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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
THE OTHER MAN DID 1T.
"Bismarck," the Prisoner IN the Ha
dock Case, OOnfesses.

"Bismarck," the Prisoner IN the Had.
dock Case, OOnfesses.
The mystery attending the Haddock
murder at Sioux City is slowly clearing
up. Cine of the most important
witnesses, who may proveve closely
connected with the murder himself,
was man named Kosmitski, COM
monty called Bismarck" He was
arrested in San Francisco and brought
back last week. He was taken to Des
Moines before Gov. Larabee and the
attorney general, and he made g. con.
fession which corroborated the con
fession of Leavitt, already fixing the
crime upon the brewer Arensdorf.
The confession was made soon after
his return, but the prosecution
kept it secret until the Goth, when, by
permission of the attorney-gener it
was given to the public. Bismarck is
now in jail in Sioux City. Heconfesses
that he assisted q saloonkeeper to
hire man to assault Eeddock, but
he claims that another man fired the
fatal shot. His testimony shows the
murder was the result of a. saloon
plot, and no one but the saloons were
concerned in it. The confession is re-
garded as the most important evidence
yet produced and is startling in it's
development. Kosmitski says that he
saw Haddock come out of the barn
and across the sidewalk and that
John Arensdorf and the other brewer
Harry Peters) met and shot him,
and then ran across the bridge towards
the brewery. He says that saloon
keeper named George Treiber came to
him the next day and told him that
he must get away from there, at the
same time giving him $125.
He says that afterwards he received
800 from Arensdorf to leave the city
Otto Greiber, another eyewitness OF
the Haddock murder, has also made
statement duplicating Gauder, who
is variously known as "Charley" and
steamboat Charley" 'for whom the
detectives are now searching. In his
statement he says: "When I came to
Water Street, Gauder went to the
Columbia House and came back short
ly afterward and called Bismarck, who
was on the other side of the street
Bismarck did not want to cross. He
said L do not want to CO. After
while Gauder came out of the saloon
and crossed over with Henry Peters,
the beer wagon driver, whom he had
met, and the three, Henry Peters.
Bismarck and Gauder went up the
street as far as the livery stable and
then returned. I crossed over to the
other side of the street and after q
while a man came across Fourth
Street, and when he was about in the
middle, two men followed him and one
of them the one behind-was Henry
Peters and the one in the middle
looked like Bismarck. The first mar
raised his hand and as he lowered it
the shot was fired" Greiber is 6
nephew of Gauder and lived with him
That night when Gauder came home
he says he said to him that if he was
as well off as Arensdorf he would have
shot that man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
DEMOCRATxC RAsCALETY.

The Confidential Circular OF Chairman
walker Receives q Serious Setback.
When Chairman Walker said In his
confidential circular that q change oil
administration would seem to be
sprudent and wholesome" at this time
in view OF the long continuanceln pow
er of the Republicans and the amount
of public funds annually handled IL
the capitol, he made g. fatal mistake,
as it permits his political opponents
to compare the records of the two par
ties in Wisconsin in regard to official
honesty. The state has never lost a
single cent through dedication under
Republican rule, while the dusty rec
ords in the secretary OF state, 8
Office show that under Democratic
rule it cost $31, 318. 81 at one time.
From january 5, 1852, to January o.
lS56-two terms-Edward II. JAMS
sen, of Cedarburg, was state treasurer,
having been elected by the Democrats,
together with q full set OF state OF
fcers. When Charles Kuehn, his sue
cessor, inspected the books OF the OF
flee, he found q deficit of $31, 1884.
Although Democrat, Kuehn did not
feel like hiding the rascality of his
predecessor at the expense OF his own
purse, and the shortage was made
public. The [denouement created a
healthy sensation and the state fell
back on Janssen's sureties to make
the deficit good. The latter cleared
themselves by showing that the sure.
ties had been changed at the end Of
the first term and that the state
could not prove whether the defal-
cation occurred during the first or
second term. This was too true. The
state could not prove this point, as no
official inspection of Janssen's books
had been made at the end OF his first
term, contrary to law. Jansen per-
sonally escaped punishment. Year
after year the deficit was carried for
ward from book to book in the secre
tary of states Office till in 1864, when
it's transcription was discontinued
but the ugly record stands on the
books in the vault of the state depart
ment, to-day, as g. disgraceful evidence
of Democratic dishonesty in Official
position. Does Chairman Walker still
believe that change of administra
ton at the present time would be
prudent and wholesome" in view o
the fragrant record of Jansen emo
their fraudulent land commissioners
| from 1850 to 1856?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27

