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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-21

death had come peacefully and painlessly
in the presence of his devoted wife anG
daughter
The deceased leaves a widow and two
children, George ana Emily, the former
in his capacity as manager of the News
paper Unions supply department being
well known to the newspaper fraternity
of the Northwest.
After a touching funeral service in
Chicago, the remains were conveyed to
Milwaukee Friday by special train.
Nearly one hundred devoted employees
accompanied the body to its last resting
place, and by the side of the open grave
in Forest Home Cemetery mingled their
sorrow with that of the grief-stricken
family, and paid tribute to the memory
Of one whom they all loved.
Story of His Life.
Charles Z. Strong was born in Union
City, Mich, March %, 1871. His pa
rents were among the early pioneers of
that State, having located there in 1886.
In 1856 they removed to Milwaukee,
Wis, where, at the age Of fourteen years,
their eldest son, Charles E., was appren-
ticed to s. NJ. Booth, then publisher of
the Daily Free Democrat, to learn the
printers trade, with whom he remained
for four years. Afterward Mr. Strong
was engaged in the different newspaper
and job printing Offices in Milwaukee
uptii the year 1860, when he entered the
Office Of the Evening Wisconsin as COM
position, and two years later was made
foreman of that establishment, which
position he held until October 1870, when
he was sent to Chicago by his employers
to establish and put in operation the
Chicago Newspaper Union, which has
become, under his management and di-
rection, the largest auxiliary printing
house in the world. He had probably done
more to advance the ready-print news
paper system than any other man in the
country, and was the pioneer in practical
work pertaining to that business, his
first experience in making up what is
termed patent inside" forms dating
back to the spring of 1864. Probably no
man in Chicago had larger or more
agreeable acquaintanceship or was held
in greater esteem among the country pub
fishers of the West than Charles e.
Strong
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
ON THE BALL FIELD.

At Chicago-Philadelphia experi- mented with two left-handers to-day, Schieble, and. Johnson, and the colts simply slaughtered them, winning the game in the first inning by scoring ten easy runs and driving schieble out of the box.
 Chicago ....1O 0 1 0 o 3 1-20 Phila ..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-4
 Hits-Chicago 19, Philadelphia Err rors-Chicago 3, Philadelphia g. Bat teries-Abbey and schriver; schieble, Johnson and Buckley.
 At Louisville-Louisville lost to-days game by costly errors. In addition to teh six charged against the colonels they made as many errors of judg- mem.
 Boston ......0 0 3 0 0 1 o 0 0-4 Louisville ...1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 o. 8
 Hits-Boston 1, Louisville 6. Errors Boston 4, Louisville 6. Batteries Nichols and Ganzel; Inks and Cole.
 At Pittsburg-The Pittsburgs to-day put up a. decidedly good article of ball, hitting luckily, and succeeding in bring ing Rusie down to the size of ordinary morta!s.
 Pittsburg .....1 3 0 0 1 2 2 "1O New York 70 0 0 0 0 0 2 o. 8
 Hits-Pittsburg F, New York 10. Err rors-Pittsburg 2, New York 7. Bat teries-Menefee and Mack; Rusie, Clarke, Wilson and Farrell.
 At Cleveland-The senators played like school boys to-day, making eight errors in seven innings. Half of their runs were due to bases on balls, by Wallace.
 Cleveland .........3 0 5 2 8 1 O-14 Washington ......3 0 co 0 1 4S
 Hits-Cleveland 15, Washington 5 Errors-Cleveland 4, Washington 8. Batteries-W Wallace and Zimmer; Boyd and Dugdale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
WORK or TRAIN WRI.5 lERs.
A Boulder Placed on the isoiidated
 Tracks Near Pinit's Me .,


 Tracks Near Piatt's Me ..
 Waterbury, Sept. 20.-It 7. believed here tonight that delibera:= attempt was made this evening to z eek the Bridgeport accommodation on. ,e Nau- gatuck road. which arrived in is city at 9 o'clock this evening. A s Tt dis tance from Platt's Mills. abo- -s three miles from this city. the engineer of the train from Bridgeport saw a huge boulder lying between the rails.
 The train was proceeding at slow rate of speed, and as soon as the en- gineer saw the obstruction on the track he brought his train to a standstill. The brakes were not applied in time, however, to prevent the train from striking the boulder, and the passen- gers on the train received quite shock. When an examination was made of the surroundings it was concluded that the boulder had been placed there on the track by some party and that 1t had not been rolled down by the washout. After the rock was removed the train proceeded on its way to this city, ar irving here about half an hour behind time. The officials of the road will make an investigation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
He Will Not Fight HOar.

