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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
RAILROAD DIRECTORY
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul.

Train No. 7arrives from Chicago at 8 80 p m
Train arrive from Milwaukee and depart
for Madison at 9:l2 III and 6:26 2 m.
Trains arrive from Madison at 9:1S a m
and 2:23 p III.
Trains Nos l, , 8, and IS run daily be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
No 5 and run daily except Sunday be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis
Trains Nos - and % run daily except Sun
day between Chicago and Portage.
Sunday excursion arrives from Milwaukee
at 0:25 m, returning, departs at 6:23 an
Train No. 27 arrives from Chicago at % m
and departs for Chicago At 5:2l p II Sundays
only.
All other trains run daily except Sunday.
g, w. WEBB, Agent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
MAILS CLOSE.

Mails close at the postoffice close as fol
lows:
North-*2:l5 r. NJ; 900 p. NJ
S,uth-*16:l5 \ NJ: 900 P. NJ
East-*S:5O A. NJ; $500 M; 70 700 P, NJ; P. NJ.
West-5: 80 A. NJ ; &l2 100 NJ: 900 p NJ
WATERFOWL and MadisOn-*S so A NJ: IS: O5 p. NJ
Pipersville, Affection, Fa mington and Eben-
ezer 1880 A. NJ.
Lebanon = Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days 5:noP "
%Daily except Sunday.
VIM II. ROHR, P. N.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
FARM FOR SALE,

The Preston farm is for sale at
great bargain. 1t is located four miles
north of Watertown, on the juneau
road. If you are looking for farm do
not fail to investigate this productive
old homestead. For full particulars
address
HENRY W PRESTON, Executor,
1909 Washington avenue,
Minneapolis, MINI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
EXCURSION TICKETS TO NEW LON
DON FAIR.

Via the Northwestern line, will be sold
at reduced rates, September 1 to Is, in
elusive, limited to September II. Apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern rail
way. 50W1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
Chicago & Northwestern.

Passenger from Chicago arrives at Water
town IL % m and goes no farther.
1899 m train connects direct with fast
train for La Crosse, Winona, ST. Paul and in
termediate points 9:07 p m train connects
direct for st, Paul.
"a except Sunday.
O. c. HEIMERI A gent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-09-08
Agriculture I'm PARAGUAY.

Agriculture has been about the sole
industry of Paraguay since the estab-
lishment of the Jesuit missions in 1857.
All the field work is done by women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
w. ID. BEYMER RESIGNS.
Goes to Central Georgia-His Office is
Abolished.

w, D Beymer, assistant chief clerk
in the office of c. S Sutton. auditor of
freight receipts for the Santa Fe, has
resigned his position to become chief
clerk to H A. Dunn, auditor of the
Central Of Georgia railway at Savan-
nah.
Mr.. Beymer will assume the duties of
his new position April 10.
The work which has heretofore been
done under the direction of Mr. Bey-
mer will be distributed in the depart
ment and the place will be abolished,
saving over 81, 500 per year therein. This
is along the line of the general policy
of economy which was inaugurated
when Mr. Sutton took charge of the Of
flee.
AIr. ReyTner will remove his family
to Savannah at once. He returned to
Topeka Saturday, having been absent
for 4 week visiting Mr.. Dunn and look
ing over the work in the position which
was rendered him. He came home
fully satisfied and decided to accept.
Mr.. Beymer's career during the time
he has been connected with the Santa
F'e has been successful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
GEN. RIVERA TAKEN.
Maceo's Successor Captured by the
erican Correspond
ent Killed.

