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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
CARRIED 1T TOO FAB.
Evanston. Illinois, Relieved from Intern
perare Anti-Liquor Pressure.

Evanston. Illinois, Relieved from Intern
perate Anti-Liquor Pressure.
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 18-The village
of Evanston, north OF Chicago, was
organized as a temperance town, and
almost all the people there have come
because the place was quiet and free
from Interpretations of drink. Despite
the fact that no one was in favor of
licensing dram shops, several temper
ance societies have existed for O.
number of years. But they had
nothing to do until the Chicago
brewers invaded the town and in a
quiet way sold privately to residents
such liquors as were desired to pro-
mote the health and happiness OF the
inhabitants The Citizens League
determined to organize q reform
against this supposed iniquity. The
Women's Christian Temperance Un.
ion Joined In the crusade, and
resolved to hold meetings and
rouse the latent instincts OF the
community. John B. Finch was
chosen to run the meetings, aided by
Maj. Singleton, from Kentucky. The
Major organized the forces OF reform
for desperate charge on the private
strongholds of the enemy. They first
boycotted the drug stores. 1t Is con-
tended that the reformers were not
content with this, but began to send
agents around to ascertain what pr1-
waite families were served with bottled
beer, and that an attempt was also
made to discover in what families
card-playing prevailed. By this time
an influential class of temper ance peo-
pie drew back. Miss Willard divorced
herself from the movement, but Maj.
Singleton still retained his influence,
and was adhered to by body of
admirers. The trouble eliminated,
Monday night, q week ago, when the
reformers introduced an ordinance
before the board of trustees to
forever prevent tipping, public or
private within, the precincts of Evans
ton. The ordinance provided a fine of
$500 for selling or drinking a glass OF
liquor. No exception was made in case
of sickness. With this ordinance
passed, the reformers would have
things their own way. Cases were
already made out for prosecutions
under this act. But an unusual opposi-
ton was met before the board. The
practices of the reformers were de-
nounced. DR.. Hatfield pronounced an
invective against it. AS 6, result, it is
claimed of the error of their ways,
Mai. Singleton has departed and the
espionage is stopped. The ordinance
comes up next Monday, but is ex-
pected to certainly not pass.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 18.-A bill
was introduced in the Senate yester-
day prohibiting teachers, members of
college faculties, state and county SUI
perintendents, and members of the
state board of examiners from using
alcoholic and narcotic stimulants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24

to end, duplicating many aldermen.
Another alderman, whose name has
not been made public, is also said to
have testified before the grand jury
just how many aldermen were bribed
and the amounts they received. Ros-
coe Conkling has q copy OF the comics
sions in his possession, but refuses to
say word about them. The state
Senate investigating committee meet
again tomorrow and then Mr.. Conkling
says the truth will come out. The
secrets OF the grand jury room have
been guarded so closely in this matter
that not a whisper has escaped. The
extraordinary disclosures made, how
ever, are less significant now than
they would have been a few days ago,
for the Senate committee has un-
earthed and woven together an I'M
broken chain OF evidence which would
have proved beyond any doubt the
fact contained ii the confessions OF
the two aldermen. The committee
was in a position to crush the ring and
punish the culprits before these dis
closures were made. There are in ex-
lstence proofs so clear and strong that
all the cunning of counsel, backed by
wholesale and trained perjury, cannot
overthrow them. The great ring Is
completely surrounded. Flight is now
impossible, for q movement to leave
the state would probably be met by
instant arrest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
GREAT TVOEHS IDLE.
Closing of McCormick's Reaper Works -
New York's Street. car Strike.

