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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
COLORADO "KAFFIRS."
Foreign Stock Brokers Want to
Repeat the South African


Cripple Greek, Col, Nov. 30.-Rumors
have been rife for some time that a
party of British spectators, who have
made several fortunes in the South At
rican gold stocks, are preparing to make
a raid on the stocks of Cripple Creek,
to buy up a number of claims, stock
them for large amounts and after trad
ing the stock back and fourth among
themselves, sending prices skyward and
creating public interest and demand, let
ting go at the top wave. leaving the
purchaser with stock worth absolutely
nothing.
These rumors have been heard in Grin
pie Greek and naturally enough people
have been anxious to learn who is at the
head of the syndicate proposed to carry
on this gigantic swindle, for such it is
called. 1t is known that none of the
companies now operating are concerned
in the deal. A vast number of compa-
MES have been Incorporated in the past
sixty dayS-sO many that it has been al
most impossible to keep track of them
II claims have been sold all over the
district, sometimes to local parties and
sometimes to foreigners.
Whether this stock is to be located in
the United States or only in London is
not known, but it is presumed that for
the present, or at least in the incipiency
of the affair, they will sell the stock in
IondOn and on the continent, soaking"
the men who think they know all about
investing money, and after milking the
old world. will turn their attention to
the United States
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
CHICAGO GAS TRUST.
Suit Brought by Bondholders to Pre-
vent the Consolidation of
the Companies.

New York, Nov. 29.-Notice has been
served upon the Central Trust mpa
by counsel of Connecticut bondholders
of the Chicago Gas company to show
cause on December II before the at
torney-general of New York why suit
should not be brought against that in
stitution to prevent attempted consolida-
ton of Chicago gas properties.
Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 29.-The amended
plan for the reorganization of the Chi
cago Gas trust is now in Attorney-Gen-
eral Moloney's hands. Mr.. Moloney.
who has been ill for a week past, ar
rived at his Office this afternoon and
made the announcement that the new
plan under which the gas companies
will seek to consolidate had been hand
ed to him at his hotel day before yes
terday. He declined to intimate what
the scheme was. 81 have not examined
the paper closely" said Gen. Moloney.
81 read it over, but / have given its CON
tents no consideration / cannot say
now whether or not it will be acceptable.
| will only say this: If it conforms
to the laws Of the state. well and good"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
VILLAGES SACKED.
Awful Work OF Kurds in the District
of Van-ThouSandS
Killed,

London, Nov. 3O.-A dispatch dated
Julia, Persia, says: "Many Armenian
villages between the Persian borders and
the city of Van have been destroyed
by the Hamidieh cavalry. They prob
ably number forty-six, although the ref
ugees give the names of many more.
1t is impossible to obtain any reason
able estimate of the number of those
killed, but all reports say that it is very
large. The refugees are mostly going
in the city of Van, where it is feared
a massacre will soon take place. Can
non have been trained on the Armenian
houses, and the trees in the streets have
been cut down so as to give the cannon
free range. All reports agree that the
Hamidieh cavalry are raiding the entire
provinces of Van with horrible atroci-
ties. Many women have been carried off
to the mountains. The city of Van is
the only place left untouched by the
Kurds, who are carrying off sheep and
cattle from the destroyed villages.
''The entire population of the village of
Jurtalon, numbering 200, have been
killed. The Hamidieh cavalry also at
tackled the Persian village of Kotomr,
but we're repulsed by the garrison of
the fort. The Turkish regulars waited
outside ready to join in the plumber.
The cavalry then destroyed another
small Persian village. Armed bands of
Armenian patriots are crossing from
Persia to the province of Van. A band
of these from Salmon fought the Hami-
dich cavalry for two days near Sarai.
Many were killed on both sides, when
the cavalry withdrew and %plundered and
destroyed Sarai. Many HISTORIANS in the
Basbkolla district are reported killed"
New York, Nov. 3O.-News was re-
ceived here of the safety of William
Willard, who was supposed to have been
murdered by the Kurds while on a mis-
sion of mercy to Armenia. Mr.. How
ard was sent to Van several months ago
by the Christian Herald of New York
to distribute the relief fund of $4,000
contributed by Americans for the bene-
fit of the Asia Minor sufferers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