Havana, March 29.-Gen. Hernandez
Velasco continuing his operations in
the hills of Pinar del Rio with the col
utnns of troops under his command,
was gagged yesterday morning at "a
baZedas with an insurgent force num-
bering about 800 men under Gen. Ruis
Rivera. The insurgents were dispersed
and their position was captured after
an hours fighting. The troops captur-
ed a number of prisoners including
Major Gen. Ruis Rivera. his chief of
staff Col. tBacallaO and his adjutant.
Lieutenant Terry. Gen. Rivera. and
Lieutenant Terry were both wounded.
Gen. Rivera succeeded Gen. Antonio
Maceo in command of the insurgent
forces In Pinar del Rio and he is con-
sidered next in military importance to
Gen. Maxine Gomez. The insurgents
left ten men killed and the troops, pur-
suing the enemy captured quantity
of arms, ammunition, dynamite caps.
etc.
The troops had one man killed. Lieut..
Wolgasraffen and "a soldiers wounded.
Gen. Rivera and his chief of staff,
Col Bacallao were brought in prison
ers at Sans Cristobal,s province Pinar
del Rio last evening.
Lieut. Terry, the adjutant of Gen.
Rivera, who was made prisoner at the
same time died while on his way to San
Cristobel
a Spanish shell during the engagement
at Cabazedas.
RECORD CORRESPONDENT
KILLED.
Washington, March 29.-The following
dispatch was received from Consul Gen
eral Lee dated Havana, yesterday:
Mr. c. E. Crosby of New York, the
representative of the Chicago Record is
reported killed while watching with
field glasses a combat between the
Spanish and insurgent forces near Ar
roya Blanco close to the boundary of
Puerto Principe and Santaria. He came
to the island January 80 and is said to
have graduated at St Cyr, France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
STRUCK BY A RUFFIAN.
Miss May Rice Knocked Unconscious
While Walking With a Friend.

Miss May Rice, of $50 Buchanan street,
was knocked down by man last evening
she and a companion were nearing the
corner of Sixth and Buchanan streets,
and she was taken to her home in an un-
conscious condition. About O. o'clock last
night Miss Rice, who is 20 years old. and
is the daughter of Mrs b Youngberg
started TO go to Merrilfs drug store at
Sixth and Clay streets With her was
Miss Florence Main. of 731 Lane street
AS the young ladies started away from
the drug store to return home young
man started out of a crowd of men and
boys who were standing near the store
and followed them.
Catching up with them he stepped be-
tween them and said: Hello, May; L m
going home with YOU
The young ladies told him to leave them.
He caught their dresses and pulled at
their arms all the while telling them that
they couldn't bluff him. When near the
corner of Sixth and Buchanan streets, and
follow US any more The man grabbed
that he drew back and dealt her a vicious
blow upon the left cheek with his fist.
motionless- Seeing what he had done, the
man ran away rapidly Miss Main helped
home Her home was block away. She
dragged her into the house and the un-
fortunate young lady again lapsed into
with her and was able to return her to
consciousness again She suffered much
from the wounds she received by the
blow and by the fall.
Today Miss Rice said to a State Jour
nal reporter: 1T hurt me terribly He
kept following us and I turned and told
him to leave us. Then he hit me.
thought l was going to die don't Know
who he was. but 1 would know him if 1
him again. He was about 25 years
old and wore dark clothes. I think he had
a mustache.
Miss Florence Main said to the report
er: He kept following US and when May
and he might have killed her. 1 don't
know his name but 1 think it could be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
TEXAS RIVERS ARE RAGING.
Many Streams Out of Their Banks
Railroad and Other Property Suf-
fering Great Damage.

Denton, Tex, March "a heavy rain
fell here all day yesterday, and the
creeks are oVerf1owing.
Pecan creek, running through the city,
is out of it's banks. and several families
in the lowlands were driven out of their
homes, the water varying in depth from
two to Is feet.
Big Elm fork and Trinity are reported
bank full and rising rapidly. DriftwOod
is backed up against the Hickory creek
railroad bridge and force of section
hands has gone south to remove the
debris
A washout occurred on the Dallas and
Wichita branch just below Farmers
vile, and katy passenger No. AZ had
to come back to this place and go to
Dallas via FIT. Worth. 1t is feared there
will be crop and stock losses in the
larger creek bottoms. Big Elm creek is
rising at the rate of five feet per hour
and other smaller creeks rising rapid
ly-
Clebourne, Tex, March 29.-No trains
from the south or east arrived yester-
day on account of Washouts. Rain fell
in torrents all day and all streams are
swollen. The Santa Fe railroad has sew
eral cars of steel rails on their three
bridges in this city to prevent them
from washing away. 1t is authoratively
stated that 10000 feet of track is gone
at Valley Mills, two bridges are out at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
$500 DUE M'MASTER
For the Time in Which Herald Hung
Onto the Office.

