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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
USED A WOODEN KEY.
Ex-Cierk of Court Ward Of Langlade
County and Three Other
Prisoners Escape.

Amigo, Wis, Jan. 17.-[SpeciaLl-
Four prisoners escaped from the county
Jail here last night at 1870. One of
the escaped men was T. H. Ward ex-
clerk of the circuit court for Langlade
county, who was brought here from Chi
cago about December 1 to answer to
charge of embezzlement preferred by Pc
ter Schlitz a Manitowoc county farmer.
and was awaiting trial. The Welsh
consin, who were in for sixty DAYS for
chicken stealing and had almost served
full time, also got away. The other pris-
oner was serving a short sentence for
petty. larceny. They escaped by uRsock-
ing the door with a wooden key and sue
ceeded in getting away unobserved The
prisoners were missed shortly after theiy
departure and officers are In pursuit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
RUN DOWN BY AN ENGINE
Two Women Killed and Three In
jured in New York Rail-
road Yards.

New York, Jan. 17.-An engine run
ming light struck a crowd of car cleaners
who were walking the track on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford at One
Hundred and Forty-second street today,
killing two women and lnJuring two
other women and a man SO badly that
they will probably die.
This is the list of dead and injured:
Dead:
LIZZIE BECKER. Sc years old.
DELLA AIAHAN, Sc years old.
Injured
Marie Druf, e5 years old, internal in
Maggie Tracey, IS years old, right leg
Louis Yelder OF 449 West Forty-second
street, both legs broken.
At the point where the accident ac
CURED the road runs through a cut, on
the west side of which there is d high
embankment and on the east side high
stone wall, on the top of which is an
iron railing. The car cleaners had met
at the Mott Haven station of the road
and were on their way to the caryard at
Sixteenth street and Vanderbilt avenue.
Yelder, Tracey and Druff were employed
by the New York Central, the Mahan
woman by the Wagner Palace Car COM
pany and the Becker woman by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad.
They had reached One Hundred and
FOrty-secOnd street when the Chatham
express on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford came laundering down and
the cleaners stepped aside to let it pass
The train was a long one and its noise
drowned all others in the ears of the
working people, 80 that light engine,
coming up the north track, was unOb-
served.
Just as the express had whisked by
the engine struck them. A chorus of
horrible shrieks; was the first intimation
the engineer had of the calamity. The
Becker and Marian women were ground
under the wheels of the engine and the
others were thrown against the stone
wall
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
HIS END WAS SUDDEN.
Minor HickOck Dropped Dead in the
Depot at Bridgeport.

