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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
CONTEST OVER AN ESTATE.
Heirs Fail Out Regarding the Division of
the Luning Millions.

the LuninG Millions.
San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 5.-The heirs
of the Luning estate have disagreed over
it's management, which has been in the
hands Of George Whittell, son-in-law of
g. Nicholas Luning. The latter died sew
crll years ago leaving an estate valued
at S7.00O,00O. Mrs. George S. Fife, ONE
of Innings daughters, accepted as her
share realty and bonds valued at $780,
600. Her friends aver that her share
should have been at least twice that
amount The Flies are preparing to re-
sort to the courts on the ground OF fraud
and Misrepresentation on the part Of
XNhittnl1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
TRAGEDY AT INDIANAPOLIS.
A Woman Objects TO a Saloon and Her
Husband Ends Both Lives.


Husband Ends Both Lives.
indianapolis, Ind. Oct 5--At midnight
asst night George Neorr. who was the
proprietor Of saloon at 100 Shelby street.
fatally shot his wife III the head and then
went to the house of his son near by and
blew out his own brains Neorr was
50 years old and married his wife, who
was widow, about a year ago. The
woman had protected against The contain
mating influence Of the saloon on her
three little children and the murder re-
suited from this quarrel. The three chill
1ren witnessed the murderous assault on
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
INDIANA BANK ROBBED.

Cracksmen Secure $4,000 from a Safe at
EIIiston, Ind.
Evansville, Ind, Oct 4.-Supt. of Po-
Nice Covey today received a telegram
from Elliston. Ind, on the Evansville &
Richmond railroad, stating that the bank
there had been robbed last night and
$4,000 taken.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
WHISKY OFF TEN CENTS.
The Trust Carries Out It's Plan to Reduce
the Price.

Peoria, ILL.,. Oct 5.-Whisky dropped
10 cents on the board Of trade today. but
was the reduction agreed upon at rhe
directors meeting which was mentioned
n the circular sent out 10 the trade an
aouncing the discontinuance of the special
.ash rebate and made 70 make the prices
equivalent 10 what they would be with
the rebates The reduction did not 60
INTO effect until TODAY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
CARS END IS NEAR.

The Condition of the Russian Ruler Ex-
tremely Critical.
Berlin, Oct J.-The Kreuz lettings
correspondent at ST. Petersburg declares
that the Cars condition is so bad that
the end may re expected in few weeks
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE October 6.

Milwaukee Dairy Market.
Butter-Fancy creamery, per 10, 24@25c;
inferior to good, do. 15M23c; best dairy Sc
lections, 21M23c; lines, fair to choice do,
14QL2Oc; packing stock. do, ll0a13c.
Cneese-Full cream flats, new, per ID, 100
10hc; cheddars, do, 91301Oc; Young Amer,
&c; Swiss, do, 1UW11c.
Eggs-Tresh, per doz, 17@1Sc; icehouse
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10

Elmer Nelson was kicked to death,
by Il horse at Red Wing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-10
ARRESTED IN WISCONSIN,.
Mankato Young Man Accused Of Robbing
His Father.

Mankato, Mimi, Sept. 4-William,
Presley. late of st. Paul. a son Of ]. A.
Presley. has been arrested 1T Phillips,
Wis. on suspicion of having robbed his
father of S765 in gold. lie viii be
brought back for trial.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11

