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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

TIE San Antonio, Texas, Express
asks: IF war with an European power
is forced upon US, who will lead our
forces?" The country is a good deal
better off for military leaders than when
the civil war broke out thirty years ago.
There are many men who commanded
divisions, brigades and regiments in
that great struggle who are yet young
enough and strong enough for mill
tary service. Schofeld would likely
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
BANK CASHIERS STEALINGS.
Marshall C. Perciyal, Who Attempted
Suicide, Short 100000.

LEWISTON, Me-, April 25.-It is now
alleged that the accounts of Marshall G.
Percival, ex-cashier of the shoe and
leather National Bank, of Auburn, n.
Y, who attempted suicide a week
ago are thousands of dollars
short. Bank Examiner Parker said
last night that he could not now state
what the deficit would amount to, but
he felt it would reach 100000. AS to
the standing of the bank, he thought
that was fully shown by the fact that
the authorities at Washington had not
of business
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
$1OO.OOOT.OSS

A dispatch the 26th from ST. Charles,
Mimi, says: A terrible fire is raging in
the north end of the town. Over $780,
900 worth of property has already been
destroyed and il is blowing a gale
George Smith & Co. $ general store; M
H. Gates, dry goods; G. E. Smith, turni-
ture; S. A. Johnson, hardware; f. Kuf-
fers, saloon; Henry Frisch, hotel the
Times printing office; Masonic hall and
many other buildings are gone, and sew
eral residences are now in flames.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

DEACON SHEPARD has sent the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Mail and
Express ahead of the President with in
structions to ascertain the sentiment
of the people of the South and West in
regard to Mr.. Harrison's denomination.
In the course of five minutes stops at
the smaller cities and stops of an hour
at the larger ones lively reporter can
discover any variety of popular senti-
ment that his chief may deem desirable
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
er power.

ITALIANS stand pre-eminent in Europe
in the number of killing. Taking the
convictions for homicide in Italy during
1889, the last tabulated, there were sos
for every 1OO,0 900 inhabitants, while in
Austria they were but 2.15; in Germany,
0SO, and in England 0.40. Ten Italians
murderers for every German and
twenty for every English is certainly a
remarkable showing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

Brazil has got fairly started under the
new Fedeaal Constitution and General
da Fonseca has been formally and legal
Iv elected to the office of president, to
which he had Professionally appointed
himself. The future of the new gov
eminent would seem to depend very
much upon whether the constitution
or General da Fonseca prove the strong
ar 1loNrar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

KENTUCKY has spent 1919 days and
$500 900 in framing new constitution,
and the people are now called upon to
vote on the question of adopting it.
The indications are that it Will be found
that both the time and the money have
been thrown away when the votes are
counted, not because Kentucky doesn't
need a new constitution badly, but be-
cause this new draft is not altogether
octory
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

If the perfection of weapons of dis
cussion is the consummation of perpet-
ual peace, the end of strife must be near
at hand. Recent developments in or
nance have resulted in weapons of of
tense which would render the annihila-
ton of an opposing force almost GER
tainty. When war means humiliation
there will be no war, and universal
arbitration will supplant sanguinary and
unsatisfactory conflict.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

ENGLAND and France manufactured
the gunboats for the CHILEAN contest
ants, and now they are taking every
precaution to protect themselves in the
event Of one CHILEAN party or the other
succeeding. The United States taught
the continental nations very salutary
lesson by its course in the Alabama
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

ONE of the principal reasons that the
young doctor who procured Anna Dick
inson's confinement in an insane asylum
gives for thinking her crazy is that she
refused to take the medicine he pre-
scribed Moral: Never refuse young
doctors medicine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

THERE are twenty-elght members of
the new English Labor commission, but
there was no room on the list for Michael
Davitt or John Burns, though several
lords and baronets are there, with Lord
Harrington as chairman. It's expected
that the Commission will take evidence
for eighteen months before making q
TenOrt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
DAMAGES for Breach of Promise

CLEVELAND, o., April 22.-In the COM
mon pleas court, yesterday, Miss Rhoda
J. Pratt, formerly private secretary to
the acknowledgement of the state of
Michigan, was given verdict of IS, 900
against Prof. j. Clegg Wright, of Gin
clnnati. Wright is lecturer and spirit
ualist, and promised to marry Miss
Pratt, but tailed to do so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Norway Has Influenza.