meeting, and the ratification was all
that was to be done. 1t is said all par
ties were satisfied with h settlement
and that the mount to be paid Mrs.
Ruhmann is $4,000.
The true story of leila Nicolaus and
George Gould and the $4O,0 600 check is
for the first time divulged. During the
Worlds fair one of the late Jay Gould's
heirs lived in a rented Chicago mansion,
rented by several rich New Workers.
While there he met leila Nicolaus. In
the first week of July, 1893, the heir of
Gould received q New York check for
$4,000. He carelessly put his name on
the check, didn't take good care of it,
and one day leila Ni&olaus wrote Ler
name underneath the Endorsement and
went with it to the First National bank
of Chicago and asked to open an ac-
cunt
The teller looked at the check and
then at her, consulted someone, and she
was asked to see John r.. Walsh, the
banks president. He said he was sorry
not to accommodate her, and asked her if
she would bring around the Gould heir
who had originally indorsed it. Zella
went from bank to bank, but did not
succeed any better, all telling her she
must bring q note from the Gould heir
or the heir in person. Then she tried
New York and had no better success.
The signature was all right, they said,
but she must excuse them, the bank
presidents. leila got desperate and took
II. check to George Gould at his office
in the Western Union Telegraph build
ing. He gave her an audience, and she
told him she had the check, by whom it
was given, and then she produced it and
handed it to him.
George Gould glanced at the name on
the face Of the check, turned the check
over, understood by intuition what had
happened. said he had not so much
money with him, and would have it sent
over to the bank. AS she had Endorsed
it it would be paid tomorrow"
George Gould touched a bell, wrote q
few words on a slip of paper, gave it tic
a boy, who disappeared and returned
with $500. This money George Gould
handed to leila Nicholaus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
COUNT Won TAAFFE DEAD.
An Austrian Statesman Who Showed
Groat Executive Ability
His Career.

Prague. Bohemia Nov. 29.-Count Won
Taaffe, the Austrian statesman, is dead.
Edward Francis Joseph Taaffe was
born at Prague, Bohemia, February "a,
1883. He was Viscount Taaffe of Cor
rem ard Baron of Ballymote. Sligo, in
the Irish peerage. He was brought up
along with the present Emperor, Francis
Joseph. He entered the imperial serv-
ice in 1857 as secretary of the Hungarian
government. He was appointed govern
or of Salzburg in 1868. In 1867 he be-
anne Austrian minister of the interior
and yice-president of the Cisleithan min
istry. AT the end of 1869 he served as
minister president and in 1871 accepted
the Office Of governor of the Tyrol and
VoIalburg. He showed great ability in
mediating between conflicting creeds and
nationalities, and publicly expressed his
disapproyal of the anti-Semitic agitation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
DEATH FOR HOLMES.
New Trial for the Murderer Re-
fused and Sentence is
Passed..

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 30.-In the
court of oyer and terminer today Judge
Arnold refused to grant a new trial to
Herman W. Mudgetts, alias III. H.
Holmes, who was convicted on Noyem-
Der 2 of the murder in this city on Sep
tember 2, 1894, of 3. F.. Pietzel, and
sentenced the condemned murderer to
death. When he came in the court
room Holmes looked careworn and
seemed to have lost that air of confidence
which has chung to him throughout his
betweeD Judge Arnold and Lawyer Ro-
tan, counsel for the defendant. Judge
Arnold charged that Mr.. Rotan had Of
fered an insult to the court by sending
briefs to Presiding Judge Thayer and
Judge Wilson, who had sat with Judge
Arnold when Holmes counsel had ar.
gued for a new trial, but had neglected
to send him a copy.
MI. Rotan disclaimed any intention of
insulting Judge Arnold and pleaded
haste as an Reuse for having neglected
to send him a brief. Judge Arnold then
proceeded to read the courts answer to
Holmes counsePs reasons for a new
trial. He took up the fifteen exceptions
to the verdict one at a time n dwelt
at length upon each. The main reasons
for a new trial which were put forth by
the defendants counsel were the admis-
sion of the testimony of Miss Yorke,
who, Holmes claimed, was his lawful
wife; the district attorneys opening
speech to the jury, when he brought in
the murder of the children into the case,
and that part of Mrs. PietzePs testimony
in which she said the last time she saw
her children was in the mOrgue at To-
ronto.
In reference to Miss Yorke's eligible
ity as a witness, the judge said that it
was the opinion of the court that Holmes
was not only married to the Willamette
Gid woman when he welded Miss
YOrke, but that he also had a wife in
Gilman, n. H. Therefore the marriage
to Miss Yorke was null and void and
the evidence was admissible. The open
ing speech of the district attorney, he
said, was not open to objection. 1t was
the evident intention of Holmes, said
Judge Arnold, to take off the entire
Pietzel family in order to secure prop
erty belonging to the murdered man.
He closed by saying that the court
approves the verdict and refuses a new
trial. District Attorney Graham then
arose and asked that sentence be pre-
nounced. Holmes was ordered to stand
up. Judge Arnold said: Herman w.
Mudgetts, have o anything to say?'
Holmes replied in a barely audible
voice: :" have nothing to say"
Judge Arnold then pronounced the
death sentence in the usual form, after
which Holmes was taken from the court
to prison.
Gov. Hastings will fix the day Of
Holmes execution. An appeal to the
Supreme court will be taken at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
PAPAL %CONSISTORY.
Mgr. Satolli was Among Those
Created Cardinals at To-
days Session.

