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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28

duck hunting in small boat on Coles
river, Mass. are believed to be drowned
Their capsized boat was found.
Joseph Dreyfus u Co., corn mer-
chants of London and Paris, who have
called q meeting of their creditors, with
liabilities estimated at 100000, are not
connected with Louis Drefuss or Drey-
fus Freres.
George Sweringer, who is under ar
res at Buchanan, Mich, for committing
deadly assault upon his father-in-aW
August Vetter, is also wanted in North
Dakota for murder committed there six
years ago. He will probably be surren-
dered to the Dakota authorities and stand
chance of suffering the death penalty.
An attempt was made to wreck the
last east-bound mail on the Lake Shore
road near Conneaut, O. The would-be
train Wreckers placed q pile of ties across
the track. Fortunately a tracilwalker dis
covered the obstruction and removed the
ties before the train came along.
Coke Brothers & Co., the largest indi-
y1dual operators in the anthracite coal
regions in Pennsylvania, have made a re-
ductlon of 40 cents ton at the mines.
Pauline Hall will sue Rev. DR.. Jenk-
ms of the First Presbyterian church at
Sioux City, Ia, because he characterized
her show as of the ''Black Crook order.
Mrs. w. Ell. Robinson, wealthy wom-
dli VI 1NISS. N1lCu, was arrested Oh Il
charge of receiving stolen goods. She sur
rendered several hundred dollars worth of
jewelry.
DIR. G. A. Lindsey, secretary of the
Massachusetts state board of health
thinks that the typhoid fever cases at
Wesleyan college were caused by diseased
oysters.
Rev. Thomas Ducey of ST. Leo's
Catholic church, New York has been
formally forbidden, it is said, by Archbish,
op COrrlgan to appear at LeXoW committee
meetings.
The Compagnie Des Assurances Gen
erales is suing the American Life Assur-
ance company in Paris for damages for
unfair competition by means of pamphlets
and circulars.
The change in the insurance law of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will
permit members to take out policies for
either $500, $1,000 or $500, instead of
being compelled to carry $500 policy, as
under the present law
"A Vienna dispatch says that Gar
Nicholas, in consultation with the grand
dukes, declared it to be his intention to
abolish the secret court police and the state
of siege, and said that he was in favor of
the freedom of the press.
The Missouri Pacific has withdrawn
from the Western Passenger association,
which will probably go to pieces as a re-
suit.
The amount of gold withdrawn by the
subscribers to the new bond issue will
probably be from $S,00O.O0O to $4,000
000
The Thames river overfowed the
grounds of Eaton and Oxford colleges
and did much damage to other parts of
London.
United States Attorney Jackson at
Muskogee, l. T., has received a letter
from Bill Cook threatening to kill him if
he makes any further attempt to exter-
inmate the gang
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
PAT DIV WEIR On THE RACK.
Another Tannnnany Soteilite Cited to
Show Cause Why He Should
Not be removed.

New York, Nov. 23.-Patrick Diver.
police .stice of the city of New York,
may he compelled to show cause why he
should not be deprived of his judicial
function. A petition with that end in
view has been lodged with Joseph +.
DAILY, chief judge of the court of com
mon pleas.
The petition alleged on information and
belief that Diver IS habitually careless.
negligent and inefficient in the discharge
of the duties of his office; that he has
been guilty Of maIfeasance in office; that
he has scandalOusly and disgracefully of
tered brides to secure the Justification of
election returns; that he has been in
conspiracy and collision with green goods
sWlndlers and that he has engaged in pub
lie brawls, to the degradation of his office
and his own personal Disagreement.
The petition is signed by five taxpay-
ers of this city, of whom one is Isaac
Funk, the publisher and another Charles
10. Sprague, president of the Union Dime
Savings bank. The petitioners do not
represent any organization, but are act
Ing in their individual capacity
The law provides that charges against
a police justice may be tried publicly be-
fore the judges Of the court of common
pleas. Diver was appointed police JUS
tee by Mayor Hugh J. Grant. 1t is not
of record that he had practiced or read
law, being at the time Of his appointment
the keeper of a saloon on Park row. The
pay Of police Justice IS 10000 a year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
PORT ARTHUR HAS FALLEN.
Japanese Capture the Navel Strong
hold of China-The Route Now
Open to Pekin.

