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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
SALISBURY ON THE STAND.
He Did Not Give Money to Promote Work.
ingmen's Meetings.

LONDON, April 18.-In the court of
Queens Bench to-day the trial of the
suit of Mr.. Peters against Mr.. Brad
laugh, member of Parliament, for $500
damages for libel in stating that Lord
Salisbury had given Mr.. Peters e25 to
promote a meeting of workingmen in
Trafalgar Square was begun. Lord Sails
bury was called as a witness and adj
mitted that in December, 1885, his sec
rotary forwarded to Mr.. Kelly, secre-
tary of the Dock Laborers' Association,
check for e25. The purpose for which
it was intended was to provide free
breakfast for the starving poor. He
denied that he gave any checks
to promote the workingmen's meetings
held previous to the. riots in
Trafalgar Square. He also denied that
he signed a check in favor of Mr.. Peters
in connection with any Trafalgar Square
meeting. Replying to questions put by
Mr.. Bradlaugh, Lord Salisbury said he
had known Mr.. Peters for eight years.
So far as he remembered Mr.. Peters
and Mr.. Kelly had always come to him
together. Lord Salisbury's testimony
was mistaken by the cross examina-
ton. Mr. Peters testified that he had
never received any money from Lord
SaliSburV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Due to jealousy.

At Washington, on the 18th, Ewing
Watterson, son of Henry Watterson,
of the Louisville CourierJournal, was
arrested for stabbing with penknife
Mrs Tinker, young widow of about
20 who lives at the house where he was
boarding. The police say that the
charge against young Watterson will be
assault with intent to kill. He called on
Mrs. Tinker and asked her to break an
engagement she had made for the even
ing and when she refused he stabbed
her in the wrist. cit was only in play, }"
she now claims. Watterson, who is
not of age, had been drinking and it is
said was Jealous of another's attentions
tO Mrs Tinker
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

A. A. SUBERs, of Macon, Ca, has re-
ceived letter from a man in Brazil, who
says he left Macon in 1868, and has been
in exile ever since. He says his age is 76.
He tells Mr.. Subers where $45,0 900, sto-
len from an express company, is hidden
in a sunken steamboat near that city.
Since that time it has been carried down
the stream by later freshet. Its
whereabouts is known to Mr.. Subers
and he has figured out the cost of hav-
ing it raised. In the boat he expects to
find the money. He is forming stock
company of ten men with $1,000 each
to buy the proper machinery and pay
for the labor. Each stakeholder is to
get pro rata share of the amount of
the money recovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
DEATH OF Dir. AGNEW.
The Noted Physician Expires at New
York.
New YORK, April 1S.-Dr. Agnew died
this afternoon at 2:45.

DR.. Agnew was born in New York
city, August s, 1880. He was graduated
at Columbia College in 1S49, studied
medicine under DR.. ]. K. Rogers at the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, and
received his degree in 1852. The fol-
lowing year he was house surgeon, and
later curator at the New York Hospital.
He spent some time in study in Europe,
and was the surgeon of the New York
Eye and Ear Infrmary until 1864.
He was surgeon-general of the
state of New York, and during the war
performed most efficient service as med
ical director Of the New York State Vol
unteer Hospital. He was also mem
Der of the United States Sanitary Com
mission, and much Of its success was
due to his labors In 1868 he established
an opthalmic clinic in the College
of Physicians and Surgeons and
was elected clinical professor of the dis
stitution. He founded in 1868 the
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital and
in 1869 the Manhattan Eye and
Ear Hospital. For several years
he was one of the managers
of the New York state hospital for the
insane at Poughkeepsie. DR.. Aenew
took great interest in educational mat
tiers and held various offices in connec-
ton with public schools and colleges.
He also contributed many papers to the
current medical journals on eye and ear
diseases, and he also published several
monographs. Dr. Agnew was one of the
physicians who attended President Gar
field in bis last illness. He also treated
Mr.. Conkling in the early stages of his
disease which terminated fatally.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Bribery in Rhode Island

