Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-14
NEWS PARAGRAPHS,

w LILLIAN SWANSON, OF HUTCHINSON,
Kas, was shot twice, but not danger
ouslv wounded, in a quarrel with Will
lam Caldwell in the latter's billiard hall.
No trace has been discovered of the
murderer of Stephen Geer at Jefferson
willie, Ind His daughter has found in
the house a burglar sack made of duck
ing.
THE American Railway Association,
which held meetings at Pittsburg, Pa,
for three days. adjourned after some
changes were made IN the railroad
rules.
THREE tramps who held up J. c. Cobb
III the railroad yards at Alliance, O.,
were captured after long chase, but
made their escape before the Jail was
reached.
PoPuLTsTs and Prohibitionists Of Peru,
Ind, nave q scheme to engage Mrs.
Lease and Helen NJ. Cougar to deliver
addresses for the purpose of uniting the
two parties.
BANNER BEACH, on trial at Terre
HaUte, Ind, for embezzlement, filed
plea in abatement because the grand
jury based indictments on data obtained
from the banks books.
JUDGE CAMPBELL, of South Dakota,
has issued an injunction at Huron
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COMPANY, which opened q wholesale
house and bottling plant at Huron four
weeks ago.
ELI Scissor obtained a Judgment for
50, 600 at Bloomington, ILL.,, from the
Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago 4 st,
Louis Railroad Company for the loss Of
hand while coupling cars.
Two thousand striking mill opera
tiVes at Paterson, Nj, attacked Frank
NeWhirk, q non-union man, and beat
and stoned him. Newkirk knocked
several Of the mob down with an iron
bar, seriously iniuring them.
4 WOMAN known as Marian Refs and
also rs Mrs. Soulard, claims to have
been the wife Of j. CASTOR SOulard, the
rich St. Louis citizen who died a few
days ago, and threatens to contest his
will if it does not make satisfactory pro-
vision for her.
Az effort is being made to disbar Lee
CoWaTt, an attorney, Of Birmingham
Ala, who has been investigating the
charges Of wholesale fraud against fed
eral court officers in Alabama. He isaac
cused Of having stolen his fathers corn
and run an illicit still.
s :. st. JOHN, OF Kearnev, Neb., is
being tried by the supreme court for
contempt In refusing to pay S34, 900 to
the receiver of the Commercial and
Savings Bank of kearney. The de-
PENDANT alleges that he was unable to
pay more than $4,000.
THE Rev. ". E. Clifford, of Valley
City, Mimi, Methodist, is accused Of
putting his arm about sister and kiss
ing her
BELIEVING they tend to discredit the
business, Ohio liquor dealers decided
against allowing slot machines in their
saloons. 49,
DELEG.1fEs from Boston labor organi-
cations met to form a new political
party. The meeting ended in q bitter
wrangle.
TIE Prince Of Wales arrived at Can
mes, France, from Marseilies on his cut
ter Britannia. The yacht experienced
2 terrific storm.
THE doors Of the ST. Louis African II.
Il. Church were locked to prevent IN
seasOnabIe departures, which precipi-
tated & tree fight.
Hiss MARY KENNY, of Chicago, has
sued the Illinois State Journal at Spring
field Tor so, 600 Only the pracipe was
fiIei and the cause is not known.
TIE Rev. DR.. J. c. Hill has been re-
leased from the passionate of the Pres
byterian Church at Belvidere, ILL.,, to
accept q call from the Austin Presby-
terians.
IT is reported that D. A. Cortigan,
the student at Fayette, Ia, who claimed
t. have been sandbagged, put up the
job to avoid taking part in an oratorical
contest.
COOPERATION Of the Canadian govern
Inent IN suppressing the operations Of
the Honduras Lottery Company IN this
country has been obtained by the
Post-Ofice Department.
THE Board of Survey examined the
United States ship Yorktown and will
recommend repairs. It will be two
months before the Yorktown can be
sent 10 the Behring Sea.
THE management Of the Southern
rolling mill at TeTre Haute, Ind, which
employs 500 men, will make q 10 per
cent. cut in wages of heaters and finish
ers. Similar action is expected at the
Northern rolling mill.
TIE Kansas Methodist conference
has opened, with Bishop j II. Vincent
presiding It has chosen Edwin Locke,
OF Argentine, for secretary, and John
McQu0in, Of Olathe, Tor treasurer The
conference has been addressed by
Bishop Vincent, DR.. Hard and Miss
Hedrlck
THE arm of Seneca Willis, of Syca-
more, H., brother Of Judge Willis, Of
Eigin, H., was mangled in stalk cutter
and had to be amputated.
JAMES LAUGHREY dangerously wound
ed Matt Webb at Traverse City, Mich,
by cutting his throat in a quarrel.
Laughrey was arrested.
LIEDELL STEWART, of Traverse CITY,
Mich, a I2-year-old boy accused of rob
bling the mails, has been taken to Grand
Rapids, Mich, for trial.
AFTER an idleness Of twenty years
the Dantown Distillery in Macon
County, H., will be started up with a
daily capacity of 100 gallons.
MRs CHARLES LINGREEN has sued the
Illinois Central Railroad, at Urbana,
Ill.,, for $1,000 for killing her husband
while driving across the track.
THE Ohio supreme court declared
valid the law by which the time for
county clerks to assume Office is
L Oh, 70 O.