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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
MINISTER ON THE GALLONS.
The Rev. Henry Duncan Hanged in Ala
bamA.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 22.-Rev.
Henry Duncan, white minister of the
Free Will Baptist denomination, was
hanged at Ozark, Ala, yesterday. The
crime for which Duncan was executed
was the murder of his wife. The crime
was actuated ~ Duncan's unholy love
for Miss Georgia Baldree, a handsome
young woman, with whom ne eloped
the next day after his wife's death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
AN OUT AND OUT FAKE.
No tt nth in the Story of the Sale of the
Chicago Stock Yards.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-George T.
Williams. secretary and treasurer of the
Stock Yards Company, when spoken to
on the alleged pending negotiation and
sale of the property for 100000 900, said:
ST do not know what started such q
story for there is absolutely nothing
in it. We would know something
about it if there was any truth in the
story. But not one of the stockholders
has been able to see about any sale.
Not one has been approached that we
know of. We do not know this firm
said to be acting; neither do we know
the gentleman who is said to have been
entrusted with the details Of the affair
by the English syndicate.n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
Committed Suicide at Sea.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 20.-Mrs. Ida
Walker, a saloon passenger on the
steamship British Princess, which ar
rived in port from Liverpool yesterday,
committed suicide On the 18th by taking
an overdose oflaudanum, and was buried
at sea the following day. She was the
wife OF well-known English bicyclist,
and was 25 years old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
A Prisoner Escaped.

An important prisoner has escaped
from Siberia, and is expected in Paris
soon. He brings with him the details
of the Kara outrages and other cruelties,
and intends to publish them in the
form OF an appeal to NJ. Floquet, pres
dent of the first chamber of deputies.
A Russitn refugee at Brussels asserts
that the adoption of the Russian ex-
tradition treaty by America would lead
to an immediate increase OF outrages in
Siberia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26

ing terms Of the United States district
court in South Dakota were occurred in
The educational bill was then taken up,
and Mr.. Blair proceeded with his argu-
ment. At the close of his speech Mr..
Faulkner obtained the floor to speak on
the bill, and the Senate adjourned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
FIVE ENGINES DITCHED.
A Snow Plow Train Rolls Fifty Feet
Down u Hill.

"A SHOW NOV Iraln hOIIB FIlly F6BC
Down u Hill.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 21.-Wednes-
day night, at Cape Point Mills, a pillow
engine and four other locomotives
were derailed by a broken rail. The
four locomotives, with the pillow, were
carried down bank fifty feet, and the
two rear engines were dragged from the
rails.
Brakeman J. Williams was so badly
scaded that he died in two hours.
Fireman Evans was badly scalded and
bruised. Engineer VIM. Dorland was
ba lily injured about the hips, and his
fireman, Bates, more or less bruised.
They were brought here to the railroad
hospital
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
WATERFOWL, WIS.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Dom Pcdross Con dition.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don News says Dom Pedro's nervous
disease Increases, and partly unbinges
his mind. He lives in daily expecta-
ton of being recalled to rule Brazil,
and Goes not realize the precarious
state Of his own finances. He refuses
to reduce his imperial suite, and main
tains his expenses on a grand scale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
LOSS TO THE PARNELLITES.
Sudden De"th of Joseph G.. Bigger
Member of Parliament.

HA0AhDoT %
LONDON, Feb. 19.--Joseph ellis Big
gar, the well-known home ruler and
member of the House of Commons TOR
the West Division of County Cavan,
died to-day at Clapham, a suburb
of London. He was 81 years old.
Mr.. Biggar's death was caused by
heart disease. He was present in the
House of Commons last evening, and
was one of the tellers in the division on
Mr.. ParneIls amendment to the address
in reply to the Queens speech, asking
for the repeal of the coercion act.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
PLUCK OF A POSTMASTER.
Tough, Who Tries to "Run Things
Encounters q Bullet

Boston, Mass, Feb. 2O.--A shooting
affair occurred in the East Providence
Center, r. l., post Office last evening.
when tough, known as Joe Corbett.
entered the poeS-ofice. tire Atening to
Kill the postmaster and lis assistant.
and insisting on running things
himself. Oliver e. Medburv
the assistant postmaster, warned Cor.
bett to desist. but he paid no attention.
whereupon Medbury seized his rifle
and fred at Corbett, wounding him in
the side. Reloading the rifle he placed
the muzzle at Corbett's head and or
dered him from the place. Corbett
crawled out and was taken home. His
wound is not severe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
TW0MBLEY is ACQUITTED.

