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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
HAS BEEN no RUPTURE.
Reports of Estrangement Between
England and the United States
Incorrect.

Washington, D. c., April 24.-The re-
port that the Venezuelan question had
again reached a critical stage, owing to
inaction amounting to termination of
negotiations, has developed two facts
which are stated positively: namely, that
the United States government has not
offered nor suggested withdrawal of
the private Venezuelan commission
and that negotiations toward gen
eral arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain are pro-
ceeding satisfactorily although there
has been little progress as yet
toward having the Venezuelan dispute
included in the general scope of the arbi-
tratiOn. Aside from these two material
points the general status of the subject,
it is said, has not changed of late and
there is no apprehension or upeasiness
lest the negotiations lapse Or fail. 1t is
the general understanding that the Vene-
Zuelan commission will not report until
December next.
At the regular weekly meeting Of the
Venezuela boundary commission today
number of documents were presented IN
behalf of Venezuela to supplement her
case. Among them was a pamphlet on
the "Limites of Guayana," comprising
a number of special articles from the
pen of DR.. Siejas, the Venezuelan ex-
pert statesman, which have been pub
HShed from time TO time and are now
gathered together and reprinted.
Mr.. ScruggS, the counsel for Venezue-
la, submitted a long brief Analysing in a
critical and controversial spirit the
British blue book There was also
placed in evidence mass of TRANSACTIONS
of documents from Caracas.
The commission finally decided today
to send one or more representatives to
the Hague to examine the original Dutch
manuscripts in the rOVal archives bear
ing upon the Venezuelan boundary ques-
ton, but the persons have not yet been
designated. Similar action was not TAX
en- in the case of the Spanish archives
for the reason that the Venezuelan gov
eminent has supplied number of GER
titled copies of the Spanish records and
until these have been examined by the
commission it cannot be known when
just what additional copies from Ma
drid are required.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29

leading grocers at Keokuk; Gander deals
III corn at st. Louis, and it is said that
[. Ketcham, for many years a leading
Cheatam for a partner, although the lat
ter since | have known him, has been a
farmer of that county and client of
Judge Ketcham. At Paxton, ILL.,, Alex
ander Sample has sign, without
punctuation, which reads, "a. Sample
Lawyer, while at Mount Vernon. in the
same state, an undertaken named Fly
announces his business with a sign read
ing, Fly Coffin Shop Near the Union
depot at Kansas City Mrs. Murphy has
succeeded her husband in the ownership
of a saw-fling shop, and announces the
fact by. her sign, Mrs. Murphy, Saw
Dentist "-Logansport Reporter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
VENUS VICTRIX.

She leads me by a silken string;
A ribbon futtering in her hair,
flower upon her bosom fair
Give all my amorouS fancieS wing.
She drags me down. cannot rise,
The DEVILS light within her eyes
Has lit a fire that never dies.
L thought that time had made me strong;
That nature and much mystic lore
Would claim my heart for evermore
And raise me Ger the weaker throng;
Now all my vain philosophy
Yields up to Woman'S Witchery:
My lofty purpose from me slips;
My pride endureS cruel eclipse,
Insane to Kiss those hooking ipSi
TITS vain-I cannot break the spell,
And bring unto my heart release
To go in philosophic peace;
No slave to Loves tyrannic hell;
oh, that oblivious cloud might rise
'TwiXt me and those laughing eyes.
Then art might claim once more her own
With nerves of steel and heart of stone
Ordained for higher deStfnies;
But nova slave to her alone,
Fair Venus pities not my moan,
But spurnS me from her golden throne!
London Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CAIssE.
Still Discussing the Matter of Funds for
the Egyptian Campaign.

Cairo, April 27.-The action against
the commissioners of the caisee of public
debt to enjoin them from allowing any
further dues from the reserve fund to be
used for the purpose of Anglo-Egyptian
expedition up the Nile was partially
heard today. The proceedings were ad-
journed until Wednesday.
Counsel for the Egyptian government
argued that the court had no jurisdiction,
as the decision of the caisse was the act
of a sovereign power and, moreover,
neither France nor Russia had protested
to the Egyptian government.
Counsel for the French bondholders
tried to show by precedent that the court
possessed jurisdiction and also that the
decisions of the caisse must be unani-
nous. itt1l9&. 81 =
1t is expected that the session. will be
concluded ON "Wednesday next.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
THE CASE OF REV. KNAPP.
Secretary Curzon Tells About the
Reasons for the Misss2l-
ary'S Withdrawal.

