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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-02-01
Chinese Executions

The most honorable death in China
is by strangulation, and high officials
condemned to death receive their SEN
tence from the emperor in the shape of
a silken cord with which they hang
themselves As recently as 1861 the
japanese minister of foreign affairs
solemnly disemboweled himself in the
presence of his retainers because the
government refused to adopt his policy
withsregard to foreign residents.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
BOYCOTT BANK NOTES.
Secretary Carlisle Doesn't Think
the Knights of Labor Threat
will Cause Trouble.

Chicago, ILL.,, July ia special to the
Daily News from Washington says that
the treasury, from Secretary Carlisle
down to his subordinates who have charge
of banks and the currency, were today
discussing the threatened boycott by the
knights of Labor against National bank
notes.
1t was about the only subject talked of.
But after a careful consideration of the
question in all its phases, Secretary Car
Isle expressed the opinion to one of his
advisers that no serious result would
follow such a boycott. His conclusion
was based upon the figures in regard to
the circulation of national banknotes.
The amount of these outstanding
June 80 was only $206, SIS, 400, and
Of this amount about $20,000,000 is sold
by banks. National bank notes have
never been made legal tender by statute,
SO that it is true that it would be i'm
possible to force any person to accept
Their, IN individual transactions.
They are, however, available for use
by the government in the payment Of
all its obligations, except for interest on
the public debt and the redemption of
national currency. They are also re-
ceivable by the government under sec
ton 51S2 as taxes, excuses, for public
lands and for all obligations due the
government except duties on imports.
Section 5196 provides that national
banks are compelled to accept these
notes as legal tender
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
KILLED HIS MOTHER.
Terrible Mistake of a Young Man
at DeiaVan While Cunning
for a Burglar.

Delavan, Wis, July 22.-[SpeciaL j
Last evening, between u and 1 O'Clock,
Mrs. Mary A. Chappell, widow 81
years of age, was accidentally shot and
almost instantly killed by her son,
Charles Chappell who is a single man
and lived at home with his mother. Mrs
Chappell slept downstairs and imagined
she heard burglars at her window She
went up stairs TO her sons room and mott
fed him. He told her to remain in his
room and he would attend to them. He
procured his revolver and thinking his
mother had remained III his room mis-
took her for the burglar and fired two
shots, she exclaiming: My God. you
have shot your mother" He laid her
on the bed and ran for a physician, but
when help arrived she was dead. The
young man bears an excellent reputa-
ton and was the main support of his
mother. He is completely Frustrated by
the tragedy and was barely able to tell
the fatal story before the coroner's jury
The jury returned verdict of accidental
shooting and completely exonerated him
from all blame.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
GO DOWN TO DEATH.
One Hundred and FOrty-eight
Drowned by Collision in the
Gulf of Genoa.

London, July 22.-Death came swiftly
yesterday morning to 14S passengers and
crew Of the steamer Mariap from Naples
to La Plata, and about to touch at Genoa
She was sunk while in collision with the
steamer CItegia, outbound. The scene
of this the most terrible disaster known
to the waters Of the Gulf of Genoa was
just off the lighthouse of the Molo Nuovo,
at the entrance to the harbor of Genoa.
Dor all night. Both vessels We're run-
ming at full speed, and the sinking of the
Mariap was but the incident of a mo.
ment. Boats from the Ortegia were
Immediately put out. but only succeeded
in rescuing forty-two of the people of tie
unfortunate boat When there was no
longer use for search the Ortegia steamed
slowly back to the city for repairs and
to deliver the survivors to the authorities.
1t was full noon when Genoa learned OF
the catastrophe which crowded the quays
with people and filled the churches with
peoplej offering prayers for the dead The
list of the drowned has not been secured
The Mariap was a coasting vessel used
in the South American trade. La Plata.
on the Magdalena river in the United
States of Colombia, was the customary
end of her journey. She was owned in
Naples and her captains name was Fer
rara. The steamer always touched at
Genoa, for that port is the chief outlet
via the Mediterranean for the manufact-
ures of Northern Italy and Switzerland.
The harbor Of Genoa is considered ono
of the finest on the continent and is under
full government supervision.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
STUDENTS NOT IN DANGER.
Gov. Richards Says He Thinks the
Princeton Men Did Not Meet
the BannoCkS.

