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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Montana's Horse Thief Crop.

Horse ranching is also one Of the
principal industries of Montana. Our
English cousins who come to Montana
in search of health and wealth general
ly undertake the raising of horses in
preference to investing their capital in
cattle. The profits, however, have
never been so large with the equines as
with the bovines, owing to the success
full operations of the extraordinarily
large bands of horse thieves that in
tested the country last year. The
vigilantes strung up no less than fifty
nine between May and October Of last
year. It would seem that any reason
able set of men-be they outlaws,
horse thieves or of any other persua-
sion-would have ceased operations
and left the country for a while after
such a determined warfare against
them, but in Montana the very oppo-
site has been the rule. When the final
hanging was recorded last fall, and the
notorious Con Murphy was supposed
to have left the country, everybody
believed that all bad characters had
taken the alarm and fled for their
lives. But such was not the case.
1u0S0 0Vll-uO0IS, dlUuOuSA IOLIIo4y
thinned out, had not departed but
were only sleeping. With the first
awakening of spring the "bold, bad
men" again commenced operations
with more vigor than ever, which has
caused thorough reorganization and
revival of the vigilantes. Committees
are armed and equipped readyto take
the field, and mean business. 1t will
be the same story of 1864 and 1854
over again. Con Murphy was captured
and hanged near Helena, in January,
Felix Constance and Jake Mcdonald
were treated likewise on Birch Creek
few days ago, and now the notorious
Bill Smith is jailed and in irons at
Miles City for the killing of wealthy
Montana ranchman last year. Al
together it looks as if the crop ofhorse
and cattle thieves for 1885 will be
fully equal to if not in excess of that
OF 1884. Necktie sociables VIII be all
the rage once more, and the cowboys
will have something else to do besides
herding cattle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
FURIOUS BATTLE.
Frenchmen Attacked in the Woods o
Maine by River Drivers.

Maine by River Drivers.
AUGUSTA, Me-, July 13.-Particulars
have Just reached here of fierce bat
tie, in which about seventy-dve men
were engaged, and which took place on
the afternoon and evening of the 4th,
some miles above the forks of Kenne-
bee River. A cavalcade of teams be-
longing to a large party of FrenChmen
was moving northward along the river
road. The wagons were loaded with
produce, liquor, tobacco, etc., and the
men, fifty or sixty in number, were on
an expedition which had both trade
and temporary employment in har-
vesting the hay crop asits objects. At
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
train was suddenly attacked by a gang
ofthirteen river drivers, who were cele-
brating the holiday. The assailants
made a sudden rush with clubs for
weapons, drove off the Frenchmen, up
set the wagons and seized such Of the
contents as they considered of value.
The Frenchmen were not well armed,
but they soon rallied and made a. saw
age charge. One of them had revol-
yer, and he handled it so we'll that
three of it's five shots took effect, NOR
tally wounding one man and Gripping
another. The other men then pro-
duced one or two pieces Of firearms. A
shot gun in their hands did some exc
cution, but the wounds it inflicted
were slight. The next man to fall was
Robert Bean, a lumberman, whose
head was split open by an
axe welded by an Infatuated
Frenchman. He will probably die.
Another river driver, pursued at point
of pistol, leaped down bank twenty
feet high toward the river, receiving
fatal injuries. The fight continued
with varying advantage and occasion
al lulls until 10 o'clock at night. The
overturned wagons were used as bar
ricades, and the fort was several times
captured and re-captured. The river
men fought most desperately, but the
Frenchmen were not SO courageous.
AS the force OF the enemy was reduced,
however, their courage increased. Be
fore the last attack was made, ten of
the lumbermen were stretched on the
field, with wounds either fatal or COM
pletely disabled. The remaining three
fought as desperately as at the outset,
and the struggle did not end until only
one remained on his feet. He and his
wounded comrades we're made prison
ers and are now in custody at the
Forks. Besides those whose injuries
are described above, another still lies
insensible and in a critical condition
from the effects of blow on the head
with a club.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
IN THEIR OWN TRAP.
Fraud in the Construction of Publ
Buildings at Ell Paso, Tex.

