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Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

The insurance on the burned
creamery at Milford has been adjusted,
and the owner, Mr.. John W. Herring,
will begin at once to rebuild the plant.
The creamery was big thing for the
farmers in that section.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

DIR. Deane's Dyspepsia Pills have
been used by myself and family for con-
stipation and liver troubles, and we
have found them a never-failing reme-
dy in such cases.-Wm. w. Whitlock,
Bingham House, Clayton, Del.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26
TUEDSAY.
August 2oth, 1893,

Q ZO1
at the hour OF 2 o'clock, p. NJ, all the
real estate of the said Stephen III.
Wilson, as follows to wit:
FIRST-All that HOUSE AND LOT
located on the corner uf Washing.
ton and Federal streets in the
town of Snow Hill. Md, where the
said Stephen II. Wilson now re.
sides, being the same which was
conveyed TO the said Wilson by
David Bell and wife, by deed du.
ly recorded among the land re-
cords of Worcest- county, afore.
said. This pror erty will be soldsub-
ject to the potential right of dover
of the wife Of the said Wilson.
SECOND All that TRACT of LAND
containing twenty acres, more or
less, together with the improve.
ments thereon, located about one-
half mile from the town of Snow
Hill, aforesaid and on the county
road leading from Snow Hill to
Salisbury. 1t being the Same which
was conveyed to the said Stephen
II. Wilson by Charles d. johnson
and wife by deed duly recorded
among the lands of Worcester
county, aforesaid, and which is at
present occupied by Chas. Han
cock. A fee simple title to this
land will be given, and the land.
lords interest in the crops on the
same will so the purchaser.
THIRD The trustee will at same
time and place offer for sale the
following buildings upon leased
ground. A one half interest in the
building recently occupied by the
said Stephen II. Wilson as
STOREHOUSE FOR PHOSPHATE
and located Immediately on POGO.
moke River i'll the town of Snow
Hill, on the land of Thomas d.
Purnell. and subject to n ground
rent of thirty dollars per annum.
A one half interest in the building
located near the river bride in the
town Of Snow Hill, adjoining the
property formerly known as Pur.
nell's Hail. Th S property is on
the land Of Thomas ID. Purnell
and is subject to u ground rent IF
twenty dollars per annum. With
this property will also be sold the
coal bins lying Immediately back
of the same
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

For SALg.-Valuable brick clay
near Snow Hill. For terms apply to
Thos. II. Spence, Snow Hill. Nd.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

Mr.. John L. Taylor is spending
the week in Georgetown, Del.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

Kent county is now in ihe midst
Of her canning season. Eight or ten
cannGsies are running at full capacity,
and in spite of the shortage of crop caus-
ed by the protracted drought q fairly
large pack will he the result of the sea-
sons work. The acreage in tomatoes is
far in the excess Of any previous season,
and an extensive packer said Thai with
2 full crop ii would have been impossi.
bic 10 handle the fruit. Many tons OF
fruit will be lost Ly the drought. The
acreage Of corn is up to the average,
! but the crop is light. Should the sea
son after September prove favorable the
corn pack may yet reach iaif proper
tons Low prices and the abundance
of small bat weii-rpsned peaches viii
prove tn be another source Of advantage
10 the packers, for this fruit is finding
its way IN larger quantities to the can
neries instead OF 30 the cvefSt9cked
markets OF the cities.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

Have those dangerous walls and
chimneys pulled down Immediately.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

and Friendship III the 9th election dis
trict, known as the John Tingle Farm.
This j. a bargain Tor the purchaser.
Attention is called to the sale Of
valuable real estate advertised by q.
ID. Collins Trustee, for Capt. Stephen
III. Wilson. The advertisement OF the
same property on The 4th page is not
correct, the one on the editorial page
is all right.
Among the losses published in
the MESSENGER last week the Worces-
ter County Shield was placed at $500.
Mr.. Smith says his loss was over 81 500
ON which there was only 5000 insur.
ance. We take great pleasure in making
the correction, and feel sorry for the
editor of the Shield.
On the night of the fire which de
stroyed our town Postmaster Mock used
every effort in his power to save the
mail matter and property belonging 70
the Y. s. Government, leaving his own
properly until the last. He saved all
Of the mail matter, stamps, etc, but his
cases were all burned up. He has since
had made, Mt his own expense, and
placed in the new Office handsome let
ter case. The PostofIice Department
would show its appreciation Of Mr.
Nock's consideration of the safety of the
Governments property over his own by
remunerating him for this outlay which
he could not well afford. He had re
Gently purchased the cases burned W
from ex-Postmaster Wimbrough.
Democratic messenger., 1893-08-26

