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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05

New YORK, Oct. 31.-The steamer
Vizcaya, which left this port yesterday
afternoon for Havana, was run down
and sunk off Barnegat, n. j., last even
ing. The vessel in collision with the
Vizcaya also sunk.
Four passengers and fifty-seven of
the crew Of the steamer were drowned,
and every person on the schooner went
down with the wreck.
The first news of the disaster was
brought by the steamer Humboldt, from
South American ports, which arrived
here to-day. Her captain reports
that at 6 o'clock this morning. six
miles east of Barnegat, he sighted
wreck and bore down to it. The
wrecked vessel proved to be the Viz
caya He saw several persons in the
rigging, and sent a boat to their rescue.
The chief and second officer, surgeon,
one engineer and eight of the crew
were taken off and brought here.
The persons rescued state that last
evening at o'clock the steamer was
run into by four masted coal-laden
schooner, supposed to be bound to the
northward. Both vessels sank within
five minutes. One colored boy was
taken ashore by the schooner's boat
and landed at Barnegat
Capt. Cunill, Of the Vizcaya, was
drowned, as were also part of her
crew-in all about sixty-one persons
The four passengers of the Vizcaya,
who were all lost, were Cuban
millionaire, his wife and two children.
The captain and crew Of the schooner
are supposed to be lost.
The survivors are unable to give the
particulars of the collision or its cause.
The schooner probably carried crew
numbering about Is officers and men,
making the total loss of life seventy
seven.
It is said that the Vizcaya had num-
Der of passengers One report says she
had thirty. 1t is impossible, however
to ascertain definitely how many
passengers she carried at the Office of
the agents here, as the clerks, Ill the
temporary absence of the agent, refuse
to give any information. 1t is expected
that the agent will return to his Office
in the course of the afternoon.
The steamer was bound for Havana,
Santiago de Cuba, Colon, and other Cen
trail American ports, with general cargo
of merchandise. The captain was
Francisco Cunill, one of the most
experienced and trusted officers of the
company. The other officers were:
First officer, Felipe Haas; second Off
Ger, Francisco Covas third officer, name
not known; purser, Senior Deza; doctor,
Valdes Rico; chief engineer, Francisco
Sierra; second engineer, A. Guzala. The
vessel was staunch and seaworthy, and
had been entirely renovated and new
cabins placed in her short time ago.
The following is list of the passen
gers:
JUAN PEDRO.
NJ. A. CALvo. wife, son and mai
Mr.. PURR and three children.
A. RUIZ.
JOSE ACADIA.
RAMON ALvEREZ.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Double Tragedy IN Ohio.

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 3.-Tunis Amack,
cabinet-maker, in fit of jealousy this
morning shot Harriet Anderson, a mar
ried woman upon whom he had been
pressing his attentions He fired three
bullets into her body and head She
died instantly. Amack then retired to
his room and shot himself through the
heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
HUMAN BUTCHER HANGS.

Tom Voolfolk, Who Slew Nine Persons,
Swung Off at Perry, Calls Awful
Deeds of B1OOd-SIaughter of a Whole
Family With an Axe in the Most Bru-
tai Manner MISUNDERSTANDING Main
tanning His Innocence-Story of the
Crimes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
SMALLPOX ON A LINER.
Arrival of IN Anchor Line Steamer Car
rying Pest-Ridden Dagoes.

rying Pest-Ridden Dagoes.
New York, Nov 3.-The steamer Bel
gravia, of the Anchor Line, arrived at
this port this morning, having over
1000 emigrants on board, most of whom
are Italians The vessel comes from
Mediterranean ports and anchored of
quarantine Her captain refused to al
low the revenue officers to board her,
stating that smallpox had developed
among her passengers. The health 9th
GERS will take charge of the sick passen-
gers and quarantine them, and alter
wards disinfect the steamer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
THROUGH A HOTEL.
The Peculiar Break Made by . Pennsyi-
vania Coal Train.