OepoC AT bridgeport.
Boscc5el, Wis, Jan. 1S-[Special. =
Bridgeport and Bloomington for many
years, fell dead in the st. Paul depot
at Bridgeport this morning. He was
4S years old and leaves a wife and fam
lily residing in Bloomington.
Arcadia. Wis, Jan. 1S.-[SpeciaI. L
Mrs. ID. G. Dewey died suddenly yester-
day morning at the home of her son-in-
law, D. L. Holcomb of apoplexy. She
was 50 years of age and was among the
first settlers in this section.
Rio, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Special.]- Mrs.
Joseph McDuflie died at the home of her
son John here this morning, having at.
tanned her eighty fifth year. She leaves
three sons, Sherman s., superintendent
of the Wisconsin division of the Ameri-
can Express company, stationed at Mil
waukee; Dewitt O., agent of the Ameri-
can Express company at EScanaba
Mich, and John w. of this village. Her
husband died at Beaver Dam, Wis,
about two years ago, aged about 50
Beloit, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Special.l-
G. Perry, aged 80 years, proprietor of a
cooper business here for forty years,
died this morning.
Berlin, Wis, Jan; 1S...7[Speciall-J
toma, died at the breakfast table this
morning of heart disease. He was 20
years of age.
Palmyra, Wis, Jan. 1S-[SpeciaLl-
News has been received here of the
death from cancer at Armour, S. D.,
of Samuel Duncan, aged 70 years. He
was an early settler and resident of this
town.
Lima Center, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Special]
j G.. Bennett, one of the oldest set
tiers of Rock county, passed away at
his home in this town yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Bennett was the father of
DR.. Bennett of Broadhead. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
BAYARD'S ADDRESSES.
President Sends the Core
spondence to Congress.
No Recommendation Accompanies the Pa
perS-IiS Explanation.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O.-The
President today made answer to the
House resolution calling for information
as 20 whether Ambassador Bayard did
at Edinburgh and Boston. Eng, deliver
speeches referring to the American Deo-
pie as a strong, self-contident and often
times violent people, whom it took a real
man 20 govern, and to ''the Unsuitable
growth of form of socialism styled
protection which has done more to cor
rupt public life, etc, and if so what
action has been taken thereon by the
President.
The answer is in the shape of a let
ter by Secretary Olney enclosing copies
or the two speeches, which have already
been published in the American press,
ana stating that except as revealed in
the correspondence no action has been
taken on them by the state department
/ ms correspondence begins with letter
from Mr.. Bayard to Secretary Olney,
written before the former had received
any official communication on the sub
Ject, but in view of newspaper agitation
or his alleged breach of official etiquette
Mr.. Bayard, in this letter. calls atten-
ton to the fact that the Edinburgh adj
dress was delivered by invitation before
a society purely literary and scientific in
character; that no political canvass was
pending or apprOa ching in Great Britain
Of his personal opinions upon govern
mental institutions in general and that
there is precedent, as In the case of his
predecessor, Mr.. Lowell, for an ambassa-
dor of the United States delivering an
address under such conditions
On January 3, Secretary Olney cabled
to Mr.. Bayard for details regarding the
Boston speech and on the following day
Mr.. Bayard replied, recounting his par
tcipatiOn in the closing exercises of the
school at Boston. His address upon that
occasion, he said, was impromptu and
"a kindly, humorous, postprandial tone
prevailed. Mr.. Bayard adds that the
sending of a copy to Il local paper con-
tanning report of the address of Presi-
dent Cleveland and to a grandchild in
Boston, Mass, constituted all the pub
ication" in the United States which he
had given it. Mr.. Bayard adds that III
the report of the Boston address there
are obvious errors, but as he spoke with
out preparation he has nothing by which
to make comparisons or to show In just
what those errors consisted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
PARADISE FOR TRAMPS.
Wandering Wi1Iies Like to Winter Mt
BaraboO.

Baraboo, Wis, Jan. 17.ITSpecial1E
Tramps have committed several small
crimes here this week and the authorities
are puzzled as to how to deal with the
matter as there is no workhouse here
The tramps call Baraboo a Paradise"
and take small articles in order to get
to stay. Two were sentenced for thirty
days on the charge OF stealing some un-
derwear from Won Wald's store. An
other was arrested by Marshal Delap
as he was attempting to sell robe
which had been taken from a conveyance
owned by A. Fry. As one was wearing
coat from Stanley & Hoag's store he
was cared for by Officer Block and still
another was sentenced for taking cloth
ing from J. Hopes store. These events
transpired in the past day or two and
only illustrate to what extent the nui-
sance has reached The authorities them
selves are poWerless to keep them away
from the city or to prevent the petty
thioVin&
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
CITY HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Heirs of Mrs. Strauch Awarded Damages
at Manitowoc.

Manitowoc. Wis. Jan. 1S.-[Special.l
The first case to be decided by the cir
cult court this week was that of ex-
Sheriff William Stephan, as admins
traitor of the estate of the late Mrs John
Strauch. against the city of Manitowoc
for damages. The suit has been pending
for some time and has attracted a great
deal of attention. On the evening of
August %. 1891. Mrs. Strauch walked
into the open draw on Main street bridge
and was drowned. She left eight small
children. An effort was made to effect
a settlement with the city, but II failed.
The jury was out all night and this
morning returned a verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of $1770 The city
was held responsible because of the poor
light at the approach to the bridge, The
city viii probably appeal the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
ASK FOR A RECEIVER.
Wisconsin Creditors of American Loan
Asso citation After the Funds.

