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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
La Crosse Cycler Badly Hurt.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 30.-[Special.]
Eugene 0. Edwards, son of President
way company, was struck by a street
car this morning while riding a wheel
and seriously cut about the head,
though it is thought not fatally. He
will be badly disfgured, however, as
one ear was taken off. He is secretary
of the Wheel & Seed works in this city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Thomas Kennedy Acquitted.

West Superior, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Spe-
cial. Thomas Kennedy, alias Sullivan,
who was arrested at Claremont, Mimi,
charged with robbing the Superior Ware
house company in August, 1895, has
been on trial here three days and the
jury this afternoon brought in a verdict
of not guilty
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
ASK FOR AN OPINION.
Superior Board of Trade Appeals to At
torney-GeneraI Mylrea.

torney-GeneraI Mylrea.
West Superior, Wis, Oct. 2.-[Spe-
ciaI. THE Superior board of trade will
Immediately ask Attorney General Mylrea
to give them an opinion as to whether
the Minnesota warehouse commission
can in accordance with the holdings of
Acknowledgement Childs of Minnesota
place its grain inspectors on the waters
of Wisconsin and inspect wheat out of
elevators in this city. Childs' opinion
caused much comment here today, but
as yet no steps seem to have been taken
to act under it. The compromise COM
mittee of board of trade meets this after
noon with Duluth people to attempt an
amicable settlement. The opinion of At
torney-General Childs was unexpected
and may have adverse effect by forcing
Il fight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Guide for Fishermen.

Waukegan, ILL.,, Oct. 3.-[Special1-
Lovers of fishing are shortly to be pro-
vided with a fishing guide to some fifty
of the best lakes of Illinois and Wis
consin which are frequented by Chicago
anglers. Agents have been visiting the
lakes and charting them, noting the best
localities for catching bass, pickerel,
pike, perch, muskellunge and other fish.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
NO AGREEMENT YET.
City Firemen at West Superior Refuse to
Accept Discharge.

West Superior, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The city made another proposition
to its fremen today in addition to that
Of yesterday. Yesterday the firemen1
were offered jobs at $32 a month and
10 men to be discharged. Today the
city offered to discharge nine men and
pay the remainder $40, which will have
the same effect of reducing expenses:
The men are meeting in consultation and
have thus far refused to accept either
schedule. They object to any Of their
number being discharged and threaten to
al go out Mayor Pattison says that
one proposition must be accepted or their
places will be filled with new men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Died of His Injuries.

Oconto, Wis, Oct. 3.-[Special.]-
Hormidas Baribeau died last night from
injuries alleged to have been inflicted
by David Grignon at Oconto Falls, Sep
TENDER II. Grignon was arrested in
Meneminee last week and placed in the
county Jail Of this city to await the re-
suit of Baribeau's wounds. He will be
held to the circuit court.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
QUARTETTE FOR WAUPUN.
OconomoWoc Robbers Given Long
Sentences in State Prison by
Judge Rogan.

Oconomowoc, Wis, Oct 3.-[Special.1
Judge Rogan in the municipal court to-
day passed sentence upon the men who
robbed Charles Steigert at his home on
July o. William Van Dusen was SEN
fenced to eleven years; Louis Otto
eight years; Luther Clemens, five years;
Charles Bolson, eight years. The lat
ter's attorney made a motion for a stay
of Judgment. but it was denied.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
BIG MILL BURNED.
The Superior Plant at Connor's Point in
Ashes.

West Superior, Wis. Oct. 3.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The Superior roller mill, located
on Connor's point, built fourteen years
ago, the first mill in West Superior,
burned last night It was owned by
Jacob Pheaneger and NJ. Mullen of New
Ulm, Mimi. and was valued at $780,
600. There was no insurance The mill
when built cost $4,000 1t was oper-
ated up to 1887 at 1000 barrels capacity
and closed down when prohibitory
freights Disseminated in favor of Min
neapolis. Five years ago Gill & Wright
took it and increased the capacity to
5000 barrels per day and it operated
until two years ago. The fire was of
incendiary origin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07

The occupants of the burned buildings
were: George A. Plaisted, shoe shop;
Damn, bicycle repair shop; Vanpatten,
barber shop; Bostwick & Voels, taiIors;
Miss Cynthia Bucklin, fancy goods; SEQ
vile Bros, cigar manufacturers; Camp
bell & Son, meat market; Emery &
Searles. groceries, and offices Of Drs. G.
NJ. Smith & Son.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
KNOCKED FROM A TRAIN.