Fraud in the Construction of Public
Buildings at FL Paso, Tex.
Ell PAso, Tex, July l4.-Investiga-
ton of alleged corruption in municipal
affairs here has been brought to a sud-
den climax. Britton and Long were
awarded the contract, August 4 last,
for the courthouse and jail, and AL
fred Giles was chosen architect The
jail was completed in March last, and
thecourt-house is now under construc-
ton. Three local architects recently
preferred charges that the plans and
specifications have been altered so as to
save the contractors nearly $4,000.
Contractor Brewer produced a blue
print from the plans he and Architect
Krause made in June oSlast year.
Comparison showed q difference in the
words, figures and scales from the
plans. 1t is now known that on Sun
day the offer Of bride was made to
the attorneys representing the county
for Brewers blue prints and their
withdrawal from the case. Suisse
went to the house Of the attorney to
pay over the money. The attorney
had the sheriff and another hid
den behind the curtains as witnesses.
The agent paid $4,000 cash in
500 bills, $500 in a check signed
"Britton and Long," and agreed to pay
$4,000 more in bonds. The attorney
turned the blue prints over, where
upon the witnesses came forth and de-
manded and took the prints. The
commissioners have removed Giles as
architect, and Britton and Long as
contractors. Work on the court
house has, been stopped, and guard
placed in the building to protect it.
Giles and Long have been arrested on
a charge of perjury, and placed in the
jail they have just built. The ex-
posure has caused a Juror in the city,
and blue print neckties are being
bought and worn by every one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

THE cholera, SO eminent sanitarians
declare, need not be gravely feared, as
it can be warded off from any commu-
nifty or household, the directions in
brief being: Clean streets, yards, lanes
and alleys; light eating-two meals per
day with a light lunch between; no fer
mented liquors; the use Of vegetables
only when good, fresh and fully ripe,
avoidance Of cucumbers altogether;
meats in moderation, but not as a.
daily diet; clean bodies, light clothing
clean houses. cleanliness everywhere.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Albert Ross Shoots His Wife and then
Kills Himself.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 14.-Albert
Ross, a well-known grocer, shot and
probably fatally wounded his wife, and
then killed himself, this morning, at
his home in Jeffersonvile, Ind. Five
shots were heard, and when the neigh
bors rushed in, they found Ross dead,
with a bullet through the brain, and
Mrs. Ross lying bleeding on the floor,
her face burned with powder, and a
horrible wound ranging upward in her
jaw. The cause of the tragedy is
said to be jealousy. The couple
were aged 27 and %, respectively, and
had only been married two weeks.
Ross is well connected, and his family
are well-to-do, his father being extern
slvely known as a trader in the South
and West. Mrs. Ross maiden name
was Maria Dansford, of Jacksonville,
and she is described as being pretty.
with penchant for flirting, which led
to the shooting. Ross tomplained,
this morning, of rheumatism, and did
not go to work. Without saying any
thing, he suddenly pulled off his wife's
ring that he was wearing, threw it at
her, and began shooting, firing at her
three times. He then put a bullet
through his own brain. Mrs. Ross is
in dangerous condition and may not
recover
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

and probably fatally wounded his wife, and
then killed himself at his home in Jefferson
vile, Ind, on the 14th Jealousy.
At Chauncey Ga, on the 18th, r. M.
Peacock and Charles Thompson became in
vol~ed in a quarrel, in which revolvers were
drawn. Both men were killed, and a negro
standing near was fatally wounded.
David G. Topper, one of the editors Of the
Millers' Journal, of New York, suicided on
the 18th by shooting.
G. H. Minis, Belgian, aged 45 years,
committed suicide by shooting himself in a
hotel in st. Louis on the 18th. He had be-
come discouraged through inability to find
employment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