London, April 24.-The under secre-
tary Of state for foreign affairs, George
n. Curzon, in the House fof Commons to-
day, replying to a question, said that
Rev. George P Knapp, the American
missionary, was charged by the authori-
ties of Bitlis with breaking the peace
and stirring up the1eArmenians against
the Tr-ks, who we're. thereby moved to
reprisals. Mr.? Curzon' added that the
United States legation e1t1tder the circum-
stances considered it best to arrange the
difficulty by the withdrawal of Mr.
Mas no AWARE b ap8 sf n ndd f 6na
Rev. Mr. Knapp's p6ssession had been
seized. a-..l1l .ioL1n Of, ii
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
Curious Signs.

There is a sign on Twelfth street
which states, without explanation or
punctuation. Shoes Shined Inside, y
said well-known travelling man the 9th
er day There could be book written
on signs and names. Now, that one
there; no one wants his shoes shined in
side. There are some peculiar combina-
tons of names and words in signs. I no.
tice that a man named Garden is a gar
dener at Washington; Cook & Fry used
to be in the hotel business in Nashville;
Congressman Steele of Indiana formerly
had a law partner named Robb at Ma
rion; Hoss and Bull were at one time CO.
partner at Kokomo; Day & Knight are
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
COULDN'T WHIP HIS WEIGHT.
How Boosting Michigan Lumberman
''Taken Down.

was ''Taken Down.
In the logging camps of Michigan
might makes right and the man who has
whipped all Corners in fair fights is king
of his camp.
One of these, said logger to Star
reporter, was very boastful of his eX-
ploits. He had been the victor in doz-
en- nights and no one cared to enter the
lists with him, but every man in the
camp hated the champion. Going into
a saloon one day he announced: I'm
tired of these babies in camp, / amt
had a good fight in Michigan l can
whip my weight in dogs, wildcats or
anything that breathes for $780,"
A meek-looking man took the bet and
arrangements for the fight were made.
1t was to take place in a closed room
one week from the time the bet was
made.
The day came and the champion called:
Bring on your animile." The man who
had bet against the king of the camp
brought his antagonist in a large sack
which had been deposited behind the
stove in the saloon where the match had
been entered into, the weather just be-
ginning to get cold. The gladiator en-
tered the room, the sack was emptied
and the people crowded at the window
to see the contest. Out of the sack
came three large hornet nests. the oc-
cupants of which had been revived by
the heat.
They issued from the nests in swarms
and lit all over the man. He fought
them for minute or two, then, with
a yell, jumped through the window, car
rying sash and glass with him, never
stopping until he reached the river, into
which he jumped.
''Said he could whip his weight in any
thing that breathed,' remarked the
meek little man, as he pocketed the
stakes, 'but about five pounds of hOr-
nets knocked MIN out in the first round"
Wa hiDotOu
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
A MOUNTAIN OF COPPER.
The Celebrated Anaconda Mine to be
Outstripped.


