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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
KUSTERMAN WILL NOT ACT.
He Positively Declines to Serve on the Re-
publican State Central Committee.

GREEN BAY, Wis, March 3.-Post-
master Gustav FISHERMAN, of this city,
appointed to succeed f. w. Arndt, of
Depere, as member Of the Republican
State Central Committee from the
Eighth District will positively de-
cline to accept the appointment, as to
do so would conflict with section 1875,
postal laws, which says:
Office-holders are forbidden to use their
ments. They should not offend by obtrusive
partisanship nor should they ass ulne an
active conduct of political campaig rs, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
DR.. BLAKE ACQUITTED.

No Criminal Evidence Presented Against
the Lodi Physician.
PORTAGE, Wis, March DIR. S. NJ.
Blake, the Lodi physician who was tried
here yesterday before Justice Baker on
a charge of having performed Grim
inal operation upon the person of Miss
Margaret Schumacher, Of Waunakee,
Dane County, from the effects of which
the young woman lost her life. was ac-
quilted. There was no evidence pre-
sented in court connecting DR.. Blake
with the crime charged. 1t was only
shown that the woman died at his house
about a week after her arrival there for
treatme nt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
WADHAMS IS RECEIVER.
He VIII Manage the KCkapOO Valley &
N0rtharn Railroad.

MADISON, Wis, March Sc. A. Wad
hams, of Milwaukee, has been ap-
pointed receiver for the Kickapoo
Valley & Northern Railroad by Judge
Bum in the United States court. He
filed a bond of $50, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
Life or Death +?

1t is Of vital importance that it should be
understood by persons whose kidneys are
inactive that this condition of things is
finally inductive of a state of the organs
where life hangs in the balance. Bright3
disease, diabetes, albuminuria are all dis
eases of very obstinate character in their
mature stage, and all have a fatal tendency.
They often battle the most practised medi-
cal skill, and the most approved remedies of
materia medica. But opposed at the outset
that 10 to say, when the kidneys begin to
discharge their functions inactively-With
Hostetters Stomach Bitters, the dangerous
tendency is checked. Very useful, also, is
this household medicine for those ailments
Of common occurrence-constipati bill
iousness. dyspepsia and nervousness. 1t is a
safeguard against malaria and ayerts chronic
rheumatism.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
FOUND HIM NOT GUILTY.

James Pissikanski Acquitted OF a
Charge of Murder at Juneau.
JUNEAU, Wis, March 1.-The jury in
the case of James Pisskanski, accused
of the murder Of his wife, after being
out all last night, returned a verdict of
mot guilty." Mr. Pissikanski resides
on farm in the town of Trenton, and
it was alleged that he had poisoned his
wife last March. The evidence was cir
cumstantial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07

PROCEEDINGS have been begun at Elk
celsior Springs, Mo-, the object of which
is to test the legality of the city charter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07


To make our own troubles the means Of
helping the troubles OF others is a noble
effort for good we'll illustrated instance
OF this kindly pathy is shown in let
ter from Mr.. Enoch L. Uanscom. School
Agent, Marshfeld, Me, an old Union SOL
der. He says: alt may do somebody soma
good to state I am a man of 60 and
when 40 had a bad knee and rheum atism
set in. l was lame three years and very
bad most Of the time. Igot St Jacobs Oil
and put it on three times and Il made q
cure am now in good heaIth.n
The heat emitted by the sun is suffi.
cient to instantly consume II, 600, 0OO,-
600, 900 tons of COAL
There is more Catarrh In this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doctors pro-.
nounced it a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies and by constantly failing to cure with
local trea tment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be constitution
al disease and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured.
by F. j. Cheney s. Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only
internally in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address,
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
EB-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
II is said that those in charge of a
particular kind of animals grow to be
like them in feature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07

THE heat of the sun is supposed to be
supplied by myriads Of meteorlc bodies
in the vast regions of space.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-07

The heat emitted by the sun is suffi :
Gent to instantly consume 11,600, 00O,-
000, 900 tons of coal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
FOUND FRIENDS IN THE JURY.
Roebsr Gets an Aeqaiitai, Parse. and
Employment from the Panel.