caught in the act and prevented from
killing himself. He gashed his throat
badly, but will recover.
On the morning of the 10Th, team
attached to hay rack, which was lett
unhitched at the depot in Lancaster,
ran away and collided with buggy In
which were Mrs. Joseph Hilegar and
her child. The runaway team jumped
into the buggy, smashing it to the
ground, and then passing over the
wreck. The mother and child were
struck down and trampled under the
norses' feet. The child is badly hurt
and the mother is not expected TO re-
cover.
| WILLIAM r. SMITH, well-knoWn
among the printers of Milwaukee, hav-
ing been connected with the business
for many wears, committed suicide by
| placing himself in front Of 81 fr4lght
train in that city, on the 18th. he
was 35 wears old, and had for several
months exhibited signs OF insanity.
THE Milwaukee city council, on the
18th inst, refused to pass the Bay
View annexation ordinance.
JOHN A. LILLEEN, editor OF the
Kenosha Telegraph, and Sc. Brande,
of the same city, have been arrested
| for criminal libel. Charles Quarles is
the complainant on behalf OF Mrs.
Theirs, mother of young Theirs, who
was implicated in the heavy forgerles
at Kenosha some years ago. The de-
PENDANT gave bonds for their appear
ance. The arrest was on account OF
the publication of an article in the
Telegraph some months ago.
MARTIN CANNON, of Eau Claire, has
been sent to prison for one year for
abducting Miss Nelly Goldsmith fol-
immoral purposes.
THE Y. M G. A. convention has
closed it's twelfth annual session at
Barahoo. The subscriptions for g
new building to be erected in Baraboo
amounted to $4,000. Invitations
from Madison, Milwaukee and Racine
were read for the next convention, but
it was left with the state convention
to decide which one Of the three cities
should be chosen.
REPORTS are in circulation at Eau
Claire, that large pine-land steal or
the Lac Court de Oreille reservation
has been discovered. 1t is said that
several prominent government officials
are implicated.
AT Chippewa Falls, on the 18th
Judge Clough sentenced Albert Sweffle
hotter and Matheas Wollash, whom
the jury had found guilty of man
slaughter, to seven years at Waupun
Thefacts of the murder, which occurred
in the town of Tilden last June, are al
follows: The murder took place at 6
social party, or rather at its close
The murdered man, Peter Bowie
started home with a young lady
which fact seemed to excite the wrath
of q man named Sweff1ehoffer, who &C
companied by q man named Matheas
Wollash, started in pursuit. On over
taking the man and woman, they com
menced an assault on the former
beating him with O. club until he was
dead. The assault was entirely I'm
provoked, and was q cold-bloodet
| murder helped on by drink.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
Some Queer Combinations.
TFrnm the MilwQJ1kna Rpntipal I


