Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-02-27

ing in Detroit, said silver was the party
issue.
President Greenhut Of the Whisky
trust says the affairs of the combine
have been entirely misrepresented by eX-
perts.
thousands of lives were lost in the earth
quake which destroyed the town of
Kuchan.
Representative HALLS, Democrat es>
sayed to break into a Republican legisla>
tive caucus at Guthrie and was badly
beaten.
William Walsh, an aged man of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, was terribly tortured by rob,
bers who thought he was boarding
money.
-Icaria, the community established
near Corning, Ia, by French socialists
century ago, has passed into a receivers
hands.
The keel of the new cup defender was
successfully laid at Bristol, r. /.
--Coshocton co. miners have decided
to resist the present cut in wages.
OF thirteen flour mills owned by the
Sperry combine, only three are in opera
ton.
The Sisters of Charity are to erect
a new asylum for insane near Asbury,
Ia, to cost $4,000.
were assaulted while returning from work
at the Tudor iron works.
The Russian squadron in the Mediter-
ranean has been ordered to join the
squadron in the Pacific ocean.
1t is predicted that there will be no
strike over the new schedule of the
Southern Railway company.
-Kolb is said to be preparing to carry
into execution his threat to seize the
e in 1o h0D
The trial of Cherokee Bill for the
murder of Ernest Mellon at Tenaph, 1.
T., has begun at Fort Smith. Ark.
j. FL. Williamson, formerly a talented
young attorney of Independence, Ia, has
been committed to an insane asylum.
"A bill providing for removal Of the
state capital from Lincoln to Hastings
has been introduced in the Nebraska
Legislature.
Fire at Abingdon, ILL.,, destroyed the
woodworking establishment of w. w.
Blair and Byram & Shipplett's laundry.
Loss, $4,000.
-Eighty-fve per cent. of the window
glass production of the country is repre-
scented at q meeting of manufacturers at
Columbus, O.
John Culbertson, a Peoria attorney
is charged with attempting to tamper
with a jury engaged in the trial of a
damage suit.
Police interfered with a students
demonstration in st. Petersburg and pre-
cipitated fight, which resulted in the in
jury of many.
George Laird was given $4,000 dam
ages at Guthrie Center, Ia, for injuries
received while an engineer on the Rock
Island railway.
Bank clearings of principal cities in
the United States show a total increase
for the week of 81 per cent.
Manuel Rus Gorilla, the noted Span
ish Republican, has accepted the terms
OF amnesty and returned to Barcelona.
The Nesbraska House passed a spe-
cial seed bill calculated to furnish re-
lief to the destitute farmers of the state.
The Minnesota House has adopted a
resolution looking to the removal of the
state capital from st. Paul to Minneapo-
lis
Navy department is advised that the
war ships Charleston and Yorktown are
rescuing American missionaries at Che
Foo.
Several cities in Spain have been
inundated by the swelling rivers. The
royal palace at Aranjuez is in great dam
ger.
The warehouse of the Waters-Pierce
Oil company at Dallas, Tex, containing
100000 gallons of oil, was destroyed by
fire
United Mine Workers in session at
Columbus, o., will ask Gov. Altgeld to
pardon miners convicted of riots in Hi
nOiS.
"A bill has been introduced in the Hi
nois Legislature providing pensions for
school teachers in cities of 100000 popu-
lation.
The attorney for Hetty Green, the
richest woman in America says Executor
Darling scrifced her fathers Chicago
property.
-Bradstreet's reports that milder
weather has failed to bring about the eX-
pected Improvement in orders for season
able goods.
-Rioting miners at Rathbun, Ia, were
quelled by the sheriff without the aid Of
the state militia.
Considerable stock has already per-
ished on the ranges of Colorado in conse-
quence of the cold.
In the crush to get out of burning
schoolhouse at Lemont, Ia, two children
were seriously injured.
In the Illinois Legislature bill has
been introduced to punish train Wrecking
and robbing by death.
Three miners were seriously injured
by an explosion at Odin, ILL.,, over 200
men in the shaft escaping.
The receiver of the Bellevue bank at
NorWalk, o., which failed eight years
ago, paid the last dividend.
Emperor William of Germany has do,
mated 10000 marks to relieve suffering
among the Silesian hand-weavers.
Committee on banks and banking of
the Illinois House favorabIy reported the
bill abolishing days of grace.
Residents of Arizona fear an upris-
ing of the Indians if the troops are re-
moved from the San Carlos agency.
Mayor Van Hoos of Birmingham.
Ala, and Col. S. w. John, a state Iegis-
lator, came to blows and both were arrest
ed.
-California's Assembly passed a bill
to prohibit the wearing of hats or bon
nets at theaters or other places of amuse-
ment.
"A bill to prohibit the loaning of public
funds to private banks or individuals
was introduced in the Illinois state Legis-
lature.
Three residents Of Utah. including a
daughter of Brigham Young, addressed
the National Council of Women at Wash |
lngton.
A freight car was sidetracked at
tochester Mimi, half loaded with Rus
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