and the tide here turned back I'm 1892 notwithsand
Ing the loss to the Republicans Of the State ths
Bacon's successful opponent in 1892 was Francs:
Marvin. prominent business man OF Port Jeryii
i23 votes Mr Marvin defeated Mr.. Bacon by IL
Such showing. two Republican victories ia
twelve years by the narrowesi OF piuFalitIes might
far from encouraging. but the chief ground OF Re
publican hope this year Is the hked conviction that
the popular revulsion of feeling against Democratic
imbecilIty and corruption, stat ana National eI
pressed in last years sweeping Republican We
tories IS far from having spent its purifying forces
Unusual Therefore as last ran Tesqita were they
what may counted upon at the polls IN Noyem-
ber Las year Palmer lor Secretary OF STATE car
2y19 plurality Rockland. often Democratic by i0D
o. ~ wa carried for Meyer yer the Dem9crac
preccdented Republican plurality OF 2,'~ and Sulh.
van was Republican by S22
tida wave of political feeling 70 hoat successful
canvass on. the prospect Of Republican canddlt.
sentiment a, the general business depression has
the ruinous effect: Of the Democratic tariff policy Al
Walden. a tiourishlng town back Of Newourg. the
seat Of an important cutlery manufaeture. much
local industry through the provisions Of the new
Tariff law Wool-growing has also been a prodlc.
tive industry in this rich undulatlng country al.
mirably adapted TO ddiry farming and grazing and
the removal Of the Gutics on raw wool has created
dissatisfaction and excited alarm among the Orange
County farmers
More than all else. Democratic fac;iona quarrels
and the lack OF capable party management have re-
duced the opposition 10 "A wholly negative and ie-
fensVe vote and there l. no candidate yet IN sigh,
wbo seems abe to compose fac;onal differences ani
TO attract the full party support. Tx xRepresenta.
tive Bacon has had enough OF running for Goa.
gress, ana tho nomination has apparently gone
a-begging. GRANVILLE Kane. New-YOrk awysr Who
has local residence al least at Tuxedo, is said %
be anxious make the fight against Mr.. Oiell BIZ
he is looked upon here as too much OF an outs-
TO hold the party strength. and there would necs-
slrily be more less antlpathy among the farn-
ing and aboring classes to the candidacy Of /
Tuxedo cub man. TX X-State Senator Eugene
Ives who Is now a resident Of Rockland County, Is
thought to be the slate % the Democratic MANI.
gers for the Congress nomination II he can De "a.
duced to enter politics again. But his caniidacy
would also be subject 70 objections somewhat simi.
lar to Mr.. kane's.
The Democratic convention is 70 be held at Ram
apo tomorrow. Only A conspicuous ana popular
Democrat Of wide acquaintance and p-rsonal In
fiuencc in the district can hope 20 make coS
fight with Mr.. Odell: and Democrats of this sort are
not likely he found running for Office anywhee
this year While therefore. the Republican lead
deprecate anything like over-conhience or boast
ing. I is plain that they look Mr. olells chances
for election perhaps the best Republican
candidate has ever hal in this uncertain district
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11

third and Twenty-fourth wards then the XX1Nth
Assembly District IN the Legislature He was then
a County Democrat but left that body with Henry
D. Purroy in 1855 and has since been afh.ated with
the Wigwam. In 1896 he Tammany Alderman
from the Twenty-fourth Ward. and in 1881 was
elected Coroner on the Tammany Hal! ticket
JACOB A. MITTNACHT
Jacob A. Mittnach;. Of the candidates for
Coroner was born in New-York forty-four years
ago He is a member OF the firm Of Mittnacht 4
Kirk safe manufacturers. belongs to the T1mmany
General Committee Of the Hid Assembly Dsr!Ct.
md has been member OF the Assembly since l6J-
FREDERICK SMYTH
Frederick Smyth. renominated for Recorder. was
born in Galway ireland. and came to this coun-
try in his youth He became Recorder December
o. 1873 when he elected by the Board OF ~
pervisors Of New-yOr< County to succeed Recorder
John X Hackett In November. 1880. he was re-
elected for q term of fourteen years on the tnlted
Democracy ticket lie Is widely known among
the criminal classes Of the State and country, ara
has given many desperate criminals long sen
tences He has presided at most OF the important
murder trials held in this county IN recent years
CHARLES II. TRCAN.
Charles II Truax rcnomnated for Judge OF the
Supe rior Court. was born in Oneida county. y J.
lsfS In November of that year he was admitted
TO The BAR. and prac;.sei his profession WIN "
cess for several years. IN November, lN8'. MT.
Truav was elected Judge OF the superior court
for a term Of fourteen years, when VIII expire
on December 81 next
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
WOMEN ACTIVE AGAINsT TAMMANY.

