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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
A Strong Legal Firm.

New York, June 15.-Cleveland, Reed
and Carlisle. That is to be the name of
a law firm to be established in this city
soon after the fourth of next March At
least such is the rumor on Wall street.
and it comes from the Offices of a we'll
known firm, with the head of which
President Cleyland is on most intimate
terms. As the distinguished men who
will compose this remarkable firm are
Grover Cleveland. Thomas B. Reed and
John G. Carlisle the announcement of its
formation will, if it be true, be pregnant
nE 1anI;tioal i1,n1,c,,t
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Rev. Parkhurst Goes Abroad.

New York, June 1O.-The Rev. DR..
Charles III. Parkhurst and his wife will
leave the city for Europe today on the
steamship Germanic. After reviewing
the local situation, DR.. Parllhurst said
in an interview: 1T ought tc be under
stood by us all that at this early date
there is 8 terrific conflict in s.ore
for us between now and November 2,
1897. The ranks OF decency and the
Tammany hordes OF indecency are 60
Inc to be marshaled in deadly array"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Crotton Unfit for Duty.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 15.-Col. r. e. II.
Crofton, in command of the Fifteenth
infantry at Fort Sheridan has been pro
nounced physically untitled for active
service by the post surgeon, Maj. Henry
LippincOtt, and his assistant surgeon,
Capt. Charles p. Woodruff Acting
upon the report of the post surgeon, Maj.
Gen. Merritt, commander of the depart
ment of the Missouri, has forwarded a
recommendation to the secretary of war
that the colonel be ordered before a re-
firing board for examination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Behring Sea Commission.

San Francisco, Cal, June 12-Dr. Da-
vid Starr Jordan, president of the Stan
ford university, has received telegram
from Charles f. Hamlin, acting secre-
tary Of the treasury, notifying him of his
appointment as president of the Behring
sea commission, which will go to Alas
kan waters on the steamer Albatross in
a few days to make an exhaustive study
of the sealing question.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Protest Against Spanish Tyrrany.

Washington, D. c., June 12.-Dr. Del
gado and his son have arrived in Wash
ington and are arranging to pay a visit
to Secretary Olney to lay before him in
person their grievances against the Span
ish authorities in Cuba
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Death of Ex-Gov. FeIch.

Ann Arbor. Mich, June 15.-Ex-Gov.
Alpheus Felch died Saturday afternoon.
He had been in an unconscious state
since Wednesday, and his extreme age
and feebleness prevented a rally. The
governor suffered a general collapse of
physical power last autumn, which has
ultimately resulted in death.
Alpheus Felch was % years old and a
native of Maine. His public career was
one of the most notable of any resident
-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
TAKEN TO MENOMINEE,
Young Wendell Must Stand Trial on a
Charge of Murder.

Menominee, Mich, June 12-[SpecialI
Young Wendell, charged with the MUIR
der of the little Lafranier girl at Ishpe-
ming, was brought down from the latter
town last night and placed in jail in this
city to await his trial, which will COM
mence June %. Eminent legal talent
has been employed to both prosecute and
defend
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
Venezuelan Situation.

London, June 1.-The parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, George y.
Curzon, answering a question in the
House of Commons today, said that ne
gotiations were proceeding with the
United States with the view Of bringing
about settlement by arbitration of the
Venezuelan dispute But, he added, in
the public interest, the government could
not make any further statement on the
subject at present
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
A. Murderer Hanged.

Jackson, Miss, June 13.-Shep Palm
err, burly negro, was executed in the
city Jail yard here this morning for the
brutal murder in December last of
Charles Cordell and wife, newly-mar-
ried colored couple living near here.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
La Crosse Man Robbed.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 15.-Frank I.
Toland, a business man of La Crosse,
Wis, was robbed Of his diamonds and
assaulted by three men in the Kington
restaurant at 3 o'clock Sunday morning.
The men are we'll known to the local
police They first stole a diamond stud
ded charm worth $3.50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
\ UG. WIGGENHORN,
Watchmaka1 and 1e7OeLer

Opposite Bank of Watertown, corner
Main and First Streets. Keeps constantly
on hand large stock of Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, etc Par
. ticular attention paid to repairing watches,
clocks, jewelry etc. and warranted to
give satisfaction
The herald., 1896-04-12
WIRE WAIF S