vania Coal Train.
HUNTINGTON, Pa, Oct. 31.-A loaded
coal train of thirty-six cars, through a
misplaced switch, was thrown this.
morning through the Hotel Brunswick
and Landed in the yards of the Glrard
House and Jackson House, 200 feet east
ward The guests in the hotels were
seized with frenzy of excitement and
rushed pell-mell into the streets in their
night clothes. The loss to the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company's rolling
stock ia S25 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
American Steel,

The report of the census bureau
shows that the total production of steel
in the United States, during the year
ended June 80, 1890, was 4 1869 tons
as compared with 1,145,711 tons pro
duced during the year ending May 81,
1880, an increase of 1921 ,2l5 tons, or
oQO cont
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Fire in a Colored School.

Waste paper caught fire in the base
ment of st. Francis Xavier cOlored
school, 40 CORTLAND Street, Baltimore,
on the 9th. The school was in session,
and the children became badly fright
ened. Katie Smith jumped headlong
from a third story window and was
probably fatally injured. The fire was
quickly extinguished
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
ACTOR CRUMLEY CONVICTED.
Verdict of Manslaughter in His At
ter Twenty four Hours.

New YORK, Oct. 31.-Charles Crura-
ley, the actor, otherwise known as Web-
ster, who on August 10 last shot and
killed Robert Mcneil, young engineer
whom he suspected of being criminally
intimate with Mrs. Crumley, was Goa
victed in the general sessions to-day of
manslaughter i'll the first degree. The
jury on his case had been out twenty
four hours.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
OPENED WlTH'A LAWSUIT.
Boston Ideals Insist on Giving the In
augural Show at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 2S.-The old
amusement hall, Pixies Opera House,
which has been rehabilitated as a
theater, had its opening celebrated
by a lawsuit w. I'll. Foster, OF
the Boston Ideal company, to-day
brought suit before Judge Sage,
of the United States court, to
enioin Manager Ballenberg, of Pixies
Opera House, from permitting any other
company or troupe except the Ideal
Company to play there during the
week beginning November 3. The ap-
plication was taken under Amusement
10 be decided to- morrow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Under the Anti-Lottery Law.

Postmaster Richie again threw the
edition of the Leavenworth Times out
of the mails on the 31st. The paper
was unavailable because it reprinted the
list of the Catholic fair raffles. In giving
an account of the postmaster's action
Postmaster-Ge Wanamaker sus-
tains Postmaster Richie, and in reply to
his telegram Of inquiry simply wired,
'Unmailable. This afternoon suit was
filed by the Times against Postmaster
Richie for $4,000 damages. The claim
is made that no law can forbid an
American newspaper to print the news.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05

AN athlete strong enough to break a
pair of oars must have a robust frame.
New Oralea1as Picaylne.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05

STRANGE that a man with long head
seldom PUSHES into scheme headlong.
Boston Trdteler.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Stole an Unknown Sum.

At Niagara Falls, n. Y, on the after
noon of the 30th, George Lammelts,
clerk in the Suspension Bridge post
office, went to the Office safe to
get supply of stamps. He was alone
in the office and while getting
the stamps, he was seized from behind
by an unknown man and cloth, sup
posed to be saturated with chloroform,
thrown about his head. lie was thrown
on the floor where he was found later.
The money order tray is missing, but
what the loss is is not as yet known.
Lammerts has no idea who his assail-
antW as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
Cleaned Out the House.

29th, the Kingfsher capital bill was up
for consideration. The lobbying friends
of the measure were circulating freely
on the floor. The Speakers attention
was called to this infraction of the
rules by Representative Terrell, of
Guthrie, but be refused to have the
lobbyists elected. Representative Ter
rell thereupon drew a large revolver
from his pocket, stating that if the House
could not be protected by its own rules
he at all events would protect himself
from the insults of the insolent lobby
lists. The sight of the revolver caused q
stampede, and what few members were
left in the chamber Immediately ad-
iourned the House.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-11-05
FOUR SCORE LOST.

