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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
LOTTERY'S BIG BRIBE.
twenty-five Millions for Franchise from
IOuisiana.

twenty-five Millions for a Franchise from
Louisiana.
BATON ROUGE, La, June THE text
of the proposed lottery amendment to the
constitution has been made public. The
proposed amendment embraces contract
between the state and John A. Morris and
associates, under which, for lottery privi-
leges for twenty-five years from January 1,
$4,000, 900, or $1,O0O,OOO per annum, pay
able quarterly. Provision is also made for
the expenditure of the money to be re-
ceived by the state annually, as follows:
Public schools $350,000; levees, 1920, OO0;
charities and pensions, $2O0,000: city Of
New Orleans for drainage and sanitary
purposes, 100000. The measure will be
introduced on Monday next
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
MASSACRE COLORADO.
A Party of Surveyors Attacked by q Band
of Drunken Redskins


DENVER, COL, June SD. III. Holt, pur-
'lasng agent for the Importing Cattle
ompany, of Wyoming, gives a brief &C
cunt of the Indian massacre which oc-
CURED in the Upper Green River country.
lie SAYS that q party of 1ndiansthat had be
come intoxicated with whisky furnished
by rancnmen came to the camp of the gov
crnment surveyors and demanded more
''Gre-water." 1tbeing refused, the Indians
attacked the party, killing Chief Engineer
Of the government survey, and Chain
bearers E. w. Timherlake, George Woods,
and Henry OvermeyeI. Jessie Lee, assist
ant engineer, was left upon the field fol
dead. but recovered sufficiently to get to
the neighboring ranch, where he is in a
precarious condition. Mr.. Crittenden was
the engineer who constructed the Eads
bridge at St. Louis. His family now reside
at Paris, KY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
STRUCK DEAD BY LIGHTNING.
Two Men Killed and Two Frustrated by "A
Thunder Bolt.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, June 6.-Light-
ming did some terrible work at the Pioneer
Coal Works, six miles above this city, early
this morning. During a heavy storm d
stroke of lightning struck the Pioneer
Coal Company's barn, killing Tom Hicks,
ored boy, and partially paralyzing William
Dills, the company's store superintendent,
and boy named Dick Alexander.
Stephenson's clothes were ignited by the
lightning. DilIS and Alexander VIII re-
The barn was slightly injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Churches Unite.

The General Synod of the Reformed
Church in America, in session at Asbury
'ark, n. j., adopted the report of the
nittee on union with the Reformed
h in the United States, which rec
led federal union with that body.
e only five votes in opposi-
united churches will num-
~ to the data of 1889, $780,
1icants, 407,S $40 baptized
% churches, 1916 minis
learning, and ) publish
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
The Oil Took Fire.

About 4 O'Clock on the afternoon of
the 9TH an explosion occurred on the
German tank steamer Hans and Kurt,
lying at Point Breeze, in the oil district
of Philadelphia. The explosion set fire
to the vessel and wharf proper
ty, almost destroying the former
and burning brick storage
building. Joseph Quinn, aged SO years,
shipping clerk for the refining COM
pany, was covered with burning oil, and
was burned SO badly that he died soon
afterwards. Many of the boats crew
were slightly burned. as were also sew
eral members of the city fire depart
ment The steamer had tankage capac-
ity for 100000 gallons of oil, and had
900 on board. The loss is estimated
at $3.50. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Miners Strike.

Advices from Siberia state there have
been revolts in the gold mine belonging
TO the Russian millionaires, Basilewski
and Bartaschof The miners, who
were goaded to rebellion by starvation
wages and maltf eatment, killed two SUI
perintendents named Risanof and
Bastrikoff, and demolished large num-
Der of buildings. A troop of Cossacks
were beaten off by the men, and now
two regiments have been ordered to the
scene
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
The Kuhns Recovering,

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June Mrs. Frank
Kuhn, her sons Emil and Frank, and Emma
Lansing, are rapidly recovering from the
effects of the poisoned food eaten by them
last week. The inquest in the eases OF Frank
Kuhn, ST., and the servant, Huber, will be
held on Monday. The police have not yet
been allowed to see any of the sick people,
aud Emil Kuhn is said to be still ignorant
of the suspicious directed against him in
tho case
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Senate.

