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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
A TRUCE in FRANCE.
The Apprehended Egyptian Policy
is Deferred Until Tues
d3V.

Paris March 3O.-Contrary to general
expectations, the interpretations of the
government regarding its foreign policy,
notices of have been given, will not be
discussed in the Chamber of Deputies
or Senate today.
When the Chamber Of Deputies met
this morning it was unanimously decided
to postpone discussion of interpretations
regarding Egypt and the foreign policy
of the government until next Thursday.
The political situation here has not
changed and it is believed that the status
quo will be maintained until the discus.
sion of the governments policy toward
Egypt comes up in the Chamber of Dep
uties, probably on Thursday.
The post of minister of the interior is
not yet filled and it is believed that the
choice lies between III. Vigera and NJ.
Goblet.
One newspaper insists that the resig-
nation of NJ. BertheOt was due to i'll
health and family affliction.
The Gaulois publishes Il sensational
statement to the effect that it was the
President, NJ. Faure, who caused the
resignation of the minister for foreign
affairs. According TO the story NJ. Faure
summoned NJ. Berthelot to his study
just before the cabinet council and APP
pealed to him TO give UP his portfolio.
1t is added that NJ. Berthelot finally
surrendered it upon the energetic insist
ence Of the President and consented to
retire.
The forthcoming debate in the Cham
Der and Senate is expected to result in
profit to the government, who count up
on majority of eighty. Only portion
of the Centrists desire to seize the occa-
sion for upsetting the ministry, the 9th
ers holding that even a radical cabinet
should be supported at moment like the
present, when opposition is Ill timed and
unpatriotic. Should the debate take a
dangerous turn it is probable that M.
speak in support of the ministry and
point out the necessity of giving M.
Bourgeois free hand to deal with the
situation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
AFTER THIRTY-SIX YEARS.
a Baltimore Man Finds His Mother and
Sister Whom He Mourned Dead.

A Baltimore Man Finds His Mother and
Sister Whom He Mourned as Dead.
After a lapse of thirty-siX years An
drew Main of Baltimore has found his
mother and sister. both of whom he be
lieved long since dead His story is as
interesting as it is strange, and is best
told in the language of the man who
was made happy a few days since in
finding those he loved, but mourned as
lost.
Il was born in Little Washington, n.
c., and at the age of 4, when the war
Of the rebellion broke out, the Union
soldiers burned the town in which |
lived. My father was drowned six
took me to Philadelphia. together with
my sister, and | was put in Il home
in Camden, n. j. All these years | had
heard nothing of my sister, and some
how | could not believe that either she
or my mother was dead.
At last | got a trace of her and my
sister through Capt. Hubbard of the
brig Wall Bum, who looked through the
directory of several of the largest cities
of the Eastern states, and correspondent
with all of the Mains in them until he
struck the Baltimore directory. where
we found three. He wrote to them all,
including me. I went to see him, little
expecting the glad news | was to receive.
| found to my surprise that he was my
brother-in-law. Judge my establishment
and JOY continued Mr.. Main, when
| found that my mother and sister were
phia to meet them
Mr.. Main has two daughters and one
son living, and is quite well-known
man in his locality
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
GOLD HINES YIELD WELL.
Rich Output OF the Mines Near Rat
Portage, Ont.

A correspondent telegraphs from Tow
er, MINI:
Reports from the Rat Portage gold
district give favorable accounts of the
mines now operating. At the Sultana
mine, nine miles from Rat Portage, the
owner has ten stamps dropping, which
turn out from $4,000 to $4,000 in gold
bullion every week. the amount varying
with the character of the ore. This is
the oldest mine in the district, yet it is
only PAT feet deep. There is estimated
TO be enough ore in sight to run the mill
ten years, and the present output pays
handsome dividends.
The Regina mine at Whitefsh bay,
forty miles from Rat Portage, is another
property that is turning out over $4,000
in gold bullion per week. The mine is
owned by an English company and is
capitalized at $65O,000. The mill is q
ten-stdmp one, and the work is under the
management of w. @. Motley.
The Dominion Gold Mining and Re-
duction company has purchased the plant
of the Rat Portage Reduction works at
the latter place, and has added many i'm
provements The mill has twenty
stamps and does considerable custom
work Next summer it is expected that
a number of Rainy lake and Seine river
properties will ship ore to be tested, as it
has water transportation for the entire
distance -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
sQUATTERs IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
They Occupy Thousands of Acres of Land
Without Title.

