Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-11-18

in Anderson, Ind. and had survived al
most all of her offspring. She was born
in Boston in the first year of the century,
and her after life was Synonymous with
the history of Indiana.
james A. Gray, a farmer six miles
above Little Rock, Ark, came in town
the other day to transfer his farm of 100
acres, with all apDurtenances, to his
neighbor, j. III. Hayes, in payment of an
election bet. Gray bet his farm, together
with everything he had on earth, that
Bryan would be elected.
The dead body of Justus Seward, an
old man who had resided in Dubuque
county, Ia, since 1850. was found on the
road. He had been working for 4 man
named Evans for many years. He was
z nephew of the statesman, William II.
Seward of New York. An early love
affair unbalanced his mind.
Rev. Alexis Berk, young Methodist
minister whose people live in one of Chi
cago's suburbs, is reported lost in snow
storm IN the mountains near Troy, Mont.
He left home to cover his circuit, and
was overtaken by the storm. Searching
parties are out. but with little hope of
finding the lost preacher alive.
"A new order went into effect the
Boston police department Whereby patrol
men are forbidden to lean. against
building. wall or post. When obliged to
stop walking they must stand at least
six feet from any upright structure like
those named above. The order does not
say what they shall do in case of fire,
murder or robbery.
Robert Pecongea, the leading mem
Der of the remnant of the celebrated
Miami Indian tribe, dropped dead at his
home near Lafontaine. Ind. Deceased
was a grandson of the famous old mi
chief, Me-Shins-Go-Mesia and a brother
of William Pecongea, who in 1872 was
q w nt In
was 81 years old.
The supreme court of New York de,
cided in favor of the Society for the Pre-
vertion of Crime, of which Rev. DR..
Parkhurst is president, and against the
Society for the Prevention of Vice, of
in constituting the will of the late Charles
Bathgate Beck, who died at RichfielI
Springs, n. Y, October II, 1893.
"A letter addressed to a man in La
Sale Ill., and mailed seven years ago
by Attorney Alfred n. Hill of Joliet,
was found in a mail box in the latter
city. Mr.. Hill died about three years
ago.
Princess Marguerite wife of Prince
Frederick Charles of Hesse and sister of
Emperor William, has given birth to
twins, boys. Princess Marguerite already
has two sons, the elder born in 1893 and
the second born in 1894.
Mrs. Elby and her 1S-year-old daugh
ter, Clara, who are walking from Spo-
kane Falls. Wash. to New York for re-
ward of $4,000 offered by & New York
weekly newspaper. reached Chicago foot
sore and traVel-stained.
David Dodge, a well-known Western
lawyer, who for many years practiced
law at st. Joseph, Mo-, was found dead
in a chair at Perry, o. It. His death
was due to heart disease. Dodge was
reared in Po1ghkeepsie, n. Y.
The Golden Scepter Mining company
at Quigley. Mont, has assigned with
debts of $3.50, 900. Assets are estimated
at 100000 consisting of the company's
mines and its vast incomplete mills, cleo
trio power works, railroad. ETC.
Carlos Martyr, Jr., of Chicago, son
of a noted minister in that city, pleaded
guilty at Los Angeles, CAL, to a charge
of obtaining money by means of bogus
draft, and was sentenced to the states
prison at San Quentin for five years.
An unknown young man attempted
to assault girl named Bertha Graft in
the tenement house district in New
York. The girls father and brother cor
nered him in cellar armed with clubs
whereupon he drew revolver and killed
himself.
Miss Lizzie Hendricks, Calhoun
county (Ala.) girl, was awarded $245
company by the circuit court for being
kissed by one of the company's conduc-
tors while Ell route recently from Rome
to Admission.
Leo Won Waltzdorf, aged 81 years,
who said that he was q graduate of the
University of Halle, Germany, was ar
ragned in the Yorkyille On. " court,
charged with attempting to commit sui
eide, and was held in $500 bail by Mag
iStrate Cornell.
-Gustave Hanauer, proprietor of the
Manhattan Clothing and Shoe store at
Dayton, o., filed chattel mortgages to the
amount of $76,9S4 and at noon assigned
to A. w. Goldsmith. The liabilities will
reach 100000, but no stateHent has as
yet been made.
"A dispatch from Berlin says that as
a result of a visit to the Krupps ord
nance factory Emperor William has
ordered that all German men-of-war
shall henceforth be armed with Is, p
and 24-centimeter quick firing guns, in
addition to the usual heavy artillery.
The locks Ut the Cascades Of the Co
lumbia in Oregon have been formally
opened for traffic. The construction Of
the locks was begun eighteen years ago
by the government, but for many years
the work was allowed to drag and little
was accomplished toward opening the
river.
William Osborne, a railroad contrac-
tor Of national reputation and founder
and president of the Atchison (Kas.)
Savings bank, died at Waterville, \. Y,
aged 81 years. He left large fortune,
accumulated through railroad construc-
ton and banking.
The town of Jackson Center, O.. is
agitated over the mysterious death of DR..
G. L. Hawker, prominent citizen. Miss
Deweese, his niece, keeps house for him,
and returned home late in the afternoon
to find him dead on the floor There is
a bullet hole in his head, but as no weap-
on can be found it is thought he vas
murdered.
AT Robertsdale, a mining town in
Pennsylvania, Peter Venzeona was muir
dered. His slayers, Lewis Lawrence,
Daniel Cheraz and CHILEAN and Alex
ander Vanace, all Italians, were lodged
in jail. The murderers used iron pins
and stones on their victim. Jealousy
over q girl is said to have promoted the
crime.
NO NEED OF A WAR SCARE.