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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
FINISH FIGHT FOR A PURSE.
Corbett's Manager Accepts the Terms
OF the Sioux City Athletic
Association.

New York, Sept. s. William A. Brady
and Tom O'Rourke, representing respect
lively James J. Corbett and Peter jackson,
met Ed. Lloyd, the representative Of the
Sioux City Athletic club, at the st. Denis
hotel today. Lloyd had the articles in
which the Sioux City club offered q purse
of $4,000 for the fight, the contest to
take place between May 10 and June IS
next at some point near Sioux City. Each
tighter. was guaranteed $500 in case
the fight was stopped by police interfer-
ence. Brady signed instantly, but
he was representing Jackson he was not
authorized to sign. Lloyd then left the
meeting, and has departed for Chicago
to see Jackson personally. Corbett was
seen and said he was as anxious as ever
to meet Jackson, and told Brady to sign
The contract submitted by Mr.. Lloyd
is as follows:
These articles of agreement are to govern
a glove contest for the championship of the
world between James ]. Corbett of America
and etPer Jackson of Australia.
|. The contest shall take place under the
auspices of the Sioux City Athletic club on
a date to be hereafter named by the club
between the dates May Is and June 10, 1895.
said date to be specffefl by the clup on or
before March IL. 1893.
=. The contest shall be governed by Mar
qu1S of Queensbury rules and the gloves
shall weigh five ounces and the other details
of the contest, such as the place and sur
~roundingS. shall be left to the decision of the
Sioux City Athletic club.
3. The Sioux City Athletic club hereby
agrees to pay the winner of the contest
$4,000 in cash, said amount to be placed
in the hands of the referee, who is to be APP
pointed by the Sioux City Athletic club, and
satisfactory to the principals twenty-four
hours before the commencement of the con-
test, the referee to be named fourteen days
before the contest.
3. The Sioux City Athletic club further
agrees to deposit the sum of 5000 as a
guarantee that each man shall receive
$500 for his training expenses in case con-
test shall be prevented by any unforeseen
occurrence other than the failure of the
principals to appear after the signing Of
these articles.
6. The Sioux City Athletic club hereby
requires from each of the contestants a de-
poSit of $4,000 to be placed in the North
western bank of Sioux City or in the hands
of Il reputable person satisfactory to the
club, TO guarantee their appearance at the
time appointed by the club. said amount to
be posted on the signing of these articles.
The $4,000 now deposited in Chicago shall
go as stipulated in the former articles, on
the result of the contest.
The fight, if arranged, will take place
II open air on a bar in the Missouri river
near SiouX City between Iowa and Ne
braska. 1t has never been decided which
state has jurisdiction over this point.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
ILLINOIS TOWN BURNED.
Lightning Causes the Destruction
of the Village of Malta
Losses ~ewh


De Kalb, H., Sept. S.-Lightning
played havoc among the various mall
towns of this section last night. AS a re-
suit the business portion of Malta, a vii
lage of 600, is in ashes with a loss aggre-
eating $4,000. The little settlement of
Henrietta was also visited by lightning
and completely wiped out. The losses
will not prove very extensive, however, as
but five or six houses were there. At
Caledonia for dwellings were struck at
different times and each of those struct-
ures were destroyed. At Elmhurst a big
barn was struck and totally destroyed.
The people had hard work to save the
schoolhouse situated near by. Rockford
cam in for its Share of flames n In
that town fires were caused by lightning.
At Belvidere q physicians stable was
struck and consumed, together with two
horses and a carriage. Huntley sui
fered the loss Of three buildings, one of
which was a stable. In the latter in
stance four horses were cremat&d. At
Herbert two buildings were burned. The
North Western railway track for a stretch
of 300 feet at Trout Park is washed out
by the heavy rain food.
Elgin. H., Sept. ga disastrous storm
occurred in this vicinity last night. Bust
ness houses were flooded in this city and
several buildings were struck by light
ming and much damage done. Near the
village of Huntley houses were unroofed
and outbuildings were wrecked by the
high winds. Whole fields of corn were
leveled. the North-Wester railway tracks
were washed out in places, and many
farmers suffered heavily from destruction
of crops and buildings.
Greensburg, Pa. Sept. S.-During a
heavy thunder storm last night lightning
struck the porch of a house at Jeanette.
fatally i~niuring Mrs. Mahoney- her daugh-
ter Maggie and Mrs Krpnt- n visitor The
women are still alive, but are completely
rs ra lv2ad
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
THREE DIE ON THE GALLOWs.
Noel Maison Executed at PittsbuTg-
Other Executions.

