Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-24
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

SeuleQ lOf UDe entertainment OF Une
Duke of Neragua and the Infanta Eu
lalia
A FIGHT occurred at Elgin, Kas., be-
tween posse of citizens and the no
torious Star gang of desperados. One
man was wounded.
A GANG of pickpockets in the train Of
a circus made number of bold thefts
at Brazil, Ind. Fifty of them were
placed under arrest.
A. FL. HoRNsBY, convicted of forgery
in real estate transactions at St. Paul,
Mimi, was sentenced to two and a half
years in the state prison.
f. H. HUBBARD has been appointed
receiver for the Sioux City stove works,
which owed the Union Loan & Trust
Company 1873, 900 on notes.
DR. r. C. EDGERToN, formerly assist
ant surgeon in the United States Army
and the oldest practitioner in Knox
County, ILL.,, died at Galesburg.
A JURY has been impanelled at Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, to try DR.. Charles H.
Judlzins, for the murder of Charles Dit
man last March by stabbing him thir-
teen times.
c. S. ROGERS, president of the North
western Cordage Company at st. Paul
committed suicide by jumping from the
''high bridge into the Mississippi, 100
feet below
THOMAS ARMSTRONG, a church and Sun
day school worker of Weldon, Ill.,, COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. He
was melancholy over a debt that was
pressing him.
Miss MARY B. POWELL, who has gradu-
ated at the high school in Newcastle,
Ind, had a record of nine consecutive
years attendance at school without
missing day or being once tardy.
TIE Kansas State Military Board has
voted down Adjt. Gen. Artz' scheme to
equip an army of $4,000 provisional
guards. The board carried out its plan
to reduce the number Of militia regi-
ments from four to three.
THE negotiations with Spain for an in
demnity to the representatives of the
Rev. NJ DOane, who died of i'll treat
ment in the Caroline Islands several
years ago, and other missionaries have
been satisfactorily adjusted.
CHARLES R. GRINER, a timber buyer,
was waylaid and robbed of 81, 200 while
on his way from Smyrna, Mich, to Bowl
ing Green, KY. He was left for dead,
and was found in the woods near Bowl
ing Green. He is thought to be fatally
! hurt.
! BOB HIILIARD and Wilton Lackave,
/
! Boston. Lackaye broke water pitcher
over billiards. head and made a wound
| that called for five stitches. Lackaye
! had a broken thumb and q black eve.
billiard attacked Lackaye III the latter's
room.
IN 1874 two young men, James MelS-
ley and Robert Wallace, settled on the
banks of the Tppecanoe River near
Winnemac, Ind, with their Dlothers
and sisters. They shortly after married
each others sisters. A child was born
to each, and the wives died. The wild
overs then married their mOthers-in-
law. Two more babes were born, and
the fathers were widOwers again. They
then married their mothers-in-law's
cousins and more children blessed the
much-married fathers. These wives
died and the widowers married their
mOthers-in-law' sisters, who afterwards
died, each leaving a child. They then
married widows and further increase
was made in the families. After the
/ death of these wives Bob and jim did
| not give up their matrimonial inten-
! tons, but married again. In 1888 James
! Meisley died, and Wallace, again a wild
/ over, married Meislev's second daugh-
ter and one child was born. The courts
at Fort Wayne have been called upon
of both families bear to each other.
THE Michigan anti PinkertOn bill has
become law.
THE total loss by fires in the United
States since January l is S54 ,607 $50
THREE safes were blown in one night
at Cowden, H., and about So 900 stolen.
Tue Exchange Bank, of Normal, ILL.,,
/ has suspended. The deposits are 800, :.
! 900.
| EVERETT DoUGHERTY committed sui
eide by hanging at Vermont, III. He
was insane.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN has been indicted
at Portland, Me-, for the assault on
Lawyer NJ. l.. Lisette.
THE Clevelands will give dinner in
honor of Infanta Eulalla during the lat
ter's stay in Washington.
THE Favy Department has decided to
send the cruiser Baltimore to China as
the flagship of the Asiatic station.
THE First National Bank, of Cedar
Falls, Ia, has assigned The assets are
$4,000 and the liabilities 100000.
But 50, 200 can be realized on the as
sets Of HaakinSOn, the Sioux CITY pork
packer, to meet liabilities of SS77,5S4
MANY deaths among children at Hills
bOrO, ILL.,, are attributed to an epidemic
of measles, mumps and whooping cough.
MICHAEL ALBRIGHT was killed at Au-
rora, ILL.,, by heavy cake of ice falling
thirty feet and striking him on the head.
An attempt was made to blow up an
other dwelling at Muscatine, Ia. The
Internal machine was found before it
was exploded.
THE American Bank at Lawton, Mich,
has been placed in charge Of T. F.
Adams as receiver. All the depositors
, will be paid in full.
THE Missouri courts decide that Sun
day shaving is unnecessary and there
fore misdemeanor.
THE Italian ministry Of Justice is pre-
pairing bill which will prevent priests
from meddling with politics
ROBERT SMITH, 12-year-old driver of a
grocery delivery wagon, was killed in
runaway at Indianapolis, Ind.
A RECEIVER has been appointed for
the Sioux City Street Railway Company.
The liabilities are about S750,000.