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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
FLAMES LICK UP A TOWN.
Many Buildings Destroyed in st. sauveur
Ouebec-Many Homeless,


A dispatch of the 10Th from Quebec
says: A disastrous fire broke out early
this morning in st. Sauveur. The
flames spread with great rapidity
through the wooden district which
surrounded the place where the fire
originated. Many of the houses
on Waller, Chenel. st. Peter and
st. Marie streets were burned. st.
S%auveur had but a poor fire department,
and it could make no Roadway against
the flames. Help was asked from this
city, and Quebec engines were quickly
sent, but owing to the lack of water their
efforts We're crippled. Battery B was
finally called out, and rendered valuable
assistance in fighting the flames. While
the military was preparing to blow up
some houses to check the spread
of the flames, a premature explosion
took place in one of the houses, killing
Maj. Short and Sergt. Wallick, of Bat
terry B. Both were buried in the ruins,
and at 8 o'clock the body Of Sergt. Wal
lick was recovered. 1t was horribly
mangled. One leg and one arm had
been torn from Maj. Shorts body by the
explosion, and were found at some dis
lance from the trunk.
st. Sauveur IS a separate municipality
from Quebec, but is separated from this
city by only the width of a street. It
has a population of about $4,000. Only
last night the St. Sauveur officials re-
fused an offer of this city to supply
them with water.
The fire burned itself out, after reach
ing the limits of st. Sauveur, the toll
gate keepers house in Waller Street
being about the last to 60. The district
north and west of Massu and st. Am
broise Streets burne7, with the excep
ton Of a portion OF Waller Street.
About 700 houses were burned. AS
many of them were tenements, the
number of families homeless is not less
than l,200, comprising 5000 or 5000
persons.
The Hon. Mr.. MERCER and other
prominent men are interesting them
selves in behalf of the homeless people.
Application has been made to Sir A. P.
! Caron for the use of a drill and other
government buildings to shelter those
who are yet camped out in the fields.
The clergy are distributing food, and
steps are being taken to organize a
regular system of relief. Tie majority
of the people burned out are the labor
ing class, and, as insurance rates were
very high, few have anything to fall
back upon
The total loss is estimated at $500, 900.
if the wind had been from any other
quarter all St. Roch's might have gone.
AS it was, st. Sauveur is badly swept up
to it's furthest end.
1t was generally supposed that Sergt.
Waileck died Immediately after being
taken from the ruins, but it has since
been learned that he is still alive in the
Marine Hospital, but not likely to recov-
er. 1t is expected that the remains of
Maj. Short will be taken to Kingston to-
morrow for burial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
OF THE WABASH.
lie Great System Disposed of at
Auction in Chicago.
BOUGHT BY THE BONDHOLDERS.
Knocked Down Under this Dire ction of
Court for About Fifteen Million
DOllars-Eastern and West
ern Lines to be Con-
so1idatod

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 15.-The lines ofthe
Wabash Railway east of the Mississippi
River were sold before Judges Gresham
and Jackson to-day, to Messrs. Ashley
& Joy, representing 90 per cent. of the
bonds, and acting in the interests of the
Wabash Western purchasing commit
tee, for $15,55O,00 The Wa
bash lines were first sold in
four sections, and then sold as a
whole. The lines east of the river will,
it is understood, be consolidated with
the lines west of the river, with head
quarters at st. Louis. Messrs. Pepper,
Johnson, Purdy and Parsons represent
ed the minority bondholders.
According to the decree ofthe United
States court the foreclosure and sale OF
the four divisions were to be put up
separately, and then the four sold as q
unit, whichever should yield the largest
amount to be accepted by the masters
who were appointed to make the sale.
These were Messrs. Bluford Wilson and
II. A. Hicks. On sale by divisions, the
Popper-Johnson committee. repre-
senting the minority of the bondhold-
ers, bid higher than the Joy committee
for the first three divisions; but when ii
came to selling the property in a lump
the Joy committee outbid its opponents
with a price in excess of the aggregate
of the bids for the divisions, and consid-
cradle in excess of the upset price as
given above. The masters and attor-
neys then proceeded to Judge Gresh-
ANS room, where the work of prepar-
ing the masters report for the courts
approval was begun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
WARNED BY THE EMPEROR.

