Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-28
NEWS PARAGRAPHS,

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THE cruiser New York has left Rio for
San Lucia.
EIGHTEEN were killed by the Santan-
der explosion.
KING LEOPOLD, of Belgium, refuses to
permit the cabinet to resign
GILES, CLoUGH & Co. will build anoth-
er glass factory at Redkey, Ind.
A BOOM for Congressman Crisp for
vlce-presldent has been started in Geor-
gia.
REPORTS from Mile Lac reservation
indicate possible outbreak among the
900 Chippewa Indians.
JAMES MCFARLAND, of Danville, H.,
killed himself III his room at Franklin
Grove. lie was in poor health.
JOHN r. RICE, the cowboy preacher.
has been placed in jail at Scranton, Pa,
for holding disorderIy meetings.
FOURTEEN tramps, on their way to Join
CoXey's army, were arrested and sent
to the workhOuse at indianapolis.
Patrick CASH, ex-chief of police of
Williamsbridge, n. Y, was acquitted of
the charge of killing James Cleary.
AT Roma, Tex, two boys, aged Is,
in love with the same girl, fought duel
with daggers. One was fatally hurt.
THE Rev. Mr.. Allen, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Blandinsville, ILL.,,
has been found guilty of immortality.
IT was decided by the Iowa legisIa-
ture to adjourn April 6. Perry's bill
against insurance combines was passed.
SHOCKING cases of cruelty at the coun-
ty poor farm are reported by a Kansas
City, Mo, paral ytic who was discharged.
CONGRESSMAN w. /. WILSON is now
pronounced out of danger and expects
to leave San Antonio for Washington at
once.
UNION PACIFIC employees may "resign"
In order to avoid punishment for con-
tempt Of court by calling the movement
q strike.
Mrs. BARCLAY HOG, an aged widow Of
Johnstown, Pa, was terribly abused bv
robbers who thought she had money
hidden
DISPATCHES from Ontario intimate that
England is delaying Behring Sea legisal-
ton in order to benefit the Canadian
searlers.
DISCOVERY and development OF valua-
bic coal mines have increased the pop
ulation of Toluca, Ill, from 200 to 5000
IN year.
MIS-. JAY WEsTFALL, who was injured
in the gasoline explosion at Belvidere,
H., died OF her hurts The three
other victims are recovering.
GEORGE w. WRIGHT, of Grand Rapids
Mich, IN resisting d replevin, stabbed
Deputy Sheriff COwan and his wife fired
on the officers. Both were overpowered
and arrested.
CAPT. JAMES NJ. MCDONALD was elected
president of the Pacific Bank at San
Francisco, Cal. This is expected to
help out the $4,000 depositors in the
defunct bank.
L. A. WHrTEsIDE and j. A. Andrews,
clerks of the Southern Pacific, and A.
B. Greenwald and Mr.. Greenwald,
ticket brokers, have been arrested at
San Francisco on charge of forgery in
manipulating railroad tickets that had
been used once.
PRESIDING ELDER VANHoRNE, of Rock
ford, Ill.,, has appointed April % as a
day of Thanksgiving in the Dixon dis
trict. The reason is that there have
been more than 900 conversions in the
Methodist churches during the winter.
THE value Of the cargo of guns and
munitions of war, owned by the Brazil
ian government and captured by De
Mello, is $3.50, 900. The cargo consisted Of
artillery and Krupp guns, 800 Mauser
rifles, SO tons Of smokeless powder and
100000 cartridges.
SALIIE HARPER, of Charleston, w. Va,
a es oectable married woman, was as
sat 1t ID, and when found was nearly
de; d and her mind had become I'M
balanced.
SMALLPOX has broken out at Monee,
III. Two children are affected.
THE Bishop building at Aurora, ILL.,,
was damaged $1,000 by a gas explosion.
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navigation, the earliest date IN its his
tory.
A NUMBER of buildings at Helena
Mont, were damaged by fierce wind
storm.
RICHARD PRINCE, farm hand, was
killed at Harvard, Ill.,, by q fall from
freight train.
AN operate manager has offered
Madeline Pollard $500 week to star in
his company.
Tony MULLANE's wife has ordered him
arrested at Cincinnati for contempt in
not paying her alImony.
Two tramps were killed in a freight
train wreck on the Nickel Plate road
near Fort Wayne, Ind.
THREE HUNDRED delegates, represent
ing seven states. attended the irrigation
convention at Omaha, Neb.
MILTON l.. JONES, clerk of Snow,
Church & Co., of New York, was ar
rested for embezzling $4,000.
TWELVE patrolmen who were dis
charged at indianapolis, Ind, will sue
the police board for damages.
DIR. CHAPMAN closed his religious re-
vIval at Decatur, III. One thousand
people signed confession cards.
EIGHT convicts working on the roads
| near Little Rock, Ark, made q dash for
liberty and four negroes escaped.
L. B. ROBINSON, the largest merchant
in the Indian Territory, made general
assignment of his store at Ardmore.
ALABAMA negroes favor the emigra-
ton of their race to Liberia, but think
the white people should foot the bills.
THREE women and babe were
burned by a gasoline explosion at
Belvidere, Ill. Mrs. Westtall will die.
Mrs. BELLE JONES barely escaped