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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
MORTON IN MORE TROUBLE.
Chicago Firm Alleged Favoritism In
the Award of the Seed
Contracts.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE re-
cent closing of a contract for furnishing
seeds for general distribution by the gov
eminent has resulted in the filing of
charges at the department of agriculture
by Breslan, Goodwin & Co., a Chicago
seed firm, against Secretary Morton
The allegations are that their bid, though
lowest, was refused because the firm had
urged the passage of the resolution pro-
viding for the revival of the distribution
of seeds notwithstanding Secretary Nor
toms protests; that the reports furnished
by officers of the department to Secre-
tary Morton. to Senator Proctor of Yer
mont, chairman of the Senate committee
on agriculture and to Mr.. Wadsworth
chairman of the House committee, had
been manipulated in order to show that
the firm seeds were below the standard;
that Assistant Secretary Dabney had in
serted a clause that the company, in case
1T received the award, should use the ma
chimes of the Brown Bag-filling Machine
company and that Mr.. Dabney had de-
cided against the company because of it's
refusal to do this. 1t was alleged fur
thermore that the secretary and his as
sistants had falsely stated that the COM
pany refused to use its name on the seed
packets
Secretary Morton and the other Off
Gals of the agricultural department make
an absolute denial of the truth of the
charges and say the award of the seed
contract was based on q percentage of
purity and germinative power of the
seeds, tested by the department last year
at time when there was no prospect of
further distribution
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

very uncomfortable 1t is possible that
this would havt been the last of the Sc
ries of duels Ii d it not been for an un-
looked for event. Counsel for Won Kotze
on his trial was one of the most famous
lawyers in Berlin, Dr. Fritz Friedman,
and to the latter the court chamberlain
entrusted a bundle of important docu-
mentS to be used in drawing up the case
for the defense. Besides, in preparing
this work it was necessary to employ de-
tectives and make many secret inquiries
All this data remained IN Erlednanns
possession, and almost q thundcrclap
echoed over Berlin when, in December
last, it was announced that the popular
lawyer had fled from Berlin, leaving
debts to the amount of 10000 600 marks
and taking with him Il rising young act
ross. Nellie Won Wildenfels. He was
last seen at a Masonic dinner with his
wife and heard that warrant for his
arrest had been issued on the charge of
brbing police officer to allow a lady eli
ent, whom the policeman was cscOrting
to prison, to escape: ne suddenly, disap-
peared and took with him. besides the
actress, all the documents i'll the Won
kotZe case and other secret papers
which had been entrusted to his care by
high personages, leaving his wife and
five children i'll poverty. although his
yearly income was estimated to be about
10000 marks. lie received 10000
marks for defending Poke. the banker,
last year.
The actress he took with him in his
fight. it also appears, was the daughter
of a professional burglar, and he had
been leading a double life with her fo~
some time previous. She was only II
years of age.
DR.. Friedman was arrested on Feb
ruary ID last in Bordeaux. France, as
he was upon the point of sailing for
South America. and though steps are
still in progress to eXtradite him it is
not thought likely that he will be brought
back to Berlin.
But the scandal has been again re-
vived, and another duel has resulted
from the fact that the Ollendorf publish
ing house of Paris is reported ready to
publish a book entitled "a Revelation
from Above" written by DR.. friedman,
and containing startling disclosures re-
garding the Won k0tZe case in particular
and court life in Berlin in general. 1t
is added that Emperor Williams broth
er-in-law, Duke Ernest Gunther of
Sc1'lcswig Holstein, Baron Won Schrader
(who fought the duel today, Prince Won
Aitenburg. Prince Aribert of Anhalt and
others have subscribed the sum of $780,
600 marks in an effort to prevent the Oh
lendorf publishing house from publishing
Dr.. FriodmannS book.
Naturally this has brought back all
the old soreness and Count Won Kotze is
again on the warpath.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