Closing of McCormick's Reaper Works go
New York's Street-car Strike.
The trouble at Chicago between the
Mccormick Reaper Company and their
employees came to head on the 10th,
and the great works have shut down.
By this action over 1900 men are
thrown out of employment. Mr.. Nc
Cormick had conceded alithe demands
made on him by the committee, with
the exception of one. He insisted on
the right to employ any man, or dis
charge one with whom he was
dissatisfied. On the other hand
the committee insisted that five
non-union men employed in the
moulding department should be dis
charged. 1t was on this rock that the
negotiations were broken. A COM
mittee of three representing the mer
called to see Mr.. Mccormick In the
morning. He was not In and they
were received by Mr.. Spring, the gen.
eral superintendent. The committee
again made the demand for the dis
charge of the non-union men. 1t was
firmly resisted and the fat went forth
from the company to shut up the
factory. 1t was q great surprise to
the employees, who hardly expected
that Mr.. Mccormick would take such g.
firm stand. As soon as the men re-
ceived orders TO stop work they dis
persed to their homes. The men
declare that they will not give in, but
will fight for their point if it takes all
summer to gain it. One of the COM
mittees said that they would callupon
the Knights of Labor for assistance
and felt certain that aid would be fur
nished them. Another of the commit
tee said that they did not deny the
right of Mr. Mccormick to hire or dis
charge whom he pleased, and if it had
been so reported to him be had been
misinformed. The main grounds of
the foreman of the foundry, who, since
his appointment three years ago, is al
legged to have made himself particular
~ obnoxious to certain Of the men
against whom he had spite.
The conductors and drivers of the
New York Fourth Avenue Railroad
struck on the morning of the 10Th,
and there were no cars out all day.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said he knew nothing
about the matter, had heard no COM
plants from the men, and did not
know Why the strike had been ordered.
He was informed that Supt. Skitt.
burly Englishman, instead of keeping
faith with the conductors and drivers,
and giving them 50 for twelve hours
work, according to agreement, had
arranged the schedule SO that some
men could only earn 80 cents day.
Within an hour after this information
had been given to Mr.. Vanderbilt, the
superintendent sent for the strike COM
mittee, and at 9 O'Clock at night the
strike had ceased, and the first car left
the company barn, decked out in new
brooms and flags. Skitt had come to
terms and had also promised to dis
charge Starter Rayland, person very
obnoxious to the men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
Horse and Man.

The Rev. J. G. Woods "Horse and
Man" contains these "Happy
Thoughts"
The Creator has taken the greatest
care to make the whole hoof as light
as possible: "Happy thong ht !" says
man. "Let US hang pound or so on
each foot, and make the horse waste
his strength in lifting it,
He has made the wall exceedingly
strong. "Happy thought! Let us
weaken it by cuttingit away"
He has made this wall nearly as hard
as iron. "Happy thought Let us
soften it by stopping. ," x
He has furnished the hoof with an
elastic pad called the "frog," so as to
prevent any jar when the horse steps.
Happy thought! Let us cut away
the pad and make the horses weight
come upon a ring of iron" \ X
Again, the sole of the hoof has been
formed archwise of successive layers of
exceedingly hard horn. It bids de-
fiance to hard and sharp edged objects.
X X
So the sole inspires man with an
other happy thought. "Let us pare it
so thin that it not only cannot resist
the pressure of the horse weight upon
stone, but that it yields to the
pressure of the human thumb" x
The ccronary ring, from which the
tibres Of the wall are secreted, is
guarded by a penthouse of hair which
causes wet to shoot off asst does from
the caves OF a house. "Happy thought!
Let us snip away the hair, and let the
water make it's way into the coronary
ring"
So, after working his sweet will upon
the hoof, man wonders at it's weakness,
and lays down the stupid axiom that
lone horse can wear out four sets of
legs" which is equivalent to saying
that the Creator did not know how to
make horse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
An Army Mule Retired With Honor
From the Oakland (Cal.) Times.l

[From the Oakland (Cal.) Times.]
No mule is better known Or more
"revered" than cold Goose" of Leav-
enworth, who is now at the Shell
Mound farm, near Alameda, where
government horses are taken care of.
She is now over 40 years old and has
not yet given up her mulishness. "Old
Goose was brought to this coast in
1849 by Gen, Kearny. She has been
through food and field and has borne
some of the bravest of our heroes on
the war path. Capt. Moore was
mounted on "Old Goose" when he was
killed at San Pasquale. She has done
good service at most of the military
posts on this coast, and is we'll known
by all the old army officers who served
on the Pacific slope. Gen. Sherman,
on a recent visit to the farm, recog-
nized this old pack mule and said that
this faithful servant had been pen
stoned. She is now retired from SER
vice and draws her regular rations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
FOOD AT ANY COST.
The Starving Fishermen at Paspebia<
help Themselves to ProYisions.

