Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-26
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.


Religious bodies in Paris, ILL.,, have
united III a revival meeting and great in
terest has been awakened.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle will leave
Washington for visit to President and
Mrs. Cleveland at Gray Gables.
-Tolono, Ill, has decided to build a sys-
tenn of WaterWOrks and to issue $4,000
in bonds to pay for its construction.
The New York constitutional conven-
ton adopted civil-service amendment
recommending old soldiers for Office.
"A rain and hail storm did great dam
age throughout Central Iowa. At Knox
vile the storm was especially severe.
Theodore Bartholder, insane, was ar
rested at Muncie, Ind, while throwing
stones through the windows of bank.
Secretary Gresham has prohibited
publication of lads" in the bulletin is
sued by the bureau of American repub-
lies
Senator Higgins discussed the rela-
tons of the United States and Canada
in an address at the fair at Ogdensburg,
\. Y.
A pOSt-mortem examination of one Of
the cows inOculated with tuberculin at the
Michigan insane asylum disclosed tuber-
culosis.
james T. King, a Jacksonville cid
capitalist, scared off two murderOus ruff
fans who entered his office and demand
ed money.
During the noon hour a burglar en-
tered the state treaSurerS and auditor 5
offices at Jefferson City, Mo-, but secured
little of value.
Bishop Macs has suspended the Cath
Ollie Young Mems Institute of COvington
Ky, for dispensing beer at a recent pic
mic.
Garbage men in New York are on q
strike and the city is filled with foul
smells. Reduction in wages caused the
trouble.
Alexander Rogers, a farmer of Sado-
rus, H.. was beaten and robbed by q
stranger whom he had permitted to ride
in his wagon.
Prank Hurd of Warsaw, Ind, was
shot in the thigh while raiding the saloon
of Lewis James, who was Knocked down
aid badly hurt
Gibson City, ILL.,, has been arrested at
Paxton, charged with trying to kill his
cOlOred domestic
Thomas 1. Porter of the United
States secret service has arrested Adam
f. Holfey at Ashley, H., for passing
counterfeit money.
Burglars robbed the house Of Alex
ander Hartford at Ingram, Pa, of jewel
ry and silyerware and set fire to it, the
wv utI DlIcIy SSCdp1HS'
Nearly all the business houses in
Joliet, H., closed during one afternoon,
it being a day of general prayer at the
Chapman revival meetings
Nothing is known in Nebraska of
w. Jenkins. purporting to hail from Ar
cadia, that state, and said to be solicit
ing aid in Chicago for drouth victims
Ten thousand people attended the re-
| union of old settlers of Warren and Hen
derson counties, ILL.,, at KirkWood. Rev.
Delano of Monmouth delivered the adj
dress.
During the absence of the operator
| at dinner thieves entered the Western
| Union telegraph office at Hammond. Ind.
and stole the contents of the drawer,
amounting to S46.61.
AT the waterways convention in
| Toronto the work of putting the cOnYen-
| tons transactions in practical shape was
| delegated to Engineer Cooley of Chicago
and Mr.. Flower of West Superior.
The Scranton Pa) Times, the only
Democratic daily in Lackawanna county,
has been purchased by William r. Bell
| and Samuel E. Hudson, Washington cor
respondents. The Times has signed a
ninety-year contract with the Associated
press for full leased wire service.
Henry Cornell Of Isabella township.
Mich, sold his 16-year-old bride to a
neighbOr for SO.
The old settlers Of Peoria county, H.,
held reunion at Peoria and were ad-
dressed by John Daley.
Two more houses at the Illinois Glass
works at Alton, ILL.,, resumed operations
employing about 400 men.
David Goosby, colored, who assault
ed and killed q girl at ThOmaSville, Ga,
confessed and was lynched.
The seventy-eighth annual convention
Of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons opened at Columbus, 0.
The forty-ninth semi-annual meeting
of the Southern Illinois Congregational
association is IN session at Olney
According to data compiled by the in
terstate commerce commission. eighteen
countries own and operate railways.
The National Gas company of Muncie.
Ind. is to raise the price of fuel. The
new rates have not been made public.
Robert Clemens and James Hullen
fought duel with knives at Blackville,
Ga, and both were mortally wounded.
Arguments were made in the Wiese
murder case at MarshalltOwn, Ia. and
it will probably go to the jury at once.
Samuel Countryman, a farmer of An
derson, Ind, found a male infant just
born, lying on the ground in his orchard.
Jacob Levy committed suicide at St
Louis in order that his family might be
provided for by the insurance on his life.
An armed force will attempt to col
lect a tax to pay an old railroad debt in
Union county, Ky, and trouble is feared
John Grow of Union Township, Ind,
has been sued by J. II. kirkpatrick and
his daughter Zelpa for breach of promise
A message was signaled by Photograph
from Mount Uncompahgre, Col, to Mount
Ellen, Utah, 1913 miles, breaking all rec
ords.
An investigation of the affairs of the
whisky trust is being made at Peoria by
officers of the American Distributing COM
pany.
DR. Eyloff's two barns and a house
of the McMorrow estate at Mason City.
Ia, were damaged to the extent of $4,000
by fire.
-Four cases against Father E. Con-
molly, who assaulted Nellie Harmon at
Two Harbors, Mimi, have been dis
missed.
Legal proceedings have been begun
by Ferdinand Ward for the possession of
his son, whom he recently attempted to
kidnap.