Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-03-13
The RepubHrar.

ell Wing ind tic that the ice is all
ut of Lake PEP and the first boat
will probably be through In day or
The earliest previous date on record at
which the river has been open the en-
tire course is March %.
FIRE AT PANAMA NEW YORK,
March S.-A telegram received In
this city from Panama announces
disastrous fire. The dispatch is not
precise IN statement, but it is inferred
the fire started in T. G. Herburger's
drug store under the Grand Central
Hotel in the Plaza Grande, and that a
store ia the farthest corner of the COM
mercial block had been burned. This
would indicate that the Grand Central
Hotel and Commercial block were de-
stroyed The buildings were separated
by narrow street.
The ex Marshal of Utah Territory
recently said in conversation that
'Bshop" John D Lee, the leader in
the Mountain Meadows massacre, never
made a confession, as supposed. The
published one was bogus, although
approved by Lee, who refused to really
confess, principally because his favor
lite wife was also murderess
People from the United States are
largely engaged in making purchases
of horses in Montreal, Can. During
the past week, 2l6 have been shipped
to the Eastern States. costing sl4, 900,
or an average of $50 each. In the
month of February the aggregate
number of horses purchased at Mont
real aud shipped across the line was
$50.
1t is reported from Washington that
the President is informed that the
reason why Gov. Nichols, Of Louis
lana will not pardon General Ander
son, the convicted member of the
Louisiana Returning Board and Depu
ty United States Collector at New
Orleans, is that he has intimations
that the Supreme Court of the State
to which Anderson has appealed,
would order his release. Louisiana
people at Washington do not credit
this, and say that Nichols does not
pardon Anderson because be dare not:
he is afraid of the bull-dozers of his
party.
Articles of impe. ch nent having been
presented by the lower house of the
Minnesota Legislature, the Senate on
yesterday organized as court of i'm
parchment, for the trial Of Judge
Sherman Page of the Tenth Judicial
Circuit, for official misconduct.
There is general strike of laborers
along the WelIand Canal in CanaGa
who demand 81 % per day. The
contractors and laborers are generally
holding out, though some of the former
have acceded to the demands of the
men.
Letters from Ft. Keogh. up to the
2Oth ult., state that Gen. Miles has or
gained force of $50 men, besides
the 100 recruits previously raised, for
an expedition into the Indian country.
Sitting Bull is now upon the Canadian
side OF the border
fICE-PREsIDENT WHEELER saws.
speaking of the silver bill, that he be-
lleves both sides will be profoundly
disappointed. The law will work
neither the good nor the evil which
has been prophesied. For the amount
OF silver that will be coined under it
will be like drop of water In bucket.
1t will affect the financial situation only
IN the least possible degree. And now,
on the cheap money subject, supposing
millions of silver be coined. The
Government will pay it out to its serv-
ants, and they will pay it out to the
storekcepers and others. In that case
1t will simply replace the same amount
OF greenbacks used by these persons,
which greenbacks will be laid away in
the banks. How is that arrangement
to better matters? There will be no
more money in circulation than before.
Certainly the Government cannot be
expected to coin money and give it to
the needy; they must give something
IN return for it. As business is de.
pressed and factories idle, they have
little or nothing to give either to each
other or to foreign peoples You say
there is money enough in the banks
here. So there is everywhere. With
sufficient security | can get all that
any man needs. What is needed is
not money, but that which it repre-