Double Catastrophe Off the New JERSEY
Coast-Eighty Persons Drowned in the
Atlantic-Steamer and a Schoone r Sunk
in Collision at Night-The Vizcay a.
and an Unknown Craft Go Down.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27

THE New Zealand House of Repre-
sentatives has approved the renewal for
one year of the contract for carrying the
mails between New Zealand and San
Francisco.
AN important arrest of counterfeiters
has been made at Eschwege, Prussia, and
the members of the gang a"e now on
trial Thirty-five thousand c. ms and a
large quantity Of forged notes and
dividend warrants have been discovered.
Some of the leaders of the criminals
escaped arrest
The Austrian war ship Taurus, with
crew of sixty-nine men and four OFF,
GERS, has foundered in the Black Sea.
LoRING X. LOOMS, Chicago stock
broker, has absconded with S25, 900 be-
long to his business associates.
EFT. MURPHY shot and fatally wound
ed Charles Brown at Seattle Wash.
They were clerks in the same store, and
Brown had insulted Murphy's wife.
THE American ship Challenger lost
twelve men who were washed overheard
in hurricane September /.
MRS. M. j. PERsoN, Of Memphis,
Tenn, suicided by shooting herself be.
cause another woman had won her hus-
bands affections.
FRANCIS BIRK, who, after being intro.
duced by George Deistel into his family
ran away with Mrs. Deistel, was shot
and killed by Deistol in New York.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
POISONED PORK.
A Wholesale Slaughter at a Negro
RevivsL
Eight of tho Victims Dead and Twenty
Others Dying-Atrocious Decd OF
an Unknown Enemy of the Color
cd People at Coliirenc,
Alabama.

One hundred negroes were poisoned
Sunday near Collirene, Dallas County,
Ala. Two of them died that day and
six others died Monday. The latest
news from the neighborhood is to tho
effect that many others are dangerously
Ill and their death is hourly expected.
A big revival meeting has been going on
for week at negro church
near the little town of Collirene,
which is in remote section OF
Dallas County, some twenty miles
from Selma. The meeting was to close
last Sunday, and it was decided to give
n grand dinner to all who attended.
Elaborate preparations were made, and
there was plenty of food. One course OF
the dinner consisted Of barbecued pork,
liberal supply of which was provided.
There was not enough tables and dishes
to feed the entire crowd at once or the
fatalities would have been much
greater. Soon after those who ate
at the first table finished they COM
planned of feeling sick, and in few
moments several of them were suffering
severely. They decided it was the
pork that had made them sick, and no
more pork was eaten. All the physicians
in the neighborhood were summoned
and at once pronounced the sickness the
result of poison. The barbecued pork
was examined and the physicians found
traces of arsenic in it. The symptoms OF
all those i'll were those Of arsenical pois-
oning. Every thing possible was done
by the physicians, but two children dled
in a short time. Next day six grown
persons-four women and two men died
in great agony. Not less than twenty
others were in a critical condition
and expected to die at last accounts.
Still others are considered entirely out
of danger, and it was narrow escape
for all who partook of the poisoned
meat. An investigation is being made
by the coroner, but so far he has not
learned who placed the poison in the
meat The negroes in the neighbor-
hood are much alarmed, believing there
is an enemy in their midst who is de-
termined to destroy them. The author
tiles will make every effort to discover
the author of the attempt Of such whole
sale slaughter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
ANOTHER CALAMITY.
A Frightful Wreck on the Reading
Railroad.
Fears That Mt Least Fifty Passengers
Have Becn Killed, While Thirty Moro
Unyc Been Injured.