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 22-Gov. Rich
ards has received a number of anxious
inquiries from eastern friends of members
of the Nineteenth annual geological sur
yey from Princeton college. now making
a trip in Northwestern Wyoming, who
have been reported captured by Bannocks
and masSacred.
Gov Richards is certain that no harm
has befallen the students The fight be-
tween settlers and Bannock Indians oc-
CURED on July 4 in the Jackson Hole
region, near the western Wyoming line,
directly south of the Yellowstone National
park. On July 5 the Princeton students
We're at Lander in Fremont county, over
100 miles from the scene of the trouble.
The expedition remained in Lander for
several days and then proceeded slowly
up the Big Wind river toward the north
west in search of specimens and to ex-
anime the geological formations west of
Fort Wassahick. The country to be ex-
amined by them is within easy reach of
Fort Wassahick. where there are two
companies of United States infantry and
a number Of Indian police
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
TRACKS WASHED OUT.
Four and One Half Inches of Water
Come from a Cloudburst
in Iowa

Iowa City. Ia, July 19.-Four and one
half inches of water from a cloudburst
north of this city last night caused great
damage to crops. Five hundred feet Of
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
tracks were washed out Ralston creek
went out of its banks and carried off
bridges, sidewalks and fences. Several
families in night robes waded out of
their houses in four feet of water The
Rock. Mountain flyer from the west on
the Rock Island was ditched three blocks
west of the Iowa river. The fireman had
a leg broken and the passengers were
badly shaken up. The rails are washed
out between Iowa City and Downey
There are no trains from the east or
xvnct
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
AWFUL CRIME OF BOYS.
Kill Their Mother at PlaistoW, Eng,
Because She Had Whipped
One of Them.

London, July 19.-When the chief
steward of the National Line steamship
France, now on his way to New York
on board that vessel, reaches the United
States he will receive terrible news. His
sons, Robert Coombs, ID years old, and
Nathaniel Coombs, aged II, murdered
their mother at Plaistow, an eastern sub
urb of London. on July s. The boys
stabbed her while she was asleep and
for nine days kept the body il the house
in which the crime was committed.
When the remains of the unfortunate
woman were discovered the two boys
were playing cards. The only reason
given by the lads for their crime is that
Mrs. Coombs whipped the youngest of
them.
The murder of Mrs Coombs has caused
great excitement in the neighborhood of
Plaistow and is attracting much atten-
ton on account of the horrible details
connected with it. The two boys were
brought up in court this afternoon and
told the whole story to the magistrate
who examined them. The Coombs are
well-to-do people who live in a new house
with q Well-kept garden
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
MRS. PIETZEL IN TORONTO.
Not Strong Enough Yet to View the
Bodies of Her Murdered
Children.

Toronto, Can, July 19.-Detective,
Geyer says Mrs. Pietzel will not view
the bodies of her murdered children to-
day. The detective is in close attendance
upon her and will allow no one to have a
look at her if he can help it. She is very
much careworn, and he thinks the strain
upon her will result seriously.
Drs. Cayen and Harrington continued
the postmOrtem examination on the re-
mains of Alice Pietzel yesterday at the
morgue. What the specialists found will
not be made public until the resumed
inquest at the police court this even
ing. 1t is certain there are traces of mar
cotics discovered The doctors spent the
remainder of the day in arranging the
body so as to make it presentable to
Mrs. Pietzel. the mother who will
view the remains as soon as she is able.
1t is understood that there was a peculiar
division in Alice's two upper incisors,
and by this Mrs. Pietzel says she can at
once Identify her child She also says she
would Immediately know the hair of the
children. The only parts of the child's
body besides the teeth and hair which
are at all presentable were the hands,
and these will be seen by Mrs. Pietzel.
Other witnesses than Mrs. PietZel WilR
be brought from the United States to
give evidence before the inquiry closes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
MARRIES HIS STEPMOTHER.
Strange Story from the Far West
Concerning Former Residents
Of Wisconsin.

