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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
CONFESSED AN OLD CRIME.
A Murderer Tells a Story that VIII Ro-
lease an Illinois Life Convict.

A Murderer Tells Story that VIII Ko-
lease an Illinois Life Convict.
M1NNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Sept. 25.-Con-
science has finally forced Jacob Brown
to confess crime that he committed
eight years ago. Since 1883 Brown has
been fleeing from his crime, but
it has pursued him the length
and breadth Of the continent.
At least, in Minneapolis, he
has confessed to Superintendent of Po-
lice Henderson. There is one man
whose heart will give great bound Of
He is Convict Gray, a ''liferH in the
penitentiary at Chester, III. Gray has
been thought the murderer instead of
Brown. He was convicted at Salem,
Ill. Browns confession will set him
free both from prison and from dis
grace.
Browns story was so strange a tale
that the Chief at first set him down as
crank. The man was so earnest, how
ever, that the Chief ordered him locked
up, and sent a telegram to Centralia,
ILL.,, where the murder was done. This
morning the answer came from the
sheriff: Hold the man; letter coming;
will send for him."
The story of the murder is strange
one. Brown, who was tramping, went
into box car to sleep. He stumbled
over man in the dark, and a fight en-
sued. Brown hit his assailant death
blow with coupling pin and fed. Not
long after, Gray, another tramp, came
along and went to sleep in the same
car, not knowing that he had q
dead man for companion.
The-next morning when he arose he
found that his arm had lain in pool of
blood. He tore off the bloody sleeve
and fed. That sleeve caused his arrest,
conviction and sentence. He does not
even know who the real murderer was
Brown claims to come from well-to-
do Southern family, but Will not give
his real name
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
VINCENT IS A "HERETIC."
He Seconds DIR. Briggs in His Utterances
Trouble Ahead.

He Seconds DR.. Briggs in His Utterances
Trouble Ahead.
New YORK, Sept 25.-The little chapel
of Union Theological Seminary, usually
sacred to quiet devotion, rang with ap-
plause yesterday while the Rev. DR..
Marvin R. Vincent delivered to the
students and friends of the institution
the annual address opening the scho-
lastic year.
In the same place seven months ago
DIR. Charles A. Briggs read the famous
inaugural which has since promised to
disrupt the Presbyterian Church. In
every way as vigorous in tone and as
advanced in thought, DIR. Vincent's ad
dress was almost equally remarkable
and may be followed by results as i'm
portant.
President Hastings and other leaders.
of the seminary smilingly admitted that
what DIR. Vincent had said was exactly
in the line of DIR. Briggs effort, and If
the one was heretical the other was not
orthodox, but this did not seem to-
worry them.
Most of those who crowded the chap
Ell were the supporters of union, but.
five or six gentlemen were there who
were noted opponents Of Dr.. Briggs.
Among them was layman from In0i
ana, who, at the Detroit General AS
sembly, was foremost anti-Briggs lob
byist. The friends of DR.. Briggs said
these gentlemen attended yesterday for
the purpose of 'getting ammunition,
from which it appears likely that there,
is trouble ahead for DR.. Vincent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Our Coal Output.

The census office has issued a bulle-
tin on the coal product Of the United
States. 1t shows that the product
reached total of al ,229, 513 short tons
tons in the census year and was valued
at the mines before any expense for
shipment at S160, 226, 1913. The product
included $4,000, 4S7 short tons of Penn.
sylvania and other anthracite, worth
SO, S69, 514, and 95,629,026 short tons of
bituminous and Ignite, valued at S94,
346, 800. The average value of all salaDle
grades of anthracite was $l.5S per ton at
the mines, and the average Of bitumin-
Gus coal was 50 cents per short ton
at the mines. In 1880 the total
product included 2S,649.S short tons
of anthracite and IL, S31 ,75S short tons
of bituminous coal. The value of the
entire product was 800, SAC, 1896. The
product increased 97.57 per cent. dur
ing the decade, and the total value 81. SO
per cent. The total number of persons
engaged in the industry was 800,
who received in the aggregate SlO9, $780,
92S as wages.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
EUROPE COMING TO THE FAIR.
England and Germany Ask for Exhibition

