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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
WAR ON NEW YORK BANKS.
Action of the Kansas Commissioner That
May Have Serious Results.


TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 25.-State Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal has issued
circular letter to all state and private
banks in Kansas calling their attention
to the fact that "the banks
of New York City are refusing
and do absolutely refuse to pay
drafts made upon them except through
the New York Clearing House in their
own certificates of deposit which are
made payable through the Clearing
House and not in lawful money. This
action on the part Of such banks would
indicate that they are ms olvent. The
United States supreme court declares
insolvency to be inability to meet obi
cations In the usual or ordinary course of
business, which applied to bank means
inability to pay the demands that are
made upon them not in Clearing House
certificates, but in cash lawful money.
Section Is of the Kansas banking law
provides that each bank shall at all
times have on hand 20 per cent. of it's
deposits, one-half of which NAV consist
of balances due it from good solvent
banks. In view Of these facts, balances
due from New York City banks in ex-
cess of 20 per cent. Of your deposits
will not be considered as part of your
legal reserve until such banks
shall again resume payment in lawful
money of the United States. The 20
per cent. referred to is permitted for
the purpose Of enabling you to supply
your local demand for New York ex-
change. Advise me whether YOU are
indebted to any New York bank and
also state the amount of such indebt-
edness."
Commissioner Breidenthal said he
had issued the circular for the protec-
ton Of the banks of Kansas The eff
feet would be the withdrawal by the
Kansas banks of their balances il New
York and the transfer of them to other
money centers. Local bankers think
the effect Of the circular on the banks
affected by it will be more serious than
Commissioner Breidenthal anticipates
A large number Of the banks Of Kansas
are borrowers in New York by means
Of rediscounting, and when they begin
to withdraw their balances, the New
York banks in retaliation will call for
their loans
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
BIG BLAZE AT OSHKOSH.
Four Stores Burned with Loss of About
$4,000,

OSHKOSH, Wiz, Aug. 25.-This city was
visited this morning by quite an ex-
tensive confagration and the total
loss therefrom will aggregate about
$4,000. The fire evidently started in a
tailor shop owned by Louis Mehder and
quickly communicated to the dress-mak-
ing establishment of Miss Alma Horn,
which were both totally destroyed.
Siewert & Coles gents furnishing store
beneath the dressmaking shop was soon
in flames and the loss on their
stock from fire, smoke and water
is nearly total. Anderson & Shields dry
goods store Wv was so DESTROYED. The stock 6"d
The loss cannot be stated as yet Sic
vert & Coles loss is about $4,000; fully
iDsura6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED.
Terrible Collision at Berlin, on the Lon
Island Railroad.

Terrible Collision at Berlin, on the Long
Island Railroad.
LONG ISLAND CITY, l.. l., Aug. 2S.-ID
an accident at the little village of Ber-
lin, on the Long Island Road, fifteen
people were killed and scores of others
were injured, many seriously, in a col
lision between the Rockaway Beach
and the Manhattan Beach trains Two
rear coaches Of the latter were COM
pletely demolished and the third was
overturned. Hardly one of the score
of passengers aboard these three cars
escaped unhurt Following are correct
ed lists of the dead and injured: .
Col. E. y. BUCK, editor of Spirit of the
Times.
OSCAR DIEzEL, died at St. Johns Hospi-
tai.
Mas. MAGGIE DIEzEL, wife, 30 years, died
at mOrgue.
Mrs. BERTHA WEINSTElN
! SIDNEY WEINsTEIN, her son.
THOMAS FINN, brakeman.
MORTIMER DITTMAN, MAX STEIN,
JOHN c. DYCKHOFF, ALEX. GILBERT,
Mrs. ]. G. DYCKHOFF, RICHARD NEWMAN,
Mrs. T. GRAEvEN, JOSEPH NJ. THELAN,
JAMES j HYLANDS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
RIOTING IN MILWAUKEE,.
veral Encounters Between Police and
Unemployed Men.

