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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
Quite a Feat.

An officer in the treasury at Wash
ington, who was a resident Of that city
at the time of The commencement of
the little dispute, witnessed the hasty
return Of the panic-stricken Union
troops after the first battle of Bull
Run. lie says:
The whole city was in a great state
of excitement, and for a few hours
everything seemed completely demon
allied. Each man had some awful
story to tell and had no trouble in find
ing an audience to listen to his recital.
Among other veracious accounts was
that given by colored teamster from
Virginia regiment, who attracted
quite crowd of eager listeners in Will
lard's Hotel.
de fust ting we knowed, we see de
sogers comm, an ] should tink dar
war millions on millions. De Cap'n
oh de regiment singed out, Drap down
darl Drap down darp But law! twan't
no use! De bung shells come an took
dar beads clean off!
"Dis chile tink linn dead for suah /;
an in de confinement Massa Gihbons's
mules done got loose wild six niggers
on 'em, an run smack AN smove into
Massa Linkum's lines, an captured
ourselves! !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
ACr,pple Cured bv a Fan.

curious case of how crippled boy
was restored to physical perfection by a
fall comes from Findlay, Ohio. Six
years ago Harry Tellabum, now IA
years old, fell and dislocated his shout
der blades, the injury rendering him
badly deformed. A few days ago he
fell from building, alighting on the
projecting portion of his back. There
was u sharp report like the breaking Of
a spllng, and whe1 he got up he found
himself not only uniniured but his back
perfectly straight. The superstition is
that the blades had become elevated and
muscular adhesion had grown between
them, holding them in their distorted
position. The force OF the fall broke
these ligaments and the blades i'm
mediately assumed their normal posi-
ton, and the boy became straight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
Hattie LEE, II years old, was killed at

HATTIE LEE, Il years Old, was killed al
Cumberland in peculiar manner. The
girl with other children was PLAYING
about the house and grounds after the
school had been dismissed for the dav
Some one dared her to climb in at win
dow which was part way open. She al
once attempted the rather difficult feat
She was in the act of putting, her head
into the schOOl-rOOm when the window
fell square across her neck. The in
slant the sash was raised the girl's Il &
less body fell to the ground. The spi-
nal cord was broken at the point where
it enters the skull.
SEVERAL farmer boys, all under %
years, were throwing stones at each
other at Big Falls, on the Eau Claire
River. when one Of them finally fired g
of August Biegler, of the town Of Sey-
mour. He may die. Emil Kroeger,
Louis Volbrudt, Charles Harke and
Henry Johnson were arrested, all on
the charge of assault with intent to do
great bodily harm.
Col. JOHN &. SPooNER delivered the
Memorial Day address at Eau Claire,
Gen. Lucius Fairchild at Fox Lake, and
Col. George w. Bird at Sun Prairie.
A MARINETTE dispatch says that an at
tempt was made to burn the factory of
the Menominee Stained Glass Company.
The pile of kindling did not ignite.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Roof will
shortly 60 to Minnesota to examine in
surance companies in that state.
The Press 81 is the nBSm 1e 0f the pew pa pa
County, by Ripley & Hunter.
G. A. PINE, Of Bayfield,, is one of the
lucky ones who made stake out of the
Omaha and Central lands that were
thrown open to settlement two years
ago. He has sold his claim for 5000
and got the cash. Mr.. Pine located at
that place number Of years ago with
out a cent.
THE barns and outbuildings of Coggins
& Parish, of Fitchburg, Dane County,
were demolished by severe wind
storm few days ago. The damage will
amount to about 81 900.
The Worlds Fair exhibit of the Wis
consin Cranberry Growers Association
consists of a miniature cranberry marsh
about 30x50 feet, complete in every re-
spect, with. growing vines, dams, bitches,
reservoir, etc.
THE recent forest fire did considerable
damage in the town of Gibraltar, Door
County, and especially in what is known
as the Poland settlement. Ignetz Char
netzky lost all his earthly possessions
except the ground on which the build
ings stood. Martin Hickey also lost his
house and barn and their contents, also
thirty-two cords of wood. John Norton
lost considerable wood. Martin
Schram, Henry Kirchner and Sam
Kaezmorek are likewise losers on this
The fishermen at ISL Creek. Door
County, have been completely over
WhpAn cd bIy tho 111v,iaHc of
which have glutted their nets. They
have thus far been unable to obtain
sufficient help to properly take care of
the catch, and many farmers have been
induced to assist in the work of dressing
one-half the fish.
FRITZ KELLER, resident ofCommon-
wealth, Florence County, was killed by
falling ore while at work in a mine. He
leaves a wife in an insane asylum and
six children.
ROBERT G. GRADY, formerly a we'll
known resident of Madison, died sud-
denly of heart failure at Sioux City, Ia.
He was So wears of age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
The Friendship Not Appreciated.