The influenza, otherwise the grip,
prevails with great severity here. saws a
Christiana dispatch. Over three thou
sand persons have been afflicted with
the disease. During the past fortnight
the spread of the disease has been
rapidly growing worse and the death rate
has increased 10 per cent. A number
of schools have been closed; the thea
ters are deserted, and the stats of the
police and the postal departments are
greatly reduced in strength, owing to
the number of employees on the sick
list, suffering from influenza
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

ENGLAND is congratulating herself
over the class of emigrants that is popu-
lating the Canadian annex of the
British crown Canada is more than
welcome to the emigrants she gets from
the United States. Most of them are
men who occupied positions of trust and
honor in this country, and on moving
to Canada they took the trust with them
and left honor behind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
HOrSeHeSh Burned.

Fire at midnight of the 22d complete
ly destroyed the livery barns of J. B.
Cook & Son, at St. Paul, with all con-
tents. Sixty horses and large number
of hacks, sleighs, etc, burned. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. The four
white horses belonging to the cone Of
the Bravest" Company, playing at the
Grand Opera House, persisted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
TOBACCO COMBINE.
The American Tobacco Company, Capital
$25, 100000

The tobacco factories of Marburg
Brothers and G.. w. Gail & AK, of Bal
timore, have been bought by the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, of New York,
and will hereafter be operated bv
the company. The price paid
for the property is not disclosed.
1t is said the factory of Gail
& AK alone is, at the lowest estimate,
worth at least 100000, while that of
Marburg Brothers is worth from $780,
900 to $4O0, 900. The machinery used by
the two houses is valued at about $780,
900 each. The business of Gail & Az
will approximate from 81 100000 to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

FATHER IGNATTUs, the Anglican monk,
has won fame in America, but has lost his
little flock he left behind in the monas-
terry in the Businesses of the Welsh noun
tains They had not far to go, to be
sure: but the good Father undoubtedly
realizes that they have gone just too far.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
MutInous Troops Punished

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, April PA num-
Der of artillerymen from the battery
which on Monday last mutinied in or
der to call attention to the grievances
and excessive drills from which the
men claimed to be suffering, have been
tried by court-martial and have each
been sentenced to two years imprison-
mont
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
ORDERED OUT OF COURT.

Gen. Butler Forcibly Removed from
Boston Temple of Justice.
BosToN, Mass, April 22.-In the
United States district court Gen. B. F.
Butler, who appeared for Mrs. John
son, defendant in prosecution for pen
sion forgery, was ordered from the
room by Judge Carpenter, who had the
marshal and an assistant enforce his de-
cree. Gen. Butler, with tears in his
eyes, said that he yielded to force, and
when he returned to the court after the
judge had left the bench remarked
that the room smelled little better.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
BARON FAVA AT ROME.

The Italian Minister Makes His Report to
Marquis di Rudini.
ROME, April 22.-Baron Fava, the
Italian minister at Washington, who
recently left that city on leave Of alb
sence, has arrived here Immediately
after the Baron's arrival he had a pro-
longed conference with the Marquis di
Rudini upon the various aspects of the
New Orleans affair. The outcome Of
this conference, if it is to have any def
mite result, has not TRANSFERRED,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A CALIFORNIA report on the state
publication of school books closes as fol-
lows: ''The cost Of our books is really
increased, the state paying a considera-
ble percentage. Also, as was expected,
most of the books produced are of a
quality below the best. The state had
better buy by wholesale from competing
publishers -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A WOMAN won the Worlds Fair prize
for designing building, and two women
have won the prizes offered by the
American Economic Association for the
best essays on ''Women Wageearners. !"
What's the matter with the men? Are
they too busy, or are they developing
muscle instead of brain? If this thing
keeps on the girls will be, well-boys.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
DOZEN FAMILIES HOMELESS.
Several Buildings Destroyed at Chicag 20
with Loss of $50, 900.