The Princess Anne High School,
the corner stone of which was laid on
the 18th of July, 1892, with imposing
Masonic ceremonies, will he formally
opened ON the 18th of September next.
his is one of the finest public build
ings in the county, and when completed
Will cost about $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
THREE CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Prisoners at Vaupun Climb the Walls
and Go Free.

Prisoners at Waupun Climb the Walls
and Go Free.
WAUPuN, Wis, Aug. 10.-Three conviCts
escaped from prison about O'Clock this
morning. They occupied two adjoin-
ing cells in the upper tier and cuta hole
in the wall between the cells large
enough to pass from one cell to
the other. They then sawed through
stone tagging covering the cells and
through the roof With rope they let
themselves down into the front yard
and with another rope they scaled
the front wall and were atliberty. They
were traced to the Raymond firm, just
south Of the prison, since when Moth
ing has been seen cf them. A reward
of 500 is offered for the capture and
return of either one. Charles W..
Chase, a life member, sent FROM
Chippewa Falls for murder, is
50 years old, feet l inch, and
weighing 200pounds. Frank Bradshaw,
sent up from Waukesha in June, 1892
for four years for burglary, is p years,
old. Matt Roach came here last spring.
from Marinette for five years for larceny
and is 40 years old Both the latter
men are feet y inches high and weigh.
157 DOundS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
FINE BELONGS TO SCHOOLS.
Clause in the State Game Laws that
Unconstitutional.

Clause in the State Game Laws that is
Unconstitutional.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. S.-The state ed
ucational department holds that the
general fish and game law in unconsti-
tutional, at least so much thereof as dis
poses of the fines collected for VIC
lations Of the law. 1t may be
that some may question the motive
of the state educational officers in inter
fering with the law relating to fish and
game This, however, is not due to the
fact that the superintendent of public
instruction and his assistants have
something to do with training young
ideas how to shoot, but to a
clause in the constitution giving
to the state school fund a portion
of all fines collected for violation of the
law. Section II, of chapter 106, laws of
1891, the general game law, after pre-
scribing the punishment which may be
inflicted for violations says: "TWo-
thirds of all fines as herein provided
for by this act shall go to the person in
forming of the offense and onethird
shall be paid into the state treasury
and credited to the general fund"
Section of article 10 of the constitu
ton provides that "the clear proceeds
of all fines collected in the several coun-
ties for any breach of the penal laws
shall be set apart as a sep
arate fund to be called the school fund.-
The supreme court has passed upon this
section and as late as the eightieth vol
ume of Wisconsin reports that tribunal
held that such diversion of the
fines could not be valid under the
fundanental law. This opinion was
confirmatory Of that held in Lynch VS..
steamer Economy, p Wis. 50, and Dut-
Herrick, % Wis. 361, and 81 Wis. 4SS.
While this flaw in the section relating
to the disposal Of the fines may not in
validate the entire law it renders the OPP
Grafton of the law somewhat confusing tc
thestate treasury officials. They are at a
loss what to do with the thousands of
dollars received from fines imposed for
violations of the game laws. The 1898
chapter places it in the general fun d
and gives half to the informer. The
constitution says the net proceeds of
the fine must go to the school fund.
The state fish and game warden has a
contingent fund upon which TO draw to
assist in enforcing the game law and it
was thought that the general fund de-
pleted by this contingent fund would
be reimbursed to a considerable extent
by the return Of the half of the fines.
The educational department, however,
jealous of the school interests of the
state, demand the setting over Of the
fines collected to the school fund, and
under the law and supreme court de-
cisions it is believed their demand will
have to be complied with.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
A SNAKE IN THE CRADLE.
The BIood-curdlinS Experience OF
Mother Down III Mouisia nsa.

