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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
ACCIDENT Or SUICIDE.
Shooting of q Prominent officer of tn
Knights of Pythtas of Texas.

Shooting of a Prominent officer of the
Knights of Pythtas of Texas.
TERRELL, Tex, April 23.-The grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias, has been in
session here since yesterday morning.
At O'Clock yesterday morning, in q
room in Harris Hotel, w. Alexander
Abey, the retiring grand chancellor, of
Texas, shot himself with a pistol, the
ball entering his breast just to the left
Of his heart. There is mach mystery
surrounding the affair, and it is I'M
certain whether the shooting was acct
dental or suicidal. Abey is a promi-
nent lawyer of Longview, and has &C.
cupled the highest offices in the Knights
of Pythias order in Texas.
Joseph R. Clemans. who had just
been elected grand master of the ex-
chequer, was in the room at the time
of the shooting. Clemans and Abey
have been warm friends for many
years. Clemans says that Abey met
him yesterday morning, and asked
whether he (Clemans) could lend him
a good pistol, as his (Abey's) was out
OF order. Clemans said his pistol was
IN his valise at the hotel, and together
they repaired to the room. While
Clemans was taking his revolver from
his valise, Abey was sitting on the
edge of the bed. Clemans was sud-
denly startled by thereport of a pistol,
and, turning saw Abey gasping on the
bed, his weapon on thefoor. For sever
alyears Abey has had feud with P. S.
Aren, county clerk of Galveston Coun-
ty. a prominent Knight of Pythias,
who is in attendance at the con-
vention. The theory is that Abey, in
view Of the possibility of meeting
Aren, desired to be well armed, and
that he was examining his own weapon
when it was discharged. Theshooting
occasions much excitement. Abey is
very low, and there's very little chance
OF his recovery. Shortly after the shoot
ing he sent for Aren, but what passed
between them at the bedside is not
known. For a number of years Abey
was editor of the Longview Democrat,
retiring recently. There are many be.
levers in the suicide theory, but the mo.
tive for self-destruction remains hid.
den
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28

Deliberate Murder of q Colored Woman
| at Philadelphia.

Deliberate Murder of Colored Woman
at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 23.-May
Johnson, colored, aged 25 years, living
in Yeager's Court, in the rear OF 7O4
st. Mary Street. was shot and instant
ly killed, this morning, by her former
lover, William Burt, aged 27 years.
The couple formerly lived together as
man and wife. Last Tuesday Burt
was released from the Eastern
penitentiary, otter serving an i'm
prisonment of two years for robbery,
and this morning visited the woman
in her room and accused her of being
unfaithful to him. A quarrel ensued,
during which he drew d revolver and
fired five shots at her, two of which
took effect. one in her head and the
other in the arm. Burt fled, but was
hotly pursued and he finally sought ref
uge in police station, where ne was
promptly locked up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
GLADsTONE,s SECOND MOVE
Full Text OF the Irish Land Purchas
Biz, Now Before the Commons.

Full Text OF the Irish Land Purchase
Bill, Now Before the Commons.
The Irish land purchase bill, which
the House of Commons gave Mr.. Glad
stone permission TO introduce, was
issued on the 22d 1t covers twenty
six pages. The bill is divided into five
parts. There are fifty-three clauses
and four schedules. The bill provides
that landlord who is DESTROYS to sell
his property shall apply to the state
authority; the latter shall refer the
application thus made to a land COM
mission, which, after making al in
quiry, shall fix q price, at which the
property shall be sold, unless the
landlord and the state authority
have previously come to an agree
ment. Lf the landlord objects to
the price fixed by the commission he
may withdraw his application on pay
ing the costs. When q sale OF proper
ty has been effected the commission
shall pay the creditors before making
any other distribution of the purchase
money. Certain rent charges may be
bought outright by the state authority
or payment may be continued from
the tenants repayments. In case OF
property whereon there is reasonable
cause to suppose that valuable miner
ais exist the commission shall add to
the purchase money g. fair sum there
for, and the minerals realized from
said property shall be vested in the
state authority or such local body as
the Irish legislature may provide. The
Irish Encouragement and deputies,
who are to execute the financial part
of the act, shall be appointed to hold
the Office as permanent civil servants
subject to the authority of the
treasury. They shall be paid from
the imperial exchequer, but the Irish
government shall appoint the actual
collectors. If the receiver general or
any of his deputies shall be guilty of
malfeasance, the cuiprit shall forfeit
the sums so lost and also shall be sub
jected to fine of $500. The measure
empowers the treasury to create three
classes of permanent annuities. bear
ing interest respectively at 3, "a and
~ per cent, and which shall becharged
to the imperial consolidated fund.
Strict rules are provided by the bill
which forbid the sub-dividing or sub
letting of q holding so longas it is sub
iect to any state charge; but the state
authority is empowered to relax these
rules where he may think it advisable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
Faithful TO his Trust.
From the Savannah News. |

