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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
The Gay Venetian Gondolier.

At Venice l had my first experience
in gondola, after arriving late at
night. 1t was certainly new sensa-
ton to walk from the station down
wide slippery steps to embark in
funeral looking craft. the covered
center of which looked for all the
world like coffin. The gondolas are
covered with black and the central
portion is studded with old-fashioned
coffin nails. Anything more uncom-
Portable than these covered compart-
ments it would be hard to find. Per-
haps upon pleasant evening one
could recline upon pile of rugs and
by lying perfectly flat get his head
low enough to be able to get view
out of the window. But in the practi
cal riding of everyday life your head
is in the top Of the roof fully foot
above the topline of the window. 1t
is SO cramped that person cannot sit
upright l shall never forget my de-
parture from Venice the following
night. During the day | had taken a
short ride in one of the open gondolas,
and found that a fairly comfortable
way of going about. But when night
rents. The hour of starting was late.
The two boatmen in charge of the gon-
dola chartered to take me to the sta
ton had been drinking and were
much excited by it. They were in
dripping oil-skins. / climbed into my
coffin compartment with young
English friend and, our luggage being
placed in front of us, filled the box up
completely. Then the gay gondoliers
started off with us and made short
cuts down through the darkest of side
canals where there was not single
light. / could see nothing except the
narrow line of dim light cleaning
from the black waters through the mar
row window. The gondoliers sang
and chanted uproarous songs and
cries whenever they reached corner
or bend in the canal, SO as to warn
approaching boats against collision.
The two gondoliers tried TO outrow
each other, by way of variety, and
succeeded by their muscular struggles
in making the boat wabble to the right
and left in a way that threatened every
moment to upset our funeral craft
Every time the boat would lurch in
the WllueSI possible way Ghe DOaCtneH
would roar with laughter, as if they
had an idea that the occupants of the
coffin were thereby paralyzed with ter
ror. They evidently labored to pro-
duce that disagreeable impression upon
the people whom they were called upon
to carry through such storm at such
a.late hour at night. But no remon-
STRANGE came from the coffin. Neither
the representative from England nor
of the United States felt like showing
any nervousness. Our silence and
composure we're construed in COM
plimentary way, for when we filed out
at the station after our Ii the boat
men saluted us and said "Americanos"
as we passed. The peculiar feature of
the gondoiers is the way they demand
their pourboires. They never wait un-
til they get to the end of their journey.
When they are near port they cease
rowing, law down their oars, and de-
mand their drink money with the air
of brigands, leaving it to be inferred
that ii it is not promptly forthcoming
the passengers will never reach the
shore. Florence Letter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
RICH TURQUOISE MINE.
A New Mexican Mountain Which Contain
Gems in Profusion

New Mexican Mountain Which Contains
Gems in Profusion.
One of the very few turquoise mines
on this continent is situated near
Santa Fe, n. NJ 1t was worked
profitably during the time of the Sp an
ish occupation of Now Mexico, and
when the Spaniards were driven out
of the country the Pueblo Indians tried
to efface this surviving monument of
their conqueror' S tyranny by filing
up the shafts of the mine to the top
with the rock that had been dug out.
Seven years ago a New York company
bought the property from its Mexican
owners, who were doing nothing with
it, and began to clear out the shafts,
intending to resume the workings and
flood the market with turquoise.
They cleared two of the shafts to
the bottom, and were beginning
to excavate the tilled-in tun-
nels when their money gave out
and they were unable to continue the
work. They tried to raise five hun
dred thousand dollars to develop the
mine and failed. and then they adyer-
tised the whole property for sale.
Now it seems that Boston company
is about to take hold of the mine with
money enough 10 see if it really has
the turquoise in it that tradition credits
to it. e lward w. L. Wilkes was i'm
the city recently, returning to Boston
from Santa Fe, where he mas been
looking at the mine. II am certain
that the company will buy the mine,"
said he to reporter. "My report
will recommend it as a good invest
ment. The mine is in mountain
which is still known by it's Mexican
name of Mount Chalchuiti, and it is
about mile from the mining camp of
Los Cerrillas. On my first visit to the
mountain found lot of Pueb bio In
dians cropping about in the heaps of
rubbish on the dumps by the two
shafts, looking for stray bits OF tur-
quoise. They all wore strings around
their necks, on which hung one or
several pieces of the most beautiful
and truest-colored turquoise I ever
saW-the genuine greenish- COM
bination. l tried to buy some of these
pieces, but the Indians refused to sell
at any reasonable price the pieces I
wanted, and l could get only one or
two pieces of inferior color. A fter that
visit [ got Mexican interpreter in
Santa Fe and drove out to visit some
of tn" Pueblo towns near by, where I
found out that all the turq uoise the
Indians wore had come from this mine.
The Indians tell the most remarkable
stories about the wealth that has been
taken out of it, and the people of
Santa Fe say that one piece of tur-
quoise from the mountain now holds
place among the crown jewels of
Spain. Alter that | examined the
mine and the mountain very closely,
and | am satisfied TIL at we can find tur-
quoise in quantity sufficient to return
handsome profits if we start to drift in
on the mountain from the side OPP
posite to the oil workings. The tur-
quoise lies in chalkv formation. but
it is found in deposits all through the
mountain. and not in VEIN st
LOUIS Globe democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