The German Kaiser, While Sympathiz-
ing with Strikers, Objects to Rioting.
Emperor William on the 14th received
the delegates of the striking miners.
The interview lasted fifteen minutes.
Minister Herrfurth was present. The
Emperor gravely listened to the griev-
ances of the strikers and occasionally
asked questions. In reply to their COM
plants he said that he took a deep per-
sonal interest in the welfare of his sub
jects in Westphalia, as he did
in the welfare of all his subjects. He
had carefully followed the struggle and
he had ordered a thorough inquiry into
the facts. He warned the delegation
against the plottings of political. and es-
pecially Socialist, agitators. He grieved
that there had been rioting, and said
that it was impossible to tolerate such
conduct. "Teil your fellow-workmen,"
he added, s'that the emperor himself,
if necessary, will order the troops to bat
tie and shoot rioters, while if they are
quiet the emperor will protect them"
He hoped that the dispntants would
settle the difference without govern
ment meddling.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
BY A LARGE MAJORITY.
The Sioux Falls Constitution Adopted by
the Voters OF South Dakota

Inc Sioux FAILS constitution Adopted 0Y
the Voters OF South Dakota
The election in South Dakota on the
18th, was for or against the Sioux Falls
constitution, so-called because it was
four years ago adopted at that city, upon
which the omnibus bill required another
vote, and for the election of delegates
to a convention at Sioux Falls,
such convention to complete the
work to be done before the
presidential proclamation of statehood.
The vote was light but the majority n
favor of the constitution was over
whelming, while the delegates elected
to the convention have been two Re-
publicans to one Democrat. that division
having been agreed upon before the
election. In North Dakota dele
gates were elected to the con-
stitutional convention which will
convene at Bismarck July 4.
There, as in South Dakota, the Demo-
cratic party was given one-third of the
delegates. This being true there was
but little trouble at the polls. The re-
turns, 80 far as received, indicate that
with a few exceptions the agreement
as to the division of the various dele
gates will be strictly adhered to and
the minority will be given a hearing
when the constitution is being framed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A BUCKEYE
Robert Day Kills His Father, His Wife,
and Shoots at Other Persons.

Robert Day Kills His Father, His Wife,
and Shoots at Other Persons.
CINCINNATI, O., May 16.-Robert Day,
q years old, son of a wealthy farmer
living two miles from Loveland, O.,
reached home about midnight last night
from a circus, intoxicated. The family
was awaiting him. Drawing two revo1-
vers he declared his intention of
Cleaning out the ranch" The family
hastily left the DON Robert Day,
ST., IS years old, was the last to leave,
and his son, with deliberate aim, fired
at him and sen a ball through his body.
Young Day then went to an adjoining
farm where Mrs. Hubbell, his divorced
wife, lived. He forced an entrance.
The noise awakened Mrs. Hubbell, who
came out to see the cause. Day meeting
her fred, striking her in the
stomach. The servant girl appeared
and he fred at her, giving her a slight
wound in the face. He then fired the
barn and kept the neighbors away with
his drawn revolvers until the
marshal overpowered him, during
which Day fred ten shots at the party,
one of which touched the face
the marshal. Mr.. Day and Mrs. Hub
bell were fatally wounded. Three years
ago the murderer married Mrs. Hub
bell, while employed by her on her
farm. Two years later he began drink
ing, and she was compell.d to get a
divorce. He has been heard to threaten
to get even, but no reason is known for
killing his father.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
LOSS OF THE ALASKAN.
A Fine Oregon Steamer Founders an
Five Lives Are Lost.

Five Lives Are Lost.
A Portland, Ore, dispatch of the 10Th
says: The steamship Columbia, which
has just arrived at Astoria, bound from
San Francisco to Portland, brings a re-
port of the loss of the Oregon Railway
& Navigation Company's magnificent
side-wheel iron steamer Alaskan.
This vessel is reported to have found
cred off Cape Blanco, Monday, May Is,
while on her way from Portland to
San Francisco. Only meagre particu-
lars have been received yet.a The
Alaskan left Portland last Saturday,
May IL, bound for San Francisco, where
she was to go in dry dock for some re-
pairs preparatory to being placed on
the Puget Sound route. It is supposed
that she must have encountered a very
severe gale while on her way down the
coast. The steamer fortunately carried
no passengers, having on beard only
her officers and crew when she went
down.
Cape Blanco is some 400 miles south
of the mouth OF the Columbia River.
The steamship Columbia. which was
coming up the coast, picked up the cap
tain and mate and eleven of the crew
and brought them to Astoria. Five men
are reported to be drowned. Two boats
containing the remainder of the crew
have not yet been heard from.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Republics VS., Monarchies.

