Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

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WATERFOWL, WIS.
THE LATEST NEWS
Prime Minister Crispi Attac
While Prime Minister Crispi was out
driving in Rome on the 18th, a man
hurled a stone at him. The missile
struck the prime minister on the eye,
inf1icting q painful but not serious
wound. The man was Immediately ar
rested. Upon examination at the po-
lice station he was found to be de-
deranged.
Candidates Pull Straws.
Messrs. Ruxton (Rep.) and Kelly
dem. received a tie vote for alderman
in the election at Chicago. Ruxton was
arrested for casting two ballots for him.
self, but got off on the plea that if there
had been any intention to do fine
work." he would not be SO lacking in
sharpness as to attempt it with his own
ballot. The two candidates then drew
Wadena Acquitted.
At Princeton, Mimi, the trial of the
Indian Wadena on the charge of MUIR
der ended on the 10th, the jury being
out seven hours and returning a verdicL
of not guilty, which does not by any
means meet with the approval of citi-
zens. This is the murder which was
reported as an uprising of the Indians,
and to suppress which supposed Indian
war. troops were sent from Fort Shell
ing to the Mile Lac reservation.
Another Cave-in at WilkesDarre.
A dispatch of the 18th from Wilkes
barre, Pa, SAYS: One of the greatest cave
ms that has yet occurred in the coal re-
gions startled the residents of Wyoming
Valley last night. Just outside OF the
town of Plymouth the earth settled for
distance of half mile, affecting about
thirty acres of territory belonging to the
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company.
The entire territory was undermined
and was still being worked out. The
damage Is immense.
The Cincinnati & Wabash Sold.
The Mackey syndicate, consisting oil
about fifty persons of Evansville, Ind,
and other cities, have purchased the
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan Rail
way, running from Anderson, Ind, to
st. Joseph, Mich, and with a connec-
ton with Indianapolis via the Bee
Line. The price of the controlling in
terest is l,7l7, 900. The syndicate in
cludes besides D. J. Mackey, Rcckafel-
Ter, of the Standard Oil, and Baldwin,
formerly of the Louisville & Nashville.
Prominent Citizens in Jail.
The little town of Kasson, Dodge
County, Mimi, has been thrown into a
state of excitement by the arrest OF
August E. Anderson and II. D. Austin,
two of its most prominent citizens, who
are charged with violation of the postal
laws by sending obscene letters through
the mails. Highly respected ladies and
gentlemen i'll Kasson have been recelv-
ing anonymous letters, couched in lam
guage most vile, and attacking the char
acter of the parties addressed. It is
said that Austin has admitted that he
wrote some Of the letters.
Tanner is Out.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
says: Late tonight it is announced
the resignation of James w. Tanner as
commissioner of pensions. In his let
ter conveying the resignation it is said
that the commissioner writes that he
recognizes that differences exist be-
tween himself and the secretary of the
interior respecting the administration
of the pension bureau. and that, those
differences being radical, in the interest
of a thoroughly satisfactory administra.
ton of the Office he should resign.
Too Much Water in Texas.
Dispatches of the 18th from all sta
tions of North and Northeast and North
western Tel as indicate general damage
to crops and property and delay of traf.
fic from floods occasioned by rains
which fell necessarily in that territory
for week. There is scarcely railroad
that was not INSTRUCTED by bridges be-
ing washed away, and some points were
cut off from outer communication for
forty-eight hours. The damage to the
cotton crop is indefinite, but will be
large. The rain shows no signs of abat-
ing.
Lost on Pollock Rip.
A sunken vessel has been discovered
on Pollock Rip Shoal, near Chatham
Mass. She is supposed to be three
masted schooner with mainmast gone
1t is thought she was southw bound
and was running for the lightship in
the thick weather. but failed to get hold
of the light and struck the Shoal. She
pounded heavily all the way across
the terrible rough sea, knocking holes
in her bottom. She leaked badly and
sank as soon as she struck deep water
It is feared that all hands were lost, a.
no aid could have reached them.
Whence Came the Money?
It has been known that after Burke
was sent back to Chicago, several re
mittances of money amounting to abou
$500 were received by Isaac Campbell
his lawyer at Winnipeg. They were
sent III American bills, folded in white
paper, and enclosed in plain envelopes
One of the letters was sent from Chica
go and another from Wisconsin. NJ
sign was given as to whom the money