was made his mouth was put in the
wrong place, that it should have been
fas tened on the top of his head and
filled with hogs lard and sawdust.
There was no wit in the reply-it was
brutal, but it turned the laugh on the
fellow, and | knew | was in for it.
The next day he sent me a challenge,
and accepted, naming pistols at ten
PAGES. He was good shot, and
know that I am. We were both ex-
cited, and when we got the word to
fire both pistols cracked at the same
instant. / shot him through the lungs,
and the ball from his pistol struck me
on the forehead, plowed this ear and
glanced upward. had aimed to shoot
him through the leg, but the pistol
Jerked up with the pressure on the
trigger, and my ball went through his
body. He had aimed to shoot me
drought the breast, but his pistol
went up from the same cause and
struck me on the forehead I'm glad
to say he did not die. and | haven't
better friend in the world"
Then my Southern friend explained
to me that a short-armed man fired
quicker than a long-armed man be-
cause the distance from the brain to
the finger tip was less; and he also
said that the better class of people liz
the South were bent on extinguishing
the duello, and its death was only
matter of time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
LAKE MILLS.

Michael Finder has exchanged his farm
of $50 acres at $4,000 to Rev. w. Hage-
dorn's Nebraska farm of 240 acres at 81
800 and the difference.
G J. Millard manager of the Rock Lake
creamery informs us that he raid 90 cents
per hundred for the month of April
Only four students will graduate this
year from the Lake Mills high school.
Mrs Robert Fargo returned last Thurs
day from California aud Kansas.
The village board have appointed
committee to ascertain the cost OF water
works.
Rev. F. Detterer has been granted
four months vacation and he and his
family lett yesterday for their former home
in Pennsylvania.-Le
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
OUR NEtGHBORS.
,JEFFERS0N.

Rain fell in Jefferson county twenty
days during the month of May. Last year
there was almost an unbroken drouth up
to May oath.
Phi. Bump, our efficient station agent,
has purchased half interest 10 a grain
business and elevator at GAINESVILLE, and
will leave this month and assist in the
business. He has resigned his position at
this place.
Miss Eva Zeh, who is working in the
wooden mill, received quite painful
wound in the arm. A file was playfuily
thrown toward her, and the sharp end
striking the fleshy part of the arm above
the wrist, went quite through Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13
WATERLOO.

Miss Hattie Vanderpool, of West Nit
chell, Iowa, is the guest Of her cousins
Misses Denia and Zella Squire.
Grievous complaint is being ente' ed by
many farmers against the crows who are
doing serious damage to con6elds by pull
ing up the young corn.
Charlie Reamer was wounded Saturday
in the left hand by bullet from a % cali
Der rifle fired by companion, Chas. Per-
kins, the ball struck the hand between
the fcre-fnger and thum slightly spliDt-
ering the bone of the latter.
DIED-In Napa City California, at the
home OF G. r. Blake, May 81, 1888, of
consumption, Mrs. Glasier Gilbert, aged
IA years, 3 months and Is days Mrs
Gilbert was for many years resident of
the town Of Waterloo, in which she and
her husband settled i'll an early day.
O. One of those disagreements between
capital and labor called strikes, of which
there have been many within tie past few
years, took place in Waterloo Moday in
VI. j. Rood's brick yard. The number of
hours required there as days work was
eleven for which one dollar and twenty
five cents was paid; the number of hours
was considered too long by one, although
they had worked that number for several
years past, without complaint, but thought
perhaps that they could not afford to do
so any longer and on Monday demand
was made for less hours, which being re-
flu ed, they quit work in boday, work of
necessity being stopped in the yard for
that day, by Tuesday morning, however.
the proprietor had filled all the places left
vacant by the strikers, except one and the
work was resumed on that day, while the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

When baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child she cried Tor Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clun toCastoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

Farmers son-''Pap. I want to go to
Cincinnati to live" Pap-''What for,
Samuel? cause | read in Il paper
just now that men there are maxim
thousands of dollats jlst by waterin
stock. and here I've been waterin
stock every Winter fur Ealf dozen
years or more and hain't made cent.
WHAT'S the sense in me workin' for
nothin when l kin 60 to the city and
git rich by waterin' stock?" Samuel,
you amt got no sense. You don't
know no difference between a four
legged stock and railroad stock.
feel like whaln' you, as big as you
are" Samuel was too frightened to
ask for an explanation, just then
Kentalcku Suite Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

gH1EsMgaE9 has reyoIutionized the world
IHWEMI'lllM during the last half century,
AG V&H AAHat Not least among the wonders
ofinventive progress is a meth
Cd and system of work that can be performed ali
from their homes. Pay liberal: any one can do
the work; either sex, young or old; no special
ability required Capital not needed; you-ere
started free Cat this out and return to us and
we VIII send you free. something of great value
aad Importance to you. that will start you in
nnslness, which will bring you in more money
rssht away. than anything else in the world.
1aine,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

men had the opportunity OF looking for
new jobs. The new hands went to work
for price paid the strikers and eleven
hours making one day..-.Journ0I.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-06-13

owns and operates $3.50 miles OF thoroughly
equipped road in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa Mis-
souri,, Minnesota and Dakota
1t is the Best Direct Route between
all principal points in the Northwest,
Southwest and Far West.
For maps, time tables, rates of passage and
freight etc. apply to the nearest station agent of
the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL Railway
or to any Railroad Agent anywhere in the
World
II: miller, A. ". HI. Carpenter,
GenI Manager. Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt
y. r. tucker, Geo. I'll. HeafOrd,
Asst. Gen1. Man. Asst Gen'1 Pass. & Tiki. Agt
MILWAUKEE,, WISCONSIN.
Es~ For information in reference to Lands and
Towns owned by the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST.
PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY, " rite to H G. HaUGAN
Land Commissioner, Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
THE SUGAR MARKET.
The worlds ShOrtages-Sprccke Isl
Good Fortune.

San Francisco. July l3.-Information
received to-day concerning the sugar
market shows that there has been an ad-
vance in London, for the reason that the
New York Sugar Trust is sending there
for raw sugar. 1t is understood that the
supply of sugar in New York has been
cornered outside of the Trust, which is
now compelled to reimport the cargoes
that it refused to buy few months ago.
There was no advance in sugar to-day
either in New York or this city.
An evening paper is authority for the
statement that sometime since Claus
Spreckels contracted for fifty thousand
tons of raw sugar from Manila, and on
this transaction alone, at the present
rates, he can realize forty dollars per
ton, or profit Of two million dollars in
the aggregate.
A short time ago the American Sugar
Refnery's stock of raw sugar exceeded
it's refining capacity, and seeing no
chance to handle the sugar within a
reasonable period cargo was shipped
to New York for refinery there.
The ship in which it was sent has just
arrived in New York, and the advance in
value is 100000. There is little in the
pre- sent statistical position of sugar to
warrant this large advance, and the rise
| is attributed almost entirely to manipula.
ton. The stock of sugar in the world
however, is stated to be 400, 900 tons less
| than year ago.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
The Teachers, Reception. .

The large classroom in the Normal
School building was crowded last might
on the occasion of the reception to the
visiting teachers by the Illinois Associa-
ton. Everyone appeared to be in good
humor and the we'll arranged programme
went off without hitch. The proceed
ings opened with an address of welcome
by Professor Ira More and was fol.
lowed by an Grafton by Mr.
Ralph E. Hoyt. Then came music
by Professor Delano and speech
by Professor Nightingale. Secretary Of
the Illinois Society and Principal of the
Lake View School, Illinois. A recitation
by Miss Parker and one OF Miss Mamie
Shorts powerful Evolutionary efforts con
cluded the programme, which was fol
lowed by social talk. The president O
the evening was Mr.. W. M. Friesner
The reception rooms were handsomely
decorated with flowers wrought in many
pleasing designs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
A $1,000 Loss.