The report of the medical board in the
case of Lieut.. c. f. Lang, Second artillery
L. S. A.. who has been examined for retire
ment, shows that he is suffering from eu-
rasthenia, but does not recommend his
retirement Secretary Lamont has not yet
acted OH the report
Daniel Z. Leslie, auditor of the Standard
Oil company. has resigned. Recently it
was announced that Treasurer ]. J.. Sew
erance had resigned and that Auditor Les
lie had been transferred to the New York
offices of the company. He has decided not
to go to New York and has sent in his res
ignation.
A dispatch was received at army head
quarters at Denver yesterday from Capt
Bell, who has been following the trail of
the Apaches who murdered Hand near
Wilcox, Ariz., March 2S. in which he says
he followed them till they crossed the Mex
lean line. The troops had hard march
through the mountains. being four days
without forage.
The coroner's jury in the inuuest over the
remains of members of the Michall family
at Pentwater. Mich, has returned ver-
dict. The. conclusion is that the mother
and the three children We're shot by the
father who then shot himself, and that
he also inflicted fatal wounds upon w. r.
Sands The funeral of the entire Michall
family will be held today.
large meeting of farmers was held at
Stockton Yesterday: under the auspices of
sort of farmers institute. Addresses were
made by Daniel Flint of Sacramento. past
master of the state grange. on the work of
the grange. and by Professor Wickson of
the State university on grasses and for
age plants of the world. Tt was a very in
teresting meeting. and will be followed by
others during the season, to stimulate in
terest in the farmers life.
At | o'clock this morning the Evanston
ILL.,. life-saving crew was notified that a
southbound vessel was burning Off the
shore. twelve miles north of Chicago. The
crew started for the vessel,
The fire was on the tug Peter Dalton
which was towing schooner towards
Chicago. The tug had large amount of
dynamite on board. and when the flames
broke out there was q lively panic on
board. The tug was supplied with only one
hose and the crew was utterly unable to
make head AGAINST the fire Inst when the
flames were getting so warm that the crew
was nreparing tn abandon the baot. the
tug Welcome of Chicayo move in sight and
took all the men from 7 he Burning tug The
dynamite afitwas taken on the Welcome
and the tow cut a1rift The entire upper
works of the Dalton were consumed. and 1t
is doubtful if the Welcome will succeed in
bringing her to shore. No one was in
jured.
The herald., 1896-04-12
AN OLD SCANDAL
Won Kotz' Victim Dead, and Gosipping
Tongues WagRInR

POTSDAM, Prussia, April 11.--Baron
Won Schrader. master of ceremonies at
the Prussian court, died today his death
being the result of injuries inflicted by
Count Won Kotz, formerly one of the
court chamberlains, during a duel
fought yesterday in the vicinity of the
Neues Palais at Potsdam.
1t is stated that the affair will be
seized upon by the liberals as an oppor-
tunity for making all Interpolation in
the reichstag, the claim being made that
the authorities knew, well that the duel
was about to take place and made no
effort to interfere. If the matter is
to be given an airing in parliament, as
we'll as in the courts. the names OF
persons high in social and political life
in Germany--in fact of royalty itself
cannot be kept out of the case.
1t has been repeatedly intimated that
Emperor William was secretly endors-
ing the sending out of wholesale chal-
lenges to the accusers of Won KotZ.
The officers of the two regiments of
cavalry with which Baron Won Schrader
and Count von Kotz are connected, after
having constituted themselves into
courts of honor and duty, investigated
the charges of slander which Won
Kotz brought against Won Schrader.
decided that Won Schrader was en-
titled to an acuuittal. More than this,
titled in his remarks, and they appealed
to the emperor to dismiss Won Kotz
from the army.
This verdict of the court of honor
was endorsed by Prince Frederick of
Hohenzollern, the commander inc chief
of the garrison of Berlin. Emperor
William, however. declined to ratify this
verdict. Prince Frederick accordingly
resigned his command, removing to
Bavaria and stating that he could not
associate with Won Kotz. Other men,
bers of the nobility followed the lead
of Prince Frederick, and for time there
was a general exodus of princes from
Berlin. Naturally, interest will be
centered in the punishment to be meted
out to Count Won Kotz because of his
duel with Baron Won Schrader and be-
cause of the death of the master of
The herald., 1896-04-12
IN MATABELE LAND
The Uprising May Hasten English Control Of
Trnn