Che Foo, Nov. 24-Dispatches have
been received here stating that the Jap
anese captured Port Arthur on Wednes-
day last, after eighteen hours fighting
This naturally makes Japan the master
Of the situation, as it opens up the way
fer an advance upon Pekin. The Japan
csc warships are now free to enter the
gulf of Pe-Chi-Li in which the Chinese
squadron has been shut up, and as such
action would be the natural outcome of
the Port Arthur victory, another naval
engagement is likely. The result of the
fight could go 10 other way than against
China, as her feet is in Il crippled cOndi-
ton and much weaker than the Japanese
squadron, which has been cruising just
outside the entrance to the gulf for the
past few weeks, awaiting q favorable
chance to give battle to the enemy.
The second japanese army under the
command of Field Marshal Count Oyama,
minister of war, consisted of about 10000
men, and when this force arrived off the
Regents Sword prOmOntory it was divid-
ed into two detachments, one of which,
aided by the japanese feet, operated
against TalienWan, while the other di-
rected it's movements against Kin Chow,
on the western side Of the promontory,
some miles north of Port Arthur. Talien-
wan and Kin Chow were both captured,
after which the army again combined and
the march on Port Arthur was com
r1op
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
PITZEL IN ST. LOUIS.
chicago Police Think the Supposed
Murdered Man is in the Land
of the Living.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 23.-The Chicago
police have obtained a clue regarding Ben
Jamin +. Pitzel. the accomplice of II. II.
Holmes, alias Howard, who is now de-
tanned at Philadelphia on charges of bav-
ing swindled an insurance comnanv ont
of $4,000. This amount was nlaced ON
PltzePs life, and on September last a
body supposed to have been his was found
in Philadelphia.
1t was found that Pitzel had vacated
his flat apartments on May 1, and that
the furniture had been stored at 497
SlXty-third street On or about August 1
last he was in the city, ostensibly to
make arrangements regarding the remov-
al Of his household effects to st. Louis
where he intended to make his home for
the winter. The st. Louis address was
given as 2306 Michigan street.
A letter was received from Pitzel from
st. Louis in which he promised to soon
clear the standing indebtedness on his
furniture and effect it's removal Four
letters have been written to Pitzel at
81. Louis ana none have been returned,
despite the fact that the precaution was
taken to place the writer's address with
the usual request for return on the out
S!de OF each envelope. This the police
think. shows that if Pitzel is not alive
and living at st. Louis, someone is repre-
senting him there who knows every detail
connected with his business transactions.
The handwriting of the ST. Louis letter
corresponds with that of the one mailed
at Philadelphia by Pitze
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
KATE WAS NOT MURDERED.
Miss Durkee Did Not Fall n Victim to
the Insurance SWindIer.


