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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
WERE NOT SWAMP LANDS.
The Government Decision Against
Champaign County, IIl-Was
Test Case.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2.-Commis-
sioner Hermann of the general land Of
flee has decided adversely to the claim
of Champaign county, H., as grantee of
the state in claim Of Illinois for indemni-
fication of repayment of purchase money
received by the government from the
sale of certain lands between 1857 and
claimed by the state to have Injured to it
as swamp land.
This is a phase of the long-pending con-
trOversy between the federal and state
governments and three different examina-
tons have been made in the field by va
rlouS special agents, and in different
years payments have been made on other
lands likewise involved. The original Sc
lection claimed as a basis for indemnity
aggregated 160.5S6 acres. The decision
is a lengthy recapitulation of the evil
dence and the law, as this is test case
involving 100 other similar claims now
pending here
Commissioner Hermann decides the
lands not to have been swamp lands
within the meaning of the grant for
these reasons:
First, the evidence as a whole is insult
hclent to show swampy characters; sec
ond, the original field notes of survey
dlSprOye the states claim and attirma-
lively show the lands agricultural not
swampy; third, claimants testimony is
defective, having been materially
changed, while the knowledge of wit
nesses is unreliable and mostly from
hearsay: fourth, the state has recognized
the validity and regularity of the govern
ment sales of these lands when it ac-
cepted the per centum allowance given
by law on sales of public lands; fifth,
the sales were made by the government
to individual settlers and citizens of Hi
nOis thirty years before the county
agents claimed the lands as swamp and
patents issued independently of the in
demnity acts of March 2, 1855, and
March 3. 1857; sixth. the claim is suspi
ciOus, being presented thirty years after
the regular claim of the county for
swamp land indemnity had been finally
adjudicated by the government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
AROUSES THE WHITES.
GeorgianS Claim the Negroes Are
Getting Too Much Recogni-
ton from Mckinley.

Atlanta, Ga, July 31.-At meeting of
the Republican executive committee of
Pickens county, held at Jasper today,
resolutions were adopted denouncing the
partiality of the present admin
istration for negro Republicans and de-
claring that the white members of the
party in the Ninth congressional district
would not stand being Disseminated
against in favor of the negroes.
The meeting was heated and sensa-
tional and the passage of resolutions &c
nouncing the administration outright
was only narrowly averted.
The Ninth district contains the bulk
of the white Republicans in Georgia and
their indignation has been aroused by
the appointment of Henry Rucker as
collector of internal revenue.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, IS and so
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
G. H. Alderman, Waupun, icecream freez-
er; w. Beckwith, Milwaukee, cement side
walk; j. II. Brown, Eau Claire, valve; En-
cry Brule, Neillsville vehicle spoke; s. Ded-
erick, Milwaukee, bicycle; T. Ellenbecke
Forestville. folding egg crate; A. Friedrich
and D. Eustice, Livingston, means for Sc
curing tires to vehicle wheels; t. A. Lewis,
assgr., La Crosse, uterine dilator; L. G.
Mandt, Stoughton, elliptic spring; E. II.
Rooney, drafting tool; A. K. Sagen La
Crosse, self-closing inkstand: G. F. Wake
aSSgr., Milwaukee, CRATE for stoves or
ranges; L. r. Reynolds, Eau Claire. medi-
cines for treating the eve. trade mark.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
LAUDANUM IN THE FOOD.
Whole Family of Colored Persons
Poisoned at Louisville
One May Die.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. 2.-Hardin John
son, his wife and daughter and Dan Ha-
zelwood, all colored, were poisoned yes
terday and are lying at their home in this
city at the point of death. Last night
hope was entertained for Hazlewood's
recovery, but DIR. Howard said he did
not believe the members of the Johnson
family could recover.
Johnson invited Lakewood to take
dinner with him yesterday. The form
er's wife prepared and cooked the vege-
tables which had been bought the night
before. Shortly after dinner all were
taken suddenly i'll. They became uncon-
scious and appeared to be dead. DR..
Howard was summoned and admin
istered emetics.
None of the patients revived until last
night. DR.. Howard sa-s the poisoning
was due to laudanum placed in the food.
The police are investigating the matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
The yachts finished as follows:
MACHINE BLOWN FRUIT JARS.
Glass Factories Can Get Along with Less
HELM.

