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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
BUSINESS NOTES.

Call and see the fancy, special down
"a pillow at E. w. Schultz's.
Find the best fresh lime at II. Ben
It's. cor. Main and Fifth streets. 28m2
White goods and embroideries in
dless varieties al Trachte & Traysers.
Extra fine new pine apples at Stall
ms.
The celebrated Harvard" aud
ale'' silk umbrellas and parasols at
rhaus'. "
New lettuce, cabbage, radishes and
ons at Stallmann's.
Don't fail to examine the fiue assort-
1t of dress goods just received at
chte & Trayser's.
Another batch of Straw, Derby and
ssett Crusher Hats of the latest shapes
Dunlap blocks, has just arrived at
SCHILLER & QUENTMEYER's
The largest assortment of springs,
tresses and pillows you will find at E.
Schultz's, at prices so low that it will
prise you.
DO not fail to see Beurhaus' immense
of umbrellas and parasols, he carries
."Harvard' and "Yale." q
The most elegant line of book cases
antique, oak, cherry, mahogany and
aInut ever brought to this city at E.
SchultZ's.
When dealers pretend to sell you
:iestley's dress goods, be sure and have
EN- show you Priestley's trade mark.
lich is a vanished board with trade
* printed thereon. Beurhaus carries
en-. 81
The Leading Stock
eclipsing all others in
quality, quantity and price.
1ok where you will, but don't buy be-
re looking over the latest styles at the
west possible prices in our immense line
Spring and Summer Woolens. Now is
Ie time to have your suit made.
SCHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER's
All the different lines of hosiery for
en-, women and children may be found
; Trachte & Trayser's.
A fine line of the celebrated Priest
Us black goods and black silk warp
enriettas just received at Beurhaus'.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
PERSONAL.

Ex-Mayor Jacob Weber starts next
week on trip to Germany.
Louis Kehr, of Pierre, OAK, was Wis
itor here for several days last week.
]. T. Moak, who has been sojourning
at Minneapolis for several months past,
reached his home here last Friday
for short visit.
Mrs. NJ. L. yesterday, of Lincoln, Ne
braska, accompanied by her two daugh-
tiers, is visiting her mother, Mrs. j. A.
Hall, at the old home in the Second ward.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
FLOWERS AND PLANTS.

After May Is, 1883, I will resume may
old business of florist at my greenhouse.
corner of Second and Green streets, Sixth
ward, where will keep on hand largo
supply of all kinds of choice plants and
flowers. Designs for weddings and funer-
ais furnished as usual. Also cut flowers.
% CHARLES T. LOIz.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
Gard of Thanks.s

The undersigned hereby extend their
sincere thanks to all their patrons, and
especially to the ladies whs SO generously
donated to, and assisted at their late ball
and supper.
ANCHOR Hook AND LADDER Co.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

SON, IS:
L, Daniel Jones, president of the above
named bank do sOlemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief. DANIEL JONES,
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4th
day of May, 1888.
G. B. SKINNER,
Notary Public, Wis.
CORRECT-ATTEST:
$ $sS ES s s:5$s:i Directors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
Board of Street Commissioners.

Board of Street Commissioners.
Special meeting of the Board Of Street
Commissioners Saturday evening, May 5:
The committee on fire department. sub
mitted the following report:
Your committe on fire department, to
whom was referred the petition of the two
fire companies would respectfully report
that they have had the same under con-
sideration and would recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sum of $50 be,
and the same is hereby appropriated out
of the city general fund to the Phoenix
Fire company to aid said company in buy
ing team for hauling their engines to
fires; provided the said sum of $75 shall
be refunded to the city in case said COM
pany should afterwards sell said team,
and further.
Resolued, That the same sum of $75
shall be allowed to the Acme Hose COM
,pany in case said company should buy a
team for hauling their engines to fires
under the same conditions az above men
toned, if the team should be afterward
sold by said company. provided that the
sprinkling of crossings, Main street bridge
and ia front of city buildings shall be
done by said companies free of charge.
L. Fl. CORDEs,
RICHARD JONES,
THEO. HUBER,
Com. on Fire Department.
The report was accepted and resolution
adopted.
Com. WILDER offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the commit
tee on fire department:
Resolved, That the committee on fire
department, be, and they are hereby in
instructed to enter into contract with Geo.
w. Evans for hauling the hook and ladder
truck to fires for enc year, from May l.,
1883, to May /, 1889, for the sum of $3.50,
provided, that in case said Evans should
neglect or be unable to haul said truck
to any fire, then the sam of $500 shall
be deducted from said amount for each
such case.l
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09
Report of the Condition

The Wisconsin National Bank at Watertown,
in the State of Wisconsin. st the close Of bust
ness, April 30th, 1888,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-09

Fresh strawberries at Stallmann's.
The most elegant assortment OF Gents
Neck Ties of Foreign and Domestic fabrics
ever exhibited in the preliminary pre-
cincta of Schiller Il Qnentmeyer's abode
have just arrived. Drop in and see them.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
A DEATH In WINTER.
From the P lot.

