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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
MR.. BLAINE MUCH BETTER.
Physicians viii Decrease the Number of
Daily Visits.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. M.-The i'm
provement in Mr.. Blaine's condition
continues, and this morning it was said
at his residence that he is very much
better. Mr.. Blaine is now getting along
80 comfortably that DR.. Johnson, his
physician, thinks there is no longer
any occasion for himself and Dr..
Hyatt to make early morning visits to
see how the patient has passed the
night. To-day the doctors, for the first
time since Sunday, omitted the call they
have heretofore made at about 9 o'clock.
DR.. Johnson said this morning that it
was now unnecessary for him to see Mr..
Blaine early each morning, and that he
did not intend to visit him to-day I'M
til about II o'clock. The Doctor usu-
ally attends to visitors at his Office
early in the morning, and unless anOth-
er change for the worse occurs he will
not hereafter see Mr.. Blaine until his
usual hour for leaving his house. There
is now more cheerful air about the
residence, and the members of the
family occasionally leave tie house to
enjoy the frosty air and to do little
shopping. Miss Hattie Blaine spent
quite little time in this way yesterday
on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
WOMAN DYNAMITER JAILED.

Mrs. Motz Arrested at Martins Ferry,
o., Armed with Bombs.
MARTINS FERRY, o., Dec. 23.-Mrs.
NJ. E. L. Motz, who is related to many
prominent families in Ohio and West
Virginia, was arrested to-day for threat.
ening to blow up the house of Frank
Hantord. on Penn Street. When ar
rested she was on her way to Hanford' g
residence, and had concealed about her
several pounds of dynamite, caps and
fuses. Mrs. Motz taught school in
Wheeling for sixteen years. She
wrote a book which contained al
legged exposures OF the lives OF
prominent people in Wheeling. For
this she was arrested and punished,
and she said she would 'fget even y
There have been numerous robberlee
in this vicinity in which dynamite was
used, and the police believe the woman
was connected with the gang.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
SHOP-GIRLS In A PANIC.
Fire in a Brooklyn Dry Goods Store on a
Busy Day.

New YORK, Dec 24.-For the third
successive Saturday, Brooklyn to-day
was visited by big fire, and following
precedents established, the building
IN which the fire started was quilted and
about everything in sight was burned
up. The scene OF the fire was in Levy
Bro. big dry goods store, at the corner
OF Broad way and Myrtle Avenue. The
building is in the shape Of q triangle
and is three stories in height, aud was
built about three years ago st the
cost Of $25 600. The dry goods store
occupies the entire building. The
firm has $50 employees, mostly girls.
There WAS a good deal Of q panic, for
the fire spread with lightning rapidity.
1t seemed scarcely less than five min
utes before the whole structure was
ablazo. The fire is supposed to
have started from a gas stove
which was on exhibition in
the show window. 1t went up the
front staircase like a flash. The girls
hed by the rear staircase, and all es-
capped. Several tainted when they
reached the street. The build
ing was Quilted. The stock was
mostly ruined and the loss is
estimated at $4,000 on stock and $780,
800 on the building Alfred Weinberg,
who was at work in the window assist
ing q decorator, was severely burned
about the hands and was overcome by
the smoke. He was removed to q hos
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
Change in Management of the Affairs OF
II SnIC

Change in Management of the Affairs of
the Order OF Scion.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 24.-An order
was made by Judge White, of the
county court, to-day, appointing the
Mercantile Trust Company, of this city.
receiver Of the Order of Scion, and con-
tinuing the preliminary injunction. In
making the appointment the Judge said
that there was no harmony in the
order and it was now in hopeless con-
dition, which only harmony and conf
dence could remedy. If the factions
could reach q satisfactory agreement he
would discharge the receiver and re-
ceiver and restore the management to
the duly constituted officers. 1t was
promised that within ten days harmony
would be restored.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28