A Paris dispatch of the 10Th says: A
banquet given In honor of the cabinet
on Saturday by the delegates of the
American republics taking part IN the
exhibition, seemed to be a demonstra-
ton of republics against ~monarchies.
All the European ambassadors were
invited to attend the banquet, but
with the exception Of the Belgian min
their governments and were ordered to
ignore the invitation. The Brazilian
minister also held aloof.
Mr.. McLane, who presided at the
banquet, vas supported by Whitelaw
Reid, the new United States minister to
France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
TWENTY WORKMEN CRUSHED.
Horrible Result of the Fall of a Building
at Tacoma.

dOrrlDle Result of the Fall OF q Bull0lnR
at Tacoma.
TACOMA, W. T., Nay 14.-Shortly be-
fore 6 O'Clock last night between fifteen
and twenty men we're at work in a new
building being erected for @ hotel by
Walter Bates. who was acting as his fore
q A tremendous storm came up
from the southwest, and struck the
building with full force. The
structure tottered for a moment,
and then collapsed, burying the work
men in the ruins. Hundreds of citizens
and laborers just returning from their
labor were 500 at work e~ndeavoring
to rescue the imprisoned men,. In a
few minutes the body of Walter Bates
was taken Out. This was followed by
two injured workmen, and then q work.
nan named Mcconnell, who was dead.
w. III. Smell, VINO one week ago
to-day was elected city attor-
ney, and who was a son-in-law
of Bates, was soon after taken out seri-
ously injured. Then two or three other
dead bodies were recovered. The work
of removing the debris is still going on
and stihed groans are heard underneath.
Besides the workmen who were injured,
the Rev. w. A. Mackey, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, who stopped to
seek shelter from the rain, was severely
injured. The building was a frame
structure three stories nigh on Tacoma
Avenue and four stories on the alley be-
low.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
LEW MORRIsON's LOSS.
The Actors Costly Scenery Destroyed in
a Theater Fire.

The Actors Costly Scenery Destroyed in
a Theater Fire.
WORCESTER, Mass, May 16.-The Wor-
cester Theater was discovered to be on
fire shortly after 3 o'clock this morning,
and was totally destroyed. The fire ap-
parently started in the rear of the build
ing, near the stage. Explosions fol-
lowed each other in rapid succession,
and in a snort time the roof
fell in. "Faust" was played
last night by Lewis Morrison and
company. Mr.. Morrison places the
company's loss at ST., 900, including cos
tunes. The scenery originally cost 3d.
800, and the additions $500. MI. Nor
rison's entire legitimate wardrobe was
in the theater. The building was erect
ed in 1860 for the storage of fruit. but
the scheme failed, and in 1868 the
structure was bought by the Worcester
Music Hall Association and fitted up as
q theater, at an expense of 81. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
RELY ON THE EMPEROR.
Thousands OF Striking Miners in Ger
many Returning to Work.

Anousanos OF Striking Miners In Ger
many Returning to Work.
A Berlin dispatch of the 18th says:
Although the negotiations between the
mine owners and the strikers have SO
far been a failure, it. is hoped that the
masters, at their meeting at Bochum to-
morrow, will accept the terms of the
miners. The miners delegates to-day re-
ported TO the strikers at Dortmund the
result of their visit to Berlin. Over
5000 strikers approved the proposed
compromise, and declared their inten-
ton to accede to nothing beyond that.
A large proportion OF the miners have
resumed work, relying upon the EN-
peror's active influence with the en-
ployers. The miners at G~elsenkirchen
and Eschweiler are also resuming work.
The Emperor has SEM his former
tutor. DR.. Kinzpeter, to inquire into the
strikes. The Volks Zeltung, the Vos-
sische Zeitung and the radical journals
all praise the impartial attitude of the
Emperor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
BIGGEST CUT EVER MADE.
The Wages of Seven Thousand Coal Min
ers Is Reduced