CHICAGO, H.. April pa fire at noon
to-day, which resulted from an explo-
sion of gasoline in the house of Theo-
dore Karnbradt, destroyed that and
several adjoining buildings and con-
tents, and rendered homeless about
dozen families. Karnbradt was severe
ly and Mrs. Mary Burnsen fatally
burned. Loss $50, ZOO.
NASHVILLE, H., April 23-Fire this
morning destroyed Scheuer's hardware
store and damaged adjacent property.
The total loss, SIS, 900; insurance, s., 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A RESIDENT of Camden, opposite Phil
adelphia, had nightmare and yelled
''burglars !" and "murderl' so loud
that he drew to his house two letter
carriers, who were promptly bounced
upon by a policeman who thought they
were the burglars, and he marched
them off.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A BERLIN dispatch says: '"Ihe en-
perors Of Russia, Germany and Austria
will meet in Vienna, in the autumn,
for shooting excursion" Provided Il
shooting excursion in the Balkans does
not intervene.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
GILLIAN ARMY DEFEATED,
The Insurgents Gain Another Victor
Over the Government Forces.

Over the Government Forces.
PARIS, April 23.-According to dis
patches received here by the Gillian
delegation having its headquarters in
this city, the insurgents of Chill have
fought another battle with the
government troops and defeated
the latter. This last battle was
fought at Iquique, on April 10. The
loss suffered by either side is not stat
ed. Further advices bring the news
that the insurgent fleet is concentrating
about Valparaiso. 1t is announced,
however, by the insurgents. that they
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Death of ChaDu. the SculDtOr

PARIS. April 22.-Henry Michel An
tome Chapu, the French sculptor, is
dead at st. German. He was born Sep
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
JACK THE RIPPER HERE.

The London Scourge Begins His Work
in America-New York Woman Muir
dered-Evidence Complete That the
Crime Was Committed by the White
chapel Fiend-His Victim Enticed to
Hotel and Her Body Mutilated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Rain Damages Kansas Crops.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 21.-The contin-
ued wet weather in Eastern Kansas is
having damaging effect upon crops.
The oats will be a failure, and corn will
be very late. The early potato crop
will be a total failure. Wheat looks
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

try his hand in the supreme leadership.
And then there would be Howard and
Miles and others Of the regular army.
They would certainly be the match of
any generals Italy has.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

THAT New York pension shark who
was fined $500 for charging 81 900 for a
$50 job has still $40 more than he
should be allowed to keep.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Michigan Gets the Direct Tax.
Secretary Foster withheld from the
state of Michigan S., 900 due on account
of excess of arms furnished, and paid
on the 25th $420,S65 the remainder OF
Michigans share of the direct tax.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
A Fac Smile OF Columbus Ship.

The secretary of the navy has detailed
Lieut.. Mccarthy Little to take charge
of the construction of the caravel
which is to be built for the Worlds Fair
in exact fac smile of the ship in
which Columbus sailed from Palos for
the new world. This caravel is to be
equipped exactly as it was in the time
of Columbus, and manned by sailors in
the costume of that age. twill be COM
pleted in time to take part in the grand
naval review at New York and Norfolk,
and will then be towed to Chicago
through the St. Lawrence, for the open
ing of the exhibition at Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

USE tepid water for washing white
silk hankerchiefs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Will be Sent Back.