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. pa morning
paper says: England and Germany,
through their government representa-
tives, yesterday asked, Director- General
Davis to give them each 100000 square
feet of floor space for exhibits.
The significance Of the demand lies
in the fact that it settles be-
yond all cavil the international
character of the exposition and insures
great displays from the European ma
tons that will surpass anything that the
Worlds Fair management had hoped.
France will of course expect an area
equal to that granted the other
powers and has already begun
preparations to excel them in
the extent and character of her
exhibit SO that these three nations
alone will occupy fourteen square miles
of space. The foreigners want to
group their exhibit in four great de-
partments of machinery, electricity,
fine arts and manufactures.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
SHE KNOWS THE REASON.
Mrs. BurcheIl Almost Betrays Her Dead
Husbands Secret.


DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 25.-Mrs. Burch-
ell, wife Of the executed murder of
Benwell, passed through this city on
Wednesday night on her way to Wood
stock to secure the body of her hus-
band. She is a medium sized and
very beautiful brunette Of about 20
years, and was dressed in deep mourn
ing When asked if she believed her
husband guilty of the murder of Ben
we'll, she said: 81 know he killed him,
but he had reason to do SO. Why, that
man attempted to" and here Mrs.
Blrchell refused to conclude her SEN
tence. All the answer she would make
upon being pressed to continue her
broken statement, which was the begin
ming of some sensational accusation
against the murdered man, was:
"My husband had reason to kill him.
There is more to the case than the pub
lie has ever learned" When asked if
she would ever wed again, the lovely
woman looked lovelier still as she re-
marked: Il am still welded to my
husband in his grave, and shall never
even have thought for any other
man -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
PANIC IN A CHURCH,
Colored People Trample One Another
Under Foot at Revival.

Colored People Trample One Another
Under Foot at. Revival.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 24.-Just be-
fore IL o'clock last night panic occurred
in the Harmony Baptist Church (colored)
during which one woman was killed,
three others received fatal injuries and
about twenty people were seriously crushed
and bruised. An ail-nlght revival
meeting was being held. Suddenly the
gasllghts began to flicker badly owing to
some defect in the pipes. The audience
was made up of nearly 500 negroes. The
weird flicker of the lights at once appealed
to the superstltions of the worshiners as a
supernatural visitation. One frenZied wor-
shipper shouted Judgment, Judgment" at
which the crowd became wild with fear. A
rush was made for the narrow doors. Men,
women and children were packed tOgeth-
er like sardineS in small entry. The
stronger ones trampled on the weak, and
rushed out over their PROSTATE bodies.
The panic lasted fifteen or twenty minutes,
and when the building was lighted up
again, over dozen people lay bruised and
bleeding on the floor. One girl, Maggie
Clark. aged L.. was dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Cholera in ,IaDan.

The Empress of China has arrived at
Vancouver from Hong Kong, and brings
the following advices: A few cases of
cholera have appeared in Robe, Japan,
and a general outbreak is feared
Twelve cases are reported at Iamagachi,
with four deaths. A landslide
near Togiro, September 2, buried
Oita prefecture, Japan, 5000 cases OF
dysentery are reported, with 700 deaths.
During the celebration of the feast of
lanterns, at Jokotecho, Akita prefecture
a bridge fell, owing to the pressure OF
the throng, and more than 100 persons
were precipjtated into the water. Twen-
ty were injured, and several lives were
lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
AND THE EARTH SHOOK.
A PerceptibIe Tremble in Different Pc
lions of America.

A PerceptibIe Tremble in Different Por-
tiOns of America.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. ga slight
earthquake shock was felt here at 1851
P. NJ.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. ga slight
earthquake shock was felt here at 1866
tonight. The duration was about one
second.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 26.-An earth
quake occurred in this city at 1880 to-
night. The vibrations were distinctly
felt upon the third floor of the Western
Union building, and passed north and
south. Pedestrians upon the street felt
the shock. 1t is not known at present
whether any damage was done. The
vibrations lasted about ten seconds.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. pa dis
tinct shock of earthquake was felt here
about 1850 P. NJ, lasting six or seven
seconds. Windows ratified, chandeliers
swayed, and many persons were nause-
ated by the undulations. The move
ment appeared to be from north to
south.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. ga slight
shock of earthquake was felt in this city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
DEATH OF OLD JIM GORE,
The WelI-Known Liquor Dealer Dies AT
His Chicago Home.

