Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-02-05

against the claims of the European
states.
"A bill making prize-fghting a felony
has been passed by the Kentucky Leg
islature.
Il. W. Levan, president of the Penn
sylyania National bank of Reading. Pa
died suddenly.
B. E. Boomer and his son Allan of
Waukeen, Ia, have been indicted for
fraudulent banking.
E. g. Wall has been appointed on the
committee to arrange for the Democratic
convention in Chicago.
"A flood of petitions has been present
ed to the Iowa Legislature asking that
the age of consent be raised.
Gen. Miles informs the House COM
mittee on coast defenses that adequate
coast defenses, Notifications and guns
would cost $S0,000,0O0.
Charles Ruppe, land locker. we'll
known throughout the Upper peninsula,
attempted to commit suicide at Iron
Mountain, Mich. He will recover.
The New York stock exchange
threatens to eXpel G.. B. Hopkins of the
firm of Kennett. Hopkins & Co., Chica-
go, who was implicated in bucketshop
work.
near Tylorstown, Wales, which was
wrecked by firedamp explosion, has
been completed and it is found that tie
total number of killed is fifty-six.
Mariner & Novel;, general merchan
disc, at Olathe, Kas., one of the Oldest
and best known firms in the state, have
failed. The liabilities are about $50. 900
and the assets from $4,000 to 100000.
"A dispatch to the London Times
asserts that the Johannesburg women
are subjected to maddcning indignities
and predicts that there will be an up
rising unless the British ''are released,
from their serf-like position
With the exception of half a dozen
contractors, who still refuse to comply
with the terms of the new agreement
making it compulsory on them to dis
charge their nonunion employees, the
tailors' lockout in New York is pra ctical-
ly over.
Louis t. Lorillard's place on the
Cliffe, known as "Vinland," has been
sold to II. Nick. Twombley of New
York. Mrs. Twombley is u sister of
Cornelius Vanderbilt and ''Vinland" is
directly opposite "The Breakers" The
price is said to have been $1,2OO,OOO.
After several months spent in exam
lining into the accounts of the five re-
celyers of the Union Pacific system and
the counter claims of Receiver McNeiu
of the O. r. & n. company, Judge Nc
Arthur of Portland, Or, referee, has
uIcu lis report, WHICH is almost wholly
in favor of the O. r. & n.
Two impecunious young men said to
be from New England and giving the
names of Mason NJ. lotion and c.. T.
Holiday have been arrested at Kansas
City, Mo-, by postoffice inspectors from
Denver and St. Louis. They are ac-
cused of having used the United States
mails IN swindling several mining stock
brokers of Denver.
The failure of the James Coleman
Drayton divorce suit to come to trial in
the New Jersey court of chancery has
occasloned much gossip. Rumors are
floating about Jersey City to the effect
that the Astors have. after determined
efforts. effected meeting between the
estranged couple, and that something like
a truce has been effected
AS q result of desperate fight at
Jefferson, Ia, two men are dead, two
are badly wounded and young woman
seriously injured. The killed are John
Brown, Jr.. and John Flick. The in
jured are John Brown ST., shot through
the face; Miss Tillie Brown, beat with
club and George Fleck, shot through the
back. The trouble started over an ole
feud.
The treasury department has re-
ceived from the manufacturers 119
cases containing 23,75O Columbian
Worlds exposition bronze medals which
were awarded to exhibitors. The time
of delivery now rests entirely with the
Worlds fair commission. 1t is expect
ed that the diplomas will be completed
next month, when the commission will
be called together and arrangements
made for their delivery to exhibitors.