Several Encounters Between Police and
Unemployed Men.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug 23.-Yester-
day and to-day large crowds Of unem-
ployed men have paraded the streets
and demanded bread or work. They
visited the court house and addresses
were made to Mayor Koch. He was
unable to give them assistance.
The crowds then marched down East
Water Street and raided several fruit
stands. \ squad of police finally dis
persed the crowd, making several ar
rests. On the South Side the same
trouble was experienced. In every in
stance the police handled the crowds
uitboI7t Ill Al cu1tv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
NINE GIRLS INJURED.
Terrible Explosion in Laundry at New
York CITY.

New YORK, Aug. Pa loud explo-
sion, followed by rush of steam from
doors and windows, startled pedestrians
in East One Hundred and Fourth
Street yesterday afternoon. The noise
came from the laundry at 24S East One
Hundred and Fourth Street. Passers-by
could hear cries of injured, but be-
cause of escaping steam it was some
moments before anyone could enter the,
place. Twenty-Five girls and several
men were employed in the laundry,
which is called the He'll Gate Laundry.
Of these, after the steam had cleared
away, it was found that nine were lying
on the floor, suffering from injuries Of a
more or less serious nature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
FATE OF THE BIG WHITE CITY.
Buildings of the Worlds Fair to Be Torn
Down After the Exposition.


CHICAGO, H., Aug. 23.-The fate of the
White City when the Worlds Fair shall
have closed has been decided on. The
beautiful white buildings of the exposi-
ton are to be sold as junk. They are
soon to be advertised and knocked
down to the highest bidder. About the
only thing of future use in them is the
iron and steel arches and timbers.
1t is thought that not more than
100000 can be realized from
the auction. The most expensive
buildings will probably bring the least
money. The manufactures and liberal
arts building, which cost 81, 600,0 900 and
which has $500, 900 in it in arches alone,
will of necessity, it is believed, be given
to the man who will tear it down and
carry the debris away. The magnitude
of the undertaking will be realized
when it is stated that each arch
contains twenty carloads of steel,
all the pieces being firmly riv-
eted together. The salvage in the
administration building will also be
very small. The mines building on tn
contrary is regarded as a more favorable
prospect. The steel arches are much
lighter than those of almost any other
on the ground and could readily be
taken down and set up again for large
workshop or factory. They would also
be available for a depot of moderate
size.
WRECK OF A WORLDS FAIR TRAIN.
At II o'clock last night a Worlds
Fair express train bound for the city
jumped the track south of the
grounds where connection is made
oil q
Illinois Central Railroad The passen-
gers escaped with no more serious in
jury than considerable shaking up.
As result of the accident all
Illinois Central fast trains from
the city this morning were stopped at
Sixty-third Street, causing an unusual
rush to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-sec-
ond Street gates. Two lines of people
at the Sixty-fourth Street gate reached
almost to Sixty-third Street on one side
and to Sixty-ffth Street on the other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Woman and Child Murdered by Gustav
SChapff.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 25.-Gustave
ScharH clerk in Mic Simon's tobacco
house on East Water Street, was arrest
led last evening for the murder of Ollie
King and her 4-year-old daughter Grace.
The body of the woman was found
in Milwaukee River on Wednesday. On
Thursday the body of the child was
found in the same spot Each was
bound with ropes and heavy stone was
attached to each. The bodies were
taken to the morgue and were not iden-
tilted for several hours. Finally it was
learned that they were Mrs. King and
daughter. Then it was found that
the woman had lived at All Grand Ave
nue., this city, with Scharf as his wife
Scharf subsequently admitted that he
had desired to get rid of the woman.
He was arrested and confessed. His
confession was as follows:
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug 24.-To All to
Whom These Presents May Come: Be it
known that |, Gustave Schartf, Jr, on the
18th day of August 1893, met a woman
known as Ollie King at the North Western
depot and induced her and her child
| killed them both and threw them
into the river. | did this because
this woman was becoming a burden on nv
hands and | could not find, for many rea-
SONS which | do not care to and will not
state, any other way to get rid of her, which
| tried several times, but she would always
insist on coming back and troubling me
again. | was fool. This is all ] have to
saw. q. SCUARFF IR
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST.
Two Vessels Wrecked and All on Board
Drowned.

