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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Rain in Ohio.

A GAINESVILLE, O., dispatch of the LIST
says: A terrific storm struck this place
tonight, the rainfall for two hours
amounting to almost a cloud-burst. Sew
eral bridges and small buildings were
swept away. The railroads suffered
great damage. A report from White
Cottage says the place is completely sub
merged. The people have taken refuge
on higher ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
ELEcTRICITY's MAD FREAK.
Several Persons Frustrated by q Light
ming Wire in New Jersey.

Several Persons Frustrated by a light
ming Wire in New Jersey.
AsEURY PARK, N. j., July 5.-During
the storm last night lightning struck
the telephone and electric light wires
at Asbury Avenue and Kingsley Street.
One of the wires was severed by the
bolt and fell into the street where
it knocked down several women and
children. John Robbins, of West Park,
was caught by the wire and dragged
about fifty feet. He was badly u and
bruised. Dr.. Wildman, of New York,
had his face cut by a lump OF ire which
spluttered from the light IN front OF the
hotel. Many telephones were burned
out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
A KNIFE IN HIS HEART.
One Man Stabbed to Death by Another al
Denver.

DENVER, Col, July 5.-John Shocks, a
butcher employed at the Union Stock
Yards slaughter house, had a quarrel
with Foreman K. A. Joyce yester-
day. Shocks was discharged and eject
ed from the house. He went away and
returned in a few minutes with a Win
chester rifle and pointing it through the
window, ordered the foreman to hold
up his hands. Joyce ran out of the
door, disarmed Shocks, and plunged a
butcher knife through his hear and
then through his neck. Joyce has been
arrested and is in Jail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
"A Stand-up Drink.

A Boston jury has placed the stamp
of disapproval on the recent order Of
the board of police compelling the clos
ing of all bars and sale of food with
liquors served to patrons who must first
sit at tables before drinking. Yesterday
the case of Charles w. Sanborn was
tried in the superior court, and he was
acquitted. This was the case selected
by the police as a test case, and in view
Of the verdict it is claimed that the war
on the saloon is practically at an end.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
MOORE's MURDERER INDICTED.
True Bills Against the Four Prisoners
Found by the Ottawa Grand Jury.

True Bills Against the Four Prisoners
Found by the Ottawa Grand Jury.
OTTAWA, ILL.,, July 2.-The special
grand jury convened to investigate the
Moore murder finished it's work yester-
day afternoon, finding true bills against
William O'Brien, Charles Ford,
Kate Ford and Minnie Winter
ling, and indicting them for the
murder of Moore. Both women
were on the stand, and confessed that
the story of the unknown man with
sleeves rolled up was a lie, intended as
a screen for Ford, who had threatened
them with death if they did not prom
Use to shield him as much as possible.
Besides the murderers, the grand jury
indicted John Berry for burglary. The
murderers will be brought up before
the court to plead on Thursday morn
ing, and it is expected that the women
will plead guilty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
SPANS NEW MINISTRY,
A Cabinet Formed With Castillo as Prim
NIi

A Cabinet Formed With Castillo as Prime
Minister.
MADRID, July ga new cabinet has.
been formed as follows:
Prime Minister-Senor Canovas DEB
Castillo.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-Duke Of
Tetuan.
Minister of Finance-Senor C~osgayon.
Minister of tie Interior--Senor SilveIal
Minister of JuStice-SenOr V1llaverde.
Minister of COmmerce-Senor ISaSa.
Minister of War-Gen. AZcarraga.
Minister of Marine-Admiral Beeren-
ger.
Minister of the Colonies-Senor Fabre.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
SEVERE STORM IN CANADA.
Buildings Unroofed, Trees Blown Down
and Crops Destroyed.

TORONTO, Ont, July "a severe storm
prevailed in Eastern Ontario yesterday
At Campbellford and the neighborhood
large hailstones fell, completelydestroy-
ing all the crops and glass in the vicin-
ity. The wind leveled trees and fences
and unroofeG many buildings, and the
water washed out many culverts, delay
ing trains badly. In the vicinity of Pic
ton and Springfield lightning struck
many barns, which were destroyed and
consumed much live stock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Both Were Dead.