MONDAY, June 2.-The silver bill was
taken up in the Senate to-day, and Mr..
Morrill, spoke, being followed by Sena
tor Harris. At the close of Mr.. Harris
speech the silver bill wont over till to-
morrow. Senator Plumb to-day intro
duced q bill for the purchase of silverto
use as lawful money The bill was drawn
the same as the bill introduced by the
senator last week, with the addition of a
new section. The conference report on
the military academy appropri-
alton bill was presented and agreed
to. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill was again
taken up and the question in regard to
the provision us to canteens was dis
cussed-the conference report being to
the effect that no Intoxicating drinks
should be supplied in canteens or in
where prohibition legislation exists.
The conference report was agreed to
yeas 35, nays S. The nays being Sena-
tors Blair, Colquitt, George, Hale, San
ders, Teller and Turpie.
TUESDAY, June 3.-The House bill to
authorize the President to cause certain
lands heretofore withdrawn from mar
ket for reservoir purposes to be restored
to the public domain, subject to entry
under the homestead law, with certain
restrictions with amendments was
passed. The bill refers to lands re-
served in aid of the construction Of GER
tain reservoirs at the headwaters of the
Mississippi and ST. Croix Rivers in Min
nesota and Wisconsin, and of the Chip
pewa and Wisconsin Rivers inWisconsin.
The pill for preventing the adulteration
of drugs was placed on the calendar.
The resolution offered by Senator Ed
munds yesterday to investigate the
management of the fish commissioners
office went over till tomorrow. The
silver bill was then taken up, and Mr..
Pugh addressed the Senate. He was
followed by Mr. Farwell. The fortifca-
ton bill was taken up, and the amend
ment to increase the appropriation for
rifed sea-coast mortars from S250, 900 to
$406, 600 was agreed tO-24 to %. With
out further action on the bill the Senate
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 4-The Senate
passed the fertilization bill. The pend
ing question was on striking out two
items for the Watervliet On. " arsenal
($24S, 742 for the erection Of the south
wing, and $7S0,000 for machinery for -
inch guns), and inserting, in lieu of
them, the following: "For boring and
turning lathes, rifing machine, and So
ton travelling crane fully equipped for
the manufacture of Pinch guns, at Wa
tervliet arsenal, n. Y, $3.50, 600" The
amendment was agreed to-yeas, q;
NAYS, IS. Mr. Teller offered an amend
ment to purchase and test a recoil, OPP
Grated infantry small arm of 30-caliber;
also to test one light rapid fire, rapid
transit six-pounder breech-loading field
gun mounted upon a disappearing,
shielded, field gun carriage; and also to
test one retiring scacoast defense car
riagc. A separate vote was taken onthe
amendment increasing the appropria-
ton for ri1ed sea-eoast mortars from
$3.50, 600 to 100000. The amend
ment was agreed to-veas, 81; nays
Is. All the other amendments were
agreed to and the bill was passed. A
resolution was agreed to for an inquiry
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
In the Magazine.

At 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the
Sd lightning struck powder-house one
mile east of Mansfield, O., owned by
Tracy & Avery, which contained over
5000 pounds of powder. A terrific ex-
plosion followed, that was felt distinctly
In all parts of the city. All windows
within a radius of half mile were
shattered, and one adjacent house was
crushed, Mrs. Henry Roose being fatally
injured and two of her children killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
THREE NEGROES HANGED.
A Trio of Colored Murderers Hanged a,
Linden, Tex.

Linden, Tex.
LINDEN, Tex, June 7.-Three negroes,
Tom Mills, Fletcher Holden and Henry
Holden. were hanged here to-day for the
murder of James McGregor, a white
man. at Atlanta, Tex, on the 7th day
of last December. McGrcgor had just been
settled in Cass County, and let people
know he had money He drank freely
with three negroes, and they enticed him
to the edge Of the town, where Tom
Mills broke his head open with car coup
ling. The body was robbed and carried a
mile from town and left by the roadside,
wheer it was found. All of the con-
demned men confessed their guilt and died
repenting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
A Democratic Governor.