The Engineer Not Responsible for the
People Killed at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 22.-The jury in
the case Of Frank Twombley and Ed
ward La Cloache, engineer and fireman,
respectively, of a freight train which,
in September last, ran into passenger
train on the Rock Island road near
here, causing the loss of seven lives,
brought in Its verdict this morning.
Both men were acquitted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
WANTS $4,000.
A Wealthy New Orleans Swell Sued for
Breach of Promise.

New ORLEANS, La, Feb. 22.-Meta
Rosenbaum, of Earburg, near Ham
burg, Germany, has entered suit against
Joseph 7. Hernsheim, minor son of the
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, of
this city, for $4,000 for breach OF prom
Use anG seduction. The petitioner was
engaged as prima donna in the opera
in Berlin when she met the defendant.
She says she was married to Hernsheim
in August, 1889, and that he afterwa1 dis
deserted her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
amsterdam Theater Burned.

AMSTERDAM Feb. ga fire broke out.
in the Communal Theater, in this city,
last night, and before the flames could
be extinguished the interior of the
building was com pletely destroyed. A
valuable library was also burned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
MlssIssIPPPs TREASURES.
Col. w. L. Hemingway Over $3.50. 90,
Short In His Accounts.

New ORLEANS, La, Feb. PIT devel-
oped, to-day. at jackson, Miss, that
Col. w. L. Hemingway, state treasurer
of Mississippi for the last fourteen
years, was unable TO settle, being over
$3.50, 900 short in his accounts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
Cost of a London Strike.

LONDON. Feb. l9.-The report of the
QUO comnany upon the recent strike
shows the cost to have been $250,OOO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-26
ONE BRIBEE GUILTY.
S'DonneH Convicted at Chicago and Ser
fenced tn Prison.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 22.-The jury in
Cronin iury-bribing case this morning
brought in a verdict finding the only re-
naming defendant on trial, Jeremiah
O'Donnell, guilty of the offense charged,
and fixing his punishment at three
wears in the penitentiary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16

La France. 81 25 per dozen; Mermets, 81 Is
per dozen; Brides, 81 25 per dozen; yellow and
white. 75c per dozen; Bennetts. 81 90 per dozen;
Beauties, Csc apiecei carnations, Soc per dozen;
lilium duratum. 20c apiece; gladislus, 81 dozen;
hydraryea, 2Oc apiece; sweet peas, SC Dozen
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

"A cloud burst at Colorado Springs caused Q
loss OF S200.00Q
Bridget Doody died at Mineral Point, via,
at the age of 120 years.
The appearance of phylIoxera in the Cham
pagne district in France has caused great
alarm.
The carpenters of Exeter, Eng, have won
an increase OF wages, after strike of three
months.
Spain Is extending her territory in Morocco
and strongly fortifying her advanced positions
against the attacks of her rebellious natives.
Victoria poacbers have secured 20. 900 seal
skins this year. The North American Com
pany in consequence finds its catch reduced to
o,UUO SKINS.
Italy has completed arrangements for the
establishment of a line of steamers to Africa,
which it is expected will assist in the WORK OF
ousting the ustrians.
People in the Town of Lake, at Chicago, are
suffering from water famine because tho
packing houses exhaust the mains of water.
Water is so scarce there has been intense suffer-
ing from thirst.
Captain Marshall in charge of the harbor
Improvements at Chicago, says the inner har-
Dor, which it is proposed to I'LL and use as
fair site, has been worthless for navigation
purposes for long time.
An expedition will start from Duluth Sep
tember l. to investigate the ealing of timber
from our public lands in Minnesota by Cana
dians. The amount taken in the last year 10
estimated at 10000, 00O feet.
Forty s71tchmen employed by the Rock
Island road at Chicago struck because a man
had been discharged for drunkenness, without
knowing the reason for discharge. In half an
hour they went back to await an investigation
Eugene Arthur, a jockey. while exercising
MS horse on the track at Lawson, Mo-, ran into
a sulky to which George Sweet was driving
trotter. Arthur's neck was broken, while
sweet was fatally wounded. Both horses were
permanently injured.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16