Muncie, Ind, Aug 2-Ban eros.
among the largest fruit jar manufacture
ers in the world, are preparing to intro
duce machines for blowing fruit Jars
and have sent notice to some of their en-
needed after this month The blowers
say that 200 have received these notices
The firm reports that not all the men
blowers will be replaced at once. but that
the machines will gradually be intro
duced. They claim that the machine will
do better work than the men and at one
half the cost. 1T is expected that glass
jars will be brought into compxtition
with tinware and that the demand will
be largely decreased owing to the cheap
ness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
ANOTHER ULTIMATUM.
Powers May Have to Issue One if
Turkey Continues to Pro-
CraStinate.

COnstantinOple, Aug. From present
indications the powers will be compelled
to send another ultimatum to Turkey.
The action of Tewfk III submitting
series of amendments to the draft of the
treaty of peace completed at Saturdays
sitting of the ambassadors is regarded as
meaning a delay of two or three weeks
in the signing of the preliminaries of
peace. and it is further thought it will
possibly necessitate another threat in the
nature of an ultimatum.
Paris, Aug. "A special dispatch re-
ceived here from COnstantinople says
that the ambassadors are determined to
maintain the wording of their draft of
the treaty of peace without any change.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
COL. GRANT is OUT.
Mayor Strong Appoints Col. Smith
as His Successor on the
Police Commission.

New York, July 31.-Mayor Strong has
announced the appointment of Col.
George Moore Smith of the Sixty-ninth
regiment to succeed Col. Fred D. Grant
as police commissioner. The new COM
missioner will be sworn in on Monday.
Mayor Strong, in reply to Col. Grants
resignation, wrote this letter: "Relat-
ing to the particular subject upon which
you dwell as the reasons for your resig-
nation, [ sincerely regret that you have
not found it consistent with your views
and principles to evince your dissent from
the position of your associates by the
recording of your vote, while continuing
TO cooperate with them upon other mat
tiers not connected with the question upon
which you so radically differ from them.
However, your resignation has evidently
been well considered and is so worded as
TO leave me no other alternative other
than to accept it. 1t is therefore ac-
conta6 -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
PROBATION KATY" LINE.
Coal Stored in Its Cars at Way Stations
Along the Road.

Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. 2.-There is not a
single empty coal car on the entire Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railway sys-
tenn between the Mississippi river and
the gulf. Every one of the hundreds of
coal cars belonging to or leased by the
system is loaded to its fullest capacity
with coal. and they have been distributed
among way stations along the line as a
precautionary measure to protect the
company in the event of a strike by
western miners and a consequent coal
famine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
ITALIAN YACHT WON.
Il c at the Brittania and Meteor on Time
Allowance.

Cowes, Isle of Wight. Aug. 2.-The
Cowes regatta week opened today with
racing under the auspices of the ROYAL
London Yacht club. The big yachts
started in a race for prize of ESQ. The
course was from Cowes twice around the
Warner lightship and west Leep buoy,
finishing off this place. The Meteor,
owned by Emperor William Of Germany:
Aurora, the property of Charles Day
Rose; Bona, the yacht recently built for
the Duke of Abruzzi, nephew of the King
OF Italy, and the Prince of Wales Bri-
and Aurora crossed the line together and
the Prince of Wales yacht soon after as
sumed the lead, with the Aurora close
second.
The Aurora has been referred to as a pos
sible challenger for the America cup. The
Bona won on time allowance The course
was shortened.
E,a;s:l,al Ill
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
SINFUL BUMBLEBEES.
They Sting Many of the Kings Daugh-
ters at Sunday Sch DOL Picnic.