A dispatch of the 9Th from Wiesbaden
SAYS: The body of Lavinia Merli, who
was believed to have died in a hysteric
fit, was placed in a vault Thursday. On
Saturday the body was found complete
ly turned in the casket and the startling
discovery was made that the supposed
dead woman had given birth to a child,
which was. of course. dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
FLEECED BY A CARD GAME.
a Pennsylvania Farmer Robbed of 3d.
600 by Two Sharpers.

BEAVER FALLS, Pa, July 5.-Joseph
Shannon, a wealthy farmer aged SO
years, was swindled out of $1,000 on
Thursday by two s~harpers. The game
PLAYED was the time-worn one with
cards. A man named Harper and
his confederate induced Shannon
to pick out a card and then
told him he had won $4,000, but
before this money would be paid over
he must produce that amount to prove
that he could have paid if he had lost.
Shannon went to the bank, drew the
money, and returned. The sharpers
then took the cash from him and skipped
out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
CONFESSED THE CRIME.
The Mystery of the Decker Murder, at
Norris. Ill. Solved.

MORRIS, ILL.,, July 5.-The excitement
over the confession of John Williams,
'alias Paddy Fitzhugh, of the murder of
Charles Decker, has subsidized in a meas
ure, and no fears are now entertained of
a lynching. The confession duplicates
himself and Maxwell, alias Murray.
Both prove to be Chicago crooks, Max
we'll having served two years in Joliet
for forgery, and Williams having been
four times an inmate of the city bride
we'll. Tie murder was committed for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
r LANGTRY ILL.
The Actress Suffering from an Attack OF
PIeurisy.

LONDON, July2.-Mrs. Langtry's health
has again broken down, and she is con-
fined to her bed with a severe attack of
pleurisy. Sir Andrew Clark and DR..
William Collins, her medical advisers,
say that she will be compelled to keep
her room for some time. Meanwhile,
the ST. James Theater is being managed
in her behalf by Mr.. Bourchier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
DAMAGE HALF A MILLION.
Terrible Destructiveness of a Storm a
Parkersburg, Va.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va. July "a de-
structive storm passed over this locality
yesterday, flooding cellars, damaging
streets and sweeping away crops. The
sudden heavy rainfall deluged Kar1a-
VIVA and Mushingum Valleys. An unof-
fetal estimate places the damage in the
Muskingum Valley at 5000 DOC. Much
of this is government works for the i'm
proVement Of navigation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
TOOK A LONG REST.
Edward DeubIer, While Tired, Leans
Against an Electric Light Pole.

Against an EIectTlc Light FOIe.
LIMA. O., July 3.-Edward Deubler, a
clerk in a grocery, while cleaning the
pavement preparatory to closing up,
leaned up against an electric
light post, which was bound
with wire, to rest, Immediately upon
touching the post he gave a scream and
fell back, and when assistance reached
him he was dead. It seems that a guy
wire ..oined with the post was charged
and communicated the electricity to the
wire about the post. The only marks
on his body were two red spots on his
left arm, one above and M below the
elbow. He leaves a wife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Senate.

MONDAY, June 30.-In the Senate to-
day it was agreed to postpone the COM
m%emoration service in respect to the
late S.. S. Cox, until Tuesday of next
week, on account of the illness OF Mr..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Treasurer Huston Receivers.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 5.-Treas-
urer Huston, who has been i'll for a long
time, has recovered sufficiently to re-
p1ma bic 2utins
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Another Seattle Fire.

A dispatch of the LIST from Portland,
Ore, says: News has just reached here
that a disastrous fire is raging in Seattle,
and that the Tacoma fire department
has been called upon for aid. The fire
is in the business portion Of the city.
Later it is learned the fire was extin-
guished with the loss of 500, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Base Ball

The following table shows the stand
ing of the clubs in the four leading.
leagues july 5:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Killed by the Fall.

