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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
CAPT. MCCARTHY KILLED.
sci and Dock at West
Superior.

West Superior, Wis, Oct. 19.-[Spe-
ciaI. Capt. Christopher Mccarthy of a
harbor lighter was killed at the Eastern
Minnesota flour sheds dock this after
noon by being crushed between the dock
and his vessel. The wind was blowing
strong and loosened the vessel from her
mornings. She was drifting away and
Mccarthy tried to jump aboard and fell.
The boat swung back and caught his
head. crushing it. He was rescued from
the water and lived half an hour, dying
on the way to the hospital. Mccarthy
has been here fifteen years, most of the
time as wheat inspector for the Mime
sofa warehouse commission. His home
was in England
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
UNDER FALLING WALLS.
Twelve Firemen Injured at Mon
treal, Some of Them Fatal
ly, it is Feared.

Montreal, Que, Oct. 1G.-Fire broke
out this afternoon in the building Of Gil
mour & Co., chemical importers, and ex-
tended to 3. Goldstein & Co., cigar
manufacturers: Kearney Bros, tea i'm
pCrters, and Johnston's Fluid Beef COM
pany. The roofs fell in and twelve fire
men we're buried under the burning
debris: five men have been taken out
badly injured.
Three firemen were killed and the 9th
ers seriously injured. The dead fremen
are Edmund LaPorte, Harry King and
Silvan Charpentier. The latter's body
is still buried under the tons of debris.
OF the injured the only one likely to die
is Castian Bennett
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

umph of free silver. The same reports
come from wholesale merchants in New
York and other large cities.
Why should any sensible voter hest
which is regarded with SO much IN
certainty and doubt by the business
men of the country? Is it not a fact
that the triumph of Bryan and free
coinage, if it has that effect upon the
commercial forces of the country, will
also be disastrous to industry and every
man who depends upon industry for y
livelihood ?-Cleveland Leader
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
Banks May Have Been Lost.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 19-Fears are
entertained in this city for the safety of
the barks Argenta Silicon and Serene,
which sailed several months ago for
Greenland to load cryolite for Philadel-
phia. Whether they have been crushed
by the ice foes that have drifted down
from the far north or not is not known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
KILLED WIFE AND SON,
Virginia Man Tried to Make People Be
Iieve it was a Tramp's Work

Bluefelds, Va, Oct 19-Marion Ken
nard of Wise county told his neighbors
today that a tramp had killed his wife
and 14-year-old son last night. but his
daughter appeared with a wholly differ
ent account. She said that her father
with his wife, took a corn knife and de-
iiberately murdered her and the 10y
The daughter escaped. Kennard is
under guard by a score of men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
TO EXPEL A CORRESPONDENT.
Brazil Offended at an Ar ticle in the Lon
don Times.

Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 16.-The Chamber
of Deputies has requested the presidents
to expel the London Times correspond
ent from Brazil 1t is presumed that this
action on the part of the Brazilian Cham
Der of Deputies is taken as a result of
the dispatch which the Times received
last week announcing that CONNER
cal and financial panic prevailed in Bra
I'll, that a number Of houses were in diff
ficuities and that six months moratorium
was to be declared, ali of which state
ments were subsequently contradicted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
To Investigate a Boycott.

ed here that Judges Kicks and Woods of
the United States circuit court will take
action on the boycott instituted by the
Joint Traffic association against the
Glover Leaf line if it is seen that the
business of the Clover Leaf is injured by
the boycott
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

lean people. But he is grossly mistaken
1t he imagines the people are not think
ing about that question. His free silver
theories and platitudes and fallacies, his
appeals to prejudice and passion have
about lost their force. The cause of
currency debasement and reputation is
a losing cause, and Mr.. Bryan cannot
escape responsibility for his share in the
tariff legislation, no matter how much
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
A Double Sentence.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 19-W. A. Cum
mings, convicted of criminal assault on
Myrtle Rockwell and Bessie Stevens.
aged and 10 years respectively, was
Sentenced today by Judge Holmes to ff-
teen years Imprisonment on each charge.
The second sentence is to begin after the
first iS served
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
ASPHALT ROOF FALLS.
Two Workmen Killed and Three In
jured at CharlotteS-
Vile, Va.

Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 19.-The as
phalt roof of a one-story room used by
the University of Virginia fell in this
morning and caught five workmen, two
of whom-Eugene Bunch and George
Tucker-were killed and three others
injured. Lorenzo d. Bowen received a
scalp wound and ugly cuts about the
face, V. w. Chambers Il probable frac-
ture of the skull and Joseph Lamp was
cut about the head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

A petition presented to the Duke of
Norfolk, as Earl Marshal, in the year
1893 by one Thomas Greenhill. surgeon
(autnor of work on ''Embalming, J
shOweth, THAT, in consideration of your
petitioner being the seventh son and the
thirtyninth child of one father and moth
err, your grace would be pleased to signal
ize it by some particular motto and aug
mentation % his coat of arms, to transmit
to posterlty so uncommon q thing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
TALK OF A BRICK TRUST.
Chicago Manufacturers Said to be Talk
ing of Uniting.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 16.-A brick trust
is among the probabilities of the near
future. Several of the largest firms in
the city are reported as promoting the
scheme. The proposed plan is TO form
a corporation of all concerns in the coun-
try with central selling agency in Chi
cago which will control the output and
fix the price after the manner of the coal
combination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
DEATH CLAIMS A FOURTH VICTIM

Policeman Roberts Dies from Injuries
Received at Columbus, Ga.
Columbus Ga, Oct 15.-Policeman
Roberts, who was MORALLY wounded in
the tragedy yesterday afternoon in which
James White and two policemen were
killed, died this morning. Henry White,
a young son of James White, who es-
capped while his father was barricaded in
his home, was captured today and secret
ly removed from the county jail to pre-
vent Iynchinp
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
Illinois Miners Strike.

Springfield, H.. Oct. 19-The 2O0O
miners employed at the twenty-five mines
in this county went out on strike this
morning for an advance in wages They
demand 30 and 371a cents per ton gross
weight for mining coal. The operators
hold that they cannot pay it, but will
arbitrate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
JUDGE RICHARDSON DEAD.
Was Chief Justice of the United States
Court OF Claims.

Washington, D. c., Oct 49, William
A. Richardson, chief justice of the court
of claims, died at his home here today,
months with complication of diseases,
and owing to his advanced age, his death
had been generally expected. Judge
Richardson was the author of a number
Of publications of financial and legal
oh ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
NORTHERN MICHIGAN BLIZZARD.
Snow Fall May be Heavy Enough to
Impair Traffic.

Iron Mountain, Mich, Oct 19I[Spe-
cial IA heavy snowstorm set in here
at o'clock this morning, accompanied
by a stiff wind from the southwest The
storm continued all day and at 2 o'clock
fully four inches of snow had fallen,
with every Indication of a continuance
which may impair traffic throughout the
uDnnr npninSula
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21


Thank God. at last the terror's past, Of
struggles and of losses.
The days at hand, We'll rid the land of these
''refOrmer' bosses:
We ne'er again will trust the men who
forged these free-trade collars,
Nor will we have our wages paid in ascent
dollars.
IT'S constant brawny work we want with
honest compensation,
And then you'll see prosperity throughout
this mighty nation.
Open the factories. not the mints, we've
money now in billions,
But idle store can help no more the half-clad
starving millions.
IT'S not more dollars that we need, but want
way to turn EN-;
Hasten the day when labor may first have 4
chance to earn 'em;
Remove again this CALLING chain of 'pauper
competition"
IT'S this we need, not cheating greed" to
better our condition.
No story told of ''crOSS of gOfd'' will lead us
now aStray.
No Bryan can. with untr1ed plan, e'er win
our votes today.
And labor ScOrnS his "crOWn of thornS y
that stage-play of despair;
His silver cry is all lie, twas free trade
placed it there,
Then haste the day when vote we may, and
speak our Indignation
Against the man with monStrouS plan of fiat
repudiatiOn;
With might and vim Wen bury him so he'll
not peep again,
With protection for our cry, and Mckinley
for our man.
e. S. Weeden in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
a UG. WIGGENHORN,
Watchmzaka1 and GezVele1

Opposite Bank of WATERFOWL, corner
Main and First Streets. Keeps constantly
ON hand large stock of Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, etc. Par
tcular attention paid to repairing watches,
clocks jewelry, etc. and warranted to
give satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
A VOTERS QUOTATIONS.

In ninety-two the country through our fac
tories doomed amain,
Our farmers We'd with swelling pride in
fields of growing grain,
The merchants grace, smiling face, was
part of his attraction;
The blacksmith whiStled at his work song
of satisfaction;
The brightest ken for laboring men of all
the golden ages,
For those who sought for manly work at
honest living wages:
Our children, too. in garments new, went
tripping off to school,
And oh, twas grand throughout this land.
Contentment was the rule.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21


The work was done The false plea won.
We voted most for Grover,
Believing in the promised bliss of -four
long years in clover
When scarce the shout had echoed OUT that
Cleveland was the master,
Till fell fear of danger near, and horrible
disaster.
First black despair was labor's share, born
of this new condition,
Employment priced was para4zed by for
eign competition.
From day to day, no work, no pay, while
bells of homes were made;
Projections shield was made to yield, to
build up English trade;
The merchant soon took down his sign, he
could not pay his debts
Because this mOnkeying with reform" had
ruined his assets
Our farmers. too. the country through loud
walled of their undoin;
Thus one and all in common thrall faced uni
VerSal ruin:
The cruel hand of foreign land was over us
the master.
Not war and pestilence combined could
bring such dire disaster.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

And then to think-our senses sink-it seems
so mOnStrOuS strange
The demagogueS persuaded US twas best to
have "a change"
They said the tariff was tax, burden sore
to bear;
1t only helped the rich, they said, and that
was so unfair,
And thus throughout the long campaign
they never ceased to wall
About the awful tariff laid on poor mans
dinner pail"
We'd all be bankrupt, so they said, in ac-
cents of alarm,
Unless the tariff was repealed, unless we
had reform
The advocate., 1896-05-27
VOlceless Suffering.