was insufficient to provide Tor man
family, and did not hold Mr.. Holmes
responsible for the act.
IT is stated positively that the state
legislature will take some action toward
getting an appropriation for moving the
big monolith from the quarry at Bay
field. It's understood that the World
Fair directors have taken special action
permitting the state of Wisconsin to
ship the stone after the % ae Over EH
the danger of moving the mammoth
monolith during the winter.
KOZINEE, one of the Oneida Indians
under arrest on the charge Of murder
ing Boneash and his wife, on the
Odanah reservation, about three months
ago. is alleged to have confessed to an
indian named Zoe Green TO having
done away with Skinaway, an Oneida
Indian, who mysteriously disappeared
two weeks before the murder OF Bone
ash and his wife.
THE workmen in the severa! branches
of the building trades at Madison are
organizing unions and preparing 10
form trades council.
MAURICE MASON and John Burke were
found guilty, at Madison, OF larceny
and sentenced to two months each IN
the county jail.
Mrs. J. NETTY, resident of La Crosse
| for the past thirty years, died at her
home in that city.
THE Kirby Carpenter Company, OF
Marinette, last season banked 97,OOO,OOO
| feet of timber.
THE funeral Of Ira Curtis, at Madison,
was held under the auspices of the Ma
sonic order and largely after ded.
OVER $500 has been paid by Marathon
| County the past year in bountles on
wolf and wildcat scalps.
THE Washburn Library at La Crosse
recently received 400 new books. Ii
now has over II, 900 volumes.
MRs. JANE WALRATH, an old resident
of Madison, died suddenly OF apoplexy
aged II years.
CAPT WILLIAM NJ. CARTER, compiling
| clerk in the secretary of states office,
at Madison, died of blood poisoning.
resulting from a malignant carbuncls.
He was AZ years Of age and unmarried
ANDREW HANSON, well-known resi-.
dent of Menominee, Mich, was held
UP by two highwavmen at Marinette
and relieved of 500 and watch and
chain. Both robbers escaped.
The Washburn quarries are to have
other representation at the Columbian
Fair beside the monolith. The com
missioners having charge OF the Wis
COuSlu OSpd1 navy SoLG1hOCOS
with Mr.. Prentiss, of bayfield,, to fur
nish fur columns Is feet 10 inches
long. to be 205 inches square at the base
and 10 inches at the top. They are tx
set on solid dressed bases, feet
inches square and 3 feet 10 inches high
These columns are to be placed at th'
corners of an artistic alley enclosed
space 80 feet square, to be used Tor ex
hibiting Wisconsin's mineral produc
tons. Work has been commenced, AM
the columns will be ready Tor shipmen
by january.
MRS. ELIZABETH ROBINSON, of Ash
land, will undoubtedly take care to loo
the doors Of her house hereafter, betor
retiring for the night. A few evening
ago she left the outside door open, an
about 2 o'clock A. NJ. was awakened b
a noise in All adjoining room. Sh
called an officer, who found two tramp
taking quiet nap in spare bedroom
They were arrested and given tnlrt
days each in the county Jail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
IDAHO RIOTER ACQUITTED.
Verdict of Not entity in the Gem Mine
MnrneR Case.

Verdict of Not entity in the Gem Mine
WnrneH Case.
RATHDRUM, Idaha, Dec. 23.-The long
and sensational conspiracy and murder
trial of Webb Leasure has just ended,
in verdict Of acquittal. Leasure was
charged with the murder Of Ivory
Beans, one Of the guards at the Gem
mine, in the Cmur D'Alene. II is re-
called that o strike of miners
was followed by the employment of
armed guards at the mine and that
conflict took place between the two
forces which resulted in the death of
eight or ten men. Leasure was charged
with killing Beans. The trial has been
in progress for several weeks. The the
DRY Of the defense was that Beans was
killed by shot from one OF his COM
paniOns.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
WITHOUT "A PLACE. OF WORSHIP


st. Joseph's CathoIlc Church at Iron
Mounrain Destroyed by Fire.
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich, Dec. q. =
About year ago the St. Jo-
seph's Catholic Church was de-
stroyed by fire, and small
annex was moved to another part of
the lot and fitted up Or use while the
new church was being built. This tenn
porary structure was destroyed by ire
this morning, and the society Will be
left 8itno;lt any place OF worship Of
their own until the new church is com
pleted, which will be some time next
summer. Loss. about 1000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
ASK PARDON FOR WHITE.
Petitions tor the Release from Prison of
the New York Broker.