An exciting incident occurred at the
Southern Pacific depot last night. A
lady who afterward proved to be a sister
in-law OF Mr.. James Howard of the legal
firm of Howard & Robarts, arrived in
the city from Tombstone and proceeded
up town in hack. On her arrival at
her objective point she suddenly remem-
bered that she had left her satchel con-
tanning 81, 900 in the Pullman car
on No. 20, in which she had
been travelling. She returned at once to
the depot, but the train was gone, and
all that could be done was to telegraph
to Newhall to search the cars. At late
hour last. night no answer had been re.
ceived, and as the train stands at the
San Fernando street depot for about hal
an hour, it is feared that some of the
light-fngered gentry who congregatt
there have made good haul.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14

To what depth of degradation has such
a prominent Republican leader as SEN
ator Edmunds descended to crafty his
partisan spleen, and what wretched
methods now prevail in the Republican
party to oppose the confirmation of hon.
orable Democrats in the highest legis-
lative body in the land? It is not cal
culated to disgust every impartial, right
minded citizen, and to turn him for
ever against the party that is repre-
sented in the Senate by Chandler. an
ingalls, and an Edmunds ri Albany Ar
gus, CDem.)
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
General Gleanings.

The Declez spur is completed.
Mr.. A. j. Hechtman, the cordial rep
resentative here of the Union Pacific, re-
turned from Santa Barbara yesterday.
"Charley" White, the popular ticket
agent of the Southern Pacific, is back,
brown and hearty, from his Santa Bar
bara jaunt.
The special train conveying the teach
ers will leave the Southern Pacific depot
at 6 O'Clock this evening and arrive at
San Francisco at P. NJ. tomorrow.
A change has been made at the South
ern Pacifc's agency at Cucamonga. Mr..
G. w. Mclaughlin goes to Gait, and the
vacancy will be filed by Mr.. M. M
Monee, Of Dunsmuir.
Mr.. E. H. Hinton, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the Texas
Pacific road, left for San Francisco on
last nights train. He says that nothing
beyond what is already published has
been done regarding the bridging of the
Rio Grande by the road he represents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
DEATH IN THE MINE.
Cause of the Debeers Casualty.
Three Hundred Victims.

LONDON, July 13.-Forty-three whites
and four hundred natives have been
rescued from the Debeers mine. The
cause of the terrible calamity was
as follows While the shifts
were being changed, the wire broke
the shift rushed down the shaft with
freightful rapidity. Oil lamps were brok-
en- and the blazing fluid ignited the
wooden casing of the shaft. The flames
in great.volume shotup, compeltelypre-
venting egress. The mine was soon
filed with smoke and the lights car
ried by the miners were rendered useless.
The panic stricken natives and whites, ,in
their efforts to escape, became massed
together in the galleries and were suffo-
Gated. The rescuers, who subsequently
explored the mine, were compelled to
use dynamite to clean the passages OF
corpses. 1t is believed that three hundred
lives were lost.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14

candidate, was the first speaker. His
remarks were devoted mainly to
an onslaught on both of the leading
parties. He was followed by Miss Fran
els e. Willard. General Clinton b.
Fiske, candidate for President, was then
introduced. His reception was an ova-
ton. When order had been restored he
went over about the same ground as that
covered by DR.. Brooks, but was little
less radical in his views. Speeches were
also made by several nominees on the
State ticket,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
A CIoudburst i'm west virginia.

Advices from Hughes river, a small
stream flowing through Doddridge and
Ritchie counties, West Virginia, say hun
dreds of farmers in those counties are
absolutely ruined. On Monday evening
cloud burst, and in a short time the
waters were higher than ever known be-
fore. Every bridge on the
stream is gone. House, barns
ane growing crops disappeared
entirely, and piles of dirt and debris are
left ten or twelve feet deep in the valley.
For miles the soil was washed off as clean
as floor, leaving a hard smooth sur
face. The loss is placed at $500, 900. On
Wednesday Terra Alta, Preston county,
was visited by cyclone. The track of
the cyclone was through the heart of the
town, and twisted houses from their
foundations and carried roofs hundreds
of feet from the buildings.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
A CADEMY OF MUSIC.
n T. w. OKEY, Lessee and Manager
formerly Hazards Pavilion.)
EW- Under New Management.@DI
Grand Opening. Night, SUNDAY, JULY 15