mlttee OF the whole rose. After the transac-
tion OF some minor business the House at 5.
o CLOCK p. III. took recess until 8 o'clock,
me evening session being for the cOnsidera-
tlon or private pension bills.
after two days debate the House on the
Ith, by vote of 160 to IS, passed the
GrosVenor 'flled-cheese" bill. The Repub-
HcanS, as rule, voted for. and the Demo-
crats soIldly against the measure. The fol-
rowing Republicans, eleven III number, voted
against the bill: Aldrich (ITl). Belknap
HIIl), Cannon QlL), Connolly CID, Evans
n.y., LOrimer 0ll.), Long (kan) Mccall
(Ienn.), Tracewell Nnd) and Walker Prac-
t1cally the only amendment adopted was
one reducing the tax on retail dealers from
@fO TO Sl2. The bill require sthe manufact-
urers OF filled cheese to pay tax Of $500
annually, the wholesale dealers $3.50 and
the retail dealers So, and for failure to pay
such tax, imposes upon manufacturers a
line of from $500 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 its sale
only from original packages. The penalty
dor false branding is q fine of from 500 to
5000. The bill requires all retail dealers to
post conspicuously sign, "Filled Cheese
Sold Here In addition, it imposes a tax
of l cent pound on filed cheese, the tax to
be paid by the manufacturer. The imported
article is subjected to a duty of cents a
pound the act is to go into effect Oh the:
nineteenth day after its passage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
WOMEN y ILL BE DEFEATED
Vote Of Methodist Ministers on the
Baltimore Amendment
Forecast

Cleveland, O., April 1.-THE friends
of woman III the Methodist Episcopal
church are losing heart. 4 week ago
they were confident the battle for the
admission Of women to the general con-
ference had been as good as decided
in their favor by the balloting on q plain
issue in the annual conferences. But
reverSeS have come. and now there is a
large measure of doubt mixed with the
hopeful expectations of woman's cham
pionS.
Up to last Monday almost 1000 Meth
odist ministers had voted Oh the Balti-
more amendment-the one which makes
the issue a plain proposition whether
women shall or shall not be admitted
to the general CONFERENCE.-THE the cause
of woman seemed to be sweeping the
Methodist field. Not only the required
three-fOurthS of all votes cast but a
substantial majority in excess of three
fourths had been recorded or the side of
the women. Then two big conferences
threw heavy majoritieS to the other side
and in Il third the woman question had
majority of only seven votes. By the
action of these conferences the cause of
woman not only lost the actual majority
over threefourths of all votes cast. but
was left with twenty-one votes less than
the necessary three-fourths. The result
Total number of votes cast..... 91S2
For the Baltimore amendment. ....... 6 1854
Against the Baltimore amendment. 231S
This turning Of the tide against the
cause of woman was accomplished in the
three conferences referred to by votes
on the Baltimore amendenont, as fol-
lows:
New York east conference, Sc for the
amendment and 40 against it, New York
conference, SO for the amendment and 900
amendment and 81 against it.
Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Buckley, editor of the
Christian Advocate. is the man whose
influence in these three conferences has
checked the march of woman's champi-
ons toward victory He is a power in
the Methodist church, particularly in the
East, and the leader of the opposition to
the women. He is a member of the
New York East conference, where the
declaration against the Baltimore amend
mQnt was Ioudnct
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

from the first doubtful, if not impossible.
The death of Baron Won Schrader will
undoubtedly go a long way towards re-
viving the great court anonymous letters
scandals which for years have furnished
Germany and in fact all Europe with a
series of startling sensations. The arrest
of Count Won Kotze for participating in
this duel with Baron Won Schrader has
already been ordered and he has an
nounced his willingness to surrender to
the authorities
1t is also stated that the affair will be
seized upon by the Liberals as an oppor-
tunity for making an Interpolation in
the Reichstag, the claim being made that
the authorities knew we'll that the duel
was about to take place, but refused to
interfere. If the matter is given an air.
ing in the German Parliament as well
as in the courts, the names of persons
high In social and political life in Ger
many, in fact of royalty itself, cannot be
kept out of the case
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
DEAL IN HEMLoCK REPORTED.
The Timber of 1874, 600 Acres of Michi.
gan Involved.