New YORK, Dec, 24.-The members
of the Stock Exchange are signing pc
tition asking Gov. Flower to pardon c..
G. White, now on Biackwell's Island.
White was member OF the New York
Stock Exchange Tor twenty-five years,
but sold his seat some time ago
and joined the rival board He
was charged with misappropriat-
ing funds OF q customer, and on advice
OF his counsel, pleaded guilty. White
claimed that he had applied the funds
to make good the losses sustained by
his customer in poor speculatlons, but
the customer denied the truth of the
story. The movement looking to
Whites pardon was started by "Dea-
CON- S. V. White, who is not related in
any way to Z. u. White.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
Will Re a Cholera Guar6

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Dr. George Nash,
who recently received the appointment of
sanitary officer Of the uamburg-AmerIcan
Line of steamships, sailed to-day for Ham
burg on the Sueyia. DE-. Nash will act as
deputy to the health officer Of the port OF
New DIRK, and will make personal ex-
animation Of all passengers outward bound
On these steamers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
COL. HAWKINS CHOSEN.
Appointed Commisssry- general of I'll
United Stated Army.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. pa dispatch
has been received at Gen. Miles
headquarters from Washington, an
nouncing the appointment Of Lieut.
Col. John G. Hawkins TO the position of
commissarv-gen of the United States
army, with the rank OF brigadier-gen-
tired tired In recelnug his appointment
Col. Hawkins steps over Gen. M. R.
Morgan, who was nextin line of promo
tiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
MAY DROP THE CASE.
No Evidsnce to- Co2sv ct Patrick Joyce
Arson at juneau.

Arson juneau.
JUNEAU, Wis, Dee. 24.-The justice
who heard the examination Of Patrick
Joyce, who is charged with arson, has
under advisement 8 motion OF the de-
PENDANTS cou nbel tor the DISCHARGE of
the prisoner. The detective who
worked up the case failed
to produce any evidence which
would tend to connect Joyce with the
burning OF the outbuildings Of James
Joyce, neighbor in the town of Port
land, Dodge County, and it is believed
the prosecution will be dropped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
LANGTRY OUT OF DANGER.
The Actress Now the Road to Com.
plete Recovery,

.
plete Recovery.
LONDON, Dec. 24.-Much anxiety was
expressed last night when it was an
nounced that Mrs. Langtry had suffered
a relapse, but this was removed to-day
when the physicians issued bulletin
stating that during the early hours of
the morning her fever had abated and
that she showed signs of returning
strength. The bulletin added thai the
crisis Of the disease had passed and
that Mrs. Langtry was out of danger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
MOTHERS DOUBLE CRIME.
Mrs. Faulkner, of PaTersor, N. j., Kills
Hey daughter and Snlcides.

Her Daughter and Suicides.
PATERSON, n. j., Dec. 24.-Mrs. Alice
Faulkner, 40 years old, servant at
Mrs. Drew's clearinghouse, $50 Ward
Street, and her daughter Florence, u
years old, were found dead in bed this
mOrning. The mother had evidently
choked the child to death and then
smothered herself Dependency is
supposed to have been the cause of the
act. Mrs. Faulkner had recently been
deserted by her husband.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-12-28
SANTA CLAUS FATALLY BURNED
John Hausberger Receives Terrible In
inries at y Holiday Celebration.

Jnrles at n HoIlHAy CsIe DratIon.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Dec. 24.-JOhn Haus-
berger was horribly burned at Hopewell
school house last evening, while acting
as Santa Claus in Christmas entertain
lnent. His dress of cotton cloth caught
fire, and also his celluloid false face.
The fire cooked his face and burned out
one eye. In the panic that ensued
Warren Hess was seriously injured.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08

to reason that a time will come
when there will not be standing
room for the citizens of this coun-
try. Hence the impossibllity OF
aloays holding the land in com
mon.
The lands of the Cherokee nation
are very nearly in the condition ol
an unsettled estate Of deceased
person where a known quantity OF
land is left to an unknown number
Of heirs, and in this case we may
very appropriately say, an unllm-
tied number OF heirs-unlimlted
because claimants are presenting
themselves constantly for admls-
sion and whites are being adopted
without limit; all this besides the
natural increase.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
GALL