1hey SUNG Many OF the hlng's Daugh-
at Sunday School Picnic.
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 2.-There was all
sorts of fun at the picnic given Sunday
by the Kings Daughters of the Episco-
pal church of the Good Shepherd. The
Sunday school, chaperoned by the rector,
Rev. B. f. Newton, went out to the
Brownwood grounds on a small creek
near Kirkwood.
During the afternoon seven young wom-
mined to enjoy the feminine pleasure of
wading In coming from tn str>am one
of them stepped into nest OF humble
bees. The girls fought and screamed and
the bees buzzed and stung until Rector
Newton and the rest Of the picnickers APP
peared, which added to the general en-
barrassment of the barefooted girls, who
looked rs if they had the mumps. They
were taken to a drug store on arrival in
the CITY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
YACHTING HAT AND CAPF.
Beautiful CONNECTIONS in Different
Shades Of Yellow for Wear
on the Ocean.

At one of the preliminary races of the
Yacht club the other day there stood,
upon the deck of very gayIy dressed
little observation yacht a young woman
who wore a dream in yellow She looked
like a lovely marigold with her even sun,
tints. Her gown might have been any
thing, for the cape and the spreading hat
were all that was visible
The hat, a burnt yellow straw, turned
up at the back and was profusely
trimmed with punches of tiny yellow
flowers nesting in green leaves. At the.
back there rose loop after loop of yellow
taffeta ribbon wired and made very dura--
BILE against wind and sleet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
WAGE ADVANCE OF Is PER CENT.
Dingley Bill Brings Joy to Laborers on
Sugar Plantations.

New Orleans, La, July 31.-Leon
tations in Louisiana and the largest pro-
ducer in the United States, has tele-
graphed to the manager of his several
places to advance the wages of all field
labor 161a per cent, the advance to COM
mence August l. In consequence, he
says, of the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill
In sugar circles the opinion is general
that the advance will be conceded by all
the planters to labor employed in sugar
culture or manufacture. The skilled la
Dor employed in the sugar houses or re-
fineries are paid according to the price
the sugar commands and will get an in
crease in wages of from 20 to 80 per
cent. as compared with last year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04

The collarette was very lovely thing
in white Hamburg. laid over yellow tai
feta. There were fine tucks between the
rows Of Hamburg which made the col
larette look ell the more like lace. A
was tied around the neck and big loops
stood out at the back. Above the ribbon
was ruff of tiny edging.
1t would not be fair to say that the
silk-striped Bingham which the young
lady wore added nothing to her costume,
for it was very neat.
Po1op
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
AKIN MAY LOSE HIS SIGHT.
Accident the Result of Explosion of a
Champagne Bottle.

Chicago, ILL.,, July BE. G. Akin, at
torney-general of the state, was led into
the Palmer house last evening blindfolded
and suffering from injuries in both eyes,
which were received a week ago in
Springfield. The injuries, which are said
to have been caused by the explosion of
a champagne bottle, are very serious, and
it is feared that the victims eyesight will
be lost.
The day of the accident Attorney Cen
eral Akin left Springfield for hartford,
Wis, where he has since been staying
with a physician in constant attendance.
The injured eyes became worse, and early
yesterday morning Gen. Akin and his
wife left for Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Banker Spalding Found Guilty.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug 2-The jury in the
third trial of Charles w. Spalding, treas
urer of the Illinois State university and
president of the Globe Savings bank, re-
ment was fixed at imprisonment in the
penitentiary The specific charge against
Spalding was the embezzlement of bonds
of Macoupin county, ILL.,, belonging to the
State university of Illinois, of which
Spalding was treasurer, and valued at
$2S, OOO The duration of his sentence
will be settled by the prison board of the
state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
WINES TOO HOT FOR CORN.
Kansas Farmers Have to Cut it 10
Fodder.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 2.-All Kan
sas City and vicinity sweltered again
through the third successive day of over
100 degrees of heat. The government
weather bureau reports show that 100
degrees and over from 2 p. m. until 5
ing at 4 D. M, when 1O2 degrees was
reached. At o'clock this evening it was
50.
Throughout Kansas the same condi-
tons prevailed. Reports as to the condi-
ton of the corn crop are gloomy. Hot
winds are general throughout the state
and in the southern and western parts
where rain has been needed for many
days, farmers are loosing hope. Several
localities in the southern part of the
state report that farmers are cutting
their corn in order to preserve it for
fodder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
BURNS CRUDE PETROLEUM.
The Wabash Company Thinks it Ra
Solved Fuel Problem.

