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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
THE MUD RUN DISASTER.
The Total Number of Deaths Thus f.
Sixty-two-The Inquest.

The Total Number of De sths Thus Fan
ixtytwo-The Inquest.
A Wilkesbarre dispatch Of the 18th
says: John Welsh and Peter Kline,
victims of the Mud Run disaster, died
to-day, bringing the total number of
the victims up to sixty-two.
The coroner examined several of the
train hands at Mauch Chunk to-day
and then adjourned the inquest until
Monday. The question was raised as
to whether the men had been over
worked or not. 1t was testified that
Engineer Cook, who ran the engine
Mill Creek" which did the damage,
had been off duty from Saturday at 9 A.
NJ, till Tuesday at A. NJ. when he went
to work, conunuing till Wednesday at
2:15 a. NJ. He was off again until 6:1,5 A.
NJ, when he began work and continued
up to the time of the wreck. The fire.
men and brakemen were on duty
longer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
TRAIN MEN INDICTED.

Conductors and Brakemen Charged
with Robbing Freight Cars.
RAwLINs, Wyo., Oct. 13.-The sensa-
ton OF the hour is the work of the grand
jury of the county during the last three
days. They have found twenty-one in
dictments against conductors and brake
men of the Union Pacific Railroad most
of whom reside in this city They ran
from this place to Green River in charge
of freight trains. They are accused of
robbing these freight trains of valuable
merchandise in transit between San
Francisco and Eastern cities. The rob-
berries are supposed to cover period
between twelve and Fl teen months, and
thousands Of dollars worth of valu .bles
are missing. Four prominent business
men are involved
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
DIR. MACkENZIE'S BOOK.
The Charges Made in 1t That DR. Berg.
man fastened Frederick's Death.

man Hastened Frederick's Death.
The British Medical Journal publish
es the following details from Sir Morrell
Mackenzie's book On the case of the
late Emperor Frederick: DIR. Mackenzie
complains that be was refused access to
important documents which were avail
able to his assailants. He says he
was not deceived in regard to his pa
tents real condition, of which there
was ample proof. The German doctors
made the charge knowing it to be false,
in order to prejudice Frederick against
his British adviser. At the beginning
of October, 1887, DR.. Bergman admit
ted that DR.. Mackenzie's course was
correct. The visit of Frederick to
England was arranged before DR..
Mackenzie was summoned. On
the whole, DR.. Mackenzie says, the
operation of tracheotomy performed by
DR.. Bramann was we'll done, but the
trachea was opened three millimetres
to the right of the middle line. The
canula used by B1amann was of unusual
shape and size, and the lower end inn
pinged upon the posterior wall of the
trachea, causing destruction OF the It's
sue. intense discomfort and consequent
exhaustion.
DR.. Bergman diagnosed secondary
cancer Of the lung, through finding dull
ness over the back of the liver, and DR..
Kassman had to be brought from Strass-
burg before DR.. Bermann would admit
his mistake. DR.. Mackenzie does not
hesitate to say that the death
blow was given to the emper-
or on April II. when false
passage made by DR.. Bergmann's tube
caused extensive suppuration around
away the emperor's remaining strength
and shortened his life ten months at
least. Except when the false passage
was made and DR.. Bergman thrust his
finger into the wound the emperor never
suffered actual pain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
Bread in New York.

The United States Bakers Association
at New York on the 18th raised the
price of loaves of bread formerly selling
for cents to e cents, and cent loaves
to cents. A proportionate in
crease in the price of rolls
was made. The executive board OF
Journeyman Bakers Union No. sub
sequently met and decided that the ac-
ton of the bosses was the first step
toward bread trust and urged all
working people not to patronize shops
where an increase in prices was made.
1t was determined TO call mass meet
ing to discuss the bread question,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
GEN. BADEA{JS SUIT.

The Claim Against the Grants Coming
UP for Investigation.
New YORK, Oct. 10.-The suit of Gen.
Badeu against the executors of Gen.
Grant for remuneration for assistance
rendered the deceased ex-President in
preparing his memoirs, is on the docket
for trial in the general term court to.
day. Badeau, It's understood. has been
willing to compromise, but notwith.
standing the unhappy nature of the
controversy, the Grant family has in.
sisted that nothing but public investi-
cation into the issues of the case would
vindicate the dead general and show ur
Badeau in lis true colors.
The case was called this afternoon
and continued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
A $4,000 Loss.

