Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-02-15
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1848 of the movement in favor Of b.
hemian independence, and well-known
as liberal politician and journalist, is
dead, aged IS years.
B. F. PRITCHARD, of Richmond, Ind,
recently took his ninth wife, she being
Miss Mary A. Baker. Pritchard is AZ
years old. He was married and di-
vorced eight times.
THE National Life Association of Hart
ford, Conn, has completed arrange
ments to transfer and rewrite the bust
ness of the Imperial Life Insurance
Company, of Detroit.
WHILE Mrs. Frank Carpenter and son
were driving across the track of the
Santa Fe Railroad near Braidwood, ILL.,,
train struck their wagon, killing the
boy and injuring the woman.
TsUI Kwo YIN, the Chinese minister
to this country, as well as to Peru. is to
be relieved from his duties. Mr.. Tsui's
successor will be Mr.. Yang Yu, at pres
ent collector Of customs at the port of
Wu-Hu.
The Russian colony near Chesterfield,
Mass, has proved failure, and by the
end of next week all the farms will be
deserted. The colony was established
about eleven months ago by over 400
families.
A PETITION to Acknowledgement Miller
is being circulated and extensively
signed in Dubuque, Ia, asking him to
drop proceedings against Cashier Harris
of the late Commercial National Bank,
who was indicted with President r. +.
Graves.
The Rev. P. A. st. John, of Gray
mount, Ill.,, has received letter from
man who confesses to have aided in the
robbery of RAINY Johnson of $1,000 at
Graymount last April. Some of the
money was found in the places indicated
by the writer of the letter.
A MEETING of the Russian Club was
held at New York to protest against the
signing of the proposed extradition
treaty between the United States and
Russia, under which the people who at
tempt the life of the Gar would be
treated like other criminals.
THE following garrisons will furnish
the escort for President-elect Cleveland
at his inaugural ceremonies March 4:
Washington Barracks, Fort Myer, Va;
Fort Monroe, Va, and Fort Henry, Md.
Col. r. r. Livingstone, Third Artillery,
will be in command of the escort.
RAILWAYS in Southern Minnesota and
Northeren Iowa are all snow blockaded.
The rail rate to Washington and re-
turn for the inauguration has been fixed
at one full fare.
For interfering in fight Constable
Clementereyna was killed at Benavldes,
Tex, by E. A. Glover.
DIR. ELIHU &. Cook, a celebrated
homeopathic physician, died at New
York City, aged Is years.
The family of Philip Mann, near New
Memphis, ILL.,, was drugged and 5000 in
money and valuables taken.
The liabilities of Robert Spencer,
who failed at Philadelphia, will, it is
believed, amount to fully 100000.
THE Washington legislature has been
in session a month and has taken fifty
six ballots for senator without result.
Four persons have died in Blooming
ton, ILL.,, during the last two days of
heart failure. All had had the grippe.
GEN. E. K. STIMsoN, charged with
forgery and malfeaeance in office as
deputy L. S. marshal, was acquitted at
Denver.
A. E. MATHEWS, Henry Wizards but
Ter, has been arrested at New York for
stealing nearly 200 pieces of silverWare
from Mr.. Willard.
FATHER Anglers, a priest of Durham.
Ont, has been ordered to monastery
because OF improper conduct with d
Montreal woman.
A FREIGHT car in bond from New York
to st. Louis was broken open near Co.
lumbus, o., and silks and silverware of
unknown value taken.
THE Oregon legislature has passed a
joint memorial to Consress for the issue
Of more legal tender notes to the
amount of $50, 100000.
JOHN R. RoYsTER, the negro who MUIR
dered John P. Apes on the night of
July 20. 1891, at Norfolk, Va, expiated
his crime on the gaIloWs.
Mrs. JOHN JONES, wife of a St. Josephs,
o., coal dealer, was found murdered in
buggy near Cincinnati. She had been
robbed of $40.
Clair, Mich, has recovered sufficiently
from his serious illness to start for
Washington, d. {.
G. w. GARDNER, chief detective for
DR.. Parkhurst, of New York, in mis-
morality crusade, was convicted of at
tempted blackmail.
FIRE ragged for four days in the coal
bunkers of the steamer Schiedam and
was not extlnguished until the vessel
arrived at London.
THE United States flag will be un-
furled over the Inman Line boats City
of New York and City of Paris on
Washington's birthday.
A DOUBLE burglary was committed in
Fort Wayne, Ind, by which Mrs. Ben
Rothschild and Mrs. julius Nathan lost
81, 100 worth of diamonds.
S. P. WEBSTER, of Fontanet, Ind, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
81, 900 from the funds Of minor for
whom he has been guardian.
A COAL famine is imminent at Grand
Rapids, Mich. Electric street railway
lines and the city water works may be
forced to suspend operations.
A. d. CLARK, a deputy United States
marshal at Louisville, mourns the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of his wife and
$2,4O0. He calls her insane.
THREE of the four principal churches
Of Columbia, Ind, have subscribed
$4,000 toward the publication of re-
ligious daily to fight the saloons.
RUSSELL WHITE captain of the San