1AeS occupy AnoCSanuS OF acres OF Lana
Without Title.
For the past six years, or ever since a
portion of the great Sioux reservation
IN South Dakota was opened to settle
ment in February 1890. scores. if not
hundreds. of cattlemen and others have
conhscated and appropriated to their
own use tracts Of land in that region
aggregating many thousands of acres in
area without attempting to make entry
or perfect title to the same. This prac-
tice is in direct conflict with the federal
statutes, and a special agent WAS re-
Gently sent to the western portion of
the coded lands to notify the squatters
that they would within sixty days be
required 10 make entry Of the land or
Yacate II.
Information has now been received
that the special agent notified only a
small proportion Of the squatters, many
of them having escaped his notice, Ow-
ing, principally, TO the rough character
of that region. and the fact that the
dwellings or shaclls of scores of the
squatterS are situated on streams and in
canyons, being difficult of detection I'M
less those who attempt to visit them
are familiar with the country. Many
OF the squatterS have been carrying
things with a high hand for many years,
and have prevented bona fde settlers
from locating in that region by telling
them that the land had all been entered
at the United States land office for the
district in which the land is situated
The fact also that they have eonfiscated
practically every acre Of land in that
immediate section that is accessible to
water has resulted in preventing the
country being properly developed by the
bona fide settlers who are anxious to
obtain it for agricultural and stock rails
ing purposes. Nearly if not all the
squatters are engaged IN stock raising,
and residing as they do in unorganized
counties, escape taxation of their herds
by driving them from one county to
another while the state assessors are
making the annual assessments Ag-
gressive measures will be adopted in the
effort to force them to- comply with the
law
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
FATE OF A PATRIOT.
N eWs Received of the Execution in
Fort CabanaS Of an In
Surgent Leader.

Havana, March % (scnt by way Of
Key West to avoid press censorship
Twenty-Five thousand insurgents under
Gen. MaceO are sWarming over the prov
inces of Havana and Pinar del Rio, de-
stroying property, ripping up railways
and tearing down telegraph lines. Forty
five thousand Spanish soldiers are in the
same territory and more are coming.
Gen. MaceO is in immediate command
of the center column of rebels with
about 5000 men. Gen. Masso is in the
southern part of Havana province with
about 5000 men and Gen. Lacret is
lowering about the outskirts of Havana
with about 5000 cavalry. The other
1000 men are divided into small bands
of pillagers. The insurgents are well
equipped and have plenty of ammunition
and are capable of giving the soldiers
warm reception. The activity noticeable
about the palace of Gen. Weyler seems
to bear out the idea that a crisis is near
at hand.
Havana, March 3O.-The insurgents
have made another attempt to pass
through the military line drawn across
the province of Pinar del Rio. They
tried to get through in the southern part,
but were repulsed.
The insurgent leader Aguirez, after
burning PepandinO was engaged near
Banjo by Gen. Melquizo. The latter's
cavalry charged the insurgents and killed
twenty-five of them. The Spanish troops
had two officers and five soldiers wound
ed.
The insurgent leader Enrique Aleman,
brother of the celebrated insurgent
leader of the same name was shot this
morning in the fortress of Cabanas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01

gress seems to have been the insult of
the, century: | cannot understand how
it happened. The only explanation I
can find is that the American people
and Senate misunderstood the motives
and conduct of the war in Cuba
Whatever the outcome | trust that
the idea of justice to Spain will prevail
Even though war should come between
Spain and the United States and even
were it possible that as result the Span
ish nation should be wiped off the face
OF the earth, still the name of Spain
would never be forgotten but would &c
down through history revered and re-
spected as long as there were such a
place as America with the benign shadow
of Columbus upon it. do not believe
that even the American senators had
forgotten in the excitement of the mo-
ment what their nation owes to SPAIN
The duke being asked what from his
standpoint would be a graceful and APP
propriate way for the President of the
United States to get out of the difficulty,
replied DO nothing and let it die out.
l cannot conceive that Congress will
force him into any premature action"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01