Shoemakersville, station on tho
Reading railroad, fifteen miles north OK
Reading. Pa, was the scene of terri
BILE railroad wreck Friday evening.
Many were injured and number killed.
The Associated Press representative has
had an interview with one OF the pas
sengers who went down in the wreck
and who was but slightly injured. This
entleman says that when the passen-
per train left Reading the cars were all
we'll filed. Among them were
many ladies. He sat in the front
part OF the last car. This Is
his story: "The train was going at
lively rate of speed. The passengers APP
peared happy crowd, many of them la
dies, chatting and laughing after days
pleasure at the BerlSs County Fair. 1
was viewing the country through which
we were passing, when suddenly there
was terrible crash. was hurled from
nv seat, while the cars rolled down
the twenty-foot embankment, and was
thrown from one side of the car to the
other, when, splash! one end went into
the water, and was thrown against the
side of the car with force that partial
ly stunned me. quickly recovered my
self, and managed to climb upon the
seats on that side of tho car which lay
against the embankment, was
acisoner in the car unable to get out,
and while l was nursing my sprained
ankle and wrist out of joint, 1 realized
that / was in scene of veritable hor-
ror. Around and about me were
human beings struggling in
the water, screaming in their
fright, and some almost dragged me
back into the water again. few saved
themselves as did, and the remainder
struggled in the water and then quietly
sank out OF sight" Up to midnight
thirteen bodies have been recovered.
Five bodies are exposed to view in the
wreck. They are pinned under the tim
bers. The wreckers of Cresson and
Reading have arrived and are
hard at work. The Associated Press
Agent has just had direct COM
munication with his representative at
the scene Of the wreck and the latter
says that conservative estimates of
the number of killed is forty or fifty.
1t is almost impossible to estimate the
exact number and the full horror Of the
situation will not be known before
morning. At II o'clock Mail Agent
Greenwald's body was taken out follow
ed by the horribly mutilated bodies of
two Mahanoy City firemen on their way
home from the Chester Convention.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
Unnecessary Cons.

The obsolete and undesirable three
dollar and one-dollar gold pieces, and
the three-cent nickel piece, are to be
discontinued. Their coinage has been
frowned upon by Congress. A bill which
received the finishing touches in the Sem
ate Friday, and which now goes to the
President for his approval, provides for
the discontinuance anl prohibition OF
the coinage of those pieces, and 1T pro-
vides also that as fast ss the said coins
shall be paid into the Treasury Of the
United States they shall be withdrawn
from circulation and be recoined into
other denominations Of coins.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
A Family Poisoned.

A few days ago an agent was around
selling suction pumps in the north end
of Vermillion County, Ill. He sold a
pump to Henry Warner, farmer living
a few miles south of Rankin. The FAM
lily consisted of husband, wife and three
small children. The pump was put
in the we'll near the kitchen, and
some time after they commenced
to use the water the entire family was
taken violently i'll. A physician who
was summoned Immediately pronounced
it case Of poisoning. The little girl
died, one of the boys can not live and it
is doubtful If Mr.. Warner can recover.
Investigation showed that trough on
rats" had been put in the pump at the
OF
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27

Oscar Pfatenhaiser, thirty-two years
old, was shot and killed on the 18th
inst. while working at the Unknown
Mine, few miles from Chloride, N. M.
The same day Fred Baubach was shot
and killed at Silver Mountain Mine,
twelve miles from Chloride, it is presum-
ed also by Indians. Moccasin trails were
traced in the vicinity. A posse has left
Chloride to warn the miners and get
information as to the killing of both
man
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
A Crippled Dog browns Himself.

Mrs. p. j. Daily, of Putnam, Ct, had
pretty little pet dog thatused to chase
passing teams, but he was so small that
1t was not until a day or two ago he
caught one, then a heavy farm wagon
rolled over him, inflicting painful and
incurable injuries. Thereupon the dog
deliberately committed suicide. He
limped across the lots, slowly and in
agony, whining at every step, to the
distant river, then crept into the water
several feet and held his head under
water until he drowned.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
status of Horace Greeley Unyailed.

In New York massive statue in
bronze of Horace Greeley, by j. Q. A.
Ward, was unvailed Saturday morning
by Miss Gabrielle Greeley, the daughter
of the great editor, before an assemblage
of several thousand people. The statue
stands under the arch of the Park
Row entrance to the Tribune, and was
erected by an association of his success
ors in the office. The ceremony opened
with prayer by Bishop Potter, who was
in full Episcopal robes. Colonel John
Hay presided, and introduced Mr..
Chauncey M. Depew, who delivered q
euColistic grafton.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
EATEN BY HOGS.
Tho Face of n Murdered Woman Multi
lated in Horrible Manner.