The Journal publishes allegations of
bribery at the late election in Rhode
Island. 1t deals with the Riverside
district of East Providence, where there
is a considerable population of clam
diggers, basket-makers, etc. One, Levi
A. Manchester, it says, boosted that he
had fixed forty-one voters for ex-Speak-
er E. II. Wilson, and several persons
were found who admitted that they re-
ceived $3.50 each for their votes. 1t
was charged that one George w. Case.
Democrat, received $500 to work for
Wilson and used it for the Democratic
candidate, who was elected. A "com-
bine" was formed to force up the price
of votes, but could not get it above 81 so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

THEY have an ordinance in Chicago
prohibiting the maintenance of saloon
within 200 feet of a church, and the
other day two policemen who were out
with chain measuring distances be-
tween saloons and churches, were hor-
rified to discover a saloon in the same
building with and directly underneath
the First Lutheran Plattdeusche Church.
The proprietor was told that the saloon
must be moved, but he responded that
he was not only proprietor of the sa-
loon, but pastor of the church, and he
guessed there was no conflict between
the two. This blending of the saloon
business with the salvation Of souls is,
we believe, unique even in Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
CAUGHT In A FIRE-TRAP.
One Hundred Men Penned in a Burnins
Building-Three Bodies Found.

I6Ou16S round.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 20-Bethel Home,
a l0-cent lodging house in which 100
persons were sleeping, burned last night.
A thorough search of the ruins to-day
resulted in the finding of the bodies of
three men, John Grant, a colored wharf
man; Jackson, white levee-laborer,
and Smithey, white roustabout. In
the hospital burned and bruised are
George Miller. hands burned; Frank
Henken, legs hurt; Alexander Webb,
knee hurt; James Smith, badly burned
about the body. The pecuniary loss to
the Bethel Home is S., 500; to the Coll
Ter estate on the building, $1,000; to
others, ST. 900; fully insured.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though it is believed to have come from
the pipe of a sleeper on the second
floor, as the flames were first discovered
in this room. The fourth and fifth sto-
ries were occupied by about seventy
dodgers, forty of whom were colored,
sleeping on the filth floor. Thirty white
men were asleep on the fourth floor
Yesterday seems to have been day of
general debauch for most of the
men. seem to have been aroused from
drunken stupor with difficulty
stairway. Bill Anthony, negro, found
rope at the fifth story hall window
and gave tidings to the others impris-
oned on that floor as he slid out OF the
window to the pavement. There was a
general scramble for the window and
half dozen men at time came down
the rope hand over hand, while there
was struggle at the window of fran ic
men pursued by smoke and fire. Andy
White says he was knocked down
and trampled on in the rush for
the window and found others under
him. When he got out of the window
his clothing was on fire. The last man
to come down the rope was J. Malone,
the night waJchman, who was one OF
the first to learn of the fire. He ran
through the building arousing the men
and found his escape cut off. In MAX
ing for the window he stumbled over
Aleck Webb, a cripple. who was almost
IN the flames, bruised and nearly suffo-
Gated. Malone was burned in takingup
the man, but he held bravely to his
charge and came safely down the rope
with him. When the fire was at it's
fercest a man was seen by the assem-
bled crowd in the fourth story to come
towards the window, an instant he
faltered, then fell back into the flames.
All the dodgers have been accounted for.
Further, investigation strengthens the
impression that the fire was incendiary
and not from the pipe of a boarder
The fire started under the stairway of
the second floor and spread through the
upper floors, the only part of the second
floor visited by the flames being the hall
and stairway
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
NEW RULE IN ORLEANS.
The Young Men Defeat the Ring De-
mOcracy at the Polls.


New ORLEANS, April 19.-As reported
last night, Nichols and the rest of the
Democratic state ticket were electe by
from 10000 to $4,000 majority. The
count in the city is progressing slowly.
Enough is known, however, to show
almost beyond doubt that the Young
Mems Democratic ticket has been
generally successful. The president of
the Y Dung Mems Democratic Association
publishes an appeal to the people of the
city requesting merchants to send their
clerks at once to the headquarters of the
association to assist in securing fair
count. The appeal says: ''The ring is
broken. Bossism is at an end. We have
polled the votes and good majority is
ours. They are now trying to wear us
out by delaying the count" Many re-
gard this appeal as an evidence of weak
ness, while others consider it q timely
precautionary action.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
BLOODsHED Ar THE POLLS.
81 ooting Array During the Election at
New Orleans.