the Insurance Swind1er.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 22-Jeptha D.
Howe the young st. Louis lawyer who,
in connection with III. H. Holmes, is
charged with defrauding a local insur-
ance company out of $4,000, reached
Philadelphia at noon today from Wash
ington where he stopped over on his way
at the depot by Marshall f. Mcdonald of
ST. Louis, who is the law partner of
young Howe's brother, and together they
went to the Office of Superintendent of
Police Linden, where he surrendered
himself From what Mcdonald says, the
posed upon by Holmes. A. S. L. Shields,
the noted criminal lawyer, will defend
Howe
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22-Miss Kate
Durkee, whose connection with Holmes,
the insurance swindler, has been so wide
ly heralded, and who it was thought
might have been murdered, is living in
this city with her brother, the assistant
auditor of the Burlington road. Miss
Ealrkee says that she only knew Holmes
through his wife, with whom she was in
innate in her childhood. She had visited
Mrs. Holmes frequently in Chicago and
during one of her visits the real estate
deal which has brought her into promi-
nence was transacted. This was about
four years ago. Miss Durkee was sum-
moned to Omaha by telegraph on ac-
count of the sudden illness of her brother
and she left without an opportunity to
explain her unexpected departure. This,
she believes, is the explanation of the
theory that she was murdered. Last
August Miss Durkee again went to Chi
cago. Holmes was out of the city and
she was told by Ms. Holmes that he
had gone to Philadelphia to attend to
some business regarding an insurance
case. Miss Durkee says she is almost
sure that the name mentioned was Pitzel
and that Holmes went in behalf of Mrs.
Pitzel.
indianapolis, Ind. Nov 22.-The insur-
sEce company which insured and paid the
$4,000 policy on the life of Pitzel on
September "a, a few days afterward re-
ceived letter from Mrs Pitzel thanking
them for their promptness and expressing
gratitude for the consideration shown her
and her children. This letter was car
ried and scattered broadcast as an adver-
tisement for the company. The letter is
reproduced verbatim, and is preceded by
the company's statement that satisfactory
evidence of PitzePs death had been Sc
cured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
PLAYED A BOLD GAME
Detectives Run Down a Trio Of
Life Insurance
SWindlerS.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 20.-The grand
jury yesterday afternoon found true bill
against Herman Midget, alias H II.
Holmes. now prisoner in Boston; Jep-
tina D. Howe, the st. Louis lawyer who
collected the insurance money on Is. +.
Pitzel's policy for the latter's widow, and
the widow herself The Indictment reads
for conspiracy to cheat and defraud,"
but officials Of the Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance company, which was defrauded
out of $4,000 by the game, believe. that
Pitzel was murdered and that his body
was the burned body found at 1916 Cal
low Hill street on September last and
identified as that of 3. E. Perry. The
detectives, however, have practically
abandoned the murder theory, and now
think they are on the track of Pitzel in
the person of man calling himself B. T.
Lyman, whose whereabouts they refuse
to divulge. They state that Mrs. Pitzel
has made q confession substantially the
same as that of Holmes. except that she
believes her husband to be in South Amer
lea. She has not seen him since the al
legged crime was committed Holmes
when arrested claimed that the body
found NV che firemen had been secured by
himself and Pitzel from a st. Louis med
ical student and shipped in trunk. Then,
as the confession runs, it was tucked
away in the real estate agents bed, sub
fired. The Philadelphia officers who in
vestigated the case could find no trace of
the trunk and professed to believe that
Holmes had really caused the death of
his old colleague. Holmes is credited
with being systematic swindler, his vic
Tins being scattered all over the country.
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 20.-Lawyer
Albert W. Wishard was instructed by tele
graph from Philadelphia today to file suits
for the recovery of the money obtained by
III. M. Howard, now under arrest at BOs-
ton, part of which is now on deposit in
bank in this city. The title of the COM
plant filed is the Fidelity Mutual Life as
ISOLATION against II. M. Howard alias IL.
M. Holmes, alias Herman Mudgett and
Georgiana Howard. The plaintiff alleges
that he is engaged In the business of life
insurance and that he issued a policy on
the life of one B. T. Pitzel for $1,000; that
by a mistake on the part of the plaintiffs
the deception and fraudulent representa-
ton on the part of the defendant the said
Howard received the sum of $4,000; that
afterward the plaintiff discovered that q.
+. Pitzel was till alive; that the proofs of
the claim were spurious and fraudulent
and made for the express purpose of cheat
ing the plaintiff out of the insurance money;
that he defendant fled the country turning
over and paying to his codefendant,
Georgiana Howard a large portion of the
$4,000. which the defendant deposited in
the bank nthis city. An affidavit for S
writ of attachment is also filed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
GRAVE ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Five Students of a Kansas City Medical
College Jailed.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 23.-Five stu
dents of the University Medical college
of this city were arrested at an early
hour this morning in Oak Grove Gene
terry, Kansas City, Kas., in the act of
rokbing graves. Their names were Zim-
norman, Durant, Hinton, Hopper and
Ryburn. At II o'clock word was received
at police headquarters that grave robbers
were at work in the cemetery, and po-
lice wagon with several officers drove to
the scene. A search of the grounds was
made, but no signs of the robbers could
be found. The party started back, but
were stopped few blocks from the ceme-
terry by man who said he could guide
them to the right place. He led the party
to the eastern outskirts of the cemetery.
They found a man sitting in buggy on
the east side, but upon going to the place
where the men had been digging they
found the robbers had fled, but had left
traces of their work. The man in the
buggy gave the names of the students
whom he had driven to the cemetery,
and they were all arrested and lodged in
jail, but subsequently released on bond.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
MISHAP TO A FERRYBOAT.
The Netherlands SnnasheS Her Cabin
and Injuries Four People at
New York.

