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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
MADE SEDITIOUS SPEECHES.
Finding of the Parneu Commission
Scores Several Members.

Scores Several Members.
LONDON, Feb. 13..The report of
Judges Hammer, Day and Smith, the
special commission appointed to inves-
tigate the charges made by the Times
against the Parnelite members of The
House of Commons, was laid upon the
table in the House to-day by the
Rt. Hon. Henry Matthews, secre-
tary of state for home affairs.
The report OF the commission occupies
1862 pages. Each member of the House
against whom charges were made is
treated separately. The judges fnd
that the speeches made by many of the
Parnellite members were intended to
bring about the separation of Ireland
from England, and that the speeches of
others, in view of the state OF the coun-
try, were calculated to foment crime, as
the speakers must have known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
ROBBED A BANK VAULT.

An Illinois Concern Loses $4,000 in
Cash.
SALEM, Ill.,, Feb. 1.-THE Salem Ma
tional Bank was robbed last night of
$40, 0OO,. besides some securities. The
burglars drilled through the Walt door,
and then entered the vault and blew
open the burglar-proof safe and took
the contents. There is no clue 10 the
thieves
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Immense PIate-bending Machine.

HAMILTON, O., Feb. l4.-The Niles
Tool Works, of Hamilton, have finished,
and are now loading, An immense
srmor-plate bending-roll, that is to be
sent TO the navy yards at Mare Island,
San Francisco. The tremendous ma
chine weighs, in round numbers, AGO.
600 pounds, and the freight will be
something over $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
KILLED AT A FIRE.
Two Men and Woman Crushed by q
Falling Wall.

Falling Wall.
RICHMOND, Mo-, Feb. IA fire broke
out here at IL o'clock last night, in the
building occupied by F. L. Elledge as
grocery store. Building and contents
were entirely destroyed before the fire
was brought under subsection. A
number of citizens collected in
the adjoining building, rented
by Mcdonald & Sons, dry
goods merchants. They were talking
over the events of the fire when, with
out warming, the west wall fell in, kill
ing instantly NJ +. Mcdonald and Will
lam r. jackson, and seriously injuring
Mrs. jackson. Many persons narrowly
escaped. Both gentlemen were well
known in Northwest Missouri. They
leave families.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
REDS AT DEATHS DOOR.
.H@e Thousand Dakota Indians Said to
Starving.

N-e0 InOuSAnd DAkOta Inu1anB SAID TO &c
Starving.
Fort ToTTEN, N. d., Feb. 1.-Between
800 and 1000 Indians, credited to the
DEVILS Lake agency, are wholly desti-
tute of clothing, and in the last stages
OF starvation. Unless furnished with
food, clothing and medicine. at once,
these Indians will die like dogs. Dis
ease has brought fully one-talf of them
to the verge Of the grave, and the re-
cent inclement weather enhanced their
sufferings. Indian Agent Cramsie has
issued an appeal for aid
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Loss by the oregon Floods.

EUGENE, Ore, Feb. l2.-Repo from
Suislaw state that number of people
we're driven from their homes by the
recent flood, and considerable property
destroyed. The bridge across Lake
Creek was washed away. A man named
Turner was drowned. The loss to Lane
County is es mated at $50. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
SHOT BY UNKNOWN MEN.

Mysterious Attempt Assassinate o
M,chigan Physician.
Paw Paw, Mlch., Feb. l2.-Last even
ing DR.. Marvin Fosdick was sitting by
table at his home, when some unknown
person fred both barrels of double
barreled shot gun through the window,
the charge ent-r ring Fosdlck's head,
neck and shoulders. He still lives. and
may recover. The affair Is surrounded
IL mystery, and 10 clue has yet been
outrage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Opens the Reservation.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 1O.-The
President has signed the proclamation
opening the Sioux Reservation in South
Dakota. He his also issued an orde
establishing land Offices at Pierre and
Cham berlain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Perished in a Biizzard.

DENVER. COL, Feb. 12.-J. E. Webster.
a contractor Of Denver, lost his life, last
night, in the blizzard. He had been
out in the country on business. aad, re-
turning home, was overcome, sank down
in DRIFT, and was frozen to death.
The body was discovered to-day. It is
not thought the loss to stock will be
heavy, owing to the short duration of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Big Fire at Fort Collins.