Roebsr Gets an AeaniitAi, n Parse. and
Empioyment from the Panel.
Herman Rosber. a tall siekly German youth.
who has been In the United States only .
month. was tried yesterday In the General
Sessions before Recorder smyth on an indict-
ment charging him with carrying concealed
weapons dirk.
He was arrested In the Leonard street police
station on the evening Of Dec. 20. The Ser
geant at the desk was receiving . general
alarm from Superintendent Byrnes, directing
that all male applicants for lodging in the
police station should be searched for weapons
before admission TO lodging rooms. The door
opened and Hoeber came In The Sergeant
asked him plAyiully what he was willing to
nay for lodging. Roeher who could not under
stand English much, took out the dagger from
his hin pocket and said in German:
have only that"
The Sergeant directed that he be locked up.
In his own behalf, Roeber Yesterday told his
story saying that he had the dagger for many
years and had no intention Of using It. The
Jury acquitted him. As he was turning from
the bar the foreman handed him So which the
jury had subscribed, and the fourth Juror a
hotel keeper gave him card and told hoeber
to call upon him aud he would give him en-
ployment. Roeber. with tears hoWing from
his eyes. thanked the Jury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
DAN COUGHLIN's TRIAL
Judge Wing Succeeds In Getting Witness
harden Rather Mixed UP.


CHICAGO. Jan a-At the trial OF Dan Cough
lin to-day Frank Bardeen drew bigger crowd
than did Mrs Foy. With tho exception OF half
the days session he was on the witness
was kept on the rack by Coughlin's law
yers. His testimony was plain. straightfor-
ward and positive as to tho Identification OF
Coughlin as the man who. on the night Of
May 1, 1889, walked behind the wagon con-
tanning the tool chest or trunk. with two other
NJ on and who hid his face In the shadow
when Bafdssn turned the reflected shaft
OF the electric light full upon him.
But he failed to hold his own under
cross-examination. His eredibility was
attacked and he acted mildly on the defen-
sive. II don't remember" 1t might have
been" ." might have said that" were usually
his answers when Judge Wing showed that
the witness had answered differently at
the examination last week. Bardeen was
s'e C S was the same man Of iron. Put
a nickel In the slot, and turn out another OF
these new witnesses" was his way of COM
ih The most st serious mistake made by the wit.
ness was in regard to the moon shining all
that he saw the moon after midnight inter-
mittently. and observed the time his watch
,s. by tn' a. O'clock oa
night.
time and Judge Wing made the best OF
frequent discrepancies between his sworn and
unsworn statements. Judge Tuthill came to
Bardeen's relief once. saying:
:" 1t would be marvellous II q witness could
remember exactly what he said several days
ago"
was that on his previous examination he
stated that he did not recognize the engineer
works when he entered the night Of May
4, and to-day. after admitting he had
here testified that he met the man once be-
fore having been introduced to him. This
other engineer, whose name is Eaton. will be
fence, because he does not remember seeing
BaTdssn In the electric light station the night
OF May 4.
The rest Of tho session was occupied with
Inspector Schaack's ross-exam nation. He
produced the notes he took OF the interview
with O'Sullivan previous to arrest and the de-
fence put them In as evidence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09

The Last Omcss Administsred Hssterday-
bishop wiExsr at HIS Bedside.

The Last Oncss Admintstered restorday-
bishop WiESer at HIS Bedside.
The condition OF the Rev. Father CorriRan OF
the Church OF Our Lady Of Grace in Hoboken.
who is Ill OF pneumonia, was considered SO
serious at noon yesterday that his physician.
DR.. Romeo +. ChAbert of 52l Washington
street. feared he would die before night. One
OF his assistants. the Rev. Father Fitzpatrick.
administered the last sacrament to him. The
Rev. DR. Fabris Father Corrlgan's other As.
sistant. hurried to his bedside aud extended
Bishop Wiggsr. on being informed Of the
condition OF Father Corrigan. anne to Hoboksn
In the afternoon. arriving at the priests resi-
denee at o'clock. The visit OF the Btsh0p
was purely one OF SYMPATHY, When he called.
the priest who has been for long time
estranged from his superior, was somewhat
Improved and was able to talk; The greeting
between the priest aud the Bishop was eor-
dial The Bishop took dinner at Father CORR;
gan's house and left the priest In hopeful
Dr. Chabert said both Father Corrigan' lungs
we're in had shape and that his mAlady would
reach turning point within the next twenty,
four hours with the chances rather AGAINST
than in favor OF Father Corrlgan- fAther Cor
Tigan became i'll on Thursday
Father CorTigan Telapsed subsequently,; ana
he was in very critical condition last night.
Al midnight II was thought lac could not live
more than few hours
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09