WOMEN ACTIVE AGAINST TAMMAN1.
THE INFLUENTIAL COMMITTEE WHICH Is To
WORK WITH MRS JOSEPHINE SHAW LOW
ELLA MEETING TOMORROW.
The body Of women organized by Mrs. Josephine
Shaw Lowell 70 take an Sctive part in the move
for municipal reform Will adopt different meth
DDS in carrying on their work from those usually
taken. Many of the women represented in this or
ganlzaton. while desiring to al possible iniiu-
ence to bring about the good results at which they
aiming. are much averse to unnecessary pub
.city. The general idea Of the eader and her asso-
ciates to hoa frequent parior meetings and to
use home and social influences. House TO house
canvass T. not desired. and action Of this kind VIII
not be taken unless some change should be effected
when the announcement OF the various committees
is made This announcement viii be made at the
meeting ca!les ~ Mrs. Lowell for Friday. october
II. at =. m. IN ne Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hal. at Fourth-ave. and Twenty-third-st.
Al this meeting an address viii be given by Or.
Parkhurst on The Condition OF our city. and
WOnan's Relation to IT,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton has expressed herself
Interested in this organization. ana wrote
Mrs. Lowell ot her satisfaction at the later ac-
tion in accepting the place of leader Sne also
WrDte: III cannot express our opinions ana exert
oar influence on public interests Al the baot-box
can all the social and public Influence that
moral standard Of the city and state III "h'h We
live
william f. Dodge Mrs. Henry NJ Sander, Mrs
Robert Fulton cutting. Mrs. T. :. Macarthur Mrs
Richard Watson Glider, Mrs, William khlneiander
Haven ru'n,m Mre Yhegfr Il P1ekhamG c5arG MOSS M5s
RiacfwSH Ms Gharcs Duegln Mrs Arthur
Brooks Mrs Frederick Nathan; Mrs. lanes \
A6be MIR chares II Russell Mrs. Merritt Trim
bic Mrs loudinot Keith. Mrs f.. l.. fodk'n, MIS-.
! u urv } t'ou,Dt and Mrs. r. j. cross
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
ST. LAwRENcEs OFFER REJECTED.

SARATOGA oct 10 (SpeciaD The XNIIl Congress
District Republican Convention still remains In
deadlock after having taken j75 ballots. Including
Zg2 informal ani 2e3 formal ones. This morning the
first thirty ballots stood follows: 4. * Parker.
Of Potslaru. 81. L1wrenc" County. l.; General Win
sOr II. French Of Saratoga Springs, 9, and Judge y.
H. J.. Blker Of G.oversviile. Fulton County. &. The
St. Lawrence delegation then changed i;s vote 10
". l.. Proctor. Of OslcnShurR for "a time Finally
Judge John " kellogg Of ST. Lawrence. read
statement In behalf OF his delegation. offering -
support any gOoc ST. Lawrence County man II the
other delegates had an objection TO General Cur
It's This had effect. and finally the convention
q 4 1inurnel nntn mnrrOv
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11

last september, and December
18th | had a twelve pound baby
girl. When was confined !
VaS not SIX in any ray | did
not suffer any pain. and when
the child was born walked into
another room and went To bed.
keep your Extract of Smart
Weed on hand all the time. IL
was very cold weather and our
room was very cold but did
not take any cold, and never,
had any after pain or any otherl
pain. 1t was all due to God and
DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Prescrip-
ton and Compound Extract
of Smart Weed This is the
e;ohth living child and the
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
CONVENTIONS II RRooNLYN TONIGHT.