Orner executions.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. G.-Noel Maiso1h
was hanged here at 1913 for the mur-
der of Mrs. Sophie Raes. Death result
ed in ten minutes from st~rangulation. The.
murder occurred at Calamity on Septem-
Der p, 1893. Maison and August
Breysse, both Frenchmen. laid in wait
for Mrs. Raes and her husband. Mason
shot Mrs. Raes. 1t is said the men We're,
afraid of Mrs. RAGS disclosing an An
archist plot to blow up the government
buildings in Canada. Breysse escapeG
with a twenty-year sentence.
jersey City, n. j., Sept. 6.-Bernartl
A~ltenberger today suffered death for
the murder Of Katie Rupp on May -.
Altenberger brought the girl here under
promise that he would marry her. He
took her to the outskirts of the city where
he shot her.
Mount Holly, n. J., Sept. 6.-Wesley
Warner was hanged here today for the
murder of Lizzie Peak on September 49,
1892. Warner abandoned his wife and
went to Brooklyn with Lizzie Peak.
Then Lizzie returned to her home in,
Burlington. this county. Warner laid IN
wait for the girl, and sprang from his
concealment and plunged a knife into heE-
boor+
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
ONE HUNDRED SUITS FIRED.
Battle Between Strikers and Non-Strt

Battle Between Strikers and Non-Strtx-
ers at Birmingham, Ala.
Savannah, Ga, Sept. S.-A pitched bat
tie took place on Bay street today be-
tween union and n%on-union 'iongshoremen,
mostly negroes. About 100 shots were
exchanged. Mark Cain, white, leader of
the n%on-union men. was shot in the head
aud is expected TO die. A number of
negroes received slight wounds. The non
unionists were going to work on the first
cotton ship of the season when attacked.
A large force of police arrived with Win
chesters and escorted the nOn-uniOn men
TO the wharf SO that they could resume
work. Further trouble is expected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
REFUSE TO FUSE.
Minnesota Democrats Will Not Join WITH,
the POpuIists.

the Populists.
st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 6.-The Demo
cratic state convention refused to fuse
with the Populists as desired by q strong
minority, and nominated the following
ticket: Governor, Gen. @. l.. Becker Of
st. Paul: Acknowledgement, John LuG-
wig of WinOna; secretary of state, john
B. Haines of Morrison county; auditor,
A. Bierman of Goodhue county; attorney
general, Logan Breckenridge of Oimstead
county; treasurer, G. L. Lambert, Carver;
chief justice, Seagrave Smith, Minneapo-
lis; associate justice, John w. Willis, St.
Paul; clerk Supreme court, Thomas
Kurtz, Clay county. The platform de-
nounces the protective tariff, indQrses:
President CIeveland's administration, ia
vors free coinage of silver consistently
with the maintenance of q sound and
stable currency; favors the popular cleo
ton of United States senator's; demands,
rigid economy in public affairs; denounces.
the A. 2. A; commends the Democratic.
tariff bill; favors taxation Of railroad
lands, and believes in arbitration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
WRECK ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
The Limited Train for It. Paul Crashes
Into n Box Car.

The Limited Train for It. Paul Crashes
Into n Box Car.
Chicago, H., Sept. 10.-The St Paul
vestibule limited on the Chicago & North
Western railroad cOllided last night with
a freight car which had been clown by
the severe storm from a siding partly onto
the main track at harrington, not far
from this city. The engine, express II
others ears slightly damaged. The follow
ing were injured: A. j. Bondreau. mail
clerk, seriously; Thomas Green, baggage
man of Elroy, Wis, seriously: Miss Ra-
chael Jeffries of Roseland, slightly; a Mr..
Bliss of Boston, left leg broken. The en-
gineer and fireman jumped and escaped
than those named escaped with a severe
shaking I'D.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
MONUMENT TO SOLDIER DEAD.
Iowa Lays the Corner Stone to he
Veterans Memorial shaft.

