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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Nearly a Million Short.

New YORK, Sept. 2.-In making radi-
cal changes in the Offices and manage
ment of the United States and Brazil
Mail Steamship Company, Of this city,
accounts were overhauled and it's sys-
tenn housekeeping subjected to changes
which have resulted in an unfavorable
net showing. 1t is said that defalca-
ton of 100000 has been discovered.
The statement has it's source in Phila-
delphia business relationships. The
tween New Y ork and Rio Janeir0. The
company is closely allied with the South
ern Pacific and Central Pacific interests,
G. P. Huntington, it is said, controlling
its management.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Got Phoebe Fair PLAY,

Joe Dye, the bad man of Ventura
County. has gone the way of his sort.
He got "Pioche fair play" at the hands
of a man whom he had threatened to
kill, and a double load of buckshot
made so many holes in him that the
doctors couldn't keep him alive. The
threatened man laid for Joe at second
story window and when he came along
the street the man called out, "Hello,
Joe," having some scruples about TAX
ing man entirely unaWares and shoot
ing him when he wasn't looking. Joe
looked up, saw the man with the gun,
and pulled his pistol, but just as he
raised the weapon the mau turned loose
both barrels, and that was the end of
the man who had been the terror of the
southern counties for years.
In dealing with men like Joe Dye,
who mad a record of several homicides,
public opinion in California requires
only that his attention shall be called
to the fact that he is about to be shot,
and if the warning and the shot are
nearly simultaneous no harsh criticism
is heard.
"Draw nd-bang-defend yourself I"
That is Phoebe fair play. Joe gotit, and
his slayer will be acquitted on the
ground of self-defense. Joe himself
had been acquitted on the same ground
several times.
The only man who ever was too
quick for Joe Dye before this magical
event was Petroleum Scott, the old Ven
tura Oil man, tall, why, nervous chap,
who would be the terror of the stem
| ographers if he were a public speaker.
Phillips Brooks is leisurely drawler
compared to Scott. Scott and Dye had
! a legal contest over an oil claim on the
| Sespe, and while the case was pending
Scott prudently avoided discussing it
with Joe. whose temper and triggerfn-
ger were VIGOROUSLY quick and apt to
act in concert.
One day Scott and Dye met in a
Santa Paula saloon, and sitting down at
table together clinked glasses and
chatted about things in general.
Scott carefully abstained from talking
about oil claims, but Joe finally
broacheI the subject and made some
statement about the record that was
not correct. This is the way Scott tells
the story: ''Without thinking [ said,
Joe, you are liar and as the words
were out of my mouth he yanked his
| revolver and stuck it under my nose.
But 1 was too quick for him. [ took it
all back before he could shoot. "-Sa1ato
| DOafJO (IOzetfp
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED.
A Train in Texas Held Up and Money and
Mail Matter Taken.

DEL Rio, Tex, Sept. "a daring train
robbery was committed at this place last
night.
The amount Of money obtained can
not be learned, but it will doubtless
reach into the tens of thousands. The
train was just pulling out from the sta
ton when six masked men who had
selected their position simultaneously
mounted the engine, mail and express
cars, two men for each of these posi-
tons. -.
Over~forty shots were fired, literally
perforating the baggage and express
car without injury to anyone, when an
unexpected mode of procedure was
adopted, that of exploding dynamite
cartridge against small window
In the express car. The effect of this
was to tear the window out and other
wise damage the car. The express
messenger was stunned, but he re-
covered in a few moments, only to be
overpewered by the robbers and made
to give up his safe key.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
M'KINLEY'S CAMPAIGN.
PROTECTION THE REAL ISSUE
IN OHIO.
The Great Man at Home-Kind and Indul-
gent-What His Neighbors Think of Him
The Part He Performed at the Chicago
Convention.
A Worthy Standard Bearer.