New York, Nov. 23.-The ferryboat
Netherlands, from Hoboken, in making
her slip at the foot of Berkeley street to-
day, struck the bulkhead, tearing out the
latter part of the mems cabin and in
juring four passengers. The boat had
come safely through the fog which over
hung the North river until close to the
entrance to the company's slip, when
tugboat doomed up ahead and in order
to avoid a collision the wheelman changed
his course.
Police Officer Quirk, who was on duty
at the entrance to the ferry heard the
crash and the cries of the panic-stricken
passengers. He jumped into boat and
rowed alongside, where he saw a number
of persons clinging to the broken wooden
work and rails. The aftercabin was bad
ly wrecked, but fortunately only four Of
the passengers needed medical aid. Their
names are: l.. II. Robelats, manager of
the Equitable Insurance company, scalp
wound; Frank Olthaus, laborer, Hoboken,
cut ON right hand; j. G. Saxton, East
Orange, cut on right hand; Fred Rein
hold, New York, right knee injured.
The damaged boat steamed back TO
Hoboken, where she laid up at the COM
pany'S slim
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
ATTEMPT TO ROB A BANK.

Safe in the State Bank at Nortonvi11e
Kas., Blown Open.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 24.-An attempt was
made to rob the state bank at Nortonville
early this morning The door of the vault
was battered and the outer rim of the
safe door was blown eff, but the robbers
was evidently frightened away as they
did not complete the job and secured
nothing Nothing was known of it until
this morning and there is no clue. A
horse and buggy that was taken during the
night was found near Atchison this morn
ing, and it is supposed the robbers used it
in making their escape.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
MUDGETT'S HOME.
The Wife of the Alleged Insurance Swind-
Ter Resides at TiIton. n. Y.

IL
Tilton n. Y, Nov 21-The identity of
II. III. Howard, alias Holmes, who is un-
der arrest at Boston, charged with defraud-
ing the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
company out of $4,000, has been clearly
established here as a native of this state
Herman w. Mudgett. His wife, in an
interview during which she was first made
acquainted with the true character of her
husband, gives much interesting infOrma-
ton regarding his early life She is living
here quietly with the 15-year-old son and
is supporting herself by dressmaking. She
says she married Mudgett in Loudon,
this state more than sixteen years ago,
and that for a long time he taught school
in CINNAMON and Alton. Afterwards he
studied medicine at Burlington, Vt, and
later at the Michigan university, during
which time she resided with her father at
LoudOn Sho finally joined him at Ann
Arbor but returned to GilmantOn. Then
she lost all trace of the man after he visit
ed her in 1888 and told her he was going
to Chicago on business until he came to
her home about two weeks ago. He only
remained but few hours, when he left
for Boston, promising to come again soon.
Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-The FitZel
mystery deepens as time wears on. To
day many theories in regard to the mys-
terry were knocked in the head by the an
nouncement that 3. T. Pitzel, the sup
posed murdered man was seen in Chicago
less than two weeks ago by Mr.. Ryan,
business man of Chicago. Pinkerton
detectives have taken up the clue and it
is believed that Pitzel will be produced
within a few DAYS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL.
Young Man Arrested at Clinton, n. Y, for
Intimidating a Widow.

Intimidating Widow.
Utica, n. Y, Nov. 23.-Mrs: Mary
Dwight, wife of the late Judge Theodore
W. Dwight of Clinton, went to New York
city about two weeks ago intending to
spend the winter there. A few days later
she received an unsigned letter demanding
that she leave $1,000 in certain spot near
her house in Clinton on the night of No
vember 20, or her property would be
burned The writer warned her that if
she attempted to ascertain who it was
that made the demand she would be killed.
Mrs. Dwight handed the letter to her
brother, Dwight H. Olmstead of New
York, and detective was employed. The
detective went to Clinton, and as the re-
suit of his investigations, Peter Kelly,
student at the Clinton Union school, Clar,
ence Kellogg, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Dan
iel O.. Mcintyre, Bert Jones and Calvin
Barber were arrested. Kelly made con.
fession duplicating the others. All except
Mcintyre pleaded not guilty and were dis
charged by the local justice.
Mcintyre, who is a member Of the class
of go, Hamilton college, and a son of
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre, re-
fgused to plead until the arrival of his
father, who has been telegraphed for.
Kelly says he wrote the letter to Mrs.
Dwight at the suggestion of his associates,
Mcintyre denies participation IN the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
THE MURDERER CONFESSES
Charles Hart Admits that He Killed
the Good Children at
Paulding, Q.

Toledo o., Nov. PA special to the
Blade says Charles Hart, who with his
brother-in-law, Clarence Brindle, are held
for the murder of the children, Elsie and
Ashby Good, at Paulding, O., confessed to-
day. He rayished the little girl and muir
dered both. The confession was made
this morning in the presence of Sheriff
Staley and two detectives. After the con-
fesson the sheriff wenS to the spot indicated
by Hart and dug up the knife with which
the deed was done. The details of the
confession will not be made public until the
trial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
BIG FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD.
Three-fourths of Block Swept
Over and the Flames
Still Raging.