-
The wife of lumberman named
Williamson a few days ago had novel
and terrifying experience with % rattle
snake. The WilliamsOns Live near here
in q small cabin on Lake CalctrSleu, La,
the waters and vicinity Of which are
plentiful breeding grounds fog these
amd other yeIomOus reptiles. Mrs.
Williamson had left ha8 6-months-old
baby asleep in its cradle near an open
door fOr the sake of the. breeze and was
going about her household business,
when she happened to approach
the little bed to- look at
her child to see if it still
slumkefed comfortably, and to her hor-
roF saw line of notified green and
black nestled close to- the form Of the
peacefully sleeping little ONE The ugly
head was raised and nesting on the
ohildFs arm with the eyes keeping
drowsy watch over it. The mother
sank, nearly fainting on the floor; but
with Il parents bravery realized that
the SNAKE must be dislodge48 at any cost
to herself, as at the first or slightest
movement of the babe the cruel fangs
might be buried in it's flesh 1t was nee
essary also to act with speed, so arming
herself with q pistol belonging to her
husband she suddenly bent over
the cradle, and with one rapid
gesture laid hold OF the snake
by the end Of its tail, and as
suddenly gave it jerk which
landed it over the side of the bed and
on to the floor, The creature made at
her with upaifted head, sounding its
dreadful rattle as it cooled close to her
feet. But aiming steadily she put a ball
through it's body, and although it again
tried to attack her she fired again and
again and succeeded in killing it. AS it
died it flung itself upon her foot and
struck the shoe with its fangs, but it was
only the death agony, and the blow
served only to entangle it in the tie of
the shoe, to which it was still clinging
when her husband reached her, having
heard the shots and running to her as
SiStance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
A 5-YEAR-oID dauphter of Ran John

A 5-YEAR-oLD daughter of Ben John
son. residing at Racine, while playing
with matches, set fire to her clothing
and was horribly burned about the
breast, arms and upper part of the body.
The father heard her screams, ran to
the rescue, and in tearing off the child's
clothing had his arms badly burned.
JOHN SHAY, farmer living near Nee
nah, was arrested on charge of assault
ing Patrick Seaman. The latter is in a
critical condition. Shay was afterwards
released on bail.
GEORGE f. VEDDER, of Elkhorn, had
his pocket picked while he was taking
in the Worlds Fair. His railroad
ticket and $50 in cash were taken.
The Marinette Eagle reports log
lam of about 50,000,000 feet on the main
river and that it will require large
crew to break it.
A RACE meeting will be held at Au-
gusta on August Is, Is, IL and Is. The
purses aggregate $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
MORE TIME FOR PENSIONERS.
Commissioner Lochren Grants Sus-
pended Veterans Until October 10.

Commissioner Lochren Grants Sus-
pended Veterans Until October 10.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. S.-Judge
Lochren, pension commissioner, has
extended until { October 10 the
period within which pensioners
whose pensions have been sus-
pended may make proofof their right to
receive them. The Commissioner says
in regard to the order: at has been
thought that because Of the persistent
misrepresentation by certain classes
OF newspapers of the action
and intention of this bureau,
that many pensioners may have
been misled and discouraged from pre-
senting such proofs as they could fur
nish or for asking Tor medical exami-
nation. | have, therefore, concluded to
extend the time within which pensioners
already notified, but perhaps misled, as
| have already Indicated may take steps
to retain their pensions if they are in
fact entitled to them"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
MAY Shoot IA Cattle Thief.


