Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


years ago.
The Pottsville Pa) Iron and Steel
company has assigned. The company
has nearly 100 men on its pay rolls at
present, and when running full capacity
employs 1000.
-Alois Mehltretter of Mehltretter
Bros, merchant tailOrs of Buffalo, n. Y,
was shot three times by Carl Lower,
Pole who had been discharged. Mehl-
tretter will die.
The Ottawa CID Evening Journal.
published by Lester A. Rose, was closed
by the sheriff on judgment aggregating
S1OO in favor of l.. 3. Mortified and the
National City bank.
The subcommittee of the House ju-
dietary committee has definitely deter
mined to postpone the investigation of
the charges against Judge Kicks of Cleve-
land until after the November elections.
in the Martin Blow poisoning case
at LOpen, Mich, the boy testified his I'M
! Gle, Sherman Blow. gave him the aconite
with which to poison his fathers stock
and gave him S15 on the account of $500.
1t is stated that the abandonment of
the grand Russian war maneuvers at
SmOlensk was determined upon solely at
the wish of the imperial physicians that
the Gar should avoid fatigue, as his
health is not satisfactory.
The city council of Lyons, Ia, grant
electric street railway.
1t is denied that the Illinois Central
will control the Chesapeake & Ohio rail
road after September 1.
Replying to the caustic structures of
Judge Cooley, Gov. Altgeld says the en-
inent jurist is in his dotage.
Government cattle inspectors were at
tackled and driven out of BOrghstan, a
Cossack village, by peasants.
The Office of the Fair Dealer, an A.
Z. A. and prohibition paper at Fairbury,
ILL.,, was closed by the sheriff.
Another blunder has been discovered
in the tariff bill which may prevent the
unloading of anthracite coal.
In a fight growing out of trife at
Bourbon, Ind, seven men were injured,
one suffering a fractured skull.
Chicago bankers announce their will
| ingness to advance money to Gov. Alt
geld to pay the militia vouchers.
Owing to the bursting of the main
supply pipe the city Of Peoria was left
without water for twenty-four hours.
First Lieut.. Charles H. McKinsley,
corps Of engineers, has been ordered to
river and harbOr duty at Duluth, MINI.
Sir Charles Upper, Canadian high
commissioner to England, was stricken
with illness while travelling in Scotland.
Tenth annual reunion Of veterans of
Northwestern Illinois was commenced at
Franklin Grove with large attendance.
Unable to secure the money in New
York, the whisky trust will borrow mill
ions IN Chicago to take goods out of
bond.
-Minonk, ILL.,. is without fire protec-
ton because the lower part of the cylin-
der pump in the city artesian we'll has
become detached.
Pension officials have caused the dis
barment Of Vincent Anderson, an attor-
ney of Indiana, for insulting language
to the department.
A chapter of Daughters of the Revo-
luton was organized at Dubuque, Ia.
DR. Everett Hale delivered an grafton
at Chautauqua lake, n. Y, on ''Recogni-
ton Day
The Illinois Central Railway company
has bought the Chesapeake, Ohio & South
western system.
r. W. Latshaw, justice of the peace
at Kansas City, is short S9066 in fines
paid into his court.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert was
at Newport, r. l., and attended a dinner
given by J. J. Van Allen.
5. 3. MOrss, consul-general to Paris,
has been sued at Indianapolis. Ind, for
an unpaid laundry bill of $3.71.
The La Sale State bank at La Sale,
Ill. is authorized to commence business
with capital stock Of $4,000.
The Western Electric company of
Baltimore has sold its plant and patents
to the Fort Wayne Electric company
Between 10000 and 10000 persons,
Of whom 5000 were women, took part in
the Owens demonstration at Lexington,
Ky.
Mrs. Minnie Hitler, ex-postmistress
at Exeter, ILL.,, charged with embezze-
ment, waived examination and was re-
leased on bond.
Engineer Crisp and Postal Clerk Ly-
Ons were badly hurt in a collision on the
Big -Four road near Wabash, Ind, caused
by an open switch.
Mrs. A. G. Lemoine has been arrest
ed at New York on charge of passing
bogus check. She has recently lost 500,
900 on horse races.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
congressional committee in Washington
it was decided to make the tariff the issue
in the fall campaign.
The convention Of Illinois miners at
Springfield voted to accept the Columbus
scale, which is about 10 per cent. below
that adopted last June.
Jacob Smithers was shot at Bay City,
Mich, in an encounter with hOrsethieves.
Coy. Rich addressed the Michigan
State Horticultural society at its opening
meeting at Decatur, Ind
At special meeting at Grantsburg,
Wis, it was decided to bond the town for
4 new WaterWorks system.
w. J. Cornell was arrested at San
Diego, Cal, charged with using the mails
in an attempt to defraud.
Five men have been arrested at Sc
dan. Kas., charged with the murder of
j. 3. Frazer four years ago.
The council at Marengo, H., has de-
cided to issue liquor licenses. The town
has been mo license" for thirty years.
The Methodist camp-meeting of the
Peoria and Joliet districts began at Fair
bury, Ill. 1t will continue until August
81.
Because of charges made by political
opponents in the council Mayor Blu of
Cleveland has demanded an investiga
ton.
Tax assessments levied in Illinois
counties aggregate $737, 75S,616, a de-
crease of $23,079,23S from last years
total.
Mrs. Paran Stevens, Disguised with
the performances of the Vigilant, is said |
q C.ht q