Outstripped.
The great mass of copper in Shasta
county. Cal, known as the Iron Mount
ain mine is so nearly ready for eXplOita-
ton that its owner, the Mountain Mines
company. limited, has entered into an
agreement with the Southern Pacific
company for enormous shipments of the
metal to San Francisco. The mining
company has notified the railroad people
that it expects to ship out 1000 tons of
copper matte several times a month.
If these expectations be realized the
mine will be only second in copper pro-
duction to the celebrated Anaconda.
To carry the Iron Mountain MATES
100 cars, carrying each ten tons, will
be required. The MATES will be carried
distance of twelve miles from the
mines on road which the company has
almost completed, to two or three miles
above Redding. From there to the city
the crude copper will be carried by the
Southern Pacific at the rate of 40 cents
a ton. Arriving there the MATES will
be placed on shipboard and taken to
Swansea, Wales, for final refinement.
The base of the MATES will be of copper.
but it is calculated that there will be
enough gold and silver to pay for the
work, leaving the red metal a clear profit
to the English owners.
For months they have had 1900 men
employed building the railroad and get
ting the works at the mine in order
When this is done the force will be re-
duced to 600 men, engaged almost ex-
clusively on the mine itself. -Four smelt-
ers are being erected, one of which is al
most finished. They will be run six
hours a day each and will be operated by
electricity. This system of economizing
power produces maximum results at a
minimum expenditure, and is the plan
followed by the company at its Denver
works The mine is dry, and no diff
Guilty, it is said, will be experienced in
taking out the ore by means of tunnels.
SO far over 81 .000,000 has been expended
in deyeloning the enternriSe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
PERUVIAN MARRIAGES.
Methodist Ministers in Chicago Get
Unsatisfactory Replies
from Rome.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 27.-At the Chi
cago Methodist ministers meeting today
Rev. John Lee, chairman of the COM
mittee on religious liberty for Protest
ants in South America, read a report.
The committee tells of the trouble it
had in laying the matter before Rome.
The trouble was that only Catholic mar
riages are recognized in Peru and there
fore PrOteStants are placed in very un-
pleasant position. 1t was thought that
if the matter was properly brought be-
fore the Pope he could remedy the mat
ter. AS far back as the beginning of
1894, a letter was sent tic Cardinal Glib
bons 1t received no response and lett
tiers were sent to Mgr Satolli with no
better result. The scheme of registered
letters was then resorted to, butfeNe1
this brought forth no reply. q ElnailX
communications, duly registered, were
did the Pope reply. - ''b'''4 !,
When Cardinal Gibbons; was about to
sail for Rome in 1895. he was gain
asked to intervene for the, Peruvian
rotestants. In June he replied that be
lad referred this matter to the cardinal
secretary of state. 1t took three regis
tered letters to sevoke d response. 1T
was not until March of. this year that
t thTongh da urS{ GibB6 aeru seeratiTH
Cardinal Ranpo1lass 45tter was received,
the pith6of which Iisuas follows. 3Dam
in position to state that the ProteslI
tants, in Peru, far from being restricted
in the free exercise Of their worship ARE
rather acG6rd9d a larger degree Of toll
Grafton than is compatible with a Strict
construction of the political constellation
of these countries.y This is @viqfpcedy by,
the fact thar fh'iPertf.. espetiaffF IN The
cities of Lima and Calllo there are9 sevt1
eral Anglican and Methodist 1hapels,
where Weekly conferences are held.
Il i"As to the Is6lemiifzati0h of marriages,
the delegate informs me- that whilst the
constitution of Peru recognizes no other
form das4 VALID than that prescribed cby
the council of Trent, Professionals do, as
matter Of fact we'd With religious Ger
-emony in presence of their ministers and
Iqixillyy before the, Ieonsuls and ami rssa-l
doris of their. respective countries.
iii reviewing this reply the Methodist
committee says 5qHloI I ~ aqaD -
; ,e9lt isg indeed a. sad spectacle in this
enlightened agetthat am Institution claim
ing. to be- a. moral and religious power
in dtheFworld SHOULD refnse to lift a finger
toWard sweeping away aWhata4l fR6nIah1
Catholf editor in this city terms 'qdiops
religious restrictionsS and to which an
aged English statesman applies the ilaHS
,guage, horrible and ,reyoltin$}31iIo9 II rab
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
looWoRKT IS DELAYED,
u J-JII II-fLt "
Trouble Over a. Discharged Railway Of
= o. o9Y i7> fetal at Marquette.

81 Marquettea Michy April 23.-[SpeciaLl
WoEh On tbs b. new u Lake Superior and
ing to- the dismissal of 8. s. Neff, the
chief engineer in charge of the construc-
ition? Since the appointment of John NJ
rEgan as general manager there has
been some friction between his office and
THAT of chief engineer and this culmin-
atedT yesterday in the publication of a
circular letter accepting Neff's resigna-
rfon.i o AN subordinate officials to man
stand by Neff, believing him to have been
dealt with unfairly, and in consequence
the company is entirely without an exc
cluive or clerical force except the gen.
eral manager. 1t is believed that Egan's
course will be sustained at Cleveland
headquarters and as soon as a new corps
of officials can be procured work will be
resumed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
DISCRIMINATION CONTINUES.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Talks of Life
Insurance Matters.

