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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25

the condition of this company, will an
nounce the result Of his Investigations
and will pronounce the company SOL
vent beyond question.
PARENTS whose children attend the
Fourth Ward School at Oshkosh are be-
coming alarmed over an epidemic
which has broken out among the pupils
of that school, The victims are suffer
ing from an affection of the eyes. Dur
ing the night matter forms on the eye
lids, sticking them together. Twenty
five pupils are affected in the same man
ner.
PETER PETERSON, Marinette youth,
has been sent to the Industrial School
at Waukesha for incorrigibleness.
ANOTHER one Of the Grossman chill
dren at Menasha is down with small
pox, and it is feared the disease will
spread. Stringent measures are being
taken to prevent the contagion from
spreading.
WILLIAM J. LEE, formerly resident
of Sparta, was asphyxiated by coal gas
at Sarnla, Ont. The remains were taken
to Sparta for interment.
EDWARD BEEsoN, for many years edi-
tor and proprietor OF the Fond du Lac
Journal, is seriously III with congestion
of the brain
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
Novel Plan to Raise Money.

The young ladies of Trinity Baptist
Church, Brooklyn, have put in opera
ton novel scheme for increasing the
profits Of fair they are holding to raise
monev for new carpets for their audi
ence room. The fair has the usual at
fractions, and in addition physician is
in attendance to vaccinate all the youths
whom the maidens can lure to his eX-
temporized office. The first night 100
young men gave up so cents for the
privilege Of being vaccinated in the
presence of fair young woman and, as
the doctor gives his services gratis, the
carpet fund is richer by $50. The
Brooklyn, Baptist girls are entitled to
the medal for successful originality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
DEBATE WON BY WISCONSIN.
Exclusion of Immigrants for n Period of
Ten Years Advocated.

Exclusion of Immigrants for n Period of
Ten Years Advocated.
MADISON, Wis, April 21.-The first
annual debate between teams from the
the Minnesota and Wisconsin univer-
sites took place last evening before a
large audience. The question was
Would the Complete Exclusion of
Foreign Immigrants for a Period of
Ten Years be Preferable to a Contin-
nance of the Present Freedom Of Immi-
grants for the Same Period ?" Wiscon-
sin had the affirmative and was repre-
scented by H. S. Yonker, q. Kroencke
and C. W. Lamoreux; the Minnesota
debaters being c. Fl. Fowler, G.
E. Adams and w. w. Pendergast.
The judges were Prof. A. w.
Small, Of Chicago University; DR..
Mcpherson Of Chicago, and Prof. Jesse
Macy, Of Grinnell College, and they de-
cided in favor of the affirmative. Lam
oreux, for Wisconsin, and Pendergast,
for Minnesota, carried off the individ-
ual honors as disputants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
A WISCONSIN PROTEST.
Objection Made to the Proposed Law
to Prevent Great Lakes
Log Rafting.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 20.-Pro-
tests against that portion of the river
and harbor bill which restricts the raft
towing privilege have been received
here from prominent lumbermen at
Milwaukee, Duluth, Bay City and
other lake ports. The men inter
ested in rafting would have had
full hearing before the board of
engineers, but it is how too late, and
their only chance is to promptly urge
the senators and members from the
Great Lake region to favor satisfactory
amendments when it comes up in con-
gress. The rules recommended by
the board of engineers and incor-
porated in the river and harbor
bill will, if adopted, seriously cripple
and embarrass the lumbermen of Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, particularly those
who own Canadian stumpage. 1t will,
however, require a very strong effort
now to get any change made in the
features of the measure. The river and
harbor appropriation bill will probably
come up next week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
SINKING OF TIL AQUIDABAN
Official Report of the Destruction
of the Rebel Vessel by "a
Torpedo Boat.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Brazilian
minister in this city has received dis
patch from the foreign minister of
Brazil saying that the rebel warship
Aquaidaban was sunk off the island of
Santa Catharina by a government tor
pedo bort. !
Admiral De Mello recently arrived at
Buenos Ayres with the Republica and
four other ships and asked for and OBJ
tanned an asylum declaring that he had
abandoned the struggle owing to lack of
resources.
In conclusion the foreign minister's
dispatch says that the ships have been
delivered to the Argentine authorities
and the revolt is ended.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
JOHN M. EGAN RESIGNS.

