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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
AN ELECTION RIOT.
PopuIist Kills a Democrat in Ala
bama and Cuts Off the Vic
Tins Head.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. "a special to the
Journal from Opelika, Ala, gives the
following particulars of the political riot
at Five Points, near there, yesterday
afternoon: About Z o'clock yesterday
evening George Cumbie, a Democrat, ar
rived at Five Points from Fayette on
horseback and rode up to a crowd which
was discussing politics and yelled "Hur-
rah for Johnston" This enraged Jap
Trammel, Populist, who was one of
the crowd and already "sore" over the
election, and he at once shot Cumbie
down from his horse. While Cumbe
was lying on the ground dying the Popu-
list gang cut his head from his body
At this point young White and Frank
Cumbie, Democrats, set in to fire on
three Trammels and Sadie White, all
Populists. The following are wounded:
George Cumbie, Democrat, killed.
Milt Trammel, POpulist shot, condition
unknown.
Jap Trammel, Populist, shot, will die
Young White, Democrat, shot, seriously.
All the parties concerned stand well
in the community.
Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 5.--The ma
jority of Johnston Democrat) for gov
ernor is placed at 39,66S. The official
canvass of the vote Saturday will, it is
thought, not vary from these figures.
For the Legislature, later reports show
that the House stands IA Democrats "a
gain of 10 members), 20 Popullsts and 6
doubtful.
In the Senate the Democrats have
elected ID members, the Populists and
l is in doubt. This gives the Democrats
over threefOurthS of the LEGISLATURE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
REMAINS AT MADISON.
Permanent Location of Catholic Summer
School Decided Upon.


Madison, Wis, Aug. 6-[Special. /
The question Of the permanent location
of the Catholic summer school was prac-
tically settled when the society reorgan-
lied as corporation the other day and
filed it's articles of association, one of
which provides that the headquarters
shall be in Madison. This means that
the school will remain in this city until
such time as this provision of the arti-
cles may, if ever, be amended
At the business meeting of the society
Wednesday evening most of the session
was devoted to discussion of the bylaws.
One proposed change is in regard to the
number of admissions to which life mem
bers shall be entitled. Under the old
regime each life member and his imme-
date household was entitled to admis-
sion; the new proposition is to give each
four season tickets at each session. A
decision had not been reached when adj
journment was taken until this evening.
Bishop Messmer and DR.. Mclaughlin
were elected president and secretary, re-
sDectively, of the association, TEMPORARY
ly. At the meeting this evening a board
of directors will be elected, fifteen in
stead of thirty, as under the old regime.
These directors will meet some time in
September and elect permanent officers
of the association.
At the session last evening T. Graham
Frost of st. Louis lectured on MAR
riage and Divorce"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
MOTOR CARS DASH.
Seven Persons Are Killed and Fifty
Injured Near LancaS-
ter pa

| Lancaster, Pa, Aug. 10.-A runaway
| trolley car on the Columbia Donegal
railroad last night killed seven persons
| and injured fifty more. The ear was re-
| turning to Columbia from Chickies park
when the brake rigging broke Oh a steep
| grade.
| There were about ninety passengers
| aboard who became panic stricken when
| they saw the car was beyond control.
| The hill was long one and every mo-
| ment the runaway gathered additional
| speed, until it is estimated by those on
| board, it was running fully mile a
minute when it struck a sharp curve
and left the track. 1t ran across she
| turnpike running parallel with the troll
ley road, struck against Il tree and top
| pied over into a deep ditch.
The first body taken out of the wreck
| was that of Henry Smith, an iron work
er of Columbia, who had been instantly
killed by piece of wood which pierced
his head
| Alex Foehiinger, the motorman, was
crushed to death, and near by him was
w. A. Pinkerton, q Columbia boy, who
had met similar fate.
Chief H H Heiss Of Columbia who
had been riding on the rear platform,
jumped a few moments before the car
left the track and his lifeless body was
found about q quarter of mile away,
his neck having been broken.
William Metzger of Columbia had both
legs crushed so badly that they had to be
amputated and he died few hours later.
w. J. Ludlow of Sea Girt, n. j., was
so badly injured that he died shortly
after being removed to the hospital.
Miss Elsie n. Fitzgerald of Lancaster
had the left side of her head crushed and
died at 6 O'Clock this morning.
| Those most seriously injured are as
| follows:
| Mary Bradley, Philadelphia, cut and
bruised about the body
John Carlson, Columbia, leg broken.
badly cut
John H Tragessor, Lancaster, shoulder
crushed and cut about body.
William Staufer, Lancaster cut on head,
serious.
Maggie Conley, Columbia, shoulder disIo-
cSNed, cut on head, arm broken.
Mrs. Mary Staufer, Lancaster, head and
body injured
Benjamin Wolfe, Columbia, leg, wrist and
ribs broken.
Charles Rinehart, Columbia, arm and hfo
injured.
Mrs. George Rnehart, Columbia, shoulder
and back jammed
Susan Shall, cambridge, arm, head and
face cut.
Jennie List, Columbia, head and face cut
badly bruised about the body.
Tillie Mckenzie. Lancaster. arm broken.
Reese Frank. Columbia. four ribs broken.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
SILVER AND COMMERCE.
How Free Coinage Would Incommode
Our Foreign Trade.