London. April 27.-The chancellor of
the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks Beac CHI,
in the House of Commons today, answer
ing a question, said the government was
not prepared to remedy the discrimina-
ton against American life insurance
companies in respect to the income tax,
which, he added, was based on act of
Parliament The difference in treat
ment he explained. was due to the fact
that English countries pay an income
tax on their investments and that for
eign companies do not.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
'Haa1pdpoy Happy ward Nfarrieso lucy Dalye.d

! Baltimorey Md, April : 27e-sItI8 was
made E1owhs here last evening that Hap
DIV Ward, of The Watd and Vokes COM
pany. had been secretly married to Lucy
DAILY, the high kicker of the Passing
Show company, last Wednesday by ta-
ther Boland of st. Vincent's church.
Ward telegraphed to New York asking
Miss DAILY to meet him here. He es-
corted her from the depot to the priests
house.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
GREENHOUSE ON RAILS.
How Florists have Solved a Difficult
Problem.


The latest novelty in greenhouses is a
perambulating forcing glass house, which
may be moved about at will. The new
greenhouse is the exact counterpart of
the old-fashiOned. or rather present, form
of structure with the difference that it
rests on wheels, which in turn run along
a regular track. This unique dollhouse
is not limited as to Site 1t is regularly
equipped with heating apparatus, includ-
ing an engine and boiler for developing
steam. This is in turn conveyed through
a system of steam pipes. The striking
feature is that this entire outfit is COM
plete in itself, and may be moved about
bodily.
This novel construction for a green
house has a number of advantages. 1t
makes it possible for a series of different
crops to be covered at the successive
periods. 1t often happens, for example,
that several kinds of crops could be
grown together were it possible to pro-
tect one kind of vegetation at one time
of the year and another at different
period. This has long been q serious
problem among florists and horticult-
wrists in general. The movable forcing
house is a very simple solution of this
difficulty. 1t may be used to force one
crop, and when this work has been ac-
complished it may be used to ripen some
other crop.
This unique glass house may be built
on any scale. The sides rest upon two
tracks, which resemble ordinary railroad
tracks, except that they are very much
further apart. These may be extended
for any distance. The crops or plants
which are to be protected by the glass
house are planted in the ground between
these rails.-NeW York Recorder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
NO RUSSO-CHINESE TREATY.
AT Least Under Secretary Curzon is So
Informed.

of h state for apf foreign h Fl GeoE
Curzon, replying to question9rega tding
the alleged RussoChinese secret treatggi
said in the House of Commons today that
the government hadorbeen Informed by
NJ De Staal, the Russian Ambassador.
at London, that there WAS not the Slight
est foundation for the newspaper 'staten
2inents regarding the existence of such a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
STRIKE AT THE5QUINCY- NINE
One Thousand Men in the Copper Dis
n I1nd .rn itrict Are a ffected. Li i,

Hopglht9p, rlMtIic Mich 4, April 27 4[special:
who went out last week when refused
an increase in wages to So a day. Sur
face work is progressing as usual to-
day, but must stop, must work at the
mills, if the strike is not Immediately
settled. The Quincy mine and mills
employ over 1000 men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-29
Vice-President First.

More than once in our history the
Vice-President has been sworn and in
Quoted into office sooner than the Presi-
dent. This was the case with John
Adams, who took the oath and became
president of the Senate and Vice resi-
dent of the United States nearly a
month before Washington's first inaug-
uration, it was the case with Willard
Fillmore, who, it is said, took the oath
on Sunday, March 4, falling on that day
of the week in 1910, while Taylor. the
President-elect, being rigid Sabbatar-
ian, did not permit himself to be sworn
until Monday. 1t is said that in 1877,
when Marcn again fell on Sunday.
Wheeler, the President-eleet,H took
the oath on that day, while Hayesrhayr
ing religious scruples, put off the mat
ter until Monday. OF these cases, how
ever, the most peculiar was that of 1889,
when, the government having just been
put in operation, presented the curious
spectacle of Vice-President without a
President. AT the time, however, the
matter seems OF have attracted little at
tention or remark, and is now remem-
bered only as a historical eurio.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
The American Father.