At an early hour on the morning OF
the 9th, fire broke out in the grocery
store of A. L. Johnson. at Lakeside, a
suburb to Muskegon, Mich, and in an
incredibly short space of time had
spread to the buildings adjoining.
Before the fire was cotton under
control six stores, together with several
other buildings. were destroyed. There
were families living over these stores,
and most of them were barely able to
get out of the burning buildings. None
of them saved anything. The total less
will closely approximate $4,000. The
insurance is very light, perhaps not COW
4ring one-fourth this amount.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
IN A BLAZING BUILDING.
Several Persons Narrowly Escape Dealt
at a Chicago Fire.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. l2.-Shortly before
O'Clock this morning fire broke out in
the second story of a two-story frame
building In West Lake Street. The fire.
men found three Of the boarGers uncon-
scious from having inhaled smoke. The
firemen carried the luckless trio out of
a second-story window and down lad
der. They soon recovered under med
zeal treatment. Several others had mar
row escapes descending the burning
staircase. A fireman Tell from 4 sec
ond-story window and was dangerously
Injured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
100000 Fire.

4 fire occurred in Greenpoint, New
York suburb, on the 11th, which result
ed in a loss of over 100000 and the
injury of several fremen. The flames
broke out on board the steamer Havis,
which was lying at the wharf of the
Pennsylvania and Scranton Coal Com
panies, at the foot of North Tenth
Street. The flames then extended to
other vessels and although three alarms
were sent out to which the fremen
quickly responded the fire spread with
surprising rapidity, communicating from
the vessels co the pier and from there to
the shipping department and buildings
of the Standard Oil Works which cover
the block bounded by North Tenth and
Eleventh Streets and the river and Kent
Avenue. AS soon as the fire reached
the oil it was beyond control of
the fremen. The vessels Dutchland
Ella Vose, Leopold Hall and the
steamer Havis were all partially burned.
The explosion of an oil we'll severely
burned Fireman Joseph Mccormick,
JAS McElroy, Henry Holling, Michael
O'Keet, Joseph Briscoe and Benjamin
Delmar. Briskoe had his leg broken.
The injured men were all taken in am
balances to the Eastern District Hos
pital. There were about $4,000 barrels
ofoil burned, besides the destructi on of
large amount of valuable machinery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
The Rundschau Seized.

The Berlin police have seized the re-
naming copies of the October number
of the Deutsche Rundschau, which con-
tanned the extracts from the diary of the
late Emperor Frederick. Count Douglas
goes to Rome to remain during Emper-
or Williams visit. Prof. Gefcken was
subject to four hours examination at
Moabit. Through his council, he has
lodged protest against the attempt of
friends to plead that he was not respons-
IDLE for his actions
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
A BANKS DOORS CLOSED.
Failure of Pittsburg Institution Thu
Morning.

FAILURE of Pittsburg Institution This
Morning.
1T SURG, Pa, Oct. I3.-The Farm
els " Mechanics Bank, Of the South
Side, closed its doors this morning.
The cause of the suspension is not yet
known. The bank has a capital stock
of $lS0,000.
The announcement of the failure
caused very little excitement in fnan-
cial circles. 1t was small concern and
the failure has no significance. One of
the officials Ct the bank stated
that there was something wrong with the
books, but refused to say there had, or
had not been q defalcation. He init
mated, however, that from present APP
pearances things would be pretty hot
in few DAYS."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
A Bushel of I;ifled Letters Found on the
Street

BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. l2.-Overa bush
ell of partly destroyed letters addressed
to business firms Of this city, were
found on the street this morning. They
had been rihed of all their contents that
could be turned into money. 1t
seems evident that the letters were
stolen by some one connected with the
post-office. One New York draft Of
$3.50: drawn by Smiths Bank, of Perry,
was found in the middle of the street
torn in two pieces. Many of the letters
were scorched, showing that the thief
had tried to burn them but was frus-
trated by the rain storm. The post
master and police are making an in
vestigation.
This afternoon the perpetrator of the
thefts was arrested. He proved to be
a night clerk in the office named
John Shields. He was appointed Sep
TENDER /, under the civil service law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
A REAL MR.. HYDE.

