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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
REFORMING JUDAISM.
Doings of the Nation al RabbinicaI Conven-
ton at Pittsburg.

PITTsBURG, Pa Nov. 16.-The Ma
tional Rabbinical convention of the
Reformed Hebrew Church, called to
consider the propriety of abolishing
many of the traditional features Of
the Hebrew religion, was opened at
Concordia Hall, Allegheny City, at 10
O'Clock, this morning, by Rev. DIR. l..
M. Wise, of Cincinnati. Thirty-fve
delegates, from all parts of the coun-
try, presented credentials. Rev. DR..
Kohler, Of New York, through whose
efforts the convention was brought
about, made lengthy address,
advocating the passage Of q series
of resolutions tending toward the
reform of Judaism of America. DR..
Kohler said the movement contem-
plates the doing away with some of
the traditional features of Judaism,
such as the belief of the orthodox
Hebrews that they are all to go back
to Palestine. It is intended also to
eliminate all teachings that give Juda-
ism national or Oriental character.
This evening public meeting will be
held in the Eighth Street synagogue,
at which addresses will be made by
Rabbits Kohler, of New York, Herst, Of
Chicago, Sunesheine, of St. Louis and
Wise, of Cincinnati.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Deeds OF Blood

At Detroit Oh the 21st Stephen Nc
Enally, charged with the murder of Bur-
well Langan, was found guilty of man
slaughter.
At an early hour on the morning of the
Twenty first, Police Officer Mercer was shot
on Seventeenth Street. near Franklin Ave
nue., ST. Louis and will die of the wound The
ball took effect in his side, and passed
through the body. His assailants are I'M
known, but are supposed to be a gang of
hoodlums who make the corner their head
quarters. number of people heard the
shot but no one saw the assassin.
At a lonely point five miles outside Of
Pittsburg couple Of wealthy farmers were
attacked by seven robbers, who brutally
beat them and took $500.
John w. Laner, general manager of the
nall-works at Omaha, has been held in $685.
600 for shooting his wife, young and
beautiful woman, with whom he had lived
unhappily. He claims that in the night he
mistook herfor burglar. Her death from
the shot was almost instantaneous.
Geo. Stevenson, the man who shot @. W.
Cutler. near Fonda, Ia, on the 18th, hanged
himself in the jail at FIT. Dodge on the 22d.
Frank Mondon, of Herkimer, N. Y, was
convicted, on the Goth, of the killing of
John Wishart, his brother-in-law, and SEN
fenced to be hanged December 80.
The Jury in the Beckwith murder case, at
Hudson, N. Y, returned verdict OF muir
der in the first degree, on the Goth, and the
prisoner was sentenced to hang January s.
George W. Pomeroy, Chicago book
agent, died at Easton, Pa, on the 10Th
from wounds received in a bar-room fight
few days previous.
In Brooklyn, on the 10th, Joseph Grab
lewski, who poisoned his wife, was convict
ed of murder in the first degree.
John S. Smith, q prominent citizen OF
Kinzers Station, Pa, committed suicide
on the 10th, by shooting with an old mus
ket. Financial trouble is given as the
cause.
At an early hour on the morning Of the
18th Reinhardt Kamp, q married man
went to the river bank, at ST. Louis, and
in the presence of a large number Of people,
put a revolver to his head and blew his
brains out
A man giving his name asJ ohm W. Evans,
registered at the Hushman House, New
York, on the night of the 10Th. The next
morning he was found dead, having shot
himself. He is believed to belong in Jack
sonville, Ill.
At w. j. Lemp's brewery ST. Louis, on
the 18th, C. A. Breumehl, foreman, and
George Meyer engineer, had an alteration
growing out of an old trouble. Meyer as
saulted Breumehl with club and fired two
pistol shots at him, mortally wounding
him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
The Green-Eyed Monster.