Springfield, Ill.,, Nov. 24.-About 1 80
a. M. fire started in the Lyon & Smith
Transfer company barn, on South street,
between Washington and Adams, and
spread to Titles livery stable, Salten-
STEMS, undertaken; Anderson, tailor shop;
old state armory and the Palace hotel
twenty-five head of horses were in the
transfer barn and a number of carriages
and transfer equipment. Three-fourths of
a block were burned away, and the fire
is still burning at $50 a. m. Estimates
as to the amount of damage cannot be
given
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
Markets by Telegraph.

Flour-Quiet Wheat-Stead-
ss M Nav 5 55BPng Gornsfea SG No. g. @
Oats-Ac lower; No 2 white, 3115c; No. 3
white, BIG. Ba IdeyyscQ No; 2 53Ac;
sample on track, o2ao0c; RyeLSteady; No:
lard, 600 cash.
New York - Close = Wheat = Deem
Der, 577kc; May, 62Ac bid. Corn-December
Sic; May 5213c. Oats-December, 331sc
bid; May, 357sc.
St. Louis Wheat-Firm; cash, sos !;
December, 5O1hc; May, 55a4c Corn-Lower;
cash, 4415c; December, 447sc; January 4312c;
May, 45$sc. Oats--Lower; cash, soc asked !;
May, 32Sc. Pork-Quiet; 1880. Lard
Higher; steam, $50; choice, 6.95 Lead
BETTER 2.921a@2. 90. Spelter-Dull, $40 bid
FlaXseed-Dull, lao.
Toledo-Wheat-D unchanged; No. 2
cash and November, 53a4c; December, $3.50;
May, $3.50; No. 2 white, soc. Corn-Dun,
steady; No 2 mixed, acc; No. mixed, 44c;
No. 4 mixed, 42c No. 3 yellow, 45c. Oats
Dull, steady; No. 2 mixed, 3Oc; No. white,
2215c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
A B0OKKEEPER'S HAUL.
The National Shoe and Leather
Bank of New York Robbed
of 1854. 900.

New York, Nov. PA ook-keeper in
the National Shoe and Leather bank dis
appeared a few days ago. A national
bank examiner has just finished ar in
vestigation which dscloses a defalcation
of 1854 200. The bank has capital of
100000 and a surplus of 100000,
leaving an Impairment of capital of about
S150,00Q, which will at once be made
good by the stockholders.
The name of the defaulting clerk is
Samuel G. Seeley. His residence is on
Halsey street. Brooklyn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
BRAZIL IS LENIENT.
Exi1ed and Imprisoned Rebels Pardoned
by Decree of President MoSaes.

Exi1ed and Imprisoned Rebels Pardoned
by Decree of President MoSaes.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 23.-Senor
Mendonca, the Brazilian minister, has not
yet been officially notified of the decree
granting amnesty to political offenders in
Brazil issued by President Moraes. The
decree is intended, Of course, to apply to
the cases of the participants in the re-
cent revolution, he says. IAN amnesty
is in effect a PARDON said the minister.
ut is the most 'enient action taken by
civilized nations whose citizens have re-
belled 1t is all that the officers would
ask and more than they had a right to
expect. No doubt the officers who have
exiled themselves from Brazil since the
revolution would be glad to accept the
pardon and return"
Minister Mendonca says that the decree
gives evidence of the stability of the gov
eminent, and shows that it has no fears
that the rebellious movement is still alive
or a menacing force.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-11-28
NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK.
Three Men Injured in Collision at st.
Cloud Crossing.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 24-By an
early morning collision between Northern
Pacific passenger train No. 2 and Great
Northrn east-bound freight, at st. Cloud
crossing, near st. Cloud, Mimi, three men
M. L. Starr of st. Paul, William Som
ers of jamestown, n. D., and Conrad
Schafer, news agent, residence unknown,
were badly hurt, the latter probably fatal
~. Five others were slightly injured. The
Northern Pacific train is said not to have
stopped before reaching the crossing, as it
is compelled to do by the rules. The Great
Northrn engine hit the Northern Pacific
smoker and lifted it from the track. Had
it hit two car lengths farther back the
fatality would have been great, as the
cars were crowded.