Fort COLLINS, Col, Feb. IA fire
broke out in the business portion of the
town last night, by which $45. 900 worth
of property was destroyed. The heav-
lest loser Is A. III. Patterson, dealer in
agricultural implements, whose estab-
lishment was entirely destroyed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
DYNAMITING A SALOON.

Violent Acts of Rabid Indiana ProhibI-
tiOnists.
SHELBYvILLE,, Ind, Feb. 12.-The
building owned by Frank Scanline and
occupied by j. r. Joyce as a saloon at
Falkland, this county, was blown to
pieces by dynamite at midnight last
night. All the saloons had been closed
by the temperance element, and Joyce
was trying to get another license.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Yankee Naval officers BANQUET.

PARIS, Feb. 14.-Vice Admiral Ber-
gasse du Petit-Thouars, commander Of
the Fifth Maritime ACCOMPLISHMENT,
gave a banquet to the officers of the
his flagship at Vile Franche. last night.
The civil and military authorities of
Vile Franche and Nice were present.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Iowa Man Killed by the Cars.

DAVENPORT, Ia, Feb. 12.-During the
night S. d. Dwelling, of Des Moines, was
killed by being run over by a train.
His body was found near his hotel on
the railroad track At one time he was
book-keeper in the office of the Des
Moines Register. There is mystery
ah01t the casa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Modest Emperor William.

BERLIN, Feb. l1.-Emperor William
has caused an order to be issued pro-
hibiting the exhibition of portraits of
himself, his ancestors, or any of his
family, without his sanction first being
obtained
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
Furnlture Factory hurned.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 1l.-Fire
this morning destroyed the works
the Parlor Furniture Company. Loss,
$35. 600; insurance, $23. 600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
FAILURE LEATHER.

A Chicago Company Goes to the Wall
Owing $134, 1000.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Percy W.
Palmer at 2 o'clock this afternoon en-
tered judgment against the Union Hide
and Leather Company for $134. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
SHOT BY A WRoNGED WOMAN.
An Exciting Scene in California Court
room.

San DIEGO, CAL, Feb. 13.-During q
recess in the trial of William Mayne,
on the charge of assault TO murder.
Bertha johnson, the prosecuting wit
ness, shot Wayne three times, taking
effect n the head, neck and shoulder,
infjcting probably fatal wounds. Mayne
wal sitting in chair in the courtroom,
when the woman passed back of him,
turned quickly, drew a revolver from
under her han kerchief, and fired. He
had wronged the girl, and she twice at
tempted his life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19

THE latest fad is fngeI-ring of black
ened steel, with small brilliant stone
buried in it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

the head relapsed again into his former
attitude.
He had sat thus for long time when
there was knock at the door.
Come in," said the lawyer, without
looking up.
A servant girl entered, handed him a
note and withdrew.
Lawyer Flint opened the note, read it,
uttering an exclamation of Impotence,
arose and paced up and down the room.
$50 Rolingold can't meet me to-mor-
row because it's Christmas" he NUT
tered, as he stalked across the floor;
every day is important in this matter
and yet he, the one most interested, de-
lays proceedings twenty-four hours SIM
ply because it happens to be Christmas.
Cad! can't see how a business man like
Rolingold can be so foolish. Well" he
continued, "let him take his holiday
and enjoy it if he can. couldn't. It's
many and many long day since Christ
mas interfered with my business"
He returned to his chair, but the train
of his thought had been interrupted and
his face now wore cynical, hard look
as he gazed into the cracking fire.
Once, long ago, his Christmas days had
been bright, too, but their brightness
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