The WeI-Known Liquor Dealer Dies at
His Chicago Home.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 26.-'Jim" Gore,
of the firm of Chaplin & Gore, and one
OF the best-known liquor dealers in
Chicago, died last evening. Mr.. Gore
came to Chicago in 1866, and after run
ming faro bank for time opened a
liquor store He ran ii on the Western
style, welcoi. ed the passing stran-
ger, and gave him bite to
eat with his teddy. Many West
ern men were coming here daily,
and Chaplin & Gore kept re,istt +
where every Western man wrote his
name for the benefit of the next pilgrim
from the mines. Then the theatrical
folks began to drop in. Joseph Jeffer-
son, Uncle Dick Hooley and other we'll
known men, some gray with age and
some dead, have clinked glasses over
Jim Cores bar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A Loss to the Turf.

st. Bell, one Of the most famous trot-
ting stations in the United States, died
at Franklin, Pa, on the 26th, Of collie.
He was owned by Miller & Sibley, and
valued at 100000. His full brother, Bell
Boy, was sold at auction two years ago
for SOL 900, before their sire, Elec-
tioneer, on their farm, Beautiful Bells,
bred on Gov. Stanford's farm in Cali
fornia. He had shown remarkable
trials Of speed on the fair grounds here
without training. 1t was the intention
of his owners to have taken him to a
kite-shaped track this fall to give him a
low public record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
TENNYSON WRITES PLAY.
The Poet Laureate Constructs Comedy
for Augustin DAILY.

LONDON, Sept. 26.-Lord Tennyson.
the poet laureate, has just completed
the first work he has ever written for
the stage, and Augustin DAILY has Sc
cured its exclusive acting rights. The
poet laureate's play is three-act
comedy with parts specially designed
Tor Ada Rehan, John Drew and James
Lewis. 1t will not be printed until after
it has received its first pubic presenta-
ton, which will take place in New York
during the coming winter. Angus
tin DAILY and Ada Rehan visit
ed Lord Tennyson's house, Aldworth,
near Haslemere, Surrey, on Thursday
last. After lunch Lord Tennyson read
some of the most effective passages Of
his comedy to his two guests. espe clally
dwelling npon those designed for Miss
Kehan, VINO was delighted with her
part
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Wants Seven Years.

A novel turn has occurred in the de-
falcation of NJ. ]. O'Brien, the recent
treasurer of Catholic Knights of Amer
aea at Ttbng aen1 few his d S1GFr
Of Of s7e,oo c.'H'I Supreme y" President ,1nt
orders business, was handed letter
from O'Brien. Over his own signature
the detaulting treasurer makes propo-
sition of settlement. He offers $4,000
cash and semi-annual payments of
So, 900. He stipulates that the money
shall be applied in payment of the deed
Of trust made to his sureties to the
amount Of his shortage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
SCOTS COSTLY CASKET,
The x-Congressman's Body Encased in a
Coffin of CedAr and Silver.


ERIE, Pa, Sept. 23.-The remains of
ex-Congressman W. L. Scott, who died
at Newport, R. l., arrived here last
evening. The coffin is from an original
design. In the construction of itseven-
ty-six pounds of solid silver were used,
forty yards of broadcloth, abouty thirty
yards Of silk, and ten pounds of elder
down. The casket, which is made of
Florida red cedar, has straight sides and
heavy futed columns at the corners.
Rich mouldings run along all the hori-
zontal corners. The entire casket,
columns, mouldings, and all, is covered
with the heaviest grade of fine
black broadcloth, stretched tight.
ly. Along the entire length of
each side extend heavy bars of solid
oxidized silver. Each one of these
bars contains 2S4 pounds of pure coin
silver. At each end are shorter bars of
the same material and design, each one
weighing % pounds. The plate on top
is of solid silver. The casket is lined
throughout with cream white bengaline
silk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A Minnesota Breeze.