There will BE- three important nominating con
ventions in brooklyn this cvei..ns The Republican
CITY Convention will meet In the Palace Rink. In
Cl4rmoni-aVe.. 10 name cluuiiatri FOR Controller
AMI CIty Auditor. For the former oficr the lead
inc names 10 b. presented those of Horace T..
Dresser Henry \ Powell AMI Gcorg. W. Palmer
For CIV Auditor John *. Neal. L. sutton. II. "
Ringrose and James " Baker are the chief asr'-
rants There VIII hc C>2 del gates, aHd ". Cool
rich viii cali them TO order. The Independent Dem
ocrats will hold their cit Convention AZ the Jonn
ston Building tonight The presiding officer VIII
be- Edward VI Shepard. Il * expected that the
,norts TO secure union between tn" Republicans
and the independents viii he renewed this evening
The regular i, nOcra:s viii hold th"ir county
Convention tonight In the Athcneum. IN Atlantic
ave Candidates VIII be named FOR County clerk.
REGISTER OF Deeds ami County Treasurer George
: Barnard and George W. Glcnienring are az
plrants for the office of county clerk For Regis
ter Thomas ! Kenna ana NJ r.. Fnnegan
spoken Of. County Treasurer II. II. Adams viii
probably b. renOmn2ted
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB rLANs

Tn. Executive Committee ~ the Good Govern
n.r. clubs iai two-hour meeting yesterday nftcr-
noon at 80 - Nilliam-s'. In jh" Offices ~ j.
Augustus johnson. president ~ the council Of tn"
confaderatel clubs. Then g. announced that ~"
business had consisted chiefly in general Discus
sion" Mr Jo1nso" had expected the comm!ttc" 2"
decide thu lat. - the convention. h said later
that the convention would not rcconv'ne tl IA"
summons from the chairman. W. Harris Roome
~ definite course of action Will b" given out for
IA,
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
ANTI-MACH1NE REPUBLICAN SO,

The An,i-Machinc Republicans % The XXXth As-
scnby District held their Assembly Convention.
and together with the delegates from the NNIXth
Assembly District hc,I tn" Congress Convention
for the XVIII Congress District TneSla night AZ
the Of the Pulls Association. on" hundred-an
s.yenfv-eey,nth-st and W"bsier-aVc Theodore
Weber unanimously nominated for Assembly In
the XXXth District. The nomination ~ Mr.. Fair
child. Of Pelham. for Congress on the regular Re
publican ticket for the XNXth District was intorscd
hy the Antl-Machine men
Prime Pulls chairman of ;he convention. ad-
dressed the delegates and urgeI them TO use every
effort In their power to MAKE the election success.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
GOOD srEAKERs TO DE MEAED nERE.

TVVI NT-TlNN T'I'N TV T'T ITF'3N''' TI''E'''T
Chairman IIackett of the State committee :e-
ceivcd word at Republican headquarters yest'rH"N
that Governor Mckinley would speak ~ different
points in this State within thu next f." weeks
II" Nii speak in Rufialo on october -. and Ia
syracuse the following day. Mr. hIck"tt could
not announce positively any date for this cit'.
Congressman Serene =. Payne. of Auhhr' VIII al
dress a Republican mass-Teetins IN NcndeIF As
sernby Rooms Thursday. october - congress
man PayIe l. OF the Republican leaders IN
Congress ard handles National ana Stit' topics
i'm u mastery manner. Tnt meeting u sur" 7" DO
larGel; attended and enthusiastic.
General Stewart J.. Wo1dforc. Of ErooEItn. VIII
sneak nest Monday night at I.yr"um lIAN Ia East
Thirty -foUrth-si-
Congress. man Quicg Vas a caller ~ headquari"r-
Yesterday ana reported that Republican, prospects
,,rr, bright in the NINth District.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
POW merry
"SEC"
CHAMPAGNE NATURE (Yin Brut).
"Hlgh Grade Champagne of
uniform quality. -