The Oregon Republican state central
committee concede the reelection of
Pennoyer (Dem.) for governor by 500 to
1000 majority Both branches of the
Legislature are Republican by large ma
jorities. Hermann's (Rep.) majority
for Congress is estimated at from 5000
to 5000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
$4,000 and a Woman.

Frank McIlvaine, cashier Of the Sui
phur Deposit Bank, at Sulphur, KY,
has fed, and it is believed he is $4,000
short in his accounts. 1t is state bank,
and was in measure started for Nell
vaine when he graduated from Harvard
College. Mrs. John Watkins, wife of
the proprietor of the hotel at Sulphur,
is reported to have gone with him.
Mrs Watkins was village belle when
McIlyaine was III school.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
SWent the Town.

Meager reports from Bradshaw, a
hamlet of 400 or 500 inhabitants, and
fifty miles west of Lincoln, Neb., state
that the town was swept away about E
O'Clock on the night of the Sd, by cy
clone. Six persons are reported killed,
and twenty-five or more injured. Tele-
graph wires are down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
BURNED AT SEA.
The Steamer BuCki Destroyed on the A
1antic Coast.

The Steamer Buck Destroyed on the At
lantic Coast.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The steamer Ma
coochee, Capt. Smith, from Savannah,
which arrived to-day, reports that on the
Sd inst, at A. NJ, she sighted vessel on
fire, and bore down to her. The Nacoo-
chez fell in with the burning YES
seps crew, thirteen men and one Woman,
in an open boat, and picked up the
crew and their boat. The vessel was
burned to the waters edge, SO the steamer
did not go to her, her captain saying no
good could be done by doing SO. The
burned vessel proved to have been the
steam schooner Louis BucKi. Capt. Han
sen, from New York, May sc, for Jackson
Vile, Fla, with coal Oil and general mer-
chandiSe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11

all the property of the
)swego Mills Company, in
l., has just been made
5, who were selected at
Meeting last fall. About
creditors in the amount
ented agreed to pay the
6ther half and lay down
ey would accept 629 cents
This was agreed to, and
1itors with the trustees put
md $4,000 more for the
ave organized a new COM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
A BIG TOW BILL.
Forty Thousand Dollars for Taking the
City os Paris Into Port

Forty ThOusaEd DOIIars for Taking the
City Of Paris Into Port.
LONDON, June z. - The admiralty
court to-day handed down decision
awarding 81, 500 to the British steamer Al
dersgate. and 5000 to the American steam
er Ohio, fer the services they rem.
dered to the Inman Line steamer
City of Paris in towing her to
Queenstown after the breaking down of
her machinery i'll mid-ocean, last March,
while she was bound from New York for
Liverpool. Justice Butt, who heard the
case, says in his decision that if the
weather had been bad after it's accident oc-
CURED the City of Paris would either have
foundered or drifted ashore. He praised
the conduct of everybody on board the
CITY of Paris
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
BLOWING UP A MONASTERY.
A Bomb Under the Famous Old La Grand
ChartreuSe.

PARIS, June 5.-La Grand Chartreuse,
the famous monastery in the Department
of Isere, fourteen miles from Grenoble, has
been much damaged by explosion of a
quantity of dynamite. The dastardly out
rage was the work of design, and is be-
lieved to have been done by persons living
in the locality, who took that means OF
venting their anger at the failure of an at
tempt made by them to eXtort blackmail
from the monks in charge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
, Foot of Hail on the Ground.

A dispatch of the eth from Nanhori,
Tex, says: The conductor of the east
bound train tonight reports hail a foot
deep fifteen miles west of here, and as
the train passed Sierra Blanca it was
storlning. This is the first rain in the
county in more than year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Manitoba Crops.

Land Commissioner Hamilton, of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad, has just re-
turned from an extensive trip through
Southern and Southwestern Manitoba,
and reports all crops in avery promising
condition. The increase in cultivated
acreage over that of last year is 20 per
cent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Bloody Battle.