tibet night the other prisoners embossed
all the locks wit Il penllnike. They
wanted me ter go; | lowed I'd stay. |
never let on what was wrong, but sayd
l was inherent man. an Wouldn
run. They give me the laugh, an tibet
was the last | ever seen of EN-.
"Well the day of the hangln come.
an | WIS 4 gittin' WIS an Wus bout
the sher, ifs dotter l didn't keer '1uch
bout goin', but | hated ter leave the ole
jail. I'd q heap sight ruther We gone
tho, with flynn colors an he'd her sorry
then ter hev ben kicked out ter trainpln .
Snakes! they was Il crowd in town tibet
day ter see me off The housetops an
trees close be the wall was covered wit
men; the jail yard was filled with prom
nent citizens. HemIy didn't give me me
breakfas' tibet mornin' an it made me
feel a leetle blue. Instead, the Sheriff
served me chicken an eggs an lot
Of other things they only gives a tramp
fore they hangs i'm. He logged me in
4 nice tittin' black suit. an TUX me out
ter go. In spite of all me shortcomins
l braced right up, an never phased q
bit when | seen the rope. The Sher #
sayd | could make speech so gifts up
an says, easy like: Me frien's. le
could heard a fly walk then. Me
friens, | says, I hain't no regrets ct
leayin' this ere world, fer l hain't been
onduly conf table It's the jail II miss,
an the Sheriff's purity dotter. I've
Jest then the Sheriff yelled. Snakes"
Il turned an seen him readin' 4 let
ter. 1t he'd jest come from Noah Punk
out in Kansas. He sayd he wrote be-
kase he seen be the papers they was
hangin' a man fer KILN him. He want
ed ter iXplain tibet he was still Twin an
he'd only run away from Mrs. Punk.
The blood from his shoe come from his
steppin' on Il sharp nail. He'd TUX his
boots off an gone West barefoot on a
freight.
When the crowd hear thet they give
me an the sheriff q groan. The Sheriff
he got mad an TUX all me new buds,
give me me ole ones an turned me
lOOSet. | was a common ord nary tramp
agin. an | was jest clean discouratched.
[ knowd I'd never hey Hem'ly feed me
agin less | got back in thet jail, so |
set right down on the steps. The Sher' #
jest wouldn't rest me, an druv me off
wit q club. | busted two of his winders
next day. an still he wouldn't rest me.
[ was nigh Onter tickled ter death wit
me luck. But | hain't no luck. Tibet
there Sheriff treated me jest like a
farmer does q cat tibet eats chickens; he
put me on q train, TUX me out ter Altony
an turned me looset."
The Tramp sighed and pulled yigor-
ously at his pipe.
An now what air yer doin'?' asked
the Storekeeper.
What else nd q man in love do?"
cried the traveller I'm bustlin' Jest ez
fast ez | kin ter get back ter tibet jail.
an I'm a-goin' ter git in it. I'll never
eat another potaty onless it comes from
the hand Of the Sher'ff's dotter.''
Does you uns know what | wisht?"
inquired the Chronic Loafer earnestly.
''What:"
Il wisht Noah Punk hedn't a wrote
tibet letter" New York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
Only a Delay.

This story is told concerning Albert
Cheyalier, the London music hall coster
singer, who made his first appearance in
the United States at Roster & Balls
Music hall on Monday evening, March
%. 1t has been Chevalier's custom to
sing at four or five halls a night in Lon
don, Fastening from one to the other in Il
hanson cab with his makeup on. In
each of the halls he visited nightly there
was always bundle of correspondence
awaiting him. These, as a rule, he
would put in his overcoat pocket to read
on the way to his next turn" One
evening, in the hurry of changing, he
unfortunately mislaid several unopened
letters In the course of a few days he
received the following:
Dear Sir-In asking you to extend to
me the trifing courtesy of line in reply
to my letter of last week, I credited you
with being a gentleman. This was an
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
INDIGNATION IN NEW YORK.
WeyIer's Execution of Alsman Denounced
as an Outrage.

