Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-09
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

given him of oman of blood and lron."
Mamie Starr, who was ar ested tor
poisoning Chicago family, is thought
to be insane.
The President appointed Gen. Lewis
A. Grant, of Minneapolis, assistant Sec
Tetary of war.
Senator Stanford is going to Europe,
and will resign the presidency OF the
Southern Pacific road.
]. S. Morgan, of the London branch
OF Drexel, Morgan & Co., was seriously
injured by jumping from his carriage in
Montreal.
The Rev. Mr.. Toulson, president of
the Primitive Methodist Conference, fell
dead on the street in London.
Henry Irving will, in the autumn n,
open the private theater built by Patti,
the songstress, at Craig Ynos, Wales.
Several of the charges against Moussa
Bey, the Syrian outlaw, have been
dropped. The reason assigned is that
the evidence is insufficient.
The Portuguese government has in
vlted one firm in America and several
firms in other countries to make tend
ers for the construction of four new
cruisers. No tenders from English
firms are invited.
Owing to the prevalence of SIN all-pox
at the Pirmus the American squadron OF
evolution will not 60 to Athens.
Edward Damn, of the United states
army, is making sensation In Berlin
by an exhibition Of monster balloon
for war purposes. It is lighted by cleo
tricity, and is capable of signaling at
tremendous distance. The machine
will, it is said, be adopted IN the Ger
man army.
Sixteen passengers were injured by
the derailment of train near st.
Charles, Mo.
Pension Commissioner Raum has re-
scinded his order refusing to receive
congressional callers on pension mat
tiers.
The Emperor of China, accompanied
by Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese grand
CHANCELLOR. and q retlnue mum Der1ng
$4,000 persons, has started on visit to
the Eastern Mausola. He will return to
Pekin April Il.
A gang of forgers of Spanish and ltal-
ian bonus have been caught at Trieste.
The forgeries amount TO 20 ,COO,OOO
francs. 1t is stated that many we'll
known men of London and Paris helped
to dispose oil the bonds.
1t Is rumored that the O'Shea divorce
case, in which Mr.. Parnell is CORE
spondent, has been finally settled.
The labor movement is extending III
huSITId aLo ITCSA ct1lhOc 10 III
minent in Vienna City and the prov
lnces.
A young professor named Odln was
killed while making the ascent OF one or
the Alps mountains.
Bulgaria has yielded completely to
the demand of Servia, and appointed
new agent at Belgrade.
1t is reported that the French govern
ment has ordered that u census be taken
OF the Germans residing in the suburbs
of Paris. 1t is understood that this step
is taken 80 that German residents with
out means of subsistence may be sent to
Germany.
All the men employed in the Joliet
ILL.,, stone quarries are on strike.
Chicago wholesale dealers in shoes
and leather oppose an import duty on
hides.
Phi. Judge, for many years pro
prletor and manager Of the Louisville
Hotel. died in that city.
The Grand Council of the Phi Kappa
Psi Fraternity, opened its biennial
convention in Chicago.
A woman giving the name OF Mary *.
Shipley, and her residence Staunton,
Va, was arrested in Philadelphia for
shop-h ting.
Mrs. Catharine McMindo arrived in
New York from London to interview
Secretary Blaine III regard TO her claim
against the Portuguese government Tor
the construction sof the Delagoa Bay
Railroad by her husband, now de-
ceased
The Emperor and Won Caprivi are
said to have had misunderstanding
Atty. Gen. Miller will appeal from
the Court of Claims decision in the
Sicott case.
1t is not at all improbable that John
+. Sullivan and Peter Jackson may fight
in the rooms of the Puritan Club, New
York. The directors of this club are
said to be willing to put up purse of
SO, 900 to secure the meeting of the
gladators in their building. The Cali
forpia Athletic Club has already spent
considerable time trying to raise the
purse from $4,000 to $4,000. but has
thus far failed.
At san Diego, Cal, on the Sd, NJ. r.
Alexander, of Temecula. committed sui
eide by taking strychnine. He had
been drinking heavily. He was the son
of Gen. B. S. Alexander, L. S. A, and
brother Of Lieut.. w. S. Alexander, at
Fortress Monroe, Va.
Capt Samuel Stocker Lee, well-known
in marine circles, and brother Of Capt.
James Lee, Jr., died at Memphis, Tenn,
on the Sd. He was vlce-pre sident of
the Lee line or steamers
A wild story is published In all the
Paris papers stating that Ey iauu, the
murderer, was arrested at Paso del Nor
te, II New Mexico. The French police
claim to have no official knowledge of
the arrest.
The death is announced of the mar
quis of Normandy in his I'D year. At
different times he held the governor
ships OF Nova Scotia, Queensland, New
Zealand, and Victoria. He died at
Brighten.
An epidemic affecting the eyeiids has
attacked whole regiment of pioneers
at Presburg. Out of $40 men only forty
escaped. Many have become entirely
blind, and the regiment is disbanded in
consequence.
The Joliet quarrymen's strike has
been settled.
Six men were killed at Hulsonville,
H., by boiler explosion.
The contributions for the relief OF
Louisville tornado sufferers amount to
$4,000.
The steamer Panama, from Bordeaux
for New York, loaded with wines, is
ashore off Eraonort