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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
INCITED BY A PROPHET.
Standing Rock Indians Assume IL Menace
ing Position.

Standing Rock Indians Assume Menac-
ing Position.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, n. D., Oct.
29.-For the last four weeks Sitting Bull
has been melting the Sioux Indians in
this vicinity to an uprising. He en-
listed the sympathies of large number
of young bucks and several hundred of
them had agreed TO 60 on the war path
at his bidding. The old chiefs, how
ever, several of whom were in the
famous campaign on the Little Big
Horn, offered strenuous objections to the
foolhardy propositions, and one Of them
gave up the plans to Maj. Mclaughlin,
The agent. Sitting Bull has just recov-
cred from long illness and is very ugly,
but any move on the part of the aged
chief and his 800 or 400 followers would
be quickly checked. Companies G and
FL, Twelfth Infantry, and troops F and G,
Eighth Cavalry, are at Fort Yates, and
could probably quell disturbance
without other assistance, but If affairs
should assume serious phase through
q general uprising of the Sioux along
The Missouri, the Regulars at Forts Tot
ten and SuIly could be brought into
service in a few hours.
Kicking Horse, the great Sioux
prophet, seems to be responsible for
most of the trouble at Standing Rock.
He claims to have visited heaven and
returned to earth to tell the
Indians what good things are in
store for them. Maj. McLaugh-
lin ordered him off the reserva-
ton and confined several other trouble
some spirits in the guard house. The
Indians have been making day and
night hideous. Kicking Horse is cum
ming enough to mix Christian doctrine
with his prophetic utterances. He
tells them that they must not kill the
whites as the Great Spirit would
take care Of them. He declares
that the time will soon come
when the Indians will occupy
the earth to the exclusion of the
whites. If it were spring instead Of
fall, there would be danger of an up
rising, but it is not believed that ore
will now occur. Sitting Bull is doing
all he can to foment disturbance.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 29.-At the army
headquarters this morning Col. Corbin
said that 80 far as the reported contem-
plated outbreak Of the Indians at the
Standing Rock agency is concerned, it
has become to be an old
story. "OId Sitting Bull has
had few dissatisfied followers
about him for long time, but it can, /
think, be safe to cay that there is no
Miles is now in the field right up in
that country, and he will no doubt give
the matter his personal attention"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
1.-THE COLON cL' 10 a MYTH.
Burchell's Handwriting and That of the
Strange Writer Alike.

WOODSTOCK, Ont, Oct 31.-The "Colo-
nel' letter to Burchell is still the most
interesting topic here. The assertion
that experts have examined the letter
and declare that it was not written by
Burchell is not true. Regarding the
matter of getting the letter out of the
Jail, every one here knows there would
be no trouble at all. Four out of every
five who have had the privilege of COM
pairing the letter with Burchell's writ
ing, declare thatit could not have been
penned by any other hand than the
prisoners.
Very few influential business men
have put their names to the petition in
behalf of Burchell, and there is the name
of only one clergyman on the list. Mr..
Wade, the prisoners spiritual adviser.
The authorities here are III receipt Of
new orders from the government, and
the prisoner will be more strictly looked
after in the future.
TORONTO, Ont, Oct. 31.-Mrs Burchell
arrived here from Woodstock this
morning, en- route to Ottawa in the in
terest of the petitions on behalf of her
huSh op6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05

out to sea, and | knew if we did not get
help within the next ten minutes we
would surely be lost. My only regret
was that | had my boy with me.
1 blamed myself for bring
ing him along. All at once we
bumped against a buoy. Hold
fast to that, l shouted, but the sea had
already carried us beyond it. | urged
the men to make a mighty effort to
reach the buoy again. They did, and
the effort saved us. The water filled
our boat, keeping us constantly bailing,
and every now and then a sea would
sweep between the boat and the buoy
as if determined to wrench itaway from
us. We finally found painter and
made the yawl fast to the buoy, and
thus we were tossed around for another
hour, when the life-saving crews life
boat found us"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS.
This is the Capital of the New Sugar
Trust.