From the Plot.
Hunger, thy fangs sharp and white
Crunch my quiverinp flesh tonight.
Then gaunr, lean wolf with clearing eyes,
Betake thee hencel Ere morn arise
One OF us twain must go
Forth on the waste where blows the wind and
drives the snow.
Thy face is worn and old,
And thou art starved and sold;
And, clad in windy rags,
With thee cometh two lean hays
and sit, named Want and Woe;
Yet, tho pity thee, nought have I to be-
stow.
Without the nightwind grieves,
Aud all around the esvss
Winter hath hung his sclmetars
A CLEAN beneath the silent stars;
Yet, alb on the within
What bitter wre. ched ness the wretched hui
doth screell
Between pale Want and Woe
A ragged woman low
Croons to babe that's dead,
And promiseth bread
While the two hays unblest
Laugh at her mothers love that hugs 1t to
her breast:
And thinks 1t still hath life,
20 piteous maniac strifeD
And draws its rags about
While mad winds howl without,
For all 1t still is hers,
And kisses its dead 1gcs although 1t never
stirsl
Go hence! Eye not the dead
With those famished eyellds red
Leave the I'D dust to her
Who is Deaths minister.
Thou Fend, With NAV insane,
Withdraw thy ravenous fangs end mark what
lieth slain
--Hitesville. Ky. Charles j. O'Malley.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
Death OF GOV. MARMADUKE.
He is Taken With Pneumonia and Lie
Suddenly.

He is Taken With Pneumonia and Lies
Suddenly.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20 "A special from Jeffer.
son city says: CIV. John 8. Marmaduke
died at the executive mansion at 9:37 O'Clock
last night. The governor has not Teen well
since the adjournment of the special session
of the legislatWe last, summer. Some time
after the close Of the extra session, taking
the advice Of friends and physicians, he went
to Europe. The party finally located at a
watering Place in Belgium, where they re-
mained three or four weeks. For several
weeks past his friends have noticed that he
appeared to be breaking down. On Friday
last he felt badly, but attended to his official
duties as usual, both on Friday and the next
day. Ga Saturday night he was troubled with
bad cough, and on Sunday his brother, OAR
win W. Marmaduke, insisted on summoning
medical aid. DR.. Danson, who was
called In, Informed the governor
thar he was liable to a violent
attack of pneumonia. That night he made a
trip to his off .e, but quickly returned, and
during the night complatred Of pains in his
lungs. On Monday he stayed a. home, and
by Tuesday morniDs hfs condition had be-
come 80 much worse that he asked that DR.. r
E Young, superintendent of the Nevada lu-
matte asyium, be sent for. His brother, L s
lie Marmadnke, OF st. Louis, was also tele-
graphed for. Up to Q O'Clock this morning
no special unessiness was felt, but at that
hour change for the worse became visible
and he commenced sinking. By half past 2
o'clock this afternoon great change had &C.
CURED and his physicians, after holding .
consultation, unanimously announced that he
was beyond the res CT Of medical aid. He re-
NAMED In semLcomatose state all afternoon
and evening. At 9:37 last night, surrounded
by the members Of his household and num-
Der Of intimate persons and Official associates,
he breaihed his last.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
a CLIPPER WRECKED.
Story Of Sailor Who was Saved from the
Wreck.

