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q minimum the dangers which now threaten
their own servants and the travelling COM
munity.
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WooD-sAwING is necessary preliminary
to the production of political deals.
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Mr.. GEORGE MERRITT was the host at an
informal dance at his home on Dinwiddie
street last evening.
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THE DISPATCH Is on sale at LEADING HOTELS
throughout the United States, and at Brentano's,
aUnion Square, New York, and IL Avenue de
J. Opera, Paris, France.
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A Precursor of sousa.
A APost-Prandial Morsel.

Philadelphia Record.1
The first marine band-the Atlantic cabl
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BUSINESS OFFICE,

Vol. "a, No. 2s5-Entered at Pittsburg Postofice
November, 1ss7, as second-class matter.
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News Rooms ard Publishing House, IS
and so Diamond Street. New Dispatch
Building.
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TWELVE PAGES

p1TTsBURG. WEDNESDAY. OCT. 2s, 1892.
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The final meeting of the ladies who are
to give the tea tomorrow at Mrs. Joseph
Dilworth's house on Fifth avenue was held
yesterday. The proceeds will be used for
that most worthy charity, the Children's
Hospital on Forbes street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16

Southern. ''No wonder he dies of the
cholera like the sheep with the rot; he
not only won't learn anything new, but
be doesn't want to. Here it is now 60
ing on nearly 400 years since that great
est of all peculiarly American products,
the Irish potato, was introduced into
Europe and though it has added Drawn
to the iaded masses of every other ma
ton of the Old World, the Russian
stubbornly refused to incorporate it in
his diet.
II refer, of course, to the great bulk
of the hundred millions of the Cars
subjects. They don't stop at refusing
to eat the potato, but they look on one
who does cultivate it as in league with
the devil, and in fact always speak of
The potato as devils fruit They have
a legend which runs something like
this: The devil complained to God once
that he had no fruit, whereupon the
poor devil fell to digging in the earth
and found potatoes growing therein. p
81 Louis Chronicle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Mr.. WITHERS' DRESS COAT

It's Twenty-saven Years Old, but His
Most Valuable Possession.
William Withers Jr., is the quiet man
who leads the orchestra at the Cali
fornia Theater, and when not marshal
ing his musicians is writing music in his
room at the Brooklyn Hotel. He is so
retiring that few can claim to know him
we'll, although his musical genius has for
thirty-tive years given him standing
among the composers and leaders Of the
country. says the San Francisco Exam
iner.
Mr.. Withers is 55 years old now, yet
looks to be not more than 40, and
would appear even younger except for
an episode that occurred on the even
ing of April IA, 1865, at Ford's Theater,
in Washington. That evening Withers
had almost the distinction of being MUIR
dered by Wilkes Booth after the latte r
had fired the fatal shot at President
Lincoln and was rushing madly from
the stage to an entrance where con-
federate had horse in waiting.
Mr.. Withers'S most valued treasure is
q dress coat, now in part destroyed by
the moth that corrupts all wool, but on
the back Of the coat can be plainly seen
two clean cut Sits, made with sharp
edge. One. high up, as though stroke
for the wearer's neck, had missed it by
a little and descended upon the gar
ment. The other cut. nearly over the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
WAR SHIP FOR SAMOA.
The Ranger to Proceed There to Protect
FEDERAL Interests.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 11.-Advices
received here from Samoa are to the
effect that differences between the two
factions In the islands headed by Ma
taafa, and the recognized king, Malietos,
the claimant to the throne, have reached
an acute phase. To fully protect the in
terests of the United States, it has been
decided that a naval vessel should be
sent there at the earliest prac-
ticable moment. The Alliance,
now at Honolulu with the Bos-
ton, was under orders to Samoa,
but these orders were counter
manded to-day, probably because of the
critical condition of Hawaiian politics.
1t is the present intention to send in
her place the Ranger, recently Of the
Behring Sea fleet, and now at Mare
Island, San Francisco. 1t will require
ABOUT months time to prepare the
vessel for the trip.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16