LONDON, April 1.-THE secretary
for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamber
lain. has received a dispatch from the
governor of Cape Colony, Sir Hercules
Robinson dated today saying that re-
lief party of 100 troops will leave Mafek-
ing on Monday for Buluwyo, with sup
ply of rifles to arm the volunteers at the
latter place. Governor Robinson adds
that Captain Brands force Is thirty
miles from Buluwayo, in the direction
of Tulua, and has asked for assistance,
two of the party having been killed and
twenty wounded. A relief party will
start Immediately to the assistance of
Captain Brand.
The Matabeles in the Metopo hills. it
apears. have an ample supply OF cattle
and grain, but the cattle are reported
to bedying of rinderpest.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain 1t
it is reported in we'll informed circles,
has cabled to President Kruger, calling
his attention to the long delay in an
swering the invitation to visit England.
Mr.. Chamberlain intimated that unless
a definite reply is received at once so
that a personal conference may be had
in London over the Uitlander grievan-
ces, other measures may be taken to
secure a remedy for those grievances
All this points to @. long contemplated
plan to ultimately annex the TransvaaL
On the other hand the Matabele rising
may hasten, or perhaps complicate the
matter 1t is obvious that the settlers
will be in great peril unless the British
forces are sent to their assistance.
Dutch feeling in Natal and Cape Col
ony is still so excited on account of the
Jameson raid that the British governors
of both Natal and Cape Colony have
warned the home government that the
landing of large British force in either
colony would be accepted by the Dutch
men as a direct menace to the integrity
of the Transvaal and even of the Orange
Free State.
The herald., 1896-04-12
BALDWIN'S DEFENSE
The Innocent Old Sport Fooled by Woman's
WiIes

WtleB
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.-Accord-
ing to Major H. C. Chamberlin, whose
deposition was opened by order of
Judge Slack today, Miss Lillian Ashley,
who is suing Il. J. Baldwin for $4,000
damages, once had a partiality for
southern bachelors and was guilty OF
writing letters. The major is farmer
and stock breeder of Chesterfield
county, Va. He was bachelor when he
met Miss Ashley, and says he has de-
stroyed her letters.
Il received a lot of letters from Ia
dies" he says, land before / was mar
ried in 1894 l destroyed them ALL" In
her first letter. according to the major,
she said she had read of his place in
a turf paper and had long been anxious
to correspond with a wealthy southern
bachelor. He replied that he did not
till the bill In her next letter. he says,
she simply thanked him for answering.
lie had not heard from her for some
time when one day in August, 1891, as
he was riding along a dusty road to
Richmond he saw a young lady in the
road.
"She told me-" the deposition con-
tinues. that she was on her way to pay
me short visit, if agreeable to me. I
told her she couldn't do it. l vas keep
ing bachelors hall at the time. Her
manner was courteous. She seemed
to be little disappointed at my declin-
ing to allow her to visit my home. l
never saw her before and have not seen
her since. She asked me If l would give
her money to go to California. She
said she wanted to go there to see
Lucky Baldwin She remarked if she
could reach him she would have good
time aud that she was trying to work
her way to California I refused pos
itively to give her money and did not
give her a cent"
The herald., 1896-04-12
A JAIL DELIVERY
The Notorious Taylor Brothers Escape-BiII
Promptly Retaken

CARROLLTON, Mo. April, 11--At
$3.50 o'clock this evening the notorious
Taylor brothers the condemned mur-
derers of the Meeks family, broke from
the county Jail. George Taylor made
his escape, but Bill was retaken and is
again behind the bars in the Jail in
which the two brothers We're to have
been hanged together on April 80. The
escape was made by their breaking off
bar from the west side of their cell
and making their exit through the gar
ret to the roof and letting themselves
down to the ground by means of pieces
of hose which had been used in clean
ing the cells. Just as Bill Taylor had
reached the ground Deputy Sheriff
Cummings little girl heard a noise AMI
gave the alarm, and before he could
make his escape Deputy Shelton COW
cred him with a gun and put him
back into a cell. r. Cunningham,
charged with murder, also attempted
to escape, but failed. Excitement is
high and large posse has gone in all
directions in pursuit of George, but
few think he will be overtaken. Sher-
iff Standley has been trying to get his
bloodhounds startd, but they will not
work for some reason. They We're just
received this afternoon and no one
seems to work them. The usual sal
utation from one to another is, II told
you" Nobody seems to think the Jail
has been properly guarded since the
supreme court affirmed the verdict in
the Taylor case. News from Brown
ing and vicinity. where the crime was
committed, shows great excitement,
and special train will bring some resi-
dents of that vicinity to join in the
chase.
The herald., 1896-04-12
A Mining Horror