Mr.. Jacobs is Il Buffalo ieweler, saws
the Courier of that city. A Vermont
firm bought a large bill of goods from
financial difficulties. As the goods had
not been opened and the Vermonters
were personal friends of the Buffalo
merchant, word was sent to the latter
that if he would come over he could
take his consignment back with him,
unbroken. Mr.. Jacobs lost no time in
securing his property and bringing it
back to Buffalo. In a few days the
failure of the Vermont firm was an
nounced-also the fact that it would
pay 90 cents on the dollar. "Fifty cents
on the dollar ~ exclaimed the irate
and astonished Jacobs. "NNhy in the
devil didn't Joe keep the truck and let
me in 2''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
Gen. Grants Quick Perception.

One afternoon during the siege of
Vicksburg Gen. Grant came saunter-
ing on foot toward the naval battery
on Logan's front. The place was
known as the shell basket" from the
number of ten-inch mortar shells
dropped into the earth, which exploded
and raised clouds of dust that obscured
everything in the vicinity for some mo-
ments. In this instance a few of us
watched the flight of a shell. but the
General saw the bomb only the mo-
ment before it struck, and it's windage
threw him to the ground. He was I'M
hurt, and, conscious that time was pre-
cious, before the explosion he had
rolled himself sufficiently away to es-
cape the shock, but not the earthly
shower, from the dust of which he
presently emerged intently considering
an unlit cigar. Logan" he said cheer
lily to that General, who in the full
bloom of clean white shirt FASTENED
to him. "how can you keep so clean in
so dusty a place."
This escape was followed by another
a few afternoons later, when shell
landed by the front pole of the awning
before Logan's tent, and eight Gener-
ais, Grant among them, rolled hastily
out of the shelter to meet uninjured
when the dust cleared away from the
recent place Of conference.-T. r. Da-
Wis in Cosmopolitan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
APPOINTMENTS BY THE POPE.

Mgr. Persico Becomes Project of the
Sacred Congregation of Indulgences.
ROME, May 31.-Mgr. Persico, here
tofore secretary to the sacred congrega~
ton OF the Propaganda, has been pro-
NOTED to the office of project of the
sacred congregation Of indulgences and
holy relics, in place of Cardinal Sepiaccf,
deceased. Mgr. Rinaldini, heretofore
inttrnuncio Of the Holy See at the court
of Netherlands, has been appointed
and Rector Lorenzellini, of the Bo-
hemian College, succeeds Mgr. Rim
aldini as internuncio to the Neither
IandS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
Raising Pampas Grass.

Mrs. Harriet Strong, of Whittier, Cal :,
last year raised 100000 plumes of the
beautiful pampas grass SO much used in
decoration and sold them nearly all
One million will adorn the buildings OF
the Worlds Fair, and she exported
$4,000 to Europe. Mrs. Strong has been
the first person to grow these pampas
plumes extensively in North America
Formerly they all came from South
America. The last presidential cam.
paign was lucky for Mrs Strong, 100000
fthe plumes being used in the parades
and decorations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
Aged and Youthful Officers.

