigation will be held tomorrow
as the mother is too i'll to give a CO.
herent statement to-day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
A CORRESPONDENT at Sitka does not

A CORRESPONDENT at Sitka does not
think the establishment of court is
of much benefit to Alaska. "With
courts come lawyers and with lawyers,
suits" One of the first and most
important suits pending before the
newly appointed Judge at that point is
one brought by some of the Russian res
idents to restrain the Homefor Indian
Boys and Girls from using certain lands
appurtenant to it's buildings, and
which are essential to it's future sue
cess. This correspondent thinks the
school is of more value than the court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
PAUL BOYTOF,S JOKE.
1t will Lead to the -Martialing of
the British Naval Officers.

III Will Lead to the COurt-MafCIa1lng OF
the British Naval Officers.
HALIFAX, n. S., May 18.-Admiral
Sir John Commerell has been very
much exasperated by the publicity
given to Capt. Boyton S exploit in at
fixing a torpedo to the gunboat Gar
net while lying in New York Harbor,
and was especially chagrined at the
fact that Capt. Hand made no report
to him of the affair. The first init
nation Admiral Commerell had Of it
was by reading the account given
by a New York paper. He thereupon
telegraphed Capt. Hand to Immediate
ly return to Halifax. Hence the Gar
nets sudden and mysterious departure
from New York. It islearned from re-
liable scources that every officer and
man on duty on the Garnet while in
New York has been or will be examined,
and the result submitted to naval
headquarters in London, with the
probability that Capt. Hand and the
officer on watch that night will be
court-martialed for endangering the
safety of the ship by neglectingto take
necessary precautions against torpe-
does, etc., from Fenian dynamiters or
other hOStlleS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

A CORRESPONDENT Of the New York
Evening Post, writing from Washing
ton Territory, insists that woman
suffrage is on it's last legs in that re-
gion. He declares that the female
vote has always been very light, and
that public opinion in the territory
has been rapidly changing lately
against the whole scheme of female
suffrage, jury service by women, and
such like innovations. Perhaps the
correspondent is preiudiced. If, how
ever, Washington Territory, after its
practical test, should abolish female
suffrage the cause would receive a bad
setback.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

VINELAND, N. J., the model town,
has prohibition law which is enforced.
Out of seventeen indictments found
lately by the grand jury of Cumber-
land County, in which Vineland is
situated, nine were against citizens of
Vineland for illegal liquor selling. Of
these nine no less than eight have
pleaded guilty, and the model town
has contributed it's mite toward show
ing how much absolute prohibition
prohibits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
A Movement on Foot to Reopen 1t Next


CHICAGO, Ill.,, May 18.-George M.
Pullman was last night in receipt of
telegram from Superintendent Jeffrey,
of the Illinois Central, dated New Or
leans. 1t stated that the different
roads and car companies reaching
New Orleans who are interested
in the reopening of the New Orleans
Exposition next year, are to sub
scribe 100000 to further that object
and he asked for an immediate re-
Spouse from Mr.. Pullman so that they
might know what to depend on from
the Pullman Company. Mr.. Pullman
says his company will do it's full share
toward the continuation of the expo
sition; that the enterprise is of great
service IN many ways and it would be
a shame not to reopen it now
that the buildings and everything are
IN good shape and the expense in fu-
ture years will be but fraction of that
OF the first year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Won Lost


The Madagascar government has
passed laws prohibiting the manufact-
ure or sale of rum in the district Of
Imerina, under apenalty for each Of
tense OF ten oxen and $40. Any per-
son found drunk with rum will be
fined seven oxen and Sc; and the in
PRODUCTION of any quantity of rum
into the district is punishable with
fine OF five oxen and SIS. These laws,
besides being promulgated in NAL
agasy, have been translated into
English.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
CARVED WITH 4 sTILETT0.
A Woman's Attempt to Murder an ItaI
ian at ChicarO