Daniel Reddick and Mr.. Wheeler,
both of Putnam, married sisters. Dur
ing the war M. Wheeler was killed at
the battle Of Griswoldville. On his
body was found q letter commencing
his wife and four children to the care
of Mr.. Reddick. When the war closed
Mr.. Reddick was without a dollar.
Nevertheless, he took the widow and
her four children to his home and
said to his wife: "Wife, we are childless
and your sister and her children shall
become our care and share whatever we
may make in thefuture. Mr.. Reddick
spent no time in idleness, but went to
work like man. To-day he is one Of
the wealthiest citizens of his county,
his fortune going far up into the
thousands. The four children OF his
wife's widowed sister are useful men
and women, all of them well provided
for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
MARMADUKRS views.
The Governor of Missouri Talks About
the Great Strike.

New YORK, April 24.-Gov. John S.
Marmaduke, of Missouri, was seen at
the ST. James Hotel this morning, and
in answer to a request that he give
his views concerning thelabor troubles
In the Southwest, he said: ri think
that so far as the strike is concerned,
public sentiment is demanding that
commerce should move. Railroads
not only represent private interests,
they represent public interests as
well. The great interests of the country
demand that our railroad traffic be not
disturbed and that sentiment is grow
ing stronger each day. Railroad mag
mates and railroad laborers must rec
ognize this and obey. [ do not know
abou6 the traffic on the roads except
that it is growing daily. I believe that
the civil authorities should be used as
far as possible in the settlement of
these matters. This is q government
of the people and we should use the
bayonet only when absolutely neces-
sary. / think the matter is settling
down, and that soon the troubles will
he over ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
Booming His Circulation in Acadia.
from the New York Evangelist.1

From the New York Evangelist
The only influence which can pene-
trate these sylvan shades 1.-THE Louisi-
ana bayous) is the omnipresent news
paper, and how it may find it's way
here learned from Maj. Burke, of the
Times Democrat, to whom New Or
leans is indebted for it's great exhibit
ton. He once took Mr.. Dana and Mr..
Dorsheimer up the bayou in his private
launch, which he told me he had built
for a business purpose-vlz., to run up
all these bayous to canvass for his pa
per. He put aboard Oft half dozen OF
his brightest reporters, and mounted
cannon on the forward deck. AS soon
as it came in sight Of a village it
banged away, which wokeup the sleepy
habitants, who rushed down to the
landing to see what was the matter,
while the daughters of.the village came
f1ocking behind. These were welcomed
on board, and maidens and reporters
were soon whirling in q dance. OF
course the boys gave marvellous de-
scriptions of the village as the most
delicious retreat in the shadow Of the
forest primeval, spot too sweet and
pure to be profaned by thefeet of COM
mon men, but which was occupied by
simple pastoral race, whose virtues
were in harmony with the natural
beauty of the scenes amid which they
dwelt. This brought down the simple
minded Acadians, and the proprietor
raked in a large addition to the sub
scribers to his paper, which soon OBJ
tanned an immense circulation This
was degree of enterprise which the
most ingenious Yankee could not
equal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
Floating Lighthouses.

