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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
UNION PACIFIC.
President Adams Interviewed After
Trip to the West.

President Adams Interviewed After o
Trip to the West.
Boston, Mass, April 28.-President
Adams, of the Union Pacific Railroad,
has returned from the West. He says
that he found business generally better
than he expected, but corn fails to
move, and the undue stimulation
given by the low rates has destroyed
the transcontinental business for q
time. He expects q recovery soon.
He thinks that throughout the Pacific
Slope business will be light for the next
six months, and that passenger rates
will never be fully restored. The bust
ness prospects of the Union Pacific
Railroad do not differ materially this
year from last year. The annual re-
port of the company for 1885 will be
issued next week, and will be a large
volume of ITS pages. on the general
plan of the 1884 report.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

To secure the consent of the Irish
parliament of /, 800 to its own aboli-
ton and to the union with Great
Britain, it is said that So, 900, 900 and
scores peerages were lavished upon
members o that Protestant-mincrity
body. "Many who now refuse to give
back Ireland her parliament" said
Henry Labouchere in stinging speech,
care descendants of the Esaus who In
their parliament sold their birthright
for peerages."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
GEEECE AND THE Powers.
The Condition of the Things In the Bellig
erenE East.

erent East.
A dispatch from Berlin of the 1st
inst, says: The powers have decided
to reject Greece's reply to the ulti-
matum, and insist upon BIZ uncondi-
tional disarmament. The fleet re-
mains In readiness for action. The
North German Gazette says that the
latest news fails to improve the situa-
ton at Athens The semi official pa
pers declare that ii Europe per-
sists in exacting an abiect surren-
der the Greek nation will lose pa
thence and the situation become criti-
cal. Greece, in her reply to the ulti-
matum of the powers ordering her to
disarm within eight days, points to
the fact that she had notified the
powers prior to the receipt of their
ultimatum that she had accepted the
counsel Of France, thus giving formal
assurance that she, yielding to the de-
sire of the powers, would not disturb
the peace. Consequently she will not.
maintain her ornaments, but will
gradually reduce them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

IT is again announced that King
Louis, of Bavaria, means to settle up
with his creditors, but this statement
has been often made only to be con-
tradicted by some fresh extravaganza
on the part of the King, and public
confidence is somewhat diminished in
the strength of the assurance. The
lunacy Of the Prince has been so fire.
quently and publicly demonstrated
that the Bavarians can do no better
than send him adrift and get another
King.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
A Case of RIaCkmaiI.

For some time ugly rumors have been float
ing about the departments at Washington
regarding the alleged intimacy of Internal
quadroon, the wife of Albert Lee, a messen-
ger in the department of justice. 1t is stat
ed that Lee had demanded the dismissal OF
Miller, who therai pom called for an investi-
CATION of the; IL 3s. Mrs. Lee was brought
before those a ng the investigation on
the 26th and testified up to that moment she
had never seen Miller. Attempted black
mail was clearly proved, and Lee was dis
missed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Important.

When you visit or leave New York City,
save baggage, expressage and So carriage
hire and stop at the GRAND UNION HO
TEL, opposite Grand Central Depot.
Six hundred and thirteen rooms, fitted
I'D at a cost of one million dollars, 81 and
upwards per day. European plan. Ele-
vator. Restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars, stages and elevated railroads
to all depots. Families can live better for
less money at the Grand Union Hotel than
at any other first.class hotel in the city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
DID 1T HIMSELF.
A Doomed Murderer Relieves o Sheriff
of an Unpleasant Duty.


of an Unpleasant Duty.
HUDSON, N. Y, April 3O.-Guiseppe
Soma, the italian convicted yester-
day OF the murder of Antonio Rocco,
at the Jones quarry, this city, and
sentenced to be executed on June 4
next, committed suicide in his cell at
10 O'Clock last night, by strangula-
ton. When conducted from the court
room to his cell a bottle of poison was
found upon his person, concealed in a
paper of smoking tobacco. -Four
hours afterwards he was found hang
ing in his cell, dead. He used small
cord, which he had worn about his
waist to hold his trousers up. He had
threatened self-destruction frequently.
Scoma was a native of Sambuca, Sic
lily, where his parents and widow now
reside. He was 81 years old, and had
been in this country ten years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
ALONG CHASE.
Capture of Scott, the Winnipeg Forger, In
Mexico.