A Sensational Story Regarding the Mys-
FERROUS London Murderer.
New YORK, Oct. "a cable SIP ecial to
the Evening World of to-day says it is
reported that the police are working
on the theory that the recent
woman murders are the result of a
case in real life of "Jekyll and Hyde"
caused by morbid feeling aroused by
Stevenson's story. It is said detectives
are watching, in connection with this
theory, a prosperous resident of Gros-
venor Square, who moves in the best
society. It has been discovered be
leads a double life and he has been
tracked on stealthy excursions to White.
chanel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
WITNESSES FOR THE TIMES.
Subpenaes Served ON Prominent Mem.
bers If the Irish League.

SubpGnaes Served on Prominent Men,
bers If the Irish League.
DUBLIN, OFT. 10.-The Freeman's Jour.
nal of to-day states that the London
Times has subpenaed Timothy Har.
rington to produce the minute,
cash banking, letter, and check
books and ledgers Of the Ma.
tiona1 League, the Ladies;
National League and the Labor and
Industrial Union from 1879 to 1883 fol
examination in the libel suit brought
against the Times by Mr.. Parnell. The
Journal also states that the Times will
subpoena Messrs. Parnell, Mccarthy,
Biggar, Campbell, Sexton, Nolan.
QuiLt, Cox, Kenny and T. P. O'Connoi
TO give evidence for the defense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
WESTERN UNION EARNINGS.
Report of the Company for the Last Fiscal

New YoRK, Oct. lO.-The annual meet
ing of the Western Union Telegraph
Company was held to-day. The only
change made in the composition of
the directory was the substitution of
Henry NJ. Faeier for A. r Won Nest.
The annual report for the year ending
June 80, 1883, shows gross earnings Of
sl9,7l ,l64;' expenses, $l4, SAC, 592; net
earnings. $5,070,071; payments on
dividend interest and sinking fund &C.
count, $4,574, POS, leaving surplus of
$496, 1863.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
FLOOUET MAY RESIGN.
He Insists Upon the Constitutional II
vision Plan Being Adopted

He Insists Upon the Constitutional Re-
vision Plan Being Adopted.
In an address at political banquet
at Paris on the 18th, M. Floquet,
the prime minister, although he
had been apprised that majority
OF the guests were against the propo-
intimated that the government was de-
termined to proceed with the scheme
as the only remedy for the present sit
uation. He declared that he would re-
sign ii the project WAS rejected or had
to be adopted by majority secured by
1t coalition. He further declared that
he would only accept the vote of a Re-
publican majority odopting the project
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
SHE GOT A MAN.
A Hoosier Girl Captures and Holds a
Moonlight Mechanic


Jesse Mason, farmer 50 years old,
residing in Hendrickson County, ILL.,,
sold some of the products. of his farm,
for which he received $3.50. Logan
York, young man of evil reputation,
witnessed the transfer of money and in
the evening, in company with
an unknown man, knocked at
Mason's door and ssked for
matches. Mason turned to obtain the
matches, when he was fired upon by
one or both the men, but was not hit.
His daughter, a young woman. seized q
chair and assaulted York, who closed
with her. taking one of her fingers in
his teeth and biting savagely. At this
juncture her brother, Oran Mason, ap-
peared on the sc ne with loaded shot
gun. which he discharged, almost blow
ing Yorks' head from his body, and in
stanlty killing him. The other man
escaped in the darkness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
Theodore TiIton's Son Married.

Carroll Tilton, the eldest son of Theo-
dore Tilton, was married on the night
of the 9th to Miss Miriam Alice Blau-
welt, at the Brooklyn residence of the
brides father, P. s. Blauvelt. by the
Rev. DR.. r. S. Storrs. None but near
relatives of the parties were present,
including Mrs. Theodore Tilton and
her mother, Mrs. Morse
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
ROBBED A POST-OFFIcE.