Trust.
The Sugar Trust litigation continues in
the New York courts. The plan of re-
organization has been made public. 1t
provides: First, for $25, 000,000 per
cent. cumulative stock and So, 100000
common; SlO,O0O,OOO in bonds will be
issued, secured by mortgage. Each
holder will get share for share
in exchange and $500 cash. Then
the company will have 100000 cash,
100000 assets and the right to issue
this $10,O0O,0O0 mortgage. The assets
will be worth $40, 537 1886, less SIS, 794, 1874,
leaving the balance of assets $l1 ,743, 654,
which does not include the plant. Sugar
assets: Cash, 1878, 9S7; due to the COM
pany, s. $3.50, AS; stock of sugar on con-
signments, ST ,2S9, 504; raw sugar, ETC.,
81, 3S2, 553; other stocks, 81 ,537, l43; in
vestments, 81 ,999,352; insurance, $780,
449. Total, $40, 537 1876.
The new company will be called 1.-THE
American Sugar Refining Company" 1t
will be incorporated in New Jersey and
the directors of the corporation for the
first year will be: III. O. Havemeyer,
7. A. Havemeyer, F. O. Matthiessen, j.
f. Searles, Jr., William Dick, J. B.
Thomas, and George C. Magoun. The
plan has not been submitted to the at
tornev-general for approval.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
The Anti-Lottery Law.

In order to guard against unintention-
al violation by publishers of the recent
act of Congress excluding lottery matter
from the mails, Postmaster Van Colt,
of New York, makes the an
nouncement that the act in ques-
ton prohibits and Furnishes not
only the mailing of lottery tickets, cir
culars, ETC., but also the mailing of
newspapers or other publications con-
tanning any advertisement of any lot
terry or gift enterprise of any kind offer
ing prizes, dependent upon lot or
chance. AS the law officer of the post
office has decided that advertisements
Of European government premium
bonds" are held to come within the
provisions of the new law, no publica-
tons containing such advertisements
can be received at the post-office for
mailing or delivery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
A SOCIETY SENSATION.
Baltimore Belle Publicly Lam.



A Baltimore, Md, dispatch of the Goth
says: MRS. Sophie Richter, a comely
South Baltimore dame, recently discov-
cred that her husband was devoting too
much of his time to Miss Mary E.
Mooney, one of the bellies in that sec
ton, and determined at the first oppor-
tunity to teach the young girl lesson
The opportunity presented itself last
night. Miss Mooney and her escort were
enjoying themselves at ball when the
avenging Nemesis in the person of
Mrs. Richter suddenly appeared,
flashed whip from the folds of her
dress ond cowhided her rival. The lat
ter shrieked as the lash descended on
her shoulders, in rapid succession, cut
ting deep into the yielding flesh.
When the victim finally escaped the an
cry wife walked out of the hall unmo-
Tested. She had broken up the ball.
To-day came the sequel in the shape of
a warrant for Mrs. Richter's arrest. At
the hearing she acknowledged the as
sault, and said that Miss Mooney had
alienated her husbands affections. She
waived an examination and sent the
case to court, where the scandal will be
properly aired"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05

Alleged Discovery of Election Frauds in
Massachusetts,.

The Boston Globe of the 9th says:
"The certain inner circles in politics are
deeply stirred this afternoon over the
discovery of wide inaccuracies in the
congressional elections of two years ago,
which it is difficult to explain to those
who have hastily investigated the
subject on the ground of care
lessness. The discoveries were
made by the men who are
going over the votes Of two years ago
and the check lists from certain towns.
In this way they have found, they be-
lieve, many instances of gross dis
crepancies between the total number of
votes registered in those towns and the
total vote polled there. In the Elev-
enth District these discrepancies
amount to more than /, 200 votes, while
in the Ninth surplus of about 500 votes
over the check list have been turned
up. Interesting developments are
promised soon"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.



