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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
A Detectives Story.

From the Cincinnati News-Journal.J
Detective Wappenstein's latest good
story which he declares is entirely new,
is as follows:
"Once upon time there lived in the
City of st. Louis a gang of wicked men,
who grew fat and sleek from the profits
of brace game of faro. Now, one day
roper possessed himself of sucker
and steered him against the game. The
sucker had remarkable run of luck,
and soon won out the bank roll, In spite
of the dealers skill. OF course that
wouldn't do, so the brace people took
all the money from the sucker and
kicked him out of the place, glad to get
rid of such fellow. In the course OF
few months another roper clinched on
to the same sucker, and introduced him
to the same game, and once more the
lucky sucker broke the bank He was
recognized as the man who had pre-
viousIy torn the lining out of the brace
peoples purse, and so this time they
concluded to put him where he wouldn't
be apt to win out any more of their rolls.
The wicked men tied the poor sucker
up in sack and threw him into the
middle of the river. A year passed,
and the brace game hourished, as all
sure things are wont to flourish, and
the incident of the lucky sucker was for
gotten. A third time, however, at the
expiration of the year aforesaid, the bank
roll of the brace game was won out.
The brace people looked sharply at the
man whom they intended to skin and
didn't and the dealer said unto
him:
&" 'Ain't you the same sucker we sewed
in bag and dumped into the river a
year ago ?"
4" i am the man, said he.
well, we will not make any mis-
take this time replied the dealer. I'VE
will kill you right here IN order to make
sure of it. But we will give you just
one chance for your life
ga barrel of white beans was pro-
cured from neighboring grocery and
also one single solitary black bean was
obtained. The one black bean was put
into the barrel of white beans and the
whole business was shaken up well and
sufficiently to render it million to one
that it could not be found without pour
ing out the contents of the'barrel and pick
ing the beans all over one by one. The
doomed man was then told that he must
ram his arm into the barrel and pull
out that black bean the first trial or be
killed then and there. He showed his
hand deep into the beans and Immediate
ly drew forth the black bean"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21

closed tighter than the proverbial clam.
Not place to eat on Sunday save the
| dinlng-room of hotel. The chop
house, the ''grill rooms" and the "buf-
fets are ali closed until 6 o'clock in the
evening, and even the drinking bars or
| ale houses-as far as exteriors are con-
cerned-are dark and uninviting. I'm
less you know the proprietor, and can
enter by the "family" or "wholesale
liquor" entrance, there is no use trying
to get in before 1 o'clock. There are
plenty of churches to visit, and good
sermons are preached, and the people
seem to take advantage of this, and go
to church. At Spurgeon's Tabernacle
the crowd is always great, and every
stranger pays it one visit at least.
When you approach the entrance you
ale met by verger Or official, who gives
you an envelope. This envelope re-
quests you to give a contribution
penny or more-and drop it i'll the box
provided. The far seeing, as we'll as
the charitable, do this, and to them the
side gate or door is open. The sexton
places you in a back seat and requests
you to wait until 1850 o'clock. The
rule is, pew-holders must be in their
seats by that time or lose their places.
When the hour arrives the sexton tells
you to go up the aisles and take any seat
vacant. When those who have con-
tributed are seated, the great doors are
opened and the crowd is admitted.
Then the services begin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
Odd Russian Heiuhts,

Roguery is the last of trades.
Every fox praises his own tail.
A debt is adorned by payment.
A good beginning is half the work.
An old friend is better than two new
ones.
When fish are rare, even crab is a
fish.
Every little frog is great in his own
bog.
Trust in God, but do not stumble
yourself.
Money is not God, but it shows great
mercy.
If God don't forsake us the pigs will
not take us.
Go after two wolves and you will not
even catch one.
The deeper you hide anything the
sooner you find it.
Ask a pig to dinner and he will put
his feet on the table.
Be praised not for your ancestors,
but for your virtues.
Never take crooked path when you
can see straight one.
Disease comes in by hundred weight
and goes out by ounces.
Fear not the threats of the great but
rather the tears of the poor.
A fathers blessing cannot be drowned
in water, nor consumed by fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
THE SPEAKERSHIP.