All eyes are now turned toward Ohio
and her gallant champion of protection
and Republican principles, William Nc
Kinley, Jr The Buckeye State has been
chosen, not for the first time, as the
ground for the preliminary struggle of a
national campaign, and Major Mckinley
is in 1t. And, later on, when the last
vote is counted, there is every reason to
believe that Major Mckinley will still
be in it. In other words, William Nc
Kinley, Jr., has every prospect Of being
the next Governor of Ohio.
The nomination of Major Mckinley for
the Governorship of his native State is
an event of national ignifcance-even
of international significance. When the
news of it reached Eng land, the London
Times devoted special article to it,
pointing out how much was at stake
for British interests. 1t saw that his
defeat would confirm English hopes of
the early abandonment of the pro-
tectionist policy, while his election
would mean that that policy was to show
itself strong enough to hold British In
terests" at bay, and maintain for Amer
lea thoroughly American policy.
In nominating Major Mckinley with
the applause of the protectionists all
over the country, the friends of home
industry in Ohio took up the challenge
of last November. More than any other
man in the whole country, Major Nc
Kinley is identified with that policy. His
name stands upon the tariff of 1890 as
distint and indelibly as that of Col.
Hays on the tariff of 1885, or that of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
MARY LINCOLN Welded.
The Daughter of the Minister to London
Becomes Mrs. Isflam.

The Daughter of the Minister to London
Becomes Mrs. Is1am.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Ihe marriage of
Miss Mary Lincoln, daughter of the
United States minister, Robert. L. Lin
coin, to Charles B. Isham, of Chicago,
ELL, took place at 2:30 P. NJ. to-day at
the Brompton Parish Church. A num-
Der of fashionable English people and
Americans, mostly intimate friends of
the Lincoln family, filed the church.
The wedding was, on tie whole, of an
extremely simple character. Miss Lin
coin, leaning upon her fathers arm,
was met at the church door by the OFF,
ciating clergyman and the boy choristers,
who preceded the bridal party up the
aisle to the altar rails, where the groom
attended by his best man, Maj. James
G. Post, military attache Of the United
States legation, was in waiting. The
bride wore white satin gown,
a beautiful lace veil, and splendid
diamond necklace, the gift of the
groom. In her hand Miss Lin
coin carried an ivory-covered
prayer book. Mrs. Lincoln and her
daughter Miss Jessie Lincoln, had en-
tered the church some time previous to
the entrance of the bride. They occu
pleu We lTOuG pew Oh Cuo llSuC VI VIC
aisle.
After the ceremony the newly-mar-
ried couple were conducted to the yes
try where the wedding party, members
of the families of both contracting par
ties who were present, and a few init
mate friends, signed the marriage reg
lister.
From the church the wedding party
was driven to Mr.. Lincoln's house II
Cromwell Gardens, where in company
with few intimate friends they break
tasted.
The bride, who has resided with Mr..
Lincoln since his appointment as minis
ter to the Court of st. James, has won
many friends in London. In Chicago
she was popular II society circles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isham will leave almost
Immediately for the United States, and
will reside in Chicago, where the groom
is engaged in business.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
WHY EGAN WAS SILENT,
The Cable Cut and Land Wires Under Snow
Word at Last.

The Cable Cut and Land Wires Under Snow
Word at Last.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. AT last
the state Department has heard direct
ly from Minister Egan. The news came
to-day in the form Of the following ca
blegram:
SANTIAGO, Sept. /, 1891.-Bl0i1lP, Wash
d1lgtOn:: A decisive battle Valparaiso, 2Sth
August. The revolution entirely success
tul. President Balmaceda resigned 29th.
Reyolutionists fully installed. Everything
tranquil. EGAN.
The delay in receiving this report has
been solved by the department.. Act
ing Secretary Wharton has received in
formation that the Geographic connec-
ton between Santiago and Valparaiso,
the western cable terminus, had been
cut and has just been restored, and that
the line eastward from Santiago to
Buenos Ayres has been interrupted by
heavy SHOWS in the Andes Mountains.
Although Minister Egan's cablegram
officially indicates TIE success Of what
he describes as the revolution, he has
not yet informed the Department of
State that government has been set up
that may be organized as government
by the people representative of the
country. Accordingly, the department
will probably await further detailed in
formation from the minister before
recognizing the new government.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-An injunction ap
Dlied for on behalf of an agent of the
Junta, or provisional government of
Chill, was granted in court to-day, re-
straining the City Bank from paying or
negotiating, until the case is decided,
by trial OR until further order issues,
bill of exchange for SIS, 600, drawn ON
the National Bank of Chilli, payable to
Senior Joaquin Goday, President Bal
naaceda's financial agent in Europe, and
accepted by the City Bank, but which
had not been discounted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