Judge HaZen this morning decided
that r. B. McMasterS is entitled to the
$400 involved in the case of Frank l..
Whitaker against the city of Topeka
The suit was brought to determine
whether it was Frank Herald or R. B.
McMaSters who was entitled to the
salary of commissioner of elections dur
ing the four months that office was in
controversy, after the appointment of
McMasters by Gov. Morrill, in 1895.
Herald refused to give up the office
to McMasters and McMasters instituted
quo WarrantO proceedings in the su-
preme court. AT the end of four months
Herald was OuSted from office by the
decision of the court and McMasters in
stalled. During the controversy the
city had refused to pay out the salary
connected with the office. and as it was
claimed by both Herald and McMas-
ters, the suit was brought to settle the
matter
Herald assigned his claim to Frank L.
Whitaker, and the suit was brought in
his name
The case will be taken to the court of
appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
Russia MObilizes 100000 Sol
dierS on Turkish Frontier.
Turkey Now Has an Army of
10000 on Greek Border.
CONFLICT SEEMS NEAR
As Last Resort the Powers
Will Demand
That Both Greece and Turkey
Withdraw Their Armies.

London, March "a dispatch to the
Times from Vienna says that owing to
the keen anxiety felt at St. Petersburg
as to what may occur in the near future
at Constantinople, or in the vicinity,
the cZar has ordered the concentration
of 100000 troops in South Russia The
Russian volunteer fleet is now available
to transport troops whenever required.
London, March ga dispatch from
Salonica to the Times says:
Within a few days Edhem Pasha Ghe
Turkish commander of the Greek from
tier) will have under his command $780,,
600 men, which will constitute his army
of soldiers.
II am especially struck with the rap
id strides the Turkish organization has
made within the last few years in re-
gard to military railways and hospit-
ais. Within a month 152 trains have
traversed Salonica. An infantry system
which has stood such strain is worthy
of the highest praise.
Thirty torpedoes have been laid
across the bay from Cape Kara The
large supply of ammunition here and
Constantinople is being supplemented
by German consignments.'
Athens, March 29.-The minister of
the powers held a conference today, and
it is stated, drew up the terms of q col
lective note to the Greek government
requesting that the Greek troops be
recalled from the frontier. 1t is under
stood that a similar note will be pre-
sented to the Porte, and that if either
power refuses, its principal ports will be
blockaded.
London, March ga long official dis
patch from the British admiral in Gre
tan waters to the government concludes
in saying:
Col. Vassos, the commander of the
Greek army of occupation in Crete, has
practically declared war against the
powers"
The idea which appears to prevail in
Athens, that the nomination of Prince
George as the ruler of Crete is a poSsi-
bility, is yet another of the many Hell
lenic would-be illusions which are
bound to be destroyed Prince George
is not in any way qualified, either by
age. experience or nationality, Tor Such
a delicate position. The powers are
looking for some capable governor
whose first quality, after executive abil-
ity must be an impartial attitude to-
ward the Turks and Greeks alike, and
who would not be mere figurehead-
ConstantinOple, March 29.-The Turk
ish squadron has not left the Dardan-
elles.
Haiku Pasha commander of the Turk
ish troops at Tokat, in the Sivas dis
trict, where the massacres of Armen1ans
recently occurred has been dismissed
and arrested on demand of the repre-
sentatives of the powers.
Toulon March 9.-The French cruiser
Bugeaud sailed for Crete today.
Canea, March "a mixed detach
ment of French, Italians, Russians and
Turks under the command of a French
captain has occupied the fortress of
RutSunaria which protects the spring
supplying Canea with water the in
surgents having attempted to cut off
the water supply.
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ton on bauxide, not refined, the Re-
publicans stating that Georgia and AL
ALBANIA demanded protection for it,
There was sensational scene in the
afternoon when Mr.. Johnson of Indi-
ana, protested against taking the time
of the house in irrelevant discussion.
He was ordered to take his seat and re-
fused but finally did so as the chair
man of the committee of the whole Mr.
Sherman was about to summon the
speaker. A second time he rose and
the speaker was actually called in to
Subdue Mr.. Johnson.
SENATE.
Washington, March Ex-senator Hoar
from the judiciary committee today re-
ported favOrably the bill to prevent the
use of kinetoscOpic exhibitions of prize
fights in the District of Columbia or
the territories.I 1t also prohibits mailing
of prize fight pictures, or their receipt
from common carriers. Heavy penal
ties are provided
The senate adopted a resolution MAX
ing $50,000 Immediately available for
the improvement of the Mississippi
river from the head of the passes to the
mouth Of the Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
LEVEES BREAK.
And Large Area of Lower Missis-
sippi Country is Flooded