CHICAGO, November 1.-THE Tribune
to-day publishes the result of carefully
organized inquiry among congressman
on the question of the speakership. The
returns show that of the 1914 democratic
congressman, 81 favor Carlisle, 81 favor
Randall, 81 are supporters of Cox, and ]
is absolutely in doubt. Of the total
number Carlisle has exactly one-half.
An anal ysis of the figures shows that
Randall has votes in all but six states.
ana Carlisle in all but seven. while
the votes of Cox are confined to nine
states. Randall is credited with the
solid support of Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Carlisle has the united
delegations of Arkansas, Michigan, Mis-
slsslppi and Nevada. Randall is the
only one who can claim his own deleea.
ton entire. His strength lies in the east
and southern Atlantic states, with scat
tered support elsewhere. Carlisle is
strong in the south and vest. Cox has
supporters scattered over wide area
with but few or none in the south. who
mention him for first choice. The tariff
question is almost everywhere a power
full factor in influencing votes. Carlisle's
strength lies In the absolute free traders.
combined with those of moderate views
who are opposed to the absolute domi-
nation of the protection element. Randall
has this protection element at his
back, together with the votes of
those who admire him as a parliament
arian and have q confidence in his abil-
ity to steer clear of all questions on
which the party is liable to split into
pieces. The strength of S. s. Cox ap-
pears due primarily 70 personal acquaint-
ance and popularity. That he will re-
ceive a large contingent of the Carlisle
vote should a break come cannot be
doubted. He is mentioned as q second
choice of the Carlisle men from Massa-
chusetts to California, stands we'll with
many of the Randall supporters, and has
evidently great latent strength as a
compromise candidate. The Tribune
says: The figures given ARE conserva-
tive, bipartisan, and reliable, and they
show the status of the candidates as out
lined above on the basis of what the
congressman thought on the eve of leav-
ing for Washington. It is not pretended
that they show what the ballot
will actually be after the dele
cations are subjected to the inhu-
ences, promises. threats, and pleadings
which which will be brought to bear in
Washington, but as the accretions or re-
auctions in the strength of any one can
didate are liable to be Offset by those of
some other candidate, the figures may be
taken as a reasonable estimate of the
relative strength of the leaders as viewed
two weeks before the caucus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
SECESSION.
The People in Manitoba Organizing
for the Purpose Of Seeding from
the Dominion Government.

WINNIPEG, November II. Within
the last few days an agitation has been
inaugurated IN favor of secession from
the Dominion Confederation. 1t is the
association of Manitoba and the North
west that is being advocated, and the
movement will be properly organized
next week, when meetings will be held
and officers appointed. A prominent
lawyer vino is interested In the move
ment says: "There is no use to tell you
about the grievances IN this country.
Everyone knows and feels them
strongly enough, goodness knows.
There has been strong sentiment
to rebel against the dominion govern
ment in consequence of its treatment of
the northwest, but the people were too
timid to make a movement In the direc-
ton of rebellion. 1t came to be
known that large majority of the peo-
pie are strongly dissatisfied, SO the
young members of the legal profession
have taken it up and we are bound to
see what can be done. There is a gen.
eral feeling of disgust at the way things
are run in this country. There are
scores of abuses In the country. In the
first place we are looked on and treated
as a sort of offshoot from the Dominion.
This tariff is d terrible thing. It is
crushing the settlers. Then there is the
opening of the Hudson Bay route, which
every far seeing man must know will sbe
the salvation of the country. The fu-
ture of the country must depend on that
line. Now, it does not require more
than half an eye to see that the domin-
ion government is opposed to the open
ing of the route. They will not helpus,
and wemust help ourselves. Then again
ii is pretty clear that the Dominion gov
eminent is subservient to the Canadian
Pacific Railroad. What we want is our.
own land like Ontario has, and then we
could build all the railroads we wanted
without any monopoly. BY this means
settlement would be encouraged and set
tiers would notsuffer as they donow from
high rates and high tariff. AS it is, no
competing lines will be allowed. Be-
sides, this country is made the plumber
ground for the wornOut political hacks
of the Dominion government. Our
lands are given to colonization compa-
MES, our mines are given to people who
do not belong to the country, and our
timber limits are leased to enrich men
who at some time have done service to
the Dominion government. Then there
is the outspoken and avowed enmity of
the eastern papers that we must combat.
I would wish you to know that the
movement is strictly non-political. We
would be willing that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad contract should be fore
gone and the portion of the line around
the north shore of Lake Superior and
across the Rocky range abandoned.
Millions of dollars have been sunk in
constructing these portions of the road,
and the country will be saddled with the
greatest debt. We propose to get up a
manifesto of all grievances and present
it to the Dominion government, and if we
don't get satisfaction, why then there
will be row. Tt is said that many of
the agitators are strongly in favor Of an
nexation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
/" Kinder illustrated. :"