The two days conference at Brazil,
Imp, between the coal operators of the
State Executive Board and the miners
delegation, ended at noon on the 18th,
with the operators formal refusal to
arbltrate the difference between the
two bodies in relation to the yearly scale
for mining bituminous and block coal
throughout the state. The operators
demanded a reduction from 80 to 20
ents on block coal, and from IS to go
cents on bituminous, the biggest cut
ever made in the history of the coal
trade in the West. The operators base
their refusal to arbitrate on the ground
that undertaking by Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and Illinois operators makes it
impossible to get a market at a less re-
duction. Seven thousand miners in the
state are affected by the decision. All
negotiations are considered off. and
there is no alternative for the miners
but to accept the reduction or remain
die
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Sig BLAZE AT CHICAGO.
Twenty-one Buildings Burned in the
Suburbs-Work of

SoodA oS-Ns oA
CHICAGO. ILL.,, May 1S.-Fire, early this
morning, at One Hundred and Sixth
Street and Avenue K, in East Chicago,
destroyed nine houses and twelve barns.
The total damage is between $50, 600 and
$4,000. The houses were occupied al
most entirely by foreigners, employed
in the rolling mills, the most of
whom owned their homes, and had
them well insured. The scene of the
fire is just across the Calumet River
frssr Cummings, which was visited by a
destructive fire only a few hours be-
fore. The entire district is so poorly
supplied with water that at both fires
the fremen were almost powerless,
the cisterns and wells being quickly
exhausted. This fact is SO good an
argument for annexation to Chicago,
that the anti-annexationists are freely
charging that both blazes were started
by anneXationists. Both fires started in
barns in the most unaccountable man
ner, and in localities where the flames
were sure to spread.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Will Use Cotton Bagging.

7. A. Clayton, chairman of the joint
committee of the Farmers National
Alliance and Cooperative Union of
America, says the report sent out from
Birmingham, Ala.y during the recent
meeting to the effect that a COM
promise with the jnte bagging trust
was considered has no founda-
ton in fact. He saws they
distinctly stated to the iute bagging
people that they would not use iute bag
ging, even if it was offered at 5 cents
per yard. He further said: 1--WE have
contracted for about Il, 600, 900 yards of
cotton bagging to cover the next crop,
and expect that one-fourth Of the cot
ton raised this year will be wrapped in
this article, and that none of the crop OF
1890 will be covered with jute bag
ging."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
ACCUSING TWO MINISTER'S.
Charges Against Members of the Presb,
terrain Assem- bly,.

Charges Against Members of the Presby-
terrain Assem- bly,.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 1.-THE
Southern General Assembly of Presby-
terrain Churches met this morning, and
the hours until the noon recess were
consumed in reading reports. An ex-
listing difficulty in the executive
committee of foreign missions was
brought out by the petition of Rev. M.
III. Houston. secretary, and d. G. Ran
kin, who asked for an investigation of
the charges made by Rev. w. q. Mark
land, chairman of the committee.
What the charges are could not be to-
day learned. The matter was laid over,
the morning hour having expired.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A Circus

On the 18th two gray wolves, a mount
ain lion and a panther had a brief spell
of liberty, and for half an hour explored
the streets of Chicago at their will. AS
wagons belonging to a circus were
crossing the railroad tracks, a
passenger train struck one of the
vehicles loaded with wild animals, and
smashed it. The animals, finding them
selves liberated, scattered in all direc-
tons. After a long chase and vigorous
use of whips and iron bars, the animals
were finally captured without anybody
being harmed. The injuries of the driv-
er of the wagon were severe, but not
fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
DRANK A BUCKET OF WHISKY.
The Fatal CarousaI of Two Chicago
Young Men.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May l5.-Tim Sullivan,
Is years old, brother of a saloon keeper,
died last night from an overdose of bad
whisky. Sullivan and a young man
named Tom Curry had been engaged by
this formers brother to move a whisky
barrel into the cellar. They foun, a
bucket full of liquor in the barrel and
drank it. Drunken hilarity gave way
to a stupor, and later on to COMMISSIONS.
Their features were horribly distorted.
Sullivan died two hours after taking the
first drink. Garry, who is 10 years old.
is still alive, but he is not expected to
live.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Too Much Water.