Iowa Lays the Corner Stone tO the
Veterans Memorial shaft.
Des MONIES, Ia, Sept. 6.-The laying
of the cornerstone Of the Iowa Soldiers,
and Sailors monument took place today
The parade was second onIy 10 Unat great
battle flag day celebration. The laarch~
ers moved promptly in three divisions at
? O'Clock this afternoon to the monument
site Immediately south of the capital on
the brow OF a hill overlooking the entire
business portion of the city. Gov. Jack
son was president of the day. The cere-.
mony of laying the stone was in charge.
of the Masonic fraternity. An address.
was made by ex-United States Senator
James Harlan, Deputy Commander
George A. Newman of the G. A. r., and
Theodore Hedge. An immense crowd
witnessed the ceremonies. All the avail
able space was taken, even housetops be-
ing o%ccupind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
COLLISION IN A TUNNEL.
Two Men Killed and several ed on
The Road.

Two wen AlIieO ana several injured on
the Fitchburg Road
North Adams, Mass, Sept. 10.-On the
F5chburg road in the Hoosac tunnel, q
short distance east of the central shaft.
two eastbound freight trains colIided.
One train had stopped to repair an en-
CINE which had broken down, and at
about the same time q westbound eX-
press train passed through the tunnel,
filling it with smoke. A second east
bound freight train was allowed 70 en-
ter the tunnel contrary TO the rules Of
the road. and the engineer being unable,
on account of the dense smoke left by
the passenger train. to distinguish the
lights on the train from the lights on
the walls of the tunnel, went into it
with a crash, both trains being badly
three seriously injured. The killed:
GEORGE MEMMICK, brakeman, Of
Fitchburg.
The injured are: Walter Clapp, en-
gineer, of Rotterdam, \. Y. injured about
the pelvis and chest; Charles Fraser,
fireman, of Rotterdam, Y. Y. skull tract
ured and scalp badly wounded; E. B.
Bartlett, brakeman, of Fitchburg. right
arm cut, spine injured and badly crushed.
Operator HOdkin, who was in charge of
the signal lights at the east portal, is
confined in the police station on the
charge of criminal carelessness. w.
Hodgkins. the west portal operator. has
also been placed under arrest. The au-
thOrities will make Il thorough investiga-
ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
GUN AND KNIFE DUEL.

One Man Killed and Two Fatally
Wounded at Na~cogadoches, Tex.
N~acogadoches, Tex, Sept. Henry
Watson married a Miss Summers and his
treatment of his wife was SO brutal ner
family demonstrated Jesse and Joe Sum
mers went to Watson's and began reason
ing with him, but he drew q knife and
d~isemhoweled Jesse. Joe Summers put
six bullets in Watson, but not before he
had been fatally stabbed in the region of
the heart. Watson is dead and there is
10 none for the Summers bows.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
READ THE TERRIBLE NEWS.
MinueSot Man earns at Ashland
that His Whole Family
Burned to DeaIh.

Ashland, Wis, Sept. S.-P. Rusten,
who has been fre-bound at one of ]. X.
Kerr's camps near Phillips, was Mortified
this morning to pick up a newspaper and
find that his whole family were among
those that burned at Hinckley. He had
left the place but a short time ago to
obtain work here and knew nothing of
the disaster until this morning. The log
gers "chipped in" to pay his fare to
HiucklPy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
REMOVED THE CHIEF OF POLICE.

a. Z. A. Influence Causes the Dismissal
of a Youngstown, o., officer.
Youngstown, O., Sept. S.-The board
of city commissioners today removed from
office Chief of Police John +. Cantwell
and appointed III his stead William NJ.
MacDowell, Il policeman. This is the out
come of Il row which has been in prog
ress for a year. 1t is charged that the
American Protective association has been
principally instrumental in bringing about
the charges. Cantwell is a Catholic. and
the new chief Is an avowed opponent of
the Roman church.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
OPIUM SMUGGiERS CAUGHT.
Two Men and Two Trunks Filled with
the Drug are Captured.