hung in circle over skeleGon-like
bridge of planks, by which they might
be reached. As the door was opened,
the quarter after six set one bell swoop-
ing across the disk with stroke which
almost deafened Carmine, so mighty
were the reverberations. At the same
moment a scream broke from dark
heap under one of the window-loops, and
it seemed to cover closer to the wall. 1t
was Leslie Kenilworth, the missing
bridegroom, crazed, as the sexton had
said, by the torture of the bells.
IL we're useless to describe Mrs.
Haughton's stupefaction when this
wreck of humanity was brought to her
door. The explanation of his plight
was so simple and SO natural that she
could not find word of blame for any
body, but just busted herself in doing
the best she could for the unfortunate
man. He was almost gone with hunger,
exhaustion and the pealing of the bells
They had to be silenced while he lay
between life and death, so terrible was
their effect upon him.
maniac bells! be still! be still!' he
would scream, striking fiercely upward,
and then, when strength failed him,
covering into his pillows as though
from raining blows.
AS rest and nourishment restored the
wasted body, the frenzied mind gradual
ly regained it's balance, until Leslie
learned to recognize his plain little
bride-elect, and grew visibly stronger
under her influence.
1t was fortnight after his rescue
that he told his story to Carmine and
her mother. 1t ran thus:
"You remember l left this house at
ten o'clock that night, and went to my
hotel to complete my preparations. l
worked for an hour, and then the beauty
of the night tempted me out for stroll
about the old place. l often used to
climb up the stairs of St. David's tower
when boy, and the fancy took me to
do it again; so, without word to any
one, assembled the parapet, and stood
there, not looking at the old familiar
scene, after all, but at my Carmine's
lighted windows"
He took her hand, and in defiance of
mamma, kissed it.
"You had told me to expect little
gorgon, and 1 had found, instead, so
sweet, so spirit-pure face"
''But ugly" interposed Carmine, with
an unsteady laugh.
Beautiful with the beauty that is
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

my heart, for Heavens mercy. knew
you were there at the window E,sen,
though my eyes were too dim to see;
and when 1 signaled with my hand, 1
heard your voice answer: 'Leslie Les
lie! l am coming! and l knew l was
saved.
MY Carmine," he took her hand rev.
erently in his, "had your love for me
been less faithful, you would never
have bridged space with that yearning
prayer which brought our spirits into
communion, and l would have died
there, beside those demon bells.''
Leslie Kenilworth lived to bless the
bells that had SO nearly destroyed him.
The great ocean steamer that sailed
away without one newly-wedded pair
sank in the storm of that fourth of JAN
uary, and all on board were lost. Had
the bells not startled the young man so
that he missed his footing and fell into
his horrible dungeon, he and his gentle
bride would have gone down with the
Inflated passengers of the Assyrian.-
Annie Ashmore, in Demorests Maya
zine.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

eternal"' said Leslie, stoutly; and tiny
thorn was plucked forever out of her
humble heart.
WELL" proceeded he, 81 forgot where
1 was, so that when great clang of
bells rose just behind me, started and
meant to hasten down the stairs out of
the din. Instead, stumbled headlong
into the open bell-tower, and lay, help
less, on my back, under the swinging
bells, just in the center where they all
met to deliver their Internal strokes"
''They had begun to ring in the New
Year." he continued, land l knew had
ten minutes of it to endure before |
dared move hand or foot; for as each
bell delivered it's stroke the brazen lip
would almost touch my face, and the
wind of it nearly took my breath away.
with starting eyeballs, as they swooped
at me like hungry eagles, and snatched
at my tossing hair. How they roared at
me! How they hurled themselves like
barking dogs at me!
when they began to ring in the New
Year l was in the prime of youth and
vigor; when they stopped, my warm
blood had become thin and cold, my
hair was gray. was an octogenarian in
his senile childhood. l laughed and
cried for joy when they were silent,
and then crept off the fearful network
and found the door. When discovered
it was locked, suppose tainted; at all
events 1 remembered no more until
towards the evening. From that time
on-morning, noon, night, morning,
noon, night-it all seemed to me a
troubled dream, cut into by lance points
of torture whenever the demon bells
gave tongue. Sometimes the fifteen
minutes seemed to me days and weeks
apart; at other times they hurried on
each other so that y elled at them to
wait and give me time to brace myself
for their crashing blows. All hunger
or thirst was forgotten in the torture
of the bells: sleep had none-only in
sensibility.
"On that fourth night of my imprison-
ment, the furious storm which rocked
the tower brought me strange relief,
although the frozen snow blew in upon
me, almost freezing me to death. Those
other sounds were healing to my deaf
ened ears; they diverted my mind from
the recurrent horror of the bells. AS
the night wore on, had mysterious
feeling that you, Carmine, were near
me; that your spirit was calling upon
mine. I dragged myself to the loop
hole and waited for daylight, praying
all the time, with newborn hope in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

trousers pockets, and his head bent for
ward until his chin rested on his breast.
On the table beside him lay couple of
newspapers and a yellow-covered law
book, open at the page he had been con-
sulting.
Lawyer Flint was deep in perplexing
thought, to- judge by the expression of
his face, for his brow was clouded and
his lips compressed; and occasionally
he turned his head toward the open
volume as if inclined to seek further
aid from it, but, with slight shake of
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

