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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
"BLUEBEARD's" MONEY STOLEN
Treasurer Murdoch, of HendersOn's Com
pany. Robbed of 81 900 at Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 17.-Treasurer
Murdoch, of the "Bluebeard. jr.," Com
pany, was attacked in his room IN the
Mark ham House, yesterday afternoon,
by robber, and seriously wounded in
the head. The robber escaped with
about $1,000, with which Murdock was
about to pay the salaries of the company.
The man attacked him from behind,
and Mr. Murdoch. who was stunned by
the blow, was unable to recognize him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
FOUR INDIANS TO HANG,

Gov. Toole Refuses to Respite the Con-
demned Reds.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 1S.-Gov. Toole
has refused to respite the four Indian
murderers sentenced to be hanged at
Mlssoula tomorrow. A petition was
presented which was signed largely by
women. The Governor says nothi ng is
set forth by the petitioners to justify
executive interference
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Rapid Work in Raising Wreck.

CAIRO, H., Dec. 19.-The steamer Big
Sandy, up at midnight. reports the
steamer Buckeye State struck snag
and sunk in four feet of water at Har-
per's Landing yesterday. The Buckeye
State had the wrecking boat Charlie
Hill in tow, which pumped her out,
patched the hole and the boat proceeded
To Mem nhiS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
A slack the Ripper Convicted

CITY OF MExIco. Dec. 1S.-The An
tonic Guerrero, alias Chalequerot, the
Jack the Ripper" of Mexico, trial end
ed at 4 O'Clock this morning. He was
convicted of eight murders and fourteen
rapes, and was sentenced TO death,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
why seilverskon was Slain.

PARIS, Dec. 18.-I'he Echo publishes
statement which it is alleged
Padlewsky made few days after
the murder of Gen. Seliverskoff.
In this statement PadleWksy
said he killed Gen. Seliverskof because
he was plotting with the Russian police
to capture Nihilists. Gen. Seliverskoff,,
Padlewsky said, had killed his own
servants to prevent them from reveal
ing his sc crets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Idaho Bank Failure.

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. l7.-News has
been received here that Charles Hussey
owner Of the banks at Murray and
Wallace, Idaho, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors. II
is believed the assets are sufficient to
cover the liabilities. The suspension
was due to the lack of funds to meet the
present heavy demands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Cant Mix Politics and Relip,on

MARIANA, Ark, Dec. 20.-The White
River Methodist conference yesterday
tried Rev. n. B. Fizer on the charge Of go
inc away from his church without leave
and running for governor OF Arkansas, and
suspended him for the period of five
months. Brother Fizer protested vigor-
ousIy. but the conference was unanimous
on the suspension.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
CRUSHED BY SNOW.
The Roof of blacksmith Shop Collapses
With Heavy Loss.

ROANOKE, Va, Dec. 1.-THE roof of
the blacksmith shop of the Roanoke
Machine Works fell in under heavy
weight of snow at2 o'clock this morn
ing. One man of the night force
was killed and eight seriously injured.
The damage to building and machinery
is estm tied at 100000; uninsured.
Work will be resumed at an early day.
I is the heaviest snow storm for years.
Two feet Of snow has fallen and the
storm continues.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
HE BLAMES THE WOMAN.
Eyraud Claims that He Did Not Murder
Mr.. GOuffe.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE trial of Michael
Eyraud and his former mistress Gabri-
ellie Bompard, for the murder
IF Notary Gouffe, was contin-
ued in tl,r. assize court to-day.
Eyraud persisted in his statement that
Mile. Bompard conceived the de-
tails of the crime, and that she
passed the moose around the
victims neck while the latter was
tondling her at her home. Mile. Bonn
pard denies all of Eyraud's statements,
and claims that the part she took in the
crime was due to the influence exerted
over her bv EvrauG.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Gobbled Up by Standard OH.

