Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-15
Wisconsin Press Convention.

The Sixteenth Annual Convention of the
Wisconsin Editors and Publishers Asso-
citation will be held in the city of Madison,
It 9 o'clock A. NJ. on Tuesday, June 18th,
1872 1t is gratifying to be able to an
nounce that VIM Z. Cramer, Esq, one of
the veterans of the Wisconsin press, having
recently returned from a prolonged visit
in Europe, has kindly accepted a cordial
invitation to prepare the annual address,
which will be read by L A. Proctor Esq :,
of the Milwaukee E9enj5ag wise on SIN, and
from Mr.. Cramer's observations of the re-
lations sustained between the press and the
peopIe and governments in European coun-
tries, and from his long intimate and hon
orable connection with the press OF this
State and country and admirable and use
ful contribution to the lite nature of our as
ISOLATION my be expected. The poem will
be read by Judge L. B, Noyes, OF the Pesh
tigo and Marinette Eagle, whose last New
Years Address ELECTED many merited com
ailments from the Western Press
Obituaries on deceased members of the
Association will also be read.
The programme of exercises for Conven-
ton week, will be duly announced by cir
cular, early in June; and will, it is hoped,
meet with hearty approval.
CHARLES SEYMOUR,
Pres t. Wis. Eds and Pubs Associ alton
JAMES Ross, Recording Sec
LA Crosse, Wis. May I'd, 1872.
ERIE, Pa, May l3.-Richard Keefe,
Dennis Shea, Geo. Briggs and Thomas
Franklin were capsized in "a sail-boat
off Erie on Sunday night. Rankin got
an oar and padded the boat ashore,
with one of the others on it, who died
soon after. The others drifted off and
their bodies have not been recovered
LONDON, May 13-The Times and
the London papers this morning are of
opinion that the announcement of Fri
day that negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States with
regard to the indirect claims had been
broken off, was premature. The Times
says positively that all will yet be
righted 1t maintains that the Ameri-
can government has agreed in princ-
pie to withdraw the claims for indirect
damages and advises forbearance on
the part Of both Houses of Parliment.
New York, May 11.-At tie Meth
odist Conference, to-day, addresses
were made by Switzerland, of Cincin-
natl, and Pope of Eastern British Amer
lea. The former hoped suoh a calam-
ity as collision between England and
America always might be averted by
| the Christian sentiment of America,
and the latter said he would rejoice if
the United States and the Dominion
were incorporated as one natiDn. Rev.
Mr.. Wheat, delegate from The Meth
odist Protestant General Conference,
made an address, expressing nope of
reunion Of the bodies at no distant day.
Delegates from the Cincinnati M. E.
Church were invited to the platform.
Adjourned.
THE "INDIRECT CLAIMS. London,
Sunday Morning, May l2.-The Lon
don Observer says Communications
have been passing between the Cabi-
nets of Washington and london all
the past week. The Government of
the United States has assumed no de-
finite position of favorable character.
There is ground for the hope, however,
that President Grant may recommend,
and the Senate approve modification
of the Treaty of Washington. The
course Of the British Government be-
fore Parliment 20 morrow, depends on
the reply from the Washington C4bi-
net. Public opinion in England is
everse to any action which will close
the negotiations for settlement.
The Alabama Democrats hold their
State Convention on the 10Th of June.
The Springfield Republican has re-
Turns from 1872 towns in Massac husetts
Of which 50 are in favor of licensing
the sale OF ale, beer, ETC., and 100 in
favor of prohibition.