President and General Manager of the
Great Western Road Retires.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, April Isl. M.
Egan, who has been long and actively
connected with the Chicago Great West
ern Railway, has rendered his resigna-
ton as president and general manager,
and it has been accepted. Mr.. Egan's
place has been filed by the appoint
ment of A. B. Stieknev, who was for
merly president but of late has been
chairman of the board Of directors.
Samuel Stickney, son of President
Stickney, succeeds Mr.. Egan as gen
eral manager
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
MURDER ALLEGED.

LA Crosse, Wis, April 19.-When the
will of the late George H. Pierce, who
was a prominent manufacturer here,
was probated to-day, sensation
to his death he bestowed upon
Alkaline M. Grauke all of his property,
willing nothing to his son. The do Gu
ment alleges that Pierce was murdered.
Much testimony has been taken.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
DRIVEN OUT BY STRIKERS.

Five Hundred Idle Sewer Employees
Rout Laborers at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., April 20.-Five hun
dred striking sewer diggers and car
track workers marched to where about
100 men were at work on sewer in
Seneca Street to-day and drove the men
out of the ditch TIE men were
armed with clubs and sticks. Patrol
wagons loaded with police were hastily
sent to the scene. The contractors an
nounce that work will be resumed
shortly and trouble is expected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
SMALLPOX AT MANITOWOC.
A Hotel Ordered Closed by the
Health Department-Two
Cases.

MAN1TowoC, Wis, April 19.-Zeman's
Hotel on the North Side was closed by
the health department to-day on ac-
count of two cases of smallpox. The
disease was brought TO the city by ont
side narties
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
The Most Singular of Ships.

In the British navy is the most singu-
lar ship in the world, the Polyphemus.
1t is simply long steel tube, buried
deeply in the water, the deck rising
only 4 feet above the waters level. 1t
carries no masts or sails and is used as a
ram or torpedo boat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
GEN. GOGGIO A SPY.

The Italian officer Taken in Custody by
French Troops.
MONACO, April 18.-Gen. Goggio, of
the italian army has been arrested at
Laturbie near this city charged with
being spy. Gen. Goggio is said to
have been watching the manmuvers of
the French Alpine troops. Damaging
documents, according to report, were
found in the Generals possession.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25

How sERAPHIC!" exclaimed a young
gentleman an angelic creature swept by.
The heavenly glow on her cheeks was due
to the use Of GLENN'S SULPHUR SOAP
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC WIRE.
Two Men Meet Instant Death and Two
Are Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 21.-Amos
Waters, aged 40 years, and John Rick
ards, aged rs years, linemen for The
Bell Telephone Company, were killed
Friday by coming in contact with an
electric light wire. William Pike and
William Hanarsch were seriously in
iurnd-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
ATTACHING A CLUB HOUSE.
Proceedings in Court Against the Chi
cago Athletic Society.

cago Athletic Society.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 18.-The W. E.
Frost Manufacturing Company has filed
in the circuit court claim for mech am
ics' lien on the property of the Chicago
Athletic Association for non-paymenS
of accounts amounting to $43, 700. The
plaintiff claims the amount is due for
work done on the clubs new Michigan
Avenue club house.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN.
Effort of Len Syres to Revenge Himself
on Conductor.

OH a
RIcHLAND CENTER, Wis, April 20.-An
attempt was made to derail a train at a
point about one mile east Of Twin
Bluffs yesterday afternoon. A tie was
placed on the track, but the
engineer saw it in time to
stop the train. The man who
placed the tie on the track was caught a
few miles away and proved to be Len
Syres, who confessed to the crime. He
said he did it for revenge on the con-
Suctor, who refused to let him ride free.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
WALTER SANGER IN DENVER.

The Milwaukee Cyclist to Spend Some
Time in Colorado.
DENVER, Col, April 19.-Walter Sang
err, the crack class B amateur Wheel
man, arrived here to-day from Milwau-
kee. He will train in Colorado for
several weeks, in order to become ac-
clfmated for the L. A. w. meet in this
city in August, and then go to Spring
field, Mass, to begin the circuit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25

Woman is making
great strides these days" Emancipated
Eyes, these wide skirts are so delight
f1l o-DptrOt Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
A BOILERS DEADLY WORK.

