Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-09-28
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

TIE Dominion government has Just
been notified by the british govern
ment that British man-of-war has
been ordered from the Pacific to at
once proceed to Nladivostock, Russia,
TO investigate the recent seizures OF
Canadian vessels by the Russian cruis
ers, and to offer relief to those crews
who still may be IN custody of the Rus
slams.
THE Court Street Methodist Church
at Flint, Mich, burned. The fire caught
from an oil stove that had been placed
under the organ TO dry it out. Loss,
So 900: Insurance, $4,000.
CLARENCE TEAR, burglar; Richard
Gardner, highWayman; Eugene Day,
highwayman; John Davis, under in
dictment for felonious assault, and John
Smith, thief, escaped from Monroe
County rail at Rochester. y. I. Tear
opened his cell door with key and re-
leased the others.
PETER MINsKI, proprietor of a carrou-
sal. shot and killed Morris Boyle at Chi
cago. The men had quarreled in a bar
room shortly before the murder. Min
ski claims that he was waylaid by Boyle
and shot IN self-defense.
Four negroes and one white man were
whipped at Newcastle, Del, in the
THE London Post calls attention to
the national aspect of the transfer of the
two fast steamers of the Inman Line to
the United states registry as diminish
inc EngIand's effective strength at sea.
1t saws: : We do not care to contem-
plate the possibility of their employ
nent against US. We must never al
low our naval supremacy to De re-
Taxed"
l.EoNARADA, a notorious Sicilian brig
anG, has been captured, after sharp
tight.
THE execution of an innocent gentle
man, as the reported leader of Tekhua
anti-C Christian riot in 1891, has caused
another serious rising in Fukien.
THE imposition of the new tariffs on
the island OF Porto Rico meets with
much opposition. As in Cuba, the mer-
chants closed their establishments. The
people also INDUCED in noisy demon
STATIONS, and number of collisions oc-
Cured between them and the armed
forces. Senior Vege Nerdugo, manager
of the treasury, made an attempt to
land in order to Quell the disorders,
but was compelled to remain on the
steamer in order to avoid personal in
Jury at the hands of the inturiated peo-
pie.
TIE Socialistic Labor party in New
York City have placed a full municipal
ticket in the field. Alex. Jonas. editor
of the Volks Zeitung, is their candidate
Tor mayor.
ONE of the final acts in the settlement
Of the great Sprague estate at Provl-
idence, r. l., occurred when $1,000, 900
of claims against the estate held by the
receivers of the Franklin and Cranston
Savings Banks were sold for 81, SOP.
The sale was a necessary formality.
A Big Four fast freight train was
wrecked at Dayton, O., by 6-year-old
boy turning t. switch. He explained
by saving he wanted to see big wreck.
Ten cars were smashed and piled on
each other and freight scattered over
the debris. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
THE Gyerymen of Chicago have
formed trust, and have put the price
Of carriages during the Worlds Fair
parade dedication at so per day. The
directors have been compelled to &C
cept the price, and the outlay for Oc-
tober p will be $4,000,
One car containing several cages in
one of the trains of Forepaugh's circus
jumped the track near Sinking Springs,
Pa, on the Reading Railroad. The
cages contained bear and several an
telope, and rolled down an embank-
ment. No serious damage was done.
J. II. WICKs, millionaire of New
York City, and president of the Wicks
Refrigerator company, with headquar-
tiers at Rochester, y. Y, fell out of the
second story window of disreputabIe
house at Detroit and was instantly
killed. He was entirely undressed and
1t is supposed was intoxicated. lie fell
sixteen feet to the stone sidewalk,
striking on the back of his head, break
ing his neck and fracturing his skull.
THE elegant colonial residence of
Frederick S. Fish, son-in-laW of J. NJ.
Studebaker, at South Bend, Ind, was
totally destroyed by fire. The fire is
believed by some to have been incen-
diary. The house was as yet unoccu-
pied Workmen being just finishing it.
Loss, $4,000; insured.
UNKNOWN parties entered the post
office at Welser, Ia, blew open the safe
with giant powder, and secured about
$700in money, stamps and postal notes.
Certificates of deposit amounting TO
ST, 200 were taken, but they are worth
less to the robbers.
OTIs SCoTT, prominent money-lend-
er of Port Huron, Mich, has disap-
peared. Friends had Endorsed $4,000
NO1tu III paper 1GI I'LL. anu IL AdS pCS4
discovered that be has disposed of all
his property. He is believed to be in
Canada.
ELLA SMITH shot and killed J. Fl.
Woodruff at Marion, s. c. Woodruff
charged Miss Smith with circulating dis
respectful reports about his wife, who is
q niece of hers. Woodruff demanded
denial or retraction, which was re-
fused, whereupon Woodruff struck the
woman and she shot him dead.
WILLIAM EUBANKs, a member of the
School Board at Richmond, attempted
to evict Theo. Finnan, teacher, from a
school house, by intimidating him with
a shotgun. The sheriff was called, and
in melee Eubanks was shot through
the head. A son of Eubanks struck the
sheriff with corn-cutter. The wound
ed men are in a serious condition.
FIRE broke out in the plant of the
Union School Furniture Company at
Battle Creek, Mich, and before the
flames were checked the factory, office,
and four other buildings were destroyed.
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