Association After the Funds.
Madison, Wis, Jan. 17.I[SpeciaI1 L
The Wisconsin shareholders in the Amer
lean Savings and Loan association,
which has just gone into the hands of a
receiver at Minneapolis, are to be taken
care Of. AS stated in yesterdays Wis
consln the association has real estate Sc
curities aggregating $113, 900 on deposit
with the Wisconsin state treasurer to
meet the requirements Of the state law,
and today l.. Y. Lewis. one of the several
shareholders here, applied to the United
States court through his attorneys,
Lewis & Briggs, to have a receiver APP
pointed for the association in Wisconsin
TO take charge of the deposit and distrib-
ute the proceeds among the Wisconsin
shareholders.
Atty.-Gen. Mylrea also appeared in the
case IN connection with Lewis & Briggs
to look after the interests of Wisconsin
creditors Judge Bum gave an order ap-
pointing a hearing of the matter on Jam
uary u, and enjoining the state treasur-
er from disposing of the securities before
that time.
While the face value of the securities
on deposit is $113,000 there is no pres
ent means of ascertaining how near their
actual value comes to that amount. The
law regarding building and loan associa-
lions formerly required that securities
must be deposited subject to the approval
of the state treasurer, but the LegiSla-
ture of 1893 repealed that provision and
Treasurer Peterson has found himself
compelled to accept these securities at
their face value.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
TALK ON ARMENIA.
President Adams to Make an Address AT
Madison.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 17.l[Special. +
President G. L. Adams of the State uni
yersity will give an address on the Arme-
MAN question at Library hall this even
ing, reviewing the history of Armenian
troubles and proposing means of set
Ting them. The president does not be-
lieve the United STATES as a nation has
any right to interfere in the affairs of
Armenia, and that if the Sultan wishes
to prohibit the benevolent offerings of
the people of the United States from en-
tering his domain he is entitled to do so,
He SAYS it may be another matter for
European countries to ask this privilege,
but for the American people it is an in
reference
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
MARSHAL HAS THE HIDES.
Stranger Leaves His Stock of Goods at
Two Rivers,

Manitowoc, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Special 7
a few days ago a strange man appeared
I'm this city and stole a large quantity
of hides from the store of Mr.. Paleschek.
Word was sent to the authorities in the
surrounding towns. Yesterday stranger
enade his appearance at Two Rivers and
tried TO dispose of a number of hides
and a team of horses. He was just
about to complete a sale when the mar
shall appeared on the scene and request
ed the man to tell where he secured the
bides. The man made an excuse to go
unto q store for a moment, but he failed
20 return and the marshal has the team
the man could be found.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
IT BELONGS TO US.
England Has No Claim on the Forty
Mile Creek Gold District
in Alaska

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2O.-The rich
gold discoveries of Forty Mile creek in
Alaska belongs to the United States and
not to Great Britain. The Hist meridi-
an of longitude has been accurately de-
termlned by an emnloye Of the British
government and properly marked at GER
tain places. Gen. Duffield, the chief of
the coast survey, says it shows that but
sixteen miles of the creek as the bird
flies and but twenty-three miles as the
water flows, is in British territory, and
that in this portion no gold has been dis
covered. All the remaining portion of
the creek and that in which gold has
been discovered is in Alaska and be-
longs therefore to the United States.
bill has been introduced in Congress
providing for the appointment of com
mIssloners TO fix the boundary but it
has not yet been acted upon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
HORRIBLE CRIME EXPOSED.
A Jealous Woman Tells the Story Before
She Kills Herself.

A Jealous Woman Tells the Story Before
She Kills Herself.
Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 17.-Yester-
day Mrs. Lucy Clemens, who had as
lover a railroad man of this city, COM
mitted suicide and left letters which re-
vealed details of a horrible murder COM
that the man who was her lover and a
woman on whose husbands life there
was $4,000 insurance policy conspired to
and did murder by poisoning the wom-
ans husband. The man then married
the murdered mans widow and collected
Clemens to desperation and she killed
herself after having written letters ex-
posing the crime. The letters are now in
the hands Of officers who are investigat-
ing and arrests will follow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
A GRAND PALAVER.
Ceremony Attending the British
Occupation of the Capital
of AShantee.

Coomassie, Jan 20-The grand pala-
yer took place today. Sir Francis Scott,
commander of the British expedition,
arranged his staff in semi-circle in the
town square, which was lined with
troops. The Ashantee chiefs then pa
raded and King Prempeh descended
from his stool and shook hands with Sir
Francis. The King was informed that
he must clean the streets and keep the
pOpulace quiet. King Prempeh and his
chiefs then retired and the Queen then
arrived and saluted Sir Francis Scott.
The people were quiet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
BUSY DAY IN COURT.
Many Prisoners Sentenced in the Federal
Court at Madison.