! centre of the space under which the
wearer's right shoulder blade would be,
is longer but equally we'll defined, and
made with the same sharp steel.
Wilkes Booth made both those Sits,
and the wonder is that his victim was
not fatally slashed, instead of being only
nlcked through the upper cut.
The coat was new when Mr.. Withers
put it on to lead the orchestra on the
occasion of Abraham Lincoln's visit to
the play, but the coat has never been
worn since, so great was the sentimental
devotion Of the musician to the great
man who won for friends all who came
to know him.
Every one knows the story of Lin
coins assassination while sitting in an
upper box of Ford's Theater enjoying
"Our American Cousin" but few have
learned what occurred just after Booth
had fired the cowardlv shot, because
William Withers is the only man who
can tell the story, and he does not often
DO it.
"When the fatal shot was fred" he
says 81 thought some property man
had fired pistol. Just then | heard a
heavy fall on the stage and the people
began to yell: Hang him. Lynch
himn Stop him = and | saw a man
running across the stage toward me.
When he got near / saw his eyes were
almost starting from his head and there
was the most fearful expression On his
face | ever saw.
81 recognized Wilkes Booth and at
that instant he put down his head and
came rushing on, saying: Let me pass!
let me passi'
II was standing where L could not
move much, the passage was SO narrow.
He came on and when he got near
struck me with bowie knife and kept
saying, Let me pass [ felt the cut
and turned a little. Then he struck the
knife into me again near the back OF
my neck and l fell. When I was down
he rushed to the stage door, grasped
the knob with both hands and dragged
the door open. [ saw Peanut John
standing outside holding a bay horse.
Then Booth pulled the door shut s&sAxSa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
FOUR BURNED ALIVE.
Passengers Roasted in a Rail-
way Wreck in Iowa.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Trains
Collide with Fatal Results.

OTrUMwA, Ia, Nov. 1O.-A fearful
catastrophe occurred on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul road last night at
Highland Center. a small station north
Of this city. A fast freight train dashed
into the caboose of a local freight
train, standing on the main track, tele-
scoping the caboose and four cars.
The caboose caught fire, and four peo-
pie were burned alive, number of
others having narrow escapes. The
caboose was split in two by car of
grain wedging in four people. The
most pitiful case was Miss Lizzie Butler,
Of this city, who got ner head out of q
window and pleaded with those about to
save her; but her body was pinioned by
freight car and it was impossible to
extricate her. Mrs. Jones, also of this
city, tried to escape through window,
but she was an unusually large woman
and could not succeed. The other vic
tins were an unknown woman and an
unknown man. The latter is thought to
be butcher at Oskaloosa. The injured
are Mrs. Clyde Millisack and Mrs.
Pickett, Of this city, and Miss Lizzie
Corey. of Sigourney. They are badly
burned, but not fatally. A curious in
cident was that one of the passengers
was disguised, and in the crash the dis
gulse came off, revealing noted crook.
He quickly disappeared in the excite
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16

Every soon Detective Stewart ran
over me and out the door after Booth.
The crowd came up on the stage and
grabbed me and wanted to hang me
right there, but someone who knew me
shouted that | was not the man. | was
arrested, however, and taken to Jail
when Mayor Wallack examined me-
4 thought | was severely cut, but
when | took off my clothes | found that
the knife had only pierced my clothing
and cut the skin little. The cuts were
as clean as though razor had made
them and have never understood how
l escaped. The knife was found in
front of the Patent Office, where Booth
had dropped it as he rode away after
the murder.
81 had seen Booth before the show,
standing near the Tenth reetentrance
to the theatre, and alter the performance
began saw him again standing against
then noted that he had gone into the
balcony. After President Lincoln came
in Booth stole down the balcony until
he could look through hole that had
been bored In a bOx-door and locate the
President exactly. Then he had
opened the door little, taken careful
aim and fired the shot. He burst
through the box and jumped fourteen
feet to the stage.
cit was such an experience as / never
wish to have again. 1t made me sick
for weeks and / get excited now when
think of it. | taught little Tad Lin
coin to play the drum and was always
kindly treated by the President. The
whole shooting and escape were done
in few seconds and unexpectedly
Booth had evidently made his plan
carefully and was prepared to resort tc
any means to avoid arrest. ! keep that
old coat now and value it more than
everything else ! have"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
HATRED FoR THE GERMANS.
No Punishment for Attempting to Muir
der SIlhi 1t q

No Punishment for Attempting to MUIR
der subj cts of the Kaiser.
VIENNA, Nov. 11.-There was an ex-
cited discussion in the lower house of the
Reicnsrath to-day on an incident that
occurred few days since in Prague,
Bohemia, which illustrates the racial
hatred of the Czechs for the Germans. A
party Of ladies and gentlemen were
walking in the Graben, one of the prin-
cipal streets of the city, when they were
suddenly, and for no apparent reason,
set upon by Czech named Wensel
Bozak, who was armed with revolver.
He fired six shots at the party, none of
which took effect, before he could be
seized and disarmed. He was taken be-
fore magistrate and when questioned
regarding his conduct said he heard the
members of the party talking in Ger
man. This caused him to lose control
of his temper. A Prague jury sympa-
thetically acquitted him of the charge
OF attempted murder, and he was mere
" sentenced to fortyeight hours de-
tention for the illegal CARRYING of arms.
In the discussion of the incident in the
Chamber to-day, some of the speakers
said they regretted, while at the same
time admitting, the rapid growth of
race onmitv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Madrid's Columbus EyDOsition