Laporte, Ind, April l1.-Last Deem
Der the Lac La Belle company of this
place and the Munising company of
Cleveland, owning $4,000 acres of tim
Der land in Michigan tributary to
Munising bay. Lake Superior, sold the
hemlocl bark from both tracts to Boston
and Salem Mass.) parties and stipulated
for the erection of one of the largest tan
neries in the United States at Munising
Yesterday the same two companies sold
to John G. French of Clean, n. Y. and
Milo Lyman of Potter county, Pa, all
of the hemlock timber on both premises
after the bark had been peeled there
from, estimated in all at more than 4OO-
100000 feet. One of the conditions of
the transaction requires French & Ly-
man TO at once erect mill at Munising
with a capacity for manufacturing not
less than 100000 feet of the lumber
purchased in the ordinary saving season
of each year. 3. III. Scott, r. e. Morri-
son, w A. Martin, E. +. Michael and
F. H. Morrison of thiS city are the di-
|4ctors of the Lac La Belle company
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
MAY ENJoIN THE VOLUNTEERS.
Salvation Army to invoke the Law to Sup
press Their Rivals

Chicago, III, April Commands
and Mrs. Booth-Tucker, the new heads
of the Salvation army in the United
States, arrived in Chicago from New
York today. They come with view of
stemming the tide of secession among
veteran Salvationists, which has shown
indications of becoming formidable since
the resignation of Brig. Fielding.
Tonight they will be present at a pri-
vate council of the heads of the army in
this and adjacent states. 1t was said
at Volunteer headquarters that Staff
Capt Brown of the Regulars had in
formed Lieut. Maxwell of the Volunteers
that two lawyers had been consulted
with reference to enjoining the Volun-
teers from holding Sunday services in
the immediate vicinity of Princess rink.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
MAKE OUR OWN ARMOR.
A Government Plant May be Es-
b,ished-Present Prices
Are Excessive.

Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE
Senate committee on naval affairs had a
secret session todaya for the purpose of
considering the testimony which has
been taken in connection with the Ar
NOR plate investigation.
The only definite conclusion reached
was not to interfere with the secretary
of the navy in making contracts for
armor for the Kentucky and the Kear-
sarge, but to allow these to be given to
private firms asa heretofore. These yes
sells are so far advanced in construction
that any interference would cause delay
In their completion, and this the COM
mittee is not willing to be responsible
for
The question of future contracts, es-
pecially on the warships authorized by
the pending naval appropriation bill is
the cause Of cOnSidera Bile concern to the
committee They feel that the price
about $500 per ton-which the govern
ment has been paying for armor plate
is too high, but have not found feast
BILE way of reducing it. Their investiga-
tons have revealed the fact that the cost
nf the manufacture of the plate averages
about $500 a ton. The manufacturers
make the plea, however, that the work
furnished is not sufficient to keep them
constantly employed and say that with
contracts running constantly for five or
ten years they could reduce the price but
not otherwise.
1t is this state of affairs which has led
the committee to consider the advisable
ty of building a government plant. The
advice of the naal authorities has been
opposed to this course. AS a cOnse-
Quence the committee is in somewhat of
a Quandary and the result of its delib-
erations is not yet in sight.
With reference to another branch of
the committees inquiry, that touching
upon the employment of mail officers
by armor plate constructors, the COM
mittee will in all probability report a
bill forbidding naval officers, active or
retired, to accept such employment. The
opinion of a majority of the committee
appears to be that the custom is preju-
Gicial to the interests of the navy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

as another.
1t IS easy to say that
one preparation IS as
good as another, and It
IS easy to waste money
by buying something
you know nothing
about and receiving
no benefit. When the
body IS weak and YOU
want to giveit strength,
when health IS failing,
what wisdom IS there
N experimenting with
a substitute, when for
a few cents more you
can buy the original
article? For more than
twenty years SCOTS
Emulsion has been the
standard Cod-hver Oh
emulsion. It contains
more pure Norwegian
Cod~hver Oil than any
other emulsion IN the
world, and viii stand
the test Of time as
being a perfect, insep~
arabic emulsion. You
can't afford to take a
substitute for It.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
Won SCHRADER Is DEAD.
Wound Inflicted in Duel with
Count Won Kotze Proves
Fatal.