from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
fMy DEAR" observed Mr.. Crap, as
he came in q little late for supper, II
am sorry that [ couldn't get here
sooner, but I stopped on the way up
to get some tickets for the theater.'
'sYou ought to know better than to
waste your money in that way, Mr..
Crap"
eyes, my dear, but I got them for
Mary Anderson
"You did, hey you got some tickets
for Mary Anderson? You ought to be
ashamed of yourself, Mr.. Crap. Here
| am left at home to work my hands
off while you go out and buy tickets
for Mary Anderson"
"But, my dear was going to take
you to see Mary"
II don't want to see her, and you
ought to be ashamed to tell me that;
it's bad enough for you to go and buy
theater tickets for her."
"But, my darling
"Look here, Mr.. Crap, want to tell
you one thing. If you mention that
woman's name to me again you'll be
sorry for it. You needn't try to ex-
plain, for [ won't have it. Mary An
derson, hey! Isuppose you gave her
the tickets %
mo, my dear, -
''Then the best thing you can do is
to put them IN the fire"
"But, N.Y.
"See here, John Crap, if you don't
put those tickets in the fire you'll re-
gret it.
And John goes and puts the SIS
worth in the stove, mentally resolving
that the philosopher was right when
he divided mankind into two varieties
of fools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

Slosson in the sixth game, by 1OS points.
Referee McCreery announced that no ar
rangements for playing Off had been
made, as Central Music Hall could not be
obtained at present.
In the village of Ste. Marthe Quebec, with
population 1000 persons, every adult
went to church, on the 21st, and took the
temperance pledge for one year.
The British forces in Burmah have cap
tured the city Of NAIVE, on the Irrawaddy
River. Among the prisoners taken were
three italian officers.
Sterling Z. Holt, one of the commissions
ers appointed to recount the vote of Indian
apolis, has been arrested for opening a
ballot-box with Ratchet, in order tina :
the court could inspect the ballots.
De Golyers varnish factory at Troy, New
York, has within week suffered to the ex-
tent of 100000 from incendiary fires.
The bookkeeper and q companion have
been arrested for the crime.
There were 212 business failures in the
United States during the week ending on the
goth.
William King, well-known citizen of
Springfield, ILL.,, was run over by switch en-.
CINE, on the Goth, and fatally injured.
A Chicago & Northwestern conductor
named Cruson, was killed at Cedar Rapids
on the 10th, while switching, His foot was
caught in a frog.
William Heath, of the bankrupt New
York banking firm of Heath & Co., was ar
rested on the 10Th on charge of fraud pre-
ferred by one of the creditors. He was held
in bonds of $5O0,OOO.
The destruction of q bridge near Stone
Lick, o., and the failure of the authorities
to put up distractions, caused a wagon
drawn by two horses, and containing five
persons, to go into the river, on the morn
ing Of the 18th. Three of the party were
drowned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
In the Country Lawyers Office.
IFrom the New York Sun.

From the New YORK SUM-
He wanted Justice. You could see
that in his eyes affair off. He didn't
want a. little bit OF justice weighed out
in gingerly manner and done up in
coarse brown paper, but he wanted
Justice by the carload and at whole
sale rates. He hitched his old white
horse and dilapidated buggy in front of
the drug store, mounted the stairs
running up outside to the second
story, and his syes frightened as they
rested on the sign on the door:
"George Boxem, Attorney-at-Law. +"
The lawyer was in. So were a So desk,
two 15-cent chairs, huge cuspidor,
and a rusty stove.
Morning"
Morning"
"I'm jim White, sir. Live out by
Gray's Corners. Bought the Temp
kins farm, you know"
"Ah"
skinner jines farms with me. His
steers get into my corn. [ want dam
ages, but he laughs at me. turn my
hogs into his 'tater patch"
"Good [ like a man of spunk."
ssAnd he kills one of 'em."
''What?"
''He kills hog worth So"
''You don't say Well, that man
ought to me made to understand that
he doesn't own this county. What an
outrage! Have you demanded pay ?''
ooh, yes, and he said he'd like to
shoot me"
'Is it possible? Why, he's a. dan
gerous man, very dangerous"
Il came to ask you if-if-"
"Why, OF course you have the best
kind of a case against him, and it IS
your duty to push it"
eyes, I want Justice, but how-how
much will it,
ooh, the cost will be nothing. Just
leave me SIS as q retainer and we'll
make Skinner sweat. haven't heard
of such an outrage for years. He
probably reasons that you are chicken
hearted and afraid of HIM"
well, he'll find that the Whites have
as much grit as the SINNERS"
"And as much money to law with. !"
"You bet !"
'"That's the talk! Well make him
a. very sick man. Your case appeals
10 HE DIS d. ClO1Zeu oo well c1S a. 1c1W J u.
Now, We'll secure a warrant as a
starter"
Skinner visits the other lawyer in
the same village, and the converse
tion is about the same. White gets a
warrant for Skinner, and Skinner gets
a warrant for White.
First year-Two adiournments, a
disagreement, twenty-four days lost
time, and a cash expense of $50 to
each farmer.
Second year-Three trials, one disa-
greement, four adjournments, one APP
peal, and cash expense of $50 to
each farmer. Time lost, thirty five
days.
Third year-Two trials, two appeals,
two decisions, and two farms pass in
to the hands Of two lawyers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Smoke.