A Woman's Attempt to Murder an ItaI-
ian at Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 18.-Frank Ro-
tunno, an Italian, was sitting in his
room in the rear of 6 East Fourteenth
Street, yesterday, reading book. A
woman entered the door behind him.
She paused a moment and then lAaped
forward on his back. A cleaning still
etto in her hand descended and cut
Rotunno in the back of theneck. The
woman escaped as stealthily as she
had come Rotunno was removed to
St. Luke's Hospital. The cut
was so slight that he soon
returned to his home. The
assault on Rotunno is supposed to
have been prompted by desire for
revenge. He is one of the four Ital-
ians who few days ago were arrested
charged by $50 of their countrymen
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, it being alleged that the quar-
tette who conduct anintelligence office
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

q, the Western States from $23.63
to $22.26, and California, has adj
vanced from S3O25 to $38.75. The
commissioner states that the depres-
sion here indicated is due to an in
creased supply of labor, and this in
turn results largely from a large per-
centage of laborers being forced back
to the pillow by the depression in iron
working and divers other protected
industries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

THE new commissioner of agriculture
has issued circular which includes,
among considerable variety of mat
ter interesting to agriculturists, an
exhibit of the wage movement in farm
labor in a series of years. Since 1882
the Eastern States have declined from
$26.61 to $25. 3Oper month, the Mid
die States from 1924 to S21.19, the
Southern States from SIS. 80 to $14.-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

THE most polite man recorded late
ly is John Splan, the driver. He
drove scrub race against friend re-
Gently, who lost his hat when about
four lengths ahead of Splan. Splan's
horse put his foot through it and it
worked its way up the horses leg
making it look like patent knee
boot. Splan apologized, and taking
off his horses new quarter boots, pre-
sented them to his vanquisher to
square matters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

ONE Chicago servant girlshould have
a medal from the Society for the Pre-
vention of Crime One night recently
a young North Side tough crawled
through an open window into herroom,
and she grappled with him, and after
choking three rings out of his mouth
where he had concealed them, handed
the burglarious intruder over to the
notice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
PusiIlanimous POundmsker.

The dispatches from Battleford of the
goth contradict those of the previous day,
to the effect that Poundmaker, Riel's lieu
tenant, had been captured. He and some
200 Indians are towering about the Cana
dian soldiers, making it warm for them.
They set the prairie on fret several places
not far from Battleford
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Large DanaOeS.

At Erie, Pa, on the 22d a Jury awarded
L. Rosenzweig damages to the amount of
S4S,750 for being elected from Lake
Shore passenger train. The train was a
limited express, and the conductor refused
to receive regular ticket or money for
Rosenzweig's passage from Cleveland to
Erie. When the gentleman was put off he
fell on pile of stones, and paralysis re-
suited. He sued for 100000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

THE law of Ohio now requires all
criminals condemned to death to be
executed in the penitentiary at Col
umbus. The people of Columbus do
not fancy the distinction conferred up
on them, in view of the large number
in Ohio that deserve hanging. The
first convict has just arrived there to
initiate the law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

WHEN the citizens of an old and set
tied community like Lynchburg, Va,
get up and lynch murderer because
they are afraid he will escape justice
on the insanity plea it looks very
much as though the courts were to
some degree, at least, responsible for
such lawlessnsss.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
In ~ Bag.

Early on the morning OF the goth. a
Frenchman named Louis Francis was
stopped by New York policeman on sus-
picion of being burglar. Francis had a.
large sack on his back, which proved on
being opened at police headquarters to con
tain the mutilated remains of a woman
Francis said it was that of his wife. who
had died the night previous, and that he
intended to throw it into the river as he
was too poor to bury it. An investigation
showed that the woman had been strangled
Francis was held on a charge of murder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Very Slow.

Negotiations are almost at standstill
between England and Russia. A dispatch
reported in that city that Mr.. Gladstone
has refused to refer the Afghan dispute to
the King of Denmark and has asked Russia
to choose some other arbitrator. The En-
glish admiralty has telegraphed orders to
Portsmouth to prepare the man-of-war
Cormorant for sea Immediately, and to
push the work on other vessels undergoing
reDairs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Favor Arbitration

A London dispatch of the LIST inst says:
There is slight relaxation of the tension
of the relations OF Russia and England
Russia appears to be disposed to entertain
England's latest proposal-to submit to
the arbitration of one of the crowned heads
of Europe the question whether the con-
vention of March II was broken by Russia.
1t is believed that the King of Denmark will
be selected as arbitrator in the event of
mediation being accepted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
An Entire Village Burned.