The state of chihuahua, Mexico, has
passed a most extraordinary and dam
gerous law. 1t provides that anyone
caught stealing cattle may be shot down
on the spot without waiting for the for
mality of trial, or consulting the Off
GERS of the law. The country along the
Rio Grande has long been infested with
desperate gangs of cattle thieves and
smugglers, outlaws, whose hands We're
against every man, and perhaps a des-
perate disease requires a desperate
remedy, but in this case the remedy
seems more than the desperate disease.
1t gives most convenient cloak for
murders perpeuated for any reason,
When a man is accused of killing an
other all the defense that he will need
make is that he caught him stealing
cattle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
ENDED FIVE LIVES.
Terrible Deed of Blood of an Insane ST..
Louis Man,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 8.-John Finn, a
newspaper carrier living at 1924 Cho-
teau Avenue. about s o'clock this morn
ing almost completely wiped his family
out of existence. He had been i'll some
days of fever, and while his wife
was absent from the house getting
some medicine for him he be-
came delirious. Jumping from his
bed he seized fat-iron and
beat two of his children, boys, fearfully
about the head, inficting fatal injuries.
Then with butcher knife he hacked
his two girls in most horrible manner.
He completed his fearful work with q
slash across his own throat All five
are fatally wounded. The horrible
work of the insane man was not
found until his wife returned and found
their little home literally reeking with
blood
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
ROASTED BY MOLTEN STEEL.
Five Men Terribly Burned In a Cleveland
Furnace.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. S.-There was a
horrible accident in the converting de-
partment of the Bessemer steel works
here this morning and five men
were terribly burned and cooked by
motion metal. The workmen were
about to make cast and the apparatus
became manageable. With a hiss
the hot metal flowed into the pit under
the converter and as it struck
the water there was terrific explosion.
Foreman John Lilly and Robert Nc
Cloud and Jesse Smell are all terribly
burned. Two laborers, names I'm
know, also received injuries that may
prove fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
MAY FORFEIT THEIR CHARTERS.

Boom Companies VIII BE Called to Ac-
count for Refusing to Pay License.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. Cor. Peck
has formally requested the attorney
general to bring action against those
boom companies which have failed to
pay their license fees as provided by
chapter 422, Of the laws Of 1891, which
was amended at the 1898 session of the
legislature. The law requires the pay
ment of a license fee Of per cent. On
the gross earnings of the boom conn
panies. All such corporations In
the state protested against the payment
of the license but with the exception Of
two, one at Wausau and the other at.
RhinelandeF, the money was paid into
the state treasury because the law pro-
vides that if it be not paid the charters,
of the non-paying corporations shall be
forfeited and they did not want to risk
the result of test of the matter in
the courts. The Wausau and
Rhinelander companies, however, are
determined to have the law adJudlcated
in the courts, holding that the statute is
unconstitutional as interfering with nav
igation, these corporations claiming that
their business is in the nature of navl-
cation, upon which the state has no
right to levy an impost. In the amend
ment to the law adopted by the legisla-
ture of 1891 it was provided that If the
corporation paid taxes to the
local municipal government in
which its property is situated it
should be liable to the state for
only the difference between the amount
paid to such municipality as taxes and
the per cent. license fee. The actions
against the defaulting companies will be
| brought in the circuit court for Dane
County and that tribunal will be asked
by the encouragement to annul the
charters. The cases will be brought to
trial at the September term of the court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Indian Territory Sheriff Murdered and the
PEOPLE UD in Arms,

CADDo, /. T., Aug. S.-War has broken
out in Cedar County, where Gov.
Jones had removed the county
judge and sheriff from office and
put men in their places, who were of
his political faith. News received here
announces that the ousted county judge
has been murdered and that the
of more serious nature yet is expected
and Gov Jones seems to realize it.
Cedar County is d long way from any
railroad and news from there is hard to
oh
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
HEAVY FAILURE IN STOCKS.
New YORK Firm Gees Down Owing Nearly a
Million.

New York, Aug. S--The failure of
III. D. Hotchkiss & Co. was an
nounced at the Stock Exchange this
afternoon. The firm was composed of
Horace /. Hotchkiss, Harvey B. Rich
and Allen f. Hedges. The house is an
old one and was formerly known as
Hotchkiss and Durham. III. l.. Hotch-
kiss has taken an active interest in
Nlcaraguan Canal interests. The as
sets of IL. j.. HOtchkiss are stated to be
SS50. 600 and the liabilities SSOOOOO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
BARRON COUNTY BANK SUSPENDS.
The Private Depository of N w. Bale
Makes an Assignlnent

