Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-01-03
CHICAGO HAPPENINGS.

M ARTIN BURK, d h1ghWayman, was
sent to prison for fourteen years.
EDWARD BARTLETT, employed in the
Austin electric light plant, was killed by
an electric shock.
P. Lyons, a clerk in NJ Burgg's Jew
elry store, was arrested charged with
stealing articles from the store.
STRIKING bakers are growing more
confident. They expect the bosses to
give up the contest early next week.
By discovery of a new witness in the
Wllmette tragedy the chain of evidence
around Charles Goodrich is complete.
THE Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Company intends to begin work as soon
as Mayor Hopkins signs the ordinance.
SLOT telephone machines, to head off
non-subscribers, is the latest scientific
device in Chicago to add to the COM
pany's revenues.
B. T. KoUTNEY, a teamster, fell from
his wagon and was killed.
LUCIUs NEwBERRY, a 17-months-old
child, pulled lamp from a table and
was burned to death.
MEYER kRAULCLETT II years old, fell
from the Twelfth Street bridge and was
drowned III the river.
MORTGAGE sharks are doomed. A
bank which will loan small sums to per-
sons III need is to be founded shortly.
WILLIAM Won ZEDLUTz, said to have
swindled many confding Germans who
have homes unpaid for. is under arrest.
By vote of So to 13 the Council
passed the ordinance asked for by the
Northwestern Elevated Railroad Com
pany.
A coRoNER's jury held Police Officers
Michael Healy and Thomas Moran
to the grand jury for killing E. A. Mel
son.
A RULE requiring actual delivery Of
grain to be made to the buyer is being
considered by a Board ofTrade commit
tee.
A DEFICIT of 50. 72O, 914 in the city's
finances is shown in the report Of eX-
Mayor Swift's expert, presented to the
Council.
OFFICERS of the American Building
and Loan Society are making strenuous
efforts to prevent appointment Of a re-
ceiver.
EDITOR STEAD's blunt words about the
duties of possessOrs of wealth created a
stir at the joint meeting of Women's
clubs.
The wholesale dry goods house of II.
+. Patrick q Co., 226 Adams Street, was
closed by the sheriff. Shortly after the
sheriff took possession the firm made
an ASST gnment. The liabilities are esti-
mated at 100000 and assets $780, 900.
EX-CoLLEcToR Manner was appointed
superintendent Of public service at the
county board meeting.
IN spite OF stories Of want and desti-
tuition labor agents say applications for
employment were never SO few
l. l.; Do L =,
byterian Board Of Missions is said to be
due tC his recent change Of belief.
A BURGLAR who invaded flat occu-
pied by four young women was Rugged
by one Of the number by mistake.
EMPLOYEES of four more bakeries joined
their idle fellows. A general strike
agains the new rules may be ordered.
A MILLION dollars is needed by the
Central Relief Association and agents
will endeayor to secure it by subscrip
ton.
COMPTROLLER WETHERELL has arranged
with repositories of city funds to pay
maturing bonds and the interest ac-
count.
ATTORNEY GENERAL NIoLoNEY is in
vestigating the American Building and
Loan Society and may ask for a re-
ceiver
The Rev O. E. Murray, pastor of the
Morgan Park Methodist Church, was
hanged in efiigy and the suburbanites
are indignant.
THE widow Of c. r. Woodwork,
found dead in bed at the Briggs House,
was invited to Iowa to talk it over" by
the man who last saw him alive.
SIX new cases of smallpox were dis
covered in one day.
P. J. CoYLE, out Of employment,
killed himself with a razor.
THE First Regiment Armory, burned
some months ago, will be rebuilt.
GEORGE SHERWOOD, conspicuous res
ident Of Chicago, died from the grippe
MAYoR-ELECT HOPKINS will make many
changes in the water and street depart
mentS.
Two unknown men walked off Van
Buren, Street into the river and were
drowned.
ARMOUR INSTITUTE, its president and
its founder, have been threatened with
destruction by a dynamite crank.
SAMUEL NELSON was disorderly and re-
sisted arrest He was shot dead by
Police Officers Thomas Moran and
Michael Healy. The officers are under
arrest charged with murder.
CARSON, PRIZE, SCOTT & Co. made
Christmas donation to the Columbian
Museum of $25. 900 worth of stock.
DIRECTOR GENERAL DAVIS has ordered
q medal for members of tha HusSarS