Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-28
NEWS in BRIEF.
Lots of Diamonds

Lots of Diamonds.
William G. Duncan, city salesman
or the New York diamond house O
Ieweson & Co. Maiden Lane, has disap
)eared with $50, 900 worth of diamond
nd pearls.
"A Solvent Bank.
United States Judge Edgerton has re
used the application for the appoint
nent of receiver for the Canton, Soutl
Dakota bank, having found that BAN
olvent, and the application but dis
,ute as to who shall control.
Hansbrough Elected Senator.
Ex-Congressman Hansbrough wa
elected United States senator from Sout
d kota to succeed Pierce, on the 23C
IN the seventeenth ballot. The Demo
ratio vote went to Hansbrough. Th
var on Pierce was owing to the manne
n which he distributed patronage.
A Good Fat Salary.
A circular letter has been receive
rom London stating that George West
nghouse, of Pittsburg, has receive
$3.50, 600 for his air brake patents fro1
he London Air Brake Company. III
S also to receive a salary of $780, 900
year to cover any air brake invention
ne may produce.
Must Put Up for the Fair.
1t is reported that Treasurer Seebel
ger, of the Chicago Worlds Fair organ
cation, will begin suits against a nun
Der of subscribers to the capital stoc
IF the association who have failed
pay the assessments against then
They are mostly small subscribers, br
he aggregate due from them is said t
be at least 100000.
Trouble Is Now Over.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Jan. 22-The ru
On the Kansas City Safe Deposit q Say
ngs Bank, caused by its occupyin
quarters in the same building with th
American National Bank, which sus
pended last Monday, ended at 10 o'cloc
his morning Since Monday the Say
ngs Bank has paid out $500 to de
positors, and was prepared to pay til
lull amount of deposits, 100000.
A $e25,OOo Fire.
The extensive works of the Standar
Metal Manufacturing Company and tn
Belding Electric Motor Company WEI
destroyed by fire on th
10Th at Chicago. The loss is 1926, 00
with insurance to three-Quarters tn;
The nearest engine was half
mile away, and the Bedding structure
N which it started, was all ablaze an
beyond saving when the first piece {
fire apparatus arrived.
A New Phase of Hypnotism.
The shooting of Mrs w. J. Faulk b
her husband at Pittsburg on the 23C
in fit of religious enthusiasm, has re
suited in a warrant being issued for on
George Knauff, as an accessory befo1
the tact. Faulk declares that his relis
lous insanity was inspired by the hyI
motto influence of Knauff, who elaine
to be another Messiah, and ordere
him to kill his wife. Officers are no
hunting knauff, who has disappeared
A Lucky Operator.
E. A. Street, telegraph operator {
Helena. is 500, 900 richer than he was
few DAYS ago. Street works at telegrs
ply in winter and prospects in sun
mer. Some time ago he located a place
claim in Lembi County, Idaho, an
bought up adjoining ones till he ha
l 900 acres. He reported his find
ex-senator Tabor, who, after investig;
ton, paid Street 100000 for his ,prope
ty, which is now said to be worth full
SIS GOO, 900.
Lutherans Barred Out.
Rev. G. Klinedworth, pastor of th
Lutheran Church at Schappville, one {
The largest religious organizations in j
Davies Co., ILL.,, has forbidden commun
,ants of his parish from becoming men
Ders of either the Grand Army of tn
Republic or the Farmers Mutual Benz
Git Association, on the grounds ths
they are secret societies to which ortht
1oX Lutheranism is strictly opposed
The edict was made public on the 25t
excitement among the members of til
church.
Counterfeiters Acquitted.
The jury in the Woods County, Texa
case, which was on tris
for a week. on the 9th brought in vel
dict of not guilty There were seve
on trial, and before the cas-
was given to the jury, four Of ther
we're discharged under the order of tn
court. Specimens of the spurlou
were submitted in evidence an
to the jury, which decided that thong
the specimens were counterfeit the
were not made for the purpose of bein
used as such, and that therefore the de
PENDANTS were innocent.
Can DO Business in Kentucky.
At Louisville, KY, on the oath, Judg
Jackson of the circuit court, decide
the lottery cases before him in favor {
the lotteries. John IL. Mansier was il
dicted for selling Frankfort lotter
tickets. There was no dispute as to tn
facts. Judge Jackson holds that the az
of May %, 1890, repeating the lotter
licenses is void, and the tender of til
required tax of $1,000 for each Of til
lotteries at the required time was in e
feet obtairing license, although Stat
Auditor Norman refused to issue the /
cense till the courts had passed upo
the case.
A French Report.
The following, from French sourc'
indicates that political differences ten
to color medical opinions: "Furthe
details have been learned of Pro
Koch's experiments with his lymph
The researches which are being carrie
on with the new remedy are attende
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