The village of Somerset, Quebec, was de
about 100 houses being burned, including
the church, the Presbytery the foundry and
the cheese factory. Many persons are in a
destitute condition. Only the walls of the
church are left standing. The fire origi-
mated in the foundry. The buildings being
mostly of wood, the fire spread rapidly and
there being no fire apparatus in the village,
it was impossible to fight the flames The
convent was not burned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Fatal Explosion.

While starting up the engine at the cot
ton mill of the Bibb Manufacturing Com
paany Macon, Ga, on the morning OF the
18th, one Of the five boilers exploded, kill
ing Frank Gibson, engineer, fracturing the
skull of Wesley Johnson, who will die, and
iniuring three others. The brick engine
house was wrecked, but the main building
escaped injury. The damage to the ma
chinery and engine-house is estimated at
$4,000. One hundred and fifty persons
are thrown out of employment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
A Little Commune.

The 23d inst, being the anniversary Of
the fall of the French Commune, the Com
munists of Paris attempted to hold a dem
onstration at the tombs OF their comrades
in the cemetery Of Pere-la-Chaise. The
police interfered and ordered the Com
munists to surrender their red flag This was
refused and battle ensued, in which it
is reported five men were killed and eighty
wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Swift RetpibutiOn.

At New Straitsville, o., on the 21st,
while engaged in a street quarrel with Al
bert Guest, Marshal Henry Auer was fatal
ly shot by his opponent. A stray bullet
from Guests pistol hit boy injuring him
SO that he cannot recover. Guest was ar
rested and placed in Jail, from which place
he was taken by mob of 20Omasked men
and hanged to d tree, after which his body
was ridded with bullets
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
a Village Burned.

A dispatch from Winnipeg, under date OF
the goth, says: 'The village of Farewell,
on the Canadian Pacific Railway, at the
second crossing of the Columbia, was de-
strOyed by fire on the 7th inst. The build
ings caught from fires Of railway con-
structors who were burning right of way
through the woods From 100 to 200
buildings were destroyed. Loss estimated
at 100000 There are only half dozen
saloons and small buildings Left
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

WASHINGTON is likely to get mixed
about names. There are Dan Man
of New York and Van Manning of
Mississippi, Lamar of the latter state,
and Lamont of New York; Viele (pro-
nounced Vealy) a representative from
New York, and Villas pronounced
Vil-as), the acknowledgement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

had secured $3.50 from each man by
promising to give them work on q
railroad near indianapolis Rotunno
and his companions were placed under
bonds OF 81 900 to appear on the
10th inst. The assailant is believed
to be CerneliO Passro, the wife Of one
Of the complaining witnesses. The
police have not been able to find her
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Outbreak in Central America.

The mediation of Honduras, which had
for it's object settlement of the difficulties
existing between Salvador and Guatemala,
has failed. A dispatch of the 23d says the
revolutionary forces, led by Menendez who
has been clandestinely armed and assisted
by Guatemala, have been driven back by
the Salvadorian troops to the town OF
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
A ,IuInninp Idiot

Prof. Robert E. Odlum, teacher of swim
ming, jumped to death from the center of
the great Brooklyn bridge, on the afternoon
OF the 10th. He struck on his side, and al
though taken from the water Immediately,
only lived few minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Penal SerVitude.

The trial of Cunningham and Burton, the
authors of the dynamite explosions in Lon
don Tower and the Parliament buildings,
closed on the 18th with verdict Of guilty
of treason and felony. They were both
sentenced to penal servitude for life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Typbus Among TrooDs.

A dispatch from Rome, of the 22d, saws
the number of deaths from typhus is in
creasing among the italian troops now sta
toned at Massowah, on the Red Sea- The
Italian press urge the recall of the expedition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
Gas Explosion.

One of the big gasometers of the St. Louis
Gas Light Company exploded on the goth,
with terrific noise. After the dnst had
cleared away, it was found that John
Burns and Tom Doran were dead and two
others badly hurt