Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-25
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Belgian vice-consul in Montreal
will sue a French paper of that city for
libel because it declared King Leopold
of Belgium had Incorporated money
belonging to CarlOtta, widow of Max
milan.
Senior Romero. Mexican minister. has
received official notification that the re-
port that the Mexican government, be-
sides giving land, would pay all eX-
penses of colonists from Ireland, is with
out foundation.
Charles Churel, commissioner from
England to arrange with the Costa Rican
government for concessions to construct
railway to Rio FrieO and settle the
payment of the foreign debt has re-
turned home.
-Balze papers are apprehenSive re-
garding the results of the Mexican cam
paign against the Chan Santa Cruz In
dams, fearing that large body of them,
we'll armed by the British colonies, will
be driven into Balize and turn upon the
planters.
The steamer Sycamore from Boston
had her bows injured in a collision with
the African steamer Benin in a fog at
the mouth of the Mersey. The Benin's
bowplates were stove in. The Sycamore
minimized the force of the collision by
reversing her engines.
"A report of the state department from
states that q law has been enacted by
the Greek Parliament, the purpose of
which is the control of the price of cur
rants. 1t lcvies a tax of 10 per cent. of
the crop to be paid either in money or in
kind.
Cope Smith and Melinda Wingo, two
negro women of Liberty, Mo-, who have
given the police considerable trouble of
late, were taken by seven colored men
and whipped with rawhide whips. The
women claimed to. have recognized the
men and have sworn out warrants for
their arrest
Carrier pigeons are to be used by the
Cuban reyolutionists to overcome the
difficulties Spanish surveillance has
placed in the way of communication be-
tween the forces of the field and their
commanders.
During the heavy storm that pre-
vailed in that section the scalehOuSe OF
the Clearfield Fire Brick company's mine
at Bigler, Pa, was struck by lightning,
killing Boyd Hummel a miner, and stun
ming three others.
The creditors of the First State bank
of Perry, O. r., which failed few days
ago, have attached the courthouse of that
county, claiming it as part of the proper
ty of Richardson's, directors of the bank,
who built the courthouse.
-Attorney-Genera Moloney of Illinois
of directors of district schools have the
| power to make a rule requiring teachers
to raise and lower the flag over school
| houses as required under the new flag
| law of Illinois.
Ed. Hanlan, ex-champion oarsman
of the world, has written to a friend in
| England to endeavor to arrange match
| with Harding, the English champion.
! Hanlan will challenge for the sports
| mans cup and $500 q side, over the
Thames or Tyne course
| Constable Gable of Columbus, Ind,
| shot and mortally wounded James Gill
man, who resisted service of a writ of
buggy brought TO his house by Mrs.
Dave Emig, Gilman's daughter, who
! had parted from her husband, an at
| torney.
The London Chronicles Rome cor
respondent says that the announcement
of subscriptions for the ransom of Rome
and its restoration to the Pope is re-
| ceived with the greatest ridicule, both
| by Italian and by the vatican. 1t is
regarded as 4 bad joke, and especially
SO while the celebrations are proceeding.
Peru has forbidden the recruiting OF
| Cuban insurgents.
! Fort Mackinac has been formally
surrendered to the state OF Michigan.
Mrs. Langtry's petition for divorce
was filed in San Francisco.
Susan b. Anthony is about as usual,
and says she feels as we'll as she has felt
! for five years.
! The common council of Rochester,
| n. Y, has adopted ballot machines for
use at all municipal elections.
Capt. J. p. Dry died from paralysis
at the reunion of the One Hundred and
Forty-fourth regiment at Nevada, O.
Mrs. William Bowles of Rockford,
ILL.,, has received word she has heritage
in Trinity church site, New York city.
| Rev. James woodward Young, a
! Baptist minister at Rochester. o.. killed
himself, presumably because Respondent
"A United States revenue cutter
| boarded schooner near Key West and
| found forty Cuban filibusterers on board
AT Wellington, O.. Mrs. Ella Ship
man of Cleveland fell dead from heart
disease while watching a funeral process
] sion.
| 1t is reported the Duke of Marlbor-
ough will visit the Atlanta exposition
with Mrs. w. *. Vanderbilt and Miss
! Vanderbilt.
A young man giving his name as AL
fred Watson of Chicago was run over
by a freight train near Rochester, n. Y,
and fatally injured.
The Minneapolis grand jury has fin
ished Investigating the Perkins murder
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will not be indicted.
Ira G. Bristol, wealthy farmer of
Lansing, Mich, has been sued for $10,-
900 by his sons wife for alternating her
| husbands affections.
| AT Dubuque, Ia, the United States
marshal attached the revenue cutter
William Window to secure claims of To-
cal creditors amounting to S2500
AT Pachucha, state Of Hidalgo Mex,
| five bandits who a few days ago made
| an attack on a mine at San Isodore for
| the purpose of robbery, were shot.
Smallpox has broken out at Stewart
| institute, the school for Indians, four
miles south of Carson, New. Five In
dams are now down with the disease
Efforts are being made to secure the
release of Belle Elgan, sent to Joliet
penitentiary from Christian county for
numbering a Chinaman six years ago
John Moore was sent to the work
house for thirty days at Pittsburg, Pa,
for beating his wife. Magistrate Dona-
hue let Mrs. Moore fix the punishments
Witnesses in the Durrant murder case
gave evidence contradictory TO tho do.