American naval officers are said to be
drawing 1nvidious comparisons between
the youthfulness of the naval officers on
the foreign warships that have been on
view here recently and the grizzled age
1t is pointed out that many British Off
GERS attain the rank of commander at
50, while in Uncle Sam naval service it
is rare, indeed, that an officer, however
deserving, is elevated to that dignity
before he is 80. Frequently, in the
United States, compulsory retirement at
81 overtakes an aspiring officer before
he passes beyond the grade of ieuten-
ant-c0mmander
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07

the mooted question, "Was Sickles' po-
sition too far IN advance of the rest of
| the Union lines?" came up. Gen.
| Longstreet sustained Sickles He
said: Had not Sickles been so far
out we would have taken the Round
! Tops without firing shot, and shelled
| the Union army out of it's position
along Cemetery Hill. Even had
Siekles prolonged the line of the Sec
ond Corps, his left flank would not
have been heavy enough to resist an
attack, for, under the nature of things,
it would have been too thin. With our
fifteen thousand troops we would have
folled up Sickles' nine thousand as
easily as cigarette paper. Tie only
thing left for Sickles was to do as
he did. He was fighting as much for
time as for position, and had the fight
begun at the same hour, with Sickles'
left covering the Round Tops, we
would have had no trouble whatever
in working to his rear and outfanking
him."
Lee and His Broken Army.
Gen. Alexander piloted the officers
to the spot where Gen. Lee received
the broken fragments of Pickett's di7
vision after It's encounter with the
Army Of the Potomac. It was on
knoll, midway between the ruins of
the Cydori House and the edge of the
woods on Seminary Ridge. Gen. Alex
ander was with Gen. Lee at this time,
and he remembers distinctly Gen.
Lees words to the retreating men:
Fall back to the rear and reform your
lines as well as you can. It was not
your fault this time. It was all mine"
From Lees actions it was assumed
on the part of his staff that he was pre-
pairing for charge by the Army of the
Potomac, and meant to gather the dis
located portions of his army at this
particular point to make the final
stand, and if necessary to go down
himself with the ruins of the Confed-
eracy.
Gen. Alexander tenderly plucked
few Quaker lady blossoms and wrapped
them up carefully as memento of the
place and in memory of his old com
mander. Gen. Alexander's judgment
of Gen. Lee is different from that
which history accords him.
'To u.s." he said, Lees chief charac-
teristic was audacity. No General in
the Southern army took so many risks.
That was the judgment of Jefferson
Davis when Lee succeeded Joe John
ston before Richmond in June, 1862
Many historians speak of Lee as eau
tious man, deliberate, careful, and
conservative. But to us who saw him
from day to day, who studied the work
ings Of his mind, who understood the
general scope of his campaigns, his
audacity was unquestionably his chief
trait"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
HELD AT QUARANTINE.
Diphtheria on a Crowded Atlantic Pas
senger Steamer.

QUEBEC, Que, May 31.-The steam
ship Oregon, with $50 passengers on
board, which arrived at Crosse Isle
quarantine Monday night from Liver
is detained at quarantine and it is
not likely she will be allowed to
proceed for some days. Various reports
are afoat, but the existence Of cholera
aboard is officially denied. Five deaths
are said to have occurred on the voyage
and a report is current that the cause
was diphtheria, and that there are
fifteen cases now on board the vessel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
DRIVEN TO SEDITION.
Turkish Oppression Responsible for
Armenian Troubles

Armenian Troubles.
VIENNA, May Silt is learned that
the governor Of Angora in Asiatic Tur-
key, has advised the Turkish govern
ment to adjourn indefinitely the trials
OF the Armenians accused of treason
able conspiracy and of sedition, or else
to abandon the trials entirely and re-
lease all the prisoners. The advice
is said to be prompted by dread of
scandaious revelations in the event of
the trial. 1t is said that all the accused
are willing to confess themselves guilty
of sedition but declare that they were
driven to sedition by the abominable
government and oppression practiced
by the Turkish officials.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07

ELI HARVEY, Of Chadd's Ford, Pa,
has a collection of relics Of the battle OF
Brand ywine, and letter on parchment
signed by William Penn while he was
yet III England in the year 1878, and di-
rected to meeting of Friends in that
country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
n Big Hog.

A hog on the ranch Of julie Gunter,
near Gainesville, Texas, is said to be
one of the largest in the world. 1t Is a
Poland China hog, and is reported to
weigh 1,420 pounds. 1t Is three feet
four inches high and seven feet two
inches long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07

HE ettysburg bat
tie field was recent
ly revisited by a
number of officers
who fought on both
sides. Gems. 0. O.
Howard, Daniel E.
Sickles, and David
McGregg were
among the Union
Commanders pres
ent; while Gems.
James Longstreet,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
VISIT TO GETTYSBURG.
OLD VETERANS ON THE FAMOUS
BATTLE GROUNDS.