atoms and pressing invitations for social
enjoyment to contribute to the happiness
Of his beloved one. This has been not
for days, weeks, or months, but for
nearly eighteen years.
He is man that is completely getata-
BILE. The constituent from Wayback
has no trouble finding the Congressman
from the Sixteenth. And he is loyal
loyal to the core Who does not remem-
Der his aJJitude in the Chicago conven-
ton OF 1888?
A fellow townsmen who went with
Mckinley to the Chicago convention
when Harrison was nominated for Pres
ident, tells of little incident as Illus
trative of his loyalty to the pledge he
had made to John Sherman. Says he:
"Just before the balloting begain [
said to the Ma or, you will certainly be
nominated for President. The ticket
will be Mckinley and Norton He re-
piled: L would regard it as personal
and political calamity to be nominated
at this time, because it would not only
place me in position to be accused Of
betraying trust, but because, if
nominated and elected, it would retire
me too early in life
"Then came his speech, when he
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

LABRADOR appears to be something on
the order of champagne frdpp6-all Ice
around the edges but with life and
warmth within. The great drawback of
the country, however, as reported by
the Bowdoin exploring expedition, is the
massive and morose. mosquito which
swarms multitudinously on its inte-
rior plateau. The proportions of
this monster were not taken, the
expedition thinking it better to
take its own departure, but
enough is known to warrant the assur-
ance that until the science of guunery
is further advanced the interior of Lab
rador is a good place to keep away
from,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

JUSTIN D. Fulton, Baptist preacher
who thinks it his mission to crush the
Catholic Church, has been making times
lively in Canada. Fulton is man of
physical courage rs well of an eloquent
tongue. According to a story told by
him from a Boston pulpit last Sunday,
as reported in the Herald of that city,
the greatest excitement prevails among
church people in Quebec. Among
other things he said was: "When l
came away the Catholics were offering
500 for the first convert from the Bap-
fist church, and three weeks board at
the best boarding house in the city"
If all this much ado about nothing was
in politics instead of the church, it
would be said that somebody has been
lying" and that would end the matter
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

IowA's magnificent and unequaled
soil will produce a corn crop this year
that will probably be of greater average
value, acre for acre, than the ground
upon which it is grown, if Jack Frost
will just permit the growing corn to
reach full maturity, and the corn is sold
for what it is actually worth. There
are thousands of farms in the state,
that have been purchased by present
owners within the past year, that will
produce crops this year that will sell
for more than the entire price paid for
the farms. A recent dispatch in the
Sioux City Journal from Akron says
]. Pitcher, of that township, bought
eighty acres Of wild land last year for
s. 200. He broke it up last year, sowed
it to wheat this year and has sold his
wheat crop for 81, 40, or $27S more than
he paid for the entire farm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

FROM Argonia, Kan. "a woman governed
city in woman-suffrage state, the pleas
ing news has come that there the revolt
of woman has at last reached its logical
conclusion, for young girl, with the
alushing courage of her convictions, has
proposed to the masculine object of her
affections, and the happy pair have
Just been married by Mrs. Gibson, JUS
rtice of the peace. Many fellow is in
THE cold SHADES Of single unhlessedness
because the girl he loved was too bash
full to propose herself or to follow the
slightest encouragement. By all means
let the women propose when they feel
like it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

fEMIL TAFFRATH. Texas farmer, was
fined $50 by the recorder at San Antonio
a few days ago for stealing water from
an irrigating ditch belonging to the
county. The farmer frankly admitted
the offense and cheerfully paid the fine,
sremarking that he just had to have
water to save his vegetable crop, and
the Lord had sent no rain. He told the
recorder he considered it good stroke
of business, because the violation of the
ditch ordnance was worth $3.50 to him in
that instance, and he was still $500 ahead
of the court
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
MERCHANT FOUND MURDERED.