BUTTE. Mont, April 1f-By the ex-
plosion of two hundred pounds of pow
der in a magazine on the 100 foot level
of the st. Lawrence mine this morning
Con. G. Lowney. John Quinlan. Ed
Shields, James Dwyer, John McVeigh
and Patrick O'Rourke lost their lives.
lust how the explosion occurred is not
known, as none are left to tell the tale.
Lowney and Quinlan were undoubtedly
killed instantly and the others We're
probably suffocated by foul air. Log
Sing timbcrs and earth were piled III
masses a distance of 100 feet from the
explosion. 1t will be necessary to tun-
mel and timber through the wreckage
before the bodies can be reached
This afternoon the men mad reached
within few yards of three bodies
when another cavern drove them back.
Later one OF them was recovered. 1t
was that of Con. Lowney The left
arm was gone and the body horribly
mutilated, legs and neck being broken.
The two others cannot be reached to-
night, as the ground must be secured.
The herald., 1896-04-12
WORK IN COMMITTEE ROOM
The Prices of ArmOr Plate Puzzle the
Naval Experts
Serious Charges Growing Out of the Award
Of the Seed Contract
The House Committee on Commerce Listens
to Alleged Experts Regarding the Mica
rsgua Canai-The Scheme Pronounced
lmpracticabIe, and Ship Railway Favored
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON, April 11.-After two
days debate the house today by vote
Of 100 to 5S passed the Grosvenor filled
cheese bill. The Democrats voted solid
ly against the measure, together with
eleven Republicans. Practically the
only amendment adopted was one reduc-
ing the tax on retail dealers from $40
to s12. The bill requires the manufac-
turers of filled cheese to pay a tax OF
$500 annually; wholesale dealers $25O,
and the retail dealers $12; and for the
failure to pay such tax imposes upon
manufacturers a fine of from $40O to
$4,000; upon wholesale dealers from $3.50
to $1,000. and upon retail dealers from $40
to $500. 1t also requires the branding
of filled cheese and it's sale only from
original packages. The penalty for false
branding is a fine of from $50 to $780,
The bill requires all retail dealers to
post in conspicuous places sign Filled
Cheese Sold Here. In addition it i'm
poses a tax of one cent per pound on
filed cheese, the tax to be paid by the
dealer. Imported filled cheese.is sub
jccted to duty of eight cents per
pound. The act is to go into effect on the
nineteenth day after it's passage.
The herald., 1896-04-12
A HOUSE CAUCUS
immigration Bills Discussed: But No Conelu.
sion Is Reached

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Re-
publican members of the house gathered
at the capitol tonight in the second eau
Gus of this congress to determine the
party policy on the immigrat ton ques-
ton, but because of the failure to Sc
cure a quorum no definite action was
taken. The meeting was chiefly in
teresting for a speech made by Mr..
Dingley of Maine, the leader of the
er Reed was not present, but Mr..
Dingley spoke, outlining the views up
relating to immigration was concerned,
on general legislation held by the lead
ers of the house. So far as legislation
Mr.. Dingley's speech did not inspire
its friends with much hope. The gen.
eral tenor of his address was that the
Republicans should use evey endeavor
to bring about an early adjournment
of congress-to adjourn if possible with
In month, as soon as the appropriation
bills could be passed by both houses.
1t was argued by Mr.. Payne that the
party platform did not justify so radical
step as the bills before congress pro-
posed; the platform committing the
party to the exclusion only of Grim
inals and contract laborers.
Two bills were finally made the basis
of discussion-the Mccall bill for i'm
posing an educational test, and the
Stone bill for consular examination Of
immigrants. The two bills were ex-
planned by their sponsors Messrs. Nc
Call of Massachusetts and w. A. Stone
of Pennsylvania. Mr. Stone suggest
ed amendments to his bill which would
meet objections urged by Mr.. Barthold
that under it's operation many young
Germans of military age, the most de-
sirable class of immigrants, would be
excluded. A dozen speeches were
made for the Mccall bill. The concen-
sus of opinion seemed to be for the bill,
with amendments to prevent the sep
aration of families. imposing the edu-
cational tests on the heads of families
alone.
The herald., 1896-04-12
IN A OUANDARY
Prices Asked for Armor Plate Are Too
High