Reading issues are all higher but like the rest
OF the list show gains of only fractional
amounts. The market on the whole was de-
void of feature.
Government bonds have been dull and steady.
State bonds have been entirely neglected.
The Post says Comment is made in the
street on the ract that a higher rate than 6per
cent for call loans on the stock exchange has
much more effect to check speculation and de-
press the prices of stocks than it used to seven
or eight years ago. The explanation of this
probably is that the prices of stocks and bonds
are now regulated more by the rates of interest
they pay or have the prospect OF paying as in
vestments. In the last five years an enormous
amount of railroad bonds have come upon the
public in this country and Europe. Bonded in
creased while the share capital per mile has
diminished. To some extent bonds have
superseded stocks for both investment and
speculation and as the price of bonds are ad-
justed to greater extent by the ability to carry
them on loans and make them pay their own
interest prolonged period of high rates OF in
terest for call loans such as we have had this
summer reduces the prices of bonds and divi-
dend-paying stocks. Speculation is not as wild
as it used to be, but is on more reasonable and
firmer basis. in which the prices of the bonds
and the stocks are kept nearer to their real
values.
The following table shows the prices of active
day. Corrected daily for THE DISPATCH by
WHITNEY STEPHENSON, old Pittsburg mem
bers of New York stock Exchange, 81 Fourth
avenue:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
By Telegraph.

NEW YORK-Beeves-Receipt 1888 head,
including only II cars for sale; market 15c per
100 pounds higher; native steers "a 2505 20 per
100 pounds; bulls and dry cows at S2 OOG3 w;
dressed beef firm at 61lQ734c per pound;
shipments today 138 beeves and 400 quar-
ters of beef; tomorrow 2.4S5 beeves and 2,7SO
quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts. S3 head;
market Nc per barrel lower: veals. S. OOQ7 90
per 100 pounds; buttermilks and grassers, s2 so
03 50; Westerns. 81 50G4 IS. Sheep-Receipts,
l2,705 head; market dull and nc per pound
10 5OQ7 %; dressed mutton weak at S12@lUc per
pound; dressed lambs easier at 10@1l34c. Hogs
-Receipts, 1888 head; market steady at 81 10
"a 50.
BUFFALO-Cattle dull and regular. Re-
seipts, Ia loads through, 25 sale. Sheep and
lambs-Receipts. % loads through, 20 sale: lambs
slow and lower: sheep steady ON good quality;
sheep, choice to extra, s. O095 25; good to
@6 90; good to choice. s6 0O@6 20 Hogs dull;
receipts II loads through. 26 sale; mediums,
heavy and mixed 81 aG94 10; corn Workers,
So sO@4 90; grassers, So IS; pigs, 50 OOG3 25.
ST. LOUIS - Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head;
shipments, ISO0 head; market 25 to 40c higher;
good to fancy natives. "a 90; stockers and feed
ers. 81 20@3 25; Texans and Indians. 81 60@
75. Hogs-Receipts, 4,SO0 head: shipments
1,S00 head; market weak; fair to choice heavy,
s. So@S 80; packing grades, g 65@S 90; light,
500 head; shipments 300 head; market firm; fair
to choice, 81 G0@4 70.
CHICAGO-The DToUeTS Journal REPORTS:
Cattle-Market active, l5c higher; beeves "a 80
@5 90: steers, So 50@4 20; stockers and feeders,
q OOQ32U; cows, bulls and mixed, 81 20G3 10;
Texas cattle, 81 4O@3 %; Western rangers, So 90
al o. Hogs-Market slow and lower; mixed.
So 25@3 80: heavy, So 3O@3 50: light So 1904 05;
skips, S24063 10. Sheep-MarkeJ steady; ma
tives, So 75Q5 so; Western, So 5O94 As; Texans,
So 00@4 90: lambs S5 O0@6 20.
CINClNNATI-Hogs in light supply, but
weaker; common and light, 81 5003 so; packing
and butchers. So s0@4 co. Receipts, 755 head;
shipments, 708 head.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
Grain. Flour and Feed.