Chicago. ILL.,, July pa dispatch
from Tacoma, Wash, says that Henry
Veasce, aged %, has married his step
mother aged 46. His father, William
II. Veasce, a prominent and wealthy
millman and logger, has disinherited
him. For twelve years the elder Veasce
has lived here with Mrs. Veasce. Two
years ago he informed her she was not
married to him because the man who
performed the ceremony was not legal
~ authorized to marry them. How
ever, q few months ago he had Mrs.
Veasce sign deeds of all his property to
his son Henry This was done, it was
said, because his creditors in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, having learned he had
made fortune in the West, were pre-
pairing to collect large sums due them.
Henry found that his sympathy for his
alleged stepmother had developed into
love- She was born and reared in st.
Paul Mimi. her maiden name being
Hattie klingensmith.
The elder Veasce was first married
twenty years ago to a Wisconsin wom-
an. who is now reported to be an inmate
of the insane asylum at Rochester, Wis.
Neasce returned from q business trip to
California a couple of days ago to find
that Hattie Klingensmith, who really
thought she was Mrs. William H.
Veasce had married his son Henry.
He ordered them out of the house and
declared be would disinherit Henry, but
Henry laughs at his father and says
that the Veasee estate, valued at $780,
600. can never be taken from him. He
says he wanted to do all he could to
right the wrong done Miss klingen-
smith by his father
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
WERE HOLMES VICTIMS.
Murder of the Pietzel Children Laid.
at the Door of the
Swtndlcr

Philadelphia, Pa, July 16-The find
ing at Toronto, Can, yesterday Of the
bodies of Alice and Nettie Pietzel, the
missing daughters of Benjamin f. Pietzel,
created sensation in police circles in
TINS city. The authorities are convinced
that they were murdered by Arch-Con-
spirator II. II. Holmes, who is now in
prison in this city awaiting trial on the
charge of conspiracy to defraud the FL
deity Mutual Life Insurance association
OF $4,000. This amount was obtained
by Lawyer j. D. Howe Of st. Louis, rep
resenting the family of B. r. Pietzel
who, it is alleged, was killed in this
city by an explosion of chemicals, and
who had shortly before been insured in
the Fidelity company. It is probable that
the charge against Holmes will be
is generally believed that Pietzel is really
dead and that Holmes murdered him.
just before Holmes was brought to trial
he made a confession in which he said
that he procured a corpse in New York,
brought it to this city and dishgured it
by use Of chemicals, palmed it off sue
cessfully as the remains of Pietzel. After
the confession Holmes trial was post
poned until October.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 16.-The Jour
nal today prints an article containing the
statement that the Pietzel boy, the broth
or Of Alice and Nettle Pietzel, whose
dead bodies were unearthed at Toronto
yesterday, was beyond doubt murdered IN
this city On October 6 last, presumably
by Holmes, the insurance swindler now
in custody at Philadelphia. 1t has de-
veloped that a certain express driver, by
agreement with Holmes, called at the.
old Circle house on that date and re-
moved through a rear door a large trunk
which is believed to have contained the
bows remains The driver. Louis BY
nam, has identified the picture of Holmes
as the man who employed him. The
three Pietzel children were in this city
at three different hotels for some time.
Detective Frank Geyer of Philadelphia,
who has been a greater part of his time
In this city recently working, on the case,
around Holmes and that he would be-
yond doubt be found the murderer of the
Pietzel children
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
OUT IN A GALE.
Sam FifieId and Family Have an Eek.
perience on Lake Superior.

Duluth, Mimi, July 19.-[Special]-
Sam Fifeld, ex-lieutenant-governo of
Wisconsin, and his family had an excit-
ing experience yesterday. They had been
camping at Grand MaraIs Mimi, and in
the morning started across the lake in
their yacht, the Stella, 40-footer Soon
a northeast gale came up and for over
three hours they fought it. They were
in sight of the Apostle islands when the
water began pouring down the smoke
stack and quenching the fires. This COM
PEELED them to head for Duluth and
when near here at midnight they narrow
" avoided a collision with big freighter
whose light they mistook for the pier
light When near the canal the steering
gear got out of order and they had to
put into the teeth of the nastiest gale
seen here in many months.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
MILLION IN GOLD SENT OUT.
New York Coffee Importers Make
a Big Shipment to
England.