Wreck.
NEW Ynah, y e S3-The story Of the loss
Of the American clipper ship, Alfred Watts,
has Just been told by o car Linn and Henry
Msgnus, the sole survivors of crew Of
twenty eight. The Watts, under command q
Capt. r. n. johnson, left Philadelphia
October 8 with fall cargo Of oil for Japan.
October Ia hurricane struck the vessel and
ragged for hours, sweeping the decks clean and
tearing the yards from the nasts. About
noon huge sea boarded the vessel and Capt.
johnson and twenty.six men were carried
awsy and drowned. The two surviving
sailcts clung to the broken fixtures on the
main deck. The main masts snapped OF close
to the deck and the other masts followed. The
ship began to fill, and soon the deck was flush
with the water. The men managed to gel
some brIne-soaked provisions aud water from
the tanks, and November 90, thirty-two days
after, the bark Lizzie Perry, Of Yarmouth,
took the two survivors of the water-logged
ship, in ar exhausted condition. The Perry
was wrecked few days later on reef south
Of the Barbadoes, but all were saved by %
Eng lish stesmer. Among those lost on TIT
Waits was A. B. Oakforo, Of Philadelphia, I
Messenger
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
WHITE OHRYsAN rHEMUMs.

Born of the clouds and darkness.
OF the fros.s and early snow;
When the summer bio m have faded,
The beautiful Christ flowers blow.
ALI through the budding fpring time,
all through the summers heat,
All through the autum's glory,
They hide their bosems sweet,
But when the earth is lonely,
And the bitter north winds blow,
With smile Of cheer for the dear old year,
The Christmas blossoms blow.
Sweet as a dream Of summer,
White as the drifting SNOW;
When our hearts are filed with grieving,
The beautiful Christ flowers blow.
Not all the South winds wooing
Opens their secret heart;
Slender they grow and stately,
Guarding their life apart,
But when the earth is dresry,
And the heavy clouds hang low
With their tender cheer for the hayward yeai
The Christmas blossoms blow.
Sweetest of all consolersl
Fairest of flowers that grow
When hopes and flowers have faded,
The besutiful Christ flowers blow.
Bright in the cottage window,
Sweet in the darkenl room,
Fair in the shortened sunlight,
Cheering the dusky giot m,
oh, when our Eearts are lonely,
And clouds Of care hang low,
With blessed cheer for the uying year,
The Christmas blossoms blow,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
TARIFF FIGHr.
Programme Mapped Out and All Ready

Programme Mapped Out and All Ready:
WxsatNa ON, Dc. ag.-The Star this even
ing, commenting an ,he probable tariff fight
in the house this winter, says: Il is PROBABLY
as certain as anything in the future can be
that a tariff bill will pass the house this SEES
sion. There win be 4 sht. It will begin al
most as sour as the. holiday recess Is over.
The plan Of eaTnpaign adopted at 9akview
will be carried out. 1t consists OF series OF
sharp battles and retreats. The majority OF
the Democrats will start out to get as much
tariff reduction and as little protection as
they can. But they are prepared to retreat
sooner than take defeat. Whenever they
find that they cannot get what they want they
will compromise, taking the best they can
get. They will follow this plan throughout.
Compromising as to every detail TIL they have
secured bill that can psss the house, while
starting out with the ayowai Of antsgonism
to protection IS a principle, and maintaining
shat position to the last, they will 90 so far
In the concessions probably as to accept bill
Tor which Mr. 4 ,ndall and his followers can
vote without doing violence to their proteca
tion ideas. Yet it is expected to get bill
that will make considerable reduction in the
revenue. The proposition going into the
committee will be for pretty stiff-backed tariff
reform without any recognition of protection
principles;
ITS MANAGEMENT,
1t is understood, will be directed by Mr.. Car
Isle as much as II he were the chairman of the
ways and means committee. The committee
go into their work with their course already
marked outfor them. Mr.. Gay will go on the
committee to represent Mr.. Randall, unless
the speaker changes his mind, and the two
factions of the party viii probably come t6
an understanding of what is to be done before
they get into the house. The bill will be taken
up item by item, and an agreement or com.
promise res ehed at each step. Probably no
one reduction will be made just as at first
proposed, but each item will probably remain
III the bill Ia Moditied forih. A great effort
will be made to consider the matter dispas-
sionately, and not to insist upon anything
that would cause q serious disagreement. MIR.
Carlisle and Mr.. Randall have talked the mat
ter over very carefully, and they both expect
that an agreement will be reached, and that
they can pass over their differences Of inioh
without remark. The bill will certainly not
be all that is desired, but the president and
the majority of his party can truthfully assert
that they have tried to go further, and that
they have done the best they could. The in
porrant point will be that the reve. ue will be
reduced, as to the Surplus that is already in
the treasury, it viii be the administration poll
Icy to let it stay as bank account against
necessary demands, and as long as it ia no
growing larger it will not be dangerous. The
chances are, however, that both houses
congress will pass bill making pretty heavy
demands ON 1t.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
STATE OF TRADE.