The large cotton-waste storehouse of II.
Briggs d Co., Paw tucket, r. L., burned on
the goth. Loss, $25, 900; insurance, $10,-
600.
ST. Savior's flour mills, London, owned
by Seth Taylor, burned on the 10th, caus-
ing loss of e45, 600
A fire at Hebron, Neb., on the night of
the 18th, destroyed twenty frame houses
Loss SIS, 900.
Calender Brothers large Touring mills
at Greencastle, Ind. burned, on the 18th
Loss $50, 900.
The Catholic Protectorate, an orphan
asylum, at Glencoe, Mo-, was burned on
the night Of the 10th inst. There were nine
priests and eighty five boys in the building
all of whom escaped, only one being injured.
Loss, $50, 600; insurance. $4,000.
The La Fer arsenal at Paris was partial
ly destroyed by fire on the 18th. Loss, l.
900, 600 francs.
The business portion of the village of
Hazelhurst Miss, was wiped out by fire on
the night of the 10th. Loss estimated at
100000.
The Lewis q Jones wooden mill, at West
Easton, Madison County, New York, burned
on the morning of the 18th. Loss, SAC, OOO
Insurance. $4,000.
The public school building at Kittanning
Pa, was destroyed by fire on the night Of
the 18th inst. Loss, $4,000. The fire is
supposed to have been caused by natural
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

If the Dominion Government has to
foot all the claims made against it on
the score of suppressing the Riel re
bellion it will be tempted to wish the
half-breeds had been let alone. If the
demands of the Montreal battalion in
the way of bounty land are allowed
and similar allowances made to all the
other troops engaged the public lands
will be SO reduced that the governor
general will have no place to pasture
his cow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

THE result Of the deliberations of the
members of the international Silver
Conference, representing the nations
of the Latin Union, is given in the fol-
lowing cable dispatch transmitted
from Paris to the state department
at Washington by United States Min
lister McLane: ''France, Greece, Italy
and Switzerland have renewed the
monetary convention for five years;
silver coins redeemable in gold; no ad-
ditional silver coin permitted; conven-
ton open to Belgium"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

THE common impression that the
Turkish Empire is weak, and falling
rapidly to decay, seems to be emphati-
cally contradicted by the celebrity with
which the Porte has put an ernor-
nous army into the field. The avail
able force now on foot amounts to
100000 men, of whom 100000 are
ready for service in Europe. While
this does not look much as though
the Ottoman Empire was decay
ing, it should not be forgot
ten that the method of raising
an army in Turkey is very SIM
pie, consisting merely in sending
out recruiting officers with a guard
and conscripting every man they can
find. AS men are still plentiful in Asia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
SuffOCated Her Babe.

poorly-clad woman with two small
children presented herself at the Brooklyn
Nursery, on the 18th, and begged to be
taken in as she and her children were in a
starving condition. She was admitted and
gave the name of Mrs. Johnson. The fol-
lowing morning one of the attendants
looked into Mrs. Johnson's room and saw
her in the act OF suffocating her eldest child.
The attendant seized her and took the pill
lows from off the little one who had become
unconscious. Doctors were sent for who
restored the child to consciousness. Mrs
Johnson had stuffed the child IS mouth with
rags, held her nose and placed pillows over
her head. The baby was lying dead on the
bed having been suffocated in the same
way. Mrs. johnson is thought to be out
of her head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
A CHICAGO MYSTERY.
The Wife OF Prominent Butcher Found
in the Lake Last Night.