Jackson, Miss, March ga special
from Greenville, Miss says:
A crevasse occurred last night at Lake
Lee, seven miles south of Greenvflle on
the Mississippi side. through which an i'm
mense volume of water is pouring into
the Black and the Steele bayou country.
The opening is 500 feet wide and unless it
BILE. all that country west of Deer creek
and the most fertile and prosperous in
the Delta will be overf1owed from Arcola
south to the mouth of the Yazoo river
This break has relieved the pressure
some what on the Greenville front and the
gauge at this hour shows the river has
been on a stand since p. n. yesterday
Memphis, Tenn. March 29.-The over
flow reports are not encoura ging today
to those fighting the waters. From a To-
cal standpoint all is serene but reports
low Helena. The levee at Wayside, Miss.
gave way shortly after midnight last
night This was confirmed this morning
by subsequent telegram
THE UPPER RIVER.
Quincy, Ill. March 2e.-The Mississippi
keeps up its record of the past week at
making the stage Is feet above low water
mark. Thousands of sightseers~ line the
river banks and bluffs TO see the muddy
water Which has submerged all of the is
lands and stretched back over the Mis-
souri, bottoms for a distance of several
miles. with only the top of trees and part
ly submerged houses visible here and
there to mark the former places of abode
of the thrifty farmer.
Alton. Ill, March 29-The flood situation
continues to become graver every hour.
Men were put to work this morning over
hauling all the leVeeS protecting higher
bottom lands. The railroad companies are
putting their tracks in American and St.
St. Charles bottoms in the best possible
condition to Withstand the floods for less
the u feet more water will bring the stage
of 1892, when the tracks of all the rail-
roads were submerged between Alton and
St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
CREELMAN IN GREECE.
King George Threatens to Open Hos
tilities at Orce.

Especial Gable by James Creelman to
New York Journal.]
Patras, Greece, March 2S.-King
George received me again at the palace
this morning This time he uttered
llingly threat which brings the great
powers face to face with a war that
will smash the Turkish empire and
turn Central Europe into chaos.
THE great powers should take warn
before it is too late, said the king
sThe Greek nation cannot endure this
state of affairs much longer, and the
scituatiOn will be come fcontrollable.
The world has never before witnessed
such a spectacle as six powerful ma
tionS, acting in the name of Christian
civilization, surrounding an island with
their warships and starving a noble
Christian people, whose only, offense is
that they have fought for teeir liber-
ties. While doing this the nations are
feeding and upholding their savage
Turkish OppreSSOrS-
''It seems almost incredible that the
egoism of the powers could lead them
to outrage every principle of humanity,
ignore and trample down the public
sentiment of Europe and inflicts slow
death upon the brave Cretans- 1 can
not understand it,
The lines in the kings face grew hard
and his big brown eyes flashed; the
veins stood out with painful distinct
ness in his temples, his lips trembled
and his voice shook with emotion.
1T is hard to restrain the natural
impulse of the Greek army to vindicate
the Turkish forces, which theaten our
northern frontier" he said. We did
not send our torpedo boats and troops
to Crete until the Turks threatened to
send more troops to subdue the Chris
tians in the island, and we did not
send our army to the frontiers of Epi-
rus and Macedonia until a large Turk
ish force threatened US there
Now it is said that the powers are
threatening to blockade Volo. the naval
basis of our forces in Thessaly. 1t would
be an Infamous thing to blockade Volo
while the Turkish army menaces our ter
ritory.
IF it is done. it will be useless to at
tempt to hold our troops back any longer
and will order them to go forward. Ny
mind is made up
There is not another people like the
Greek in the world he continued. See
how the Greeks are coming here across
the seas and continents, from the most
distant ends of the earth, to fight for the
cause of liberty and cfviliZati tion.
Those men who are marching past the
palace this moment are Greeks from
remote parts of the Caucasus. There are
more than 700 of them, their Greek ances-
tors having lived in the Caucasus for over
a century.
Greeks are coming from every country
and all this shows what unconquerable
spirit moves the Greek race at this mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
Mrs. Annie Edison Arrested.