The train was within twenty miles
from Albany when the man turned
around in his seat and queried:
"Spose the governor will be in AL
bany?
81 guess So"
"Spose kin git to see him?"
"I presume you can"
"Well, want to see him powerful
bad"
Anything wrong ?"
"Well, calkerlate there is. My son
Bill is in jail
"That's bad. What for p
"Fur shootin' at a skule- teacher who's
bin. and got a corner on all the cider in
ourcounty, and is holdin' on fur rise. .
"And what do you want of the gov
ernor ?"
:" want Bill pardoned out, in course,
but I'm kinder Illustrated about how to
approach the old man. IF he's down on
corners and likes cider, and carries re-
volver strapped to him, I'm all right;
but if he's sweet on eddecashun, down on
pistols, and don't keer cent for apple
juice when he kin git lager, then Bill
kin prepare to roost behind the bars fur
the next five years."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
Cerebral GIuttony.

From the London Graphic.l
Lord Strathnairn once said that he
could tell by young mans manner of
ordering his breakfast in coffee-room
whether he was likely to make a good
officer; and Lord Palmerston declared
that the best way of getting supply of
efficient attaches for the foreign Office
would be to leave the selection to ladies.
Without indulging such fancies one may
ask that competitive examinations should
be directed to ascertaining whether a
candidate has a general fitness for the
position which he seeks, and not to the
finding out how much ll-digested
knowledge he can cram into his head.
The brain is an organ more delicate
than the stomach, and yet the same
men who preach temperance, and alb
stemiousness to boys for their healths'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
The Lime-KiIn Club.
IFrom the Detroit Free Press. J

IT hold heah in my hand" said the
president as the meeting opened in due
form, "a Potassium signed by 220 pus-
sons prayin' dis club to admit de female
sex to membership. Tze sorry to see
'em waste so much time. When de time
arrives dat dis club can't be run widout
de help of de odder sex Paradise Hall
will be a deserted ruin. y
stDoes I understan' de president to be
opposed to what am called woman's
rights ?" asked the Rev. Penstock as he
suddenly bobbed up.
you does, sah-yOu does. Take de
movement from its incepshun twenty
vars ago to de present date, and it has
nebber included one true woman. 1t
has been movement mapped out an
followed by class of males an females
: who have somehow kept CIR of idiot
asylums, an yit who doan' know 'nuf
to be lunatics. Tode wife an mother
de true woman of de fahside-I grant
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
LOST IN THE WOODS.
The Terrible Experience of Two Hunts
men I'm a Forest.

1n6 keTEAOAS Experience Oh AWO
men I'm Forest.
CONCORD, n. H., November ia
man named Butterfeld tells thrilling
story of his experience in the Maine
woods during last weeks gale. He was
on a hunting expedition with Smith,
West and two companions, and on
the 18th was encamped at the
ten miles south of Moosehead
Lake. The wind blew some in the
morning, but about noon the fun began.
Their camp blew away and the giants of
the forest began to fall like rain. Next
morning they started to get out of what
was woods when they went in, taking
with them only guns and blankets. The
first day they walked nine and one-half
hours and only made two miles, and the
second day in eleven and one-half hours
they advanced only four miles. They
had to literally chop their way out, and
on the second day were met by
a gang of men who had been started in
after them, but had only cut path of
five miles in that time. The scene beg
CARED description. Men whose fortunes
were III the forests were ruined In few
hours. One man had four yoke of oxen
and five pairs of horses at a camp in the
devastated region, all of which had to be
killed, as they could not be brought out,
nor could feed be got to them. The
party had an experience which money
could not hire them to go through
AGAIN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
Sunday in London.