in the Lake Last Night.
CHICAGO, H., Nov. 2O.-Last even
ing about o'clock, the screams of a
woman, from the direction of the lake,
attracted everybody in the vicinity Of
Oak Street. W. II. Mcclure was pass
ing at the time, and saw a man Jump
into a buggy and drive north. Mr..
Mcclure sat down his infant
child and ran TO the waters
edge, but could do nothing for
the drowning woman, whose body
could be seen floating on the water
near the foot of the piling. The police
were called, and with some difficulty
the body was taken out and removed
to the morgue. At first it was sup
posed that the man who was seen to
Jump into the buggy had something to
do with the drowning, but Officer Nc
Nerney, Of the Lincoln Park police,
shortly arrived upon the scene, and
stated that as he was walking north
on the lake shore drive, two men drlv-
ing slowly in buggy, stopped him
and calling him out to the
buggy told him that a woman had
either fallen or jumped into the lake
at the foot of Oak Street. This morn
ing the body was identified as Mrs. f.
Bepper, wife of the proprietor of
State Street meat market. Her hus-
band is an old and respected resident,
and for years has had contract for
supplying county institutions with
meat The woman left home alone at
7 o'clock, last night, to attend a fat
stock show. She leaves several
children, the youngest babe of
months. The couple lived happily,
and the case is surrounded with mys-
terry. Foul play is suspected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

THE splendid corn crop this year will
do much for the prosperity of the
country. 1t is crop that enters into
the traffic over larger belt of country
and gives pocket-money to more peo-
pie than any other. Not only does it
extend over a greater area, but its
uses are more varied for profitable
and improbable purposes than any
other product of the ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
irish Nationalist.

The Farnell party has issued to the
electors of Great Britain and Ireland a
manifesto charging the Liberals with hav-
ing violated their pledges to Erin. and urg-
ing that only such Liberals or Radicals as
are listed by the branches OF the National
lists society should be supported for Par
lament. It has been arranged to distribute
the manifesto at the church doors through
out Ireland. Parnell presided at a meeting
OF sixty Nationalist candidates in Dublin.
on the 21st, and was followed for a mile
by cheering crowds. He acknowledged the
receipt of $75, 900 for the Parliamentary
fund
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Ocean DiSa STEERS

The Spanish steamer Guillermo is report
ed to have been sunk off New Brighton, be-
low Birkenhead, England, by collision with
the British steamer Roman.
The British steamship Iberian, from Bos-
ton November 10, for Liverpool, is ashore
in Dunmanus Bay, and is likely to prove a
total wreck. Dunmanus Bay is an inlet of
the southwest coast of Ireland, in the
County of Cork. It is four miles wide at it's
entrance and is twelve miles long. Her car
go was valued at 100000. She was owned
and insured in Liverpool, and carried a
crew of fifty men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

hours fighting took the city. The British
loss was confined to four men killed and
twenty seven wounded. The capture Of
Minhla is considered important, as it was
the most strongly fortified position on the
river, and the way is now cleared for 81
British advance to Mandelay.
Later reports state that after the capt
ure of Minhla and the placing in the forts OF
strong garrisons by the British, a fire
caused by the explosion of British shells
spread through the city, and the entire
place was destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

The immigration for the first nine
months of this year showed a decrease
of So, 1000 for the corresponding period
Of last year, but this fact is attribut-
able almost entirely to the hard times.
Local and temporary causes may
sometimes cause a difference in the
amount, but the flow will always be
continuous SO long as there is vacant
land in this country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Servia Ahead.

After desperate fighting, on the 18th, the
Servian troops occupied positions at Rapt-
cha. The losses on both sides were heavy.
This victory enabled the Servians to turn
the very difficult and rocky gorge of Drago-
man Pass, and the Bulgarians after GAL
liant resistance retreated to Slivnitza. The
direct road to Sofa passes through Tzari-
brod and Dragoman, but another runs by
way of Tein and turns both defiles of Tzari-
brod and Dragoman, reaching Sofia by way
of Bresnik. 1t was probably on the latter
road that the fight of the 18th took place.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
A Politician Suicides.

John E. Wetherbee, one of the most
prominent members OF the Suffolk County
(Mass.) bar, was found dead IL his office,
in Boston, on the morning OF the 18th
having committed suicide by taking cyanide
of potassium. He was twice a candidate
on the Democratic ticket for representative
in the Legislature. During the last election
some unpleasantness was caused by the
thrusts of his political enemies, and it is
probable that this may have preyed on
his mind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

The Washington Post says: Wead-
mire the stand taken by numerous
eminent physicians in changing the
MODE Of treatment of coughs and colds,
and publicly endorsing Red Star Cough
Cure because it is etficacious. free from
dangerous Ingredients and without
morphia or opium. This excellent rem4
edY costs but twenty-five cents
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

Andre Andrews, a Chicago pawnbroker,
was, on the 21st, convicted of forcing pris-
on bird to re-commence a life ofthievery, and
will himself serve term of eight years in
Joliet.
The billiard contest in Chicago for the
championship of the world, resulted in tie,
on the night OF the 21st, Schaefer defeating
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
A Mysterious Crime.