"Much of the suffering caused by
the existing business depression is
volceless." These are the words with
which the Manufacturer, q leading
trade journal Of Philadelphia, begins
sensible article In recent issue. We
quote the whole as follows:
"Much of the suffering caused by
the existing business depression is
VOlceless. The public does not hear of
It or know of it, and thus has no COM
prehenslOn Of It's dimensions or It's in
tensity. But, now and then, some fact
turns up which indicates what the idle
wOrkingmen have to endure. On Mon
day Of last week one of our daily pa
pers contained list of the city proper
ties sold by the sheriff of Philadelphia
county on the preceding day. In this
list were ilfty.one two story houses,
most Of them, no doubt, the property
OF Workingmen. The advertisements
Of Sheriif's sales, for some time past,
indicate that such sacrifices have be-
come common. AfCer years of thrift,
Of industry, Of eager purpose to secure
for themselves homes, the owners Of
these little properties have 1t all swept
away because miSgoVernment at Wash
ingtOn has half parslyzed the business
Of a nation which, under right direc.
tlOn Of its affairs, would have prosper
ity. Take another fact. In 1889 more
than IL 600 men who farmed their own
land In Pennsylvania in 1880 had dis
appeared and given place to 1900 ten
ant farmers. The houses are being
taken from the small owners in the
city. The land Is snatched from the
small owners In the country. It iS not
difficult to imagine the feelings with
which such men observe the resistance
Of the government to proper tariff pro.
tectlon for our mills and with which
The advocate., 1896-05-27
What Have POpuliSts DOnea

What have the Populists accom-
plished in CongressP Some Republi-
cans sneeringly ask this question.
Populists have never been in q major
ity in either house, but they forced the
Democrats to pass the income tax law
which, by the perhdy Of Republican
member of the Supreme court, was de-
clsred unconstitutional. It was q
POpulist, w. A. Harris Of Kansas,
who prevented the refundlng of the
Pacific railroad debts. 1t was Pop
nlist-W. A. PETER of Ksnsas-WhO
has successfully carried through the
Senate his resolution to investigate the
late iniquitous bond sales. 1t was the
POpulist agitation of the money queS-
tion which has made that the issue Of
this campaign. No minority party
has ever accomplished more e.-BurLing-
tom Courier.
The advocate., 1896-05-27

much greater accuracy and produce
lacquers better appreciated and cheaper
than those of the Japanese them.
selves"
"Another case in point" 1t says, ''is
the work Of the silVersmith. AS Ghis-
elers of metal the Japanese have no
peers. Their skill In that line ought
to open wide and profitable field In
Europe and America. But it does not.
With the exception of a few fancy ar
ticles, objects Of art rather than Of
utility, they sell nothing abroad"
Having named these two articles,
lacquer and Japanese silver-WOrk, the
Mail, however, goes on to claim that
In such ''stsples' as cotton yarns, tex
tile fabrics, silk hsndkerchiefs, luclfer
matches, and so forth, the Japanese
do well, and can manufacture to sd-
vantage in competition. This is a
formidable list. "Textile fabrics"
means q great deal, itself,
The advocate., 1896-05-27

and ought not to cease, until all the
industrial interests of the country are
fully and finally emancipated from the
heartless domination of syndicateg,
stock exchanges and other great com.
binstions of money grabbers In this
country and Europe Have the in.
dustrlsl interests been fully and
finally emsncipstedP' Or have you
found that they were never under the
'heartless domination Of syndlcates,
etc.p
"What do you now think Of the
stock exchanges and other great COM
binstions of money grsbbers In this
country and In EuropeP Do they i'm
prove on intimate acquaintance Is
1t not true that the Capitalistic classes
prevailed upon the President to veto
the Bland act which you suppOrtedH
You and they are now together; did
they come to you, or did you 60 to
themS
"In 1873 you denounced the cOnspl.
racy to destroy silver as a gigantic
crime. Did you ever withdraw that
language before entering the CsbinetH
You then said that 'the consummstlOn
of the scheme would ultimately entail
more misery upon the human race than
all the wars, pestilences and fsmines
that ever occurred In the history of the
world DO you now think the free
coinage of silver could do any more
damage than thatP Your record chal-
lenges you to joint debate, will you &C.
ceptP Are you willing to take up your
speech of 1873 and answer 1t, one
proposition at a timeP If you are,
you will silence those who doubt yOnr
sincerity and question your motives.
If you are not willing to face your own
arguments and overcome them, you
cannot complain II your opponents
adopt the philosophy Of Shakespeare
and attribute your CoWsrdice to q
guilty conscience"
The advocate., 1896-05-27
The Competition From Japan.

