Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-31
NEWS PARAGRAPH s.

wounded. Two little children were
killed by stray bullets. The murder
was the outcome of an old feud. Best
was the toughest character in the
county, and has turned four mems toes
up during his career.
FOURTEEN houses in the village of Or
amin, short distance from Cottbus, in
the province of Bradenburg, Prussia,
were destroyed by fire.
THE South Dublin Market caught fire
and was burned, together with War
ren's Hotel, which was crowded with
guests, many Of whom narrowly es-
capped with tEeir lives. The damage
done by the fire amounted to e12O, 900.
A GRAVEL bank at Springfield. O.,
caved in on eight children, and Instant
" killed Mary Remsberg, 10 years old,
and seriously injured Johnnie Baum
bardner.
A. &. f. MYERS carriage factory, at
Buffalo, was almost entirely destroyed
by fire, with It's contents. Damage, $780,
600; insured.
A SCHEME is on foot to build an ex-
tension of the Northern Pacific line by
which the route between st. Paul and
| Puget Sound would be shortened $50
miles.
The National Association Of Letter
Carriers adopted a resolution favoring
the pensloning of letter carriers who
have seen ten consecutive years OF
service. Kansas City was selected as
the next place of meeting.
Gov. Winans has appointed Levi L..
| Barbour, OfDetroit, regent Of the Michi-
gan University to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Charles S. Draper,
whose term of office would have ex-
pired December 81, 1897.
| BELLAMY STEERER and John a. Cald-
we'll, representatives in Congress from
the First and Second Ohio districts, re-
the Republican conventions OF their
districts.
The Canadian Pacific road will add 500
miles to it's line next year.
A CouNTERFEITER's outfit has been
! found in a cave near Dixon, LII.
| Col. f. G. SMEED, of Omaha, chief
| engineer Of the Union Pacific Railway,
is dead.
HOUSES we're wrecked and crops dam
aged by a whirlwind at Canandaigua,
n. Y.
STRONG precautionary measures will
be put into operation at New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and other Atlantic
ports to keep cholera out OF the coun-
try.
THE boom at Kelley has collapsed,
owing to the establishment of branch
institutes at various points in the coun-
try, and many people are left in the
| lurch with vacant houses and mortgaged
property.
JOHN and Ezwald Warren, aged 10
and II years respectively, sons of Asa
| Warren, of Rockford, ILL.,, were both
kicked at once by horse. EZwald' s
arm was broken and Johns skull was
so badly crushed that he cannot live.
THE Illinois Steel Company has signed
the Amalgamated scale for its north
works at Chicago.
The Mesala Central Land and Ex-
ploration Company, of Duluth, Mimi,
! has declared a dividend OF So per cent.
| JAMES THRoCK MORTON. engineer II
smelling works at Rapid City, S. D., fell
into the fly wheel and was literally torn
to pieces.
AT Aurora, H., young lady named
Malone took gas to have tooth ex-
| tracted, and was rendered violently
insane 1t required the aid of two
policemen to convey her to her home.
| JOHN H. TAYLOR, horse-thief, was
shot and killed by Sheriff Hill, at Nash
Vile. Tenn.
I NJ BELLoC, Paris banker, has alb
seconded, leaving liabilities amounting
to 100000 francs.
w. s. DABoLL, the well-known
comedian. committed suicide at Hollis
ton, Mass, by taking poison.
FRANK KELLY, boss property man of
| Ringing Bros circus, was shot and in
stantly killed by an unknown man at
SaVett, Ind.
ANDREW GUYMAN, clerk of the Fill
beck Hotel at Terre Haute, Ind, COM
mitted suicide by jumping from Sec
ond story window. He was insane.
EDWARD PRICE, a policeman, who
murdered, without provocation. Henry
! Morton, at Warner, Ark, has been sem
fenced to be hanged on October 13.
WILLIAM 3. CoCHRANE, the fugitive
lsecretary Of the Bushwacker Mining
Company, of Aspen, COL, was arrested
at San Francisco.
THOMAS SMITH shot and killed his
wife and then committed suicide. Tie
cause for the tragedy is not known.
The shooting occurred on Thomas John
sons ranch, about seven miles north
west of Denver, Col. The couple had
been separated for some time.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has been reelected
no opposition.
A VIENNA correspondent says the
prevalent intense heat threatens to de-
stroy the Austrian beet root crop. In
consequence the price of sugar is rising,
and sugar refners are buying largely in
anticipation Of scarcity.
AT Odessa on the 23d, the thermome-
ter registered 104 degrees in the shade.
DURING military evolution march at
Agram, Hungary, the heat was so in
tense that one-third of the troops were
| overcome and had to drop out The Of
fcers also suffered. Lieut.. Vollman has
died from the exposure.
SEVERE weather in the south Of Ire
land has caused great damage to the
crops. The hay crop has been de-
stroyed, and the potato blight has APP
peared. The potato crop had promised
to be the best in years.
MARSHAL DEoRDoRE DA FoNsECA, the
first president of the republic Of Brazil,
is dead
A MOST disastrous fire swept through