There will be held at South Nc
Alester, Indian Territory, on We'd
nesday, October 5, 1892, a conven-
ton of the democrats of the Indian
Territory, for the consideration OF,
and action upon the following mat
ters:
First. Whether the organization
Of the party as effected at the Nc
Alester convention on March l9,
1899, shall be recognized as per-
manent, be modified, or be entirely
set aside. Ifit should be modified
or set aside, the convention will
proceed to take such action as Will
effect permanent organization
upon such basis as it may de-
termine.
Second, TO consider whether
the democrats of the Indian Ter
ritory shall put in the field can
didate for delegate to represent
the Indian Territory in the con.
gress of the United States. and If
it decides aliirmatively, then to
nominate such candidate, and to de-
wise plan for holding an election.
Third, To consider and take ac-
ton upon any and all matters CON
cerning the good of the democratic
party in the Indian Territory, and
to render aid to the national dem
ooratic party in the pending elec-
ton. :,
The basis Of representation shall
be, one delegate and one alternate
for every organized democratic
club having a membership OF
twenty five or less, and one addl-
tional delegate for every twenty
five members or fractions thereof.
The secretary of each club shall
sign the credentials of delegates OF
alternates and shall certify to the
number of members enrolled OF
the club rolls. The executive
committee suggest that the clubs
in the different localities hole
meetings on Saturday, October lst
| 1892, for the purpose of electlnt
delegates and alternates.
BY order of territorial demo
cratic execu tive committee.
WIN. F. WEEKS,
Chairman.
RoBT l.. OWEN,
Chairman of the Executive Com
mlttee of Muskogee Convention.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08
A PROPOSED REMEDY

Capt. John l.. Adair submits the
following bill for the regulation OF
settlement on the public domain
the same, we understand, for crltl-
cism and amendment, If neces-
sary
AN ACT to regulate the settlement
of the public domain, and the
employment of non-c citizen labor
ers, and for other purposes,
Be Il enacted, &C., That any
citizen of this nation who has in
closed, or may hereafter lnclose,
or by purchase or otherwise shall
come into possession OF any num-
ber of Enclosures containing in the
aggregate 100 acres to each mem
Der Of his family, shall have the
right to employ non-cilizen labor
ers for the cultivation of such mum
Der of acres in the aggregate, and
no more, whether the same are
contained in one or more lnclos-
ures. -.
SEC. 2. That the citizen holding
and having in use 100 acres to each
member Of his family shall not
be e.entitled to the right OF usuiruct
OF one quarter of mile surround
ing any one or any of his inclosur-
es be they of any number OF acres
,,bataver That any citizen may
take legal possession Of and hold
for his use any lands adj olning
such Enclosures ProUided, he
shall not join fences with the PRIOR
claimant without his permission,
or shall not interfere with the road
laws of tins nation.
SEC. 3. That any citizen OF this
nation who may make application
for permits to employ non-cltlzen
laborers, shall upon oath, before
any permits are issued, give tull
and complete statement OF the
number OF his family, their names
and ages, the number OF his I'M
provements and the number o.
acres each contain. And should
such citizen employ non-citizer
laborers upon more than loO acres
to each member Of his family, he
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde
meanor and be fined upon convic
ton by the circuit court in any
sum not less than 500 or more
than $780, And any clerk wh'
shall refuse or neglect to carry ou
the provisions Of this section, shall
be reported to the grand jury b,
the solicitor, and upon conviction
for malleasance in office, shall bt
suspended by the principal chief
he being notified of such convic
ton by the judge of the distrlc
{ court.
SEC. 4. All claims upon tn
public domain, selected for tn
purpose of improvement, shall no
e hold longer than one month, an'
Y no renewal of claim shall be vail,
/ in law and no claim, so selected
shall in any way be valid, shoul'
such claim be that of a citizen VIII
has all the land inclosed, as pro
e vided in Section 3 of this act.
d SEC. 5. That this Act shall no
! be so construed as to interfere wit
the constitutional provision tina
"the lands of this nation shall re
main the common property, 6
= as fixing permanently the disposl
ton of lands.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08

light when 1t is remembered that
usually from four to six months
are consumed in preliminary office
work to prepare large area oil
land for opening after congress has
ratified treaty. Under the pro-
ceedings which the Indian bureau
have mapped out, the lands will be
allotted, the charts and maps pre-
pared and the advertisements got
ready for publication during the
ensuing winter, and everything, got
ready to submit to congress when
il meets in March. lnasmuch as
practically no obstacles are to be
apprehended from the action OF
congress in ratifying treaties, the
work will have so far advanced by
that time that week or ten days
will suffice to open the surplus
lands to settlement, and settlers
will be admitted in time to make
an early crop, which is the special
object in view, whereas, otherwise
it might be late in the summer be-
fore this could be done.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08
oKLAHOMA sOONERs.