One of the first and most disastrous
effects of a change of the standard of
value in this country from gold to silver
would be the dislocation of our foreign
trade. Every merchant understands,
though it is probable that thousands of
his fellow citizens do not, that al trade
done between nations that are on gold
standard basis IS subject to an enormous
fine in the shape of losses incurred by
reason of the fluctuations in the rate of
exchange.
Merchants understand. and they should
now take the trouble to explain it to 9TH
ers, that cargo of wheat or cotton
shipped from New York to Liverpool for
sale in the latter market will be sold and
paid for there at prices reckOned and
stated in gold. No act of Congress max
ing silver the standard of value. or pre-
tending to give it equality as such with
gold at 16 to /, or at any other arbitrary
ratio, will have any effect at all in Liv-
erpoOl or London. They buy and sell in
those cities in terms of gold; not by the
coined gold sovereign of England, but by
the pound sterling of gold which means a
pound in weight and not III coin. And
that is something that American law
cannot touch. We can change our own
standard if we choose, and make it differ
ent to that of Great Britain, France,
Germany and the other principal COM
mercial cor ltrieS of the world, but we
cannot make them change theirs.
What then would happen in shipping
cargOes of American merchandise to any
European markets if this country adopts
a silver basis? 1t is clear that their sill
yer price on this side would be constantly
affected, and harmfully on the whole, by
the fluctuations, upwards and down.
wards, of the gold price of silver itself
in London, Paris and Berlin. This would
introduce an element of endless confu-
sion into our foreign trade both ways,
and compel merchants on both sides to
be continually specializing on the prob
able rise or fall of silver between the
sailing of a ship from one side of the
Atlantic and the unloading of her cargo
on the other. Our foreign trade would
thus be subject to the risks of gambling.
Every consignment of goods sent from
our ports to those o. gold standard coun-
tries, and vice versa. would have to be
made largely on chances. Neither the
shippers nor the consignees would be
willing to take these chances, except
with the expectation and assurance that
their profits would be proportiOnately
larger for the extra risk they ran.-Ship-
ping and Commercial List
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
Yield of Farm Products.

The decline in the value of farm prod
reference to the ''crime of 1873" by the
increase of acreage in cultivation. In
the United States alone, the amount of
land planted in wheat, in 1875, was 26,-
3S1.512 acres; in 1891 it was 1896. S97
acres-an increase of so per cent The
yield of wheat in the United States in
1875 was 292, 10000 bushels; in 1891
it was Gil, 10000 bushels-an increase
of more than 100 per cent. In addition
to this increase IN the amount of wheat
produced in this country, a similar in
crease has occurred in India, Russia and
South America. Prices are fixed by the
law of supply and demand. The increase
in the supply has lowered the price. A
similar increase has taken place in the
production of corn, oats, cotton and other
AGRICULTURAL products.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
a Gigantic Swindle.


! Chicago. IN, Aug. 1O.-The Civic fed
Grafton has unearthed one of the most
gigantic swindling schemes since the
DAYS of fund W." With the co-opera-
ton Of the postal inspectors, the gang
had been run down. During the past
wear, on the conservative estimate OF
Iobn Hill of the board of trade and
chairman of the Civic federations gam
bling committee, it secured by its swim
ding ding operations S75O,OO0. The gang
has been operating in the commission
business of stocks and grain and boom
ing fictitious mining stocks. They have
Glanced the name of their firm and
their officers every month. They have
done business under the following names
and firm titles: Craig & Co, Pattisodn
& Co., Thomas & Co., John |. Tolman &
Co, American Commission company,
Price & Co. J. e. Morgan q Co. and
Labelle Mining and Milling company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
ISLANDER IS ALLEGED.
Three Damage Suits Against a West
Superior Firm.