IA T. w. OKEY, Lessee and Manager
Formerly Hazards Pavilion.l
Grand Opening Night, SUNDAY, JULY 10
Engagement for one week of the charming
LIZZIE EVANS,
1.-THE Little Electric Battery" and a cerefully
selected company, in the following repertoire:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Saturday
Nights : The picturesque Comedy Drama
dances, medleys, etc.
Wednesday and Thursday Nights-The Ro-
mantle Comedy, OUR ANGEL.
Friday Night and Saturday Matinee = The
beautiful American Comedy, MAUD MULLER.
Prices-25 and so cents. No extra charge for
Stationery Store, 113 S. Spring street. Hollen-
beck Block.
Doors open at z, curtain rises at 8 sharp with.
out fail
60 Grand Matinee Saturday Afternoon. jy12
CALIFORNIA DIME MUSEUM,
~ North Main Street, near First.
THE POPULAR FAMILY RESORT.
WEEK COMMENCING SATURDAY, JULY IA.
2 MONSTER SHOWS 2
IN MUSEUM DEPARTMENT
A JAPANESE VILLAGE!
Representing the arts and sciences of Japan
A number of skilled artists in native costume,
producing bronze, porcelain, enamel silk, ivory
instructive and interesting exhibit Of the prod.
cuts of that remarkable people.
IN THEATRE
HAWKINS FAMOUS COLORED GEORGIA
MINSTRELS
In a full minstrel performance.
Doors open from 10 A. NJ. to 1OP NJ.
Admission 1Oc. Reserved seats 1Oc. extra.
mZlu
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
Prohibition ratification.

There was large attendance at the
aossU Uas Occupied ss0iy Sy msny nsa leading ProhS
gan, was the presiding of officer. DR..
John A. Brooks, the Vice-Presidential
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-14
noULArcER,s CONDITION.
His Followers Disturblng Him.
How are the Mighty Fallen!

PARIS, July 13.-At O'Clock this even.
ing there was marked improvement in
General Boulanger's condition. The
doctors, however, still decline to make a
prognosis. Several journals assert that
Floquet's sword penetrated General
Boulanger's neck six centimeters, at a
point between the jugular vein and the
carotid artery.
Midnight-Partly owing to the duel
and partly because it is the eve OF the
fete, the streets as this hour are crowded
especially in front of the Cocorde office.
The merits of the quarrel between
Boulanger and Floquet are excitedly dis
cussed and shouts for and against the
General fill the cir.
Maque, in the absence of Boulanger,
presided at the banquet on the avenue
Aumesuit this evening. He announced
the Generals condition was as favorable
as possible. E
The Soir says the condition Of Boulan-
ger is serious; that high fever preceded
extreme prostration, and that his respir-
alton is rapid and sometimes very difli-
cult. The doctors are unable to form
opinions as to the Generals propects for
recovery. No bulletin has been issued
since the one this afternoon.
There is no doubt that General
Boulanger's condition is serious. Flo
quet's sword penetrated to depth of
two inches between the jugular vein and
the carotid artery, severing the phrenic
nerve and impairing play OF the lungs,
perhaps irrevocably. The General slept
during the afternoon under the influence
OF morphine.
Rochefort, on hearing of the result of
the duel, exclaimed: "How wonderful
that the youngest General in the army
let himself be pricked by barrister
nearly sixty years old!'
La Lanterne, hitherto powerful sup
porter of Boulanger, refuses to follow
longer "a man who has ceased to be
Republican, and has shown an ambition
to be dictator"
General Boulanger has issued circu-
lar to the editors in the Department of
Ardischi, in which he asks their suf-
frage.
Doctor Laffe believes the matter will
progress favorably and Boulanger will be
cured in fortnight. He says, however,
there is danger of complication, and that
phlebites of the neck is possible, which
would endanger the wounded mans life.
The Doctors consider it miracle that
Boulanger escaped directly mortal
wound. The General is suffering from
much pain.
LONDON, July 13.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times says it is the COM
mon belief that Boulanger and his fol-
lowers, owing to the daily decline OF
their prestige, dream of civil war and
that they intended to make an effort to
realize their criminal hopes by provoking
street demonstrations for and against him.