A hollow steel float, eighty feet
square, anchored in mid-ocean, and
bearing sixty-foot light tower, is the
suggestion of an Englishinve He
would have this known as a harbor OF
refuge in distress, or place for trans
mission of ship news by telegraph, and
as weather station. The saving OF
cost in cable telegraphing alone by the
use of relay instruments on this light
ship would, in his opinion, be sufficient
to pay it's current expenses, He I'M
dertakes to provide secure anchorage,
stability and harmless detection of
waves
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
CHASTITY EVIDENCE
OF the Vengeance of Vigi1antes 'on the
Brazos River In Texas.

braZOS River In Texas.
NAvAsoTA, Tex, April 2O.-Another
mysterious victim Of Judge Lynch was
found above this city, yesterday, near
the village Of Washington on Brazos
River. A farmer named Wilson found
the body of q light-colored mulatto
floating near the shore. He tied the
corpse to tree and notified the near
est justice of the peace, who held an in
quest on the body. The examination
revealed dark blue mark around
the neck, which was broken. The
ankles of the mulatto also bore marks
of the rope, indicating that weights
had been tied to his feet. His skull
was broken as though from the blow
of a revolver handle, probably to sti-
file his cries. Who the dead man is or
what terrible crime he committed
which brought such fatal vengeance is
q profound mystery here. The theory
Is that he was swung from some bridge
across the Brazos many miles above,
and the rope afterward cut In expecta.
ton that the weights on his ankles
would carry the body to the bottom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
RIOTING IN NEW YORK.
Street Car Employees and Their Friends
Collide with the Police.

Street Car Employees and Their Friends
Collide with the Police.
A New York dispatch of the 10Th
says: The street cars on all the lines
in the city except on Eighth and Ninth
Avenues were tied up to-day, and this
afternoon when an effort was made
by the police to run cars on Third
Avenue serious riot took place. At
4:3O o'clock the first of the twenty
five cars they proposed to run over
the line was started out. Inspector
Byrnes and four men were on the
platform. At Sixty-fourth Street q
big fellow rushed out, grabbed the
horses by the bits and drew q knife to
cut the reins, but was knocked down
by a policeman and the car went on.
Shortly after another car was started
out, but an immense crowd of strikers
and their friends surrounded it, as
saultlng the conductor and driver and
the officers sent out to guard the car.
An immense building, in course of cree
ton, afforded an unlimited supply of
bricks and stones, and these were
freely. used. Hustled, the conductor,
and Sneak, the driver, were dragged
from the car and numerically beaten.
Both men are inseneible and said to
be dying tonight. The four policemen
were pounded with stones, and in turn
knocked down striker at every
blow of their clubs. Both sides
to the conflict called for help.
Capts. Mount and Gunner, each
supported by thirty men, came up
hurriedly and faced mob of at least
900 strikers. Then terrific battle
began in earnest and continued until
the police retired to the opposite side
OF the street, formed q line and dashed
at the strikers. The scenes following
were shocking. Policemen went down
under the cyclone of bricks, and stri-
kers went down with crushed skulls.
Blood streamed down the faces of fifty
men. The policemen were seriously
hurt, while seventy-fve of the mob
were injured. Nine were dubbed and
arrested, and all were identified as
striking employees of the Third Avenue
Company. Finally themob moved off
sulienly and with fierce oaths for fut-
ure vengeance. Twelve thousand
men, with an earning capacity of $780,
$40 per day, are idle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
The Artful Buffalo Hackman.
From the Buffalo Courier.

from the Buffalo Courier.l
"Some of the hackmen of this city
are scaly set," grumbled a traveller
at the Central Depot yesterday morn
ing. MY wife and got in from Chi
cago late last night, and l asked one of
the Jehus outside the depot where we
could find good hotel. TRY the Con-
tinental. 1t isn't far off. Take you
there for dollar said he. l jewed
him down to rs cents, and we got in.
He drove about ten minutes, turned
seventeen corners and finally left us at
our inn. Perhaps my dander wasn't
up when | found out this morning
that the hotel is next to the depot"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
ITALIANS CREMATED.