West Superior, Wis, Aug. 6.-[Spe-
cial. Three SANDER suits have been
brought against the cooperage firm of
Doud, Sons & Co.. one of the largest
barrel factories at the head of the lake.
in each of which $4,000 damages are
asked. The complaints in the cases
have just been filed and all are substan-
TALLY the same. 1t is alleged that by
the writing of a certain letter Richard
McGaffey, William Mcleod and U. S.
Gibbs were dismissed from jobs with
the Warren Manufacturing company of
Warren, Mimi, by which they were out
railroad fare and steady employment.
The men went there and gave the Doud
company as references. 1t is claimed
that on May % the firm wrote that the
men were unable to do good work and
they lost their positions. The case is
set for trial at the November term of
the superior court.
The complaint was filed today in the
$4,000 dan ge action brought by Sam
uel Lego against w. P. Welsh ct al,
the ''ton" gang which handles the East
ern Minnesota flour. Lego was injured
by a falling sack of BRAN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
STATE RIFLE COMPETITION.
Officers and Men Selected by Adit.-Gen.
King.

King.
Madison, Wis, Aug 6.-TSpeciaI. I
General orders have been issued by
Adjt.-Gen. King for the state rifle COM
petition to open on the military reserva-
ton at Camp Douglas, Monday, August
II, and continue six days. 1t is at this
competition that the state rifle team is
selected, each regiment sending it's
twelve best marksmen to compete.
Col. George Graham, general inspector
OF small arms practice, is assigned to
duty as officer ia charge and camp COM
mander.
The officers and enlisted men detailed
for duty during the encampment are:
Capt. e. II. Grannis, medical depart
ment; Capt. G. II. Mcneil l. S. A. P, Sec
ond infantry; Capt. William A. Grimmer,
| L s. A. p Third infantry; Capt. T. K.
Capt. James Gibson, l. S. A. P, First in
fantry; Capt. Charles R. Williams, assistant
quartermaster; Capt. Samuel F. Vowel,
Third Infantry First Lieut.. n. 6. Baker.
Trip, Second infantry; Commissary Sergt
n. G. Forrest; bugler, Roy Noodle, Jr., Co.
yate, Edward Wilson, Co. g. First infantry;
first sergeant, Henry Tyriver, Co. B, First
Infantry; first sergeant, Charles W: Boelter,
Potter Co. L, First infantry; private, G. e.
Getchell, Co. E, First infantry; private,
EDDIE Heronemqs, Go; G, Second infantry;
chief chic e bugleG Chief Tuthil Second nfan
first sergeant, Walter J. Mueller Co G;
first sergeant, G. f. Behnken, Co. D; SER
geant, J. G. Graham, Co. K; private, G. S.
P. L. Jones, Co. f; private, William A Bon
ner, Co. A; private, William F. McAteer,
Co. a; private, Ludwig Ahnert Co. c. pri-
yate, Frank Schoenlaub, Co. G, Fourth in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12

poured in under free coinage. You
might just as we'll expect them to be able
to make every poor man rich. The silver
coin would go for it's bullion worth, and
the laborer the mistress of the house.
every one, would have to receive the
market quotation daily in order to "ae-
just" You can grant nothing to I'M
certain primary money except the ruin
of the holder. You might as we'll grant
that the druggist could accommodate
himself to variable measure for poi
sonous drugs. The Lord help the patiert
circumstances.-H A. Fairbarn in New
XnrI1 Euo,ninn pnSt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12