CCor. of the Baltimore American
Talk about the Sunday law and it's en-
forcement in Baltimore It does not
compare to the observance of that day
in this great city. One hardly knows
London to-day, after the hustle and
whirl of yesterday. The stores are
closed, the wagons have disappeared.
the cabs seem to run more quietly, and
the people seem almost afraid to speak
aloud. What contrast after a CONT
mental Sabbath I was hungry this
morning, and thought I would go to the
Criterion to get lunch. Imagine nay
surprise when / arrived at the great res
taurant and found it closed, the Gaiety
and ST. James likewise. All down the
Strand, up in the West End, and even
in "the city," the restaurants were
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21

sake will unhesitatingly urge them to
inc widest course of cerebral gluttony.
eases have been cited in which pupil
teachers, after working all day at
schools, have had to pass their evenings
IN reading for examinations, and MANY
OF them doubtless take no S nday rest.
These unnatural calls upon the brain
lead to exam. fever-that is, form of
brain fever with q complication of neur-
osls-a most difficult complaint to treat.
and one which may become chronic if
the patient can not get perfect rest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21
THE municipal council of Berlin, Ger

THE municipal council of Berlin, Ger
many, has reduced the amount appro.
priated for technical instruction in the
city from 256, 208 marks to 219, 728 marks,
and at the same time passed the follow,
ing vote: The municipal authority is
requested not to admit hereafter to the
corps of technical teachers any one who
can only give instruction in needlework,
and to trust this latter branch as far as
possible either to the teacher of gym
nastics and drawing or TO those who give
scientific instruction. The municipal
authority is, in addition, requested in
nominating teachers 10 give the prefer.
ence to those who are capable of giving
instruction In needleWork,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-21

BRETON girls have been prohibited
from selling their hair by the priests.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15

Here the evidence closed and both
parties submitted the case without
argument. At this point we desire
to make slight correction in the re-
port of the testimony of Maj. w. o.
HutchisOn. The report of his evil
dence read as if re stated that the
translation of the Mexican's testi-
mony on the preliminary eX-
His evidence was that he
did not understand the Spanish Ian
guage and, therefore, could not state of
his own knowledge whether it was
correct or not.
The charge of the judge Was the
usual charge in a murder case detin-
ing the several degrees of murder and
the law of self-defenSe. The jury re-
tired about IL o'clock a. N. and only
took one ballot, which was of course
mot guilty" They returned in less
than ten minutes.
After the verdict was read and the
judge had announced to the defen-
dant that he was free, he arose grace
fully and bowling to the judge was
congratulated by his counsel. While
this was going on the jury had retired
from the jury box to the body of the
house and the defendant walked back
to where they were and shook the
hand of each member of the panel.
He left the city for his home yester-
day a much happier man than he had
been since the day when his unfortu-
nate encounter with Eckles deprived
him of his liberty and put him under
the bar of the law.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
NOT GUILTY.
The Hooper Murder Trial Ended
The Balance of the Evidence.