at the cal stables across the street from head
quarters.
Colonel B.echcr. son Of Henry Ward Beecher'
was in to-day eaid Mr.. Ellis and he says MI
ShenarJ'e rnoven,ent is rounlly denounced In Brook
lyn as a revolt against the recognized Democratic
party OF the Stat"." >, ,,
senator Iul's tour has been scheduled. lie VIII
sneak al Syracuse to-day at Binghamton to-mor-
October l3 at Oneonta. october 10 az slra
October IL at Rochester. October 10 at Buffalo
Ociobe, ~ at jamestown and Oedn. october - Mt
Cooper Union IN this city. October ~ ar AlpahN
and Saturday. November 3 at Elmra.
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11

! REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS HELD JTDsON LAW
son AGAIN CANDIDATE
Some Of the Republican conventions which met
last night TO nominate candidates for the Assembly
! were adjourned. but others finished their work
Those In the With. IXth. XVIIth and XXIsi were
postponed until tomorrow night; those in the rst
and GIId Assembly districts went until Satur-
day evening and those In the Nth. vim and
XXIId Assembly districts until Monday.
In the IVth. XVIII and XVIIIth districts the
venton appointed committees Of conference TO
similar committees from organizations in the dis
tricts opposed to Tammany. with "A view to agreeing
upon union candidates.
There was a lively time the convention in the
Id District. at No ! Chambers-st.. John Daniels
chairman Joseph Levcnson and the chairman had
a long war of words. which ended by the chair
mans calling upon the police to put Ievenson out.
order was finally restored. and a. Sbarbaro and J.
Ievenson placed in nomination. Mr.. Leven-
son declined allow the of his name, and Mr..
Sbarbaro declared the choice OF the convention
by acclamation Oliver Sumner Teall made
speech calling upon the delegates to look out for
illegal registration.
In the With District convention. held at No 7il
Fifth-st. the choice S ,muel J. Lederer. who
received 43 votes, against for Thomas J. Fltz-
simmons. Mr.. Lederer is a baker in East Houston
St. and has twice been unsuccessful candidate
for the Assembly.
The convention in the Xth District met at No.
2i3 East Thrtecnth-st. Hermann Haussmann and
Hiram Kirk placed in nomination. Hauss-
mann selected the candidate by vote OF
80 TO l9
The XIIth District Republican Convention nom
mated Frederick Bartes.
The Republicans OF the XVIII District met at
No 25 East Thirty sixth-st.. and nominated Philip
r smith He Is a machinist and Ives at No:
525 Second-ave. He is thrty-iive years old. and
born IN Ireland
At the convention In the XVIII District. held
No. POS East Fifty -second-st., Charles Stein
berg nominated.
In the XXth District the convention nominated
John Tnsiey. Mr. Tinsey is r.sident Of the Ivy
club He IL a paperhanger. and lives at No. 40
East Seventy -secOnd-st
The convention in the XXIIId Assembly District
met al No. l02 West Eghty-second-st., and re-
nominated Judson Lawson. the builder by accla-
nation Mr.. Lawson received the nomination OF the
Good Government club. which met Tuesday
evening at No. 20 West One hundred and fourth
ST Mr.. Lawson represented the XXllId Assembly
District last year and made fine record
the NNlNth District Republicans nominated Louis
II. Bold.
The XXvth District Republicans nominated George
Moore.
In the XXVIth District IL T. Andrews was nom-
In the XXVlIth the nominee was T. William
Reinhart
In the NNNI1Ith District the Republicans nomi-
mated John W Hamilton.
The Anti-Machne Republican Organlzailo ho,I its
convention for the NNXh Assembly District at lit.
ner's Hall Theodore Weberg nominated for the
Assembly. Nj Weberg was the nominee OF the Re
publican party for that Office last year
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
MR. ROOSEVELT FOR THE WHOLE TICKET
EARNESTLY DESIRING THE SUCCESS OF STRONG
AND MORTON TROUBLE OVER ro-
IITICAI ASSESSMENTS


