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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
FIRED BY ELECTRICITY.
Lighting Wires Cause a Big Fire at
st. Louis.

Lighting Wires Cause Big Fire at
st. Louis
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. S.-Shortly before
z O'Clock this morning fire started in the
basement of the Western Union Tele-
graph Building at the corner of Olive
and Third Streets. The fire soon as
cended in the elevator shaft from the
first to the top floor. The building was
an old one, and in addition to the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
was occupied by the Offices of
the Associated Press. the Daily
Printing Company, Allen & Gin
ter Cigarette Company, the Bradley
Printing & Roll Company and one or
two other offices. $50 the fire was
brought under complete control, but
the building is Quilted. All the Western
Union wires were burned out but effort
is being made by them to restore COM
munlcation. They are receiving mes
sages at East st. Louis. The fire started
In the basement and spread upward
80 quickly that all the inmates of
the telegraph room had TO fly for their
lives, and many of them had narrow
escapes.
"A network of wires led into the
building by way of the roof. The storm
of yesterday loaded down the telegraph
and telephone wires as we'll with
heavy coating of ice. During yesterday
and last night many breaks occurre
and service was badly interrupted. At
O'Clock this morning a wire leading to
the basement of the building came in
contact with a broken electric light
wire and at once the building was on
fire. The basement has few people
In it, and the trouble being anticipated
from the wires on the roof, if at all, lit
tie attention was given to the basement
and the fire had gotten beyond control
when discovered. The fire depart
ment made hard fight, but the mass
of wires which almost shut the light out
of the streets prevented a successful
work, and the tremen would not risk
their lives in cutting them until the
electric light currents were turned
off. The Associated Press of
flee was on the second floor
and was totally destroyed. But few
persons were in the building when the
fire started, and although several had
narrow escapes, all reached the ground
IN safety. Several firms occupied Off
ces and stores in the building, and the
loss will be total. The loss is estimated
at 100000, of which $4,000 falls on the
Western Union Company. The adioin-
ing buildings were badly damaged by
smoke and water
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
MRS. SOUTHWORTH DEAD.
The Murderess Expires in Her Cell in the
Tombs.

Ihe Murderess Expires in Her Cell In til 9
Tombs.
NEW York, Jan. Mrs. Hannah b.
Southworth, who shot and killed
Stephen Pettus on Fulton Street early
on the morning of November %, died in
her cell at the Tombs at 6:15 o'clock
this morning. Her mother, Mrs. Ellen
/. Martin, and her brothers, George E.
ana William Martin, were at her bed
sue when she expired. TIE coroner
mas been notified of her death.
Or. Chetwood, who granted the death
certificate. places the time of death
at 2:3O O'Clock and gives as the
cause of death primarily failure
and general debility. The death
OF Mrs. Southworth is described as
having been peaceful. There were at
the deathbed Mrs. Southworth's moth
er and her brothers George and William
b. Martin. The grief of the dead wom-
ans. mother was painful to witness,
The body OF Mrs. Southworth was wasted
almost to frame.
AS soon as Coroner Schultz reached
ms office, he granted the order permit
ting the removal of the body to Brook
lyn where it will remain at the resi-
dence of her brother until Thursday.
Then it will be removed to Greenwood
cemetery and placed in a receiving
vault temporarily. AS soon as Mrs.
Martin is prepared 10 return to her
Southern home she will arrange for the
removal of the body to Louisville, Ky.
1or hnal interment in the family plot
there H
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Cast OUT THE SCORNER."
Elliot +. Shepard Purif1es the Moral At
mosphere IN His OGice.