Explosion at Keokuk, Ia, Instantly
Kills Three Men.
KEoKUK, Ia., April 18.-By the ex.
plosion of a boiler to-day at the Hutch.
inson electric light plant three men
were instantly killed and one fatally in
iured. The dead are:
JAMES STERRITT.
PATRICK KEEFE.
JOHN Rowan.
Charles Jones received hurts that will
cause his death. The boiler was an old
one and had been giving trouble prior
to the explosion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
CRUSHED IN A LOG JAM,
Henry Brisett Ground to Pieces Before
His ComDanIon's Ewes.

ASHLAND, Wis, April 2O.-Henry
Brisett lost his life in a log jam which
occurred on Bad River, near the falls,
yesterday The jam broke while he
was working at it. A companion saw
him ground to pieces. No trace Of the
body has been found. He had family
at Odanah Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
ON A CHARGE OF MURDER.
A Kentucky Woman Accused of Strang
ling Her StepsOn.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 18.-Mrs. Jeff
Gullett, the wife of prominent farmer
of Magoffin County, Ky, has been ar
rested and placed in jail at Salyersville,
charged with having strangled to death
her l1-year-old stepson.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25

HALF of the worlds population die
before the age of IL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
TWO DIE BY GAS.

Aged Husband and Wife Commit Sui
eide at Boston.
BosToN, Mass, April 1S.-Andrew
Spence, aged IS, and his wife Hannah,
aged 50, were found dead in bed at
their home, IS Westville Street, to-day.
They had been suffocated by gas The
gas Jet in the room was found open and
the gas escaping. The police are in
clined to regard it as a case of suicide.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
For Strengthening and

For strengthening and Clearing
the Voice, use Browns BRONCHIAL
TRoCHEs.-'I have commended them to
friends who were public speakers, and
they have proved extremely serviceable. -
ReU. Henry Ward Beecher.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC WIRE.
Two Men Meet Instant Death and Two
Are Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 20.-Amos
Waters, aged 40 years, and John Rick
ards, aged As years, linemen for the
Bell Telephone Company, were killed
to-day by coming in contact with an
electric light wire. William Pike and
William Hanarsch were seriously in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-25
MR.. GLADSTONE'S ILLNESS.

He Suffered from a Chill but Has Near
ly Recovered.
LONDON, April 19.-Mrs. Gladstone,
replying to inquiries made concerning
the health of her husband, says that he
has suffered from slight chill but mas
now nearly recovered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10

at is a somewhat curious thing"
observed commercial traveller, that
even the most fastidious individual
who will reject with Indignation a
tumbler that had been used by another
diner at hotel, will not hesitate to
drink out of cup or glass on a rail-
way train, although it may have been
used by thousands of persons, many
of them of not over cleanly habits.
The same thing applies to the per-
sons who use the ice-water coolers in
public buildings or hotels Why then
should so much fastidiousness be dis
played by persons at a hotel or other
table as to the use of tumbler from
which a single person had previously
drank?"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
Rich FAMILIES IN AMERICA,

AstOrs aud the VRndorbiIts Control Be
tween Thorn Hundreds of Millions.
A careful estimate of the wealth OF
the Astors puts it at $780, 5000, 900, and
this makes the family the richest in
the United States. What is more, the
wealth of the Astors is in such shape
that it cannot but increase, for the
reason that IT is Rilt-edged New York
City real estate, some of which has
within the past ten years increased in
value 700 per cent and is still appreoi-
ating. The policy of the Astors has
always been to buy real estate on the
lines along which New York City is
now extending and hold it for a rise,
rarely selling, however, but building
and renting instead. The result is
that the Astor properties are in valua-
BILE lands, in brick, iron, stone and
mortar instead of in fuctuating stocks
and bonds, the fixed value of which is
always uncertain. AS family the
Vanderbilts stand next to the Astors
in the matter of wealth, and their
riches must be considered in the
aggregate and in common, since their
Individual fortunes are pooled, so to
speak. You will often see Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the present head of the
house, quoted as being worth $780,
900, 900. OF course he is not worth
any such am cunt. Cornelius has most
of the Vanderbilt millions, but those
who know say that he Is personally
not worth above $50, 200, 900, if as
much
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
lIcr Pathetic Want.