Potsdam. Prussia, April 13.-Baron
Won Schrader, master of ceremonies at
the Prussian court, died Saturday, his
death being the result of injuries in
ficted by Count Won Kotze, formerly one
of the court chamberlains, during a duel
fought last week in the vicinity of the
Neues Palais at Potsdam. Baron Won
Schrader was wounded severely in the
abdomen at the time of the meeting on
the field of honor and his recovery from
the injuries received was considered
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
DEATH OF GOV. JONES.
NeVada's Chief Executive Passes
Away at San Francisco--Ill
for Months.

San Francisco, Cal, April 11.-Gov.
Jones of Nevada died at the Palace ho-
tel in this city last evening. Gov. Jones
had been i'll for several months and came
to this city for medical treatment.
Carson City, New, April 11.-Gov.
Jones will be succeeded by Lieut.-Gov.
Reinhold Sadler, now acting governor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
Hammer-Throwing Record.

San Francisco, Cal, April 11.-Robert
fornia has again beaten the world ham
merthrowing record. From the regula-
ton 7-foot ring he hurled the 16-pound
hammer the astonishing distance of 14S
feet inches. This was over three feet
farther than the worlds record and a
foot farther than Eagren's previous best
trial throw.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
FAIL FOR OVER A MILLION.
A. and E. Lane, Boston Leather
Dealers. Are Forced to the Wall
The Liabilities.

Boston, Mass, April IA. & E.
Lane, leather dealers at 90 South street
have assigned to Vice-President Stearns
of the Shaw National bank and G.. B.
Cobb. The liabilities are estimated at
$1,500,000, but until an inventory is
taken the amount of the assets cannot
be known. The firm was rated among
those of the most substantial in the
trade
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

The Rack, the Thumbscrew and the Boot
Were old fashioned instruments of torture
long since abandoned, but there is a tor
mentor who still continues to agonize the
joints, muscles and nerves Of many of US.
The rheumatism, that inveterate foe to
daily and nightly comfort, may be con-
quered by the timely and steady use of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which like
wise eradicates neuralgia, bilious, malariaI
bowel. stomach and nerve comnlaintS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
LANGDON is RELEASED.
Not Sufficient Evidence to Warrant a
Prosecution.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 9.-Samuel P.
Iangdon, the wealthy coal operator of
this city who are held pending the in
yestigation into the death of Annie J.
McGrath, whose body was found on
March % in a house in this city occu-
pied by Langdon and the girl, was re-
leased today by the police authorities.
Coroner Ashbridge has abandoned the
case against Langdon because of lack
of evidence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
HOw'S This I?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
We, the undersigned, have known f. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
out any obligation made by their firm.
West &: Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O.
Walding Kinnan Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Gatarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system Testimonials sent
free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by ALI
Druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
Southern CaIiforn1a's olive Crop.

Col. j. S. Rowland of the Olive Grow
ers' association says that the Southern
California olive crop for this winter was
worth from 100000 to $4,000, and
might easily have been sold.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

The Cape Town Argus publishes q
dispatch from Salisbury, Malta beleland,
which says Cecil Rhodes is sick of a
foVnr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
Espenhain Dry Goods Co.

Spring Stock Of silks and dress goods
now open, larger than ever. New covert
cloths for cycling suits at SOC a yard.
Send for illustrated catalogue and sam
pies.
ESPENHAIN DRY GOODS CO,
Milwaukee. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

Lost Cabin, Wyo., has discovered a fine
ledge of stone resembling jasper on the
edge of the oil belt of that creek. He
is doing his assessment work on his find.
The stone is translucent and will take
a high polish and is valuable for orna-
mental fixtures in domestic belongings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

John F.. Jones was born in Wales De
cember 5, 1910. He came to the Unit
ed States with his parents, who settled
in Iowa in 1856. He received public
school education, finishing with a four
years course in the Iowa State universe
ty He was a school teacher during his
early manhood, and afterward followed
mining and such avocations as came to
hand in Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada.
In 1883 he was United States deputy
internal revenue collector. residing at
Eureka. Three years later he was elect
ed survey or- general Of the state and in
1890 was reelected, serving until his in
augura ton as governor He was man
of the most painstaking care in all he I'M
dertook and his reports as surveyOr-gen-
eral of the state are the most compre-
hensive documents ever presented to
STA 70 for record
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15
Wisconsin Patents,