Bold Burglars Rifle the Pouches in a
Texas Office.
HoUsToN, Tex, Oct. u. About $50
O'Clock this morning two men entered
the post office here, forcibly gagged and
drugged the night clerk and went
through the pouches, just brought in. on
the through trains from New Orleans
and the East and San Antonio and the
West. 1t is not known how much
money the thieves secured Alf. Rob-
erts, the clerk, has not yet recovered
consciousness. ~ sas - - g
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
WANT WARREN BOUNCED.
Alleged Improper Acts of the London
Chief of Police.

@HefS OH H110
Chief of Police.
LONDON, Oct. IL. The Pail Mall Ga
zette charges to-day that the words Il
nave murdered four and will murder
sixteen more before I surrender
myself to the police written
by the supposed Whitechapel muir
derer upon the shutter of a
house adjoining the one in the yard of
which the body OF one OF the victims
WAS found, were erased by order Of Sir
Charles Warren, chief of the London
rolice force, before the authorities had
an opportunitY to PHOTOGRAPH them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
BLEEDING UNCLE SAM.
Liabilities of the Cover for 81
OOO, 900 Excessive Customs.

Liabilities of the Government Tor SIO,-
900, 900 Excessive Customs.
New YORK, Oct. 13.-Under the de-
cision of the United States circuit court
at Philadelphia, in the case OF John
Wanamaker against the United
States, tile government will proba-
bly, have To refund fIOm So, UGU,-
900 to $40, 900, 900. The suit was brought
to recover. $l4S alleged excess of duty
paid on some silk ribbon that had been
imported, AMI the court held that the
plaintiff was entitled to recover, exces-
sive import duties having been CHARGED.
A large number of actions will probably
be brought at once, as this was a test
1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
Didn,t Work for Forty Years.

CAMDEN, Me-, Oct. 13.-Chesley Heal,
aged 100 years, has just died at Sears
mont Over forty years ago Heal re-
solved not to do another days work.
and during the last twelve years he had
not been out of the house. His long
Ii was attributed in part to his power
Iul lungs, his voice being easily heard q
mile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
FLOODS IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
Miles of Railway Track Washed Away
HEAVY Losses.

ST. JOHN, n. B., Oct. 10.-For twenty
years such autumn floods as are now dew
astating the western and southern part
of this province have not been known.
Communication with Bangor is cut off,
owing to the numerous washouts on the
New Brunswick Railway A mile from
Welsford there is washout 500 feet in
length. A mile further away there is
another, Is ;eet deep and 200 feet long.
while several smaller ones vary from
three to fifteen feet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
BROTHERHOOD MEN.
Bills Returned Against the Alleged go"
Dynamiters.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. l3.-The Kane
County grand jury, at Geneva, Ill, to-
day found bills Of Indictment against
John A. Bauereisen, Thomas Broderick,
Alexander Smith. John A. Bowles,
August KageI and George God
ding. They are charged with
conspiracy to iniure the property of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road Company by the use of dynamite
at Aurora, ILL.,, during the late strike of
locomotive engineers and firemen on
that read. They are all members of the
Brotherhood and Bauereisen is chief of
Division so. Locomotive Engineers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
Blaze in a Michigan Town.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Oct. l2.-Fire de-
stroyed the iour-s:ory brick building of
the l1aminated Manufacturing Company
at Kendall early this morning. Loss Oil
building, machinery and stock, $50 200;
Insurance, $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
BATTLE IN HAYTI.

Gen. Seide-TheIemaque and 100 of His
Followers Killed in Fort Au Prince.
News has been received from Port
Au Prince. that on September 2S Gen.
Seide. Thelemaque, the defeated candi-'
date for president OF Hayti, made an
tional, which was defended by the reg
ular troops. In the battle he was killed
and his men dispersed. About 100 of
his followers were killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
CABLE CAR COLLISION.
Fifteen Persons Injured In an Accident at
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, O., Oct. PA Walnut
Hill cable-train collided with Park
Avenue horse car this morning All the
cars were wrecked and fifteen persons,
seriously hurt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
FLAW IN THE BALTIMORE.
A Crack in the Steel Stern Post of the
New Cruiser.