Elliot r. Shepard Purifies the Moral At
mosphere IN His OEice.
New YORK. Jan. Frank Gray, gen.
eral manager, and George Harroun,
comptroller, of the New York Mail and
Express, had falling out in the Office
over business matter and resorted to
blows. The men were separated but
the matter was carried to the ears of
the proprietor, Col. Elliot F. Shepard,
who summoned the combatants to his
presence. In attempting to explain the
disturbance, the men became excited
and finally engaged in rough-and-
tumble argument in the sanctum sane
forum of the great biblical newspaper
crank. AS a result Gray got
his walking papers, and Monday eve n
lng's Express contained the following
brief announcement: Frank S. GRAY
has ceased to have any connection with
the Mail and Express"
The text editor seemingly got wind of
what occurred, for this is what he Sc
lected for yesterdays lesson: "Cast
out the scorner and contention shall
out, yea, strife and ignominy shall
cooGn ,;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
STARVING TO DEATH.
A Remarkable Case in Cook County Hos
initial.

plt8i.
CHICAGO, H., Jan. There is q pa
tent in ward at the Cook County Hos
pital under the care of DIR. Hector who
weighs over 800 pounds, and who at the
time of his admis sion to that institution
was almost starved to death, not having
tasted food for five days. He 1s Ger
man, 80 years of age. and
his name is Veramen Vennau.
He has denied himself food for the pur-
pose of preventing horrible death by
suffocation from an abnormal growth of
the fatty tissues of his abdomen. Two
months ago the growth first became
noticeable, and it increased rapidly
until his abdomen, when he stood up,
fell below his knees. 1t was in
this condition that his wife
left him to die alone. His
condition is terribly revolving.
The fatty growth forces him to remain
in hali-sitting posture, and in his
p,esent condition breathing is so diff
cult that his respiration can be plainly
hezk q in any portion of the ward. DIR.
Hester thinks Vennau is suffering from
cnolamia-bile in the blood-caused by
an obstruction of the bile-duct from the
liver
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Interesting Names Of Fabrics.
From the Trade Journal.

From the Trade Journal.
Everything connected with ones bust
ness is of importance. Very few dry
goods men know the origin of the names
of many of the goods they Handle.
They may seem trivial points, but they
are of interest to the man who seeks to
be thoroughly familiar with the mer-
chandise in which he deals. For the
information of such we give the deriva-
ton of the names of the following goods:
DAmask is from the City of Damascus;
satin is from Zaytown, in China; calico
is from Calicut, u town in India, former
Iy celebrated for its cotton cloth and
where calico was also printed. Muslin
is named from Mosul, in Asia; alpaca
from an animal in Peru, of the llama
species, from whose wool the fabric is
woven. Buckram takes the name from
Fostat, a city of the Middle Ages,
from which the modern Cairo is
descended. 1atfeta and tabby from a
street in Bagded. Cambria from Cam
brai. Gauze has its name from GAIA;
baize from Bajac; dimity from Damiet-
ta and Jeans from Jean. Drugget is de-
rived from city in Ireland, Drogheda.
Duck comes from Torque, in Norman
dy. Blanket is called after Thomas
Blanket, a famous clothier connected
with the introduction of woolens into
England about 1340 Serge derives it's
name rom Xerga, Spanish name for
peculiar wooden blanket. Diaper is
not from D'Ypres, as it is sometimes
stated, but from the Greek diaspron,
figured. Velvet is from the Italian vel
lutte, woody (Latin vellus-a hide or
pelt.) Shawl is the Sanscrit sala, floor,
for shawls were first used as carpets and
tapestry. Bandanna is from an Indian
word, to bind or tie, because it is tied in
knots before dyeing. Chintz from the
Iniar chott. Delaine is the French "of
WOOL"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Philadelnhia INQUIRER.

Many large banking and business
houses make it practice to test"
their employees holding responsible po-
sitions every year or two. The tests are
made in the following manner: Jones,
Smith & Co., bankers, call on the princi-
pal of detective agency, and arrange
to have all their employees tested"
The start is made, say, with the cashier.
When he leaves his house in the morn
ing for the office he is taken up" by
the shadow" and only lei. when he
reaches the office. The shadow is on
hand again at noon, and ''sees"
him to lunch and safe back
TO the office. The interchangeable
shadow is ready for him again at the
close of business hours, and then does
not lose sight of him until he retires for
the night. BY this means the shadow
can account for every minute of his
mans time. Of course. if the man
should ''drop" the shadow is with
drawn. The test is continued from
three days to week generally. but
where there is any cause for suspicion
it is kept up much longer. These tests
give the employer a thorough know)-
edge of the habits and associations of
his employees. and have frequently
proved of inestimable value.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Caught in the Act.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 1O.-Two robbers
entered the banking establishment of
Nielsen, Gehrke & Roster, on Milwaukee
Avenue, yesterday afternoon, and near
ly succeeded in getting away with ST.
500. That the attempt was q failure was
due to the energetic resistance of Fer
dinand Gehrke, who was the only per-
son in the bank at the time, the otheg
members of the firm and the clerks bel
ing at dinner. One of the would-be rob-
bers was captured, but the other es-
caped,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15