Mrs. Inchbald had a child like
directness and simplicity of manner,
which, combined with her personal
loveliness and hnlting. b Oxen utter
A1ce. gave to her conversation. which
was both humorous and witty, a most
comical charm. Once, after travelling
all day in pouring rain, the dripping
coachman offered her his arm to he. o
her out. when she exclaimed, to the
amusement of her fellow-travelers:
''Oh, no, no! Y-y-V-you viii give me
nv death of cold! Do bring ma a-a-a-a
dry nan"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
TR> INlNo A DOG TEAM.
How Canadians and EaquImaux Manage
Their Canine CouraerA.

How Canadians and EaQulmaux Manage
Their Canine CouraerA
Mr.. Cameron in his talk with a re-
porter told of the dogs that are used
Tor sledging during the winter in the
Northwest territories of Canada.
Six or eight dogs are used on each
sledge. They are fed only once in
twenty-four hours, and that is in the
morning before the start is made, and
after the dogs are in harness. At
that time about four pounds of frozen
fish are given to them. Everything
must be in readiness for the start,
and the men must look to it that they
are at hand to jump on the sledges
for at the very instant that the last
morsel of fish disappears the dogs are
off at break-neck speed. Strange as
it may seem, the drivers do not dare to
feed the dogs unless they are in har-
ness. Otherwise they would scatter,
and nothing more would be seen OF
them. They are driven with one long
rein attached to the leader.
A whip with very short handle and
a very long lash is used to urge them
on, though in most cases they need no
urging, for they seem to feel that the
faster they go the quicker they will
come to the post where food and
warmth and lazy life await them.
They travel often as far as ninety
miles day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
A,mn.t .tole the F.rm.

A most remarkable case of theft
was in Whitfield county, Georgia A
family living in the country left
their home for few months visit.
When the family returned there was
no house, no barn. no stables ald no
fences. while large hole had been
dug where the house had formerly
Btood. Suspicion pointed to a man
who occupied an adjoining farm. and
after a rigid examination it was
learned that he had first entered tho
house and rtolen the cook stove.
Then he took some other articles
HIS next move was to take the bal
ance of the furniture to town and
sell it. He then appropriated the
fences, and later the ou thouses to
repair his oEn fences and buildings.
Emboldened by success he tore
dowa the dwelling g-hol1ss and sold
the lumb Der, and. not satisfied with
stealing the furniture and house. no
began to excav4te the ground in
order to i'll low place stpon his own
HAND st Louis Globs-pem ocrat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
How a Sword Fish Can Fight.

Captain Amery, of the British
schooner Origin, reported that while
on the last outward voyage fr ON Eng
land the vessel was attacked by a
swordtish, whose sword penetrated
fhe hull and broke of as the rish at
tempted to withdraw it. The fish
then turned several sonersaults and
disappeared. as if either killed or
stunned by the force of the shock
The sword left in the ship me asured
eighteen inches Before Newfound-
land was reached the vessel made
over foot of water, and the crew are
of the opinion that if the fish had sue
c,eded in withdrawing its sword the
vessel would have foundered.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
THE TRICOLOR.
Ho~ France Dame to Adopt the Req
White and Blua.