New York, March 30.-A representa-
tive of the Associated press took the
news Of the execution of Aleman TO the
Cuban headquarters here this morning.
The greatest gloom Immediately spread
over the assemblage there and Senior Joa-
quin Castillo, who acted as spokesman,
said: at is just as we expected. Poor
Enrique Aleman! poor Cuba! Another
patriot gone, but the cause is safe and
we will win eventually.
Gen. Weyler has adopted the same
tactics that prevailed during the ten
years war when Cuban patriots, after
being made prisoners, We're considered
bandits and incendiaries, which charge
meant death the moment they were
brought before a dru ahead court-mar-
tial-
Enrique AIeman, who is a brother OF
Cristobal Aleman. Il colonel of the insur-
gent army in the province of Santa
Clara, belongs 70 one of the best-known
families in MatanzAs. He was captured
by the Spanish troops about three or
four weeks ago in a battle near Matan-
zas; from there he was transferred to
Havana ard jailed in Fortress CabanaS.
He was tried by a military committee.
which is better known by the name of
court-martial, and sentenced to be shot.
Enrique was thorough soldier and |
am confident met his fate nobly US SOL
dier and patriot"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
Hard to Get Jurors.

Years ago the courts in Western New
York found it a matter of great diff
Guilty to collect juries for the trial Of
cases. One case was adjourned from
day to day, on account of the mysterious
disappearance every morning of some CT
the twelve men who had been drawn
and sworn on the jury; these were never
more than eight of these unwilling vic
TINS to be found at one and the same
time. One morning, however, when the
judges patience had entirely departed,
the sheriff came bursting into the court
room, his face flushed with the excite
ment of victory. Its all right now,
your honorv' he cried, joyfully; you
can try the case today, for We'll have
the jury by II O'Clock sure. 1t amt but
10 o'clock now. and I've got eleven of
'em locked up in my barn, and we're
running the twelfth man with dogs,
yOur hOnOrv'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
Times TO Remember.

1t is interesting to note today writes
James Payn from England to the indie
pendent) the state of our preparedness
for war 100 years ago. We find that
in place of mere fyingAquadron, eight
and-tWenty men-of-War were put into
commission at once. Sailors. however.
as now, were too few and had TO be
pressed" Two hundred years ago this
practice had been declared illegal. yet
1t was always reSorted to when necessity
arose. The lords of the admiralty issued
press warrants, and a net. as it We're,
was at once cast over the neighbour
hoods indicated sometimes securing as
many as 1000 Seamen in a single night
The system in the navy was brutal in
the extreme, but, on the other hand,
there was great license. In Dibden's
Wrapping Old Stairs the heroine plain
lively reminds her lover:
When | passed a whole fortnight between
decks with you,
Did l e'er give kiss, Tom, to one of the
crew?
and when the Royal George went down,
there were 200 of this class of lady on
board. Now and then, too, there were
vast hauls of prize-money. The capture
of the Hermione produced no less than
$500 per man, but this was never after
Jag0, valued at $685., 900, the admiral
got nearly 100000, each captains share
was $4,000, heutenants f910. warrant
officers t612, petty officers E140, and each
seaman EGG. These rare gOdsends We're,
however, very poor mitigations of the
hardships Of pressing" men totally I'M
fit to be seamen were carried off without
a word of warning to their families and
friends, often never to return.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
Pat Made the Deal.

1t having been the custom in a Ger
tain establishment in the North to pay
the workers fortnightly. and the work
men having found the custom somewhat
inconvenient, it was decided to send !.
delegate to the head of the iirn1 to state
their grievance An Irishman, named
Dan D, famed for his sagacity and
persuasive powers, was selected for the
task. He duly waited on the master,
who addressed him thus:
We'll, Daniel, what can we do for
you this morning?''
eff We phase, sur, I've been sint as !,
diligate by the workers to ask a favor
of We .regardin' the paymint of ou1
wages
yes? And what do they desire %
queried the master.
WELL sur, it is the desire Of mesilf
and it is also the desire of livery man In
the establishment that we receive our
fortnight's pay ever week. It'd Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
NEW INDUSTRIES IN THE SOUTH
Great Increase in Cotton Mill Building
is Noted.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 30. The
Tradesman has issued its report Of new
industries organized or incorporated in
the Southern states for the first quarter
of 1896 The report shows total of
497 new industries as against 576 in the
same period of 1895 and 617 in the first
quarter of 1894. The report shows chat
ninety-twO new cotton mills were organ
lied or established n the Southern
states during the first three months of
the present year, and that 106 were re-
ported during the same period Of 1895.
The great increase in cotton mill build
ing in the South is shown in the report
by the statement that while ninety-two
mills were reported for the first quarter
of 1896 and JOG for the first quarter of
1895, in the first three months of 1894
% were reported, and rs in the same
months of 1898.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
Fish Hatched by Hens.