A Building Used as Barracks for Labor
ers Burned, With Six Inmates.
A frame building at Alton, Pa,
erected on posts and used as sleeping
quarters for laborers, toppled over,
early on the morning of the oath, and
caught fire from a stove. The build
contained thirty-eight Italians in the
employ of the Erie Railway. Before
they could get out six were burned to
death IN a horrible manner and three
others badly injured. The charred re-
mains of the unfortunate victims have
been removed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
DYNAMITE IN a CHURCH.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Diminish tn
Religious People of Madrid.

An Unsuccessful Attempt to Diminish the
Religious People of Madrid.
An attempt was made on the morn
ing of the 23d to destroy the church
of San Luis, in Madrid. An explosive
was placed inside one of the enormous
hollow candles which stand on either
side of the altar. The explosion, in
stead OF taking place while the church
was crowded, as probably intended,
occurred before the people began to
arrive The edifce was badly wrecked.
Two sections who were in the building
were badly burned. The outrage has
produced profound and widespread
excitement and indignationint the city.
No trace to the identity of the persons
engaged in the conspiracy has yet been
found
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
FOUND IN a QUARRY.
The Bodies of Two Women Taken from a
Quarry Pool Near Lemont. Illinois.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 19.-Tne people
of Lemont, ILL.,, and vicinity were
greatly excited, this morning, by a
horrible sensation. Itconsisted in the
finding Of the bodies of two women in
a quarry pool near Sag Bridge, which
is about three miles from Lemont.
But meagre details were received in the
city, this morning, concerning the af-
fair. All that could be learned was
that one Of the women was Mrs.
Flynn and the other an old woman who
had been visiting her. Thetwo women
disappeared from the home of Mrs.
Flynn two weeks ago, and nothing
more was heard Of them until their
bodies were found as described.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
The Central

crowded like street cars. The Central
and Southern and Pacific roads have
pressed into service every old passen-
ger car that could be found, and the
Union Pacific road has old emigrant
cars running which had been side
tracked for ten years. The freight
movement is quieted down somewhat,
but is still much heavier than usual at
this time of the year."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28

hours on Saturday. These termsswill
probably be accepted By the master
plumbers. The carpenters, stone-ma.
sons and other building trades expect
to arrange q compromise on similar
terms, and thus prevent the seasons
work from being crippled by strikes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
A DYNAWITER.
Arrest of a Man Charged with Blowing Or
Stables and Horses.

WACO, Tex, April 19.-For several
days past the officers of this city have
been on the lookout for Abe Jackson,
who is charged with the destruction by
dynamite of g. residence belonging to
the noted evangelist, Sam JONES'. at
Gainesville, Ga. Jackson was appre-
hended yesterday and lodged in jail to
await the arrival of officers from
Georgia with the necessary requisition
papers. Jackson is also charged with
being implicated in the blowing up OF
Judge Collins large stables near Car
tersville. He denies both charges, and
says he is being prosecuted because OF
his friendship for the Wild brothers,
who have just been acquitted of de-
stroying Judge Collins property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
WESTWARD, HO!
Standing Room Only In the Cars on the
Pacific Roads.

Standing Room Only In the Cars on the
Pacific Roads.
New YORK, April PA Boston
special to the Evening Post says: "Ad-
vices from San Francisco state that
the passenger traffic has been of i'm
nense volume recently, from twenty
to twenty-five carloads of passengers
leaving Kansas City for the West
daily. One reason why the Atchison
road advanced rates was that it could
not get cars enough to handle the
business, many passengers being often
obliged 10 stand as much as twenty
hours at q time, and the cars being
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
LABOR COMPROMISE.
Pittsburg's Builders Coming TO Terms Il
Regard to Shorter Hours.

PrTTsBURG, Pa, April 24.-The agi.
tation for a reduction of hours which
it had been feared would have a preju.
dicial effect on the building trades this
season is being ended peaceably by
amicable arrangements between EN-.
blowers and workmen. The Journey.
men plumbers, who had demanded
that eight hours be a days work at
the old wages, have withdrawn their
demand and submitted a substitute
proposition that nine hours shall be
considered a days work, with eight
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28
PROHIBTTFON DEFEAT.
License Tickets Win in q Nsjority of tn
Illinois Municipal Elections.