Mysterious Assassination of Lowell,
Mass, Business Man.
LOWELL, Mass, Sept. David Belan-
ger WAS found dead on the floor of his
dry goods shop, 1876 Merrimack Street,
this morning, having been dead since
last night. There is cash on his neck
extending from the back of the neck to
almost the windpipe. His false teeth
were found in different part
of the shop, also match with
the sulphur just burned. The
theory is that some one was concealed
in the place last night, and that Belan-
ger came in and while reaching to light
the gas got his death wound and ran
towards the door, near which he was
found. He lay on his face with one
hand extended as if in the act of trying
to get up. The instrument with which
the deed was done cannot be found.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
RATES IN FAVOR OF EUROPE.


New York Charges Discrimination
Against the Trunk Lines.
New YORK, Sept. 3.-The New York
Board of Trade thinks of tackling the
Trunk lines again on the question of dis
elimination in freight rates in favor of
European points. Have the rail-
roads right to charge less
for freight shipped from Chi
cago to Liverpool than from
Chicago to New York, is the question
that the Board Of Trade may lay before
the United States courts. So far the In
ter-State Commerce Commission has
been powerless to prevent the alleged
discrimination, and the board has de-
cided to try different tack.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Sale OF a Minnesota Railroad

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 4.-The Wa6ena
& Park Rapids Railroad has been sold
to the Great Northern Company for
S917, 900. The line extends from Eagle
Bend to Park Rapids, q distance of
ffty-four miles. The Great North
ern Company has filed notice
with the secretary of state
that will construct line from some
point on the ST. Hilaire branch, at or
near Wylie Station. in a southwesterly
direction via Red Lake Falls to some
point on the Fooston branch, distance
of about 100 miles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
NIVERSAR OF SEDAN,
The Battle Day Fittingly Celebrated
Throughout Germany.

BERLIN, Sept. Pin many parts of
Germany to-day the twentieth anniver-
sary Of the battle of Sedan Fought Sep
TENDER 2, 1870 is being celebrated in
an appropriate manner with prayer
and thanksgiving, with festivity and
general rejoicing. Twenty-one years
ago to-day at Sedan, frontier fortress
of France, in the Department of Ar
dennes, Napoleon Ill, with an army
Of 10000 men, surrendered to the army
commanded by King William Of
Prussia, and the fall of the second en-
pire of France was an accomplished
fact. From that date the anniversary
of the battle of Sedan has been day
of rejoicing and jubilant utterances
throughout Germany.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

The death of Pietrc Rosa, the Italian
archaologist and senator, is announced.
HE was born at Rome in 1915, of fam
4Iy related to the great painter of the
Seventeenth Century, Salvador Rosa.
Napoleon III. confded to him several
works, notably the restoration of
the famous Pr@torian camp at Albano,
IN 1860, and the excavations in the ruins
of the palace of the Caesars in 1861.
His greatest work, the topographic map
of ancient Latium, involved the topo-
graphical restoration of all the tombs of
che Appian Way and innumerable
archaeological and geographical explora-
dons in the Roman Campagna.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

LORD SALISBURY has a laboratory at
Hatfield and an engineers workshop
where he planned and directed the
lighting by electricity of the old man
sion in which Queen Elizabeth was a
guest. He is said to be much prouder
of his electric light arrangements than
of the Berlin Treaty he helped to
frame, or of the approach to settlement
Q f the Newfoundland Fisheries CUES
fi0n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
CAR OF POWDER BLOWN UP.