The difficulty among the iron work
ers at Cleveland eliminated on the
1 9TH IN a riot of large dimensions, in
winch many men were seriously and it
is though some fatally hurt. After a.
bolsterous meeting, from which report
ers were summarily elected, the strik-
ers formed a line and marched to the
plate mill, which had been closed for a
few days, but, the hands not being
affected by the strike, had been re-
opened. When the mob reached the
mill it had been increased to over
1000 men, mostly Poles and Bohe-
mians, the majority being armed with
clubs, pieces of iron and large stones.
Just outside the gate the mob was
met by force of about fifty police,
armed with eXtra-long clubs and self
cooking revolvers. After q short
parley a rush was made by the
mob, and the trouble began.
The strikers threw stones and
cinders, and fourished their clubs.
The policemen used their maces and
drove the strikers back inch by inch.
The strikers fell by the score, or reeled
away with blood streaming down their
faces. They poured a terrific shower
OF stones, however, into thepolice, but
could not use their clubs to any ad-
vantage. Finally they fell back very
rapidly, and the police seeing their
opportunity charged on run, yelling
as they went. The whack Of their
maces could be heard for a long dis
tance. Fallen strikers lined the street,
and their wives and sweethearts bore
them away elsewhere as soon as pos
sible. The mob broke and ran, so
hard was it punished, but the police
kept up an untiring whack until every
striker was driven out Of sight OF
the mill. The result Of the
battle was as follows: Patrol
man Manzleman, two deep cuts on
the head; Patrolman Caldwell, badly
cut on the head; Patrolman White,
hit on the head with O. club; Patrol
man Reese, struck on the wrist and
badly injured; Patrolman Reckart,
cut over the eye; Patrolman lies, cut
on the head with a piece OF iron.
Thirty-fve strikers were lying on the
ground when the skirmish was brought
to an end, but only seven OF them
were arrested. The remainder were
carried off the field by their friends.
The names Of those arrested were:
Thomas Sanders, Charles Doolittle,
James Mulkesha, John Wieskofska,
Joseph Pollock. Mike Kobeck and
John Lyons. Mulkesha and Wies-
kofska will probably die, and Kobeck
is badly injured. The fight lasted but
five minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Smoke.

The shops of the New York & New EN-
gland Railroad Company. at Norwood,
near Boston, were partially destroyed by
fire on the 10Th. The total loss is estimat.
ed at 100000. Fully insured.
The large brick flour mill of Frederick
Heiser, at Haverstraw, n. Y burned with
it's contents on the 10th. Loss, S35, 900:
no insurance.
The extensive plaster works of King &
Co., at New Brighton, L. l.. were destroyed
by lire on the 18th, causing q loss of $500
600; insurance about half
The planning mill of Degraff, Vrieling &
Co., Grand Rapids, Mich, was destroyed
by fire on the night of the 18th. Loss,
1000; insurance, $4,000.
Fire IN the large grocery house Of Thur
Der, Whyland q Co., Thomas Street, New
York, on the night Of the 18th. although
confined to the floor on which it started,
caused a loss of 100000.
Sparks from q passing engine set fire to
some sheds of the Brighton Cotton Mills,
near Chicago, on the 10th. The flames
communicated to the main buildings, and
before they could be got under control,
caused damage to the amount Of $15O,OOO.
The mills had just been leased to Baker &
Kelly, and were to have been started up
about the LIST Of August The entire in
insurance amounted to SSS,OO0.
The Mother House of the order of st.
Joseph, at Delhi, eight miles from Cincin-
natl, was destroyed by fire. on the 10th.
Loss, SO, 900. No one was injured
On the afternoon of the 10th inst, fire
broke out in the building of the Daily Post,
Washington, D. G.. The building was occu-
pied by the Post, Republican Critic and
Sunday Gazette offices, the United States
Electric Light Company, and a number of
other tenants. The editorial, composing
and press rooms OF all the papers were
wrecked, and other portions were con-
siderably damaged by water. The total
loss will reach S150,00O.
Fire in Philadelphia on the 18th COM
pletely destroyed the print and dye works
of James Martin & Co., with the exception
of the finishing department. The loss wilt
reach S250,00O.
The Forest FIGURING Mills, at Ottawa,
Kas., owned by John Kinnard, were de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th. Loss, S35,-
600: Insurance. $4,000.
The roof OF the building corner of Canal
and Bourbon Streets, New Orleans, caught
fire on the morning of the 18th. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000.
The extensive yarn mill of Benz. Schofield,
at Manayunk, Pa, was destroyed by fire
on the 18th. Loss, 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

A CABLE from New Zealead reports
the arrival there of the American Off
GERS sent to arrest Maxwell for the
murder of Preller Of ST. Louis. The
requisition they brought was honored,
and they will start home with their
prisoner by the first steamer. The
way in which science through steam
and electricity has aided justice in the
pursuit and arrest of this man is an
other proof of the remarkable progress
of the present age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Beer Bottles in Church.