A Beardstown Qll.) dispatch of the
4th says: Prof. Samuel Black, an
aeronaut, met with a horrible death here
this afternoon. When a height of 400
feet in his ascent he ~signalled that he
was about to descend; but something
seemed to have gone wrong with his
parachute. A few minutes later a thin
stream of smoke was seen issuing from
the parachute which in a few seconds
burst into a fame, severing the
parachute from the balloon and the
air at a frightful speed. Half an hour
later his body was found horribly
mangled about two miles from the
scene of the ascent. 1t is supposed the
parachute caught fire from sparks from
a mill near DY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09

w. Heardmore, a young man en-
ployed on Beardsley's ranch, at Platte
Vile, near Denver, met a most horrible
death on the Fourth. The young nan
was washing his wagon in the stream,
when some boys threw a bunch Of fire
crackers under the horses. They i'm
mediately took fright and in crossing
the %culyert the driver was thrown from
his seat and fell on one of the front
wheels, his limbs becoming entangled
in the spokes. In an instant he was
twisted and crushed between the wheels
and wagon box and wound around the
wheel. The horses ran V a mile be-
fore being captured. The body Of the
unfortunate man was mangled beyond
recognition. Every bone in his body
was broken and his skull crushed, from
which the brains were oozing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-09
Another Star.

A Washington dispatch ofthe Sd says:
In signing the bill admitting Idaho to
the sisterhood Of states this morning the
President has disappointed a number
of people in that state who had hoped
that the new state would take up her
position in line on the Fourth Of July.
The reason for his action was an inter-
esting me-. The President, it seems,
found that the law ordained that a
new star should be placed upon the
American flag for each new state on the
Fourth Of July succeeding its admission
to the Union. The President left it TO
Mr.. Dubois, the delegate from Idaho, to
decide whether to have the bill signed
at once and get the star, or to leave the
star over until July 4, 1891. Mr.. Dubois
chose the star now and as a result forty
three stars are due upon the flag to-
morrow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Public Sale.

There will be exposed at public sale
at Fox's Hall, South Heberton, Pa, on
Saturday afternoon, August 90, 1890, a
quantity of household furniture, the
property of the heirs of the late Eliza
beth Schnee, which must be sold at cash
The following is partial list of the
articles to be disposed of:
toilet set, granite coffee pot, kitchen
dishes, II yds. oil cloth, market baskets,
| set cold hand irons, chest, l chopping
block, lap robe l pin cushion, set of
pictures, looking glass, 2 stair lamps,
l pair of vases, clock, bureau, glass
cupboard, sink, l leaf-table, l small
cupboard, l sewing machine, bedsteads,
| bed-spring, cradle, 2 meat knives,
flour chest, lounge, clothes-backet, 6
cane bottom chairs, ] rocking chair, 3
wooden chairs, Is yds. ingram carpet,
TO yds. rag carpet, l flower-pot rack, 2
cooking stoves, churn, scale, lot of
ornamental dishes, lot of carpet rags
Kitchen table, towel rack, hat rack, 8
straw ticks and lot of other articles too
numerous to mention. Sale to COM
mence at 2 p. m.
All persons indebted to the said estate
must pay the same on or before the above
date, and all bills owing by the said es-
tate will be paid by me when properly
vouched for.
JoHN KRoUsE, Guardian.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

The anthracite coal trade has not i'm
proved during the past week, and mid
summer dullness is now the ruling fea-
ture. Orders for coal are not plentiful,
but there is no scarcity of coal, though
the Reading Company has been tempo
rarily short of one or two sizes in max
ing up cargoes for Eastern shipment.
Buyers at present show little disposition
to place orders or contracts for any large
quantity for anthracite, not knowing
what may result from the apparent ex-
cessive production. Somebody has for
some days past been industriously circu-
latlng statements regarding the alleged
decreasing accumulation of anthracite
at tidewater shipping points, but, be this
as it may, it is well known fact that the
weekly output of coal for the past month
has been considerably more than the
market requirements called for, and if
the tidewater tonnage has decreased the
coal has simply been moved from the
shipping piers at New York harbor and
Fort Richmond to other distributing
ports in the East.
The Pottsvile Miners Journal saws
Work at the collieries is increasing and
the miners are more encouraged. Most
of the collieries are working pretty stea-
dily and the limit of production is being
exceeded by all the large companies"
The total amount of anthracite coal
sent to market for the week ending
July 9th, as reported by the several
carrying companies, was $780, tons,
compared with 627 $50 tons in the CORES
ponding week last year, a decrease of
50, ,254 tons. The total amount of an
thracite mined thus far in the year 1890
was 10, 776, las tons compared with 10, 775,-
!S2 tons for the same period last year, an
increase of 966 tons.-Ledqer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
A Card.