that if Bowser was the last man on
earth she would not have married him.
She says his hair reminds her of pump
kins, and that his legs seem badly
warped. The dear girl Also
"Stop !" shouted Mr.. Bowser, his face
white as death.
eyes, dear, but you made certain
assertion. / want to disprove it. /"
"Mrs. Bowser. [ planned for an even
ing of solid comfort. You have msde
it an evening of torture and regret If
[ never spend another evening at home
you alone will be to blame for it"
But you"
The worm has turned. Tomorrow
morning go p
But he is with me yet, and I have no
fear but that we shall live out our lives
fOgether
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
VICTIMS OF TWO PLAQUES.

People of West Virginia Attacked by
"Black Tongue" and Diphtheria.
MoRGANTowN, w. Va, Jan. 7.-Phys:-
clans sent by the county into the noun
tain district along Cheat River, in which
diphtheria was reported to be epidem-
&c, tell horrible stories of suffering
The people are now suffering from
epidemics of two diseases, diphthe-
ria and the more dreaded 'tblack
tongue" The latter has broken out in
the last two weeks and about thirty
deaths have occurred, the patients pre-
senting a terrible appearance. In the
meantime great many children are
suffering from diphtheria. and families
attacked by either of the diseases are
in want. The county has erected a
temporary hospital, and large force of
physicians and nurses are attending it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
DEATH OF DOLLIE BUTTON.
The Famous Midget Breathes Her Last in
an Insane Asylum.

The Famous Midget Breathes Her Last in
an Insane Asylum.
MARLBORO, Mass, Jan. 11.-"Little
Dollie Dutton," as she was known the
country over, is dead, and the once
famous midget has been inferred priv
ately in the family lot at Hudson. Mrs.
Alice M. Swain was her married name.
and she was native of Sudbury. 1t was
some twenty-one years ago that she re-
tired from the public gaze, after having
been exhibited in nearly all the states
of the Union. For eleven years Dolly
Dutton has been an inmate of the Wor-
cester Insane Asylum, and at that insti-
tuition she died. Her weight was Is
pounds and her height 90 inches. She
leaves a mother and brother, who re-
side in Hudson.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15

VINO mas just accepted call to Philadel-
phia, had under consideration a call
from leading Congregational Church.
st. Louis; the presidency of Howard
University, Washington, d. c.. and
field secretaryship of the American Mis-
sionary Association. He will leave
Madison February /.
JOHN BELLE, IS years of age, who
l. ed With 9th his son-in-law, John Pufahl,
mitted suicide on the 9th bytak1ng
Paris Green
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Killed His Morher by Accident

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Jan. 10.-Last night,
John Drake, aged II years, was cleaning
revolver. when the weapon was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet entering
his mothers head, back of the ear and
killing her instantly. The young man
is craZed with grief.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Convicted of Grave-Robbing.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 9.-Dr. Beall,
physician of this city, charged with
robbing grave in the Congressional
Cemetery. was last night convicted. and
was sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in Jail and required to pay fine
of &400
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
UNDER TONS OF BRICK.
Three Men Crushed to Death by a fall
ing Wall.