The Starving Fishermen at Paspebiac
Help Themselves to Provisions.
A dispatch from Paspebiac, Ont,
of the 18th, says: This morning sew
era1 hundred fishermen from Nouvelle
assembled around the Office of Charles
Robin & Co., demanding bread. Many
had come several miles without break
fast, or even supper the night before.
They made their demand in a peace
able but firm manner. Mayor LeGrand
was promptly on the spot, and with
considerable energy had q posse of
special constables sworn in, who re-
manned on guard under his orders all
day. The sheriff was also down and
had q force in reserve After much
negotiating, the fishermen consented
to take their original demand,
which amounted to $40 worth, and
which was given them. Though at
one time affairs looked threatening,
and the riot act was read, better
counsels prevailed and peace was kept.
No arrests can be made unless an out
side force Of police is sent, as the
rioters swear revenge and reprisal If
any Of them are taken. Later In the
day large crowd began to gather and
demand was made for food, which
the fishermen said was necessary to
keep their families from starving. The
demand having been refused, they pro-
ceeded to break open Robin & Co.'s
store and took out several thousand
dollars worth of property at the point
of revolvers. An attempt was made
to arrest theringleaders, but epolice
were overpoWered and compelled to
withdraw. Unless some action is taken
at once it is feared blood will be shed
during tomorrow, as the fishermen
are half-crazed over their misfortunes
and will have food at any cost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
THE RE-CAPTURED CANNON.
He Appears In Court at Salt Lake City
With Broken Nose.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 1.-THE
train with George @. Cannon on board
reached here at s O'Clock this morning.
He was taken before Judge Zane and
gave bonds in the sum of $45, 900.
The escort of two military officers and
twenty-seven enlisted men accompan-
led the special train. There was no
demonstration in the court room, al
though the entrance was densely
packed. Marshal Ireland expresses an
opinion that there is no doubt Of
Cannon's attempt to escape and that
he probably had coufederates but
missed them by not jumping at the
right place When recaptured Cannon
was some distance from the track and
had two loaves of bread and a bottle
of water in his possession, He fell on
his face and shoulders. His nose was
broken and he was considerably bruis-
ed but not seriously hurt. Marshal
Ireland confirms the offer OF 81 900
made by Cannon to the Nevada
sheriff to let him go. Arnold, who was
with Cannon, urged the sheriff to &C
cept and offered him life position at
a good salary to let Cannon go.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
A BASE BALL SUIT.
The Cleveland Association and Manager
Lucas at LOggerheads.

1--we
BUFFALO, n. Y, Feb. 16.-A suit is to
be tried this week in the supreme
court, being an action begun by the
Cleveland Base Ball Association
against Henry V. Lucas, manager OF
the st. Louis League Club. The COM
plainants allege that they agreed to
dispose of the franchise of the Cleve-
land Club to Lucas for $4,000, and
that Lucas paid them $500 down to
bind the agreement, STIMULATING to
pay $4,000 additional upon the
admission OF the st. Louisans to the
league. Thel eater the Missouri club
was taken into the fold, and the Glove
land managers repeatedly asked Lucas
to send on his check for $4,000. In
stead Lucas surprised them by telling
them to "play ball with themselves, "
and finally ignored their demands en-
tirely. This angered the Clevelanders,
and they mean to spend more than
$2,00Oif necessary to compel the base
ball manager to keep his agreement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
ANIGHT OF DEATH.
An Entire Family Cremated In SheboJ
gan County Farm House.