LIMA, O., Dec. l9.-The Standard Oil
Company has gobbled another indie
pendent company, the concern being
the Delaware Oil Company. The sale
of the Delaware leaves only two indie
pendent concerns in operation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
FIRED ON BY THE STRIKERS.
Alabama Miners Who Return to Work
Threatened with Denth.

Threatened with Death.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 20.-At the
Coalburg mines, near Birmingham. Ala,
yesterday, number of the striking
miners signed an agreement to quit the
mine workers union and return to
work Last night party of them were
engaged in cleaning out the opening Of
a slope when they were fired on by
parties in ambush. Later Jim
Calvin, striker, was arrested and
jailed, charged with the shooting.
Written notices were found posted all
about the Coalburg mines warning all
striking miners not to return to work
under penalty Of death. The noticee
were .ornamented with skull and cross
homes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
OVER THE OCEAN IN A SKIFF.

Capt. Norton Successfully Navigates the
Atlantic in Lifeboat.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Capt. Norton's life
boat, on which he left America some
months ago on trip across the Atlantic,
has been sighted off Gibraltar The
captain reported "alI WE'LL His arrival
at Toulon is expected daily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
a blizzard i'm England.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-Snow storms pre-
vail every where in Great Britain; The
fall has been deep and traffic IS blocked
in many places: A number OF wrecks
Of small vessels have been reported.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Money for All DeposItors.

DULUTH, Mimi, Dee. 19.-The Hall &
Co. Bank, Of the West End, Yesterday
filed a statement OF assets and Liabilities.
The assets are placed at $50, S94.62, and
the liabilities at $47 1886.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Wooden Mills Laid in Ashes.

GANANoouE, Ont, Dec. 1S.-McIn-
tyres wooden mill was burned to-day.
Loss, $40, 600; insurance, $4,000 Fire
man Nelson Amo was fatally injured by
falling walls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
FALL OF A MALT WAREHOUSE.

"A
with Heavy Loss.
New YORK, Dec. 1S.-The front wall
of Schafer's malt house, running on
Park Avenue from Fiftieth to Fifty-first
Street, collapsed this morning and
dumped about 100000 bushels of bar
ley on the street and blocked travel.
The cause is due both to the high wind
of yesterday and weight of the barley
which strained the wall. The loss to
the firm is estimated at $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
MRS. CARNEGIE NEAR TODEArH
Critical Illness of the Great MilIionaire's
Wife.

Wife.
New YORK, Dec. 16-Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, who was reported this morn
ing to be dying, was still alive at noon
to-day. It was said there was slight
Improvement in her condition, which is
still. however. very critical.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
COAL COMPANY IN TROUBLE.
4 Tennessee Corporation in Need Of .
Receiver.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Dec. 2O.-The
Helena Wood & Coal Company has made
an application in the chancery court for
the appointment of receiver for the
South Tredagar Iron Company, Of this
city, declared by the petitioners to be
insolvent, and that judgments issued
from yesterday will result in a majority
of the creditors losing their claims. The
restraining order was issued. The in
debtedness of the South Tredagar
Company will reach $780, 600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24

THE duck takes to both water and land
for divers and sun-drv reasons.-Dallas
News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-24
Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW 1 OKK, DEC. zU.-Ine weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31

STOCKS are watered in order to milk the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
THE GAS SITUATION,