1I1nO1s munIclpaI EIectIOns.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 21.--Municipal
elections took place in many Illinois
towns, yesterday, and, in themajority
of cases, where the contest was be-
tween license and no license, the former
was victorious. At Joliet, Paxton,
Urbana, Belvidere, Rockford, Mon
mouth, Warren, Mt. Sterlin and Lin
coin, the license and high license alder
men are now in the majority. At Hen
nepin, Dwight, Anna, Monticello,
Plano and other smaller towns where
license or no license was the issue, the
Prohibitionists were victorious.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28

A CONSTABLE at Canaan, Conn,
while in search of criminal in an old
colored woman's house a week ago,
found six burly negroes packed away
in q small cavern underneath the
hearthstone. They were all wanted
for one crime or another, and the con-
stable reaped reward for the arrest
of each.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-04-28

BEADED cuirass bodices in rich de-
signs are worn over the dress bodice.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-09

TIE SEISMIC CURE.
Remarkable Manner I'm Which a
KGEug Woman Recovered Her

Remarkable Manner In Which a
Young Woman Recovered Her
Voice.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. S.-A strange
incident Of last nights earthquake shock is
the recovery Of the power of speech of
Miss Mamie MartuS, daughter of retired
officer Of the regular army. At the close
of the war her father was put in charge Of
Forts Pulaski and Jackson. below this city.
While at the former fort the daughter, then
a bright Intelligent child. had an attack of
meningitis which left her vOicelesS. The
best medical skill was obtained. and the
father took his afflicted child travelling. but
nothing did her any good. She was dumb.
but had all the other senses. During her
excitement of the first earthquake shock
last Tuesday night she attempted to call her
brother. He was frightened himself when
he heard her whisper his name. Since
then she has gradually regained her voice
and now talks with perfect fuency. She
says she was almost deliriops with joy
when she found that she could speak. Her
voice was low and her threat sore for three
days, and she had trouble in finding words
to express Ter thoughts. 1t was much like
learning new tongue. except that she
knew the words but had forgotten how to
pronounce them. City physicians are
deeply interested in the case. Their ex-
PLANTATION is that the recovery was due to
intense mental excitement.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-09
National Telephone convention.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept. Sat the conven-
ton of the National Telephone association
to-day the officers of the present year were
elected to serve for the ensuing, except that
Penny Metzger, of Pittsburg, was substituted
as vice president for G. L. Durant, of this
city, and Mr.. Metzger was also elected on
the advisory board in place of B. E. Sunny
of Chicago The following executive COM
mittee was elected: w. ID. Sargent, of
Brooklyn; R. NJ. Bailey. of Willamsport,
Pa; George NJ. Stone, of Cincinnati, and J.
w. Kearly, of Boston. Thomas ID. Lock
wood, of Boston. read paper on 1.-The
Protection of Exchanges Against Intense
Electric Currents" and E. II. Barney, the
secretary, presented some statistics. A
paper was read on Legislation of the Past
Year" and some unimportant business was
transacted. At o'clock the association
went to Crystal City on invitation OF the
Bell Telephone company of Missouri.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-09
TRANSPORTATION TOPICS.
The Western Freight Pools.

CHICAGO, Sept. Sat the meeting of
the Western railroad general managers to-
day the reorganization of the Western
freight pools was taken up. The Wabash
agreed that it would not stand in the way
of formation of new pools if the period
which percentage awards had to stand was
changed from one year to six months.
which point was conceded. The Missouri
Pacific demanded that instead of being sub
sidized as in the past, it should be admitted
as regular party to the agreement and
not merely as member of one of the local
pools. No decision was arrived at OH this
point nor as to whether the balances due
the old pool should be settled by arbitra-
ton. The main stumbling block i'll the way
of compromise is the refusal Of the Chi
cago 81 Northwestern to put its live stock
traffic west of Valentine. Neb., in the range
cattle pool. Its extension to Douglas.
Wyo.. has taken away from the Union Pa
citic almost all this business, which it now
claims as local to its line. The other roads
refuse to concede this and no amicable con-
clusiOn had been arrived at when the meet
ing adjourned this evening. 1t will be
taken up again Tomorrow.