MADRID, Nov. 11.-Queen Regent
Christina, with her newly arrived
guests, the King and. Queen of Portugal,
to-day attended the ceremonies in con-
nection with the longdelayed formal
opening of the Columbus Exposition.
The royal party included all the mem
bers of the Spanish cabinet and a mum
Der of grandees representing the Span
ish nobility. The buildings along the
route were appropriately decorated for
the occasion. The approach to the hall
was paved with American minerals, a
device the object of which was to rep
resent the monarchs Of the two coun-
tries so much concerned in the early
history of America as treading on
American soil. After the conclusion
of the inaugural formalities, the mem
bers of the royal party made general
inspection of the exhibits of the expo
sitiOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Still Another WAY.

man who had just finished a COM
Portable meal at State Street restaurant
last evening suddenly rose from his
chair, grabbed his hat and umbrella that
stood against the wall, and rushed out
of the building.
"Stop him" exclaimed the cashier.
THAT fellow welt away without pay
ing!"
''I'll stop him - said determined
looking man who rose up hastily from
table near where the other had sat.
"He took my ld-handled umbrella !!
I'll STOP him and I'll bring him back IN
charge of an officer The scoundrel !"
Without moments pause he dashed
out of the house in hot pursuit of the
constituencies villain.
And the cashier, cold, hard, unsym-
pathetic kind of man, has begun to
suspect that neither OF them will ever
come back. Chicago Tribune.
The room in which NAPOLEON I. died
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Idle People at Manchester.

MANCHESTER, Nov. 9.-The strike
among the cotton operatives here has
thrown $4,000 persons out of employ
ment. A proposal has been made on
the exchange to put on half time all the
mills in North and Northeast Lanca-
shire, in order to assist the federation
to fight the operatives. Some of the
weaving sheds at Burnley are now
working on short time, while others are
closed. The stock of yarns has become
exhausted as result of the strike.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
MURDER BY HANGING.
Strange Assassination of q Man at Sa,
Jose, Cal.

Jose, Cal.
San JOSE, CAL, Nov. 1l.-Henry Planz,
aged %, recently appointed manager OF
of the Fredericksburg brewery, was
found hanging to a tree near Guada-
lupe bridge this morning. His
hands were tied behind his back,
his feet tied together and q
handkerchief was over his mouth. The
ground near the tree and for distance
of thirty feet showed evidence of a
struggle. The affair Is shrouded in mys.
terry. A diamond ring was found on his
finger, ard robbery is not thought to
furnish the motive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
hOleSaIe Peanut Roast.

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. ia destructive
fire broke out in large peanut factory
of the Merchants q Farmers Com
panv, spreading west to the Etna
Works, and jumping over the street to
the Gwaltney Bunkly Peanut Company,
totally destroyed the buildings. The
loss will be from 100000 to $3.50, 900.
The fire was gotten under control only
after the departments of Portsmouth
and Berkeley came to the assistance of
the home f1remen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
MOST TO BE PITIED.

The woman OF sentiment asked of he doctor
land the answer he gave her most awfully
shocked her.
"Dear doctor, of all the relentless diseases
T hat lie in dark wait, without warning to
seize us,
What malady if it so harshly attacks u.s.
SO wickedly wounds and so ruthlesSly racks us,
That seeing its victim distressed in such
fashion,
You give him at once your profouDdest COM
passion?"
And the doctor responded, II think It's ad-
mitted
The man with the smallpox is most to be
pitted.' Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Austrian Legal Adviser EmbezzIes

VIENNA, Nov. H. Victor Raindl, legal
adviser to the imperial family, has vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered himself to the
police, confessing that for number Of
years he has been embezzling from
trust funds in his keeping. He says
that he lost the money in founding an
anthracite coal company. The affair
has caused a great sensation every
where. as his high position led many
persons to entrust thei1 money to him.
1t is reported that his deficit amounts
to SIS5 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
INDICATED by the People.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Nov. Il.-Judge
Lane, who is confined in the county jail
here for contempt of the United States
court in refusing to issue special tax
levy to pay judgment procured against
the county for innocent holders of
bonds voted to aid railway that was
never built, was elected to the legisia-
ture Tuesday by the largest majority
ever given a candidate in the county.
The Judge regards the fact as an en-
dOrsement of his course.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
KILLING POLICEMEN.
Anarchists in Paris Carrying on w
AEaiusr Thar Enalnias.