HALIFAX, N. S.. April 27.-CharIes
Constantine, chief of the government
police of Winnipeg, arrived here yes
terday, having in custody D. Fl.
Scott, who is alleged to have forged
paper on the Merchants Bank of Win
nipeg to the amount of $4,000.
Scott was traced to Mexico, and al
though no extradition treaty exists
between that country and Canada,
the Mexican authorities would not
recognize two writs of habeas corpus
taken out in his case, and ordered his
ratI1rn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
JEFF. Davis at Montgomery.

diers' monument at Montgomery. Ala, was
laid by the Alabama Grand Lodge OF
Masons on the 29th, in the presence of the
largest number of people which has gath
cred in that city since the war. Ex.-Gov.
Watts, ex.attorney general of the late con-
federacy, introduced Jefferson Davis, who
delivered brief address, in which he up
held the virtues Of the lost cause.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
A Mysterious Disease.

A dispatch of the 29th reports the alarm
ing prevalence of mysterious and fatal
disease in the vicinity of Rowlesburg, w.
Va. The victims are seized with q severe
pain in the head and die in twelve hours.
After death the bodies becomes spotted. The
physicians are powerless.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Battle with MOOnshiners.

A special from Manchester, Coffee Coun-
ty, Tenn, gives details of a bloody tragedy
enacted there shortly after midnight on the
morning of the 26th, in which United
States Deputy Marshal Webb Purdon, OF
Manchester, and moonshiner named
Clark were killed, and three other moon
sinners fatally wounded. The outlaws sur
rounded the house OF Purdon with the in
tention of killing him. in revenge for his &C.
tivity in suppressing their business in the
neighbOrhood
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
THE MURDER.

In February last, Graham wrote q full
confession Of the murder of his wife, ad-
| dressed to the circuit judge and prosecuting
attorney. It covers several pages of FOOLS
cap closely written. He starts out by say
ing that the confession is made in order to
save innocent persons and to curtail the in
quest and save further expense to the coun-
ty. For himself, he says he has no excuse
or apology to offer. He then exonerates
Mrs. Malloy and Cora Lee from all compile
ity in or knowledge of the crime. He says
he told them that he had never been
she obtained divorce from him, and
that they had implicit confidence in him
and believed that there was no impeachment
to the marriage. His first wife wrots him
from Fort Wayne, saying that she knew of
his second marriage and was coming to
Springfield. He wrote in reply denying it,
and trying to persuade her not to come.
She would not listen to him, however, and
started for this place. He met her in st.
Louis and again used every endeavor to
have her leave him. but to no purpose, and
she came on to Springfield with him and
the children. At the depot here he again
tried to induce her to go to Kansas City,
but to no purpose. Finally they left the
children at a restaurant and started to
walk to the farm, five miles distant, ar
irving there about 1:20 in the morning.
at the farm gate Graham entreated his
wife to not ruin him by going to the house,
but she said she would go there and
clean things out He says he was
whiting stick with a penknife and she
had small limb in her hand. Angry
words passed and she struck at him with
the limb. He threw up his hand to ward
off the blow and the knife struck her in the
neck. She screamed that he had killed her
and he then caught hold of her and threw
her violently from him. STOPPING over her
he saw blood squirting from her neck and
says he knew then it was all over with him.
SO he showed the knife into the wound the
full length and finished her. He then I'M
dressed the body and carried it to the well,
where he threw it and dropped the clothing
in after it. Hesays no one but himself had
any knowledge of the deed, and speaks in
endearing terms of Cora Lee, his second
wife. whom he says let the only sunshine
into his life that he ever knew. To her he
leaves the care of his two children. His
past life, he says, has been blank and his
future but leap in the dark.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

The Gath birthday anniversary of Gen.
Grant was celebrated on the evening of the
9th in the Metropolitan Church, Washing
ton, at which Grant, while president, was a
regular attendant. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Grant Memorial
University, of Athens, Tenn. the purpose
being to make known the work and objects
of the institution, to which Grant was the
first cash subscriber. Speeches were made
by Senators Sherman and Evarts and a
numb Der of others
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