Boston, Sept. 2O.-Relative to a state ment in the morning papers that the Hon. B. w. Barrett, who won the Sey- enth district congressional nomination in last nights caucus, will be candidate for Senator Hoar's place, MT. Barrett said to-day: T do not believe that any friend of mine has made such a state ment. It certainly has never been men, tioned in my presence or even entered my mind. owe Senator Hoar a debt of affection which might almost be termed fllial, and trust that no man has so poor an opinion of me as to be- lieve for a moment that wo lld oppose him. I shall always support him in every way to the extent of my humble ability, and that which can add to the length of his days or his honors will always be more than gladly ren- dered,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
MiddIetown Republican Caucus.

Middletown, Sept. 20.-The republi. cans held their caucus here tonight The A. P. A. figured in the contest for delegates, and they succeeded in electing their chairman, James D. Brown.
 The A. P. A. placed ticket of their own at the caucus for senatorial dele gates, but did not elect their ticket.
 The county delegates are: James Inglis, w. A. Booth, Frederick Dicker- son and George s. Pitt.
 Congressional-Charles P. Graham, F. D, B. Weeks, G. T. Allen and Samuel P. Calef.
 Probate-H. F. Boardman, W. H. Barrows, John M. Douglass, jr., and Robert s. Pattison.
 senatorial-George D. Chapman, Hen- ry Mason, H. A. Collmore and H. L. Camp. ...r..-
 Town committee for two years- Charles V. R. Vinal. M. Loveland, George T. Allen, R. H. Stodel and H. s. Peck.
 The county delegates favor the nomi. nation of B. H. Hanson for sheriff against Sheriff Brown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
NlE HAVEN REPUBLICANS.

ITS. Rally of the Campaign of the Eleventh
 a". Twelfth Ward Mckinley Clubs- uTeat Enthusiasm and Spirited Addresses.
 The Eleventh and Twelfth Ward Mo. Ikinley clubs lredl their first rally last
 evening at their club house on Blatch-
 leS aVenuA near the corner of Clay
 street.. The club house was prettily
 oecorated with flags and bunting, the work of the lady friends of members,
 whi1s from the verandas depended Chihese hnterns The club house was crowded with the members of the olub ana their friends and many were una-
 oie to gain admittanoe. The Frouba- l veranda ana was stationed on the In the absence cse7psa d fine asI musiI:,
 Thomas Matthews presided tnS prs'uens. iutra. ! duced Wiegand Schlein, the araN | speaker, who delivered a stirring aS- 1 dress brimming full with good renuh. lican doctrine. He was followed hv Assessor Charles A. Baldwin, who said kthe bright hopes held out by the demo- tcratic party in the campaign of two years ago had not been fulfilled. Hs spoke Tor nearly half an hour on the issues of the campaign and vuas lis- tened to attentiv'ely.
 Alderman Reyes went into, the issues of free trade and protection and prophe- sled a. glorious republican victory
 in this state in November. The last | speaker was Rev. J. Lee Mitchell. who spoke in his usual bright and original | manner and entertained his hearers. He was warmly applauded at the close.
 It was an suspicious opening for
 this spirited club of 200 members. The 1 only feature that detracted was the | noise outside, There was a rabble of
 boys, who by their noise made it wsll nigh impossible for mauy to hear the speakers and although thero were two policement outside, they did not try ta 1 keep it quiet ~.
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to put the Japanese on the defense, but the Japanese remained the aggres- 9ors throughout. although two or three attempts @ break the Chinese line were repulsed The cruiser Yang Wei went ashore stern foremost and met fate similar to that of the Chao Yung.
 After the first three hours of the en- gagcment the firing was intermittent. The captain of the cruiser Ching Yuen fought bravely when his ship was little better than n wallowlng wreck until the cruiser was sunk by torpedo and her crew engufed. The scene at this point Is described as appalling, Many guns on both sides were disabled. the bat tered ships rolled heavily and their steam pumps were kept at work to keep them afioat. During the last hour of the battle some of the Chinese ships ran out Of ammunition and some of the Japanese ships threatened to founder. At dusk the Japanese ships moved southward in double line.
 It seems impossible that the surviving Chinese ships can be repaired before winter.
 London, Sept. 21.-The Berlin cores pondent of the Standard says negotia- tions are in progress between Ger many. England and Russia relative to the war between China and Japan, and that identical instructions will probably be sent to their respective min- isters at Pekin.
 The Central News has received from Toklo additional details of the naval fight as follows:
 When the Japanese sighted the Chi nese fleet the latter ships Were steaming toward the Yalu river. in which direc- tion they proceeded, appearing indis- posed to fight. The Japanese chased them for an hour, when the Chyoda getting within range, drew t'.e fire Of the Chinese flagship. A running fight of two hours duration preceded the main engagement in the bay, during which the transports entered the Yalu safely.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
INTERCOLLEGIATE