BarabOo Conductor Killed by Draw
bridge at Winona.
Baraboo, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Special.l i
Erwin H. Wentworth, freight conductor
on the Chicago & North Western was
knocked from the train at Winona,
Mimi, by drawbridge last night and
cut to pieces by passenger train soon
after. His home was in this city, where
he leaves a wife and two children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Ia Crosse Burglar Sentenced.

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 3.-[Special.]-
Ben Nelson. a young man under arrest
for burglary, pleaded guilty today and
was sentenced to one year at Waupun.
John Johnson, an accomplice, was given
three months in the county Jail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Burned All the Grain.

Several stacks of grain owned by Fred
Rephan of Waumandee caught fire from
sparks from a threshing engine and are
a fetal loss. 1t is estimated that the
yield would have been about 1000 bush
els. The separator was saved with diff
fculty. The grain was insured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Ashland Lumber COMPANY.

Ashland, Wis, Oct. 2I[Special IA
lumber company has been organized, in
which large number of Ashland lumber
men are interested, to open and estab-
lish large lumber yards and market their
own lumber in the Eastern market. Elk
Mayor G. M. E. McClintock of this. city
is now in Tonawanda and in charge of
the yards.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Horses RIed to Death.

La Grange, Wis, Oct. 3.-[Special.]-
A fine young horse owned by Farmer
G. Haak placed front foot over a
barbed wire fence in such manner as
to sever an artery, from which he quick
ly bled to death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Lost a Team of Horses.

Wonewoc, Wis, Oct 2-[SpeciaLl-
Liveryman Miller had a team stolen
from him yesterday by couple of
strange young men who hired the team to
drive to Iaa Vale. Inquiries were made
at La Vale and other places, out no
trace of them can be found.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Work of VandaIS

Baraboo, Wis, Sept 3O.-[Special. I
Vandals entered the Devils lake stone
crusher plant, emptied oil on the ground,
broke the engine and machinery and
threw the dynamite and tools into the
lake. The loss is $780,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Injured by a Fan.

Baraboo, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Special.]-
Yesterday afternoon at the Sank county
fair, young man by the name Of An
derson of Lodi fell from a very high
stepladder in the arts building and was
seriously injured about the head and one
cbonIdnr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
MAY DIVIDE THE TOWNSHIP.
etition of BruIe City to the County
BOARD

Board.
West Superior. Wis, Oct 3.I[Spe-
cial. 1.-The city of Brule, in Brule town
ship, will petition the county board at
it's meeting October II to divide the
township and place the city of Poplar in
a separate district The two towns have
always opposed each other and the only
solution seems to be a dissolution Pop
lar people oppose the movement and will
make a fight in the county board.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
MANY BUILDINGS BURNED.
Evansville Swept by Most Destructive
Blaze.

Evansville, Wis, Sept 3O-A fire, sup
out at 9 o'clock last night in Sports liv-
cry barn and before it was under control
thirteen business buildings were de-
stroyed. Several residences and many
outbuildings were also consumed. The
loss is estimated at between $50, 900 and
burned buildings were all frame, but
they were substantial and all occupied
by business firms. Among the losses are
the fOllOwiDo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE,
School Census at Appleton Shows a To-
tai of 5137 Pupils.

Appleton, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Special. i
The school census just completed in this
city shows the total number of children
of school age in the city to be 5137. of
whom 24S3 are boys and 1854 girls.
These figures indicate a decrease Of 1888
in the number of children of school age
as compared with 1895. The total en-
rollment OF pupils in the public schools,
girls, a total of 1865, including deaf
mutes in the deaf mute school estab-
lished this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
WENT INTO A DITCH.

Freight Train on the Central Wreeked
Near Stevens Point.
Stevens Point, Wis, Oct. 1.-[Special.]
Freight train No. p, which leaves
the afternoon, met with a wreck about
seven miles east of the city, in the
town of Stockton, Tuesday afternoon.
AS the train was passing over culvert
the axle on one of the cars broke, throw
ing the car into the ditch and derailing
six others. No one was hurt, but pas
senger traffic was delayed for about
three hours
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Damages for a Broken Leg.