Ho@ France Dame to Adopt the Rec.
White and Islua.
Some seventy or eighty years be
fore France was involved in the
flames of the revolution-that is, at
the epoch OF the war of the success
sion, when she was in close alliance
with Spain and Bavaria-it was
thought desirable TO distinguish the
allied soldiers by a cockade. which
combined the colors of the three Ma
tions-the white OF France, the red
of Spain aRd the blue OF Bavaria
To none of these Incidents. how
ever. would it be wise to attribute
the origin of the historic tricolol
and cockate adopted by revolutionary
France. At the outset there seemed
O likelihood that grecn-which Cam
Ille Desm oulins had popularized at
the Palai Royal-would have be-
come the national color; but men
remembered in time that it was that
of the Corste d'Artois. the most un-
unpopular OF the Bourbon princes,
and it was thereupon discarded.
A proposition was then made to
assume tie colors Of the city of Paris
- blue AMI red, as Dumas reminds US
in his '';Aix Ans Apres." To this
was addad the white" OF so many
glorious memories, because it had
been sele oted by the National Guard
always faithful to the throne and
its traditions
Not unEil some months after the
capture 0f the Bastile was the tri-
color definitely adopted, says All the
Year Round. when Bailey and Lafay-
ette presented it to Louis XVI. in the
great hall of the Hotel de Vile. and
the convention in which 1t was de-
scribed as consisting Of three colors
-''dispost>es en- trois bandees egales,
do maniere que lie bleu soft attache
la garAe du pavilion, lie blanc au
milleu. ct 9e rouge flottant dams les
airs"-tha: is, in equal vertical sec
tions with the blue inward. the red
outward, and the white between.
This is The historic flag which Ma
poleon's leRions, in conjunction with
their eagles, bore victoriously from
the Seine 20 the Elbe, the Tagus, the
Borodino, and the Danube; which
they plantSsd victoriously on the walls
of almost every European capital.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
dRssEss Rap BOY.
ru of Mischfef-How He Outrode the
Cyclone on "A Plank.

.
Jtsse's boy was bad. When he
was a little fellow who could just
toddle he was bad. Mischief shone
in his ayes. lurked in his broad nose
and griuned openly from his mouth,
says tbs New York Tribune. At 3
years h., would come to the store
for bist uit, show his penny. but
when he got the biscuit off weE. bis
c"it. penay ana boy, and fleet must
be the foot to catch him. At safe
distance he would stand derisively
waving bfscuit and penny with
"Don' yo' wish yo' had um?" When
5 years old he caught his fathers
unbroken colt and scrambled on his
back. The colt galloped madly
down the road. but the boy stuck on
and soon rode proudly back, the colt
conquered. Many a stolen ride he
had after that
1t became his greatest pleasure to
exhibit his skill, racing up and down
before the store. Meet him in the
road it was: ''Give me a ride. Mr..
Mac?" When he tired of hanging on
behind he raN races with the horse,
but to his chagrin, fleet as he was,
the horse could beat him.
At his badness had increased
with his years, and one day he stole
a chicken and was discovered. Now
Jesse was a big. powerful man. and
his blows were hard to stand up un-
der. so to save the beating he knew
was in store Jesse's boy ran off to an
aunt who lived some miles away on
Eustis plantation. All that day it
stormed and when night came the
sides rose so high that the house was
surrounded by water, and still on it
came. The occupants turned to fee
-one man was drinking his coffee,
the other called him to come. s'Not
sill done drink" he said. They
eft him and the next moment the
aousc fell.
Jesse's boy got astride a plank.
He saw his aunt sink in the water
Amid wind and rain he foaGed out.
an atom on the angry waters.
At day break, miles away, two mon
searching for bodies. hear1 q shrill
little voice say: "Get up, old
piank!" And riding the water as
fearlesaly as th ough on his bolove
colts back. ca1ae Jesses boy Just
the boy. Wind and rain had ST, ipped
every vestige Of clothes from his
back lashed and beaten him, but
with his bare Aody. brimful oil cour-
age yet. after q night that would have
shaken the heart OF the strongest
man.
But the little fellow paid dearly
for his terrible night, and for weeks
the hoy was sick unto death Now.
however. OF the road can be seen the
small piece Of black humanity. With
mischief shining in his eyes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10

Charlie - What have you done
about the physicians advice to take
physical exercise
Fweddy-Incweased the size of the
chwysanthemum weah-
Record.
"Dah's now people libbin' in de
house cross de road fun you"
Deed dey is An dey's quality
folks, too"
.'How kin yoh tell?"
Case dey hab do signs Dey
shows dey hab 'sideration foa dey're
fell owl man"
..How?'
"Dey dom lock de chickens up In
de wood shed"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-05-10
National Airs.

The national airs of great countries
are short, while those of little coBn-
tries are long. ''God Save the Queen"
is fourteen bars. the Russian hymn is
sixteen bars, and Hail Colum bia'' has
twenty-eight bars. Slams national
hymn has seventy-six bars, and that of
Uruguay seventy; Chili's forty-six, and
so on. San Marino has the longest
national hymn, except China, which is
so long that people take half day off
to listen to it.