more comfortable to sit in our homes or n our
clubs and talk wisely on how We SHOULD pe
sfnine e b. ATTENDING political pritnsriss con.
ventions. and elections. and By holding pubic
S SSs K. chS:So which
poses upon us we ought. not TO blame public
officers, but ourselves II we are not governed
Now 40 not wish q be Snd. , ,t,s slo A.
sharing the pessimistio views about our Doll
who seldom 90 to the polls aud never enter q
political primary. but am willing to admit
.6s arc 70, V1ys bS. 6s.s c
Should Be. Yet the wonder is that, consider.
best citizens manifest toward the nomination
and election of PUBLIC officers and the ad inlnls,
tTsGn 81 pS as We Go sp0{ &c
ers are anxious to give satislsction 70 Tue
Reope AZ rule there Il ne S,, dishonesty r ana
Phis would p not be true Il there were not q
sitiyeness is the most hopeful factor for Sc
curing good government .
itticai machines II is the political machines,
critics say, which make nominations. which
determine abpontSments r and Thea SHSs
Merely the recognized and organized Leader;
ship OF parties. Every party. every politica..
have leaders. leaders are chosen BY the mem
bers Of the party: II is the duty OF every par
party has its best men as ieadera Ifthere are
party machines. you business men ought 70 %
70 them Y0p will hare n4 trouble HSn Ian ~ and
when you do, political machines will not be so
unpopular In some circles as they seem to be
So appeal. to you to take an interest IN
your State. to feel a pride In It's highest deye1l.
opment to see that It has the best pG 1fzane
ties there viii be fewer political evils to com
When Gov. Flower had finished one Of the
guests arose. wine glass In hand and SAID;
Mr. Idlai Z. Stevenson"
There wasa bgrst OF applause WIG s was,h,g
speech" Mr.. Stevenson arose and said;
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: l believe.
with your DISTINGUISHED aoyernor, that every ,f
duties Of the ofllce TO which he has been elect,
sm ; nSs here to not matS m speech
cannot forbear. from expressing to y9u, my
cordial thanks for the ipvtatiGn y s m
that the m emory OF this hour. OF this meeting
with the business men OF the great city OF New
York will be one Of the pleasant memories Of
my life. will not be so ungraclous as to in
teriere with the printed programme you nave
aSS5f fTs and F G VIC nsm WHO viii
% sap F fsGnifd tss 91 Cried
some.
Then loud voice from the rear OF the room
| shouted above all the rest:
Tel us something about what is going or
in WashingtonW ,,
say any more. Col. McAnerney then spoke or
jackson Day" The other speakers q the
| evening were Congressman Rayner OF Mary
land. whose toast was Sound Money, the
| Hon. T. c. T. Grain on Tho City OF New
York" and James Lindsay Gordon on THE
| Among the other guests present were As
| sem blyman NJ. Herman. John II. v Arnold
John ID. Crimmins. Oscar b Straus, John FOX
| and Alexander Meakim.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1919.
The Annual MeeiiaE Held On the Governor
Room. CITY Hall. Yests rday.