The manager OF the Fort Wayne,
Ind, Gazette, Mr.. B. M. Holman, says
he has often read OF the wonderful
cures effected Gy ST. Jacobs Oil. Re
Gently he sprained his ankle, and in
vested in cane and g. bottle of St.
Jacobs Oil. The latter proved the
better investment, as it entirely cured
his ankle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Qhe Rtpnblifa't
wArERTowN. wIsCcNsrK-

A BILL has lately been introduced
in Congress to appropriate $4,000
for the purpose of boring number OF
artesian wells in New Mexico, with
view to test the irrigating possibility
of that territory, and in the hope OF
making available for cultivation large
tracts of land which are now nearly
vo1uololo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
END OF THE GREAT STRIKE.
The Southwest Strike to BE Declared Off
Gould Yields at Last.

Gould Yields at Last.
A dispatch of the Sd from ST. Louis,
Mo-, says: It is reported to day on
row. Theintention was to bringit to an
end last week, but such action was de-
ferred in order to await the arrival of
the Curtin congressional investigating
committee. 1t is understood that the
railroad officials will take back a large
number of their old employees, and
that the latter will soon be given a
chance to apply to the company for
work
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

AN army officer on duty among the
Sioux says that the graduates of the
Carlisle school who have returned to
the tribe have proved good Indians,
and willing to work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Herr Most Indicted.

Johann Most, the anarchist leader, was
on the 2Sth indicted by New York grand
jury for melting to riot. In recent speech
he called upon all anarchists to procure
arms and go cunning for capitalists, offer
ng to furnish rifles on installments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Historical Celebration.

The American Historical Association, in
session at Washington on the 2Sth took
action looking to the celebration OF the
4OOth anniversary OF the discovery of
America by Columbus in 1892.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
HUNG TO AN OAK.
nd of Geo. Graham, the Missouri
Wife Murderer.
A Band of Masked Men Lynch Him at an
Early Hour i'm the Morning.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, April 27.-George
Graham, the wife-murderer, was
lynched here by mob at an early
hour, this morning. A spring wagon
was part of the outfit of the lynching
party. The wagon was halted infront
of the Jail door, and few men heavily
armed and carrying in their hands
rope and sledge hammers knocked at
the front door. The sheriff was asleep,
and answered their call. Upon open
ing the door he was seized by the men,
who demanded the keys to Graham's
cell. He attempted to equivocate,
but q revolver thrust between
his eyes told him resistance was
folly, and he told them where
to get the keys. They went to the
cell and opened the door. Graham
was in his bunk and was commanded
to get up. He was at first infuriated,
and replied with oaths, but he was
silenced by the muzzle of a rifle thrust
in his face. He dressed himself, and
when the rope was placed around his
neck, broke down and wept bitterly.
The leader of the party informed him
Of their purpose, and demanded g. true
statement of the killing of Sarah
Graham. He recovered his composure,
and with something ofhis old audacity
replied that when he got out he would
give them q straight talk" He was
led out of the Jail at the end of
the rope, placed in the wagon, and
the grim procession moved in q
northerly direction. The crowd Of
spectators, which had by this time in
creased to perhaps fifty, at once
started to follow, but were halted and
warned not to do so, and only q few of
the most venturesome kept on, walk
ing in the shadows of fences and trees.
About two miles north of the city the
cavalcade halted by a small scrub oak
tree. Pickets were thrown out, who
kept all curious followers at q dis.
tance, and preparations for the hang
ing were hurriedly made. Graham was
asked If he had anything further to say
with regard to the killing of his wife.
Exactly what his reply was is not
known outside the charmed and the
charming circle which surrounded
him, but it is claimed that he
reasserted his statement that
neither Mrs. Malloy nor Cora Lee were
implicated III the murder. A cloth
was tied over mis- face and his hands
were bound behind him, as the rope
was thrown over limb of the stunted
tree. A dozen strong arms in g. twink
ling dangled the body of the wife-mur-
derer IN mid-air. He was literally
strangled to death. ct 5 o'clockA. NJ.
the body OF Graham was hanging where
left by the lynchers. This is the first
instance of lynch law that has oc-
CURED in Green County for twenty
years. 1t was reported that one wing
of the mob went to Bolivia. where Cora
Lee is still in jail, with the intention of
lynching her also; but this is not veri-
fed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