WISCONSIN Patents.
Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and 50
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free on request.
G. F. Brown and F. B. Fargo Lake Mills,
churn and butter worker John ConIin and
r. Witty, Ripon. show case; II. Harshaw,
Oshkosh. handle-bar attachment for bicy-
cles; Robert Hirsch, Milwaukee, commuta-
tor brush holder; Johannes II. Johnson,
North Cape, gait; John Smith, Ellsworth,
supplemental ferret attachment for horses;
Bernhard Stern & Sons Milwaukee, wheat
flour, trade mark. Kent Lubricating Co.,
Milwaukee. lubricants and dressings, trade
mark.
Empress Elizabeth of Austria, hav-
ing mastered Greek. has begun to study
Hebrew.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

Teresa Carreno, the pianist, has writ
ten a quartet for piano and strings,
which will soon be performed in Berlin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-15

By this time Won KotZe had become
quite a popular hero and his enemies felt
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-29
The Worst OF Two.

The d~epreciator OF the face value of
any money stamped by the faith and
credit OF this nation should be placed
i'll the same criminal category us the
counterfciter, says the Sacramento
Bee. Which is the bigger villain, the
man wnc utters and passes counter.
felt coin, or the man who was in an
infamous conspiracy to rob the work
ing people by declaring that the "cart.
wheel dollar which not only had back
OF 1t the faith and credit OF &c, 900
people, but which contained moro sill.
yer than two half.dollars, should not
DO accepted Tor more than so to 90
cents? We say the Wall street shark
was far and away the worst scoundrcl
OF the two. a. yet there are those
who would ave us believe that Il
great nation which can Jail II counter.
feiteT, has no power to punish the in.
c~omparably more Infamous thief OF II
money gambler.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-29

u. Il. Taubeneck, chairman OF the
National Committee OF the Peoples
puriy. while nt st. Louis OF his re-
tnrn from the Kansas State Conven-
tiou. said:
III the nnion OF forces between the
riivsr advocates and the Peoples par
t. Is as harmonious rs everything
now indicates it will bc. we expect to
carry every State south of the Ohio
and Potomac. with the possible cNcep.
that OF West Virginia and Kentucky
and ali of the Western States, when
the National Conventions of the Peo-
pies party and OF the National Silver
parry assemble at st. Louis, speaking
as Chairman OF the National Execu-
tive Committee Of the former, | assure
every effort consistent with party
honor and every concession not IN
rolving departure from principle.
will be made to form Il coalition be-
tween the two organizations. While
our declaration of party principles
will involve I'm expression on other is
sues. the financial plank will form the
broadcast and biggest part of IL plat
form, and will demand the free and
unlimited coinage OF both gold and
silver mt the ratio of 10 To l.. indie
pendent OF the action OF any other ma.
ton"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-03-29
The Foley Estate.

The deposition OF &. Ii. Thoma,
guardian VI Vernon Harrison Hartley,
the alleged posthumous child Of the
late Senator NJ. ID. Foley. who was
killed by ME. Hartley, was ta6en be-
fore a notary public at Reno Il few
days since for the purpose of future
action i'll the courts III the suit where.
i'll the child, through its guardian and
attorney, asks for that portion of the
estate belonging 10 Foley's mother.
sister and brother. In his deposition
Thoma cOnfesses that lie had taken
the proceedings instituted solely on
the advice Of his attorneys that it
could be proven that there was a pa
per signed 10y Foley in his lifetime uc.
knowledging himself To be the father
of the child. He testified that neither
he 10 his attorneys had over seen
any such paper nor had he cver heard
from them or any one that II such
paper had been cen by them or any
II else, nOr had he ever heard the
name of any witness to any such pa
per, nor when or where such paper
had been drawn, o hal he made in.
quirics Of his attorneys or anyone
else upon these matters.