The course of trade has been more uniform
and even, with m re steadiness Of value, but
with less magnitude Of volume. Breadstufs
have had freqdent intervals of strength, but,
not reaching the ground lost last week, they
even close lower than at the end of last week.
Provisions and live stock have been active
and advancing, reaching the highest prices Of
the season.
There IL surprisingly strong Development
Of facts conducive to high views Of values for
hog products. The packing in the west fell
OF in this single week 173,000 hogs below the
number packed in the.correspondirg week Of
last year, and packers are beginning to dis
cuss q prospective total at the end of March
20 per cent. less than In the last season Of
winter packing. There 10 q remarkably small
run Of hogs to market even In the states with
the best corn crops and the trade statisticians
are revising their force sts.
The new York banks report the most favor
able exhibit published In many weeks, show
ing handsome gain in reserves through ad-
ditions to their gold and legal tender treasury
notes, instead of gain through reduced de;
posits. Interior exchange has been unfavor-
able, and the gains shown probably arose
from increased resorts to depository privileges
by National banks, a view which derives color
from the fact that the government bonds used
for that purpose have largely advanced this
week.
Money has been firm in the centers without
absolute stringency, and some benefit to the
tone at least is being already derived from the
prospective January payments.
The custom Of giving Christmas presents
promises to be more closely observed this year
than for = great while, so much SO indeed that
the volume of goods that has already been
and is still being distributed for that purpose
is attracting general attention, especially so
because it SO clearly and Enthusiastically indi-
Gates o sound and healthy condition and we'll
distributed prosperity. 1t is observable, also
that holiday goods, combining the useful with
the beautiful, are having better demand
than in. former years.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
A SAILORS STORY,
Nine Months On a South Sea Island.

sT. Louis, Dec. ga sSeeial from San
Francisco sayst Edward Olson and William
Timpe, survivors Of the wrecked steamer
Gen. Sigel, who srent nine months on Mid
way island, in the South seas, have reached
Honolulu and 'ell the following story of their
experience: "The Gen. slgel left Honolulu on
September 1, 1886, on shark fishing expedi-
ton. Her crew ives composed Of Capt. Alb.
| erdine, Adc1ph Jorgent, the mate, the two
me" already mentioned, Peter Lsrkin, Peter
Brown, Martin Nielsen and Charles Clemens.
On September 13',hsy arrived Of Midway
island. On the night Of September 10 the
vessel was riding at anchor Of this island,
the whole of the crew being camped on shore.
Toward midnight gale of wind arose, the
vessel drifted ashore and became wreck
The crew thus found themselves cast upon a
desolate island in mid ocean, their only sub
sistepce being sea-birds and their eggs
and fish. About ten days after their arrival a
painful accident happened to Larkin. While
engaged in killing fish with & ant powder, one
of his hands was blown off and he died in a
few days. After this feud appears to have
arisen between Mate Jorgent and the other
survivors. They state that on one occasion,
while Tlmpc was alone in their hut, Jorgent
came s.ealthily behind him, put a rope arounu
his neck and attempted to strangle him. The
lad called loudly for help, when the rope was
sackened and Jorgent desisted from bis pur-
pose. While the captain and a sailor named
Brown were after eggs, Jorgent murdered
them. When the Others learned Of this they
taxed Jorgent with 1t. He said they had com.
mitted suicide. Olsen, Timpe and the two
other seamen determined to leave Jorgent on
the island. They accordingly destroyed the
boat, and on June 20 sailed away in acow,
leaving the murderous mate alone. They
headed for Marshall island, and arrived there
after passage Of two months and a half.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
ABIG LAND GRABBER.
Weber Wants Sixty Acres in New York

City.
Bower, N. Fl. Dc, 29.-Dr. W. W. Weber
stated to-day that The claim Of his father
William Weber, snd one of the heirs to the
plotof land, sixty acres In extent, situated in
New York city south of canal street, has been
proven. The plot, nov studded with massive
blocks Of buildings, was bought in 1886 by
Wilfred Weber, of Holland, who settled at
Manhattan island short time previous. In
1874 Mr.. Weber leased the land to kinsman,
Wiifred Weber, jr., for 200 years. D. Web
er's father is o. the seventh generation of
Weber, senior, who originally owned the land.
On the expiration of the lease In 1874 the
land naturally reverted to the descendants of
the original Wilfred Weber, and for few
years past William Weber and other de.
scendants have been busiiy engaged proving
they were direct defendants Of the first ONE
er. Now IL at fl is proven, there will be a
meeting OF heirs In New York Jsnusry 90 to
complete the arrangements for getting pos
session. The property is valued at s2o,0Oo,-
900.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
Killed Himself and Family.