New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, La. April 17.-All
places of business are closed as on Sun
days. The election is progressing quiet
ly The central wards appear to be
polling heavy vote for Davey and the
regular ticket, while the downtown and.
uptown wards, it is claimed, are polling
a heavy vote for the Independents, or
Young Mems Democratic Association
candidates.
A difficulty occurred this morning at
poll 8, in the Second Ward, between
Thomas S. Mobiles, special officer of
the Young Mems Democratic Associa-
ton, and Sergeant Mike Nc
Laughlin, of the regular force. It
is stated that some one struck
Mobiles and knocked him down and
that he then drew his revolver and fred
three shots, one Of which struck man
named Byrnes in the stomach. Mobiles
and a man named Ketens were locked
up as principal and accessory in the af-
fair and the wounded man was sent to
the hospital. The shooting occasioned
great excitement, and further trouble is
feared
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
CASTING OFF THE FETTERS.
The Ministry of Brazil DEGREES That
Slavery Shall End.

The Ministry of Brazil DEGREES That
Slavery Shall End.
New YORK, April 18.-A Rio Janeiro
special to the Herald to-day says: The
new ministry of Brazil have already
made public through a semi-oficial or
gan, that the principal and more imme-
date objects in their programme
will be the abolition of slavery
this year and measures for the
Improvement of the finances and cur
rency of the country. The. wholesale
emancipatory movement, which was
initiated last December in the province
freedom of 10000 of its POS, 900 slaves.
At last the province of Rio Janeiro is
affected, and the liberation move
ment has been commenced in
the municipalities of San Fidelis,
Campos and Macahe. In Fidels
chiefly devoted to coffee raising, 1000
slaves, 400 belonging to one family, were
liberated by their owners at the end of
last week. In Canlpos, a great sugar
producing county of the province, 5000
were set free within ten days. In
Macahe, 5000 have already been
emancipated, the Araruama family, own
ers of great plantations and of the
splendid central sugar factory of
Quissaman inaugurating the move
ment by giving immediate freedom
to over 1000 slaves and engaging to pay
fair wages to all their freedmen who
choose to remain on their plantations.
The province of Rio de Janeiro, which
has hitherto been the stronghold of re-
sistance to abolition, has thus begun to
give way, and there is no doubt that the
example of San Fidelis, Campos and
Macahe will soon be followed in other
countries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

A LONDON letter says Mr.. Bradlaugh
promises to be the hero of the present
session of parliament. He has secured
the passage of the oaths bill, which will
enable atheists, agnostics, and people
who have a religious objection to taking
the oath, to escape from swearing upon
declaring the reason of their objections.
He is also receiving strong support in
striking blow at all pensions, and it is
believed that the time is very near when
the immense British system of pensions
will be revised
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

E. C. CULVER, of Madrid, Pa, Gee
brated his seth birthday, which occur
red recently, by inviting twenty-seven
ladies and gentlemen. whose ages ranged
from 20 to 50 years, the 95th anniversary
of the oldest being on that same day.
A hall was hired, in which dinner was
served, and about 00people came to see
the old folks, who told stories of pioneer
DAYS, and William Ketchum, aged IS
years, sang a war song, and Miss Mary
Sturdeyant, aged 95, sang a sacred song
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Max StrakOsch LII.