Sales on call at the Grain Exchange, cars
of No. white oats, 4015c, September Re-
ceipts as bulletined, SO cars. of which 20 were
received by Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago
Railway, as follows: 8 cars Of oats, of corn, l
of middlings, l of feed. of barley, of -four.
By Pittsburg Cincinnati and St. Louis, cars
of corn, of oats. l of hay. By Baltimore and
Ohio, l car of hay. By PittSburg ana Lake
Erie, cars of rye, of -four. BY Pittsburg and
Western, car of oats. Corn, oats and hay are
quiet. The situation in all these lines favors
the buyer. Wheat and -four are steady at
quotations. The recent rise of corn and oats
proves to be largely speculative. and the reac-
ton is here as has been predicted in this COL
umn for some days past. The advance in wheat
being in accordance with facts, is fully sus-
tanned. The outlook is for higher-priced -four.
Prices are for carload lots on track:
WHEAT-No. 2 red. 81 OO@1 Oh; No. 8, 9S@99c;
new wheat, No. 2 red, 9S@99c.
CoRN-No. yellow ear. 62Q6Sc; high mixed
ear, 6O@6lc; No. yellow shelled. 5S@59c: high
mixed shelied corn. 57@5Sc.
OATs-No. white, 4319Q44c: extra, No. g. 4o113
Q43c; mixed, new, No. 2, 42@4211c.
RYE-No. l Pennsylvania and Ohio, 6l@62e;
No. Western. 5914Q6Oc.
FLoUR-Jobbing priees-Fancy spring patent
-four, S. 1895 %; fancy straight winter, So 25@
5 so; fancy straight spring. So 2505 so; clear
winter, IS 0005 25; straight xxx bakers,
A 1905 90. Rye -four, s4 0OQ4 Is.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fancy fine white,
S23 0OQA 10 y ton; brown middlings, $40 06@
Il 90: winter wheat bran, sl7@l7 50.
HAY-Baled Timothy, No. !, $40 50gll 90; No.
do, 81 OOG9 50; loose, from wagon, sl4 OO0
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
NOT WEAK, BUT STEADY.
The Stock on Hand Is Only Adequate for
Three Weeks.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, August l5.-There has been
but little activity in pig iron the past week.
Still, the market is not weak; it is simply
steady. Statistics show that stocks are ade-
vuate to meet three weeks consumption. and
that is considered light accumulation. The
output is restricted by reason Of a number Of
furnaces being out of blast. There were in
blast August l, S24 furnaces having weekly
capacity of l64.79s tons, against 1856 on July !,
with weekly capacity of 175, ~ tons. A small
amount of Southern pig metal is coming
into this market because the Southern
railroads, it is claimed, make good to
Shippers the amount of the advance in
freight rates recently insisted upon by the
Northern railroads. The advance at junction
points is absorbed bv the Southern lines max
ing the through rate the same as before. There
are some big orders floating about at prices u
to 81 50 per ton below quotations, but holders
are not entertaining them. Business is chiefly
confined to small lots for immediate require
tIdewater are SIS for No. foundry Sl7 for No.
foundry and SIS so for gray forge. Some
fancy brands may exceed these figures. Bes-
semer pig is dull at SIG at the furnace.
Steel rails are steady. Mills are busy and
their product is moved at S3l 5O@32 0O per ton.
Muck bars are worth $50 OUQ3O so per ton de-
livered- Old steel rails are nominal at S24 500
% % at tide Bar iron rules strUng the demand
fully equal to the supply, Bars are worth
1S2190l.S5c. There is a good demand for skelp
at lS5c for grooved delivered and 2l5@2.25c
for sheared. Plates are firm at the following
quotations for iron and steel respectively:
Ship, 22562 30c and 235G245c; tank, 2256230
and 240@2 SOC; bridge, 2S0@2. .35c and 25OG260c;
shell. 24OG2.5Oc and 260@Z zoe; 1apge, 3@310
and 2S093c: fireboX, 375 and S75G425c.
Business is brisk with the structural mills. but
many orders are for small lots. Delivered in
consumers yards iron material is worth as fol-
lows: Sheared, 23O@2 40c per pound; angles,
2@2 20Q2 25c, with l5925c extra per 100 pounds
for steel; tees, 270@2SOc for iron and steel.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Business Picking Up About the Wharf,
Conl for the unpar Pool.

Business Picking Up About the Wharf,
Coal for the Upper Pool.
lFBusiness was slively In the harbor Yesterday.
A number of boat we're engaged bringing coal
out from the upper pool. The monthly meet
ing of the Steamboat Protective Association
will take place to-day. The association meets
to elect officers for the ensuing year. The or
ganization has been waning lately, due to the
inattention of some of the officers, and it is
likely these will be ousted and new ones elected:
The Monongahela was 5 feet on the Market
street marker last night. Rivermen conf
IDENTIFY expected rise yesterday. but the
looked.for water had dot arrived at 8 P. M, and
there was little prospect for it to-day. Below
Davis Island the Ohio was 2 feet and station
ary. Arrivals. 8. Neale, Germania; Eliza
beth, George Wood and Adam Jacobs. De-
parted-Germania, Elizabeth and Adam
Jacobs Leave to-day-8:30 A. M, for Browns
vile and intermediate landings James G.
Blaine, 8 P. NJ. for Brownsville and Morgan
town, Germania; for Elizabeth and Geneva,
Elizabeth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
Iron TRADE REVIEW.
Transactions Still Light, With No
Change in the Figures.
he STEEL RAIL SITUATION.
An Increase in the Output at the Edgar
Thomson Works.
REPORTS FROM THE LEADING CEkTERS