Do you wish to Know how you can
turn the tide in favor of Sound money?'
Let our great railroads run free excur-
sions to Mexico and Colon bia-free only
to representative laboring men mot walk
ing delegates)-and show them the prac-
teal operations of free silver; show it in
its glory and IN ITS tulness; show how
the cross of silver. All expenses should
be paid, and a most merry crowd it will
be. 1t is not bribery nor buying of votes,
but education by object-lesson.-Bes
mer. Ala, communication to the New
Yorly World
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
FUSION IN OKLAHOMA.
Populists will be Given the Nominee to
Congress.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. ga special
to the Star from Guthrie, O. T.. says
'The Democratic territorial central com
mittee, comforting with a conference com
mittee appointed last night by the Popu-
list territorial convention, agreed to a
proposition Of fusion proposed by the
Populists. The Democrats agree to en-
dorse the Populist nominee for delegate
to Congress and it was mutually agreed
that all free silver forces shall unite in
every country and legislative district, the
Offices to be fairly divided between Popu-
lists and Democrats.
The Populists at their convention have
adopted a platform declaring the fnan-
cial question to be paramount and de-
handing the immediate free coinage of
silver and asking immediate statehood
for Oklahoma, with Indian territory to
ha attached LATER
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
MARRIED AT ELROY.
Wedding of Miss Clara Peabody and
Charles Ashton.

Elroy, Wis, Aug. Especial. l-Short
" after II o'clock yesterday Miss Clara
Peabody of this city and Prof. Charles
Ashtt n of Bryant, S. D., were united
in marriage at Plymouth church, Rev.
been resident of this city for many
years and was teacher in the schools.
The groom is now engaged as principal
of the Bryant schools and is editor and
proprietor of the Bryant Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
The Whole Trouble with Silver.

The trouble and the whole tranble and
iniquity of the silver basis would be it's
uncertainty, its mobility, its cratic quail
ity The yardstick, to use familiar
smile, would be so, %, so, Is inches in
a single day, or, in other words, the
worth, the purchasing power, of silver
would vary, for no one can for mo-
ment think that any country or fedora
ton of countries could maintain the par
ity between gold and silver under the
load of the latter metal which would be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
1.-The FOOLS Revenge"
THE IA DIT L

There was once a man who climbed a
tree, and had in his hand a saw. And
while he was in the tree his enemy
came beneath it and lay down to sleep
in the shade. And the man said to him
self: Behold, my enemy is asleep and
in my power! | will avenge myself
upon him by saving off a limb of this
tree and allowing it to fall upon him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
Killed by the Cars.

West Plainfeld, Wis, Aug. 7.-[Spe-
cial. IA little son of Hiram Slack, resid-
ing three miles north of here, fell from a
hammock Wednesday evening and was
seriously injured, having fractured it's
collar bone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
Rowed Across the Ocean,

Havre, Aug. 9-The rowboat Fox,
from New York with two sailors, Frank
Samuelson and Frank Harboon, on
board, which was sighted off the Sicily
island on August !, arrived here yester-
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
WHAT IT MEANS.
FREE COINAGE OF SILVER 1.-THE
RATIO OF Is TO /.

The Consequence Would he the Decline
of the Purchasing Power of Silver
Dollar to One Half What it will Buy at
Present,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

IL Is SAID that Prince bismarck Is par.
ticularly well pleased with the truthful
way In which rfrctlschncr, the sculp.
tor, has treated his lower lip in the re.
lief medallion ior his monument being
erected ON the Rudclsburr. THE art.
lists" hc says, "havc always made my
busts without giving me Justice as far
as my lower lip ia concerned. and that
Is wrong tits there. aud II Is there
very much-but not too much. for that
would indicate williuiucss That was
never one Of my qualities, and have
always been amcnab.c To argument u
better opinions than mine were given.
hut well formed lower lip indicates
perseverance, Upon the completion OF
the artists work the prince took the
modelling spitula into his own hand
and engraved personally his well
known ~. D.. giving the medallion d
signature which NO other bismarck por.
trait has ever received
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