Lawn Tennis Association-CIla Champion
 Tournament 1894.
 The thirteenth intercollegiate lawn tennis association's championship tour nament for 1894 will be held by appoint ment of the United States National Lawn Tennis association during the week commencing Tuesday, October ?, 1894, on the grounds of the New Haven Lawn club.
 The official announcement adds: The intercollegiate cupnow held by Malcolm G. Chace of Brown, will be contested for. This cup eventually goes to the college which first wins seven first prizes, in case of tie, second prizes to count. A first and abso a second prize in both singles and doubles will be awarded.
 Each college may be represented by three single and two double teams. Matches will be the best of three ad- vantage sets up to the finals, which will be the best of five.
 Play will begin each day at 10 a. m., and at 2:3O D. Ill. The order of the matches, the courts and as nearly as possible, the hour will be posted at the grounds, and players will be expected to report at the time set. After ten minutes grace, any player not appear ing, will be scratched, unless he has previously notified the referee.
 Entries should be made with the sec- retary. on or before October 1st, Referee, Joseph T. Whlttelsey. A. E. Foote, secretary, 19 Howe street, New Haven, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
WON'TPAY THE ASSESSMENT
REsIDESTS OF FfSHMUNsTREEr
 VERY MUCH 1ROUsED.

Hoard of Compensation Assessed Prou~rtv Owners ss a4 i-s Per Foot for vitrif,ed
 Brick kPavement-Residsnts Claim 1t Was Laid a- m Experiment.
 Ihe residents of Ashmun street arc up In arms protesting against an assess ment which has been levied against ths owners Of property on that street for vitrified brick pavement. Each of ths property owners has received a notics | from the board of compensation to the enect that an assessment of s2.24ls per foot had been levied on them for tn , vitriiied brick pavement which had be An laid in front of their properties on t'hat street. In consequence of this fac'> tbe people are up in arms and will attend Tn large numbers the meetip 4 of the board of compensation to bc. held next Tuesday night to protest against any such assessment.
 The residents claim that ...o,, raver asked for vitrified bric M ps,.ment on the street. and conseq, iently shouId not be assessed simply be- ause the cItv saw fit to lay such pay hement on tbs street. They also say tr nt they asked for crushed stone pa pement and Semi a petition to this effect to the court of common council. No action was ever taken on this petition. but Instead tho l city fathers appropria ted Sk,000 for n brick pavement to be laid oh ash-nun street as an experiment. This pavement was laid over year ago and it was and Is the general impression that the property owners would notbe taxed for the pavement, as 1t was onlx,laid as am experimental pavement.
 The residents claim that they should not be compelled to pay any such as- | sessment, especially as the more wealthy residents and property owners of York street have not been called upon to pay for the brick pavement which has beeh laid In front of their properties, The | Ashmun street people gre thoroughlv l aroused over the matter and stata enoS phaticaily that should1 the board of compensation decide that they must pay the assessment they will employ counsel and carry the matter to tho l courts in order fb secure the justice which they clairh is due them.
 l In the mean fime the meeting of thA board of com bensation next Tuesday night will doubtless prove very inter- esting and probably more than usually exciting. So far only two blocks of Ash nun street. between Henry and Greg ory streets have been paved with vitri- ned brick, the appropriation of s5,OOo mace by the court of common council
 naving been exhausted when this work i nad been completed. Just what action
 VIII De taken on the matter by the
 board Of comr @Hsation is of course l prooiema tical, but in any event it will be decidedly Interesting to the propertv owners of AAhmun street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
Prominent Journalist Dead.