In what I have een of English
home life it has seemed to ne that
the English father is on terms of a
closer acquaintanceship with his
daughter than is the American
father. This may be due to the fact
that the American father is much
more occupied with his business,
and also to the additional fact that
the American daughter has more OF
self reliance in her disposition,
which renders her to a certain ex-
tent moro independent and capable
of looking after her own interests.
In a certain sense, especially as re-
CARDS monetary and matrimonial
matters, it might be said that the
English father acts for his daughter,
while the American father allows
her to act for herself. Those who
have made a study of the American
girl can have little doubt that this
independence is good for her in both
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
Matthew Arnold In Paris.

During his visit to Paris Matthew
Arnold made the acquaintance of
several distinguished French men of
letters, notably among these of
Sainte Beuve, les beaux esprits SO
rencontrent, and the French critic
admired the English poet almost as
much as the English poet admired
the French critic. We see what en-
sued in the following passage in a
letter to his dearest mother"
"What Sainte- Beuve says of me is
charmingly said. I value his praise
both in itself and because it carries
ones name through the literary Cir
Giles of Europe in a way that no Eng
lish praise can carry it," And then
he adds, with perfect truth, Apart
from that to any one but a glutton
of praise the whole value of it lies
in the mode in which it is admins
tered, and this is administered by
the first of living critics and with a
delicacy for which one would look
in vain here. National Review.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
Steamer Connections for ALASKA
HAWAII, JAPAN and CHINA.

Solid in construction, modern in i'm
prOvemcnts.
Palace Sleeping and Dining Cars,
Buffet Library Cars, Family Tourist
Sleepcrs and high back seated day
coaches especially adapted for long dis,
lance travelling.
Meals served on "pay for what you
eat'' plan.
Through the grandest scenery in Amer
lea by daylight.
Reaches fine hunting, fishing, pleasure
and health rcsorts--Hclena and Boulder
Hot Springs, Lake Mcdonald, the Koot-
enai, the Columbia, Lake Chelan and
Puget Sound.
Round trip excursion tickets to points
east and west, with stop off privileges,
and choice of return route. Baggage
checked to destination.
Connects in season Of navigation wild,
the magnificent steamships North West
and North Land running between Du-
luth and Buffalo.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
The Spider Tree.

DR.. Welwitsch, who has recently
explored the country about Cape
Negro in Africa, tells of a curious
plant called the spider tree. 1t grows
on windy plains. its stem attaining
a diameter of four feet. although it
does not exceed one foot in height.
It puts out two leaves six or eight
feet in length, and these are split by
the whiting of the wind into a num-
Der of stiff, narrow ribbons bearing
no little resem blance to the legs of a
gigantic spider. This resemblance
becomes startling when a strong
breeze puts the leglike leaves into
rapid motion, and the negroes shiv.
eringly exclaim that the great spi-
der is struggling to get loose.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
A Typical English Joke.

A young woman stepped into the
witness box at the Southwestern po-
lice court and began to tell the mag
istrate that she had run away from
home.
Mr.. Plowden (interrupting)-And
you want my advice?
Applicant-If you please, sir.
Mr.. Plowden-You ran away from
home?
Applicant (eXpectantly)-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Plowden (dryly)--Run baek
again.
Amid the laughter of the court
the fugitive hurriedly left .-London
Globe.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-22
Most Wonderful City.

The most wonderful city within
the limits of the United States, and
which has no existence whatever
during the summer months, is Fish
City, Mich. This municipal oddly
is built OH the ice of Saginaw bay
regularly every winter and is occu-
pied by men AID their families who
I engaged in catching, cleaning
and packing lake trout and white
fish for the market. Fish City is
situated in the same cove nearly ev-
cry winter and is built of rough
pine boards. In the winter of 1894
it had a population of nearly 5000
and in 1s94.5 almost twice that
number. st. Louis Republic.