The Annual MeeiaE H ED In the Governors
Room, CITY Hall. Hsste rday.
The Society Of the War Of 1912 held its an-
nual meeting yesterday In tho Governors
Room OF the City Hart The Rev. Morgan DIX
presided. Prayer was said By Chaplain Alex
ander Hamilton. and various committee re-
ports were read. Secretary Henry Chauncsy
reported that his efforts to effect Q union OF
the New York society with the Pennsylvania
society had not been kindly received By the
latter The action OF the Pennsylvania society
was commented upon by President Asa
Bird Gardiner. who said that It had impelled
him to resign from It. Col. Gardiner. James
Mortimer Montgomery. and Frederick Gala
tin were elected to ill vacancies In the Board
The mem bership OF the society was reported
as 88 two members having died during the
year. They were Austin Atkinson, who en-,
listed on Sent. %. 1917. and was discharged
on Oct. 81 following. and also in 1914 and
and was discharged ig March: 1873 only siS
in this State. They are Brig. Gen. Henry Nor,
rIs, who succeeded the late Gen. Daily; Second
lieutenant Michael Moore. U: s. A.. retired.
who Ia now 81 years old: Thomas Morgan
Sturdeyant Elias e. Cowenhoven. Hiram
Cronk. and Commodore Henry Bruce. U. 5. Ne.
Among the members present at the meeting
yesterday were James II. Townsend, Charles
Asham, Matthew Delateld. Jr, Charles Angus
tus Schermerhorn. James Henry Morgan. i
Bayard Smith. NJ. p Ferris. and Oliver IT,
BARTON
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF 1T
Desperate Efforts OF the FIreusr 20 Save the
Manufactures Ruildine.


CHICAGO Jan. a-Befors the gaze Of = vast
throng this evening the beautiful peristyle OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition met o glori-
Gus end. and the magnificent column sank to
ashes in funereal pyre.
With II went the Casino and the Music Hall.
nanking the peristile at either end. and
before the destruction OF the grand wa
ter entrance to the Fair had been
completed the great Manufactures build
ing. containing about 100000 worth OF
EXHIBITS. packed and ready for shipment was
on FIRE In dozen places. while the f1remen with
heroic energy were risklnR life and limb to
stay the destruction. Fifty thousand people
watched the desperate fight and cheered
the efforts Of the men who. on the roof, $50
feet or more from the ground. were struggling
to beat back the flames
II was grand contest. and was waged for
hours without an apparent gain on either side.
The blaze played In the wood work OF the roof
gradually eating through and dropping burn
ing brands amidst the costly exhibits on the
floor below.
There other attachments OF fremen were
stationed to extinguish the brands as they
foil. and inside the building FIRE engines were
playing streams to soak the floors and make
them less combustible.
Among the exhibitors semi-panio reigned,
move the goods to places OF safety.
Following 10 list OF the killed and In
iured
WILLIAM MAcKEr pipeman. Engine Company No 81.
fell from ladder the periStylo and internally in.
jured; died at the Emergency Hospital
INJURED
Capt FREDERICK GErY, Truck Company No. 10. fell
from the roof OF the Manufacturer buildings left leg
broken. chest badly injured and internally hurt Re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital
EuGESE DELASn Waterman in French section. Manu-
fscturers Building struck in head by plank. badly cut
and bruised: removed to hospital
At $40 o'clock q Park policeman saw q glow
Of light IN q second-story window OF the
Casino building. AS the policeman watched
the Pickering light. 1t spread. and before
he had time to realize II the glow had resolved
| itself into tongue Of fame which burst from
| the window and crawled up toward the roof
| The officer ran to the house OF Engine II
| which has the flreboat Fire Queen. and IL
located but a short distance from the Casino.
1t was but few seconds run. but before q
lead OF hose was carried to the burning
| structure the Casino was blazing
| she'll Every nook and corner seemed
| to be ablaze. and before q stream wal
turned on the roof to distance OF thirty fee
from the west end. fell and from the spac,
| thus opened the flames shot up to tho sky. 1
was an urgent call to emphasize that alread!
sounded by the nreboat company for extrt
| help.
The summons was sounded at the house o
Engine 90 az the service building. and as Mar
shall o'Malley left he ordered 4 general alarm
This had been anticipated By Sergean
Boyd Of the Columbian, Guard and ONCE
Rafferty, OF the Chicago force. who had reached
the scene moment earlier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09

NEw ORLEANS. Jan. S.-Jaekson Day was
very quietly celebrated Ia New Orleans. In
former years there were paradss Of military
but the public ceremonies to-day were con-
fned to the firing OF salutss by the National
Guard. Public business was suspended and
the banks we're closed. This morning a guard
OF honor from the state National Guard visit
onposite the cathedral and placed thereon .
handsome wreath OF flowers sent from Nash
Vile b. the Ladies' Hermitage Association
there was q solemn high mass, In fulhlment
OF the vow Of the UTsuline nuns lust before the
battle Of New Orleans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
THO SCHOOSERs COLLIDE.
4 Mig HOIs Made In oas AAd ths Other
Loses Her BawsPrIt.