Light is gradually evolving upon the
natural gas situation. Yesterdays action
of the directors of the Philadelphia Com
pauy, ordering an increase of price from
ten TO fifteen cents per thousand, to take
effect December l, is more definite than it is
likely to prove satisfactory to the domestic
consumers. This, however, is solely ques-
ton of policy for the company. On the one
hand it is making hay while the sun shines;
on the other it runs the risk of inviting
active petition from other companies not
now extensively engaged in domestic light
ing, and possibly in the end from artificial
gas plants. Even at fifteen cents, natural
gas will still be esteemed by most people a
cheap luxury as compared with coal; but of
course if any cheaper gas offers, the con-
sumer will quickly take advantage of it.
The situation as to the mills does not yet
wholly exclude the possibility thar the
Philadelphia Company may soon have a
supply for them, too. The company's Off
GERS say this depends upon the Belleveruon
field, whose product is not yet fully tested.
But it is Mr.. Pew, of the Peoples Com
pany, who really holds out the most inter
esting solution of the whole problem. If
his gas-pump, which he is experimenting
with, proves a success, it means that hun
dreds Of wells whose pressure is not now
sufficient to drive the gas to the city, can be
turned into the lines, thus reinforcing the
present supply manifold. We wish good
luck to Mr.. Pew in this matter. Nothing
could be of more immediate benefit The
next eight or ten days will tell the tale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
POLITICS NOT PASTINIE.

If some part of the interest which is
usually taken in politics during the few
weeks before election days were distributed
over the year more evenly the results might
be good. It is not expected that a great
number of citizens will hsbitually have
time to spare from their private pursuits and
affairs for close attention to the workings of
the party organizations through which
government in its various forms, national,
State and municipal, is carried on; but it is
at least well when important measures are
up, and movements undertaken, for voters to
give them intelligent examination and to
freely express opinions upon them. If this
were more generally done there would be less
occasion for criticism, censure and vitupera-
tion when the time arrived to pass upon can
6idates and policies at the polls.
Everyone must be struck with the ex-
pressed willingness and even anxiety ofcan-
didates for Office, whether high or low, to as
certain about election time how the people
feel on public questions, and to meet the
public views. The best class of candidates
are willing to do that, so far as it involves
no surrender OF conviction or principle.
Another class, less to be depended upon,
would 60 still farther and show only too
much willingness to accept any attitude
that might bring votes.
In proportion as the public might main
tain keen interest in the affairs of govern
ment, there is no reason to doubt that candi-
dates and politicians generally would be-
tween elections endeayor as much to win
public favor as they habitualIy
do just before elections. As
class the fault is not all theirs.
When they find citizens taking but
little concern in the affairs of government
the incentive OF the reward of appreciation
for good service and fidelity to interests is
absent, and too often the temptations to
other courses are at hand. About the most
perfectly administered government in the
world is the Swiss Republic, in which the
people vote directly on all public measures
which are not mere matters of ministerial
routine. The cantonal governments of the
Swiss correspond to those of our States,
with relation to the general Federal gov.
eminent in each country. 1t is not possible
to have such direct voting here as the Swiss
have; but it is possible for the people to
take more general and better sustained
interest in having measures disposed of
upon their merits, and in setting public
watchfulness as har to the sinister inf1u-
ences which witho ut that watchfulness soon
enter into politics.
A little less Of excitement, hurly-burly
and hot temper at election times and little
more OF popular concern in the administra-
tion of affairs through the year would work
we'll all around.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
A WOMAN OBTAINED IT.
How the Supreme Court Decision Was
Stolen From Justice Miller.

How the Supreme Court Decision Was
Stolen From Justice Miller.
From the Chicago Ncws.l
Justice Miller's death revives the story of
the Supreme Court decision written by him,
and betrayed prematurely to stock spectators
in some mysterious way. relative to the Pacific
railroads under the Thurman act. His over
scruplous honesty kept him above suspicion,
and his discretion also made that revelation
all the more surprising. The Chicago Neaos
thus explains the matter: A woman in Wash
ington, poor but extravagant, and the widow
of famous General, was on intimate terms
with Justice Miller's family. As the decision
was certain to affect the prices of all Pacific
Railway securities very materially, whichever
way it went and as 1t might ruin men who held
the Stocks and bonds, or make their fortunes
there was all intense anxiety to know its nature
in advance.
The agent of New York syndicate largely
interested in securities, offered the woman
$1,000 If she obtained the desired Information.
She undertook the delicate task. While the
Miller family were at church Sunday morning
she went to the house, entered Judge Miller's
library, unlocked his desk by means of skeleton
keys, and copied portion of the opinion,
basis of very large transactions in stocks before
the opinion was anpounced-about 80 o'clock
on Monday. The facts leaked out the widow
was never allowed to enter the Miller house
again and was never again recognized by any
OF the family. In fact. she was compelled to
$4,000
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
The Oysters Were Simply Great,