Springfield, Ill, July 31.-Experiments
are in progress on the Wabash railroad
in testing crude oil as fuel on engines
There are three tanks located above the
firebox of the engines, and are worked
on the principle of a gasoline stove, steam
being used for the pressure. Trips have
been made between this city and Hanni-
bal. Mo-, using the crude oil, and have
been very successful, one filing of the
tanks being sufficient for an ordinary
freight train. The Wabash officials
think they have solved the fuel question
The use of oil is a saving Of much labor
10 frempn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
The Shilling Parasol.

Once, when Queen Victoria was stay
ing in Nice, she CHANGED to see a pretty
little black and white sunshade exposed
in a shop window, and marked at the
low price of / shilling. Her majesty
bought the sunshade, and, to the horror
season and out for the rest Of the sum-
mer. She even wanted to return to it
next season, but the Princess Of Wales
succeeded in inducing her to relinquish
tho idea
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
BLOODSHED AT SCOTTDALE
Clash Between Union and Non-union Men
in Pennsylvania.

Scottdale, Pa, Aug. 2-V-illiam Cum
mings, the leader of the non-union men
brought here by the Scottdale Iron and
Steel company TO take the places of the
strikers, was shot and instantly killed,
Saturday, in front of the Commercial ho-
tel Cummings and three companions, all
non-union men, encountered a number of
strikers as the came out of the bar-room,
and a war of words ensued. Some one
fired a revolver, and a dozen shots fol-
lowed in quick succession. Cummings
dropped dead, with a bullet in his right
temple. and his three companions fed to
the MILL hotly pursued by an angry
crowd When the non-union men reached
the enclosure, the deputies on guard sur
rounded them and the mob was forced to
retreat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04

De Quincy had to fill up a census
paper and the set questions puzzled him
greatly. He finally managed to charac
terize his occupation as writer to maya
zines,' but when it came to the occupa-
tons of his three daughters his troubles
began again. At last he put ring
around their names and wrote: ''These
are like the lilies of the field; they toll
not, neither do they spin
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
SALooNKEEPERS ON A STRIKE.
DauviIle Wet Goods Dealers Trying to
Get the License Reduced.

Danville, HI, Aug. 2.-Everyone of the
forty-two saloons in Danville is closed
mantown or the roadhouses for a drink
The Liquor Dealers association peti-
toned the city council last Thursday
night to lower the license from $500 to
$500 and threatened to close their places
on refusal. The council refused and this
found to be closed. Today was the day
for the renewal of licenses.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
HAY CROP IS LARGE.
Summary of Reports Gathered by the
Hay Trade journal.

Canajoharie, n. Z, Aug 2.-Reports
received from the New England, Middle
Journal show the conditional average of
the hay crop to be 81 per cent, that of
the whole country 9212 per cent, with 2
per cent. increased acreage, indicating
the largest crop grown in many years.
On this account it is thought there will
be large attendance at the national hay
convention to be held at Pittsburg Au-
gust 10, II and II.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Wonderful New Gnn

ernment is building a new ten-inch Wire
gun for coast defense that will astonish
the world 1t will weigh thirty tons and
hurl 6OO-pound shell with a muzzle We
locity of 1888 feet per second. 1t will be
wrapped with seventy-five miles of wire
weighing 3O,94S pounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
The New One-Eyed Religion.

Nebraska has turned out another crank
and a new creed Reuben Beackim, pas
tor of a negro church at O'Neill, says
the Lord loves one-eyed men, and quotes
Matthew W. %, which says: eff there
fore thine eye be single, thy whole body
shall be full of light" Reuben has
knocked out one Of his own eyes, and the
other is so inhamed that he cannot see.
out of it. Many of his flock are follow
ing his eXample.-Kansas City Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Oldest Ironmaster Dead.