The case was resumed yesterday at
9 o'clock, and Thomas D. Martin was
the first witness examined. He testi-
fed: know the Mexican Merimore;
his age was forty, and he was badly
poX-marked, and had large scar be-
hind one of his earS-not certain
which one; he looked little older
than he was, and person would take
him to be forty-four or forty-fve
years of age; AT the time of this af-
fair he wore his hair short, and did all
the time l knew him.
w. b. Wallace was the next witness.
He testified: l knew the deceased
and 1 know the defendant.
1 saw the deceased on
the day he was killed and just before
the shooting took place; [ saw him
at the time he went for the pistol; he
went into hardware store and stayed
perhaps two minutes, and came out
with a pistol in his hand; he went
from this hardware store past me to
his shop, where the shooting occurred.
l heard some one ask him, as he was
going along, who he was going to kill,
or if he was on the war-path, to which
he made no reply. This attracted my
attention; more particularly so as he
was walking faster than his ordinary
gait.
AT this point the defendent rested
his case.
Redirect evidence-R. 81. EvanloYe
was called in rebuttal and stated: ]
know the deceased and know the de-
PENDANT; l saw deceased in his shop
one hour before he was
killed. / took him to be at work at
the time. / saw nothing unusual
After the defendant was arrested and
examination had and habeas corpus
had been issued, upon which a hearing
was had and the defendant admitted
to bail, and after the Indictment was
found and the ccpias was issued and
placed in my hands as deputy sheriff
went to Kyle and found the defend
ant on horseback. He had arms al
the time. / told him / was after him
He replied all right, and got down
from the horse, and asked permission
to talk to Tom Martin, his brother-in-
law. We all went into Martin room
and there had some conversation
Martin said he would go with US tt
town, meaning San Marcos. / went
to get hack to take us to town, anC
| when l returned Hooper was gone
out of Kyle. / think that was about
Ii o'clock a. m. He came back thai
evening, however, and went with me
| to San Marcos to court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
The Killing at Hearne.

The particulars of the killing of the
city marshal of Hearne, mentioned in
THE STATESMAN a day or so ago,
show that Mr.. Oscar d. Cannon,
prominent lawyer, and Mr.. Albert
Bishop, city marshal, had had some
angry words the day before regarding
the incarceration of Cannon's father
in-law in the calaboose by Bishop for
some trivial offense, and Bishop was
prevented by friends from shooting
Cannon. Early on the following
morning, the 8Jh, the shooting oc-
CURED, Cannon claiming Bishop was
advancing upon him at or near his
residence. On examining the body of
deceased it was found that twenty
seven buckshot had taken effect, Can
non having discharged both barrels of
a shotgun. There were no witnesses
to the affair, but evidence taken at
the coroner's inquest shows conclu-
sively that Bishop wanted Cannon's
blood. In this connection we will
state that Bishop is the man was con-
victed of murder in the second de-
gree, in that county, about a year
ago, and sentenced to seven years
hard labor; getting a new trial he
was acquitted. 1t is said that three
men have been laid in their graves
nv RiShOD
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
GALVESTON.

GALVESTON, Nov. 9.-The Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe, in pursuance to
a reduction of force, referred to day
or two ago, has discharged between
800 and 400 men along its line. The
cause is the stoppage of construction
and dullness of railroad business. The
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Anto-
derSon are also curtailing their forces.
The steamship Harris, of the Nor
gan line, was due here yesterday
from Morgan City, but was delayed
by getting aground in the cut this
side of Morgan City. Among her
cargo for this port are 1000 barrels of
sugar.
The Lornette base ball club, which
was so successful in the early past
season and which won the champion
ship of southern Texas, is being reor-
ganized for the coming season. Most
all of the old members will be re-
tanned, and first-class pitcher and
catcher secured.
GALvEsToN,Nov 10.-Donigan, the
clerk charged with stealing letters
from the postoffiee, was dismissed to-
day, the evidence being insufficient to
convict. He halls from Fort Bend,
where there is a colony of Armenians.
One of the largest wholesale houses
in the city is quoted as the authority
for the statement that business of
every kind is suffering from inaction,
more so even than last spring, and
there are no present indications of
early improvement.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-15
PALESTINE.
Especial to The Statesman.

Especial to The statesman
PALESTINE, Nov. 10.-The Presby-
terry of East Texas has just closed a
most successful annual conference
here. They met at the Presbyterian
church here and, after electing Rev.
S. L. Tenny, of Crockett, moderator,
they took up and discussed many mat
tiers of interest to the church. The
female college at Tyler, which has
just been opened by the Presbyterians,
was heartily commended and its sue
cess predicted. The ministers present
examined and approved for admission
to the ministry bright, intelligene
colornd man and he was ordained,
and it was determined to establish a
colored Presbytery for this section of
the state.
A st. Louis syndicate has offered
through j. L. Jones, who built the
water works here, to estab lish gas
works in Palestine and furnish all
necessary money themselves. The
city council has the offer under con-
Sideration