Oshkosh, Wis, Oct. 3.-[Special.lE
In the circuit court this morning the
jury in the case of Jacob Rhyner VS..
the city of Menasha, returned a verdict
of $4,000 damages for broken leg oc-
casioned by defective sidewalk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
Mrs. Rebecca Durand Dead.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept so. 1896
The death Of Mrs. Rebecca Durand
tsotner of w. [. Durand. the well-known
Insurance man, occurred suddenly about
4 o'clock this morning, at the family
ecsidence on hstor street, at the age
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
SAIL DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI.
Prominent Bayfield, Man Plans a Novel
Pleasure Trip.

Aflp.
Bayfield,, Wis, Oct. Especial. I
Nels Boutin, postmaster at this place and
one of the most prominent citizens in this
section, will start on novel tour early
next week. He has had constructed
sailboat 36 feet long and will sail from
Hudson, Wis, to New Orleans in this
boat, starting from Hudson about Octo-
Der 10.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
shawapo Man Drowned.

Shawano, Wis, Sept. 3O-[Special.
John Kittson, a half breed. was drowned
last night. An inquest is being held.
Foul play is suspected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
CHASED BY A CHINAMAN.
Marinette Boy Has Close Call from q
Drubbing.

Drubb1ng.
Marinette, Wis, Oct. 3-[Special. I
Lum Sam, a Chinese laundryman, got
into a row with lad who was Fostering
him last night. The angry celestial
locked the boy in his laundry and grasp
ing steel file proceeded to pursue him
around the room. The boy became ter
rifed and made a flying leap through a
window light. There was a shattering
of glass and a shout from the Chinaman,
who was enraged at the boys escape
The boy made his escape and no one
could find out his name
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-07
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY,
WeIshmen Celebrate Their Settlement
Caledonia Town

SaIOUOHId
Portage, Wis, Oct. 2.5ESpecial THE
fiftieth anniversary of the settlement of
the Welsh in the town of Caledonia was
celebrated Tuesday. E. r. Williams,
pioneer Welshman of Cambria, acted as
chairman of the meeting Mrs. T. J.
Rice, a daughter of John Owen, who
was the first Welshman to settle there
was present at the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
WAS MUCH EXCITEMENT
When a Resolution Severely De-
nouncing Gov. Morrill,
Was Introduced at the Baptist
Convention Last Evening.
After a Heated Discussion the Reso
luton was Referred Back to
the Committee.

There was a. decided difference of
opinion expressed at the Baptist state
convention yesterday afternoon when
the question of prohibition and tenn
perance came UP for discussion and
action. The committee appointed to
frame resolutions made its report, an
account of which was published in the
State Journal last evening. The report
was lengthy but as one Of the mem
bers said right to the point.
The meeting was called at 4 o'clock
and the church was filed The report
of the committee was read and several
OF the Baptist delegates made short
speeches.
Rev. ]. w. AIegan Of Westmoreland
Where I was raised. a law passed
was a law. The Scott law passed in
Canada was law Here we make a
law and keep it if we choose. 1t seems
TO be our freedom to violate law. When
a boy won't obey his father, he won t
obey civil law. Our Sabbath laws are
not strong. Why, q boy who Won t
obey the Sabbath law, won't obey any
law"
Mr.. Megan spoke Of an incident in
Canada where there had been a new
railroad constructed and some boys on
a Sunday afternoon found a hand car
on the new tracks and took a ride on it.
Those boys were arrested and fined
for breaking the Sabbath law. said
he, land what would they have done
here2 Absolutely nothing
Judge j. L. Eldridge. who has been
identified with prohibition work for
many years. and who is also a good
Baptist, arose and said;
II have seen As years of Christian
service. I think that the churches have
not formulated the right plan for this
work Back in Boston when I lived
there the question came UP about pro
hibition. and Rev. DR. Blanchard Went
and worked to secure the licensing of
the saloons. I wish we had a large
crowd of honest governors. If the
churches would discipline its preachers
and members for working to help the
traffic which sends my boy and your
boy to hell. there would be a large step
in advance The church should have
disciplined DR.. Blanchard
Those resolutions are not in har-
mOny with my views but I guess it is
TOO late now. 50 III close by reading a
few lines which 1 wrote a short time
ago.
Then the judge read a poem on pro
hibition, a part of which was:
But one moment more. and my duty is
I'd talk to the church like sire to
Dear brothers and sisters, spread on
the war paint,
Each work like a hero and pray like
a saint
The church Of our God. a part of its
mission
Is to preach and pray for prohibition.
Jehovah's laid down the rule and the
That no drunkard can enter the king
dom Of God"
That Christians mean and spuriously
who'd -Iiessi this demon alcohol trade:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
HAs BEEN LELANpIzED.
Cy Leland's Arduous Labors May
Make WYandotte Dem ocratic.