Madison, Wis, Jan. 17l[Special.l-
The first fruits of the recent session of
the grand jury in the United States
court were gathered today when seven
violators of laws were convicted and
sentenced TO punishment. jeff Town
send of Clark county got the heaviest
penalty two years at Waupun. His
crime was passing counterfeit money.
Harley Johnson went to the same place
for thirteen months for robbing the de-
pot at Gable. Charles Hurd of Sawyer
county was found guilty and fined $500
and sent TO the house Of correction for
thirty days. William O'C0nnor of Villas
county went to the house of correction
county and Reddy Cochran of Sawyer
county went to the same place for sixty
days and Charles Richards of Oneida
county paid fine of $25 and went to
the house of correction for thirty days,
all for carrying liquor into the Indian
reservation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
RAISING "DEAD HEADS"
Valuable Timber Recovered by the Pesh-
tigo Lumber Company.

Peshtigo, Wis, Jan. 17.-[Special.E
The Peshtigo Lumber company has
crew of men and a number of teams en-
gagged in raising dead heads" from the
river between here and Bagley Junction
About four miles of the river has been
cleared, and 1000 logs, amounting to
100000 feet, have been banked to dry.
Many of the logs have been in the river
for years and are yet valuable timber.
The work will be continued until spring
and at least 100000 feet of logs will
be Spcurad
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
TWO IN THE SAME BOX.
John Currie Accused of Being an Ae-
cessOry to Stuckay

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. -[special.l-
John Currie, the roommate of Charles
H. Stuckey, who is awaiting trial for
the alleged embezzlement of $11,O1O
while cashier of the State bank, is hav-
ing a hearing on the charge of being an
accessory after the fact. Peter Pearson.
the man with whom Stuckey lived in a
cabin near Turtle Lake, Wis, after fee
ing Duluth and in whose house he was
captured, testified that on December 6,
Currie appeared at his house with a let
ter from Stuckey telling him to deliver
to Currie $500 in bills that Stuckey had
secreted in the clubhouse while under ar
rest by Detective Benson and in regard
to the location of which Stuckey in
formed Pearson just as the officer was
taking him away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
After Escaped Prisoners.

Madison. Wis, Jan. 17.-[Special. 7
The sheriff has received word that the
Anderson brothers, who with a third
prisoner escaped from the county jail
about month ago, have been located
near Amigo, and Deputy Green left for
that place this afternoon armed with
warrants for their arrest on the charge
of Jail breaking.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Navigation on Fox River.

Appleton, Wis, Jan. IL Special i
The report of the chief lock-tender on the
Fox river navigation canal shows the fol-
lowing figures for the season of '95 at Ap-
pleton: Tons of freight passed through
locks, %. 12O; number passengers carried,
9236; total number of lockages made at
Appleton, 1916.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
MAY BE PETROLEUM.
Belief that Oil Exists in the Vicinity of
of Green Bay.

Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Speciall-
From indications it is believed that oil
exists in this vicinity and it is probable
that next spring an attempt will be lnssde
to find it. Beaver Dam creek, which cuts
through the western limits of the city, is
always covered during the open season
with coating of oil, which has been
gathered for years by the Indians of she
Oneida reservation for presumed medici-
nal virtues. A lighted match touched
to this floating oil will send streaks of
blue flame darling over the surface. of
the water The same persons who are
now looking into the matter believe ttfeY
have also discovered indications of the
existence of coal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Raid on Ashland Gamblers.

Ashland, Wis, Jan. 17.-[Special]-
were raided at Ashland by county Off
Gals. and nineteen gamblers were Sc
cured. They all gave bonds The raid
was engineered by Sheriff Archibald,
who had warrants sworn out by Secre-
tary Dixon of the Civic federation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
ExOnerates Iseiiu.

New York, Jan. 2O-The Herald this
morning publishes what it claims is the
testimony taken before the committee
investigating the charges made by Lord
Dunrayen against members of the New
Y ork Yacht club. The Herald claims
that the evidence yindicates Mr.. Iselin
and all connected with the Defender
from the charges.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
INTERMENT NEAR PRAGUE,
Remains of Carl Jonas to be Laid Beside
His Parents.