flee.
Commissioner Mitchell, of the Bureau
of Patents, has rendered an important
decision in the case of Zwietusch
against Stock helm, involving the right
to certain beer filter and fltering
process fer purifying beer, now in very
general use in this country. It appears
from the record that Stockheim's appli-
cations were first in the patent office.
Zwietusch, however, claims to be the
first inventor of the apparatus for
practicing the process, as well as the
process itself. The only question in
volved, therefore, is priority of inven-
ton. The board of examiners in chief
of the patent office found for Zwietusch.
On appeal to tie commissioner, how
ever, their decision was reversed and
priority was awarded to Stockholm.
This decision follows that of Judge
Gresham, recently rendered in the suit
brought by Simon and Frederick Uhl-
man, as assignee of the Stockholm pat
ent, against the Bartholom@ & Leicht
Brewing Company. Very large inter-
ests are involved in this decision, mas
much as the invention IS said to be val
ued at several million dollars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
GUESTS ROUTED OUT.
Early Morning Hotel Fire in Frisco
Loss of Over Half Million.

san FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 3.-Fire was
discovered at o'clock this morning in
Heuter Bros. & Co.'S paint shop under
the Grand Hotel. The fire spread rapid
lv. and the hotel was soon in flames.
There was great excitement among the
guests but they all escaped safely. The
hotel was still burning at o'clock, and
will be entirely destroyed.
The flames spread rapidly throughout
the basement of the block bounded by
Market, New Montgomery, Stevenson
and Second streets, and then spread to
the first floor, occupied by the Hall Safe
& Lock Company, Hill q Goldman
druggists supplies, the Board OF
Trade rooms, the Pullman Pal,
ace Car Company's offices, the
Great Northern Railroad ticket office
and the rooms of the Syndicate Invest
ment Company. The smoke in the
meantime had aroused the inmates OF
the Grand and the Burlington Hotels
and the frightened guests rushed tc
the sidewalk with what valuables they
could carry. The fire soon shot up
through the freight elevator in
the rear of the Grand Hotel
and disastrous confiagratior
was looked for. The general alarm
brought the remainder of the fire de-
partment to the scene. The front OF
Heuter Bros. & Co.'s store blew out
with hard explosion and large volumes
ofsmoke poured out, almost overcoming
the firemen. Jacob Underhill, wine
merchant, was overcome by the smoke
in the Grand Hotel and was carried
out unconscious. Cashier Weeks, of the
Grand, who is crippled, was almost
overcome when he was assisted out by
the elevator boy There were several
other narrow escapes. By 5 O'Clock the
flames had spread along the eastern end
of the block, bursting from the roof and
windows. The wind was slight, and the
efforts of the firemep to confine the
fire within the block occupied
by the Burlington and Grand Hotels
were successful About o'clock the
roof of the Burlington Hotel fell in, car
rying part of that of the Grand
In a short time the interior OF
the Burlington was complete
Market Street, together with the
eastern end adjoining the Burlington
was also ruin The western end was
saved. The first floor of the Burlington
was occupied by c. H. Hirst, mil.
inerv and novelties; &. P. Downing
medicines; E. H. Wardwell, window
shades and tixings. These were Quilted
as were also Heuter & Co. s.
the Board of trade rooms, and the Burr
Folding Bed Company's place of bust
ness, on Market Street; the Southern
Pacific, the Central Pacific and other
ticket offices under the Grand Hotel, to.
gether with Fay's saloon, were damaged
by water.
The Grand Hotel was opened in 1870
by Messrs. Johnson & Co., and at the
time was considered one of the finest
hotels in the world. 1t was four stories
high, and had frontage of 200 feet on
Market Street. Two years ago about
half of the block was leased to other
parties and was called the Burlington
Hotel.
The total loss, including buildings
stores, furniture and stock, is estimated
at 81 800 600 The fire is believed to be
due to spontaneous combustion of in
flammable materials in Hunter Bros
Co.'S place of business.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
REFUSED TO ADMIT MEMBERS.
Officers Eject Two M. P.'s from the
Court Room at Tipperary.