The Guthrie land office has
rendered decision which will
cause thousands of Oklahoma set
tiers as we'll as hundreds of pros
pective homesteaders in the Cher
okee strip much trouble. The case
in question is that of Lizzie Dorrill
VS.. James Reed. Reed filed de-
claratory on a valuable tract of
land, at the opening Of the terri
tory. and Was afterwards contested
by Miss Dorrill on the ground Of
Reeds being a "sooner. " The
testimony in the case showed that
Reed left Arkansas City on April
70, 1889, going to the northwest
corner Of the Iowa reservation.
In going there he passed over
portion Of Oklahoma proper, lying
north of the Cimarron river, on the
highway known as the Captain
Nipp trail. He camped near Fitz-
gerald creek from April IL to 10
close to the Oklahoma line On
April 10Th he appeared at a cattle
camp inside the territory liue, and
on the 20th was present at a
roundup very near the tract Of land
which he afterward took. The Off
cials therefore conclude that Reed
went on these pleasure excursions
for the purpose Of obtaining an
advantage over the other settlers
who remained at the line until the
day of the opening, and SO give the
land to Miss Dorrill. Under this
decision all OF the persons who
have visited any of the Indian res
ervations in the territory or the
Cherokee strip on pleasure and
hunting trips since March 2, 1889,
are "sooners," and cannot obtain
title to land here. The decision,
| if upheld by the interior depart
ment at Washington, will bring
into question the title to hundreds
OF claims in the settled portions Of
the territory and bar thousands
from taking claims in the future.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-09-08
Vinita, Sept. 3, 1892.
Messrs. l.. b. Bell, John Mccarthy
and w. II. Kornegay,

Messrs. l.. b. Bell, John Mccarthy
and w. II. Kornegay,
Ninita, |. /.
GENTLEMEN The call referred
to is genuine, but | am not sur
prised that yon question it. !
made an earnest effort to get the
call so worded as to avoid all fric-
ton and revival of antagonisrn, so
that the democrats of the Indian
Territory should have chance to
organize the democracy, heal the
differences arising out of the pro.
visional conventions of McAlester
and Muskogee, including the pres
ent contest pending between DR..
+. n. Allen and myself for the
position of national committeeman
of Indian Territory and all other
matters Of interest. The gentle
men acting for the McAlester COM
mittee insisted, substantially, that
the McAlester meeting had organ
lied the democratic party, and that
they were the head Of the party.
They would not agree to the
changes | urged, and rather than
to allow them to keep alive the
split in the democracy, | signed
the call, Notwithstanding my earn
est objections to its form. There
was one feature in the case that
overbalanced, to some extent my
objection, to-wit: that the con-
vention should consider and take
action upon any and all matters
concerning the good Of the demo
cratic party in the Indian Terri
tory. What | want is that the
democracy shall have the right OF
free speech. When the democrats
meet at South McAlester on Oct.
5th, 1892, if they shall say that the
six delegates, who manipulated
the little meeting of March 18th,
1892. on an insufficient call, and
organized themselves into dele
gates to Chicago and into the dem
ocratic party, had a right to do this
and then to boss the Indian Terri
tory, and try to run over the large
body Of democrats represented al
the Muskogee convention on June
11th, | shall retire with iortituoc
under their adverse judgment
In the meantime, l maintain that
all authority is in the hands of the
people, and it is both their duty
and right to exercise it and that
there has never been till now, &
call for the purpose Of organizing
the democratic party, and that the
! McAlester committee is in errOl
and acting mischievously to Sc
itself up with any such pretension
Yours very respectfully,
ROBT l.. OWEN.
Muskogee, Sept. 5, 1892.