HE WOULD COME INTO MY STUDY.
a better one than that OF many men.
| am q beast. and have suffered much.
suffer still because cannot express
myself In speech and tell You, In those
things that You call words. my fidelity
and my devotion. Yes. am yours, and
, I love you like a dog. Whatever belongs
to you Ia secure. Just let anybody touch
/ IL, and you Will zee"
But Ponto and fell out ono day. II
was very unfortunate affair. Only
those people who, like myself, believe
/ bllndly In dogs viii understand me-
That IL what happened. The cook had
killed two chickens. and hnd gone into
the adjoining pantry "a get baske, 10
put the feathers In as she plucked them.
/ when she returned % the kitchen she
uttered n shriek-one of tho two chick
ems was gone. Yet she had been absent
/ but few minutes.
All" said the cook refectively.
evidently some beggar has passed by
/ here and has taken one Of the chickens
| through the window" She looked out
OF the door In order 20 ind the sup
posltltious beggar but there was nobody
there. Then for a moment she thought
II must be the dog. but she was az once
seized with remorse. What Suspect
ponto? Never. Ito would not steal.
Why, he would watch over n leg OF NUT
ton all day without touching II. even
when he was perishing with hunger.
BESIDES, he In there In the kitchen. sit
ting on his launches. with his eyes
partly closed and occasionally yawnlng
lilo "a not thinking OF ehiekena"
The cook was so profoundly puzzled
that she summoned her master and |
came. The melancholy affair was laid
before me. looked at Ponto. Ponto
was sitting there, with n studied air OF
Indifference. apparently half asleep
called him, "Pontoi" lie looked toward
me ana lifted his heavy oyelids
did you call me. master? was only
asleep. was dream!ng-I was dream
ing OF my ball"
or his ball on? | became at once
Suspicious. This was evidently a pre-
text. But / said;
81 think, Katherine, that you are
right The dog could not have stolen
the chicken. II he had stolen It he
would be engaged now in plucking Il
somewhere In the garden"
But look at him, slr-iunt look al
him. lie has not the air Of a Christian
dog"
"What?"
81 say that Fonto mas not on honesi
air."
I turned and gazed at him. "Lool
at ne. Ponto"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

OF courtc deceit is an nbominatI on.
and yet II has It's uses Its very like
poison-something 60 be stunned In
everyday life, but extremely valuable
ut certain crises. They are mainly
social crises When good temper can
be preserved and harsh feeling escaped
by n little deceit then IL should be ~ ed
or. at least, 30 says the social phlus-
ophcE
The greatest Joy one can give ones
enemies Ii 10 let them sec that their
arrows have struck home. Unless one
wishes 10 engage in the work oiaIurd.
ing pleasure To ones foes IL Ia there.
fore wise To show no anger at their
blows and TO be entirely unaware Of
their attitude.
Put no trust In uncNprcsscd affection.
There is only one thing which will pre-.
vent a man from giving voice to his de.
votion as soon as he Is sure OF II aud as
long as Il lasts That Is a total dumb.
I0aN
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

The Century for January, following
following upon two special numbers
the Twenty-fflh Anniversary aud tho
Christmas numbcrs-is not lacking
either In individuality or distinction
The capable and picturesque artistic
work OF Mr. Castaigne would OF itself
give distraction TO any number OF
magazine This month his pencil 10 APP.
piled 20 the illustration Of the first OF
several separate papers on Rome by
Mr.. T. Marion Crawford, who hrht
gives us "a Kaleidoscope OF Rome
setting forth contrasts OF the Eternal
City. with, so to speak, n reeonstruc,,
ton of the city as Il was Ia the time OF
the Emperors, and coming down to the
Rome OF the present day, which ne 1rs'
cribes with very distinct detail MI
Casiaignc shows his versatility In the
reeonstruction OF the Colosseum and
the Forum In the days OF the Christian
martyrs, together with numerous
scenes and eharacter-sketehes OF TO-
dav.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

One OF the principal men in the
bureau Of engraving aud printing had
a somewhat peculiar experience n New
York recently
lie had occasion TO visit the mctropo.
lis on business, and after % stay Of
several days az one Of the chief hotels
lie called for his bill When b. was
given him he rendered in payment =
brand new SO silver certificate The
clcri, looked at IL for a moment. and
then passed IL back
whats the matter" asked the
Official
81 can't take that, replied the clerk
IL don't think its good
Not good exclaimed the official.
"Not good Why. man, know lis
good. made IL myself"
YES" said the clerk. "thurs Just
what thought "--Washiugton Post
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-31

81. Louis. Mo, (spcciaD-Col. VIM.
A. Kirchhoif. general western manager
OF tho American Tobacco Co, has
startled his numerous friends by stop
ping the uso Of tobacco. For years he
had smoked twenty strong cigars daily.
and lees quantity would leave him
nervous and IN. Tho habit was under
mining his health. and he tried TO quit
but could not. until he took No-To-
Bac. the medical miracle that has cured
90 many thousands OF tobacco-users.
Col Klrchhofi's craving for tobacco has
entirely gone. and he feels bottcr than
ever before. lie Is a great No-To- Bac
enthusiast now. over 100000 bad to-
bacco-ufcra have been cured by No
To.Bac. and the loss to tobacco manu-.
facturcrs Is easily over ylQ.OOO,OOO a
NpIF