The Place Revisited by Those Who Fought
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Admit That Meade
Could Have Finished the Struggle if He
Followed Up His Victory.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25
no PRIZE FIGHTING IN NEW OR
LEANS

The New Orleans Picayune says: Gov
ernor Foster arrived in the city last even.
ing. He stopped over at the ST. Charles
last night. This morning he will start
for Amlte TO attend the fair now being
held az that place, and will, during the
day, address the attendants His cN-
?ellency when questioned on the sub
ject Of the proposed suppression of prize
lighting IN this state, Governor Foster
SAID that lie will tIke steps TO prevent
Their being held here in his opinion,
there. is not any great Likelihood of the
Mltchcll.' Jrbctt or other events tax
ing place here. Should thepe BE-.
however, he will 1T once take
steps whereby such attempts will
be thwarted. He would NOT state
what steps he proposed taking.
quoting significantly. Sufficient unto
the day Is The evil thereof"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25

WASHINGTON, Oct 24.--Actiug Sec.
rotary HaRin OF the treasury department
TINS declined 10 approye the suggestion
by tile Hon. NJ. H. DE Young Of san
Frai cisco that ali goods arriving ut
San Francisco for the Alid-NinteT expo
sition be examined and appraised i'm
mcdiately upun arrival The depart
ment has an adequate force OF apprais-
crs at Chicago for the due appraise-
ncnt Of all exhibits which are 10 be
transferred from there 10 san Francis
90, and the department prefers, says
The acting secretary, their services should
BE- utilized Tor the purpose Of complei-
ing the appraisement before transpUr'
tntiOn.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25


WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. After
some trivial routine business Mr., Nal
Tory Of Florida called up and had PASSED
hill 10 amend the revised statutes To
include engineers AVID assistant engineers
In Iho list Of officers Of United States
vessels reqnlrcd By law 10 be citizens
Debate On tbs bankruptcy bill was re-
smned Mr., Deus0n Of Alabama took
me ilocr IN Oppod9uOn. He described Mt
length the depression OF the debtor class.
N1leh he 9scibel largely TO the dcuouc-
monctiEel silver" hc flid. ''vou propose
20 inauguarle q crucial performance of
thc aucIioneers hammer 70 complete thu
work that has been going on. "
Mr. Patterson Of Tennessee broke Ia
W dcny some statements Of benson, and
lne alteration grew lively, drowning Ia
W. Bland and Mr.. Bryan Of Ne.
Mr.. Patterson Objected TO the state.
mcni u the administration sought
TO eliminate silver from circulation
Mr. Dcnsnn Insisted that such was the
PURPOSE % the repeal hill aud Mr. Bland
affirmed that II the Wilson bin passed. lie
silver In circulation would have 10 he
redoeme9 in gold us greeuhacks were.
u would leave u standard money nbso-
iutely dum0nctzed.
Mr.. Dcnson regarded the Wilson 'bill
gs = rcscripi % the Sherman bill Intro.
duced IN the last cOnHrcss 'Yiu.r he
SHOUTED, looking around at hi, eollene-
nos, you call yourselves Democratic ami
yet are voting for a rcscFlpt Of Re-
publican measure except that tho Sher-
man repeal bill was infinitely better
than this"
Mr.. Bryan asked Mr.. Patterson II no
wUhll vote for the complete repeal Of
the sherman act as demanded by the
Chicago platform, instead Of tho REPEAL
oil only the purchasing clause
These questions caused Mr.. Patterson
70 explain at length the position OF al.
mlnistratl0n Democrats. The issue wos
between q gold and silver standard. III
the purchase law continued the treasury
reserve would be broken down and tie
country placed on silver standard
Mr.. Patterson'a explanation elieted from
Mr.. Bland the declaration that he. Mr.
Patterson, had admitted everything that
he, Mr.. Bland, had charged
After this diversion Mr. benson re.
sumed hls argument agalns, the hank
ruptcy bill.
Mg palseil of Pennsylvania, supported
Mr. Hay of New York, opposed the
Mr.. bryan clos,l the debate for the
day with a vigorous speech IN opposition
TO the moaapre. This blll was MOI
drawn In tbe interest Of the debtor class.
IL comes from the Wholesaler who desires
g better method Of collecting his debts
Uhder the stotc laws man who attack,
~ the credlt " debtor was liable fol
damages But this IN would place every
dVbtor ut the mercy Of u creditor, whether
irs,0lvsut or not. The news that la,
rsvchsi W today FROM the other end o.
the cupitol Of the probable passage o.
the repeal Bill aad ihc establishment o
sold standard 10 this country will neces
sitate come law TO relieve the debtor o
his debt. But u ought 10 protect volun
tlry banknipts: there viii be enough in
voluntary bnnkrupts whom the Voorhee,
bill goes inio operation.
At the conclusion OF Mr. Bryan
speech ihe house adiournad.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25