New York, July 19-W. H. Cross
man & Bros, coffee importers, have
ordered $1,0O0.000 in gold from the sub
treasury for shipment to Europe on the
Etruria, which sails tomorrow. Ness
iage, Colgate & Co. will ship 100000
additional gold by the Etruria tomor-
row.
According to Messrs. Crossman, the
firm had reluctantly decided to ship the
gold. They had they said, at the re-
quest of their bankers, deferred the re-
mittance for three weeks in the hope
that the rate for sterling exchange
might decline. but they could not wait
any longer Messrs. Crossman declined
to say at what rate they had been eff
fered exchange, or what they could save
the latter could not possibly be ascer-
tanned until the extent of the abrasion
of the gold they procured was learned
The cost to them of laying the gold
down in London was less than it would
he to some people, because their bank
ing agents in London did not charge
them Gny commission for handling it.
Their agents III London received a COM
mission for accepting for them South
American drafts drawn on their ac-
count, and as the gold was RENTED to
cover those drafts the cost of handling
1t was considered as included in the COM
mission. Some slight concession it is
said was offered to Messrs. Crossman
this morning by drawers of sterling ex-
change. but it was then too late. the
firm having already made all the ar
rangements for shipping the gold.
Washington. D. c.. July 19.-Today's
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $780,
5O4, 800; gold reserve. sos 800, 735.
There was net gain of about $50, 600 in
the gold reserve today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Markets by telegraph.

Milwaukee--Flour-ve dull wheat
Higher; No. spring, 67s4c; No 1 Northern
7112c; September, 69Ac. Corn-Lower; No
8. 47c. Oats-Steady; No. 2 white. 261ac
No. 8 white. 26a26Ac. Barley--Nominal
No. 2, 471ac; sample on track. nominal. Rye
Steady; No /. 53Hac. Provisions-Higher
pork, 1880; lard, 635.
Flour is steady the basis Of 3.55@3. sc
fer patents in bbls in CARROTS; low grades, in
sacks, 21002.2 bakers, in bbls, 2.90@3. 90
pure rye, in bbls, 320QS. 40; seconds, dc, 300
@3.10.
Millstuffs are steady at Is. 25@13. so per ton
for sacked bran. 14.25@14.50 for fine mid
dIings, and l575@l6.oo for white do
August. eeA@66ssc; September e7A aa1S9a4c
December, 69ss@691ac. Corn-July. 1850;
September, 1870; October, 42c; November,
$9}sc; DE Decem Der SSse May, 353$c Oats Oats
25s4c; August. 2214c; October. 221sc Pork
July, 1890; September l0;9713; Lard-JuIy
6.35; September, 6.42W6.45; October, $50;
January, 6.371a. Ribs-July. 6.25; Septem-
Der, e.35; October. 6.3o; January, $50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
BALL PLAYERS ARE FINED.
Capt. "Anse's" Men Pay So Each for
Playing on Sunday.

Chicago. ILL.,, July 20.-Capt Arson
and his National league baseball players
were fined So and costs each today for
violation of the Sunday law in playing
Sunday The players were arrested sew
eral weeks ago. but owing to the bitter
fight made by both sides the decision was
who rendered the decision, declared that
Sunday ball games created disturbance
in the vicinity of the ball grounds and
were in direct violation of law.
The baseball people Immediately took
an appeal President Hart said that to-
morrow's game would be played and that
if any arrests were made the men would
simply pay the fines and go ahead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Milwaukee livestock Markets

Hogs-Receipts, 5 cars; market 5@1Oc high
er. Packers, 4.60@4.e0; heavy, fair to good,
490@5.15; light, 100 to 200 lbs, 4.70@5.20;
grassers unstable.
Cattle-Receipts, 2 cars; market steady.
Butchers, steers, good to choice, 100 to 1900
lbs 1921 5E4 e; medium to good, 1000 to 100
lbs 3.00@350 cows and heifers, good to
choice, 2.50Q3.o0; common to good, 1.75@
225; Gamers, 1.25@l75; bulls, common TO
feeders, 500 to $50 lbs. 2.5O@30O; stockers.
500 to 700 lbs. 2.0O@250; veals lower, 800
Q4.75 common unstable; mixers and
springers, 1S.OO@2S. 90.
Sheep-Receipts 2 cars: market steady,
2.O003. 90; lambs dull 3.OOQ4. %.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
SUICIDE OF A MURDERER.
He Escaped and Took His Life Rather
Than be Recaptured.