The Accident Occurs While the Train is
in Motion.
WINsLow, Ariz., Sept. 2.-While a
train was running at full speed near
Benson station last night, car Of pow
der blew up, instantly killing Brakeman
E. w. White and Stockman August
Bowman, in charge of car of house
hold goods. Both were riding on top
All out the lower part of the powder
car and the adjoining car were blown
away, and the telegraph wires blown
down
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

THE unseemly wrangle which has
arisen over the exhibitions of the HOLY
Coats at Treves and Argenteuil in
dictates that some of the people in
terested in them have neglected those
more important garments that Christ
wore. and urged all mon to put oo-the
mantle of charity and the garment of
righteousness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

engaged to Umberto, it was never
known whether or not the love was re-
ciprocated; but in later years, and a
short time after the Emperor's sad
death, among his private effects was
found carefully put away crumpled
piece of lace, said to have been frag-
ment of the wedding gown of Mar
guerite torn from her robes while dane
ing on her wedding night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

KENTUCKY sets good example in in
dieting a round score of lynchers.
Among them are chief of police and
some officers in the state troops. If
nothing else be done in the premises
these men should be removed from the
offices they have disgraced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

AT the ninth meeting of the Ohio
State Stenographers in Dayton there
was some rapid work done Isaac
Dement,, of Chicago, wrote 315 words in
shorthand from new matter IN one
minute. That is fast enough to ''take"
two women Cabling in street car.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Summer Resort in Flames.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept. 3.-A disastrous
fire occurred at Erie Beach, on the
Canadian side of the river, this morning.
About 2:30 O'Clock fire was discovered
in the Erie Beach Hotel. The
wind was strong and the flames
soon wrapped the entire building and
spread to Josh Ellis cottage in the
rear. In half an hour both places were
destroyed. The total loss is estimated
at ST., 900; no insurance. The origin of
the fire Is unknown.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

EDWARD FOSTER, Of Brooklyn, three
years ago had small red pustule appear
on his lower lip. His wife begged him
TO consult physician, but he, being a
devout faith-cure believer, said that God
would heal the sore in his own good
time. The cancer has now spread over
his face and neck
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Foster Visited by Many Bankers.

New YORK, Sept. 4.-Secretary Foster
arrived at the sub-treasury this morn
ing about 9:45 O'Clock, and was at
once called upon by number of bank
ers. At 11:45 he was in consultation
with Henry W. Cannon, president of the
Chase National Bank. Mr.. Foster re-
ceived his callers in the private room of
Ellis II. Roberts, the assistant treas
urer, who is at present out of town at
tending political convention.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

WILKEsBARRE man has sued Prim-
rose & Vests minstrel company for
$4,000 damages because the endman
made him the butt of witticism. The
plaintiff evidently holds with a large
proportion of theatergoers that the
average minstrel Joke is no Joke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

another annual revolution, and has
restored peace after fifty people were
slain. Why dignity such a movement
by calling it a revolution? New York's
police force kill more men than that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

mounted chair and declined to allow
the use of his name. After it was over
[ said to him: Major, that speech was a
literary gem-you must have prepared
that beforehand and committed it to
memory We'll, SIR, said he, 4 got up
at 5 o'clock this morning and walked
the streets of Chicago until l got just
what I wanted"
Lastly, say they who know him, "he
sDeaketh no evil :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

THE great discovery eff the Interna-
tional Criminal Congress that all offenses
should be punished by fines is nothing
IN the world but the old Anglo-Saxon
system of acre, by which all acts of
force or fraud could be compounded for
an money
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

THE national debt of Italy appears
now to exceed that OF the United King
dom, while its wealth and resources are
not much more than third as great as
those of that country. Membership in
the triple alliance comes high, but the
italian authorities seem tn like If
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Typhoid Fever Epidemic.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. a.-Typhoid
fever has become epidemic in the city
of Negaunee, this county. There are
now over fifty cases, four deaths, and
people coming down at the rate of five
or six day The epidemic is directly
owing to the filthy water from Teal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Mine superintendent Shot.

DowN1EvILLE, CAL, Sept. 4.-John
Colman, superintendent of the Ruby
mine near Forest City, was shot and
killed last night by John St. Pierre,
night Waterman at the mine. Two
shots took effect in Colman's side. The
cause of the shooting is not known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

PRINCE FERDINAND of Roumana, it is
now said, will marry the Princess Marie
of Edinburg, the eldest daughter of the
Duke of Edinburg. European diplo-
matists and Journalists are having hard
time in finding a suitable wife for the
unhappy lover of Miss Vacaresco.