Newport, Sept. 20.-Colonel George Francis Harris, formerly of Newport died in Bristol, Eng, to-day, aged forty eight. He was well known journalist, having been correspondent of Boston, New York, Providence and Chicago pa- pers. He was a man of high literary attainments and considerable oratorica] ability. MT. Harris was on the staff of Governor Wetmore and was leader in the politics of Rhode Island for several years. He was delegate from this state to the last presidential convention. MT. Harris was worlds fair commits sioner from Rhode Island. He was born in England.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21

The Start Was Strong and Steady, But nt
 the II aif tho Pace Was Bit slow-After
 That He Seemed to Faltcr and Geers Grew
 Uneasy and Piled the Whip.
 Galesburg, H., Sept. 20.-At the Will Hams track to-day a large crowd wit messed some good events. Robert J. was started to break hls own record of 20lh but failed, although the track was in splendid condition. His time was 2:02X Directly shattered Carbonate's record for two-year-olds of 2:O9 made at Terre Haute last week. covering the mile in 2:07A. Online attempted to beat the four-year-old record of 2;07k. but the watches showed the same figures when the horse came under the wire after a splendid effort. Joe Patchen, 2:04, and John R. Gantry, 2:03%, were matched for $5, 900 a side, the race to take place Saturday.
 It was after clock when Geers ap- peared on the track behind Robert J. He gave him a warming mile in 213, and after q combing out and an exer- else spin came out for the mile. On the second score Geers nodded for the word and the gelding and his helper were off. The start was strong and steady, and the pair showed themselves at the quarter in 35 seconds flat. To the half the pace was a bit slower. and the watches showed 1:01k as the team flashed past the pole. The crowd cheered as they saw the speed shown, and everybody thought the horse would surely break his record, but from the half Robert J. seemed to falter, and at the three-quarters his mark was 1874. Down the stretch Geers grew uneasy and began to ply the whip a little. It availed nothing, for the beast seemed tired, and the best he could do was to finish the mile in 2:O2A amid great cheering.
 Mcdowell then brought Directly out to beat the two-year-old record of 2:O9. | The horse went to the quarter in 32, the half In 1:041a, to the three-quarters in :36A and the mile in 2:07a, thus re- ducing the worlds record for two-year- olds. The horse showed much reserve | strength and 1t is thought will go bet ter before the season closes.
 Online was then given a mile to beat the four-year-old record of 2:07h, but the best the horse could do was to tie it. He made the quarter in BIZ, the half in 1 O3R and the three-quarters in 1:35.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
VAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.
An Italian Instantly Killed at tAe '. A,
 Chatfield Company's.

An Italian Instantly Killed at tAe '. A,
 Chatfield Company's.
 Nicholas Squeglta, an Italian who lived at No. Myrtle street, while at work at the brick works of, the B. 4. Chatfield company, near the Kimberly avenue bridge, about o'clock yester. day afternoon was caught between q 4,000 pound roller and 8 rolling pan and was literally crushed to death. SqueR. lia was at work with long handled shovel when his arms got caught in the shafting and was drawn between the roller and the pan. Squeglia's body, all except the head, was crushed, and death was instantaneous. 44a
 The police ambulance was summoned. but upon its arrival Signal Officer Bee. gan saw that Squeglia was dead ana immediately notified Medical Examiner White. The latter hastened to the scenS and gave permission for the removal Of the body. He will made an Investigation into the causes of the accident to-day. The body was accordingly removed in the police ambulance to the late home of the deceased at 6 Myrtle street. Squeglia was about forty-five years olds and leaves a widow and tWo childrsA.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
Big Catches of Whales,