Tho Face of n Murdered Woman Muti.
lated in Horrible Manner.
Thusday night man named Fred Paul
shot Mrs. Louis Buelow, a neighbor who
lived at Bear Head, eight miles from
Long Prairie, Mimi, while she was at
work in potato patch. The fiend then
cut off his victims ears. The little
daughter of the murdered woman
was the only witness Of the af-
fair, and told her father on his
return. After killing the woman Paul
went home and shot himself. Coroner
Cotes went to the scene Of the tragedy a
few hours after the discovery and found
that the hogs had eaten the face off the
dead woman. No cause is assigned for
the tragedy, and it is thought that the
man was insane.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
Apan-Renub1,can Congress.

A committee of gentlemen interested
in the formation of Pan Republican
Congress and the promotion of liberty
throughout the world met in New York
Wednesday, to take measures for the
systematizing of efforts to bring into
harmony the Republics of the world and
to provide for more thorough education
as to the rights of the people and means
to redress their wrongs. They decided to
increase the committee to hundred and
ad journed for four weeks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
~ARR YOU RnApY3n
.Readyi" was tho Reply, and tho Next Ia
stant Both We're Dead.


Gustave Koch, 2S years of age, crayon
artist, born in Vienna, and Emile Res
sia, aged 10, actress, with Amberg's
troop, born in Berlin, committed suicide
in New York Friday morning. Koch,
after pacing up and down the uptown
station of the elevated railroad at
the Bowery several times stopped
at tho south end, when q woman
put her head out of the window
Of tho Bowery building. He said to her:
"Yes, have come, Emile; are you
ready%' The next moment, Mt the sig
nal, Ready" he shot himself, falling
dead under the window, and the woman
committed the same act in her room.
Emile left letter addressed to her
aunt Mary Knoon, with whom she
boarded, in which she spoke about her
lover Koch, quarrel with her mother,
determination of Koch and herself to
commit suicide, and asking that her
body bc cremated. -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
Heartless and rata, Practical Joke.

A practical joke Of heartless charac-
ter, attended with fatal results, was
played upon man named Marois, who
was employed at St. Roche's factory,
Quebec. He was called to the telephone
and received word from some unknown
person to hurry home at once, as his
wife, whom he had left in good health,
was dying. Remarking to bis Office
mates that he was not accustomed to
such shocks, he started for home as
rapidly as he could. When about half
way he dropped dead in the street.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
Minister Dies in the Pulpit.

Rev. G. II. Cain, pastor of the Presby-
terian church in Albion, N. Y, went in
to the pulpit Sunday morning, in his
usual health, and proceeded through
about half of his sermon, when he
paused, and without warning fell to the
floor. He never regained consciousness,
and expired in about ten minutes.
Heart disease was given as the cause.
He successfully held charges at Erie,
Pa, Philadelphia, Williamsport, Pa,
and Mansfield, o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
Lottery Agent Arrested.

Charles Thomas, an attorney for the
Louisiana Lottery Company, at Wash
ington City, was arrested upon a charge
of selling lottery tickets, preferred by
Post-office Inspector Il. ID. King. 1t is
stated that in response to decoy letter
containing one dollar, sent to Thomp-
son, tickets were furnished through the
mails
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
DROVE HIM MAD.
Tho Terrible Secret of u Cook Unbal-
anccs His Mind.

Tho Terrible Secret of u Cook Unbal-
anccs His Mind.
Andrew Oaks was taken to the insane
asylum from Edinburg, Ind, Friday.
Oaks was an old man and was cook for
the Ivory Cutsinger fishing party which
murdered Mollie Howell, the Indian
apolis prostitute, on Saturday night
about two years ago and threw her body
in the river, near Columbus, where
they were camped. Cutsinger was
tried for the murder and ac-
quitted-the balance of the party went
free, his being made test case. 1t has
since been known that one of the others
of the party Drained the woman with q
beer keg and then rolled her body into
the river. Oaks knew who did the deed,
but dared not tell it under penalty Of
death. The secret 80 preyed upon his
mind as to dethrone his reason, and he
Is now raving maniac.