Officers Eject Two NJ. P.'s from the
Court Room at Tipperary.
nPPERARY, Oct. 31.-At the resumption
Of the conspiracy trial here this
morning much excitement was
caused by the action of the police who
elected Mr.. Dalton, member of the
House of Commons, as he was entering
the gallery in the court room. An appeal
was made to the bench, and the magis-
traes ordered the police to allow
Mr.. Dalton and Mr.. Kilbride, who is
also member of Parliament, to enter
the gallery. The court ordered the re-
lease from jail of Alice Sadler, who,
with Simon Gleason, witnesses sum-
nloned by the prosecution, was COM
mitted for refusing to answer the ques-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
BALFoUR CORDIALLY HATED.
What United Ireland Has to Say of Hi
Reception in Ireland.

What United Ireland Has to Say of His
Reception in Ireland.
DUBLIN. Oct 30.-United Ireland pub
fishes an article to-day, in which it dis
credits the reports that M. Balfour.
while on his tour through the west o..
Ireland, was received in a friendly man
ner by the people, and quotes the words
in praise of Mr.. Balfour which the Tory
press attributes to several priests, In
order to give the latter chance to vim
dictate their characters by prompt con-
tradiction.
The paper says that if the forbearance
Of the people from expression of their
feeling against Mr.. Balfour is to be ma
lignantly misconstrued, some Of them
may be provoked to make things quite
plain by giving Mr. Belfour taste of the
detestation with which he is regarded
by the Irish people.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Caught in Denver.

Harry Forester, alias George Evans,
alias S. HI. Combs, was arrested at Den
yer on charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretenses. Forrester's man
ner of operating was quite novel
and very successful. He visited
all the banks al d leading business
houses of the city, representing
himself as a solicitor for the Colored
Orphans Home, to be located at some
Eastern point. His victims in that city
number over 100, each having sub
scribed from 81 to $50. Before going to
Denver he worked all the large towns in
that state and Western Kansas. The
prisoner is colored, 26 years old, and
claims to have wife living in Kansas.
He says he forsook the honest policy
when be found that he could not pay
off the mortgage on his house, and re-
solved to make money unlawfully.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
DEATH OF GEORGE S. KNIGHT.
The Well-Known Actor Passes Away in
an Insane Asylum.


New YORK, Oct. 30.-George S. Knight,
the dialect comedian, died Tuesday
evening in the Retreat for the Insane, in
which he had been placed some months
ago. Mr.. knight, whose real name was
George Sloan, was about As years of age.
He first appeared BE star in Wood s
Museum, now Days Theater, in play
called "Otho," written for him by the
late Fred. Marsden. He began to star
in 1877, and, until he bought Baron Ru-
dolph" from Bronson Howard, he was
a rich, contented, and apparently prom
Using player. Yet he lost all he pos
sessed in his second endeavor to make
Baron Rudolph popular, and his ILL
ness dates from the failure of that play.
For time he PLAYED in cover the Gar
den WALL" but his heart was not in the
work, and he sighed and pined over
"Baron Rndolph"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Far Away Disasters.

Advices from Yokohama state that a
telegram from Oska, dated October IA,
says that two Chinese men-of-war,
bound rom Fuson to Jinsen, had found
cred in gale, October 9, sixty miles
from the latter port. The Japanese
man-of-war Kongo left Kube for Tur-
key, October 10, with the survivors of
the Turkish man-of-war Ertougroul.
Of the 500 persons lost on the Ertou-
groul the bodies of $50 have been
washed ashore.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Fighting to Settle a Grudee

san Francisco, Cal, Nov. 3.-Tom
Stanton, jeweler, and James Sullivan,
bartender, fought prize fight in q
vacant lot. The fight was a personal
one, and was according to Marquis of
Queensberry rules. Stanton weighed
l25 pounds and Sullivan 12O. Thirteen
rounds were fought, during which Sulli-
van had the best Of the fight. Stanton
was too weak to stand up for the four
teenth round, and Sullivan was given
The fight. The men will fight again
within the next thirty DAYS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Blown Into the Bay.