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Mimi, Sept. 81
A hurricane swept through Northern
Minnesota during the night, striking
the Red Lake and Leech Lake lumber
regions. Che tornado struck Beltrami
westerly direction into Itasca County,
spending its force near the Manitoba
line. 1t is estimated that 100000, 900
feet of timber was destroyed. The
county was sparsely settled with wood
men, and it will not be known for sew
eral days whether or not any of them
were killed.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. PA farmer
from Itasca County, in the northern part
of the state, was at the capitol yesterday
and said that the havoc recently wrough t
by wind storms among the forests OF
that section could not be appreciated.
He estimated that about S0,O00,00O feet
of timber had been blown down. In
some districts the forests presented q
scene Of terrible devastation,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A Great Record .

A Dayton, O., dispatch of the 23d
says: "The sharpshooters of this valley
held their annual king shoot here to-
day. All matches were with rifles at
200 yards. Telescope sights were
barred. Target centers were the size
of a silver quarter, and were sur
rounded by twenty-three half-inch
rings. In the membership contest
for kingship with sixty center, muzzle
rest, five shots each. possible 120 rings
the venerable Col. Eston Schwand
scored 10Y, and was crowned king. In
the free-for-all match with rifles, 200
yards, muzzle rest, five shots each,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Big Failure in Corn.

S. V. White & Co., bankers and brok-
ers at SO Wall Street, New York, made
an assignment on the 22d. Their liabil-
tiles are estimated at 100000, and
while it is impossible at pres
ent to give the amount of the
assets the firms friends declare
that the creditors will lose nothing.
The cause of the trouble is declared to
be the disastrous failure of an attempt
to corner September corn. AS a matter
of fact, the firm was long on 100000
bushels of September corn, which Chi
cago operators pulled down from 6S5 to
SO cents in ten days. Chas. w. Gould,
the lawyer, is assignee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
ITATA CASE ON TRIAL.
Officers Declare that She Was an Ordi
nary Merchant Vessel

Officers Declare that She Was Ordi-
nary Merchant Vessel.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 26.-Taking
testimony Of the Itata officers was to
have been commenced before Judge
Ross yesterday, but he decided to hear
it in open court when he learned that
other witnesses were to be examined.
William EbeE, .purser's clerk on the
Itata, was then examined before the
commissioners. He detailed the move
ments ofthe vessel, and claimed that the
ship was only merchant vessel, but had
been prison ship in Chilli. Ebell said
no sailors, soldiers or arms were on
board when the vessel was at San Diego.
He said arms were taken on board off
San Clemente. The examination was
continued to-day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A. G. VAN SCHAICk ILL,
The Well Known Vessel Owner and Lu
herman Dangerously Sick.

The Well Known Vessel Owner and Lum-
herman Dangerously Sick.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 26.-Reports from
Colorado were received yesterday to
the effect that Anthony G. Van Schaick,
who some time ago went out to the
mountains for his health, was in crit
ical condition, and that his death was
expected. Mr.. Van Schaick has been
sor many years prominent in the lum-
Der trade, being a member of the lum-
Der firm of Ludington, Wells & Van
SchaicK. The company, of which he is
vice-president, has large interests in
Menominee, and maintains yard and
Office in Chicago. Mr.. Van Schaick is
treasurer of the Vessel Owners Towing
Company, and is interested in the Mar
inette Barge Line He is 81 wears old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
ENDED HER LIFE AT NIAGARA
Mrs. Dell Rathbun, who Disappeared at
Chicago, Commits Suicide.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Dell
Rathbun, wealthy widow of Buffalo,
who left the house of DIR. w. H. Buck,
at Hyde Park, Chicago, on Sunday
night, committed suicide yesterday on
the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.
While the Michigan Central train from
the west stopped at Falls View Station
this morning the lady left the
train, leaped over the rail
and ran down the steep in
cline toward Cedar Island. Nothing
more was seen of her till her body
was recovered by the park police, who
found it floating in the shallow water
just below Cedar Island, and about 100
yards above the brink of the Horse
Shoe Falls. Cedar Island is separated
from the main shore by stream about
three feet deep, and into this the
woman must have thrown herself and
died without struggle"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Sand in the Bread.

An analysis Of the bread sold in many
places in Russia by INSCRIPTIONS
merchants reveals the fact that
absolutely poisonous mixtures are
sold. Several merchants have
been arrested at Morshausk,
and will be summarily tried. Many
snecimens of such bread consist of 70
per cent. Of earth and sand and 30 per
cent. of refuse farinaceous products.
Almost all of the government officials
have voluntarily contributed portion
of their salaries to the famine fund.
The public talk of bringing bread from
America and Egypt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
TT Was Not Balmaceda.