A German named Nicholas Bader tried
to pass the examination at the immi-
grant landing bureau at New York, on
the 23d, in the most barefaced violation
of the laws of the country. 1t
came out that ne not only had no
money or friends, but that he had been
convicted of numbering girl in Ger
many, and afterward had been confined
twenty-four years in an insane asylum.
He is SO years old, and halls from
Shamrock, Germany. In 1854 he killed a
girl with whom he had become intatu-
ated. He finally admitted that
he was released from the asy-
lum little over year ago, and
asked to be sent to America.
He makes an affidavit to the effect that
the German authorities paid his ex-
penses to this country. The affidavit
will be sent to the Treasury Depart
ment with the suggestion that the Ger
man authorities be called upon to ex-
plain their action. He will be returned
at once
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Nationality Of the Victims.

The Department of Justice is in re-
ceipt of letter from District Attorney
William Grant, at New Orleans, who
was requested to ascertain the national
ity of the Italians who were killed there
last month, the circumstances under
which they came to this country, etc.
He has encountered much more diff
Guilty at getting some of the particulars
in the case than he had anticipated.
which has resulted in delaying his re-
port. These particulars refer to the
nationality of the men. He has made a
request to the department for certain
information in connection with the
matter.
The Great Texas Senator Resigns.
A special from Austin, Tex, says:
United States Senator John H. Reagan
has resigned, to become chairman of
the state railway commission. He has
sent his resignation to the governor,
and has notified the president of the
Senate of the fact. His resignation
takes effect June 10 next. Gov. Hogg,
upon receipt of the senator's resigna-
ton, announced that he would accept it,
and would appoint the senator chairman
of the railway commission. He also an
nounced that he would appoint Horace
Chillian, of Tyler, senator to succeed
Senator Reagan. Mr.. Chillian is law
yer, 81 years Of age, and is regarded as
the most eloquent orator in the state.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02

than half awake since the time of our grand
fathers. The silent pews in the church will
break forth into music, and when the con-
ductor takes his place on the Sabbath day
there Will be great host of voices rushing
into the harmony. Ny Christian friends, il
we have no taste for this service on earth.
what will we do in heaven, where they all
sing, and sing forever?
want to rouse you to a unanimity In
Christian song that has never yet been ex-
hibited. Come, now! clear your throats
and get ready for this duty or you will never
hear the end Of this l never shall forget
hearing Frenchman sing the 'Marseil-
laise" on the Champs Elysees, Paris, Just
before the battle OF Sedan in 1870. I never
saw such an enthusiasm before or since. AS
he sung that national air, oh! how the
Frenchmen shouted! Have you ever in an
English assembiage heard the band play
God Save the QueenS' If you have, you
know something about the enthusiasm Of
national air.
Now, tell you that these songs we sing
Sabbath By Sabbath are the national airs of
Jesus Christ and Of the kingdom of heaven,
and If you do not learn to sing them here,
how do you ever expect TO sing the song OF
Moses and the Lamb? / should not be sur
prised at all if some of the best anthems of
heaven were made up OF some OF the best
songs on earth. May God increase our rev.
efence for Christian psalmody, and keep us
from dlSgracing it by our indiffe reuce AMI
frivolity. When Cromwe!Ps army went into
battle, he stood at the head Of them one day,
and gage out the long meter doxology TO the
tune of the ''Old Hundredth," and that great
host, company by company, regiment by regi-
ment battalion by battalion, joined in the
doxolOgy:
Praise God from whom all blessings hoS,
Praise Him, all creatures here below:
Praise Him above, We heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost
And while they sang they marched, and
while they marched they fought, and while
they fought they got the victory. Oh, men
and women of Jesus Christ, let us go into all
our conflicts singing the praises Of God, and
then instead Of falling back, as we often do.
from defeat to defeat, we will be marching
on from victory to victory.
Glory to the Father and TO the Son and to
the Holy Ghost, it was in the beginning
is now and ever shall be, world without en-
Amen.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02
FATAL FIRE IN CHICAGO,
An Entire Family of Six Persons Suf
located 80 Death.