ST. john, N. B., Oct. 3l.-The widest
storm for years struck ST. John harbor
Yesterday. When the storm was at its
height and hundreds were watching the
waves breaking over the railway track
1T Union Street, terrific wind blast
fitted Fred Mundee, aged 10, from the
wharf into the raging sea. Fred
Young, aged II, who worked in fac
tory near by, seizing life buoy plunged
in to rescue Mundee and also drowned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
CLAIM THAT IT'S BRIBERY.
Peculiar Procedure to Prevent Voting a
Lincoln, Neb.


Lincoln, Neb.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 3O.-E. Z. Thomas,
Of Omaha, applied to the supreme
court for an injunction restraining some
500 recently naturalized citizens O.,
Omaha from attempting to cast their
votes at the next election and the sew
eral judges of election of that city from
receiving such votes if offered. The
claim made by the relator was tha
the Personal Rights League, an anti
Prohibition organization. had paid the
fees requested for the naturalization 0
these parties, and that therefore this &C
ton amounted to bribery. The cour
refused to take jurisdiction on the cas-,
and the papers were allowed to be with
drawn without filing. 1t is understood,
that they will present the question t.
the court ncain hr4 in anr'+',"" form.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Taking Away the Fat"

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad has notified all it's parlor car
conductors, most of whom are colored
men, that hereafter their monthly sal
aries will be reduced 500. Heretofore
the men have been receiving from the
company $40 to $50 per month. Some
of them are said to be discussing the
ACCESSIBILITY of strike.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
A WET BERTH.
Eleven Men Cling to Buoy for
Hours.

Eleven Men Cling to a Buoy Tor
Hours.
Capt. Munroe, his 16-year-old son,
and his crew of nine colored sailors, of
the wrecked brigantine Eugene, which
Inlet, near Fire Island, arrived in New
York on the 30th. The castaways were
sorry-looking men after their disastrous
experience. All they saved from the
wreck was the clothes they wore. After
describing how the vessel went ashore
near Jones Inlet, Capt. Munroe said:
at was two hours before the Eugene
began to go to pieces. Then we entered
the vawl. Eleven of us crowded that
small thing. We had provided our
selves with flash lights, which we waved
continually. answering signal came,
and no sound was heard except the roar
of the surf. Then we began to drift
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Express Office Robbed.

At Leadville at a late hour on the
night of the LIST two men knocked at
the door of the Wells Fargo express Of
flee while the agent was counting his
money and making up his report. He
admitted them and was at once seized,
bound and gagged, and the men Sc
cured from the open safe money to the
amount of from So, 900 to SIS, 900 They
left him bound on the Office floor, but
after a time he succeeded in getting
loose and giving the alarm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Left LII To Admiration

LONDON, Nov. 3.-The arrangement
made year ago between the dock COM
panies and the Dock Laborers' Union
expires to-day. and the employers
feared that the men would refuse to ac-
cept the new terms offered to them and
go on strike The executive of the
Lock Laborers' Union influenced most of
til men, however, to remain at work
pending a decision upon the co-opera-
tive scheme
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
ATTACKED BY A VICIOUS STEED.
Panic at Circus Performance That Was
Attended by the Gar.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3.-During a
circus performance here which WAS at
tended by the Gar and members of his
family, one of the trained horses sud-
denly became vicious and made an at
tack on NJ Ginizelli, the manager of
the circus. The horse knocked the
man down, and bit him and trampled
upon him, mangling him in terrible
manner in full view of the spectators.
The Car and his family abruptly with
drew from the imperial box and left
the building. A general panic among
the spectators followed and the per-
Torrance was closed.