Change, sir; thank you. Merry

"Change, sir; thank you. Merry
Christmas!'
The exasperated lawyer graspod his
bundle and hurried after the boots,
VIII ich now seemed anxious to get away
from the store. When he struck the
cold air and again drew his coat around
him he seemed somehow to feel less an
noyance. The excitement of the chase
had warnssd his blood. 1t was a curious
feeling that began now to steal over
him, the like of which he had never ex-
perienced before, or at least not for
many years, ne said to himself, as he
stopped before candy store and fol-
lowed the boots inside.
Candy for Christmas?" He smiled
almost to think that he, Harders A. Flint,
should hear such question addressed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

How the glad, peal broke upon the
midnight silence and set the heart of
one happy girl thrilling with joy al
most too keen for mortal to believe in
the joy of requited love! Ring out the
long years of patient waiting and meek
submission; ring in the coming bliss of
living for the noblest man on earth!
Carmine Haughton was to be married
to-day-this very New Years day-to
the lover who had been rejected by her
parents seven years ago. The Haugh-
toms were wealthy then, and she was the
eldest, the flower, the loveliest of the
four beautiful girls who went by the
names of Carrie, Ju, vi and Essie
Haughton. Leslie Kenilworth was one
of the richest physicians in Winnipeg
NOW, and Carmine was neither beautiful
nor wealthy any more. A wasting i'll
ness had robbed her forever of her love-
illness, and her fathers sudden death
had reduced the family to comparative
poverty.
Then, quite suddenly, Leslie Kenil-
worth had written to his old love, tell
ixg her he had home worthy of her at
iAstS that he had never forgotten her,
and believed she had been as true to
hizn. and that he would come and claim
6sr whenever she babe him. What day
of Joy and terrors that had been! Would
ne caro- for her now she was poor-and
plan? For the first she feared not; but
Che last? All! the image in his constant
heart vas not that poor, scared face.
She wrote him the truth, inclosed her
photograph and waited mutely. But his
lzEters only breathed the tenderest con-
fancy. He urged her to be ready for a
Sew-Year's day wedding, so that he
cnight take her with him to Europe for
\ winters soiourn before returning to
FAr-oH Winnipeg, and her mother and
sisters gladly pushed on the prepare
z1ons-
They had not met until last evening,
The very day before the wedding, and
~han she beheld the tall, handsome
gentleman who had come to claim her
asr courage altogether failed her and
sze hS1 her ruined face in her hands,
weeping over its Disagreement. But he
raised it with tenderest reverence, and,
gazing into the fearful eyes, whispered:
My Carmine's soul is lovelier than
asser-'
And who could have doubted after
that?
Plenty OF willing hands had decked
che church with flowers in honor of her
wedding day-the quaint old church
whose pealing bells had walked her to
che new year and the new life. Its
Ssautiful bell tower was but stones
throw from the brides chamber window,
and Ats chimes were familiar to her as
the voices OF her friends. IL struck the
quarter before eleven-a bar Of a six
tsenth century madrigal-as the bride
went mp the aisle in her simple white
drAperies.
There she stood under the golden
bell, with her gentle face seen, mist
like, through the vail, bending down
ward, and filled with a holy serenity.
There she stood-but where was the
bridegroom? The marriage was fixed
sor a quarter before eleven, and the
steamer which was to bear them away
STARTED at twelve o'clock. Not moment
could be spared for delay; why, then, was
mt the bridegroom there to greet the
bride?
Mrs. Haugbton, in her marvellous tot
bette Of heliotrope plush and lace, who
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

was obscured by more vivid recollec-
tions of other Christmas times in later
years, when ambition and disappoint-
ment and poverty and greed had steeled
his heart and left no room for. Christmas
thoughts. Oh! the years that he had
worked and starved and boarded to reach
his present condition of comfortable in
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13
A LIVELY OLD PAIR.
The Merry Christmas Caused by
Uncle Toms Old Boots.