James IT. Getty, who was in town yes
terday afternoon trying to get the SUI
preme court to issue a writ of man
damus to the secretary of state direct
ing him to certify his name to the cOun-
ty clerk of Wyandotte county as the
Republican candidate for senator from
the district which Wyandotte county
comprises, said in regard to the situa-
ton in that county
THE situation in Wyandotte county
is very badly mixed up. Party lines
have been nearly obliterated and every
one is going as they please. I think
that there viii be some of the candi-
dates for county officers elected from
each ticket. and it looks very much as
if Bryan would carry the county Nor
rill has lost a great many votes by the
course he has taken ia the police COM
mission matter at the instance of the
state central committee The fact Of
the matter is that we have been Lee
landized. Leland by his fine political
management. has nearly turned our
county into q Democratic one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
VETERAN FOR SILVER.
G. W. odeu Says Old Soldiers Should
Stand by the White Metal

Arlington Oct Is. 1896.
To the Editor of The State Journal
4 see from the Journal Of October 13,
that Topeka has recently organized an
old soldiers free silver club, and as we
have no such an organization here, and
late war Of the rebellion and belonged
to Company E of the Fifth regiment of
Illinois cavalry I want to join the or
der
I want to say right now, once and for
all. that no man who went through the
late wan and knows who he was fight
ing. or who stood behind the southern
rebels at that time and prompted them
TO fight so long and so hard. and then
consider that the same spirit is now be
hind this gold standard movement,
that of rule or ruin. viii say that no
man who stops to think for himself.
and not for the interests Of a. few Eng
lish dnanciers, can help but get from
under the old party lashes and vote for
free silver, which is vastly fn the in
terest of the great masses of the peo-
PIE who work for what they eat and
wear
for one had my eyes opened several
years ago upon this subject, and can
not afford to turn traitor to my coun-
try my Republican principles and fell
low man who works and gets his 1iV-
ing according to the teachings of the
Bible-by the sweat of his face
I am sure that free silver means a
great deal to myself and my brothers
who have not the gold as well as all
others who are not in sympathy with
shylocks and English money lenders
Please pass my application here i'm
closed for membership in the old SOL
diers' free silver club to MIR. r. WI
Moore, and oblige
c. w ODETT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15

on the regular Republican ticket who
are known to be in favor Of free silver.
The following is a copy of the petition:
ITO J. NJ. Simpson, Chairman Of the
State Republican Central Committee.
and Wallace Gleason, Chairman of
the Mcpherson County Republican
Central Committee.
I'VE, the undersigned free silver Re
pubhcans of Mcpherson county, believ-
ing that honesty and straightforward
dealing should characterize the Repub-
hcan party in its actions, and disap-
proving of the dishonest and under
handed work now being carried on to
aid the cause of the gold standard by
forcing a so-called middle Of the road
Populist movement upon the voters Of
this state. and considering this not only
dishonest. but an insult to the intelli-
gence of the most stupid. We most
earnestly request. in order to save the
state and county ticket. that you call
them off inmedia tely."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
Buy Furman'S 81 & So Fine Shoes, the Best.