CoMEBoDY had objected TO the size of the
oysters-they were rather overgrown for
Blue Points-and the philosophic dean of the
crowd remarked: Those oysters are babies
compared with the first raw oysters ever ate.
It was 2S years ago, and q party Of us, tele-
graph operators in the service of Uncle Sam,
were stationed on the shores of Cherrystone
Inlet, on Chesapeake Bay. We had been
living on hard tack and salt junk for two weeks
the day we reached the seashore, and we seized
the first chance that offered to vary our diet.
Baltimore got her choicest oysters from Cherry
stone Inlet in those days, and we had not been
there many hours before we hailed fisher
man. He ran his boat up on the sand, and sold
us bushel Of oysters. remember it was
fine, cool day, and we stood on the sand
there were six of us-whiIe the old
fisherman opened the oysters and handed
them to u.s. We hadn't any pepper. or Tabasco
sauce, or pickles or anything. but great Scott!
those oysters tasted good. and the sea brine
was seasoning enough for us. They were
awfully big oysters, and as I'd never eaten
raw oyster before was little shy about tack
ling them-but ate dozen without stopping.
and began afresh with good appetite. They
were the biggest and the best oysters I've ever
eaten"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
NEW JERSEY BALLOT REFORM.
The Prohibitionists Denounce the New Law
as Unconstitutional.

The Prohibitionists Denounce the New Law
as Unconstitutional.
TRENTON. October S0-The Prohibitionist
State Convention met here and after much dis.
cussion adopted a resolution to test the legal.
ity Of the ballot reform law. State Committee
man I. W. Bergen called the meeting to order
with few spicy remarks about New Jerseys
new method of voting and then DR.. j. B. Graw,
the speaker of the day, was introduced.
The attendance was very small one. yet
DR.. Graw discoursed on ballot reform the
greater part of the morning. He said the law
was unjust as 1t was intended to be, and char
acterized it as political orphan. neither the
Republicans nor Democrats being willing to
own it. He said the law disfranchised many
voters IN New Jersey and he was sure that the
machine bosses of both parties had framed the
law with view of shutting out the temperance
party.
Resolutions were adopted affirming devotion
to the principles of prohibition and true ballot
reform, and condemning as unconstitutional
the action OF the Legislature of 1890 which en-
acted law making it cheap and easy to vote
for Democratic and Republican candidates. but
expensive and difficult for those voting an in
dependent ballot. The efforts of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of New Jersey to
secure compulsory education of scientific tenn
perance instruction in the public schools of the
State were Endorsed, and then the convention
adjourned,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
DANCERS OUT OF PLACE.

A warning to Sunday school superintend-
ents to be careful to know exactly what they
are getting when they hire strange profess
sors to entertain their focks is conveyed in
a true history which The DISPATCH prints
to-day. The awful event occurred in Bound
brook, n. j., and it is narrowing to hear
how a couple of skirt dancers kicked the
proprieties and a good mans reputation to
pieces, by accident of course. The catas-
trophe is instructive also on the question of
how many high kicks it takes to thoroughly
shock a sensitive audience. 1t would ap-
pear that the decisive number is five, for
only the unregenerate young men stayed
after that point, we are told.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
THE RISE OF FOOTBALL.