Col. VIM. LOUIS scHLEY, Grand Sec
Rotary |. O. NJ. Grand Lodge, Mary
land, found Red Star Cough Cure a
perfect and certain remedy. Price,
twenty five cents q bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

SINCE the boycott of the Portland
Oregoniah by the labor leagues the
Chinese have ordered one thousand
copies of that paper daily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

The Pasteur fund in Paris now
amounts to over 100000, and the
hospital is assureds
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

We are assured that there will benc,.
Asiatic cholera this year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
From Ophir.

OpHlR, Sept LIST, l8S6.-Thos. Davis Of
this town has threshed $50 acres of timothy,
that averaged eight bushels per acres He
also threshed 200 acres of oats.
Our Troy Grove band excursion to Henry,
was largely attended and all reported having
had good time.
John Deauer, accompanied by his sister
Ella, were the guests of their aunt, Mrs
Herger last week.
Threshing here is about all finished.
II. II. McNally has erected new Enter
prise wind mill.
On the day Of the excursion Homer was
depopulated.
Our genial tin man is busy putting up a
large addition on the west side Of his store,
He says he needs more room and is going to
have it.
Mrs. Geo. Tansburger has fig tree that
is loaded with fruit Besides being rare
thing it is also very handsome and draws
praise and wonder from all that see it. She
will exhibit it at the fair next week.
Master ROBBIE Wylie left here On Monday,
to 90 to Geneseo, H., where he will attend
school. Rob is bright boy and he no doubt
will do we'll.
Our saloon has new bar-an imported
one, brought here from Mendoza.
c. Krause is giving his barn new coat Of
paint. Charlie Zorn is the artist.
Buckhards new st re will soon be finished
and will be commodious room for the dis.
play Of stoves, etc.
Hapeman is getting in lumber every day.
1t sells good in our burg.
Charlie and Fred have so far made vast
quantity of cider.
Our genial grain man Smith is now pre-
pared to buy hogs.
Chester Mclaughlin besides being good
carpenter is also very good farmer as his
crops testify. He has about six acres Of
sweet corn that is simply immense.
Andrew, our genial tile dtcher, has finish
ed at Mr. Fitzgeralds.
Mr.. Robert Wylie has the finest and best
kept farm in Ophir, and Pedr9 will bet the
TRADER one year on il.
Grain is going into Homer from Prairie
Center. This surely speaks well for j. E,
Smith.
John Wlllshav has sold his old grader to
the town Of Waltham. PEDRO.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

tenlive she said: Hush, beware OF the tor
pedo." Torpedo What do you mean
"Oh, it is only our name for mama, she blows
us up so often
Jim O Donnell goes north now. Ed o.
Donnell was the guest of the Misses Harris
of Wedron last Suday. The ten O'Clock fire
is getting very popular, says the Judge,
Tim Curtin runs the Wallace butcher
shop again.
James Nagle wants to know why vain
young lady is like a confirmed drunksrd
Because neither Of them can get enough OF
the glass.
One Of the finest saddle nags in this vi
cinity 10 owned by Thos. Z. O'DOnnell. She
knows her route now, and Tom says she is
proud of her burden and her burden is
proud Of her.
Judge Pillion says we are going to have
another hard winter, owing to the bad crops.
The potatoes will be the smallest this year,
and the milk is so bad that the cream can't
reach the top it, and he thinks the only thing
that will rise this year is taxes and rent.
RAMBLER.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
From w allace.

