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

Fred q. Bulmahan, Thomas and John
Williamson were killed by the bursting
of 4 naphtha retort ut Milford, Mass.
The President has appointed Charles
A. keyeS postmaster at Springfield, ILL.,,
vice Redick NJ. Rigeley, removed.
The boiler of Roderick Bakers steam
mill in Perry county, Ky, exploded. The
dead are Koderick Baker and Jack Fran
els.
Albert Collins of Mendon, Mich, was
so disappointed over the result of the
presidential election that he committed
suicide by hanging.
d. Miller, residing at the Great West
ern mine, was mistaken for a deer while
out hunting near Sagola, Mich, and shot
dead by companion.
Thomas Burnidge, who was for
many years postmaster, supervisor and
justice of the peace of Plato Center,
Kane county, died at Elgin.
M L. Nayra, one Of the most widely
known insurance agents in the South,
committed suicide at New Orleans by
shooting himself through the brain.
Henry II. Adams, former treasurer
of Kings county, was arrested at his
home in Brooklyn, n. Y, charged with
grand larceny. He was admitted to bail
in $4,000.
Lii Hung Changs celebrated coffin
which he carried with him on his recent
in fire on board the steamship Glen
arteney.
The body of Thomas e. Jones, who
disappeared from his home in Montana
about three years ago, was found by
some hunters in the woods near Twin
Bridges, Mont.
Capt. Marriott of the Norfolk regi-
ment who, while out shooting in the VI
entity of Smyrna, was captured by bri-
Il, hol
been released.
AT Akron, O., William Clark has
confessed that he and William Dempsey,
both now under arrest there, murdered
Joseph Lupinek in Cleveland, October
"a, the motive being robbery.
President Zelaya of Nicaragua mas
issued a decree making lard duty free
from October to April. Flour and corn.
which are sc;rce, are also made free of
duty.
Frank Hamilton, for twenty years Il
member of the banking firm of Raymond
& Co.. committed suicide at Austin, Tex,
by taking morphine. He was married a
few days before to an Austin lady.
Nelson Kicks, the colored coachman
employed by d. e. Bennett at Wauke
gan. H., was attacked violently with
hydrophobia. He was taken to Chicago
for treatment at the Pasteur institute.
Daniel J. Greenwald, a preacher in
the Reformed church, was found hanging
in his barn at Bonner Springs, Kas.
He had become respondent oyer business
affairs. He had wife and eight chill
dren.
Fourteen buildings in the business
portion of Traverse City, Mich, were
destroyed by fire, entailing loss of $780,
900, partially insured. Ed Newberry,
porter in the Front Street hotel, was
burned to death.
During the progress of a petty case
in the county court at Guthrie. .. T.,
Il. L. Saddler, negro lawyer, attacked
and severely wounded Thomas II. Jones,
a prominent attorney and eX-member of
the Kansas Legislature.
robert Ralson. gardener. living
alone at Columbus, O., at 3 o'clock in the
morning was tortured with fire, knife,
rope and revolver by robbers, who got
SOB, all he had, but they wanted more.
lie is IN serious condition.
The President has appointed Frank
S. Spenzmaker postmaster at London,
o., vice John Boyer The appointment
was delayed three or four months on ac-
count of vigorous fight waged for the
place by four or five candidates.
Because II. Z. Jenney, an attorney,
neglected his wife for the society Of Miss
Louisa Roy, whitecaps visited her ia
theirs house at Capac, Mich. and NAL
lttdltd IcI III IL IlldHlicI, HOl-
withstanding her strenuous denial of
wrongdoing.
Capt Edward S. Chaplin, Fifteenth
infantry, L. S. A, was retired from the
army at his own request by the Presi-
dent. Capt. Chaplin completed thirty
years of active service on July /, and has
since been eligible for retirement when
ever he desired it.
Col. William e. Potter, one Of the
Ia w II
today after prolonged illness He was
one of the six officers detailed to deliver
the colors surrendered by Lees army to
Secretary Edwin Nj. Stanton at Wash
ington May 1, 1865.
Archibald Campbell, one of the best
known grain and lumber dealers IN On
tario, was drowned at Colbourne. He
suffered from insomnia and dizziness.
He got up at an early hour to take Il
walk on the pier and it is supposed that
he became dizzy and fell into the water.
The estimates for the entire Indian
service for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1898, to be submitted to Congress
appropriation of $7.290000 in round
numbers. This is 100000 more than
the appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
An Indian named Charcoal" on the
Blood reserve near Fort Mcleod, Mani
toba, killed three people-another Indian,
his squaW and the farm instructor. Char
coal escaped from the reserve, and a de-
tachment of mounted police have been
III pursuit of him. The orders now are
to shoot the redskin on sight.
The dismembered body of an I'M
known young woman was found in
shallow grave, today, between this city
and the asylum for the insane. Two en-
ployes of the insane asylum claim to
have seen two men go into the field last
night, dismount, and, after opening the
grave, ride away, leaving it uncovered.
-Boutelle w. Frazier. proprietor of
the Wellington hotel at Washington, d.
c.. committed suicide by shooting kim
self He was one of the best known ho-
tel men in Washington. He had been
in a melancholy frame of mind for some
time past, due to his physical condition.
He was about AZ years of age and leaves
wife.
News from Manila, Philippine ISL
ands, is to the effect that the Spaniards