The three masted schooner Frank Wander
hsrehen. which sailed for Charleston ysster-
day morning. came into collision with the
schooner Maria Person about fifteen milos
south Of the Atlantic Highlands. The Pisrson.
which Was beating north. hit the Wander
hsrehen on the port bow, making hole about
20 feet long and 4 feet wide The crew Of the
VAnderherchen sounded the pumps. but found
she was not making water.
The injury was 50 near TO the water hne'
however that the crssts OF the waves some
times splAshed into the hole. To prevent this
canvas was stretched over the hole, aud tho
VaadsrhsTehen started back to port with her
ensign union down to attract tug She was
making fair headgay when the tug leonard
NaTia Herson. with bosspTlt and headgear
gone also came up 10 tow. The Wander
Of the course Of the Pterson. which had the
right Of NAY.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09

A Dinner and Patriotic speeches at the
Abingdon Square Hotel.

A Dinner and Patriotic Speeches at the
Abingdon Square Hotel.
When old Ninth warders arc not engaged In
politics they take little time OF to tell them
selves that it is o good thing to be Ninth
warder, and above all to be an American. Last
night about fifty residents OF this ward sat
down TO a banquet In the Abingdon Square
Hotel. They believed that the battle OF New
Orleans was an event worth celebrating we'll.
and they did celebrate 1t well.
The hotel halls were decorated with Ameri-
can flags. and the Old Guard orchestra played
patriotic music. Wright Hoicomb was Chair
M an o. the committee that got up the dinner.
and he was assisted by John Booth. Clarence
A. Sears. Edwin d: Laekey Daniel Dillon.
Samuel q. Blakley. Charles ii. Turner Charles
S. Furguson John Buokbee. John T. Ryan.
George Miller, John Boyle, A. W. j.. Petrie
James W. Thompson. and Clarence A. Roberts
Beside each plate was anl excellent picture
OF Andrew Jackson. Mr.. Holcomb delivered
an address OF welcome, and other speeches
were made by ex.Congressman Charles II.
Turner, Abraham Mead. Alderman T. ii. kea-
pom J. d. McClelIand. W. +. Moore. Cornelius
Donovan, and q. Is. Deane. The supper did
not begin until after 10 o'clock, and 1t was
early morning before the speeehmakers had
finished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
Hane,a nla.slrIa . Bowsry Hotel.

Driven TO desperation by domestic troubles
and lack OF work. Emil Graf a mechanic and
inventor, so years old. hanged himself last
night at the Rapid Transit lodging house 400
RowerY. He had been hanging around the
place for ten days Incohsrent letters. written
in German. were found in the mans pOeksts-
They were addressed 10 his wife and son. He
also had Ia his pockets letters patent Tor
When these letters were issued Graf lived az
52l Fast Eighty first street. His wife now
lives at go Jefferson street BROOKLYN.
Graf had been employed BY the Hammond
Typewriter Company and By the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-09
MELLO,s MOHEMEA To.
II Is Said re VIII Cooperate with the Land
Forces In South Brazil.

II Is Said re VIII Cooperate with the Land
Forces In South Brazil.
LONDON, Jan. ga despatch dated at Rio de
Janeiro yesterday says It was then reported
that Admiral Mello had left ST. Catarina to CO.
operate with Gen. Saraiva. in Rio Grande do
Sui.
Together they are said to intend attacking
tho Government forces in the province Of
Parana and at Santos. Admiral da Cana con-
tinues to hold his position In Rio Bay. There
have been no active operations for few days.
The Government has concentrated a strong
force at Nictheroy. snys the despatch. and seri-
GUS fighting Ia expected TO take place at that
point In a few days. The Government will n OF
attempt decisive action at sea. the correspon-
dent thinks until after the arrival OF the war
from Germany.
The torpedo boats are expected to Join Ad-
mfral Duarte's fleet Mt pernambuco. The
Government says that the insurgents lack am
munition and provisions and are losing
ground and spirit. Business In Rio Is virtually
at n standstllL