On the evening of the 10th W. F. Nc
Clare, young man who lives at 80 Walton
Place, Chicago, heard woman screaming
for help as he came out of house on Oak
Street near the lake. He at once ran to the
lake Shore and as he approached the lake
he saw man standing beside buggy
McClare called out to him, but the man
made no answer, and jumping into the
buggy drove away, urging his horse into a
run. McClare ran to the water and espied
a dark object on the surface short dis
tance out. He called q Park policeman
from the lake shore drive, and, getting into
q boat, pulled out. 1t was a woman. The
body was taken to the shore. Death had
occurred but a few moments previous. She
was about 30 years old, of medium height,
with black hair and eyes, and wore plush
cloak, lined with silk, and black dress.
She was very stoutly built. No papers were
found on her person by which her name
could be learned. The only clue which may
lead to the discovery of her identity was a,
plain gold ring worn on the second finger of
her left hand. On it was engraved the in
scription Fl. W. B. to NJ. L. G. H."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

THE man who excuses himself for
having committed an injury or an Of
Tense because he "didn't think" is par
only for the samereason that
an idiot is who never thinks at all,
and is not expected TO think; but a
man who Injuries or annoys another
because he "doesn't care" resembles
the brute rather than the idiot, the
latter being without good brains and
the former without good manners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Burned With Hot Oil,

An explosion of tank Of oil at the Phil
adelphia Lubric Company's works, at the
foot of Moore Street, on the morning of the
18th, resulted in the death of man, the
probable death of boy, the seriously in
juring of four others and the partial de-
struction of the establishment. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
ServO-Bulgaria.

Gable dispatches Of the 18th report that
the Bulgarians, after desperate fighting
have carried every one of the Servian posi-
tions which were menacing Slivitza. Prince
Alexander led the Bulgarian columns in
person. An official dispatch relative to the
engagements near Slivitza says that after
heavy fighting Prince Alexander was forced
to retreat to Siivitza. Both sides lost
heavily. Sharp fighting has occurred on
the left Of the Servian advance line, where
both forces hold their positions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Asylum Fire.

A detective flue in the Erie County CO.,
Infrmary caused fire on the evening of
the goth which partially destroyed the in
stitution. There were ninety eight inmates,
all of whom were rescued except five, who
were liz the insane ward. Following are the
names of the victims: Mary Latcha, Mrs
Scheufter, Mary Opp and Mary Miller, of
Sandusky, and Mrs. Newcomb, of Berlin
Heights. The damage to the building will
reach 100000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
SOused in an Elevator.

The stand-pipe in theoounty courthouse,
Chicago, burst on the morning of the 18th,
pouring torrent of water over the occu-
pants of the elevator, numbering about
forty, mostly lawyers. Clerk jackson, of
Judge Prendergast's court, was struck in
the back by the water, and is thought to be
fatally hurt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

SOME of Mrs Walkup's friends want
edher to go upon the stage. 1t will be
remembered that her claim to dramat-
ic distinction rests in the fact that she
was accused of numbering her husband
at Emporia, Kan. The most credit
able thing yet heard of her is that she
refused to take the advice of these
folk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
In a Blast Furnace.

At Johnstown, Pa, on the night of the
18th, j. B. Smith, while repairing blast
furnace at the Cambria Iron Works, was
overcome by gas and fell into the furnace.
The fire had been removed, but the interior
was at white heat, and the body of the
unfortunate man was almost cremated.
While attempting to rescue the remains
seventeen men were successfully overcome
by gas, but no other deaths resulted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

SECRETARY OF WAR ENDICOTT and
Phil Sheridan are at loggerheads over
the old question of authority, and the
Apache in the far West is improving
his opportunities. In military affairs
there occasionally comes time when
it is made painfully clear that small
as the army is, it is too large by sSv-
eral officials and officers.