MACON, Ga, Bee 27.-In Lee county, this
state, last Sunday night, man named Nathan
Reed, who did not live happily with his wife
brutally murdered his whole family and then
committed sui eide. He sent half grown boy
who lived with him after the doctor. When
the doctor and boy returned. they found the
cabin heap of smoking ruins, and in them
the charred bodies Of Reeds wife and their
SIX ehildrens Further search of the prem.
Uses disclosed Reeds BODY in the we'll with his
throat cut.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
ADA AND THE UNITED STATES
A Boston Banquet At which Commercial
Union is Discussed.

Union is Discussed.
BosToN, Dec. 2S-Among the prominent
gentlemen who attended the banquet OF the
Boston Merchant's association, at yendome
hotel this afternoon, were Senators Hoar and
Dawes, Congressman McKenna, Of California;
Rogers, of Arkansas; Hit, Of Illinois, and
Breckenridge, Of Kentucky. and large dele-
cation from the different provinces Of the
dominion. The post prandisl exercises we're
opened By Hon. Jonathan A. LANE, president
Of the club who extended welcome to the
visitors, and in appropriate words announced
that the commercial relations between the
provinces and this country were at present of
such an important nature 80 to demand the
| attention of merchants, and CONSEQUENTLY
the business meu OF Boston had invited emf
nent and distinguished gentlemen from the
provinces and hall of congress to participate
in discussion Of this question.
Erastus Wiman, Of New York spoke in
favor Of the commercial uniop, and said that
If the limited States would prefer It, Canada
would accept.
Congressman Hitt, Of Illinois, spoke in re-
gret at the absence Of Hon. Benjamin Butter
worth, Of Onio. Those who rest upon the
text Of treaty will not yield their rights.
This question will never be settled upon the
lines upon which we have followed, and to
settle 1t we must extend our lines more lib
orally than has ever been done before. It is
the opinion OF . large part Of the public men
that Reciprocity. full and complete, or COM
mercial union, II you choose to 60 further,
will be the solution of this problem.
Hon. John Mcdonald, merchant Of
Toronto, expressed the opinion that 1t is the
duty of the nation to advance reciprocity in
accordance with existing rights.
Hon. j. W. teggly, attorney-genelal Of
Nova Scotia, said: 1.-THE fishery interests Of
Nova Scotia are great, but the people rise
above the wretched consideration of fish. We
want free, unrestricted intercourse with the
United States, even to the extent Of COM
mercial union"
Hon. Peter Mitchell, NJ. F., an editor Of
Montreal, said that Canada has no desire for
annexation, for her people are true to the
mother country. Mr.. Chamberlain said, with
out right, the other day, that Canada may go.
"Now," said the speaker, 'when Great Britain
says that Canada may go she will go With
pleasure and in ahurry.h
Among the other speakers was Congressman
Didgley, of Maine.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
asoRaE AND MAGUIRE.
This is Said to Be The United Labo,
Ticket.

NEW YonK, Dec. ~ The Tribune says:
1T appears now almost certsin that the views
Of Henry George, Or. McGlYnn and few of
the other prominent leaders Of the United
Labor party, viii prevail. and that national
convention viii be'caIled before those Of the
two great parties. Many Of the leaders are
In favor nf holding the convention in Chi
csgo. bnt the majority seem to thiuk that
New York would proys more desirable place
since this ely is the party's stronghold. This
question VIII be settled within few days.
There is little doubt that Heury George wiil
head the ticket. and that Judge G.. Maguire.
Of Ban Francisco, viii DO the candidate for
vice president.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-01-04
SLICK FELLOWS.
The Lard Men Organize a Trust.

New YeKK. Dec. 27.-About d, z IN of the
largest VINO esale dealers In lard in this victn'
ity have ] ,ined forces In movement os.
tenslbiy to reduc the cost OF lard to the con.
sumtr, and at the same time improve the
quality OF the standard grade. They constt
tute a ajority OF the spectators ano
manufacturers in this city, and probably rep
resent a combined capital Of $4,000, GEO.
They are chiefly interested in the Importation
of South American and West Indian lard
snd it is from tina direction that the effect Of
the movement will be noticeable.