st. Clair, Mich, Sept. John Jacobs
and John Green, said to be members of a
gang of smugglers with headquarters at
Windsor, were arrested at 2:30 this morn
ing. The prisoners crossed the river in q
boat with two trunks and about GOO
pounds of opium and were nabbed by de-
t~ectives who had been laying in wait for
them. The opium was obtained in To
ronto. The capture is believed to be an
important me-, as the prisoners are
thought to be experienced hands in the
important business with many big con-
signments of poppie juice to their credit
in the mast
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
SHOT DEAD IN HIS CELL.
A Louisiana Murderer Killed by a Mo u
at Minden,

Minden, La, Sept 10.-Link Wagon
ner, the noted outlaw and murderer, was
killed in Jail here by a mob of armed
men who forced their way ia He showed
pluck to the last and faced the crowd,
cursing them with his last breath. He
was hot thirteen times. WaggOnner
was accused of various murders. He had
a considerable following in Webster par
ISh and sometimes managed to live there
although the officers were hunting for
him The search finally became too hot
and he fled to Arkansas He was capt
ured there last fall and brought back to
the Minden jail, where he has been since
confined
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
HE BROUGHT CHOLERA.

Immigrant from Bremen Stricken with
the courg in Maryland.
Cumberland, Md, Sept. Ga case of
Asiatic cholera was discovered among
immigrants from Bremen Ell route to
Pittsburs. The patient, John Peterwal-
Their. was so i'll that he could not walk.
He was removed to a pesthouse outside
the city limits. He landed i'll New York
on a North German Lloyd steamer.
Other immigrants were sent to Pittshurg
in a close car and the authorities notified.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12

White Bear Lake. AIinn,, Sept. T.
Henry p. Ayers, one of the most promi-
nent business men of Peoria, Ill, dropped
dead on the street here Yesterday. Mr..
Ayers was % years Of age. He entered
the army from Illinois and became adju-
after the Wan went into the banking bust
ness at Peoria.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
SEAL CASES SETTLED.
Accept Less Than Half u
Million in Settlement for Beh-
ring Sea Seizures.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. Sir Charles
upper, minister of fisheries. has re-
ceived a message from Victoria. B. c..
that at n meeting of ~sealers the $425. 900
offered by the United States government
IN settlement Of claims for seizures was
unauimOuSlv adoO+aJ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
BANISHED FROM NICARAGUA.

Two American RevolutiOnisrs Ordered
to Leave the Country.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 7.-Informa-
ton has been received at the state depart
ment that two Americans banished from
Nicaragua for completely in the Mos
quito rebellion are now in Costa Rica.
1t is said these men were well satisfied
to accept the terms of Punishment with
out demanding Il trial or asking the pro-
lection of the United States minister to
remain in Nicaragua.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
TWENTY-FIVE MORE VICTIMS
Fires on the Canadian Border of
Minnesota Cause a Number
of Deaths

St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. S.-A Duluth car
rier from the Rainy river brings news
that the fires on the Canadian border
last week caused the death of several
families, nearly twenty-five persons alto
gether. The mail carriers had several
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
Drowned at Mtnuetouka

Minneapolis, Mimi. Sept. 1O-Serct
Whitehead of the Butte. Mont. notice
force, detailed to guard the famous Mon
tana statue on exhibition here. was
drowned III Lake Minnetonka yesterday
afternoon. He was sailing with Fred
cttedahl and Henry Helliesen when a
sudden gust of wind upset the boat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
MORTON GOING ABROAD.
of Agriculture to Spend Five
Weeks in Europe.

Washington, D. c., Sept. S.-Secretary
Morton leaves tonight for New York,
where he will sail for Europe next Tues
day. He will meet his son, Joy Morton
of Chicago, in New York, and together
they will make a tour of five or six weeks
in England, Germany and probably in
France. DR.. Dabner viii be the acting
secretary of agriculture during Mr.. Nor
toms absence and will return to the city
next Monday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
HOP CROP A FAILURE.