AIItH Ue RtCa PtUIoV'
Spokane, Wash, July 10. = 81. D.
Smith, a condemned murderer confined in
the county jail, made an Intellectual at
tempt to escape and being overtaken.
committed suicide in sight Of his pursuers.
A number of people joined Jailer
Thompson in pursuit of the fugitive, and
Smith, seeing that he would be over
taken, made for the river and, jumping
in, sought to cross, but the rapid current
carried him back to the shore. He was
seized by one of his pursuers, when he
suddenly drew out a razer and almost sew
cred his own head from his body, dying
instantly. Smiths crime was the brutal
murder three years ago Of John Wyanr,
an old rancher
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24

Butter-Fancy creamery, per 10, 17G1Sc;
inferior to choice, 1o@16c; best dairy
selections, 14a16c; lines fair to choice, do,
Ql6c.
Cheese-FuIl cream flats. new, per Id, 713@
Size; cheddars, rose; Young Americas,
St0S12c: brick. new, S@9c; limburger, SQ9c;
Swiss, do, 11@12c.
Eggs-FreSh, per doZ 11M12c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
BERT BARNES MURDERED.

Former Wisconsin Railway Man Meets
Death in Mexico.
Ell Paso, Tex, July 2O.-News has
been received from the American min
lister at the City of Mexico of the muir
der of man named Bert Barnes at
Pochico. Emilane Cruz turned states
evidence and told how he and Augustin
lara seized Barnes from behind, while
one Of them stabbed him through the
heart. The victim was u years of age
and formeraly ran on the st. Paul road
out of ST. Paul. He was man of ex-
emplary habits and first began railroad
ing in the Mexican republic TOUR years
ago. His father lives in Wisconsin. and
there is a sister living in MinneannliS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
STOCKMEN BETWEEN TWO FIRES
Quarantine Here and Threats of Confis-
cation is Mexico,

collector at Palmas, Mex, opposite Dem
ing, n. NJ. has issued an order to the
effect that citizens of the United States
who have cattle in that district for ex-
portation must take such cattle out Of
that country within fifteen days or they
will be confscated by the Mexican gov
eminent.
This places a number of stockmen in
this city, st. Louis and Kansas City, be-
tween two fires. They bought cattle in
Mexico last winter, expecting to Craze
them in Texas during the summer, but
the United States has guaranteed against
all Mexican cattle except those for imme-
date slaughter. So the buyers cannot
bring their cattle over to this country,
and if they remain in Mexico they are
lie BILE to be confscated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
TO PAY TAYLoR'S SHORTAGE.
Family of the eX-Treasurer of South
Dakota Meets in Chicago.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 2O-The Taylor
party, which has been in Chicago for sew
eral days, has broken up and Mr.. Taylor,
the father of the ex-state treasurer Of
South Dakota, has returned home The
party consisted of the following: Walter
w. Taylor, Redield, S. D., the ex-state
treasurer; Henry A. Taylor, his brother,
of Lafayette, Ind; William Taylor and
wife Of Lafayette, his father and moth
er; r. w. Stewart, Pierre, S. D., Taylor
attorney, and John 2. McChesney of
New York. 1t was a family meeting, as
Mr.. Stewart explained, but it was adj
mitted that one of the reasons for their
coming was to raise the money promised
by w. w. Taylor to pay off his indebted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
SAVED FROM LYNCHING.

A Tennessee Sheriff Succeeds in Out
whiting Mob.
Nashville, Tenn, July 20.-Oficers ar
rived at Huntington today, having. in
charge two negroes na~4ed Frank Simp-
son and Harrison Fulton, whom they
will take to the Nashville jail to prevent
their being lynched. The negroes brutal
ly assaulted a widow and her daughter
who lived twelve miles from Lexington.
After the negroes had been in jail a
mob demanded them but was refused,
and they left threatening to return with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
VETERANS MUST NOT MARRY.

VIII Forfeit Their Privileges in the Ouin-
cy Soldiers Home.
Quincy, Ill, July 20.-Supt Kirkwood
of the Soldiers home has issued orders
that any veteran marrying a new wife
will be dishonorably discharged. This
is on account Of a new law making vet
erans' families a county charge on the
order of any Grand Army post and
which was encouraging wholesale matri-
mony here on the part of the inmates Of
the Soldiers home
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-07-24
Assembled POPOCATEPETL.
Feat Accomplished by 15-Year- Old
Massa chusetts Girl.

cent has been made to the crater of the
volcano of Popocatepet by a girl of Is,
in the person of Florence Blackman of
Deans academy, Franklin, Mass, who,
thus has the distinction of being the
youngest member Of her sex who has
ever accomplished the perilous trip. The
party numbered eight, including several