Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-10
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

NOh'-CupU. IItJ VI tLO NAIcCOuIIi
Kansas & Texas Railroad, was in Par
sons, Kas., on the 9Th making final ar
rangements for the transfer OF the Kan
sas City & Pacific to that company. He
rays it is the intention of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas to make through line
from Kansas to Texas over this newly
acquired line, both passenger and
freight.
w. l.. Edgleson, a prominent negro
politician of Kansas. is the prime mover
in a scheme to induce the negroes OF
the South to immigrate to Oklahoma.
he has organized an immigration COM
pany, composed OF some of the promi-
nent colored men of the state, which
will have agents in all Of the cities in
the South, their headquarters being in
Topeka. He expects to have 10000
colored people in Oklahoma by next
July.
r. E, Reynolds, resident manager OF
the National Building and Loan Asso.
citation, of New York, has caused a SEN
sation by clipping with Bella Goetz, the
pretty head waitress of the Barnett
House at Canton, O. It is rumored that
Reynolds accounts are in bad shape.
The smelling works of the Eureka
New Consolidated Mining Company
burned on the 9Th. Loss, S75 700; in
surance, $4,000.
At Geneva, O., on the 9TH, eight bust.
ness places were burned out, including
the post-office. Loss 100000.
The general store and dwelling of j.
c. Byrd, at East Chezziticook, near
Halifax, was burned on the 9Th. A
young daughter was burned to death.
Another daughter jumped from win
dow with an infant in her arms and was
seriously injured, besides being badly
burned. Byrd and his wife were also
severely Injured.
At Springfield. ILL.,, on the 7th, Geo.
Murray. a Chicago plumber, was stabbed
to the heart by Theophilus Waldron,
alias Moonlight, a bootblack. They
quarreled over scent bet in game
of "mumblety peg" moonlight is q
street waif, IL years old, and is mascot
com panies. He was arrested. The
held to the grand jury.
Two men named Laville and Jackson,
partners, of Marvsville, engaged in q
quarrel, at Helena, Mont, on the 7th.
Jackson drew pistol and shot Laville
through the head, killine.him instantly.
The murderer escaped.
The report of the serious illness OF
John Ruskin is declared to be without
foundation.
Queen Victoria has subscribed 5000 to
the volunteer equipment fund.
The Worlds Peace congress at Paris
resolved to hold the next conference in
London. Senator Sherman was electe d
ice-president.
Empress Frederick and her daughters,
after visit to England, following the
emperor's visit, intend to go to Athens.
They will spend the winter in Italy, by
invitation of King Humbert.
Herr Won Weilen, editor of the late
Crown Prince Rudolph's work entitled
Austria Hungary" is dead.
After stormy debate, the French
Chamber of Deputies voted in favor of
The vote stood 301 for and 260 against
abolition. The question of confidence
in the government was not involved.
The marriage of the Princess Louise
will take place at Osborne July q. The
honeymoon will be spent at Upper
Sheen house and in Scotland.
An extensive wind storm in the vi
cinity of Hope, D. T., on the I'd, was fol-
lowed by hail and lightning. which did
considerable damage, particularly to
crops.
Secretary Rusk gave Mary Ann
Dougherty. of pension-veto lame, a
clerkship.
Thomas B. Lee, of Toledo, who eight
cen months ago received a legacy OF S40,-
600 and has souandered it all, the last
being lost at the Washington Park races,
Chicago, attempted suicide at the Palm
er House in that city, on the I'd, by tax
ing nitric acid. He will die.
Early on the morning of the I'd Geo..
A. Hamilton, local treasurer Of the
Omaha Railroad at ST. Paul, died very
suddenly. Mr.. Hamilton has been
prominent in Northwestern railroad af-
fairs since 1864.
The police of Chicago have begun a
crusade against the gambling houses
Ex-Congressman Richard Guenther
will accept the consul-generalship at
Havana.
Gen. Faircnild was chosen president
of the Cherokee commission.
Judge Collins, in the Chicago circuit
court, on the lst inst, decided that
divorces n the Jewish Church are null,
and on the strength of that decision
ordered that Joseph Bersofsky pay
Esther Bersofsky 81 per week alimonv
and SIS solicitors fees. The husband
secured church divorce and was suing
for confirmation in the circuit court.
In doing so he set up the fact of the
church divorce as bar against any
claim for COMPENSATION by his wife,