Detectives Capron and Price this af
ternoon had a hard struggle with Mrs.
Annie Edison of Seventh and West
streets, while in search of H A. Heath'S
gasoline stove, which had been stolen
last night from his new residence, Sixth
and Lane streets. There was also miss
ing a rug and two lamps. They found
the stolen articles in Mrs. Edison'S
house and placed her under arrest. She
resisted fiercely and it required the
combined efforts of both detectives to
hold her while awaiting the arrival of
the patrol wagon A large crowd of
neighborhood people and passerbys col
lected She had worked at the Heath
residence Saturday cleaning up She
was locked il the city jail on the charge
of burglary and larceny.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
Hamilton Divorce Suit Decided.

Divorce was granted to Mrs. Eliza
beth Hamilton from Peter Hamilton by
Judge Hazen in the district court this
morning. and Mrs. Hamilton given the
custody of the three minor children.
Judge Hazen refused to give Mrs. Ham
ilton alimony. but she was granted the
family homestead of seven acres and
10 room house where she now lives, to-
gether with all of the household furni
ture with the exception of enough to fit
up-- one room. This was given to Mr..
Hamilton as well aS the right to one
team. wagon and harness and one NOW
ing machine. Mr. Hamilton has con-
siderable property in residence lots in
this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
OMAHA SEES THE SHIP.
The Airship Viewed the Third Time 9
by "Reputable Citizens"

Omaha, March 29-The mysterious
air ship was seen again last night for
the third time by a number Of Omaha's
reputable citizens. 1t hove in sight
about the time that church was over
and in half an hour had traverSed the
heavens and had once more disappear
ed. 1t was seen by people In all parts
of the city.
This time the 'sair ship came into
view in the southeastern portion of the
horizon. 1t was in the shape of a big
bright light, too big for balloon and
glowed steadily. 1t sailed over the
city to the northwest and there diSap-
peared behind the houses and bluffs. 1t
moved very slowly and seemed to be
quite near the earth.
Nothing but the light was visible. A
big crowd a Twenty-fOurth and Lake
streets watched the trip of the visitor
and SDeculated upon it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
BLUE RAPIDS CURIOS.
Ripe Tomatoes, Pansies and Young
Chicks Appear at Unusual Seasons

Blue Rapids, March 27.-Last fall
James Warrinef planted a tomato
seed in a pot containing a house plant
The seed sent up a sturdy vine, which
produced three nice tomatoes about the
1st of March
it's two broods of Wyandotte chicks,
Matched February Is. But Mrs. E. E.
Burrill is one ahead of them. The 22nd
of January she picked a bouquet of
panSy blossoms from a. flower bed in
her dooryard. The plants were mulched
in the fall, but even with this protec-
ton it is unusual to find blossoms so
early even in Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
RYAN TRIUMPHS.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas is
Named by the President
For First Assistant Secretary
of the Interior.
HENRY CLAY EVANS
Is Nominated for Commissioner
of Pensions.
johnson of Indiana Becomes OBJ
streperOus in the House.

Washington, March 29--The president
today sent the following nominations
to the senate:
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, to be first
assistant secretary of interior.
Henry Clay Evans of Tennessee, to
be commissioner of pensions.
To be registers of land oftice-David
c. Fleming of Colorado at Sterling, Col;
Wat Theodore BeaIle of Colorado, at
Leadville, Col.
Thomas Ryan was born a Oxford, N.
Y, November %, 1897. He was raised in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29
rheaters Must be Mulcted.

Under a decision Of Judge Hazen, rem
dered in the district court this morn
ing. L. NJ. Crawford will be compelled
to pay a yearly tax of S25 imposed by
city ordinance on proprietors of places
of amusement The case of Mr.. Craw-
ford against the city, appealed from
the police court, was decided in favor
of the city and Crawford ordered to
nav a fine of So. The case will be made
a test case, and taken to the court of
appeals. The question in the case was
whether OF. not the ordinance, imposing
this tax. was valid. Judge Hazen held
that it was, and stated that he did not
consider the amount of tax to be unrea-
sOnable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-29

Kopperl one at Blum, one at Morgan,
one south of A1varado. and a great
number of small bridges have been
washed away. The Santa Fe is send
ing out every available man to repair
damages The tracks are reported to
be all right north of here.
FIT Worth, Tex, March 29.-The rain
fall following yesterdays storm was
the hardest for years. The water is
over the city several feet deep in some
places, and much damage has been
wrought.
No casualties are reported, but ad-
vices come in from the suburbs detail
ing severe damage to dwellings,. The
cotton belt country for miles around is
inundated The railroads running into
the city are completely Frustrated.