New Bedford, Mass, Sept. 20.-A pri. vate dispatch received here from San Francisco reports that the schoone, Nicolene of San Francisco, which win. tered near Point Hope in Behring Sea took six whales, cutting out 5000 pounds of bone since the opening of this sea. son. The Nicolene has arrived at San Francisco and her catch will be mar. keted soon. She reports the bark An drew Hicks of San Francisco on Kodiak. (outside whaling, as it Is call ed), took three right whales. This news is the latest from the fleet and the first from any vessels since getting into Behring Sea. X
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
Bank President DropneL Dead.

Aver, Mass, Sept. 2O.-Albert l.. Fes- senden, president of the Townsend Ma tional bank, dropped dead while walk ing from his home to the bank about 2:30 D. m. He was fifty-five years old and very prominent in Masonic circles He had been grand master of the I O. o. F. and was veil known in Bos ton financial circles, principally own ing the bank of which he was president He was a son of the late Captain Wal. ter Fessenden, called the Father o1 Townsend"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
STRICT RULES LAID DOWN.

-~ ssa Reso1utions Adopted by the Brotherhood
 of Locomotive Firenien.
 Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 20.-The Brother hood of Locomotive Bremen wound up their session tonight. Galveston, Tex, was selected as the next place of meeting.
 The resolutions condemn the members of the brotherhood in certain locali- ties to ignore agreements with their employers by going on strikes; declare that in future the members of the order will live strictly up to the laws of the order and the contracts under which they are working at all times and in all places; demand that other labor organi- cations shall not Interfere with members of the brotherhood while working un- der contracts; and declare that so long as members of the order are not asked to perform work outside of their partic- ular line of duty they will comply with any agreements entered into with any railroad company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
GOVERNORS SALUTE GIVEN.
Q. VINCENT COFFIN RENDERED 4
 SERENADE AT HIS HOME.

He Made Speech in Which He Said If He
 Had Five Times Better Voice He Could
 Not Thank the Poopie-A Big Mass Meet
 ing VIII be Held Next Week.
 Middletown, Sept 20.-Between 5000 and 5000 people rendered Hon. O. V. Coffin, the republican nominee for gov ernor, a serenade at his residence this evening at 10 o'clock. They paraded down Main street. which wes ablaze with red fire. headed by Briggs band and three drum corps. While the band played Hall to the Chief" MT. Coffin appeared upon the balcony of his house and was introduced by Hon. D. L. Briggs. He said:
 Had q five times better voice than I have I could not reach one fifth of this magnificent assemblage, the larg- est ever seen in Middletown. I thank you for the appreciation shown by this gathering. It shows your gratifl- cation at Middletown and Middlesex having for the first time a candidate for this place in the great common wealth. will never forget this com pliment and the interest taken in the matter by my friends and neighbors. thank you from the bottom of my heart"
 Speeches were made by Hon. J. M. Douglass and Hon. D. L. Briggs. Wes- leyan students gave their college cheer and 8 tiger, the audience gave three cheers and tiger and cannons boomed forth the governors salute. A big mass meeting will be held next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
MILL BOILER EXPLODED.

Two Men Killed, Five Fatally and Other
 Seriously Injured.
 Pine Bluff, Ark, Sept. 20.-Sixteen men were standing near a boiler at Frank Carver's saw mill to-day when the boiler exploded. William Ward, colored, and an unknown man were killed, five or more fatally, and all the rest of the sixteen were badly injured.
 The saw mill stood near Sulphur Springs, eight miles from the city, and the report was heard and the shock felt distinctly at this distance. The mill was destroyed, entailing loss of s1O,- 0OO The injured included George Car ver a brother of the owner, and Engi- neer Locial.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-21
DisDcnsary Law Upheld.

Columbia, S. C., Sept. 20.-The Regis ter says 1t has reliable authority for stating that the judges of the supreme court have written their decision in the celebrated dispensary case. The infor- nation is that Justices Pope and Gary the law in toto while Chief Justice Mo- Iver will maintain it's unconstitutional ity on the same grounds advanced by him in previous decision.