Drowned.
HALIFAX, n. S., Aug. 24.-Ihe loss of
the steamer DOrcas, with The barge.
Eta Stewart in tow, has been con-
frmed. The barge carried a crew of
five and the DOrCas a crew of seven.
In addition the chief engineer Of the
steamer had his wife and four chill
dren on board. This makes the loss
of life seventeen. The wreckage was
first discovered Tuesday on the shore.
at Porter Lake. The seas were run
ming mountains high and the two YES
sells were fast breaking up. The body
of Capt. Ferguson of the tug Dorcas was
found Six or seven bodies we're seen
floating in the surf. The bodies of
Mrs. Hennis and her daughter,
aged years, were recovered
early yesterday near where Capt.
Ferguson was found. Her husband
was engineer of the tug and was lost
with the others. The names Of those,
drowned when the Dorcas went down
are: Angus Ferguson, captain; Hector
Mcdonald, mate; William Hannaha,
chief engineer; Alfred Toncuay, second
engineer; j. L. Smart, Norman McMur-
ray, Alex. McVickor, Michael McGunn,
all seamen. Those on the Eta Stewart
as far as known, were: Capt. G. Spen-
Ger, William Price, mate; ?. McVicker,
a passenger for Halifax
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
COPPERS CHARGE A MOB.
RiOtOuS 'LOngShOremen at New York Routed
by the Police.

by the Police.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-Supt. Byrnes
this morning ordered a stop put to the
rioting Of the striking 'longshoremen
along the river. Accordingly Inspector
Williams was early on the ground with
seventy men drawn from the steam
boat squad and the reserves Of three
precincts. The Broadway squad was
also drawn upoh for ten stalWart officers.
A turbulent crowd Of nearly ZOO long
shoremen gathered opposite the NAL
lory Line pier at 9 o'clock this morning.
Several Italians who attempted to cross
South Street were beaten. Inspector
Williams at the head of the police
marched down on the strikers. They
were forced back to the wall. The In
spector then stepped forward and asked
for the leader of the strikers. Patrick
Gary stepped forward and said the
recognized leader was not present. The
big police official then read the riot act
The strikers did not relish the Inspect
or's action. Several in the rear Kissed
and shouted 'The Dagos ought to be
killed" This nettled Inspector Will
Jams and he gave the orders to
drive the strikers off South
Street. The strikers ran for
the saloons. "Clear them out,
shouted the Inspector. The policemen
thereupon used their clubs freely and
emptied the salons. The strikers ran up
South Street with the police close be-
hind. In five minutes every long
shoreman had been driven away. Five
policemen were stationed on every
block. The Cherokee and Clyde Line
arrived in this morning. One hundred
and fifty Italians commenced to unload
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
SHOT DEAD BY A HIGHWAYMAN.
An Illinois Man Killed in Resisting
Armed Footpads.

An Illinois Man Killed in Resisting
Armed Footpads.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-While Henry
Helmick and wife were returning home
from church at Pilot Chapel, about
twelve miles northeast of this city, last
night, two highwaymen suddenly
grasped his horses heads while two
other robbers leaped into the car
rage. Mr.. Helmick hit his
horses with : the whip and they
reared, breaking loose from the high
waymen. At this moment one of the
robbers fired, the ball entering the back
of Mr.. Helmick's head. He died in
stantly, falling into his wife's lap. The
highwaymen then sprang out Of the
buggy but continued firing as the horses
plunged forward on the road. One shot
narrowly missed the almost frantic wife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
DEATH OF DUKE ERNST.
Duke of Edinburgh Succeeds to the
Throne of Saxe-COburg.

Duke OF Eu1nDurgh succeeds 10 Tic
Throne of Saxe-Coburg.
BERLIN, Aug. 23.-Duke Ernst of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died at mid
night last night at his castle at Rein
hardsbrunn in Coburg. Duke Ernst
was born June 81, 1918: He was the
son of Duke Ernst l., of Saxe-Coburg-
Saalfeld, and the Duchess Dorothea
Louise, Princess Louise of Gotha-Alten
burg. He married on May 3, 1912,
Princess Alexandrine, daughter of the
late Grand Duke Leopold, Of
Baden, and succeeded to the throne
of the duchy on the death of his father,
January %, 1874. The Duke being
childless the throne now falls to the
Duke of Edinb urgh, the second son of
Queen Victoria and her late consort
Prince Albert, who was the brother of
Duke Ernst. The Duke of Edinburgh
thus becomes a reigning German prince.
Duke Ernst was one of the first of the
German rulers to propose and work for
the establishment Of German unity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
VILLAGE LAID IN ASHES.