The congregation of st. Mary's Episcopal
Church, Kansas City, INDUCED in riot
during the services on the 10Th. The pas
tor, Rev. Henry Jardine, has been in
trouble from various causes for some time,
and various charges of all sorts of immor-
atty have been made against him. A few
weeks ago he sued one OF his defamers for
criminal libel, but the defendant was ac-
quilted after hotly-contested trial. Among
other things it had been said that the rev
erend gentleman was in the habit of indulg-
ing in much beer in the sacred edifce, and
when the services opened on the morning OF
the row every window-sill in the house was
filled with beer-bottles. The appearance OF
Mr.. Jardine was the signal for trouble
to begin, and for while a frst-cass bed
lam resulted. But for the presence of a
strong guard of police, the mob would have
tarred and feathered Jardine. The same
scene was repeated at the evening service,
and although no one was hurt, fears are
entertained that the end is not vet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Deeds of Blood.

At Redwood Falls, Mimi, on the 10Th,
Charles Mowers was shot and killed by his
son-in-law, Israel F. Alexander. The MUIR
derer was arrested. No cause is assigned
for the crime.
Neal Thornton, a bad man, who shot a
policeman who was about to arrest him at
Joplin, Mo-, on the 18th, was taken from
the Jail the same night and lynched.
Eaton Mills, a colored desperate, was
publicly hanged at Halifax, n. c., on the
18th, for a cold-blooded murder committed
in 1888.
Tom Hanton, confined in jail at Louis
vile, KY, and suffering from delirium ire
mems, committed suicide on the 18th bv
stabbing himself with piece OF broken
glass.
Joseph Taylor was executed at Phila-
dephia on the 10th, for the murder, in
May, 1884, of Keeper Michael F. Doran, OF
the Eastern Pennsylvania penitentiary.
In quarrel at Homewood Driving Park,
Pittsburg, on the 18th, John Criilay, of
Toledo, the driver of Richball, was shot
and killed by a colored hostler named
John Bunch, of Louisville, KY. The fight
occurred in Richball's stable.
A. B. Porter, prominent member of the
Jackson Climb, of Columbus, O., shot him
self on the 10Th. He had been drinking for
several days.
At Cincinnati, Oh the 10th, Joseph
Palmer was hanged for the murder of
William II. Kirk, in December, 1883.
A New York dry goods clerk named
August Erwin, attempted to kill his wife
and himself on the 10Th. He will die but
she will recover.
Albert Ross, well known grocer, shot
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
More Trouble in Afgbanistan.

The London Times has received a special
dispatch from Jagdorabaten, via Meshed,
July II, which says it is rumored that the
Russians have advanced in force to Zulfcar
Pass, and that they are treating Persian
territory as though it was Russian. The
dispatch also says that the British frontier
commission is moving nearer to Herat.
Reinforcements are arriving at Askabad.
The advancement Of the Russians has made
the Afghans anxious, but they are deter
mined to resolutely resist any attempt to
seize their territory. They are puzzled at
these warlike preparations Of the Russians
under cover of pacific assurances. It is be-
lieved that Gen. Alikhanoff, the commander
of the Russian advance, is determined to
force on a war, and that he is deceiving the
Gar in regard to his real intentions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Three Clever Children.
From the Times of India. !


A gentleman met boy and asked
him what o'clock it was. Being told it
was just II, he expressed some sur
prise, and said he thought it was
more. cts never any more in these
parts" said the boy, simply, sit be-
gins again at one" In order to explain
in clear and simple manner the neces-
sity of regulating our conduct by some
fixed standard, a schoolmaster asked
a pupil what he ought to do with his
watch if it went sometimes too fast
and sometimes too slow. ''Sell it, !"
was the immediate response. A child
who had just mastered her catechism
confessed herself disappointed, be-
cause, she said, "though | obey the
Fifth Commandment and honor my
papa and mamma, yet my days are
not bit longer in the land, because
I am still put to bed at seven o'clock"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
JOHN MCULLOUGR.
The Demented Actor Growing Worse
His Death Not Far Distant.