A bloody encounter has taken place
between Arnauts and Servians, on the
Servian frontier. The Ottoman and
Servian governments have sent tele-
to the affair. The Arnauts killed fifteen
Christians, wounded thirty-fve others,
robbed the dead and violated number
of women.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Chopped to Pieces With an Axe

DALLAS, Tex, June IA horrible muir
der occurred here last night, in which
Frank Quinn killed Ben Nelson. Quinn
caught Nelson and Mrs. Quinn in the same
room, and attacked them with an ak. Mel
son was chopped to pieces, and the woman
terribly gashed and beaten. Quinn is in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11

The friends of Dr. s. s. Laws, ex-'
president of the Missouri State Uni
versity, and man prominent in bust
ness circles in Kansas City, are greatly
exercised over his disappearance. He
had been noticed to be acting strangely
for some time, and his friends fear that
he may have become insane over a
business reverse which he suffered
some time 400.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
WATERFOWL, WIS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Taken to the Frontier.

President Carnot has granted par
don to the Duke of Orleans, who was
sent to prison in February last for vio-
lating the decree of exile issued against
tie members of his family. The Duke
will be conducted to the frontier during
the night
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Accident on the Louisville & Nash
willie

The Wagner through sleeper from
Louisville to Boston via Cincinnati, over
the Louisville & Nashville, was wrecked
near English, KY, at O'Clock on the
afternoon of the 9th. The town is fifty
miles out from Louisville. Eight per-
sons were seriously wounded, two of
whom will probably die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
FELL TWO HUNDREDFEET.
Three Fatalities in Mine Near Lead
Vile. Col.

Vile, Col.
LEADvILLE, Col, June 4.-Engineer
Folk, while repairing the pump in the
Gallagher shaft of Mikado Company mines,
fell 2O9 feet to the bottom, and was crushed
into a horrible mass. At Antioch mine
Thomas Flani.an was blown to atoms by
a premature explosion, and James ODon-
nell badly injured. The latter's recovery
don fful
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
A Chinese Reporter in Trouble.

A united effort will be made in the
next few days, says New York dis
patch, by the Chinese slave dealers of
Mott Street to get, rid of the rescuer and
principal witness in the case of the
young Chinese slave girl, Suen zee.
This individual is the Chinese
reporter, Wong Chin Foo, who can
be seen walking the streets of China
town guarded by two American friends
He says he is accustomed to plots
against his life. He once rescued TWEEN
ty-four girl-slaves in San Francisco, and
big reward was offered for his head by
the enraged slave dealers. Wong has
been mobbed trice, and once nearly
killed. Now that he is in New York he
says he does not propose to be fright
ened away by threats. 1t is stated by
Wong's friends that the frequent post
ponements of Lee Khi's trial have been
for the purpose of getting rid of Wong
in some waV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
win INVESTIGATES the Outrages

CoNsTANT1NoPLF, June 6.-The Porte
will send a commission to Albania, to in
ouire into the outrages which are alleged
to have been committed upon Christians
there.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
The Train Unset.

North Western passenger train
report, which reaches Chicago
clock, jumped the track two
est Of Rockford on the morning
9Th, on account of a broken
A gang of section men were
about 200 feet from the point
e engine left the rails, and be-
could get away the train had
a down and toppled over on
he entire train was wrecked,
ngineer and four of the section
killed outright. The fire.
section men and some of the
S were injured.
Got 1t In the Ear.
-ately reported in Berlin that
us results may vet follow the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-11
Got 1t In the Ear.

-ately reported in Berlin that
us results may yet follow the
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THE GUARDIAN
OF THE CLOCK.
AFA1RY TALE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN.