him because he was a temperance man
and Sunday school uperintendent
Now want to ask you what I shall do
in the future with a man who says that
the prohibitory law is a failure?'
Rev. r. Atkinson, Ottawa, opposed
the resolution strongly i don't know
that we should censure Topeka" said
he, for what she may have done Fes-
tival week Let Topeka take care Of
herself We are on the brink of an
election. Tt is question of Morrill, or
Leedy. It is disreputable to attack a
man for what he is not responsible for.
1t is a political dodge for some of these
people to have as handle to work
a man before you know what he has
done" Mr.. Atkinson cited a case
which he had investigated at Kansas
City, Kan, and said that the governor
had appointed commissioners whom the
church people had nominated
In speaking of the resolution Rev L.
Foltz, 81. John, said; Il don't think it
is right TO saddle the blame on Topeka.
The Baptist preachers have no right
dabbling in this. If there was an open
remonstrate against it. The fault lies
with the church people"
Rev. A L. Newell: mr.. Moderator
I appeal to you as q Christian man to
not allow men to stand up here and
impugn each other"
I move that the whole thing be re-
ferred back to the committee said a
delegate in the rear of the room
Rev. w. B. Bradshaw. Hutchinson
said that as a member of thep prohibition
and temp erance committee he would
not allow the Stone resolution to be ad-
ded to the report over his signature.
The moderator hurriedly put the mo-
ton that the report and the Stone resO-
tee, and it carried and the meeting was
declared adjourned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
COLLEGE WOMEN MEET.
Will Hold a Meeting at Mrs. Eugene
Wares Home.

There viii be a meeting of the Kan
sas City branch of the association of
collegiate alumnae at the residence of
Mrs Eugene Ware, 1901 West Sixth
street. on Saturday, October IL. The
president of the Kansas City branch.
Mrs Geo. Q. Mosher OF Kansas City.
will speak at O'Clock in the afternoon.
The association includes the follow
ing universities. Smith Oberlin. Wei
lesley. Vassar, Bryn Mawr Boston.
California, Cornell, Kansas. Michigan.
Northwestern, Wesleyan, Wisconsin,
Institute of Technology.
All college women Of Topeka who are
graduates Of any one of the colleges in
the association are cordially invited to
be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
ST. LOUIS REGISTRATION.
It was 1872 47 Which is Unprece-
dented in the City's History.

St Louis, Oct. 15.-The tremendous
registration here yesterday is unpre-
cedented in the annals of political histO-
ly of StLouis and has been the means of
furnishing 0bservant people with an es-
innate Of the true population of this
city. According to the closest estimate
resulting from computation the popula-
ton is 10000.
The total of the three days registra-
ton is stated by the election commits
siOners to be 49,. 647 names In 1895 it
was only 81, 600 in round numbers and
in 1892 the presidential election year. it
was 80. 900. This is a gain Of 10000 over
1902
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
DID IT FOR TOPEKA.
What the estate Journal" Contributed
for Topeka's Good.

The Topeka papers did their full
share of working up the big crowds
that were in the city last week to at
tend the Fall Festival A ''hgurer'
says that at regular advertising rates
The Journal gave So. 600; The Capital
$1,000. The Mail and Breeze $4,000 and
various other publications of the city
enough to bring the amount up to 500.
600 There are two morals. First. ad-
vertising pays. The crowds We're there
Second, no other firm, or business. or
men, does so much free work for a city
or party as its newspape
Republican,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
Another Bryan Veteran Club.

The talk Of the generals" during
their tour of Kansas seems to have
made the old soldiers who are going to
vote for Bryan more active. Al Bryan
veterans club has been organized at
Concordia and a roster of the members
giving the company and regiment has
been printed and is being sent to old
soldiers all over Kansas. 1t contains
II names and is headed Bryan Veter-
ans Club. Soldiers 1851 to 1865"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
WORLDS Fair Causes Suicide.

Dubuque. Ia. Oct Isl ID. Kennedy.
a banker and prominent citizen Of
Manchester. hung himself last night.
Losses sustained ia Worlds fair i'm
vestments in Chicago said to be the
cause of suicide. He was one of the
early settlers of the northwest and a
prominent Mason and held a number
of public Offices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-15
CALLS THEM REBELS YET.
Secretary Morton Gives His Views of
the Bryan Leaders.

Washington. Oct. 15.-Secretary Nor
ton gave out for publication his view
of the Bryan Democratic leaders. He
closed his statement as follows: 1.-THE
finance which they teach is entirely
confederate fiat In cOnfederacy the
same teachers who are now in com
mand Of the picket guards of free sill
yer were leading hnancfers. And Har-
r1s, Pugh, Morgan and the other con-
1ederate generals now in the Bryan
campaign seem to accomplish by false
means that which they tried to bring
about by arms"