Washington oct 10 Special lD-Theodore Roosc-
Welt has returned from his vacation ir excellent
health and nnc spirits and is already up to hts ell
bows and eyes In work much of which had ac"u-
mulated In his absence Hc was reluctant 10 dis
cuss politics with a star reporter but did allow
himself 10 cxrreas ,arnest hope FOR the election
o. colonel strong and the whole Good Govern
mcnt ticket IA NtwNork city. Ia reply 10 "A
question aboui tho state campaign he said
do not believe II would be- proper FOR mo. occu-
pying tho position DO 10 give expression to opn-
a Republican. and hope that senator Hin viii
be- defeated rot only on that account but be
don't know what effect Everett = Whcecrs cam
paign as candidate will have upon the result
However IA much prefer to say nothing about
politics.
The reporter suggested that Mr. Roosevelt, might
have something to say about the Civil Service
Commission. ana he replied
Yes ! have We are having trouble with the
Treasury department. but just now "" are having
most troub" over this matter Of political assess-
ton year in which We have had half 80 much. The
recent decision OF the Department of justice that
him TO- contribnie money for campaign purposes
ala not come within the provisions OF the law pro-
from the clerks has initiated against the 'tv Ser
vice Commission IN It's efforts to stop the foul bust
ness The law to my mind. plainly covers cases
where demands FOR contributions are made by let
ter. but the Attorney General thinks dirercnty The
Commission Is very anxious 10 get decision 10y the
courts. Inv"s'Isations YER orlcr.d today into
two big offices outside OF Washington where the
employees being called upon To subscribe to
campagn funds. II can get no Ofhcr satiSfac-
tion We can at least warn the clerks and employees
that their official positions will not be In any way
jeopar,lIzcd by n refusal To acccde 10 the demands
for contributions and We shall lay the matter as
strongly possible before the President and Con
gress.
Did not the Commission request the Attorney
General to bring "A case in which the matter OF
political assessment % Government clerk by let
Tor might bc scttcd?' inquired the reporter
1T did" replied Mr.. Roosevelt but the Attor
ncy- General has not done AZ | happen to be
speaking Of points OF difference with Mr.. Olney |
would also Ike to express my hearty admiration
OF his course during the riots. Senator Davis
President cleveland and the Attorney General
tanly deserve we'll OF the country for their action
at that critical time
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
HOWARD 4 TAYLOR To VOTE FOR MORTON.

Howard \ Tayo-, law partner OF ". y. Horn
blower. IL Democrat. but hc IS going To vot" for
Morton for Governor. unless something unexpected
happens lie asked Yesterday what h" thought
of Everett y. Whcclrr's nomination. "lts good
ihing." he replied "Anything that viii bury H
so NJ. won't be- rcsurrcrteI IS a good thing I don't
speak fCr my finn. NJ polliira are my own. II
voting foT Mr Wheeler VIII encompass Hills de-
feat most efTeciuny. then he'll get my vote but
sNurct -c vote for Morton. \ vote f"r Wheeler
would bo only half vote against Iil while =
vote for Morton would amount 20 t"ic" as much
L. goes against m" grain or M o. vote FOR Re
publican. hut expect TO vote for to'6 Morton Eli
frDrL
New-York tribune., 1894-10-11
SUBMISSION or THE AMENDMENTS.

Albany. oct 10 SpociaD.-Tammany' efforts to
have the ballots which the amendments to the
Constitution Will be submitted numbered In pairs
Will be fruitl"ss. General Palmer. Secretary Of
State. SAYS that the manner OF submitting the
amendments was provided by the convention Itself
and he has only to follow instructions He
rcVed Attorney General IlancOck's opinion which
supports the position he had already taken The
plan Of having the ballots numbered was for the
benefit Of the illiteratc voter who would be in
structed which number to discard.