An Entire Family Cremated in a Sheboy
gan County Farm House.
The most terrible catastrophe ever
occurring in the vicinity was the burn.
ing at an early hour on the morning o.
the 10th, of the old Ehle hostlery,
fourteen miles west of Plymouth on
the plank road, in the town of Green
bush, with it's consequent loss OF life.
The names of the unfortunate victims
are as follows: Abraham Ehle, aged
80; James Ehle, aged ~; Ellen Ehle,
aged 40; three children of James and
Ellen Ehle; Mrs. Kinney, a widow lady,
aged TO. o. all the inmates of the
household, q hired man alone escaped,
which served to arouse suspicion, and
many rumors were put afoat which
found only too willing ears. But it is
now generally believed that the fire was
accidental rather than incendiary to
hide the evidence of a terrible crime,
as was first talked. The fragment.
airy remains of the unfor-
tunate family we're gotten out of the
still burning ruins shortly before noon,
those of the mother and children when
found suggesting that they had per-
ished huddled together, while the
father had evidently gotten into an
adjoining room in endeavoring to es-
cape. The others were found where
they would naturally fall aud thus
convincingly show that the family
must haveperlshed almost unaroused.
The scene of the calamity was visited
by hundreds of people of the adjoining
towns, many going from Plymouth,
notwithstanding the bad roads, dis
tance and severity of the weather.
The Ehles were an old and respected
family, the elder Ehle coming to the
county at an early day. Mrs: Ehle
was a daughter of J. w. Taylor, OF
Plymouth. The two older children
have been attending school in the city
all winter, and only went home Satur-
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
Saved Thirteen Cents.
from the Worcester (Mass.) Spy

from the Worcester (Mass.) Spy.I
Your Connecticut man is usually
sharp at a bargain when he gives his
mind to it. A Waterbury weekly
newspaper made an invariable rule to
charge 81 cash down for a years sub
scription, and $1.25 when the sub
scriber was in arrears. One subscrib-
er was three weeks behind when he
went to renew his subscription the
other day. He offered his dollar and
was told that $1.25 was the
price. "I'll stop my paper" said the
subscriber. "Here are II cents / owe
you for the three papers" After the
editor had pocketed the IL cents the
subscriber handed out the same dol
lar and said he guessed he'd subscribe
for a. year. He saved 13 cents by the
operation. He is rs years old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
STRIKES AND RIOTS.
The Leicester Trouble Ended-Figbt Re-
tween British and Foreign Sailors.

The Leicester Trouble Ended-Fight Be-
tween British and Foreign Sailors.
The strike of hosiery operatives at
Leicester, Eng, has ended in a COM
promise. A riot occurred at Bristol
on the 18th between British and for
elgn sailors, growing out of jealousy.
The captain Of the steamer Jersey City,
who had been attending the marine
board In order to ship q crew OF for
eigners, was followed and hooted by a
crowd of unemployed seamen. The
foreigners became alarmed and fled,
the Eoglish pursuing and assaulting
them. The riot was finally quelled by
the police. The Jersey City is without
crew and is unable to sail. The Sun
derland shipbuilders threaten to open
their works to unemployed workmen
unless the hands on strike accept une
terms offered them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
WITH * KEROSENE.
Four Children Roasted Two of the Vic
TINS Dead.

t1nS Dead
Intelligence has just reached the
main land of a terrible accident on the
18th inst, on Tangier Island, in Ches-
apeake Bay. Four small children I'M
dertook to build fire with coal oil.
The can exploded, scattering the burn
ing fluid over the children, and ignit-
ing their clothing. There we're no
grown people in the house at the time,
and the children were so frightened that
they ran out with their blazing gar
ments into the open air. Their cries
for help soon attracted the attention
OF the neighbors, but not before the
children had been so badly burned
that two of them have since died and
the other two are ia tally injured. The
unfortunate little ones are children of
William Pruitt and Lewis Cooper, two
well known citizens of the Island All
the children are under II years of age
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
Colleges as Advertisers.
from the Harvard Crimson. I

IrrOm Cn6 HarVArU CrlmSOH.J
1t is rather a curious illustration Of
the barriers which conventional bound
ary lines may create, that Canada is
represented in this college by only
three students. The Pacific Slope,
which is ten times farther away, sends
30 students here; the city of San
Francisco alone has %. And yet
there is probably as large well-todo
class in either Montreal or Quebec as
there is in the American city. The
great difficulty about attracting Cana
dian students to this country is, that
a college is almost entirely deprived
of the most effective means of over
coming International prejudice and
conservatism-adv A college
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24
BRIBERY IN NEW YORR.
Startling Disclosures In the Investigation
of Railroad Franchise.

of Railroad Franchise.
A New York dispatch of the 10th
saws: A great sensation developed to-
night in the Jake Sharp Broadway
Railroad matter, when it became
known that Aid. Fullgraff, who was a
member of the city council when Jake
Sharp was granted the Broadway
franchise, had voluntarily appeared
before the grand jury to-day and con-
fessed the entire scheme from beginning
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-24

DR.. DEWITT G. TALMAGE, the Brook
Ign preacher, is an expert skater.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-01
A CAUTION.

