Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-07-13
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

| JULES LUMBARD, the famous old-time
| singer, Was struck by cable car at
| Omaha and run over. His injuries are
very serious, but physicians express
the hope that he may recover. MIR.
| Hubbard is the Omaha agent Of the
| Pennsylvania line.
| THE dry goods house of Neiuhasel
! Bros, at Toledo, was completely Quilted
| by fire. The stock IN the building
amounted to fully 500, 000 1t was in
sured for 100000. The building is
owned by Alex. White. Of New York,
| and valued at 1000. 1t is {. total loss,
Philip Weber, was seriously burned in
escaping from the burning building.
Mrs. JOHN CAREY and Mrs. Newton,
| both of Lake Linden, Mich, were
thrown from q carriage while driving
at Calumet. Both fell backwards,
striking their heads Mrs. Carev's
| neck was broken, she expiring instant
| iy, while Mrs. Newton was rendered
unconscious, but will recover. Both
were among the oldest residents of the
copper district.
THE Tennessee supreme court has
| overruled the motion Of Col. H. Clay
King for a new trial. He had been con-
victed of murder in the first degree
ana sentenced to hang.
ISAAC COOKE & Sons, prominent cotton
brokers of Liverpool, have suspended
payment. A syndicate has been
formed to take over their whole inter
est in 10000 bales of cotton at struck
price. This cotton will be unloaded at
the rate Of $500 bales daily until their
interest is liquidated. The failure has
| caused sensation. The liabilities are
reported to amount to G75O0OO The
firm is one of the oldest in the trade.
1t is expected that the assets will cover
the liabilities. The firm may resume
business.
A THIRTY-FOOT canoe, containing sew
enteen members of the Grand Trunk
Boating Club, of Montreal. capslzed, and
SIX Of the party were drowned.
THE large furniture factory and ware
house Of the z. Hanson Hiss Manutac-
turing Company, at Baltimore, was
Quilted by fire. Loss $150,000; insured.
THE President has decided to appoint
Col. Robert Williams, senior assistant
acknowledgement, to be Acknowledgement
of The army, vice Gen. J. G. Kelton, re-
tired. Brig.-Gen. Kelton will be ap-
pointed governor of the Soldiers Home
at Washington.
AT Chicago on the Cd inst, Margaret
Mather, the actress, was granted di-
vorce from her husband, Emil Haber-
korn, on the ground of desertion and
nOn-support.
A STATEMENT prepared at the pension
Office shows that during the fiscal year
just closed there were issued 305, 1852
pension certificates of all classes, as
against $50, So in 1891.
THE storehouse of B. B. & r. knight
at River Point. near Providence, r. l.,
together with 600 bales of cotton and
l 900 pieces of cloth, was destroyed by
fire. Loss about 100000.
FIRE at Minneapolis on the Sd de-
stroyed the great saw-mill owned by
Smith q Richardson, and partially dam
aged the mill OF Joanin q Hanson. The
loss is placed at $685. 90 and the insur-
ance at $4,000. Nearly 800 men are
thrown out of employment, but the
owners will rebuild as soon as possible.
FIRE broke out in the wholesale dry
goods department Of George Etterweil &
Co., at Montgomery, Ala, destroying
three-story brick building liz the rear OF
their retail department. The whole
sale stock is a total loss of between
100000 and 100000; insurance about
$275,000. The retail department was
uninjured. The building belonged to
the Crommelin estate and the loss on it
is $15, 900.