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE SEN
ate committee on naval affairs had Sc
cret session today for the purpose Of
considering testimony taken in connec-
armor plate investigation.
The only definite conclusion reached was
not to interfere with the secretary of
the navy In making contracts for armor
- the Kentucky and Kearsarge, but
to allow these to be given to private
firms as heretofore. These vessels are SO
far advanced that any interference
would cause delay in their completion,
ana this the committee is not willing to
be responsible for.
Inc question Of future contracts, es-
Tecially on the warships authorized by
the pending naval appropriation bill.
Is the cause OF considerable concern to
t1e committee. They feel that the
price about $500 per ton, which the
government has been paying for armOr
riate, Is too high, but have not found
reasible way OF reducing it. Their in
vestigations have revealed the fact
tnat the cost of manufacture of the
Plate averages about $500 a ton. The
iianuIacturers make the plea, however,
tnat the work furnished is not sufIi,
Gent to keep them constantly emploved
ana say that with contracts rurning
constantly for five or ten years they
The herald., 1896-04-12
CARLSON'S ROAD
San Diego's Hayor Still Pushing the Salt
Lake Line

DENVER, Col, April 11.-William II.
Carlson, mayor of San Diego, Cal, and
president of the Southern California
and Salt Lake Railroad company, was
in Denver today and arranged all de-
tails for the reorganization of the Ne
vada Southern Railway company,
whose principal Office is at Denver.
Mayor Carlson holds the proxies for 500
shares and in the reorganization he will
be elected vice-president and general
manager, Isaac e. Blake will be re-
elected president and j. w. Jackson,
one of Denver's millionaires, will be
added to the directory.
The Nevada Southern railway is a
forty mile road running northerly from
The Needles, Cal. in the direction of
Southern Utah, and is embraced in the
proposition of the short line railroad,
which the Southern California and
Salt Lake Railroad company has now
under way, and which, it is claimed.
will save nearly 500 miles over the Cen
trail Pacific route and 1,247 miles over
the Santa F'e route between San Diego
and Salt Lake. Mayor Carlson left
on the evening train for San Diego.
The herald., 1896-04-12
THE BIG CANAL
Statements Not Likely to Hasten Work Of
Construction

WASHINGTON. April 11.-Lieut. A.
G. Menocal. u. S. N. chief engineer Of
the Nicaragua canal company, ap-
peared today before the house commit
tee on commerce and submitted a state
ment which was In the nature of a
review of the report of the commits
sion sent to the isthmus last summer.
He said:
THE company regards and has
treated the project as business en-
terprise, with a view to commercial re-
Quirements, technical success and
ignores two of three conditions and
ignores two or three conditions and
considers 1t from the point of unlim-
tied expenditures without any Ques-
ton of financial results and provides
beyond commercial requirements of the
present for demands that can only
rarely occur"
He said that the board had made a
hasty trip throughout the territory.
touching only here and there the route
of the canal when 1t was convenient,
and had an imperfect knowledge of
the physical condition of the problems
presented and the work already done.
The plans of the company were not
for an ideal canal regardless Of cost
but for one ample to satisfy the need.
Of commerce and larger than any shi!
canal now In operation. None. of the
in the interests of economy or Of bet
ter canal Mr.. Menocal's statement
dealt in detail with the atmospheric
conditions, rainfall and other natural
features OF the country. as we'll as the
engineering details of the canal
as the engineering details of the canal
Mr.. Menocal had made the trip
through Nicaragua with a government
commission and gave an account Of the
journey. Practically no surveys OF
bearings were taken, he said. The OBJ
servations We're of the most hasty and
superficial sort, and the report of the
commission might have been made as
intelligently without leaving Wash
ington.
Mr.. James Alexander of Pittsburg adj
dressed the committee in opposition to
the Nicaragua canal. He argued that
the scheme was entirely impractical
BILE and favored the Eads ship railway
across Mexico.