It isn't risking much to venture the
prediction that Mr. Cochrane, the adj
vertised head of the Labor" ticket,
will get very few of the votes of the
Labor" party in this city. Probably
Mr.. Cochrane understands that he is
only a decoy duck, and that he is not
seriously candidate. If he were
likely to draw any of the votes of
the workingmen in the cities, he
would probably be pulled dow
by q Democratic jerk at his trousers
legs. But as he will draw no working
mems votes, and may get the votes OF
few farmers, he will be kept up by
Democratic props. Henry Smith, a
candidate of the same party, will get
at least ten votes in this city for every
one that CocErane gets. All the work
ingmen's votes that can be controlled
by Smith and Schilling, will be thrown
for Woodward, under the policy of
'tanythiDg to beat Rusk."
Thus Woodward becomes the instru-
ment-may we not say the willing in
strument ?-of Schillinp and Grottkau
and Polonia Assembly of rioters, to
punish Gov. Rusk for the performance
of his exacting duty in May.
Do the third party ProhibitiOnists
mean to be instruments in the effort
to elect Woodward, who is willing to
be the instrument of these scalawags
for the punishment of Gov. Rusk
Some of them, of course, do mean to
be such instruments; but do those who
comprehend that an extraordinary
principle is involved in Gov. Rusk' s
election, mean to vote for the pcohibi-
ton idea at the expense of a more press.
ing and practicable principle?
1t is not the Republican party that
can be hurt by Gov. Rusk's defeat, ii
such defeat could be accomplished.
There are nearly 10000 Republican
voters in Wisconsin who areinterested
In the result OF the election only as
citizens. They have no further per-
sonal interest," in it than the same
number of voters of other parties.
Not one Republican in every 10000
expects any personal benefit from a
Republican success. Iftheir party could
be defeated, they would have the con-
seriousness that they did the right
thing and voted to sustain the dearest
principle that has been attacked in
This country since the war. They
could afford to be defeated better than
the third-party men can afford to try
to defeat them on this principle.
We fail to see any good that could
accrue to the third-party Prohibition
lists by the defeat of Gov. Rusk. They
would not be likely to win the conf
dence and respect of anybody by prac-
tically joining hands with Schilling and
Grottkau and the Polonia Assembly OF
rioters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
Throw Some Salt In!
from the Cleveland Leader. !


A double handful of common salt
thrown into the bathing water CATER
the cleaning process has been perform
ed is beneficial addition. The saline
particles are very penetrating, and no
amount of rubbing will remove them
from the skin, upon which they exert
most useful, though a very gentle,
stimulating influence, especially salu-
tary in cases of sluggish liver. Not
only does this act locally on the skin,
increasing it's secretions, but also
quickens the processes of nutrition in
all the tissues Of the body" A mao
worn with excessive muscular labor
should take warm bath, the calming
effects from which resemble sleep. DR..
Morriss divides invalids land well peo-
ple) into two classes, those who have
a reserve strength, who thrive on cold
baths, and those whose feeble func-
tons should be assisted by warm
baths.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
Caught at Last.

For eleven years Winter Davis, of
Massachusetts, succeeded in skinning
over railroad crossing on his road
to and from home without being hit
by the lightning express. Railroad
men got to know him as "Dare Devil
Davis" and many were the predic-
tions that the next week would fetch
nina, but it was only the other day
that the climax came One of his
horses fell down on the track, and the
locomotive killed both animals,
smashed the wagon, and ground Davis
into bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
Shocks of Silence.
[From the New York Times. ]

After a long course Of training in the
city there is something almost exas-
perating in the deep stiffness of coun-
try night. You are walked up by a
severe shock of silence, and lie awake
wondering when the next elevated
train will be along; why the milkmen
are not out as usual on their morning
rounds an hour or two before midnight,
and wondering why all the bells have
been taken off all the street cars. A
frog lifts his sweet voice by the bank
of some neighboring pond, or a dissi-
pated cricket prowling about in the
small hours MARBLES solo to his mis-
tress, and the sound reminds you OF
old country days long gone by, and
brings up such g. procession of dead
and-gone people as may drive sleep
away for the rest of that night. You
miss the racket and rumble of night in
the citV
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27

IT has been shown that the strength
of the lion in the fore-limbs is only
$50 per cent. of that of the tiger, and
the strength of his hind limbs only
$50 per cent. Five men can easily
hold down lion, but nine men are
required to control a tiger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27

SENATOR STANFORD has begun the
preliminary preparations for his great
university at Palo Alto, q landscape
artist having been on the grounds for
some time arranging the artistic feat
ures of the surroundings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-27
ALWAYS.
BY PERCY BYssHE SHELLEY.

Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory
OdOrs, when sweet viOlets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves. when the rose is dead,
Are heaped for the beloved's bed;
And SO thy thoughts, when thou art gone,
Love itself shall slumber on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
The Foreign Grain Trade.