Allentown, Pa, July 31.-Samuel
Lewis, believed to be the oldest iron
master in the country, died here this
morning, aged 90. He founded the Al
lentown Iron works in 1916 and con-
tinued as superintendent until 1878,
building five furnaces and tie Lehigh
rolling mill. His grandson, Fred &.
Lewis, is mayor of Allentown.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Famous Old Tree Relied,

An oak tree planted in the old Santa
Clara college at San Jose, Cal, graveyard
just been cut down. Ynigo was the man
who planted the famous row of oaks
along the center of the Alameda. They
gave way some few years ago to the
street railroad tracks along the road and
the graveyard oak was the last of the
trees planted by him over century ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
WINDSTORM KILLS SEVEN,
What Seems to Have Been a Tornad
Sweeps Over San Jose, Ill.

Bloomington, ILL.,, July 31.-A special
from San Jose, ILL.,, thirty-fve miles west
on the Jacksonville division of the Chi
cago & Alton, gives meager particulars
of tornado this evening at o'clock.
1t passed through the farm of A c.
Mcdowell, two and a quarter miles north
of that town, completely destroying the
house and barn. Seven persons were
killed. They are: A. G. Mcdowell and
his grandson. the wife of Sam Brownlee,
three of the Brownlee children, Miss Jes-
sic Groves, neighbour who was spend
ing the day at McDowelPs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Death OF Rev. Henry Day.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 2.-Rev. Hen
~ Day, D. D., widely known throughout
the Baptist church as preached and edi-
tor is dead at his home in this city. He
was born at Westfeld, Mass, in 1878.
For several years he has been a constant
sufferer from paralysis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Chicago CIoakmakers Strike

Chicago, H., Aug. 1.-The cloak
makers employed by f. Siegel & Bro.
went out on strike today because the
firm refused to meet a demand for higher
wages. The strikers number about $50.
The firm claims the men are asking 80
TO go per cent. advance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
w w. Astor's Health Better.

London, Aug. 2-William Waldorf As
tor, who has been suffering from liver
troubles, has just returned to London
from Marienbad. where he was greatly
benefited by the waters. He will start
shortly on tour of Russia and Sweden,
accompanied by his two sons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Mead,s Rondsmen Must Paw

Houghton, Mich, July 31-[Special.]
The bondsmen of Thomas D. Meads,
late receiver of the United States land
business and politics, must produce the
sum of $2631 within the next thirty
days, the federal court of appeals at Gin
cinnati having affirmed the finding of the
district court which orderd the making
good Of Meads' shortage by his bonds
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
FREE FIGHT IN INDIANA.
Strikers Sought to Prevent Miners from
Going to Work.

Washington, Ind, Aug. 2.--This morn
ing the miners started work at Cabe &
CO. mine. They were met by strikers
who requested them not to return to
work. The debate ended in free fight.
in which clubs and fists played part.
Gibson Lett, one of the men who attempt
ed to go to work. was badly used up, his
scalp being laid open.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04

Mrs. o. t. Olson, a pioneer settler
of the town of Beloit, is dead. Her
husband was for many years a leader
of the scandinavian element of the COM
munity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-04
Works Q Art stolen.

Lausanne, Switzerland, Aug. Am ex-
tensive robbery of art works and other ar
ticles of great value has taken place at
the Wand cantonal museum.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-09

Building Lots in all parts of the
city on the instalment plan.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-09
Lewis & Co,

IF a mans dinner is right,
and he rises from the table
conscious that his wife has
used the same judgment as to
price that she did in the selec-
ton of the articles disposed of
there can be no indigestion to
follow. Our goods are of the
kind which bring health,
happiness and a fat purse.
Table delicacies are a fad
with us-they are bought be-
cause we known the average
Honoluluite Is fond Of good
things for the stomach. Our
prices are below the average
and special inducements are
offered to cash purchasers. Our
latest importations include the
best goods obtainable in the
English markets.
Copeland's English Peas;
Gods Roe, Mackerel in Mus
tard Sauce and Cambridge
Sausages in tins are so well
put up that it would be diff
cult to detect the difference
between them and the same
articles direct from the market.
"Teyssonneau" is a long
name to put before Pate but
the combination makes the best
It'd bit ever placed before a
gourmet. These are goods
that anyone may eat without
fear Of indigestion following.
They are put up in the best
factories in Europe and come
to US in elegant condition.