Great Damage in the West by Drouth
and Insects.
Portland, Or, Sept. Reports from
the hop yards in the Willamette river
are of a discouraging nature. With low
prices for hops the ravages of the louise
and rains and consequent black mold,
the raisers have a sorry time of it. Rain
which has fallen since Sunday, it is
claimed. has lone great damage to the
ripe and ripening crops. Nearly half of
the hop yards in this section nave been
abandoned IN account of the lice and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
DEATHSFROM YELLOW FEVER.
Two Fatal Cases of the Disease on
a British Steamer at Baiu-
more

Baltimore, Md, Sept. S--Cornelius
Watson, second engineer of the British
steamer Tyzack, which arrived III port
Yesterday with supposed yellow fever
aboard, died this morning. This makes
the second victim. The other two sick
men are doing we'll and 10 alarm is felt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
REQUEST TO DU CHAILLU.
Income of $40, coo Left the : fr.can Ex-
plurer by Mrs. DAILY.

New York. Sept. BY the will of Mrs.
Charles =. DAILY, executed last March,
the income of $4,000 is left to Paul +.
Du Chailln. the explorer, during his life;
The Sag Harhor Literary institute will
receive $50. 900. and the New York Botan-
ical garden the same sum, subject to a life
interest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
She Brings yellow Fever.

washington, d. c.. Sept. 10.-The ma
rsne hospital service is informed Of the
arrival at the Cape Charles. Va. quaran-
tine station from Havana of an American
park with three cases Of yellow fever on
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
COL. H. C. CROSS DEAD.
Well Known Railway OficiaI Passes
Away at Ma ckinaw Island.

Emporia, Kas, Sept. 6.-Word has
been received here that Col. II. G.. Cross
of this city, ex-president of the Missouri,
Kansas d Texas road and ex-president
of the First National bank Of Emporia,
died suddenly at the Grand hotel, Mack
inaW island. Mich. this morning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
Pittsburg Murderer Insane.

Pittsburg, Sept. IA commission Of
physicians has declared George Ducko-
vitz, whose execution is fixed for Tues
day week, is insane and was insane when
he killed Andreas DubroskOvicZ.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
INDICTED FOR MURDER.

Grand Jury Holds Griswold and Lake
for Killing Detective Owens.
Waukegan, H., Sept. S.-The special
grand jury called to indict Griswo.d and
Lake, charged with the murder of De
tective Owens, made short work Of the
matter. A dozen witnesses We're exam
ined and an Indictment for murder was
returned against both parties. The trial
will come up at the November term of
the circuit court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-09-12
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE. September s.
Milwaukee DAIRY +

~Butter-Fancy creamery, p ID, 24@25c; inferior
to good, do, l4a23c; best dairy selections, 2OG23c;
lines, fair to choice. do, l4@19c; packing stock,
do, 11@12c.
cheddars. do, 9@10c: Young America. 0@llc;
brick, 81z@912c; limburger, S@9c; Swiss. do, 1o
ollie.
Eggs-Fresh, q doz. 14@15c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-01-02
A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY



INDEPENDENCE. Kan. Jan. 2.-Ouc of
the most horrifyiug discoveries was made
yesterday when Allen Brown, son iu-lav
Of George w. Read, manager of the Long
Bell Lumber company, broke into the
nome of the latter and found Mr.. Read
clad only in his night clothes, sitting dead
in chair before hot stove fed by nat
ural gas his body in an advanced stalauf
decomposition, Edith Scott, a domestic
pf the family, lying dead on the floor of
her room, and Mrs Read and her 5-year
old son in bed, the boy dying and the
mother unconscious.
The terrible tragedy is shrouded in mys-
terry. Many theories are current as to tine
cause, one being asphyxiation, another
accidental poisoning and another foul
play. The fact that two gas stoves in TIN"
house were burning at full force practi
cally explodes the theory Of asphyNiation,
and the fact that no bruises were found
on either person renders the murder theory
almost incredible, leaving accidental poi
soning as the most probable cause.
None of the family were seen later than
| Saturday evening, leaving no doubt what
| ever that Mr.. Read and the domestic had
| been dead thirty-six hours before being
discovered Every room in the house was
| intensely hot, and, there being no ven
tilation, the fumes from the badly deCom-
posed body of Mr.. Read were sitting.