LONDON, July 19-The Mark Lane Express,
In its weekly review of the British grain trade
says: "a rainfall has benefited the crop, ex-
eepting wheat which required hot forcing
weather. Wheat is firmer. In many provincial
markets prices are Cd Is dearer. The sales of
English wheat during the past week were %. 725
quarters, at 3ls. against 80, S26 quarters, at 33s
lid, during the corresponding week last year
Flour s dull Forsign wheats are
steadier; red American is occasionally cd
dearer. The attempt to raise values
stops business, and buyers are apathetic. Barlsys
are dull A limited business has been done in
wheat cargoes; there were three arrivals and
three sales two cargoes were withdrawn, and
two remained. one of which WAC California.
Trade forward Is nominally against buyers, al
though American red and white wheats are of
fered more freely. To-day's market was quiet
hat steady. Full prices were realized, and the
holders of wheat are asking more money.
Flour was firm, especially English -four. Bar
ley favored sellers. Beans were Cd dearer.
The visible supply of grain on July LIZ, as COM
piled by the New York Produce Exchange was
as follows:
Wheat, %. 800 562 on. an increase of GIL. 718 bu
corn. 9317459 bu, an increase of GIL bu
oats. 2.054. 704 bu, decrease of $50, l80 bu
rye, 242 O57 bu, an increase of 1854 bu; barley,
224, Gil bu, decrease of s, AGO bu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20

The Rumored New Extradition Treaty Sub
ject of Earnest Discussion.
LONDON, July 19.-Much interest is felt in po-
ltical circles here. especially in Irish circles by
report that streaty extending andintended TO ex-
tend the present arrangements for an extradition
between England and America. so as to include
the dynamiters and such agitators as Sheridan,
Byrne and Walsh, has been negotiated in London
under instructions from Secretary Bayard, and is
now under consideration of the American SEN
ate. The correspondence leading to the negotia-
tions dates back to the beginning of Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration, Mr.. Bayard having ex-
pressed himself very strongly against Irish
dynaniters at that time and having made no
secret of his wish to co-operate with the English
government in preventing recurrence to such
methods in the promotion of the Irish national
cause. The matter is being energetically dis
cussed by the Irish members now in London.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

Henry Search, a wealthy farmer seventy six
years old, and his wife, living mile and half
west of GAINESVILLE, Wis, were murdered, on
Sunday night, for their money
During violent storm, on Sunday afternoon
four Indians were killed and ten others injured
on Red Laks reservation II is thought some of
the injured will die It is also reported that
settler and his wife, living on Thief river. were
killed in the same way.
While the body of young lady was being
inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery. Rockland county
Now York, on Sunday, large tree standing
near the grave was struck by lightning, causing
wept and prayed, while others rushed terror
stricken from the spot. After awhile the inter
fnent was proceeded with, and the body was
placed in the earth amid the terrible war Of the
elements
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
BY a Hairs Breadth.

Cincinnati TimesStar.
Talk about narrow escapes said engineer
Will Gains, of the Big Four road, this morning.
IT saw one the other day that made my hair
stand on end Out at Anderson Ferry station
the distance between our track and that of the
o. g NJ road is Just enough to allow team and
a wagon of ordinary length to stand without
touching either track The turnpike to the ferry
crosses both tracks at this point Last Saturday
I was hustling along with. big freight and
rather late. Approaching Anderson Ferry saw
a farmer with big load of produce cross the
track just ahead of my train. Just then an Ohio
& Mississippi freight shot around the curve
right on TO the farmer. There he was penned up
between two approaching trains and unable to
get out Of the way Of either saw him set the
brake, get good grip on the lines and patiently
await events. In second the trains whizzed
past him. The o & NJ. missed. his horses about
six inches, while | missed the rail-gate of the
wagon by hairs breadth. Only the fact that
his intelligent team stood stock still saved him
from calamity. You can bet your sweet life
that drew breath of relief after the occur
renee. and hope, too. the farmer was built thas
wavn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
OLD GENERAL SPINNER.
A Chat with the Greenbsct Father-in-Lavy
i'm His Florida Retreat.

