Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-03-01

JOHN STURGEON, of Bucyrus, O., has
been arrested at San Francisco for en-
beZzlement. Sturgeon was the Demo
| cratic city solicitor of Bucyrus AS ex-
ecutOr of estates and guardian he en-
bezzled funds amounting in all to near
ly 500, 900.
THE man who while deranged went
through the telegraph office at Linton,
Ala, for which ne was arrested at
Birmingham, turns out to be w. M.
Eishelsdorf, the editor of German
newspaper at Grand Rapids, Mich,
once reported to be worth 100000.
CLOTHING manufacturers are planning
trust.
EIGHT inches Of snow fell in Boston
on the 23d.
E. S. HoAR, a brother of Senator
Hoar, died at Washington, aged SO.
DUNCAN was found guilty at Celina,
o., Of an attempt to murder his wife.
HENRY MCKENNA, a wealthy Ken
lucky distiiler, died at Fairfield, aged
rs.
J. E. Brown, a telegraph operator at
Lisle, ILL.,, was run over and killed by
train.
LAMBETH & Bros dry goods store at
Nebraska City, Neb., burned. Loss,
$4,000.
Mrs. BENNETT BROWN committed sui
eide at Hardness, kas., by Jumping
into we'll.
THE Idaho act enfranchising the Nor
mons has been signed by the governor
and is a law
PROF. E. Z. BARNARD, the noted astron-
omer, has severed his connection with
Lick Observatory.
THE Allan Line steamer Monaghan,
five days overdue from Liverpool,
reached Halifax.
A POLITICAL club at Watertown, n. Y,
proposes to start 81 subscription to as
sist Gov Mckinley.
SCHOOLS at Iron Mountain, Mich,
have been closed, owing to the preva-
lence of diphtheria.
GEORGE W. HAYES, Of Cincinnati, has
been appointed messenger in the Unit
ed States supreme court.
THE Yesler will case at Seattle has de-
veloped six heirs at Wabash, Ind, who
will make fight for a share of the es-
tate. These heirs are nleces and neph-
ews of the millionaire.
REPRESENTATIVE SPRINGER, of Illinois.
introduced a resolution in the House
calling for figures on the public debt of
Hawaii, 10 ascertain what the islands
will cost the United States in case of
annexation.
j. q. Owens, a well-knoWn scientist of
LeWlsburg, Pa, died recently Of yellow
fever in Honduras while making exca.
vations for Harvard University and COL
lecting exhibits for the archaeological
exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
LEWIS LEWIS and Henry Jackson. both
negroes, will be hanged on the same
scatfold at Macon, Ga, next month.
Lewis is Wife-murderer and Jackson
shot another negro whom he suspected
of undue intimacy with Jackson's wife.
THE United States jail at Muskojee, I.
t., was destroyed by fire. When the
fire was discovered there were sixtv-six
prisoners confined in the building.
They were shackled together and safely
lodged in the United States court build
ing. The fire caught from defective
f1ue.
THE coal mine troubles existing at
Centralla, Ill.,. for the last two months
eliminated in riot at the Big Four
mine. The rioters were led by about
twenty women. The women were
armed with clubs. The pit boss, against
whom considerable grudge existed, was
severely beaten.
EyARADo EsPINoso and Antonio Neira
have been arrested at the City of Mex
leo on suspicion of robbing the vaults
Of the Bank of England several weeks
ago. The men had in their possession a
81, 900 bill which they claim to have
found on the roadside. II is believed
they belong to gang OF bank robbers.
THE VicePresident and Mrs. Morton
have issued invitations to a reception to
meet the Vice President-elect and Mrs.
Stevenson Wednesday, March l. Vice
President-elect and Mrs. Stevenson will
arrive IN Washington on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2S.
The commander Of the British fleet
on the North American station will at
tend the naval review at New York in
honor of the Columbian anniversary
with several vessels of war, and the ad-
miralty is considering whether it snail
send additional vessels.
GEORGE w. NEsBITT, who forged
check for $50, 900 purporting to have
been drawn by the officers of the Royal
Fire Insurance Company upon the
Merchants National Bank, and who
pleaded guilty TO the charge, was sem
fenced at New York to five years i'm
prisonment.
Miss ANNA E. DICKINSON has COM
menced four actions for libel against
lOur Now 1OTK newspapers. Inc dFCl-
cles claimed as libelous were published
about the time Miss Dickinson claimed
she was forcibly incarcerated in the
asylum for the insane at Danville, Pa.
In each case damages are laid at $780,
900.
FANNIE EDWARDS, a 14-year-old evan
gelist, who had made 600 conversions,
died at Martinsville, Ind.
REGULUs O'KEEFE, formerly OF Otta-
wa, Ont, was cut into 100 pieces by a
train at Logansport, Ind.
The warehouse of the National Wall
Paper Company, at New York, was de-
stroyed y fire. Loss, $215,00O.
Ex-ALDERMAN DANIEL G. O'BRIEN's |
wife has sued him for divorce at Pitts |
burg because be is an ex-convict.
THE % and 33-inch mills at the Home |
stead Steel Works will close down the |
last OF this month for two months re.
pairs.