On the mantel in Farmer Keller's parlor
stood large, old-fashoned clock, which for
many years had told the hour and warned
the members of the household to improve
the flying moments; but at last it grew tired
of the con STINT ticking, ticking, and became
so weary that its strokes could scarcely be
heard in the next room.
Thine is much swifter than l." it said,
"and why should tire myself by running
after it?"
With these words the clock stopped and
stood silent Then the clock-maker was
brought, and when he had examined the
works with his glasses and instruments,
said:
Il can do nothing for it; it is entirely worn
ont. 1t might 60 for a short time, but its
best days are past. and you lad better buy
new clock"
Then the farmer bought handsome new
timepiece. called a regulator, which had so
loud voice that il could be heard in all
parts Of the house. Then, too, it was so
strong that it needed to be wound only
once in two weeks, while the old clock must
be wound every day. Little Henry was
greatly pleased with the regulator, and
looked on with interest while il was being
hung in its place on the wall.
. But the old clock is very handsome" said
Henry's mother, land although it is now
old and useless. we shall still keep it on the
mantel as an ornament
NO." said the farmer, 1--WE shall not
throw away the old clock; for 1t has be-
longed both to my father and to my grand
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father, and 1t has always been faithful
servant. Let it keep its place in the parlor"
When he had heard his fathers words
Henry looked carefully at the old clock,
and for the first time noticed how really
beautiful it was. The upper part was of
black ebony, and stood on four columns of
almost transparent onyx, which rested on
black base On the top of the clock was
gilded eagle, and on either side stood two
small figured, holding in their hands tiny
trumpets. Between the onyx columns was
very small hall, having mirrors for walls
In this space stood figure of the Grecian
goddess, Minerva, wearing helmet and
holding spear and shield. The more
Henry looked at the old clock the more sorry
he was that nothing could be done for il,
and as he stood looking al it suddenly the
regulator went "Tic-tac, Zic-zac. schic-
schac," and then seemed to be laughing 10
Itself, and Henry was sure he heard low
moaning sound proceed from the clock ON
the mantel.
That night Henry did not sleep as well as
usual. Tor his room was next to the parlor
and the loud ticking of the regulator kept
him awake. AS the little boy tossed rest
lessiy about he again heard the ''tic-tac, zic-
Zac, Schlc-schac" OF the regulator, and this
time it laughed quite heartily. and more dis
tlnctly than before came the groan from the
old clock. Then Harry fell asleep, Gnly to
be awakened by the regulator striking u
and moment later he was surprised to
hear the old clock, with its silvery voice,
also chime u. At the same time the room
was filled with a bright light. Could it be
the moon which cast such a glow over the
place? As be looked about for the cause of
the light, Henry saw the door of his room
open. and the Minerva from the old clock
entered; but she was no longer small,
silent figure. She had become tall and
stately, and advanced toward Henry with
quick, hurried step. In her right hand
she carried the spear, and in her left, the
shield
Come" she said, 'the old clock begs for
few moments conversation with YOU"
Henry felt that he must obey, and rising
from his couch he followed his fair guide,
vino led the way into the parlor. Here such
wonderful change had takensplace that
the little boy gave cry of surprise; but
Minerva only smiled kindly, and.said
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nitude as well as beauty. The Queen de-
votes many of the early mornings, while the
rest Of the household slumber, in completing
this pathetic work.
The money earned by the publication of
her Majesty's books and articles is all de-
voted to the various charities in which she
is interested. and few people could contriye
to get through as many literary ana artistic
achievements OF so varied nature in q day,
A remark / made to this effect drew from
the Queen the ready reply, Eyes; but in
work and consideration for others lies the
only happiness which can be found here"
Writing she regards as ''only discharge of
electricity. but the battery cannot be prop
erly replenished when the body is weak
ened'; poetry, she holds, is Independent
OF the outer world" apd it is mistake to
think sorrow made her a p0ctess; when
the thought comes" she is impelled
to give it expression, and knows no
peace till she has done SO; once she re-
belled against 1.-THE burden of the gift"
now she recognizes it as her greatest happi-
ness. "a blessing to me which can at the
same time give pleasure to Others" The
poems dedicated to the unseen heroism of
women" betray snch sense of the writer's
sympathy with her sex, and such recogni-
ton of their high mission as "chlef givers
of grace and of gladdening," that cannot
resist concluding with the following stanzas
Unto you-who with brave lips set firm in smile
over mountains of trouble have wended;
Who. cheered by no clarions OF glory erewhile,
Have in glorious battle contended
Battles where no hand the bright laurel twiues
But where tears fall bitter and hidden
To you-to the undeclared heroines
This Book OF the Women" is hidden.