Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-22
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

1t is announced at Chicago that Ar
mour & Co. will go into the butter and
egg business on a big scale. This action,
it is said, will be death blow to the
scheme of the South Water street men TO
force up the price of country butter.
Civil Sheriff Thomas Duffy of New
Orleans died at the Stuyyesant house,
New York. He was one of the best
known politicians in Louisiana.
king Christian of Denmark, while
ascending a spiral staircase leading to
Orc sound, stumbled and fell, seriously
injuring his chin and mouth.
AT Detroit the knights and Ladies'
of Honor reelected its entire staff of
officers except the supreme treasurer, {.
+. Dudley of indianapolis, George A.
Baird Of Brazil, Ind. taking his place.
Charles D. Nicols, a brother OF De
lancy L. Nicols, the noted New York
attorney, died in the workhouse at Quin-
cy, ILL.,, from sunstroke. Drink had been
his ruin.
John G.. Manahan, Weli-known pat
ent lawyer, died at his home III Sterling,
III. He served during the Civil war and
had suffered ever since from being shot
through the body.
James Robinson, who on the night Of
August 8 brutally murdered his wife by
boro, near BordentOwn, \. j., died IN the
county jail of tuberculosis.
Mrs. Mary Anderson-Navarre, &C
cording to the Daily Mall may appear
on the concert platform in London this
autumn. She has been studying vocal
music for two years with Maude Va
leria.
President Faure and the King Of
Siam reviewed the northern army at st.
rtr of no A Lot
the President conferred decorations upon
several foreign officers, including Lieut..
Williams of the United States army.
AT Wurzburg, Bavaria, a number Of
persons have been arrested on the charge
of high treason. The prisoners include
young German-American woman,
Annie Funk of Cleveland, o., who was
visiting relatives there.
The body of James Hamlin, one of
the beSt-knoWn traders on change in ST.
Louis. was found in bathtub at the
Terminal hotel, st. Louis. There were
rumors that he had committed suicide,
but this is Indignantly denied by friends
OF his on change.
The directors of the American Bell
Telephone company have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent.
The dividend is payable October Is to
the stockholders Of record September, 80.
The dividend of per cent makes 1912
per cent. declared so far this year.
Mgr. p. G.. Toner, missionary apos-
tolic and honorary chaplain to his hol
ness, Pope Leo Kill, and chaplain-gen-
stricken by the heat in his room in Il
hotel at Philadelphia. He died shortly
afterwards at the Jefferson hospital
Rev. Abel Stevens died suddenly at
San Jose, Cal, Of heart failure, aged
nearly 90 years. He was born in Phil
adelphia and was at one time editor of
the lions Herald at Boston, and also
of the Christian Advocate of New York
He was known as the historian of Meth
odism.
Addition. Ruggles has received a
telegram saying that Capt. Samuel Me
Connie Of the Fourteenth infantry died
at St. Luke's hospital, New York city,
from Bright's disease. Capt. McConihe
was one of the heroes of the Civil war
and received six brevets for gallant and
meritorious service.
William Matthews, an actor blew
his brains out in front of his wife's bed
room i'll the st. James hotel, ST. Louis.
The couple, who belong to Girard's In
ter-Ocean Vaudeville company now
been stopping at the hotel during the
whole week, but lived separately.
Franz Pulaski, the archaeologist
and publicist, is dead. He was born in
1924, came of an old family of Polish
emigrants, accompanied Kossuth to-
America and fought with Garibaldi in
Italy In cola boration with his wife,
he wrote a book on his American ex-
periences entitled, "White. Red, Black
Seymour Bros, stock and grain brok-
ers at 80 Broad street, New York city,
have assigned. The firm had Offices in
various parts of the country. The firm
standing was good, and it is said to have
i Il Il
the liabilities may reach nearly $1,000,-
600.
Col. S. 3. NJ. Young, acting super
intendent of Yellowstone National park,
in his annual report, says there has been
a rapid increase of black bears within the
park limits and complaints have been
made that bears have broken into store
houses and destroyed meat and other pro-
visions in large quantities.
The Chaffee estate Of Denver, L. NJ
Lawson of New York, Senator Elkins
of Virginia and r. G.. Kearns OF ST.
Louis, owners of the Ortiz mine grant
in South Santa Fe county, Col, have
sold the property to New York and
London mining syndicate TO" 81 100000.
which includes much of the best gold
producing territory in New Mexico.
"A fire has been discovered in the
Broken Hill mine between Jamiesen's
and the Broad Rib shafts, near Mel
bourne, Australia. Two hundred men,
who were engaged in an effort to ex-
tinguiSh the flames, were overcome by
the poisonous fumes. Fifty have been
brought to the surface and of these three
are dead.
The Spanish government has decided
to instruct the military authorities to
take proceedings against officers CRITICS
ing the conduct of Capt.-Gen. Weyler
11,,ln off
ties The decision is due to the numer-
Gus Outspoken censures upon Capt.-Gen.