The Town of MERGED Falls, CAL, Prac-
tica1Iy Wiped Out.
MERGED, CAL, Aug. 24.-The town OF
MERGED Falls, twenty miles north of
mere, has been destroyed by fire. The
MERGED WOODEN mills, valued at $780,
GOO; Nelson's -four mills, $4,000, and
the warehouse of the WOODEN mill con-
tanning goods worth $4,000 were
burned. The town has about $50 in
habitants, mostly employees at the mills.
The WOODEN mills will not be rebuilt.
Insurance on the wooden mills, SIC, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
STEEL WORKS TO CLOSE.
Illinois Steel Company VIII Suspend Work
at South CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-Following
closely in the track Of the disas-
trous fire last night at South Chicago
comes the news that the Illinois
Steel Company which employed a great
number Of those who lost their all in the
confiagration, will close down it's South
Chicago plant early next month. A
great number of South Chicago resi-
dents are dependent upon labor in the
great rolling mills of the Illinois Steel
Company. The declaration Of the cor
poration was not wholly unexpected, as,
the North Chicago Rolling Mills,
operated also by the Illinois Steel Com
pany, reduced the working force by
over l 900 men some weeks ago. About
5000 men will be thrown out at South
Chicago, say the officials Of the steel
company. About two weeks more work
is on hand and after that the plant will
he closed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
Old Land Claim Decided.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 25.-The
concluding chapter in the historical case
Of Emerie against Alvarado has been
written. The referees who were APP
pointed to partition the estate have
completed their labors of making an
equitable distribution of the famous San
Pablo ranch, twenty miles from this
city among the $50 claimants. The ref
erees found the total valuation of the
property 81 ,722, 000 .,,.-z.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.
A Manufa curing Plant Destroyed with
Loss Of $165,OOO.

LUSS Oh
, ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Fire this
forenoon destroyed the plant of the
Western Manufacturing Company, caus-
ing a loss of about $165, 1000, on which
the insurance is $4,000 The loss
in the brass company's stock is $780,
900; insurance $4,000. The buildings
were owned by G. D. Comfort and Dr.
E. II. Gregory. The loss on buildings
is about $50, 500 each, with three-quar-
tiers insurance. During the fire a
stream of water struck a naked electric
light wire, the current from which
son, so seriously that he was taken to
the hospital. The Standard Theater
adjoining was slightly damaged by'smoke
and wafer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
Two Illinois Banks Fail

PAXTON, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-The Ford
County Bank, with liabilities of $99, 800
and assets Of $154,OOO, assigned this
morning to J. II. Mofett and J. H.
Yeomans. The First National Bank has
also closed it's doors by order of the
board of directors, ~.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
Murdered and Burned.

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 25.-The burned
body of the man found in the debris Of
a burned straw-stack last night seven
miles from here is that of Frank
Shepard, aged "a, a graduate last
June at the Ohio State University
and theological student Of
being broken above the ear, the judg-
ment is that he was killed by tramps for
money and carried to the stack and
b,1rraH
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
BURNED BY STEAM.
Nine Girls Injured by an Explosion IN a
New York Laundry.

Nine Girls Injured by an Explosion IN q
New York Laundry.
New YORK, Aug. 25.-A loud explo-
sion, followed by a rush of steam from
doors and windows, startled pedestrians
in East One Hundred and Fourth
Street yesterday afternoon. The noise
came from the laundry at 24s East One
Hundred and Fourth Street. Passers-by
could hear cries of injured, but be-
cause of escaping steam it was some
moments before anyone could ehter the
place. Twenty-f5ve girls and several
which is called the He'll Gate Laundry.
Of these, after the steam had cleared
away, it was found that nine were lying
on the floor, suffering from injuries of a
more or less serious nature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
WRECK OF A YACHT.
The Famous Volunteer Drags Ashol in
Gale and Goes to Pieces.

a Gale and Goes to Pieces.
New BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 22.-The
steamer Gay Head, which arrived last
night, reports seeing the famous steel
schooner yacht Volunteer on the
rocks at the entrance to Hadley's
harbor, Naushon. The Volunteer,
which had been riding out the gale
with topmast housed and both anchors
down, had evidently dragged ashore.
The Gay Heads captain reports the
yacht was being pounded on the sharp
rocks badly and that the seas were
making a complete breach over her.
She looked to be full of water. A tug
went to the assistance Of the wrecked
Yacht
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
Japanese Royalty at St. Paul.