A fire early in the morning in a three
story brick building at Nos. $40 aud 55l
Sedgwick street, Chicago, ILL.,, the upper
stories of which were occupied by a number
OF families as living apartments, resulted in
the death of seven people and the fatal in
jury of another.
The dead are: John Schalk, mechanic, aged
forty-fve years; his wife, aged forty two
years. and their four children, Cynthia age1
seventeen, Annie, aged fifteen; John, aged
twelve, and James, aged eight.
The fire originated in the rear Of the first
floor, which was occupied by William
Keafitz as bakery. 1t is thought to have
caught from one of the bake ovens 1t
spread to a shed in the rear in which was
quantity of hay and straw From this it
ran up the rear stairway and into the Sleep
ing rooms of the people on the second AMI
third floors.
The front rooms on the second floor were
occupied by John Ron1o, his wife and two
children, all of whom escaped without in
jury. The rear was occupied by Mr.. keafitz,
the owner Of the bakery, and two bakers,
Reginstein and Rosenfield.
The Scholk and Burns families occupied
the rear of the third floor.
Burns and wife and three of their children
were rescued by the firemen. KeatitZ and
his family escaped from the second floor by
means of ladder. When the rooms of the
Scholk family were reached it was found
that all were unconscious. Mrs. SchOlk died
before the patrol wagon arrived. The
family were smothered, not burned to death
The financial loss is insignificant.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02

a ringing noise
in the ears, headache, deafness, eyes
weak; obstruction of nose, dis
charges falling into throat, some
times profuse, watery and acrid, at
others, thick, tenacious, bloody and
putrid; offensive breath; smell and
taste impaired, and general debility.
Not all of these symptoms at once.
Probably only few of them.
That's Catarrh.
A medicine that by its mild,
soothing, cleansing and healing
properties has cured the most hope
less cases. One that will cure yos,
no matter how bad your case or Of
how long standing. A medicine
that doesn't simply palliate for
time, but produces perfect and per-
manent cures.
That's DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
A cash payment of $500, not By
you, as you might expect, but to
you, if you can't be cured. It's an
offer that's made in good faith, to
prove their medicine, by responsible
men, the proprietors of DR.. Sage's
Remedy.
That's the kind of medicine to try.
Doesn't it seem so?
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02
8: august
Flower"

How does he feel Pie feels
cranky, and is constantly expert
menting, dieting himself, adopting
strange notions, and changing the
cooking, the dishes, the hours, and
manner of his eating-August
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel?-He feels at
times gnawing, voracious, insati-
able appetite, wholly unacceptable,
unnatural and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel Pie feels no
desire to go to the table and a
grumbling, fault-fnding, over-nice-
ty about what is set before him when
he is there-August Flower the
Remedy.
How does he feel Pie feels
after spell Of this abnormal appe-
tite an utter adherence, ioathing,
and detestation of food; as if a
mouthful would kill him-August
Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel?-He has ir-
regular bowels and peculiar stools
August Flower the Remedy. o
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02

ENORMOUS sacks have been placed in the
Kazan Cathedral, st. Petersburg, Russia,
for the receipt of scraps of food, which will
be sent to the famine districts and distrib-
uted. Some pieces of bread not larger than
a radish, which had been toasted by the con-
tributors were found among the donations.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-10-02
A Life Saved

Mr.. Geo. Raymond, of Seneca Falls, n. Y is a
pump setter in the employ of Ramsay & Co., the
we'll known pump makers of that place. He is a
member Of Ramsay Engine Co. He says:
shy wife without doubt owes her life to Hoods
Sarsaparilla few years ago she deaths
door, due to blood poisoning, as physician, say
pyaemta- After everything elsa faIle1 Hoois
sarsaparla brought her out OF thu crisis all ri .ht
Since then she has suffered times with M nbness
and headache, but continues taking
Hoods Sarsa oariIla
and is gradually getting over these troubles. She
ctngs to Hooi's, takes nothing else, AMI Deleve
twill effect a complete cure"