The hens of China lead busy lives
When not engaged in Matching their own
kind they are put to the additional and
novel task of Matching fish eggs
Chinese cheap labor collects the spawn
of fish from the waters edge, places it
in an empty eggshell, which is then
Theoretically sealed with wax, and
places it under the unsuspecting hen.
After some days the eggshell is re-
moved and carefully broken, and the
spawn, which has been warmed into
life, is emptied into shallow pool well
warmed by the sun. Here the minnows
that soon develop are nursed until
strong enough to be turned into a lake
or stream.-Philadelph Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
REPAIRS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
REVOLT MAY SPREAD.
Situation in Matabeleland is Alarm
ing-Whites Flocking to
the Towns
Copyrighted. 1885. by the Associated Prass

Copyrighted, 1896, by the Associated Press.
Cape Town, March 27.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Buluwayo, Matabeleland,
this morning indicate that the uprising
in that part of the colony is very seri-
Gus. kilograms from the front yester-
day merely outlined revolt of few
natives in the 1nseza and Filabusi dis
tricts, the massacre of some white set
tiers, including Commissary Bentley,
and the dispatch of a small force of vol
unteers to the scene of the disturbance
The dispatches Of the day show that the
disturbance is widespread and becoming
hourly more alarming An extensive up
rising of the natives, it is understood,
has taken place and the revolt may
spread TO other parts OF South Africa.
The settlers in Matabeleland are flock
ing into the towns, which are being
placed in a condition for defense
London, March PIN official circles
here it is believed that the uprising in
Mata beleland will be promptly iuclled
and that the disturbance will not spread
TO any extent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
RAINY LAKE MINES SOLD.
Several Properties Transferred for Good
Round Sums.


a number of sales of gold properties
are reported from the Rainy lake dis
trict, comparatively large amounts be-
ing realized, considering that no develop
ment work has been done on any OF
them. John Berg sold to Kansas City
parties two locations, both in the Mani
tou region, about forty miles north of
Rainy Lake. between the latter place
and Rat Portage. For one tract of
eighty acres he received So, 800, half
cash and the balance in thirty days On
this was Il I-fOot vein of quartz which
panned gold freely when pounded up and
washed, and the average of numerous
assays from all the surface portions Of
the vein was $3.50 in gold per ton The
other location sold by Mr.. Berg COM
prised forty acres and he realized $4,000
for it.
For ninety acres of land in the same
vicinity Goss Bros. received S14, 900 from
an Ottawa (Ont) company There were
several well-defined assure veins on their
land, one of them exceedingly rich in the
precious metal. William Crawford. for
merly of Tower, has sold a tract Of 100
acres to an Eastern firm for $1,000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
THE PARIS AGROUND.
Another Piece of Hard Luck for the
American Line-A Heavy
For

New York, March 30.-The steamship
Paris of the American line, from South
ampton, is aground very near the place
where the New York of the same line
was stranded last month. She stands on
an even keel heading about south. One
of the wrecking tugs has a hawser to her
and a cable has been laid over her star
board quarter. There is quite a fleet of
tugs in the neighborhood to render such
assistance as may be required. She
grounded while seeking to enter the
channel during the prevalence Of a heavy
fog. There is no wind and probably she
will be foatnl at hioh tide
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-01
ALONE.

Since she went home
The evening shadows finger longer here
The winter days ill so much of the year
And even summer winds are chill and drear
Since she went home.
Since she went home
The robins note has touched 4 minor strain
The old glad songs breathe but Il sad re-
frain.
Aud laughter sObs with hidden. bitter pain
Since she went home.
Since she went home
a1ow still the empty ROOMS her presence
blessed:
Untouched the pillow that her dear head
pressed
My lonely heart hath nowhere for its rest,
Since she went home.
Since she went home
The long. long days have crept away like
years.
The sunlight has been dimmed with doubts
aud fears,
And the dark nights have rained in lonely
tears,
Since she went home.
Robert J. Burdette