ing Wall.
LONG ISLAND City, L. T., Jan. THE
north wall of the old machine shops in
the yard of the Long Island Railroad
depot, in this city, fell with loud crash
about 9 o'clock this morning, bury
ing three men under several
tons of brick. The men were dead
when taken out, every bone in their
bodies having been broken. The first
body recovered IRON the ruins was that
of Charles Romanthinal. The other
men are known only as yet as Myers
and Schofeld. Both are said to reside
In Williamsburg.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Killed Inv Molten Metal.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Jan. 10.-While drill
ing out some scaffolding at the Lucy
furnace, shortly after noon to-day, the
and an explosion followed. Thomas
WEIGH, a workman, was instantly killed,
Michael WEIGH fatally injured and q
number of others seriously burned.
The casting house was badly damaged
by fire. The loss is not known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
congressman Lawler Receivers.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 8.-Congressman
Lawler, who has been sick in bed with
the influenza for a week, was able to be
out yesterday for the first time, al
though he is yet weak and shows the
effect of a hard struggle with the malady.
He will leave for Washington Thursday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
JANUARY.

Some think that my staple is snow, don't you
know,
And others respect the tradition
That in my dispensation thaw is the law,
Which the same is fair supposition.
But if any have reason to weigh what they say,
Rejecting mans circumlocution,
The point of the matter they'll hit, and admit
That my product is good resolution.
- YOnkers Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
A Profiigate's End.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. IL. Walter c..
Sheldon, young rake" who squan.
dered fortune of $4,000, was found
dead in bed at the Hotel Dorrance,
having taken morphine. He lived like
q prince at Silver Spring, his dinners
to friends costing $4,000. He had a
steam yacht for ten days at $1,700. and
went to New Haven on cruise, where
be ''blew ln'' $1,000 in one night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15

MONTREAL, Jan. 9.-Detectives have
succeeded in recovering $4,000 worth
of the $4,000 worth of goods out of
which Ellis & Co., general merchants of
Smiths Falls and Carleton Place, at
tempted to defraud Montreal mer-
chants. Ellis 6, Company got away
safely with the rest of the property. 1t
has been learned that the firm treated
Philadelphia merchants to similar ex-
perience about three years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Water Famine in Kansas Oitv

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Jan. IA water
famine threatens this city. By sud-
den gorging of ice on the Big Muddy
above st. Joseph. the stage OF the water
here has been lowered about two feet
below the record. This unlooked-for
fall of water caused the main suction
pipe at the water works to become ex-
posed. consequently no water can be
pumped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
Two Wisconsin Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. Sd. ID.
Lane was to-day appointed postmaster
at Desota, Vernon County, vice G. L..
Woodbury., removed, and B. Odekirk at
Merrimack, Sank County, vice J. III.
Smith, removed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15

II CAME pretty near being hung by
mob once. Case Of mistaken identity"
Terrible moment of suspense, wasn't
it?" "No; but / thought it was going
to be."- Washington Capital.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
A Deadly Weapon.
From the EnAch

From the Epoch.
"You say that both duellists fell
dead ?"
eyes"
"Great Heavens What were the
weapons used p
"The American toy pistol"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
BIG FIRE IN BRUSSELS.
The Theate and Bourse Destroyed by the
Flames.

FIAm0S.
BRUSSELS, Jan. The theater and
Bourse here wero destroyed by fire
this morning. Only the bare walls of
the buildings remain. For time it was
thought that the fire would destry the
block in which the theater and Bou rse
were located, but the fremen saved
the Hotel Central and other adjacent
buildings, and rescued the guests of the
hotel. Nobody was killed nor was any
ono iuiurod
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-15
BUYS A FINE PAINTING.

One of the Vanderbflts Pays 800, 900 for
"The Grand Canal of Venice"
LONDON, Jan. 11.-One of the Messrs.
Vanderbilt, of New York, has purchased
from the Earl of Dudley the famous
picture "The Grand Canal of Venice"
The price paid for the painting was co.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
Buried in Her Bridal Robes.

Tho pretty little Village Of Red
wood City near San Francisco, is dis
turbed over revelations TINT have
followed tho sad suicide of George
Welrlins bride on her wedding night.
Welrlin had furnished q cot tage, but
when lie came to retire from the we'd.
ding party the bride refused to I'D
nit him to her room. lie spent the
night with the girls aunt, and in
the morning found her dead in bed
with IL strychnine bottle by her side.
1t was explained that her mind
was unhinged by n previous love af-
fair, but the village pastor, who
knew her well, says she was the VIC
tim OTHER matchmaking aunt. This
woman induced her to marry Wehr.
lin, and she persuaded Wellrlin to
buy from her the cottage in which
his bride found the fate of Lucy of
Lammcrmoor. The preacher who
married them delivered a funernlser
mon over the Ilapless bride, laying
the blame of her death to love Of
money that led to the violation of
the young girls affections. 1t is
thought the aunt will be forced to
take back the cottage. The girl had
recently come from Germany, ind
was noted for her docility. She was
buried in her pretty wedding dress,
that was Ibid over IL chair by her
bed.-Globe. Democra t.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
Dear at the Price.