To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN WHEREAS,
Mr.. Charles Schooner, of Freeland,
made certain allegations recently to per-
sons that owing to his failure to receive
his insurance policy from me, for pres
entation to the Company, he was de-
prived of benefits due him during his
recent illness.
| desire to state here that all papers
belonging to Mr.. Schooner were given by
me to Mr.. c. o. Stroh. His policy of
insurance | never saw; don't know any
thing about it, and consequently could
not withhold it from him.
The following letter from the General
Agent of the Company, at Pottsville, Pa,
will explain the true reason why he
did not receive his benefits:
Office Of John X. Wilson, General AGENT
Preferred Mutual accident association,
Of NeD York.
PorTsvILLE, Pa, July IA, 1890,
JOSEPH BIRKBECK, EsQ.-DGdr Sir; I'm re-
ply to your favor of the 18th inst, | would say
that Charles Schooner had policy in our Com
pany, but as he failed to pay the quarterly
premium which was due on April 10 the policy
lapsed. wrote to him twice about it but he
never answered me. OF course if he was hurt
after his payment was due he was not entitled
to anything. Yours truly,
JOHN X. WILSON
/ trust that the above explanation will
be satisfactory to all concerned.
JOSEPH BIRKBECK,
Freeland, Pa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Another Old Resident Gone.

Jenkin Giles, of Pine Knot Hill, who
has been i'll for some time, died at his
home on Monday. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon and was large
ly attended. The members of Silver
Wave Lodge, K. of P, of Drifton, of
which the deceased was member, at
tended in funeral regalia. Funeral SER
vices were conducted at the cemetery by
Robert Cowans of the order of X. of p.
and Rev. Thomas, of Plains, this county
Mr.. Giles was over 81 years of age and
native of Wales and was resident of
this part of the country for number of
years, where by industry, he built a
home for himself. His wife died about
year ago. He leaves four children,
one son and three daughters, the oldest
being married to Nathaniel Chestnut
and at present residing at the home
stead.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

a largely attended meeting of the
members of the Hose Co. was held in
their hall last evening. After reading
the minutes of the last regular meeting
and approving of the same, the reports
of the various officers were received.
All showed that the organization is in a
good. condition and that the apparatus
was in good order. Five new names were
proposed and elected to membership.
The committee on picnic reported
everything ready. 1t was decided to
purchase the dancing platform and
stands from the Trustees of Camp 147,
z. o. S. of A, at the figure agreed on,
and that the Board of Trustees of the
Hose Co. haye power to lease the plat
form to other parties.
All members are requested to be at
the hose house tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock to take part in the test of the
fire plugs around the borough. After
going through the roll call the meeting
adjourned
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Base Ball.
-Mahany City VS.. Drifton Satur

-Mahany City VS.. Drifton Saturday
The Upper Lehigh defeated White
Haven on the formers grounds on Sat-
urday. Score, 17-11.
The Gimlers and Tigers played a
game at the park on Sunday morning
The latter were victorious by score of
17-l0.
The Mahanoy City team will play at
Drifton on Saturday. Game called at 5
O'Clock.
The Drifton team went to Jeanes-
vile on Saturday and played game
with the club of that place. The game
resulted with score of 10 to in favor
of Jeanesville.
The Mahanoy City Club will come
to Drifton on Saturday and play
game with the home team. Heiser
and Mulvey will be the battery for the
visitors and Welch and Bellas for Drif-
ton.
There was quite an interesting game
played at the park on Sunday
by the Hazleton and Freeland clubs.
The game was pretty hotly contested on
both sides, but the Hazleton club, though
defeated several times already this
season by the home team, were fortunate
in carrying off the honors by score of
to 6. Hayes and Shaffer, of Blooms
burg, were the battery for Hazleton and
Simmons and O'Hare, the latter Of the
Lehighton Club, for Freeland.
The married men of Upper Lehigh
and the representatives of the same ele-
ment in Freeland played laughable
game on the field at South Heberton on
Saturday evening. 1t was interesting
on account of the many faults found
with the umpire and the huge scores of
both sides, which was one of the princi-
Piles of old-time playing and which was
upheld because it was the most impor-
tant thing to be done when the men
played ball in their young days. The
men from town were evidently not so
fond of running round the diamond as
the Upper Lehigh players for at the end
of the game they found the score to be
80 to l6 against them,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
STATE NEWS.