A New York dispatch of the 22d says:
Max Strakosch, the famous impressario,
is lying seriously i'll at his residence 243
East Seventeenth Street. He is suffer-
ing from some nervous disease which re-
Gently made itselfpainfully apparent by
an acute attack of paralysis of the lower
limbs. Although he has fair appetite,
is in good spirits and retains all his
mental Faculties, he has not recovered
the use of his limbs. There is no i'm
mediate danger but the paralysis is very
slowly creeping upward and it is ex-
tremely doubtful if he will recover the
use of his lower limbs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

THE United States revenue marine
steamer Bear will in May sail for the
Arctic Sea with gifts to the value of 81,
900 for the Esquimaux who befriended
James Vincent, the only survivor of the
wrecked whaler Napoleon. The policy
of rewarding the poor natives of the
North for kindness shown to ship
wrecked explorers and whalers has pro-
duceds UGH good results in the past that
tscontin uance on the part of the gov
eminent is an act of wisdom.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
killed His Mother and Himself.

Phillip Held, young farmer living
fourteen miles west of LIE Mars, Ia, shot
and instantly killed his mother, and
shortly after committed suicide. Trouble
which had existed for some time in the
family eliminated in squabble over
selling a horse. The matricide had al
ways borne a good reputation. His
from horse. The dead woman was 81
years old. She had brother serving a
term at Anamosa for manslaughter. The
sanity of the family is doubted,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

The United States circuit court in New
York city has decided that Benson, the
man who swindled the Mexicans out Of
$4,000 on bogus Patti tickets, must be
surrendered to the Mexican authorities.
Mr.. Benson strenuously objects, and
has taken an appeal to the supreme
court If the Mexicans once get hold
of him nothing will be seen of George
Benson for some years, and he will pass
he interval most unnleasantlY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

SLUGGING matches between aristo
cratic young men in New York are
deemed not improper spectacles for the
fashionable women of the metropolis to
behold. At the recent meeting of the
New York Athletic Club, in the Metro
politan Opera House, there were boxing
matches in which blood was spilled,
while the young women laid small
wagers with their escorts upon their
favorite boxer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Peasants Up in Arms.

The peasant rising in Roumania is ex-
tending. Several village mayors have
been killed. Large bands are assem-
bling with the avowed object Of attack
ing Bucharest. The telegraph wires
have been cut at several railway sta
tons. The men of the territorial army,
who were hastily called out, proved un-
trustworthy and have been replaced by
troops of the line. Special trains are
bringing troops from Moldavia to pro-
tect the capital.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
WHOLESALE POISONING.
A Revengeful Br sziliaR Stays Over
Three Thousand Persons.


New YORK, April 1S.-Advices to-day
from Rio Janeiro, Brazil, say accounts
have been received from the southwest
ern frontier OF San Paulo of alleged poi
soning of Indians in mass. A certain
Joaquin Bueno, who has seventy armed
men under his command, assaulted an
Indian village, and while the Indians
were absent poisoned with strychnine
all the food and drink abandoned by
the fugitives, and the wells and springs.
According to Buenc's declaration he
found, when he returned few days
later, 5000 corpses of Indians in the
village. He also boasted that in an
other village he had poisoned 500 In
dams, and he was about to treat similar
ly another in which 5000 Indians re-
sided.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Burned to Death.

Miss Bertha Evard, a beautiful young
lady who taught country school few
miles from Fort Wayne, Ind, met a ter
rible death on the 18th. She had dis
missed her school and was sitting by the
stove when her dress caught fire. She
ran screaming to the nearest house and
fell dead on the threshold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
UNDER MARTIAL Law.

Cuba Takes Steps to End the Bloody
Rule of Bandits.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE consul-gen-
eral of Spain in this city to-day received
an official cable from the governor-gen-
eral of Cuba, stating that the provinces
of Havana, Piuar del Rio, and Matanzas
have been proclaimed under martial
inces and bandits henceforth will be
summary dealt with according to mar
fial law
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

JOHN S. WILSON, an old St. Louis loco
motive engineer, has in his possession a
silver dime of the coinage of 1927 which
was presented to him as a token of
friendship by Andrew Jackson just be-
fore his Inauguration as president. 1t
has the name Of the donor, the date of
the presentation and the name of the
recipient engraved upon it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Property Protectors.