WALLACE, Sept. 3, l8S6-Weather soma.
what cooler On last Sunday a heavy lir
prevailed in this vicinity, and the farmer
got their wish at last; hut, alas, too la,e,
Mr. Kang is able to be around
John Fitzgerald was accidentally struck
with fork and had slight symptoms of lock
jaw.
p Calvin is all smiles-it is pair Of
them.
On last Saturday evening there was sur
prise party at the residence Of Mr.. Jane.
Bu-ke's, and all present enjoyed a good time
also at Mr. Samuel Hayes on Friday even.
ing Wallace is getting to be herself again
Dock. Fennessy was the guest of Mr.. =
Cummings last Sunday.
James Begley says the crops in Wallace
are looking fine after the rain.
Will Delanty laughs still at the barre
slaves.
Frank Fogerty has purchased a bran new
buggy, and has concluded not to run it after
ten o'clock. That's right, Frank.
Billy Kelley was up to see his best girl last
night, and when asked if he had good time
exclaimed, s'Tip-top," But funny thing
happened, for as he was becoming very al
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

that it takes an uncommon good fence to keep
them out
ScnooLs.-Prof. Wheeler, the mathema-
,tician, who will teach in the high school has
arrived, Prof. johnson, Of Marseilles, who
succeeds Mr.. Mckinley, in the South Ottawa
school is considered valuable acquisition.
RAY.-Asa NJ. Hofrmaa's Oldest son, Ray,
one of the brightest pupils of the high school
here, leaves next week to enter upon course
of studies at John Hopkins University.
GEo.-Geo. Taylor, in the recorders office.
has taken the agency of the Chicago Guaranty
Fund Life Society, new form Of mutual life
insurance.
LouIs.-Mr. Louis Gehring, q glass work
err, has been appointed member Of the dem
ocratic town central committee, in place of
MIR. Macbinsky, deceased.
REEpY.-Wesley Reedy is about to enter
the employment of J. V. Farwell Co. Chi
cago.
SAyDERs-Dr. Charity Sanders has re-
moved her office to the rooms lately occupied
by DR.. Macarthur.
LELAyp.-Mrs. Sherman Leland has re-
turned from Colorado, where she spent the
summer.
NAr.-Geo. NJ. Nattinger and his bride
have been visiting his fathers family this
week.
RE.-Miss Louise E. Rochelle has returned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
Vicinity Items.

Joliet is about to have a letter carrier sys.
tenn established. The postoffice department
has ordered it.
The capacity of the Streator Gas Works
has been doubled.
Gen. Post of Galesburg has been ominat.
ed by the republicans as their candidate for
congress in the tenth district. The demo
Gratis will run Nick wortbington again.
The Mendoza Report,r says: "Wells in the
city are getting low, and the quality of water
is bad in many instances. We have seen
samples Of water drank daily by number
of our citizens that contains an alarmingly
great amount of organic matter. People
should be careful about thoir drinking water,
and if not perfectly pure, boil it before u.s.
ing it for drinking purposes. A great many
diseases may be traced directly to impure
drinking water"
Frank Pink Of Mendoza, and Tom Cum
ningham, legless cripple from AmbOy, as
saulted and robbed Chas. Rabbit Of Mendoza,
a week since. They were placed under bonds
in the sum of $500.
The 39,h III. Regt will hold a reunion at
Marseilles Oct. 18th
In DeKalb they have an ordinance forbid,
ing the use of vulgar or proiane language on
the streets. An arrest under the ordinance
was made the other day and the offender
fined s. and costs.
The labor of the Joliet convicts in the pen
itentiary was let last week at from 10 to &C
cents day, mostly, if not wholly, to men
now engaged in manufacturing within The
walls. Most of the bidders took ~ and
some as high as so men.
The Bureau county fair opens at Prince
ton, Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
d. ". Scott, postmaster at Ga!ena, aud ed
itor of the Fcess, has sued J. b. Brown, O
the Gazette, for s., GEO damages,
The Sycamore preserve works viii put u'
only about 5000 cases Of sweet cora ,Ha
year. They expected TO put up $4,000. Ia,
Elgin packing company is canning only one
third of he usual amount.
Froeport is struggling to secure street cars
The citizens OF Lj1in are peuuoning a..
Elgin auth1rities 10 close lAe phOtogrspl
galleries on Sunday.
There are forty inmates in the Mcllenry
county poor house. thirteen of them benz
Insane.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

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