The latest reports from the flooded
districts in Austria show that the loss of
life is much greater than was supposed.
The rivers are still greatly swollen. In
many places the bursting of dykes has
flooded the surrounding territory and
utterly destroyed the crops. Many mar
row escapes from death are reported.
The deepest distress prevails through
out the submerged districts and steps
are being taken to relieve the immedi-
ate wants If the sufferers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
ADRIFT ON THE OCEAN.
Eleven of the Crew of the Foundered Alas
kan Land After Terrible Suffering.

News has been received that eleven
of the crew OF the foundered steamer
Alaskan have come ashore at Florence,
near the mouth of the Suislaw River, in
Oregon. On account of huge breakers
they were unable to land their boat
and had to swim to the shore.
All were successful except one
poor fellow, who, after enduring horri-
BILE suffering two nights and three days
ing the time they were out all they had
to eat was six cans of peaches. Four of
the survivors are quite i'll from the eff
fects of drinking salt water. They were
only stopped from drinking unlimited
quantities by the force of the others.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
FIRE IN A SHIPS HOLD.
A Spanish Steamer With a Cargo of Cot.
ton Ablaze.

A Spanish Steamer With a Cargo of Cot
ton Ablaze.
LONDON, May 18.-The Spanish steam
er Emilano, Capt. Pengochea, from
New Orleans April % via Newport
News for Liverpool. arrived at Queens
and main holds burning. The fire has
been burning for two days. The flames
spread rapidly and it was found neces-
ssry to j~ettison 40 bales of the burning
cotton. Three seamen we're overcome
and rendered senseless by the sraoke
and heat. The deck of the steamer
has started in several places. Large
quantities of water and steam are be-
ing poured on the cargo in an endeavor
to quench the fire. 1t is probable,
however, that it will be necessary to
discharge the cargo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A Pacific Slope Shake.

Telegraphic reports from what is
termed the Middle California, report an
earthquake about 3:15 on the morning
of the 18th. At some points, especially
in the San Joaquin Valley, shocks were
quite severe, and in a lew cases the tops
of chimneys were thrown down. The
shock was sufficiently heavy in San
Francisco to awaken nearly all the
s%lumberers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
DROPPED A LIGHTED LAMP.
A Mother and Two Children Burned to
Death.

Death.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 17.--While Mrs.
Louis Palmer was cooking supper in her
home at Rockdale, Tex, she dropped a
lighted lamp and was immediately en-
veloped in flames. She ran from the
kitchen through a bed room in which
her two little boys, aged 3 and
4 years, were sleeping, out into
the yard where her husband was.
The latter attempted to extinguish the
flames, but did not succeed until his
wife was fatally burned. He then dis
covered that the house was on fire, and
it and the two children were consumed.
Mr.. Palmer was also very badly burned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
HANGED AT THE CAPITAL.
Nelson Colbert, Colored, Pays the Penal.
ty for Murder.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 17.-Nelson
Colbert, colored, was hanged at 12:54P
NJ, to-day, for the murder of Philip
Wentzell in October last. His neck
was broken by the fall. Wentzell had
for years been superintendent of the
Columbia Street car stables. Colbert
was employed by the company, and was
discharged by Wentzell for drunken
ness. In retaliation for this he shot
the old man, killing him instantly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
White Caps in Pennsylvania.

A Greensburg, Pa, dispatch of the
10Th says: The White Caps in the
vicinity of Mount Pleasant, this county,
brought their threats into execution
and s. |. Cof1man, a citizen of near that
place, was the victim. Recently Mr..
Cofman was warned to leave the
neighborhood or punishment of a
eveIe nature would be melted out.
On Sunday morning his barn was dis
covered to be IN fire, and when Mr..
Cofman hurried to the scene to rescue
a valuable horse, he found the animals
throat cut, evidently with a butcher
knife, and although he succeeded in
getting the horse out, the animal will
die. The loss is 81 200. The last notice
received by Mr.. Cofman was a rudeIv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A Dry Sunday.

A dispatch of the 18th from Fl.
Wayne, Ind, says: Mayor Harding's
proclamation ordering all saloons, drug
stores and cigar stands to close on Sum
day went into effect to-day. and for the
first time in over a quarter of a CEN
tury not a drink was obtainable in
this city under any pretext. The may
or's jurisdiction extends two miles be-
yond the city limits, and all roadhouses
and breweries were likewise closed.
The Liquor Dealers Association had
spoilers out to-day. and will prosecute
milkmen, butchers, the street car COM
panv, newspapers, and all persons
who followed their usual avocations to-