Rome, Nov. 29.-The Pope today pre-
sided at the secret consistory and ere
ated nine cardinals, viz: The Arch
bishops of Lemberg, Salsebourg. Valla-
dolid and Bourges; Mgr. Satolli, the pa
pal delegate to the Roman Catholic
church in the United States: Mgr. Goth,
the ~internuncio to Brazil, and the bish-
ops Of Autun, Urgel and Ancona. His
holiness then preconized twenty-four
Italian bishops.
Rome, Nov. 29.-The Pope, in the
course of his allocution at the secret
consistory, where the new cardinals were
created today, dwelt upon the gravity
of the situation in Turkey and added
that the holy see was not Indifferent to
the distress of the Armenians, but de-
sired to see the various people of the
Ottoman empire governed upon princi-
pies of equality and equity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
BUILD ONE SHIP FREE.
Cramp g. Sons Make a Novel Propo-
sjtion in a Navy Depart
ment Bic.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 30.-There
were two distinct surprises when the
bids for building the two big battleships
authorized by the last Congress were
opened at the navy department today.
In the first place a Southern shipbuilding
concern underbid all competitors in the
North and West for building those boats
on the plans drawn up by the navy de-
partment, and then Mr.. Cramp offered to
build two battleships with armor for the
hulls and throw in another ship of like
type, but without arnor, all on his Whole
plans, for the sun fixed upon by Con
gress as the ultimate cost of two ships.
These boats will be of about 10000
tons displacement, but will really be
larger than the Iowa, the largest of the
battleships now under construction.
Cramp & Sons offered to construct one
on the departments plan for $2,S20,O00,
or two for So, 100000 each. Then they
offered to build three ships on their own
plans, with complete armOr for the hulls
of two of them, for $S,OOO,OOO. Then
they offered to build two ships on their
own plans, with armor for both huils
and u for So, 900. and finally
other set of plans of their own for ST.
100000 for one, or $2,400,OOO each for
two
The Union Iron works of San Fran
cisco bid on the departments plans:
$2,74O,OO0 for one ship; or $500 600
they bid $2,65O,OOO for one or So, 4 600
each for two ships.
IEhe Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock company of Virginia put in one
straight bid, the lowest for the depart
ment's plans, viz: S2.350,0O for one
and $2,250,O 600 for each of two boats.
No decision has yet been reached as to
the award of contracts, but as the law
requires one of the ships to go to the
Pacific coast if the price is reasonable.
there is little doubt that the Union Iron
works will receive the contract for at
least one ship, as its bid is about $3.50
coo less than the contract price for the
Iowa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Mine Becomes a Tomb.

Carmel, n. Y, Nov. 3O.-An accident,
resulting in the loss of thirteen or four
teen lives, occurred at the mines at
lilly Foster, near here, yesterday after
noon.
Foreman Murtha was descending into
the pit to take the time of two gangs of
laborers, numbering thirty-five men, who
were working at the bottom, when a vast
weight of earth and rock slid with the
force of an avalanche from the mouth
of the pit to the bottom, a distance of
800 feet. The earth crashed over the
men with tremendous force.
Out of one gang of eleven men only
five came put alive, and three of the
men employed in another gang were
taken out dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
PAGER SMITH N G
Confessed TO a Crime of Which Ee wa
Not Accused.