Anarchists in Paris Carrying War
Against Their Enemies.
PARIS, Nov. San explosion occurred
in this city yesterday morning by which
two policemen lost their lives and anoth-
er was fatally injured. The affair was
undoubtedly the work Of Anarchists,
who were seeking revenge against the
Carmaux Mining Company, whose long
continued struggle with their employe
was amicably settled a few days ago.
The Anarchists failed IL their attempt
against the company. but as they sue
ceeded in killing two policemen they
are jubilant over the outcome of their
dastardly crime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
MADE STOCKS FALL OFF.
Prices Lower on the Result of the Elec-

Prices Lower on the Result of the Elec-
ton.
New YORK, Nov. 9.-The drift of
normal existence is resumed in this town
this morning just as if President had
not been made SO recently as yesterday.
The exchanges and the markets are again
open, and business proceeds with the
stress Of a political campaign removed.
In the Stock Exchange, which some
regard as a barometer of commercial
sentlment the market opened lower, rail
way stocks declining from a to . per
cent, while the trusts fell anywhere from
q to 2 per cent. American sugar dropped
to 1095s; Whisky Trust to IS and Cordage
common to 1874. Chicago Gas declined to
97X and later rose to $685..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Immigrants Held Twenty DAYS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 12.-Secre-
tary Foster to-day directed that the i'm
migrant ship Weimar, from Bremen,
be detained at quarantine at st. Charles,
Md, for period of twenty days, the
baggage Of the immigrants disinfected,
and the vessel thoroughly cleansed.
The Weimar has on board 1900 lmmi-
grants. This is test case, and will be a
precedent in all similar cases arising in
the future.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Failure in JeweIry.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. Baldwin &
Co., the biggest iewelry house IN this
city, made an assignment this morning.
The members of the firm are ]. w.
Baldwin, of Columbus, o., and G. H.
thinner, of this city. The liabilities
are about $4,000 and the assets $780,
600. The principal creditors are East
ern firms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Cen Miles Nav Re TranSf,arrad

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-There IS probable
ity that Maj.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles Will,
within few months, exchange depart
ments with Maj .-Gen. o. o. Howard, now
commanding the Department of the At
lantic. 1t is only rumor in army circles.
and nothing can be learned about 1t of
TiciaIIV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
a IPIna Short.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Simon Poey,
passenger agent and confidential clerk
in the offices of the Cuba Mail Steam
ship Company, of which James E..
Ward & Co. are the age hts was taken
TO the Tombs police court this morning
and arraigned before J Justice Grady,
being charged with tie defalcation of
10000 from Ward 4 Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
DR.. A. r. JACKSON DEAD.
One of Mark Twain's Friends to Be
Buried at Janesvile

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Dr. A. R.
Jackson, of this city, one of Mark
Twain's characters, ''My Friend, the
Doctor" in Innocents Abroad" died
to-day. DR.. Jackson had been i'll ten
days from the effects of a stroke Of
apoplexy. He will be inferred at James
VILE Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Cause Of the Dukes Death.

LONDON, Nov. ia post-mortem ex.
animation on the body of the Duke of
Marlborough was held yesterday after
noon, after which Drs. Robb Symonds
and Candwell certified that the Duke
died from Calcareous degeneration of
one Of the large vessels of the heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
POURED SOLDER HIS EAR
Cruel Murder of Hungarian i
Idaho.

BOISE CRY, Idaho, Nov. 11.-Near
Junction Crossing, on the Clear Water
River, Hungarian named Zacharowsky
was horribly murdered by 8 country
man known as Peter the Hun" For
some supposed indignity, "Peter, 4"
while bis victim slept, poured a lot of
molten solder into his ear The hot
metal quickly burned its way into the
unfortunate mans brain, causing almost
instant death
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
WILL MAKE WAR ON CHILL.

Argentine Republic and Peru Combine
Against Chill.
PANAMA, Nov. 1O.--According to adj
vices from Chilli, war is imminent be-
tween the Argentine Republic and Peru
on one side and Chill on the other.
Chill is perfectly well armed and
her forces have recently received 100, 600
Winchester rifles. In the Argentine
Republic vigorous recruiting of both
natives and foreigners is being prose
cuted and the governments with fever
ish haste arming the troops.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
SOME WILL BE BEHEADED.

Uprising of Hayden Rebels Promptly
Suppressed.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 10.-Advices
from Hayti tell of an attempted upris-
ing at Cape Hayti. Hippolyte was on
the alert and nipped the revolution in
the bud. There are many arrests, and
it is rumored some executions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16
Potatoes IN Russia,

"The Muscovite is the most doggedly
conservative human being on Gods
earth" said Clifton r. Sanders, Boston
globe trotter now domiciled at the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-16

THE room in which Napoleon l. died
is now q stable