Considerable excitement has been
caused at Los Angeles, Col, by the ar
rest OF A. J. Lucas, head of a privtae
detective firm. It is charged that his
men. employed as private watchmen,
ETC.. having access to dwellings and
stores, helped themselves to goods,
which they turned over to their chief
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

A YEAR ago the Legislature of Michi-
gan passed law authorizing bounty of
l cent per head for every dead sparrow,
but the law has been imperative be-
cause no fund was provided for the pay
ing of the bounty. The other day the
City Council of Detroit set s., 500 aside
for this purpose, because the sparrow
nuisance in that city has become intol-
a ra b1a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
mt engraved upon it.

A WEDDING took place at Converse,
Mo-, recently under peculiar circum-
stances. The mother of the bride died
while arrangements for the ceremony
were being made and her dying request
was that the marriage should take place
before her funeral. Her wishes were
carried out and the couple married
while standing beside the coffin of the
dacoaSad
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Bills. Bills. Bills.

Friday, the Goth, was the Tooth dav Of
the present session of Congress. The
total of bills and resolutions introduced
in the Senate and House up to that date
is II, $50, exceeding by more than 1000
the number presented in the first 100
days of the last Congress. So far the
House has passed 425 bills and the Sen
ate S31, and 1S5 House bills and "a Sen
ate bills have been sent to the President
for his apprOva1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

THE present Sultan of Morocco, Muley
Hassan, is of a retiring disposition. He
is fat, 40 and doesn't flirt. He has 5000
wives. Although perfectly bald, he is
at the same time troubled with super
abundance of heir. Future generations
will refer to him as the father of his
~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
MOBILEZATION IN AUSTRIA.
The Bill Passed for the Summoning of the
Army Reserves.

VIENNA, April 1.-THE military COM
mittee of the lower house of the Reichs-
rath has adopted without modification
the bill to authorize the summoning of
the reserves and supplemental reserves
in time of peace under certain circum-
stances. The minister ofnational defense
addressing the committee, declared that
the bill was only intended to apply I'M
der exceptional circumstances justify
ing such a measure. He pointed out
that in other states the regulations for
summoning the reserves were much
more strict than they were in Austria.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

Pittsburg Firms Ask Damages from Al
legged BOycOtterS.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 21.-Judge Sna,,
gle, of the common pleas court, granted
an injunction to-day restraining mem
bers of the trades assembly from boy
cotting Brace Bros, a Laundry firm OF
this city, whose establishment has pe e
under the ban for year. A SUIT 1or
$40. 900 damages has also been instituted
bv the firm against NUM- Der OF the
most prominent labor leaders of Ale
gheny County.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Iowa Rolling Mills Burned

The large roller mills and seven other
business buildings at Carlisle, Ia,
burned on the ODD, entailing loss of
$4,000, with 0,000 insurance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Immigrants in Luck.

The war between competing lines on
immigrant passenger rates to the West
continues. The Servia landed 900 i'm
migrants at New York on the 10th. An
agent of the Lackawanna, Railway went
aboard and sold hundreds of
tickets to West-bound passengers.
The rate at the agency is $l3 but
the tickets went off at 80 each. The
Erie later in the day captured 900 inn
migrants of the Alaska. At Castle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

Col. ELIOT F. SHEPARD is infexible.
No amount of ridicule can turn him
from his purpose. He declares that so
long as he controls the New York Mail
and Express the first paragraph on the
editorial page shall be verse of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25
Married Eight Times,

John A.Delano, of La Harpe was placed
in Jail at Carthage, i II. ON the 10Th, in de-
fault of 1000 bonds for alleged bigamy.
1t is said Delano has been married eight
times and that several of his wives are
yet living. He has been drawing a
wives living in Creston, Iowa, who
thought him to be dead, was drawing
the same pension. Delano was arrest
ed by a pension officer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

Garden there was a fierce war in rates
between the representatives of the vari-
Gus roads. Nearly all the roads except
the New York Central and Pennsylva-
mia were steadily selling tickets to Chi
cago for SO net. BAGGAGE free
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

A PARALLEL to the famous Charley
Ross case has turned up in New York.
This time somebody's darling was stolen
from a carriage in broad daylight; 81 900
reward is offered for its return and no
questions asked. AS the scoundrels
were doubtless after money, this may
lead to the return of the little one.