Racine, Wis, Jan. 16.-[Speciall i
No additional intelligence has been re-
ceived here concerning the death of Carl
Jonas at Crefeld, Germany, yesterday.
His son in this city states, however, that
the body will in all probability be in
tered in the family lot near Prague,
beside the graves of his father and moth
er.
Mr.. Jonas original appointment as
consul was to Prague, but the Austrian
government objected for political reasons
to his being stationed there and he was
transferred to Crefield. A few days later
the government withdrew it's objections,
but Mr.. Jonas was already settled at
Crefeld and decided to stay tbeYe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
He was a Clever Thief.

Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 19-[SpecialE
The till of the saloon of Valentine
Klesges was cleyerly robbed by a strang-
er last night The man and Klesges
were alone in the saloon and both read
ing, when the stranger suddenly arose
went to the front door, which he opened
and closed again, then stole quietly be-
hind the bar, emptied the till and made
good his escape
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
STRUCK A FINE FLOW.
Plenty of Pure Water for the Resitaents
of 10

Beaver Dam, Wis, JAN 18.-[Specfal.l
The Beaver Dam waterWorks has
struck big flow of water at a depth of
300 feet. Joseph Denning, the new SUI
perintendent of the waterworks,. found
it necessary to drill new we'll for the
use of the city. A flow of 500 gallons
per minute has been secured which will
be amply sufficient to supply the city's
wants for some time to come
E. @. McFetridge, who has been quite
i'll the past month, is able to be around
again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
Failure at Madison.

Madison, Wis, JAN 17.-[Speciall-
@. F. Abbott, one of the oldest marble
dealers in the city, was closed by the
sheriff today on judgments by the State
bank for about $140O Outside credit
ors hold claims of about $500, which is
about the amount of assets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
TOOK THE SILVER WARE.
Kenosha Woman was Excited and Failed
to summon Help.

Kenoslfa, Wis, Jan. 11.|[Special. =
The residence Of Samuel Reynolds was
entered by thieves last evening and con-
siderable silverWare was taken. The
family was away at the time and when
Mrs. Reynolds returned home she found
the burglars in the house. She was so
frightened that she forgot to notify the
authorities and the robbers ESCAPED
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
GEN. EWING is INJURED.
He was Struck by Cable Car in New
York City.

New York, Jan. 2O.-Gen. Thomas
Ewing. formerly of Columbus, O., was
struck by cable car on Third avenue
line today and badly bruised. 1t was at
first thought that the general, who is
about 70 years of age, had sustained in
ternal injuries, but an examination at his
home satisfied his physicians that he will
be able to be out in two or three DAYS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
BOARDS ACTION ILLEGAL.
VA of Waupee III Oconto County. BOT
Properly Organized.

1oWn OF Nsaupee III OGOntO County. HsOS
Properly Organized.
Marinette, Wis Jan. 1S-[Special.l-
In the township light brought to the cir
cult court here from Oconto county,
the judge set aside the action of the
county board The board found the.
new township of Waupee out of portions
Of Armstrong and Howe towns without
submitting the matter to vote and when
the petition from the people had an In
sufficient number of signatures. The
courts decision annuls the county boards
action and kills the new towns organiza-
ton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
SHOT DEAD IN HER HOME.

E1khOrn Woman Killed by a Peculiar
Accident.
Elkhorn, Wis. Jan. 19.-[Speciall i
Mrs. Elmer Whitmore was accidentally
killed last night at her home near Spring
Prairie Corners by the discharge of a
rifle that fell from the hook on which it
was hanging. She leaves a husband and
one child
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
MONEY FOR CREDITORS.
Receiver of the Superior National Bank
to Make q Dividend.

TO NIdke q DIVId0nde
West Superior, Wis, Jan. 1S.-[Spe-
cial. Thomas G. Alvord today received
instructions from G. G. Thorne, receiver
of the Superior National bank, to pre-
pare the papers for the 20 per cent. divi-
dend to creditors. DR.. Parker is the
principal creditor, having purchased the
claims of the city and county, amount
ing to about $4,000, at the rate of so
cents on the dollar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-01-22
VESTIBUIaE SWEPT AWAY.
Street Car Shruck by Engine 81
Marinette.

Marinette WIS, Jan. 18.-[SpRcial.l-
A very maroon escape from serious in
jury occurred here this morning on a
into street car and swept away the
vestibule. The mOtorman juGAped for
his life and NO one was hurt. He did
not hear the engines whistle and saw it
on the crossing when too late TO prevent
a collision.