Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-03-06
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.

--Dun's trade review states that there
is very little activity to be discovered in
any line of business.
Reckless squandering of agricultural
college funds has been discovered by the
Legisla ture of Oklahoma.
Bank clearings of the principal cities
in the United States show a total decrease
for the week Of 7.3 per cent.
C. w. King, manager Of the Michi-
gan Drug company, was arrested at
Muskegon charged with arson.
"A stock company has been formed to
build an electric freight line connecting
Valparaiso, Ind, with Chicago.
Bradstreet's financial report states that
the recent bond issue has failed to arouse
spectators from their lethargy.
The Norwalk, o., electric light plant
was sold at auction to r. z. Foote of To-
ledo for $4,000 1t cost $4,000.
In the Illinois Legislature a bill has
been introduced calculated to suppress
vile and sensational publications.
The Globe moulding works, corner
of Henry and Brown streets, Chicago,
were destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000
Amos and Wiley Knott of North Ca
r0lina were terribly beaten by Whitecaps
for reporting Illicit distiileries to officers.
Five persons were badly injured in a
collision between Sixth avenue elevated
trains in New York, due to carelessness.
National Council of Women de-
nOunced the money power in politics and
physical force as basis of government.
George Williams, a farmer near Can
ton, ILL.,, has sued Mrs. Florence Negley
for $4,000 damages for accusing him of
theft
John L. Sullivan has left Jacksonville
and his trunks and gone to New York.
of, c1o hoe 70
Jones of Elwood, Ind, after 152 days and
nights of Wakefulness.
One soldier and one policeman were
killed by Cuban insurgents in an en-
gagement at Buenavidos.
Max Grant, an insurance adjuster of
York was found guilty Of being the or
ganizer of gang of tirebugs.
Both branches of the Michigan Leg
islature passed a bill providing for reg
istration in the city Of Detroit.
The Mississippi river between Cairo
and st. Louis is open for navigation after
being closed two months by ice.
,-Indiana's Senate passed the bill for
the reorganization of the state militia,
and it now goes to the governor.
-Insurrectionists of Colombia have re-
newed their activity, and an engagement
is said to be Imminent near Cucuta.
Charles Morgan the Aqua creek train
robber, was convicted and his punishment
fixed at eighteen years Imprisonment.
Directors of the Minneapolis EXposi-
ton formally offered the building and
site to the state for capitol purposes.
-Preliminaries have been arranged for
the location of the southern branch of the
Massachusetts cotton mills at Rome, Ga.
Justice of the Peace Berry and
three other men were arrested at Gran
vile, Ind, charged with 'white-capping'
q woman.
"A statement Of the operations of the
treasury during February shows the re-
ceipts were within 1871, 27S of the eX,
penditures
Mrs E. L. Williams became insane
while at prayer in New York Catholic
church, and created a panic among the
Worshipers.
Members of the w. G. 7. U. sang
the doXology when the vote repeating the
bottle law was announced in the Della
ware House.
"A young man of Eding was arrested
feiting silver coin. He was taken to Grand
Rapids for trial
The river at Port Deposit, Md, is
slowly rising and may move the ice any
time. Residents near the banks are NOV
ing to higher ground.
The jury in the case of w. TT. Owens,
marshal of Paris, ILL.,, charged with kill
ing James Gaines, a negro, who resisted
arrest, failed to agree.
The Queen regent of Spain is suffer-
ing from an attack of measles
George Williams, negro miner, was
found frozen to death in a hut at Seaton,
IL.
Prof John Stuart Blackie, the dis
tnguished author and Latin scholar, is
seriously i'll.
Frank Burkhart, aged 27, committed
suicide by shooting at Seymour, Ind.
Financial reverses were the cause.
With two exceptions Eastern roads
are cutting rates. The Cleveland agree
ment has gone wholly by the board
Aaron Pierce, a deaf mute, of La
mark, ILL.,, was killed by the cars at Gin
ton, Ia, while walking on the track.
1t is thought the bill requiring re-
registration of all Michigan voters will
be killed by the judiciary committee.
Roger Ryan, pioneer of Christian
county, died from stroke of apopleXy
while sitting in his carriage at Pana, Ill.
Mary Marshall aged 10S years,
dropped dead at her home in Port Fulton,
Ind She was born in Virginia in 1871.
Leaders of the American Protective
aSso ciation are agFating the question of
forming an independent American party
Emperor William has conferred on
Emperor Francis Joseph the right of
field marshal-general in the German army.
Receivers of the Northern Pacific Elk
press company have many bids for the