The New York Herald of the 25th has
the following from Lima:
81 have investigated the case of the
mysterious refugees who we're struggled
aboard the flagship San Francisco in
the harbor of Valparaiso on September
Is, the night before the vessel sailed
for Callao, fact which gave rise to
the rumor, generally believed, that
ex-President Balmaceda was one Of
them. | find that the refugees were
two in number-namely Ovalle Vicuna,
the deputy, and Col. Vidaurre, the
president of the court that had tried
The young men for conspiracy at Los
Canos on the day before the battle OF
Concon. The prisoners, forty-two in
number, whose ages ranged from rs to
Is years, were atterward massacred and
their dead bodies subjected to frightful
indipnitieS -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
The White Failure.

1t is now stated at the office of S. V.
White & Co. that not only were the
firms own finances in much better
shape than was at first antici pated,
but that Jay Gould had insist
ed upon putting whatever funds
the house lacks at its disposal, and that
it would resume business within a
week or ten days. The liabilities of Mr..
White are now placed at s., 100000 with
comparatively small assets. Mr.. White
is in receipt of numerous letters Of
sympathy from friends and others,
notably clergYmen all over the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
DIED ON AN ENGLISH TRAIN.
A. Z. Dessau Expires Suddenly While
Travelling "a Europs.

A. Z. Dessau Expires Suddenly While
Travelling "a Europs.
LONDON, Sept. ga few minutes be.
fore the special train carrying pas
sengers from London to southampton
to catch the Hanburg-American Line
steamer Flerst Bismarck, bound for
New York, was upon the point OF leav-
ing Waterloo station a traveller died
without uttering WORD. Papers found
upon the dead mans body showed him
70 be A. l.. Dessau, of New York CITY.
The coroner was notified of Mr.. Des-
eau's death, and the body was suisse
quently removed to an undertaker's es-
Enlistment. The coroner's Investiga-
ton determined that Mr.. Dessau died
from heart disease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Circulated Prohibited Literature.

Six anarchists, who were tried at Ber-
lin, have been sentenced to terms of
from six months to two years for circu-
lating prohibited literature. Among
the publications they circulated was the
anarchists paper Autonomie, printed
in London, containing articles insulting
the Emperor and designed to incite the
people to treason.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
1t DELAYS ThreShinC.

Owing to the scarcity OF farm labor
ers in the Red River Valley of North
Dakota the Great Northern Railway is
making special rates for threshing out
fits, and carrying five men free with
each machine. Without Traditional help
thousands of acres of wheat will not be
threshed before snow flies Hundreds
of men can get work at from s. to So per
daV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Italian Wheat.

Reports received by the Italian min
lister of agriculture indicate the wheat
crop of Italy will be very great this
wear. The returns received from forty
nine provinces show a crop of A, 600, 900
hectolitres, while last year the crop Of
all Italy was only 100000. The re-
turns of twenty provinces are yet lack
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
KEHOE TRIAL UNDER WAY.
The Manistee Murder Case Before 8
Typical Jury.

MANIsTEE, Mich, Sept. Pa jury
was finally secured in the Kehoe muir
der trial last night. The case began
this morning, with John Sullivan as wit
ness for the prosecution. He testified
TO incidents leading up to the
murder of Mrs. Mccormick by her
son-in-law, Jack Kehoe. The acts are
substantially the same as published.
During the recital of the brutal murder
Kehoe continued chewing gum, appar-
emily unmoyed. 1t is hardly probable
that the prisoner will be convicted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Russian Troops Practiclng.

Russian troops are practicing forced
night marches and other night maneu-
vers across the river Pruth, on the Rou-
manian frontier, with the aid of cleo
trio lights. The Roumanian govern
ment has become alarmed at these
demonstrations. Consequently it is
concentrating troops on it's frontier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Officially Stated to be Larger This Year
Than Last

BERLIN, Sept. 26,-The North German
Gazette to-day publishes the official
result of the inquiries made
in regard to the wheat crop
of Prussia. According to this
report the crops amounts to Is, 40S, 900
double quintals, against 1888, 900 in
1900. The summer and winter wheat
crops together will yield ,0O0. 900 double
quintals over the same crops of 1890.