New YORK, July Is. : Capt. W.
NJ. Connor, Of the st. James Hotel,
goes every day or two to Blooming
dale Asylum to see John Mccullough.
He has arrangements made so that
he hears every day by telephone Of the
actors condition. He said yesterday:
"Poor Mac has everything that is
necessary for his comfort. He is
as satisfied there as he would
be anywhere. He talks once
in a while just as he used to
do about going here or there, Or about
an engagement he must meet. Then
they take him out in the garden and
walk him around and he forgets all
about it. The physicians say that it
is only a question Of time when his
mind will be entirely gone from paresis
of the brain. Then he will probably
die in a short time. He may live a
year, or he may go in three months"
Mrs. Worts, Of Scranton, Pa, sister Of
Mr.: Mccullough, is in the city, and will
visit him tomorrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

THE movement looking to the an
nexation Of the northern tier of Mexi,
can states, comprising Sonora, Chi
huahua, Cohahuila and Tamaulipas,
is meeting with small encouragement
from either side of the line. The Mex
leans will not hear of it because they
prefer the right to pronounce and
make a rebellion whenever they please
to all the railroads and civilized i'm
provements III the world, while the
people of Texas, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA object because they think they
have barbarism enough in their midst
without admitting as much more as
would be involved in the proposed
cession.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

THE South is not prospecting just
now with its cotton factories, and the
familiar cry of overproduction is
heard south Of Mason and Dixon's
line; but what is of vastly more i'm
portance to the South, the present
year promises to be the best for the
extent OF its crops, as well as for the
cheapness of their production, which
the Southern states have ever known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

THE expert testimony of microsco-
pists in murder trials is likely to be of
less value hereafter than it has been.
DR.. Wormley an acknowledged authori-
ty, in a recent work, concludes, as the
result of the study OF ; the bloods OF
forty Enferent mammals, that micro
scope may enable us to determine with
great certainty that blood is not of
a certain animal, and is consistent
with the blood of man; but in no in
stance does it in itself enable us to
say that the blood is really human or
indicate from what particular species
of animal it was derived FROM"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
He Smashed the Furniture.

An unknown tramp invaded the house
of William Jones, at Now, Mich, on the
night OF the 10Th, demanding lodging, and
on refusal, smashing the furniture He
drove the family from the house. William
Jones was at a neighbours at the time, and
returned with gun, with which he shot the
tramp, killing him instantly. The prose.
cutting attorney refuses to prosecute Jones,
entirely generating him from blame
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22

A MISSISSIPPI justice of the peace has
decided that a woman has no right to
take money out of her husbands
pocket while he is asleep. If the mar.
ried men of the country had the power
says the Chicago Inter-Ocean, that
justice would soon be lifted from the
low plane OF Mississippi township
court to adorn the supreme bench OF
the United States.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
What Is 1t I?

The medical fraternity of New York are
puzzled by a peculiar disease which has ap-
peared in the district known as Shanty-
town. Patrick Kelley, his wife and family,
after taking dinner on the 10th, were sud
denly attacked by some sort of illness which
the doctors are unable to name. By some
it is claimed to be genuine unadulterated
Asiatic cholera, while others are in doubt
Meanwhile great excitement prevails, par
ticulariy in the immediate vicinity
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
Got AWAY.

Late on the night of the 18th, five MUIR
derers, among them Ed. Ray and w. A.
Anderson, made their escape from the jail
at Asheville, n. c., by overpowering the
jailer and locking him in a cell. All the
prisoners had pistols and a number Of
shots were fired. All the prisoners escaped
to the mountains. A posse of citizens and
company OF state troops started in pur-
suit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-22
A Sad Case.

On the night of the 18th the house Of
Josiah NJ Evans, three miles fromG rahamp-
ton, Clearfield County, Pa, was destroyed
by fire. Six children, ranging in age from 6
to Is years, who were sleeping in the upper
story, were burned. to death. Mr.. Evans
was Weakened by strange noises and took the
gun and went outside to look for suspected
burglars, when he found the roof in flames.
Before he could reach the upper floor the
roof fell in. His wife and three younger
children, asleep down stairs, were saved
with difficulty.