The Coroner's jury in the Hill Farm
mine disaster at Dunbar, rendered a ver-
dict last week holding Robert Long, the
Superintendent, criminally responsible.
The Reading Company's Keystone
Colliery, at Ashland, which has been
idle for several months, resumed opera
tions on Monday, employing 300 men
and boys.
-Four thousand employees of the Ma
tional Tube Works, at Mex eesport, have
been locked-out. The company is will
ing to pay Amalgamated Association
wages, but refuses to sign the scale.
Clinton Shueck, farm hand en-
ployed by William Brunst, at Swamp,
Montgomery county, on Sunday shot and
killed his employers 14-year-old daugh-
ter Louisa, and then shot himself in the
head, inflicting a probably fatal wound.
The double frame blocks of dwelling
houses and butcher shop at Maltby were
entirely destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. James Williams, of Luzerne
Borough, and William J. Conner were
the owners of the property. Their loss
will reach So, 900, partly covered by in
surance.
james Hughes, who was severely
beaten some time ago by Thomas Martin,
John McNulty and John Mcdonald near
Pittston, died from the result of his in
juries at his home on Friday evening
last. The three men who were held in
bail at the time of the occurrence were
re-arrested on Monday and committed to
the county Jail.
"A fatal accident occurred at WaddePs s
colliery at Luzerne Borough on Tuesday
at work at the bottom of the shaft when
they were struck by several cars, which,
on account of the rope breaking, had
descended the shaft at a terrific rate.
Mccartney was instantly killed and
Boyle was badly injured which will
probably result in his death.
"A sparring contest for points be-
tween Louis Jester, lightweight cham
pion of Ohio, who is at present uphold
ing the pugilistic standard in Wilkes
Barre, and E. Margolis, better known
as 'Swipes the newsboy," came off at the
latter place on Tuesday evening. After
three rounds of hard fighting, in which
each of the principals were somewhat
bruised, Jester was declared the winner
having knocked his man out.
The Maltby colliery at Wilkes Barre,
owned by the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, which has not been in opera
tion for over six years, resumed work
Tuesday morning, giving employment to
about 800 men and boys. The Fuller
colliery, near Wyoming, operated by the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company, which has been flooded for
over year past, is now being pumped
out preparatory to resuming operations
This will give employment to over 200
miners, laborers and boys.
George D. Ballet, house and sign
painter, Centre street above Chestnut, is
one of the model painters of Freeland
and Luzerne county. l would respect
fully ask those in need of painting of
any kind to examine the work done by me
on John B. Redpath' house, on Burton's
Hill. l have made a study of the pro-
fession, and am now better prepared
to do all kind of painting at rates that
defy competition. Roof painting a
specially. Roofs painted and guaran-
teed for ten years. Sign painting done
in artistic designs. All work guaranteed
or money refunded. GEO. d. BALLET.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Lots of Water in Wilkes Barre.

There was cloud burst over the Wy
oming Valley, in the upper end of the
county on Tuerday afternoon, and in a
few minutes every inch of lowland for
miles around was covered with water.
The rain came down in sheets, while the
crash of thunder and the vivid, binding
flashes of lightning struck terror to the
hearts of the timid. The streets in the
lower partitions of Wilkes-Barre were
flooded to a depth of six inches, every
cellar on Canal street being flooded
and thousands of dollars worth of goods
damaged. A washout on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad delayed passenger trains,
while the New Jersey Central trains
were compelled to enter Wilkes Barre
on the Lehigh Valley tracks. The Jer-
sey Central crossing at Market street was
completely submerged, the water sur
rounding the station.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

Ten dollars reward will be paid by the
Freeland Game and Fish Protective Club,
to any person giving information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction of
any person or persons killing or having
in his or her possession, after being killed,
any Brook Trout or California Trout, af-
ter July 10, 1890, or any time before
April 10, 1891. We shall also pay $1,000
to any person giving information that
Will lead to the arrest and conviction of
any person setting or using any net or
nets in any of the waters of this vicinity
at any time in any year; as the game and
iish laws of this State must, and will
be enforced.
HUGH MALLoY, BER. McLAUGHLIN,
President. Secretary.