Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-10
NEWS ITEMS.

Charles Harris, brother of the late
! Sir Augustus Harris, the .well-knoWn
theatrical manager, is dead at London.
The Woman's suffrage bill passed the
! Nevada Senate by vote OF 3 to 3, and
was referred in the Assembly to a com
mittee.
! The autonom;sts of the island Of
Porto Rico have issued manifesto an
| nouncing strong dissatisfaction at the re-
forms recently granted by Spain.
Mrs. Emma Parting died at Foun-
| tain Grove, near Santa Rosa, Cal She
was the widow of John Parting of Lon
don, wealthy coffee merchant.
The Cornett-Swanson election con-
| test in the Fifth Virginia district was
settled in favor Of Swanson, the Demo
| cratic contestee, without division.
The Nebraska Senate killed the
Canady resolution offering to send corn
to Chicago free of any cost to the city
If it would be accepted by the mayor.
A dispatch from Ventura, Cal, states
that Hugh McMillen, agent for the
Western Transit company at Chicago,
was drowned in the Santa Paula creek.
The Chamber of Deputies has passed
a bill providing for a guarantee of E25,-
900 to any company that will establish
an iron foundry on large scale in the
country.
The Missouri House passed by a
vote of II to ~ bill prohibiting the
playing of baseball on Sunday 1t was Il
great surprise, as everybody thought it
would be defeated
Thomas p. Madden, San Francisco
capitalist, is dead. In early days he held
a position in connection with the interior
department, and was the possessor Of ex-
tensive land holdings.
The beet sugar convention at Hast
ings, Neb.. adopted a resolution declar-
ing that the state was morally bound TO
pay the bounty earned on sugar by state
factories the last two years.
-Rlanch Raymond Sabin, second
Sabin of Saltwater, Mimi, a brilliant CIR!
of Is years, died at the West hotel,
Minneapolis, after six weeks Illness
Five children in age ranging from s
to 10 years. broke through the ice while
skating on pond near the Missouri
river on the Iowa side across from Ne
braska City, Neb., and were drowned.
While exercising on the rings at the
gymnasium Of the Twelfth regiment
mont fell to the floor and was killed in
stantly. The distance was only six feet.
Charles R. Dodge and Alexander
Bodland, old residents of Newhepe Cal,
were murdered by G. T.. Kleupfer, the
senior member of the firm of Kleupfer
81 Co, general storekeepers and saloon
keepers.
Mrs. Lottie Merritt. wife of ex-Rep-
resentative E. L. Merritt, died today
after a lingering illness, aged about 80
years. She was one of the best-known
and most highly esteemed ladies i'll
Springfield, Ill.
Fire practically destroyed the store
of the Scott Hardware company at Salt
Lake City, causing loss of S2J0,0O0,
with insurance of $125,000. Electrician
Vial Of the fire department was badly
injured by fall.
A mixed train while standing on the
sidetrack at Arlington, s. D.. was run
into by an engine going west and Con-
ductor Addington, Brakeman Hosiac
John Lotus of Desmet and Mr.. Harri-
son of Arlington were killed.
DR.. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, ac-
conpanied by Mrs. Nansen, arrived in
London. They were met at Victoria
railroad station by Sir George Baden
Powell, at whose house they are stay
ing, and by other scientists
A sensation has been created at Wa
terloo, IA, by the report that II. n Cot
finbery, the banker and alleged eInbez-
zier. IS alive, while his death has been
supposed TO have occurred about two
weeks ago from heart disease.
George M. Shelley, ex-police commits
siOner, eX-mayor and eX-postmaster,
whose testimony was desired in the po-
lice Investigation at Kansas City. Mo,
disappeared after a subpoena had been
issued for him and is en- route west
Little Addie Louck, young daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Louck, died at
Burlington, Ia, the victim of actual
starvation in the midst of Burlington's
plenty. The pitiful case was not brought
to ffle notice of the charity society till
too late to save the child.
Miss Florence MeGinnis, aged II
years and the daughter Of J. Taylor Nc
Ginnis, was assaulted by robber while
alone in the family residence at Spring
field, Ill.,, and it is feared that the injury
she sustained may cost her her life.
Senator Mitchell has favorably re-
ported in the Senate from the committees
of $12 month to Jane Cunningham.
widow of James Cunningham, late OF
Co. 3. Seventh Wisconsin infantry
There died at the receiving hospital
in San Francisco & man who claims to
have been of royal birth He gave the
name Of Eugene De Beauharnais and
claimed to be descendant of Empress
Josephine, the first wife of Napoleon.
"A dispatch from Bombay says that
the better classes among the people of
India are beginning to feel the pinch of
the famine. Many are selling furniture
and ornaments at ruinous prices and the
prevailing distress is terribly keen. In
the Deccan district even farmers are APP
plying to the government for aid.
Capt Fozzard and the mate of the
schooner Biscayne, which was wrecked
near Sebastian, have arrived in Jackson
vile, Fla. The three seamen constitut-
ing the remainder Of the crew were
drowned, refusing to get in the yawl-
boat because they thought it was unseo-
worthy
Judge Waterman at Maquoketa Ia,
rendered a decision in the famous Wat
son case adverse to George Niles Wat
son, the illegitimate son who entered u
claim to the entire 100000 left by Mott
Watson of this city, an eccentric bach
elor who died intestate. This will give
the estate TO sister and several nieces
and nephews.
From the day when Lieut.-Gov. Dun
can announced his committees, Gov. Pin
gree has had no use for the Senate of
the Michigan Legislature The ire OF his
eXcpllency was reused to still higher
pitch when that body refused to confirm
the appointment of Gen. William Hart
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