New Cruiser.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. ia large
crack has been discovered in the steel
stern pest of the new cruiser Baltimore,
which was launched last Saturday. The
ship is now in water and it will be nee
essary to dock her before the defective
stern post can be attended to. The de-
feet is said to be the result of improper
cooling of the castings. It is not known
whether it will be necessary to entirely
renew the stern post or not
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
The VandaIia's Loss.

At 1:l5 O'Clock on the morning Of the
18th, fire broke out IN the Vandalia rail
way freight depot in East ST. Louis, and
before the fire department could reach
the scene the depot was doomed and
the the ire mad o spread to adjacent @.a b aid
with people. The freight house was 6
total loss. Fifteen freight cars and So
East st. Louis hotel was badly damaged
but no lives were lost. The loss will
not fall ,saort of S60,0O0. This is the
second destruction of the Vandalia's
freight-house within a few years.
There was panic among the guests oil
the hotel, but all were got out in safety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
THE LATEST NE WIS
Roast Beef.

Schuneman's packing house, at Arch
er Avenue and Hough Street, Chicago,
was completely destroyed by fire on the
9th, causing loss Of $125,000. Fifty
cattle were roasted alive and forty 9TH
err were turned loose in the street.
The building was bought recently by
the Equitable Insurance Company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
CANAL BANKS SWEPT AWAY.
The Great Ditch at Cornwall, Ont, Runs

CORNWALL, Ont, Oct. IA serions
break occurred on the Cornwall Canal
this morning. The canal is dry and it.
will take three weeks to repair it, prac-
tically stopping all inland navigation
Great loss is caused to shippers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
THEFEvER AT JACKSONVILLE.

The Doctors Resign Because of II News
paper Article.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 1.-The SEN
sation of the day has been the resigna-
ton of al the physicians of the Medical
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-10-17
ENDS THE STRIKE.

A Compromise Reached in Chicaro-The
Street-Car Strikers Gain Valuable
Conce ssioDs President Yerkes In.
creases Their Pay, Rearranges the
Hours of Work and Abolishes the So
Called "Set-Car SYSTEM"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-03-02

ended, the TIMES does not feel called
upon to comply with the request to
"Please copy"
The postoffice department has at
last confirmed the existing mail rout,
between Haley and Smoky, via the
Camas No. 2, and also ordered a
route established from Ketchum to
Smoky. Thus the two towns of
HALEY and Ketchum are satisfied.
March has not disappointed us. 1t
was expected to come in "roaring
like lion," and it has. The storm
will not much retard the resumption
OF active operations in the mines,
however, as the nine. owners expect
ed an early spring, and made prepa.
rations accordingly. Any snowfall
now will only hasten the disappear
ance of the old snow.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-03-02
FREAKS OF ELECTRICITY.
Sparks Flashing from Taper Finger.
Tips and Rosy Lips.

Virginia New Chronicle.
In the upper apartments of c street
buildings the premises are so charged
with electricity from telegraph and
electric wires that person walking
over heavy Brussels or ingram carpets,
especially if in slippered feet, on APP
preaching any metal substance spark
will leap from the fnger-.ips with a
sharp, cracking sound.
The wife OF Manager Shearer of the
Western Union office frequently lights
the gas by merely bringing her finger
in contact with the gas current issuing
from the jet. There is the same spark
and crackle if the finger is held to-
ward the face of another person in
stead Of metallic substance and the
shock is said to he plainly perceptible.
An ingenious young lady has dis
covered that the shock can be as
readily conveyed by the lips as by the
fngcr-tirs, and invented what is term
ed the electric kiss.
1t is given by slowly approaching
the unsnspecting victim while shutting
the slippered feet over the carpet and
bending the head SO that the lips are
the part OF the person furthest ad,
vanced. Just as the lips have almost
touched the face of the victim there
is crackle, spark and sudden
shock communicated to the person
approached-S which is described a:
decidedly pleasant by those who have
experienced it.
If the room is dark the electric
spark can be distinctly discerned b'
third person. 1t is stated, however
that the experiment is usually more
successful when the third party Is
somewhere else.