The Japan Weekly Mail says the
people Of that country cannot compete
with those of the United States and
other countries for some time to come.
1t says that In lacquer, though "the
Japanese stand easily at the head
of all nations" as to It's quality, yet
Japanese experts In their sttempts to
capture the New York market have
had their thunder stolen by Germans,
who gauge the taste Of Americans with
The advocate., 1896-05-27

In view of the charge that American
iron manufacturers cannot success
fully compete with their European
rivals, the following from the Manu-
facturerS' Record is of interest; /;
"There are no large sales Of Alabama
iron likely to be made in England, for
although we can, at our lowest record
of prices, put iron In certain ports 9
little below the parity of English quo
tstions, it would manifestly not be q
profitable business to attempt to cuG'
tiVate-it would not pay for the
trouble. There is just about room at.
to-dsy's prices for Alabama iron TO-
scrspe In and make reasonable profit
at such points as Genoa, Barcelona
Hamburg and Bremen, and, perhaps.
HaVre and Lisbon, and there certainly
would be not only fair but q good re.
turn on shipments to such points as
Toxic and Melbourne If we had con-.
troll Of the tonnage"
The advocate., 1896-05-27
Senator Allison Is for Gold.

The following statement from Sens-
tor w. B. Allison of Iowa was given
to the Washington correspondent of
the New York World May IA; 'L am
opposed to the free coinage Of silver.
l have always Voted-three times this
winter consistently against the prOpO'
sltiOn, and l had thought there could
be no question as to my position upon
1t. l took up this question when 1t
was first sgitsted under the leadership
of Mr.. Bland, and l came to the con-
clusion that we could not afford to
coin silver at the ratio of 16 to l with
out the concurrence of other nations.
/ have not seen moment since then
when my views have changed, and I
have never sought to make a secret Of
them"
The advocate., 1896-05-27

they perceive certain finsnCiers, who
produce nothing, pocketing millions Of
dollars profit from single transactions
with the peoples treasury. Surely the
sufferers and their friends, VOiceless
now, viii find at the polls expression
for their wrath and their misery"
The advocate., 1896-05-27
What Republican Success Means.


Kansas Republicans get their polit-
ical ideas very largely from the To
peks Capital. That paper has long
been recognized as an authority on
Republican politics. The Capital
should, and doubtless does, know the
situation In the present fight for the
organization and control Of the Ma
tlOnal convention. For these reasons
the following editorial from the issue
Of that paper dated May 16 ought to be
taken as a reasonably correct state
ment:
"The adoption of gold standard
planks in the Missouri, West Virginia
and Washington State platforms this
week assures q majority for the gold
standard In the st. Louis convention,
even II every State yet TO report Op.
poses it. With Missouri and Wash.
ington twenty-seVen States have now
adopted sound money platforms, with
total Of 612 delegates In the st. Louis
convention. AS against these dele
gates, nine States and two Territories
with q total of SO delegates have de.
clsred or will declare against the gold
standard and for free coinage of silver.
Between these two extremes are seven
States that have expressed themselves
smblguOusly and cannot be counted
as either for free coinage Of silver OF
for the gold standard.
GAS States with 6l2 delegates have
already declared unequiVOcslly for the
present standard and against free coin
age of silver or any other form of de-
basement Of the silver dollar, there IL
good reason to expect that the Com
mittee on Resolutions will bring In but
one report and that it will meet with
little, If any, opposition on the floor oi
the convention. Harmony will be the
word at the st. Louis convention both
in the nominations and the platform.
"The enormous majority against
free silver In the Republican National
convention represents the sentiment
of the majority of the people of the
United States without any question
The same testimony Is to be found il
the present House at Washington
which, fresh from the people, voted
more than two to one against the Sen
ate free coinage bill. The majority iI
the next Congress will undoubtedly bC
In favor Of the present standard ir
both Houses. The President will stsnC
ready to cooperate with them In any
legislation based on sound principles
for the permanent settlement Of thC
perplexing money question by meas
ure designed to give the country
flexible and adequate currency and Il
reduce rates of interest to the basis
that prevails In other countries estab
lished on q sound gold standard
Money would be much cheaper In thiI
country If 1t were not for the constant
agitation Of free silver and fiat schemes
for the unsettlement Of values"
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