Football as national game is coming to
the front. Of all college sports it is clearly
the most popular. In Pittsburg the interest
is steadily increasing, and several clubs oi
formidable strength have been formed here
to compete with the crack teams of the
country. Football is about the only game
thoroughly suited for the seasons of fall and
winter. When properly played it is one of
the healthiest and manifest of sports. 1t
ought to grow in popular favor, and it will
grow if amateurs keep control of it, play
ing the game for the fun, the glory, to say
nothing of the kicks in it, and not for
pecuniars profit. Athletic sports to be of
real benefit to society must have little or
nothing to do with gate receipts. The mel
ancholy decadence of baseball set in when
the dollars became of more moment than
base hits. At present football is free from
this enervating influence, and it promises to
foster courage, physical strength and much
more that is good in our young men to an
extent no other game can. There is a notion
that slugging and brutality figure too
largely in the game, but this is only true
when 1t is played in defiance of the rules.
The best teams in the country will be found
to make more use of their heads than their
feet, and rely more on strategy and disci-
pline than the mere brute force of their rush
line. To be good football player q man
must lead healthy, well-ordered life; he
must control his temper, and bring all his
physical powers under complete subiection
to his mind. 1t is plain that such a game
must have good effect upon the morals as
we'll as the physique of its players.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31

be gave notice that the muses. nine had no
exclusive mortgage upon his Tyre, that he
proposed to use it as a club upon the braves
of Tammany in order to free his native city.
Mr.. Glider has redeemed this valiant
pledge. He hired a truck last Monday
night and drove along the Bowery, making
speeches at frequent intervals in support Of
the Peoples Municipal League, as the COM
bination Of Republicans, County Democ-
racy and Mugwumps is called. The un-
cultured denizens of the Bowery did not
comprehend the precious significance of this
unusual spectacle, but they enjoyed the red
fire with which Mr.. Gilder's orations were re-
inforced, and whooped 1t up for the orator
much as the Lawrencevillians did for our
own Mr.. Brennan and his brass band the
other night. 1t was daring experiment,
for the "Bowery b'hoys" are not removed
for gentleness, and it is hardly surprising
that Mr.. Glider has announced that he will
not speak from truck again. The fact is
that sonneteer at ward meeting is likely
to be as happy and effective as q nightin-
gale in a boiler factory.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
OUR LOCAL FARMERS AROUSED.

The farmers of Allegheny county are
considering their own best interests in or.
ganizing for better country roads. There is
not district anywhere in which greater
returns can be had from moneys judiciously
invested upon the rural highways than in
Allegheny county. Here there is splendid
market for all sorts of garden produce. II
the wear and tear, loss of time and expense
of hauling to market could be lessened one
half. as might readily be done with good
roads, the occupation of the local husband
man will not only be handsomely profitable,
but immeasurably pleasanter than it has
hitherto been. We do not in this estimate
of advantage take into account the greater
value given to the land by reason of its in
creased accessibility for residence purposes.
at all seasons, from the cities and the thriv-
ing towns of this aud neighboring counties.
1t will be noticed that the farmers at their
convention yesterday indorsed the proposal
that conviets work on the roads. In wrest-
ling with mud inches deep the farmers have
no time nor mood for the fne-spun senti-
mentalism which would regard this as de-
grading to the convicts. The deg. adation,
the farmers evidently think, comes from the
offenses against the law, and not from per-
forming work in which other men engage.
Of course any advocate of the plan would
readily admit that in carrying it out no un-
necessary exposure should be made of the
prisoners. Working on country roads, they
would, In fact, be almost as secluded as
upon the grounds at the workhouse, while
their physical health would be benefited
rather than hurt by the change OF scene.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-31
WOMEN IN ACTIVE POLITICS.

BOSTON Globe: 1t is beyond doubt that the
time is not far OF when women will divide with
men somewhere about equally the activities of
politics, more especially Of politics which deal
with the education of the young. the welfare
of the home, and equal standards Of social
justice between the sexes.
NEW YORK Evening Post: To women far
more than to most men, the objects of muni-
cipal administration, the condition Of the
streets, oflths sewers. of the school houses, CT
the hospitals and aims houses and Of the police.
are of daily and absorbing interest. They
know a Jake" or Mike whom they see him far
better than man does and hate his works and
ways with sacred vixulsncs Of which most
men are incapable