Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-10
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

has been prominent in Republican poll
tics. His widow is q daughter of Gov.
Wood, one Of the earliest settlers of the
state.
Mrs. MARY B. WILLARD, the aged
mother of Frances f.. Willard, died at
her nome in Evanston, Iii. Mrs.
Willard had been sinking for several
months and her death had been hourly
expected for a number of days.
JOHN G. BUNDY, for many years editor
and publisher of the Religio-P hilosophi-
cal Journal, Of Chicago, and a man Of
international reputation among Spirit
ualists and occultists, died at his resi-
dence in that city, after a brief illness.
The Joplin (Mo.) white lead works,
the largest concern of the kind in Mis-
souri,, was destroyed by fire The loss
is 100000; partially insured.
AT the Crescent Hill reservoir, Louis
vile, KY, Tom Jones was Instantly
killed and Henry J. Parish and James
Walker, two OF his companions, were
fatally injured by the breaking down of
ascatold on which they were standing
WILLIAM WHITE, aged rs years, grand
secretary Of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, died at Louisville, KY, Of
heart disease.
The governor Of North Dakota has
withdrawn his proclamation placing
quarantine on the Canadian Pacific,
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroads at the boundary, owing to the
outbreak of small pox.
THE Rev. Benjamin Fisk, perhaps the
most noted Swedenborgian in the
United States, died at his home in
Germantown, near Philadelphia, aged
hn h
lished the Swedenborgian Publication
Society of Philadelphia, and was its
president up to the time of his death.
SIR WILLIAM HENRY WORDSWORTH,
Bart, Hon. Sir Charles William, FIRE.
mantle, K. G. B., and Bertram Curr1e
have been nominated as British dele
gates to the international monetary con-
ference.
AT a meeting of Unionists held in
Midlothian to-day it was decided not
to oppose Mr.. Gladstone when he comes
before the people for reelection on ac-
cepting office.
A FERRY boat plying on the Mediera
River, Iunls, was capslzed in midstream
and nine Of the persons on board were
drowned.
NJ. DE STRIVE, Russian minister to
the United States, has been transferred
to the Hague. He will be succeeded IN
Washington by Prince Cantacuzene, at
present chancellor of the Russian en-
bassy at Vienna.
The United States steamship Ben
nington has arrived at Huelva. Statutes
were exchanged by the Spanish SQUAD
ron and the Bennington. The captain
of the Bennington made an inspection
of the Columbus caravel Santa Maria.
A CONFERENCE has been summoned at
Berlin under the presidency of DR..
MIGUEL, minister Of finance, to frame
proposals for commercial treaty with
Russia.
AN encounter occurred at Ortonville,
Mo-, between w. C.. Whiteman, editor
Of the HeraldStar, and A. B. Kiercher,
editor Of the Big Stone County Journal
growing out OF a personal fight in the
papers named. Whiteman was serious
ly injured.
A TERRIBLE murder and suicide was
enacted on the evening Of the 9TH, in
the hotel at Fluvanna, three miles from
jamestown, n. Y, on the lake. Patsy
DOwd, of Dunkirk, was out driving with
two disreputabIe women. They had
some words and Dowd hit one of the
women in the mouth, drawing blood
They drove to the hotel and all entered
A young man, George Hass, and some
companions were there, and as one of
the women, Nina Fahey, had blood on
her face, Hass asked her what was the
matter. She told him Dowd had hit
her in the face. DoWd and the women
then entered the parlor and closed the
doors. Hass and his companions said
they would fix Dowd, so they pushed
open the door. Dowd drew a revolver
| ~ II loco l.,
beer bottles at him. He fired and Hass
fell dead with bullet III his heart. He
then shot and killed himself
AT San Diego, CAL, Havermal & Ros-
sier, shoe dealers, have filed petition
in insolvency. Assets, $11 900; liabili-
ties, S70,O00
vention nominated Lorenzo Crounse
for governor. he receiving AS votes
necessary to choice, 423. Rev. T. T.
Tate was chosen for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or, and j. G. Allen for secretary of
state.
Don NJ. DICKINSON, of Michigan, has
been chosen chairman of the Demo-
cratic campaign committee. He ap-
pointed George n. Parker auditor, and
William Duff Hayne, of South Dakota,
superintendent Of the information
bureau. Frank M. Duffy, of New York,
was appointed messenger.
JOHN P. BIGELow fell dead of heart
disease as he was entering his residence
in London. He was formerly the
American government fiscal agent in
London. The body will be cremated.
A FAMILY of four died in the Rue st.
Martin, Paris, on the 4th, 1t is said, from
cholera. Six other cases Of cholera are
also reported in the city. In the sub
urbs OF st. Quen and st. Denis the dis
ease is spreading.
FRANK MAcKIN, superintendent ofthe
tanning establishment in the peniten-
tiary at Jefferson, Mo-, was murdered
by negro convict named Brown. The
latter had heavy shoe knife and with
out warning inflicted eight severe
wounds on Mackin, from the effect of
which he died shortly afterward. The
murder was unprovoked and cowardly.
AT st. Joseph, Mo-, julius Clemens, a
German, shot and killed Mrs. Philipena
Morgenthaler, and then blew his brains
out. The tragedy grew out of an old
trouble.