Not Accused.
Decatur, ILL.,, Nov. Bottle execution
of Charles n. Smith, widely known in
the baseball world as PAGER Smith,
was carried out without a slip in the
corridor of the Macon county jail yester-
day forenoon in the presence of 300 peo-
pie, among whom were several Protest
ant ministers of Decatur.
The sensational feature Of the day
was a startling disclosure he made in
his final confession in the cell at 10 a.
M, when he confessed that he was the
principal actor in the cruel torture and
robbery of Uncle Billy Florey at his
hermit home, two miles east of Decatur,
on December "a, 1894. That night Flor
ey was held on a red-hot cook stove by
a party of six men and forced to tell
where he had $500 secreted about the
house and in his barn.
The crime for which Smith gave up
his life was the killing of his little daugh>
ter, Louise Smith, aged 3 years.. and
Miss Edna Buchert, aged IS, his sister
in-law, on September % last. He in
tended to kill his wife, but she got away.
The shooting of Miss Buchert was acct
dental
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
DURYREA MOTORCYCLE WINS.
Ten Hours and Seventeen Minutes Cover
ing Fifty-five Miles.

Chicago. ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Between 9 and
10 o'clock yesterday morning, while
crowds of enthusiasts were nastening to
the football games. seven motorcycles
plowed out of Jackson park for a 90
mile race through the snow and slush
that lay between the starting point and
Evanston. At 9 o'clock last night but
two of the horseless vehicles had crossed
the finish line. The other five were lost
wandering aimlessly about the streets
of Chicago or lying wrecked in some gut
ter along the way.
The Duryea machine, which in the last
race was ditched several miles from any
where, finished first. The Benz-Mueller
craft came in an hour and a half later.
Its pilot, however, claims the trophy on
the ground that the Duryea machine
was pushed up the hill to the finish.
This is denied by the occupants of the
Duryea motorcycle, and there will be a.
contest.
The time of the winner was 1917 for
the fifty-hve miles. No records, but
various parts of the mechanism, were
broken
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
GOULD SUIT DROPPED.
End of an Interesting Episode Which
Occurred at the Worlds
Eair.

New York. Nov. 30.-Al. Ruhman, hus-
band of leila Nicolaus, assured q report
er today that his wife had settled her
case with George Gould, in which a
$4,000 check was involved. but said he
would prefer that Mrs. Ruhman should
tell the terms of settlement herself.
A meeting vas held at 8 Dey street,
this city, between counsel for Mrs. Rub
mann and counsel for Mr.. Gould. Those
Pierce, Mr.. Gould's lawyer, in whose Of
flee the meeting occurrred; Mrs. Rub
Manu.. her husband and Lawyer Simp-
son. The terms are understood to have
been practically agreed to prior to the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
SEEK BARDSLEY'S RELEASE.
Trying TO Get a Pardon for a Million
Dollar EmhezZier.

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 29.-The most i'm
portant application presented to the state
board of pardons, which assembled here
today. is that in behalf of John Bards-
ley, ex-city treasurer of Philadelphia,
who is now serving a sentence of ten
years imprisonment for embezzlement
aggregating nearly $1,0OO,0O0, which
brought about the wreck of the Key
stone National bank and the flight of it's
president, Gideon Larsh. who for five
years has been q fugitive from justice,
his whereabouts being unknown even to
his former intimate friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
PROF. BAKER WANTS TO FIGHT.
Idle to Talk of Arbitration of Alaskan
Boundary Question.

Boundary Question.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 3O.-Prof.
Marcus Baker of the Coast and Geodetic
survey, who went to Alaska for the
United States in connection with the
boundary dispute, stirred the usually
mild scientists of Washington last night
by the bOldness of his declarations in a
lecture of Alaska before the National
Geographists' society in the rooms of the
Cosmos club. He secuted the idea of ar
bitrating the question of England's claim
to the 5000 square miles of territory be-
tween Portland canal and Beam canal
on the southeast border of Alaska and
said the only arbitration admissible was
the arbitration of the battle if the Brit
ish claims should be insisted upon. The
sentiment was largely %applauded, and at
the close of the address Nh. Baker was
invited by a popular vote to repeat the
lecture in q larger hall.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
accuses Him or perjury,

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 30.-Luther Men
denhall, the banker, is not pleased at
some of the charges being made against
him by his wife, who is suing for di-
vorce, and has caused the arrest Of
James Alderman on a charge of perjury.
Alderman was a witness for Mrs. Men
denhan. When Alderman was arraigned
bail was fixed at $500. This the prisoner
was unable to furnish.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
IN SHERMAN'S INTEREST.
Ex-COngressman Lynch Adds 10 the His
tory of the Famous Book.