WASHINGTON. Oct 9I-While the
Tecess Of the senate expired at lO;3O
O'Clock this morning Il was fifteen min
utes later before any business was trans
acted as the last senator necessary ~
make II quorum did not appear until
10I5 O. N. After some routine business
MIR. Stewart QicpJ resumed his speech
against the repeal bill lie said that
lac had found that where silver 0gltatlon
was most violent human -ieEect WAS
most active, and that IN Kansas and
Missouri there was much higher av-
eruge intelligence and brdadur grasp
of public questions Than IN any other
Yart nf the country. with this preface,
Mr.. Stewart read letter from gem
ilemau ~ Missouri sustaining his side
OF The silver question.
Mr.. McPhcreiu thought N gold had
appreciated Interest would have gone up
and labor down, whereas 10 thc past
iru or fifteen years United States bonds
had gUne down from . 10 . per cent while
labor had gone up III regular Increasing
flEus. N gold had que M a. Mr.. Jones
Ind alleged, Mr. MePhcHson expressed In
ability go understand how country On
u gold basis could stand 81.
Mr.. Jones replied he had shown 90
the satisfaction Of every mgu who lis
tened 10 hiEl Que Of the highest proofs Of
tic Increase IN the value Of money Of
any kind, especially Ia st new andnntn-
ishrloOnntry was the decline Ia rates
OF interest II money were increased iu
purchasing power In It's command over
and over The production OF labor every
where and II prices were falling, who
wanted To enter into any business
when money was Increasing IN value
aud prices failing. Money was congcstcl
in the ceniicrs there was no demand for
V IN READ Legitimate business enterprises.
HE result was Il tremendous contest aud
competition TO gct hold Of giltedgcd secu-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 94.-First
rac,--Ihree-quarters Of mile. White
Nose won. Interior second. Miss Magma
third Time, 1:l3 IL
won. The Governess second, Bonnie
Lassle third, Time. lao.
Third race-Six furlongs Sister Mary
won, lnrosa second, Faraiay third.
Time, 1.l4 H..
Fourth rce-S.x furlungs Fondo.ln
won, Frontman second, King David
third Time. 115.
Fifth racc-SiS furlOngs The Span
lard won, Golden Hope second, Destroy
tllrd. Iimn 11G
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25
A HUNTERS DEATH.
KILLED by A MOUNTAIN LION. NEAR
lIFNESSY. o. r.

HENEsSy, o. n, Oct. 24,-tspecIall--
yfs S,p. Map W esSe 'u ssise % fen mei
west OF this pace. WIS Killed by mountain
lion this afternoon Mr., kentEell was hunt
ing near his Claim, and when attacked was
carrying shotgun loaded with chiclgen'
shot. He nred both barrels into the mon.
ster, which only increased Its feroclty, us
tho small sho, only slightly wounded the
beast. Mr.. KantHel WQs literally torn 10
pieces His fittecn.ycar-old sou ANTIQUE,
who was carrying Ibis fathers Winchester,
hnstened 10 the scene Of the combat and
nred tire Hhuis into the Hons body, before
killing II. but WAS too late, US his fathers
life-hlOod was slowly ehbing away. Assls'
tauce was summoned. but kantEell died IN
an hour from the Monnds he rerelved.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25

LONDON. Oct. 24.-Thp directors of
the National Sporting club to-day decided
unanimously that no offer would be made
by the club to induce Mitchell and Cor.
neg to decide The contest IN the National
club building. The question nf holding
the iiglt az Bowling Brook club in Clap.
ham is now being considered
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-25
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