In connection with the American
Government deliberations on the light
ing Of the torch in the hand Of the
statue Of Liberty, member of the
Lighthouse Board expressed the opin-
ion of many persons as being that the
electric light was detriment rather
than an aid to navigation. He said it
was fact that the electric light at Hell
Gate was to be discontinued after the
first of December, because il was re-
garded as dangerous to navigation.
This is point upon which the Ha-
waiian Government should obtain the
best possible information, before in.
clsding the harbor light in any scheme
for the illumination Of the city.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-01
WEDNESDAY, DECEMB'R !, 1886
GETTING ILL FAME.

The San Francisco Alta California
discusses the revival Of kahNHa rule, ol
government by heather sorce, !, in this
Kingdom. 1t refers to the business
that brought Mr.. Gibson to the Islands,
and gives the substance of a rumor,
supposed to originate here, chat the
Premier is now directing affairs so as
to prepare the county as refuge for
Mormonism when driven out of Utah.
The placing of loan on the London
market the AHa considers only possI-
bic, in view Of the state OF affairs here,
on the theory that it will be for the
same purpose as that which would
underlie loan made to the King of
Uganda, as the basis Of ultimate, forci-
Bile absorption of the Kingdom given
in security" The article concludes
by saying that the United States
SHOULD carefully follow events in
Honolulu, for 1t is not to our interest
that any one should slip into domina-
ton of those islands on the back of a
bad debt, nor by the hoodooing Of
kahnnas."
The Weeky HeSai ef ZroSe, Sap
Francisco, November nth, has an
article nearly column long, being an
expose of the Hawaiian financial situa-
ton, with snatches of Mr.. Gibson's
record and thrusts through the "diyin-
ity that doth hedge king" While
the article is not wholly just, yet there
is much that is too true in it, and the
only way that the King and his Cabinet
can prevent irretrievable damage tc
the Kingdom, by the publication o.
such articles abroad, is to right about
face and give the country an admins
tration that will, SO far as possible, re
deem if not atone for the follies anc
improvidence of the past.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-01
IMPOSITION.

The order just proclaimed in the
name Of the Minister of the Interior
requiring householders to do the street
cleaning in front Of their premises, is at
once the most tyrannical and the most
stupid piece of imposition emanating
from the Government for a long time
Its obnoxious requirements cannot pos
sibly be enforced, for neither citizen
nor foreign subject will submit to
mulcting in damages and prosecution
for street obstruction, on account Of
rubbish thatmay be deposited, accident
ally or otherwise, in front OF their
doors. Probably the extent to which
such an order can be carried out will
amount to no more than the desultory
persecution Of few people here and
there 1t is a stupid Injunction, in that
its enforcement would lead to the
transference Of rubbish from one place
where it should not lie to another
place where it has no more right to re-
main. Dishonest and ill-disposed
people would in all probability be
found under cover of night surrepti-
tiously shovelling the rubbish from
their own frontages to those Of their
|neighbors, or wheeling the accumu-
lations to the nearest vacant lot. How
ever, the Government, having never
been able to carry out previous good
regulations in the matter of scavsng-
ing, will scarcely bother itself much
with the enforcement Of this very bad
one 1t is all right to forbid people
from throwing tree trimmings or other
debris into the street, but to order that
"all sweepings and other refuse must
be disposed of by the parties occupying
the premises" appears to mean the
abandonment OF the scavenging SER
vice altogether by the Government.
Besides having the worst streets to be
found in any city of similar preten-
tions, Honolulu will. next have public
theroughfares that will beggar compari-
son with those of anywhere for untidi-
ness and foulness.
The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-12-01
Come and See the Rich and New
Goods. :.
Opened and Opening.;..

We are now placing on exhibitio,
for the first time our stock Of Novelties
for the approaching Holiday Trade,
personally selected by our Mr.. T. j
King during his recent trip to The
United States, which we unhesitatingly
claim to be the largest, finest and best
assorted stock of Picture and sArt
Goods ever shown in Honolulu.