The iron and steel market has developed
no new features the past week. Transac-
tions are light, as they always are at this
season of the year. Prices of last week are
fairly well sustained, and while holders,
forced by their needs, may be ready to make
concessions, there is no such disposition
shown by holders of standard brands. The
recent cool wave has enabled mills to work
more steadily, and consumption OF raw iron
has been increased. Manufacturers are
strong in the faith that we are on the eve OF
active markets. There is a good demand
ior nails, but no change in rates.
Steel rails are steaday at old prices. Fur
mace 1, at the Edgar Thomson Steel
Works, was lighted this morning. This
will insure an increased output of steel
rails, which will carry the product OF the
Brad6ock works close up to 1,5OO tons
daily. But orders now in insure demand
Ior the product for the balance of the year.
Wire rods are a shade frmer, owing to tenn
porary stoppage of mills during the hot
weather. Structural iron is moving freely.
Demand is very active, while prices are un-
changed. Manufacturers report that they
have all they can do to meet orders.
The latest quotations follow;
Structural Iron-Angles e. %: tees, 8. Sc: beams
and channels 3.lOc: sheared bridge plates, steel,
2.s5c; universal mill plates, iron, 2.SSe; refined
bars, &c card.
Barbed wire fencing galvanized, S3 co; plain
wire fencing, galvanized, $ So
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-16
Drinwood,

BUSINESS is lively at the Cincinnati docks.
| THE Mayhower and City of Pittsburg will take
| out excursions tomorrow.
| THE new Government scows will be of the Gin
| cinnati docks in a few days.
THE Jessie, City of vevay and Mink passed
| Portsmouth up, the John Dana down.
WORK will be commenced raising the John K.
which sunk near Cincinnati last week by hitting
| sDag.
| CAPTAIN W. W. O'NE1L is at Cincinnati where,
| it is rumored, he is trying to sell his boats and
| barges.
CAPTAIN VANCE HIeBEE stated yesterday that
| the Thomas W. Means will likely have new ma
| chinery.
THE Germania is the only boat scheduled to
leave tomorrow for Brownsville and way land
fngs at $3.50 A. NJ
CAPTAIN ). w. GRUBBs is at Cincinnati, and
assisting in raising the Thomas Ross, which sank
near there last Monday.
THE New State Of Kansas was taken of the
| Madison ways yesterday. She will run between
| st. Louis and Kansas City.
THE j. s. Neale came down from the mines yes
terday with a coal fleet She has had her exterior
| painted and otherwise spruced up.
THE Mayfower will take the Union Cigar Com
pany's employees down to Windsor Park to-day
Captain Lud Keefer will turn the wheel.
ANY boat owner who has a boat capable Of tow
ing from 300 to 400 tons, for SALE dispose Of 1t
at Cincinnati, where such boat is wanted.
THE Coal Bluff, Lizzie Bay, Enos Bob PrItchard,
Bob Ballard Annie L., John Dana and Spring
Hill passed Huntington on the way to Cincinnati.
THE Tacoma is running in the Cincinnati and
Coney Island trade, In place Of the Thomas Sher-
lock- the Van Meter taking the place Of the Ia
coma,
THE three boats in the Louisville and Kentucky
river trade are not running to such big business
and it is suggested that one boat be Withdrawn to
give the other two show.
THE Evansville and Paducah mail boat 3. G..
Ragan broke one Of her engines yesterday, and
arrived at Evansville behind time and badly dis
abed. She laid over for repairs and mails were
delayed one day in consequence.
A NOTICE appears inlthe papers to-day to river
pilots to take the south channel of the Ohio at
Brunot's Island on the left-hand side, on account
of distractions being placed at the Ohio connect
ing bridge. The channel will not be closed until
after Monday, and will probably be closed for q
week thereafter.
THE q. W. Bachelor was moored at the Gin
cinnsti wharf landing for the first time in q
month. She has just returned from the Manches-
ter ways, where she received a general overhaul
ing and has been refurnished. She will be one OF
the finest equipped steamers in the packet trade
when navigation reopens.
THE Time Little Bill and Tide will assist in
swinging the Ohio connection bridge span into
position next week. The work has been delayed
somewhat on account of the barges not being in
readiness. The Tide and Little Bill went down
be ready, but the work was postponed few days,
ult1l the falseWork is built on the barges.