A R d E RS A.
FLINT, Esq,
l a W y Q r, sat
alone in h i S
bachelors den
in a big easy
chair, his feet
encased in a
pair of dilapi-
dated old slip
pers, resting on
the fender, his
hand thrust half
way into his
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-12-13

AS we stood by the sttle
together.
sa al,s woods the berries grew thick and red;
Gei fingered and called it 'Folly!'
When you said with a smile: Let US cross the
stile
And gather some Christmas holly"
BszL over the fields by the frozen brook
We went where the boughs were sprinkled
WIN snow; and deep in sheltered nook
The waterfall family tinkled.
4 brave little robin sang out in the cold:
1t ~as only young lovers folly,
Pint we listened so long to the redbreast's song
That we almost forgot the holly.
Tsas,n the light died out of the golden day,
And the moon showed her silvery bow,
And We never knew if our homeward way
Lay through rose-leaves or drifted snow.
Ore bright star shone IN the pale clear sky;
And my mother said it was folly
Tss listen so long to a robins song
Ent we brought home the Christmas holly.
ytysz stir not now from our ingle nook,
And my hair is white like the snow;
For the story you told mid the sunset gold
Is story of long ago.
As hand clasps hand by the winter fire,
Do you deem il an old wifes folly
That my eyes grow wet with sweet regret
When look at the Christmas holly?
E. Matheson. in Chambers Journal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-17
TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

At the meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation Thursday evening Captain IRWIN
introduced a very moderate resolution,
that committee Of three be- appointed
tovi,it cities where Manual Training
school. are iu operation and Investigate
their workings. But even that PROPOSE
tion wa, voted down though by a
smaller majority than has heretofore de-
fcatcd the REcI~rEE'- effort, % intro
ducc Manual Training into our public
schools, am encouraging fact.
10 strikes as very forcibiy that as
public educators, whose aim should be
aud whose duty 10 is % improve our ed
ucauonal system in every way possible.
and being fully aware OF the entire, and,
in fact. unprecedented success Of the
system wherever 10 has been adopted
and being further aware Of the fact that
10 tine question were submitted % pop
ular Vote Manual Training would re-
ceiyc practically unanimous endorse
mcut. 10 strikes us very forcibly, We say.
that our Board of Education ought to
bc only too glad 90 at least examine
into the practical workings Of the
system as in operation ia almost
every prominent city Ga the country.
Seeing is believing" and they could
very easily and 20 a certainty estimate
thc expense OF the system aud whether
or not Wheeling could stand 10. We are
yearly spending tens Of thousands of
dollars for things not half as necessary
tD tho welfare. advancement aud growth
of tine city as Manual Training. which
would cost "a comparatively iusignih-
cant sum.
We would say TO the Board of Educo-
tion that they are acting in very in-
comprehensive manner I'm refusing even
to examine into this an important sub
icct. Manual Training is bound To
come and 20 is the sheercSt nonsense To-
say that We are not ready for it, because
We have long been more than ready FOR
10 and are iu fact behind the times be-
cause We have not adopted 10. IL is
likewise ucuscnsical to oppose iton the
ground Of expense, for the institution
would probably De- the least expensive
boa the city and the returns on the capt.
tal invested would surely be- greater
than that ou ten times the amount iu-
vested in any other institution ia the
city. -Four OF five thousand dollars, as
Mr.. BLocm SAYS. would suffice, FOR the
first year at least. Would that bank
rupt as?
n the present Board OF Education
does not adopt Manual Training they
will simply be leaving it To their more
euterprising successors 20 do 50.
Mr.. lEwIN'~ resolution should have
been adopted. IL should De adopted at
the next meeting of the Board, whose
pleasure 10 should be-, as it is their duty,
To- investigate the subject by sending a
committee to Baltimore. or Toledo, OF
any other city where the system is ia
operation, in the interest OF our educa-
tioual system.