Sr. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 25.-Prince
Komatsu Yohorito of Japan and party
arrived this morning en- route 10 the
fair. The Prince is travelling incog, but
he has large party to care for his com
fort. After spending the day loo king
about the two cities, the party will leave
for Chicago tonight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
One Dead and Five Injured

SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Aug. 24.-Jesse
Deblinger, one Of the victims who were
burned by the natural gas explosion at
Morristown, this county, Yesterday,
died this morning. The others who
were injured, five in number, are in a
critical condition and the chances are
OF. ,1Sf 4l1nit. rnnn1-orv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
Street Troubles at Detroit.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 25.-Some Pol
ish laborers attempted to interfere with
tha~men who were working on a paw
ing contract to-day. The Poles de-
manded they be given work in place of
the regular laborers. They were re-
fused and several wordy alterations
ensued, one man as result being
struck on the head with shovel and
slightly injured. Arrival of police put
a stop to further hostilities.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
BARNES BACK IN HIS SEAT.
The Wisconsin Congressman Fully Re-
covered from His Recent Illness.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 24.-Repre-
sentative Barnes was in his seat to-day
for the first time since his recent III
ness. There had been exaggerated re-
ports of his illness, which, instead of
being typhoid fever, was stomach diff
ficulty with which a large number of
conpressmen are afflicted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
FOREIGN VISITORS AT ST. PAUL.
The Worlds Fair People Guests of the
Minnesota Capital.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 25.-Hospitality
such as the Northwest well knows how
to extend was offered to-day to the
foreign visitors on the excursion to the
wheat fields. During the forenoon the
visitors were left to themselves. After
lunch they were driven about the
city and tonight a reception will
be rendered at the Commercial Club.
The party was augmented by the arrival
of several invited guests from the fair,
prominent among whom were NJ. Hen
ny Leveque de Vilmorin, president Of
the French Society of Agriculture, and
V. Ullman, president of the Norwegian
Congress-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
CHOLERA IN MISSOURI.
Death from a Disease Resembling the |
Sporadic Plague.

WELLINGTON, Mo-, Aug. 23.-Mrs.
Mary Landrum, who lived a mile and
half west of this place, died this
morning of sporadic cholera. The at
tending physician who has practiced in
two cholera epidemics says genuine
sporadic cholera caused death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
IN A RECEIVERS HANDS.
The Madison Square Bank in Bad
Financial Condition.

Financial Condition.
New YORK, Aug. 24.-Receivers
O'Brien and Cannon formally took
charge of the Madison Square
Bank at 2 O'Clock this after
noon. A statement shows that the
capital of the bank is impaired $50 900.
There are assets enough to pay all debts
except these on the capital stock. About
$4,000 of the assets will have to be ap-
piled to the capital stock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
CAR WORKS SHUT DOWN.
Nine Thousand Men Laid Off at i
troit.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 23.-The Michi-
dda oRn Psnn urday c Night af fPr a period e S
exceeding three months. The directors
have voted to lay off all Office employees
for three months without pay and lay
off all superintendent and chiefs of de-
partments for the same period on half
pay. When the shops are running at
their full capacity-100 cars daily-over
5000 men are employed in all the de-
partments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-30
IRISH SOCIETIES GATHER.
Michigan Peninsula Organization AS
sembIe at Marquette.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Aug. 26.-Irish
societies from all parts of the Upper
Peninsula are holding general reunion
here to-day. This afternoon oc-
ours parade Of Hibernians
in full regalia and three military COM
panies and dozen brass bands. The
long. The DAVIS programme will con-
clude with an address by John Finner-
ty, of Chicago, and J. E. Scallon, of
Hancock.