Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-12-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS,

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OK her official trial trip the United
States cruiser Olympia made record OF
21.67 knots an hour.
EFFORTS are making to save the neck
of Wilson Howard, held at Jefferson,
Mo-, for over thirty murders.
FARMER JACOB Fox, living near Lima,
o., signed thirty-day note Tor $1,000
believing it was contract for piano.
DR.. DAVID THAYEB. who aided John
Brown in his plans to free the slaves,
died at Boston. He was 80 years old.
SECRETARY MORToN's alleged hostility
to farmers organizations was con-
demned by the Michigan State Grange.
f. J. REEVES, who found damaging
letters in his wife's possession, shot and
killed thomas l.. James at Dallas, lex.
SIMPLICITY will mark the Inauguration
Of Mckinley as governor of Ohio. lie
will take the oath in the Senate cham
Der.
THAT women teachers are driving
men out of the profession is shown by
the report of School Supt. Knoepfer, of
Iowa.
REV. RICHARD BRENNAN, rector of the
Holy Innocents Church and the oldest
pastor in the diocese of New York, is
dead.
JOHN L. PORTER, designer and build
er of the famous rebel ram Merrimac,
died in Portsmouth, Va, in his Slst
year
DISAPPOINTED in love and financially
embarrassed, Fount Norvel, Itch
field, ILL.,, business man, blew out his
brains.
IN free fight in a saloon near jack
sonville, O., Charles Hauser was stabbed
to death and Gus Fushof fatally
wounded.
ANGRY depositors in the failed state
bank at Rushville, Neb., threatened the
officers with violence and they hurried
ly left town.
ED. BURcH, on a wager, drank a quart
of whisky at once at Valparaiso, Ind.
Physicians say there is little hope tor
his recovery.
ANNA NORRIS, wife of DR.. John Norris,
of FostOria, O., was granted 4 divorce on
the grounds of extreme cruelty and
gross negligence.
J. W. FULLER, alias Hardwick, alias
Curtis, forger and crook, was sentenced
at Richmond. Ind, to three years in
the penitentiary.
ROBERT MoRToUR, sentenced to hang
at Pineville. Ky, for the murder of
Miss Mary Z. Bowden, was granted a
stay of execution.
EIGHT buildings burned at Waukee
Ia. Loss, IS, 900.
CHARLES SoHNI was killed by Michi-
gan Central train near Hammond, Ind
ISAAC p. GRAY. minister to Mexico
was rendered a reception at FL Paso,
Tex.
SUICIDES: At indianapolis, Michael
Ezekial; at Fairfield, H., Warren
White.
J. w. Parsons, a wealthy farmer of
Douds, Ia, fell into well and was
drowned.
JACOB GEIsEN, of Columbus, O., was
found frozen to death in the woods near
Clark Station, Ind.
Ex-Gov. LARRABEE, of Iowa, has sold
! for 100000 his Black Hills coal mines
to Chicago capitalists.
THE grippe has assumed alarming pro-
! portions IN Burlington, Ia, and numer-
Gus deaths are reported.
The Duluth Stock Exchange adopted
resolutions protesting against the ore
| clause of the Wilson bill.
TIE arrest of Col. George J. Rice at
! Chattanooga, Tenn, brings to light a
number OF systematic sWindles.
By direction Of the President, Secre-
| tary Carlisle called for tWenty-four res
| ignations in the treasury service.
For 1898 the record Of railroads that
have gone into receivers hands is larg-
er than that OF any previous year.
EX-CoNGREssMAN MURPHY, who died
! in Washington, ID. c., few days ago,
was buried at Davenport Ia.
New charges are alleged against Knox,
! Ind, abScOnding insurance men. They
are suspected OF an attempt at arson.
Mrs. CLAUssEN, of Lyons, Ia, wife of
a section hand, was killed by Chicago,
Milwaukee q st. Paul passenger train
THE Indiana supreme court holds
residence property can recover dam
! ages caused by the presence Of saloon.
| r. F. BECKHAM, receiver Of the Eel
| PasO National Bank, says a dividend Of
! % per cent. will be declared January !.
| By agreement with the Bethlehem
| Carnegie Illinois companies the Penn
| sylvania steel rail plant at Baltimore
will close.
PLANS for the East River bridge at
| New York contemplate a structure
more than four miles long to cost
| S., 0OO,0 900.
| THE National Unicycle Electric Rail
| way OOlupdlIy LttS Uceu granted an 0l6-
waited road franchise at ST. Louis.
The Clay County, Ind, authorities
will inquire into the death Of Farmer
John Diller. Foul play is charged.
THERE was run on the Salem, Mass,
Savings Bank. The bank met all re-
quirements and will continue business.
A TRUCE has been agreed to by Round
Pond and Pond Greek, 0. T., which
have been engaged in Il county seat
war.
INCEssANT rains have caused overflow
of the rivers in the vicinity of Seattle,
Wash, Six bridges have been washed
away.
JOHN c.. CHANEY was arrested at La
Junta, Col, for sailing an Eagle County
mine and selling it to Denver tender
feet.
FRANK. DoTy, alias Andy McKinna,
| charged with robbing the post-office at
Vandalia, Ia, was placed under $4,000
| bonds.
INFLUENCED by dream, Mrs. Radie
! Hewitt Of Mount Sum NIT Ind rafuca1