A Chat with the GreenDsck Father-in-Lavy
i'm His Florida Retreat.
New York World
The name of General Spinner is we'll known
from one end of the Union to the other, prin-
cipally through his unique signature which
adorned the greenback notes while he was Treas
urer of the United States during the war He
is now eighty four years old. He is spend
ing the declining years of his life at Pablo Beach,
Fla encamped on the seashore He has with
him his daughter, married lady, who together
with a negro servant, is his only attendant Dur
ing the past two months he has been suffering
from severe sickness, bat is now rapidly recov-
erng. The old General has few visitors, aud to
those whom he receives he delights in relating
incidents in the lives of the prominent men
whom he has met in the past fifty years Speak
ing of General Spinner, Mr.. w. r. Corwin, of
this city who visited him at his retreat on Pablo
Beach, Fla, said yesterday:
while was in Florida several weeks ago
decided to call on Gen. Spinner at ablo Beach,
| few days after he had become i'll left jackson
| vile and proceeded down to Pablo Beach for the
| purpose of seeing The old General / called at
his tent and was met by his daughter Mrs.
Schumacher, who, learning the object of my
call, went into the tent 70 inform her father Of
| my arrival She returned after q few moments
and said that | could go in and see the General,
! provided did not remain long. bad expected
| to see him somewhat changed, but was startled
as stepped inside the tent to see his feeble con-
| dtion He was sitting in a low tent-chair with
| military cloak thrown over him, and his APP
| pearance indicated physical weakness. His cot
| had been prepared for the night, and was drawn
up close to where he was sitting, while his negro
| servant stood respectfully short distance away
| waiting to assist bis master TO bed.
ssThe venerable exTreasurer sat silent for q
| few moments after exchanging greetings, but
| finally frightened up little and began to talk.
| He said he attributed his condition to cold he
| had contracted few days before while on husi-
ness in Jacksonville Talking with a visitor
seemed to cheer him and soon he passed from his
| sickness and began to speak of Washington and
| public men. would have given much could |
| have taken down some of the stories he told me
| of Grant. johnson, Lincoln, Chase, Stanton and
| others prominent in the stirring scenes Of the
war and the exciting times after its close. In
| some way the name of Clarkson N. Potter was
mentioned by me, and told the General that no
was dead. This he had not known, and was SUR
| prised to hear of IT, He then launched out INTO
anecdotes of that genteman's public life Sud
! denly he stopped talking and relapsed lEso
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20
Badly Injured by a Savage Dog.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FIT. WAYNE. July 19.-The Gazette's Columbia
City special says: ''The people Of this city were
greatly excited this afternoon over an alleged
outrage that occurred some four miles west Of
here yesterday John Baldwin is a German.
twenty six years old and has been in this country
but three months. Yesterday, while travelling
over the country in search of work, becoming
thirsty, ne stopped at the house of Cash Grimes
to get drink of water. Being unable to talk
English we'll enough TO make Grimes understand
what he wanted. Grimes set his dog on Baldwin,
the animal making ferocious attack on the
poor German. horribly managing his arms and
breast and otherwise decorating him. Baldwin
barely escaped with his life."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-20

Arrest Of the Man Who Stole FOrty-Three
Head of Cattle-Unprofitabie Transaction.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, July 19.-At midnight, last
night, Theodore Wheeler. q young farmer resid-
ing near Cooksville. this county. was arrested on
charge stealing forty three head of cattle from
near Hudson, which theft was reported last
night He was bound over and, in default of
bail, lodged in Jail 1t has been ascertained that
on Thursday he went to Gridley. engaged two
cars that evening, rode to the Wheeler farm
near Hudson, took the cattle from the pasture,
and drove them TO Gridley, distance of twenty
miles AT noon Friday he loaded the cattle. and
on Saturday morning they were in
the Chicago stockyards. Wheeler, fearing
detection. sold the cattle as the property of his
employer, whom he alleged to be john Finnell.
Subsequently he demanded pay ment for the cat
tie, but as he had no order from his employer,
did not receive any money. Failing in this and
being disguised with the bad job that he had
made of it, he started home, arriving on Sunday
morning Wheeler is about thirty years Old is
SINGLE and this is his first experience off the
farm. The owners have identified the cattle
and will ship them back Wheeler is a cousin of
the owner of half the cattle.