A change of mind has often occur.
red after the marriage banns have
been published. A clergyman tells
recently ola man having put in the
banns, and after they had been
twice published asked if lie might
substitute the name of another girl
for the first one entered, adding by
the way of explanation: II think
she will suit me better in the long
rum" On being told tllut the change
could not he effected unless the first
banns were withdrawn, Others sub
stituted, andfees paid a second time.
also that the full interval, including
three Sundays, rust elapse before
the marriage could he celebrated,
the man hcsitated. "Do you mean
to-saY that ! should have to begin
oil over again." lie nsket. Certain.
w." was the reply, "the banns must
he published three times in the
names of the persons who are actu-
ully to be married." "And must |
pay it nll over again i'll have the
other girl?' Yes" said the clergy
man. "Wcll, call that too bad"
The candidate for matrimony re.
manned for some moments in
brown study, than broke out with:
"Tilen ! shall stick to the first girl.
I'm not going to pay twice over for
any body" He was married during
the following week in accordance
with this decision, evidently consid-
bring the proposed substitution
you'd he too dear Mt the price of
double ices. This did not shy much
for No. 2, as the wonld-be bride
grooms are usually Of all people
most inclined to be Iiberal.-Ladies'
Treasury.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
Arrests by telegraph.

II the publicity given to the case OF
Mrs. Edith Sessions Upper willluve
the effect ofputting II stop to arbitrary
arrests by police without warrant OF
law, it will not be without u gain to
the community. 1t is hard for the
average thief taker to un'ierst and
that the liberty o! he citizen is sacred,
unless the processes FLAW have been
invoked to authorize him to restrain
it. Mrs. Upper has sued the Bulla-
10 Superintendent of Police, Martin
NORM, for $4,000 damages. The
facts appear to he that the lady left
Buffalo for Toronto last July to Wis
it relatives. TN her arrival at To-
ronto she was arrested by the Cana
dian police on authority of Il tele-
gram sent after her by NORM, and
was in custody some hours before OBJ
tanning her liberty by establishing
her identity to the satisfaction ofthe
police. She suffered illness in cons.-
quence.
A telegram is not warrant, and
policemen ought to be SO advised.
They tnke the responsibility upon
themselves when they order arrests
arbitrarily under the impression,
probably, that they elittle Russian
ears or Turkish sultans. No man
or woman should he arrested on the
authority of u telegraphic dispatch,
except in IL case of extraordinary
emergency. In most eases it would
suffice to put the suspected under
surveillance until q warrant be re-
ceived or obtained.-From the Alba
ny Times.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
Eugenie's Valor In Cholera
Times.

The cholera scare that has afflict.
ed Europe to q degree has recalle d an
incident of the time when Napoleon
III. wasat the height Of his power.
The cholera prevailed to a frightful ex-
tent ut Amiens, yet never a day pass.
ed that the Empress did not visit the
hospitals to superintend, SO far as
she could, the noble work of allaying
the sufferings of the stricken. One
morning a cure rushed into the ward
where the Empress was consoling a
dying man. "Oh, your Majesty, /"
cried the cure, 1.-TWO hours ago my vi
car was breakfasting with me and now
he is dead!"
Eugene smiled placidly, "That is
we'll"
"Well?" echoed the cure, in amaze
ment.
YES, it is WE'LL" she answered.
"When once cholera becomes as
violent us that it ceases"
The Empress was right; from that
day the plague abated. Eugenie's
valor did much to tortity the people
against the epidemic to which very
many, l am told, fell victims through
sheer fright alone.-Chicago News.