Columbus, o., Nov. 29.-John r.
Lynch, the Mississippi colored ex-con-
gresham, in conversation with a gentle
man of Washington Court, O., said in
reference to Senator Sherman's book:
''The only money that l know of being
used in the South to draw state delega-
tons to the support of a New York can
didate for the Republican presidential
nomination was that which was used in
the interest of Sherman's candidacy. AL
though / got none of it myself. | know
tiOOo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
FAVOR SOCIALISM.
An Internal Organization In the
Knights of Labor is
Planned.

New York, Dec. 2.-The meeting of
District Assembly No. % of the knights
of Labor, which lasted from s o'clock
last evening until 2 o'clock this morning,
resulted in the passage of resolutions nd
vocating the formation of q new inter
national organization to be composed of
the socialistic section of the *. of l..
throughout the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Two Neeroes I,ynched.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 30.-At s
o'clock last night Joseph Robinson and
Ozias McGahey, both negroes, were tax
en- from the Jail at Fayetteville by a mob
composed of people from Lincoln and
Marshall counties and hanged. The neg
roes had been taken from Nashville to
Lewisburg, Marshall county, tried for
attempted assault. convicted and SEN
fenced to the full penalty of the law and
q train had been held to take them to
Tracy City
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
A Divorce in High Life

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 3O.-Captain Sam
uel S. Brown, prominently known as a
millionaire coal operator and shipper,
proprietor of the Monongahela house and
a ~well-known turf man with a fine
string of horses, has applied for a di-
vorce from his wife, Elizabeth p.
Brown. While the court records do not
show that a divorce has been granted,
il is understood that a decree vas made
in the case over one week ago
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
HAYWARD'S EXECUTION.
Likely that Friday, December Is, will be,
Set.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 2.-It is con-
sidered likely that December IL will be
set for the execution of Harry Hayward,
the chief conspirator in the murder of
Katherine Cling. Nobody believes for
a moment that the governor will com
fere with the execution of the law. As
the time draws near Hayward seems to
concentrate his mind on schemes for re-
yenge upon those who were instrumental
in convicting him. He is especially vim
dictive against his brother Adry. Hay
ward has refused the offices of ministers
and becomes more blasphemous every
6av
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Sues Mrs. w. IA. Vanderbilt.

New York, Dec. Baroness Blanche
de Berzsenyi of Austria, who owns much
bric-a-brac, has brought suit against Mrs.
Alva Vanderbilt, mother of the Duchess
of Marlborough, for $500, with interest
from October 26 last, for the loss of a
small antique known as the '"Tantalus
cup" 1t is said that Mrs. Vanderbilt
took home that and other articles of
bric-a-brac with a view to buying some
for wedding presents for Consuelo. The
cup got lost and the Baroness wants pay
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Miss Daisy German Married.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 27.-Miss
Daisy German, third daughter of Sen
ator A. p. German of Maryland, and
Richard johnson, eldest son of tie late
e. Kurtz Johnson, q wealthy resident
of Washington and a member of a we'll
known Maryland family, were married
at noon today at the Washington resi-
dence of the senator.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Milwaukee Dairy Market,

B~utter-Fancy creamery, per ID, 22@23c;
inferior to choice, 12021c; best dairy
selections, 1SQ19c; lines, fair to choice, do,
12017c; roll, i2416c; packing stock, do, "a
9Hc; grease, 4@5c.
Cheese-Full cream flats, per Id. 9A@
s&a10c; brick, 9aafo1zc; limbuTger, 9@1oc;
Swiss, do, 11Q12c.
Eggs-Per doZ. 16n19c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
\ Georgia Bank rails.

Columbus, Ga, Nov. 29.-The Chatta-
hoochie National bank failed to open its
doors this morning. The bank was
heavily interested in the C~hattahoochie
Brewing company, which has been or
dered sold, and in other local enter
prises. No statement of assets and La
biItioc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
RIOTS IN MADAGASCAR.
Two English Missionaries Wer
Massacred at Antanan-
ariVO.

London, Nov. Bottle foreign mis-
sionary association has received a cable
message from the island of Madagascar,
saying that two of the missionaries at
Antananarivo have been murdered there
during a riot.