RICE LAKE, Wis, Aug, S.-This morn
ing the Barron County Bank, a private
concern of which n. W Bailey
is proprietor, failed to open
its doors, announcing by card that
an assignment had been made to r. NJ.
Whitaker. The liabilities are So, OO0;
assets five times that sum. The cause
of suspension was the difficulty in max
ing collections on paper due and past
due. Every cent of the Indebtedness
will be paid in full and the bank will re-
sumo business i'll the course OF few
vnnl,c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
John Johnston Assigns.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. S.-John
Johnston, the well-known banker,
made an assignment this noon to
Capt Irving NJ Bean, who gave bond
in the sum of $500, 900, with Samuel Mar
shall, c. F. Ilsiey and Ephraim Mariner
as securities. Each of the gentlemen
named qualified in the sum Of 100000
The assignment WAS filed at l2:45 o. clock
this afternoon
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16

New York, Aug HILBERT $. Car
man has been appointed receiver of the
Rural Publishing Company, which pub
fishes the Rural New Yorker and the
said, amounts to nearly $50, 900. The
companv has capital Of $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SOUTH WAYNE.
The Principal Stores in che Village Are
in Ashes

MONROE, Wis, Aug. "a destructive,
fire occurred sit the village Of South
Wayne, just across the line in Lafayette
County, last night The fire broke out
about midnight i'm well-stocked furn-
iture store and before it was
discovered it hssd got beyond CONTROL
The furniture store was burned to the
ground with all Its contents, also gem
eral store, two millinery and dress
making establishments, and several
barns The cause Of the fire is NOT
known, nor the amount of the loss.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
A SOLDIER SHOT DEAD.
Assassination Charged Against Miners
at Coal Creek.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 8.--A dis
that Private Laugherty, of Fort Ander-
son, was ambushed and killed at Coal
Creek last night. 1t was a case
of murder, and there are fears
in some quarters that trouble
may result as free miners object to the
presence of the soldiers who are guard
ing the convicts employed in the Coal
Creek mines, the soldiers having de-
Tended Fort Anderson from the attack
made on it August Is last by miners.
Rumors were afoat yesterday that there
had been a skirmish at Fort Lewis, but
these lacked confirmation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
POWDER MILLS BLOWN UP.
Two Men Killed by the Destruction of
the Phoenix Plant.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 8-The large
Phoenix powder mills in the woods nine
miles east of here, in Illinois, exploded at
and felt in this city. The exploding
mills were among the largest in the
country. Two men were killed and
Savera1 iniurod
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
CANNOT EVADE THE. LICENSE LAW.
Accident Associations Doing Business in
Wisconsin Must Pay.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 10.-The acct
dent associations doing business in
this state under the plan known
as the Lloyd's must either pay a
license or discontinue business, SO
says the attorney general. Some
time ago Mr. Root demanded that the
associations pay license, but the COM
panies refused, it is understood, on the
grounds that because they were
not incorporated they did not
come within the restrictions Of
the laws applicable to in
surance companies generally. Commits
sioner Root, in case the Lloyds associa-
tons refuse to pay their license, will i'm
mediately institute proceedings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
MAY BE HELD FOR MURDER.

A shawano County Farmer Arres'ea
Charged with His Wife's Death.
sHAwANo, Wis, Aug. S.-Albert RIOS
sin, well-to-do farmer of the town OF
Hartland, has been arrested. 1t IS
charged that he assaulted his wife with
a pitchfork last Friday and IN
ficted injuries which resulted IN her
death last evening. Rossin was arrest arrest,
ed yesterday by Constable Bnrm ne ;atl
The couple had repeatedly quarreled
for several years past.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
TROUBLE AT COOL CREEK.
One Thousand Miners Out In the East
Tennessee District.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. l0.-A thou
sand miners are on strike in the East
Tennessee district One man has been
lynched for the murder of soldier at
For Anderson. Cool Creek.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
Miner Killed at Calumet.

CALUMET, Mich, Aug. S.-A Cornish
miner by the name OF Fucker was killed
at the Tamarack mine this morning by
a falling rock. Deceased had been III
Ibis country but few months
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-08-16
HORSES SHOCKED TO DEATH.
Lightning Strikes the Barn of John
Boniti1le Near Grantsburg.

BOnitiIIe Near Grantsburg.
GRANrsBURG, Wis, Aug. 9.-During
the heavy storm last night lightning
struck the barn of John Bonitille, five
miles south of the village, instantly
killing three horses and burning the
building to the ground. There were six
horses in the barn at the time it was
was struck No insurance.