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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
GEN. ROLOFF INDICTED.
Member of the Cuban Junta Must
Answer to a Charge of Aiding
FiIibuSterS.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 3O.-Gen. Roloff
and DR.. J. Luis of the Cuban junta were
indicted today by the federal grand jury
on the charge of beginning, setting on
foot and providing within the district of
Maryland. means for military eYpedi-
ton against the territory of Il foreign
power with whom the United States is
at peace; to-Wit, against the island of
Cuba"
The crime is charged as having been
committed July 8, 1895. A second in
dictment for conspiracy is found against
the men, in which the name of john L.
Smith is included. Roloff is said III the
Indictment to have been otherwise
known as G.. Miller, and DIR. Luis has a
number of aliases, among them are j. K.
Luis and DR.. LUCAS. The witnesses be
Iore the grand jury and the witnesses
who will appear at the trial of the
charges were Capt. John NJ. Hudson of
Brooklyn and John Cronin and John
s4ockney of this city. The jury was IN
session for about twenty-seven and one
half hours.
New York, Jan. 30.-The examination
of Gen. Roloff. ENRIQUE 8ogillo and Dr.
Jose Luis, alleged Cuban filibusters,
was to have been continued before Com
missioner Shields today, but District-At-
torney McFarlane was granted an adj
journment for a week on the ground
that the essential witnesses are away
from the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
WEYLER'S SUCCESSOR.
The First Step Which is to be
Taken to Inaugurate Re-
forms in Cuba.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 30-A Madrid
dispatch announcing the appointment of
Weyler's successor as governor-general of
Cuba is considered here absolutely au-
thentic. A week ago Senior de LONE
communicated to Secretary Olney thai
Gen. Azcarrago had been rendered this
position but that no definite action had
been taken.
All American citizens now in prison in
Cuba as suspects will, with few eXcep-
tons, be given their release some time
during the coming week. This informa-
ton, it is said, has also been conveyed
to the state department by the Spanish
legation. The whole Competitor crew,
it is announced, is included in the am
neSty, and there is possibility that Gen.
Julio Sanguilly and Louis Somellian may
also be freed.
The state department has for some time
been conducting correspondence with the
Spanish authorities negotiating for the
release of the imprisoned American citi-
zens. The department has impressed the
fact upon the Spanish government that if
it would release the imprisoned Ameri-
cans it would go long way toward al
laying the feeling in the United States
against Spanish rule in Cuba. State de-
partment officials have been confident
that they could persuade the Spanish gov
eminent TO take this view of the situa
ton and they, it is said, have succeeded
at last
Senior de LONE is confined to his
room with an attack of the grippe and
could not be interviewed on the above
SUBJECTS but it is generally understood
that Senior Azcarrago has consented to
assume the arduous role of Cuban pa
citier and it is thought that this policy
will greatly simplify entanglements with
this government.
Madrid Ton Tho Erooo COWS that
words dropped by the minister for war,
Lieut.-Gen. AZcarragO, point to the pos
sibility of an arrangement being arrived
at shortly with the Cuban insurgents.
Much Importance it attached by the
newspapers here to the recent visit of
United States Minister Taylor to the
minister for foreign affairs.
The Spanish premier, Senior Canovas
del Castillo, has reiterated his statement
that Spain has not yet revealed the ma
ure of the Cuban reforms to any govern
ment. He adds that the reforms are not
yet fully determined upon and further
says that when q majority of the Cuban
provinces are free from rebellion it will
be time to appoint a select parsonage to
carry out the reforms.
Havana, Jan. 30-San Martin at Ja-
Quila, province of Pinar del Rio, has
been engaged with a band OF insurgents
who left eight men killed, number Of
arms, q banner and several documents
of Importance upon the field. The troops
had five men killed.
A dispatch received here from Matan-
zas announces the surrender there Of
sixteen armed insurgents and in addition
the surrender of the insurgent leader,
Rarroso, with another band of sixteen.
During several skirmishes recently in
the provinces of Havana and MatanZaS
the insurgents lost twenty men killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
MILLER GETS TEN YEARS.
Man Whose Heavy Loans Are Said
to Have Dragged Down a
Denver Bank.

Denver, Col, Jan. 3O.-In the federal
court today Judge Hallett sentenced O.
E. Miller, proprietor of the Miller Hernia
Treatment company, to Imprisonment az
hard labor for ten years; c. II. Dow
seven years. and S. e. McClurken, five
years. The three were recently con-
victed of wrecking the Commercial Ma
tiOnal bank, to which Miller was indebt-
ed for $4,000 when it closed in 1898
Dow was president and McClurken. his
brother-in-law, receiving teller. They
will be taken to the penitentiary at Leav-
enworth, Kas. Judge Hallett refused TO
certify to a bill of exceptions in the case
and the prisoners attorney will apply to
the United States circuit court at ST.
Louis for a writ of supersedeas.
For several years DR.. Miller main
tanned a branch office in Milwaukee, in
the Merrill building. He had quite a
clientage here and guaranteed all of his
cures. His features were familiar to
nearly every resident of the city as
his portrait was scattered broadcast in
connection with advertisements, hand
bills, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
MONEY TO BURN.
POttawatOmie Indians in Michigan Spend


Their Allowances LavishIy.
The remarkable manner in which the
Fottawatomie Indians in Michigan are
handling the $118,O0O received from the
government about two months ago is as
tonishing. Each Indian, old and young,
got $435.79.
Of the 271 members of the tribe now
living, some 80 live about one mile
southwest of Hamilton. The largest
tract OF land owned by a single Indian
is forty acres of oak grubs and pine
stumps. On this forty there are ten
shanties and a family in each shanty.
If an Indian comes along who hasn't
place of his own, he is allowed to settle
on this farm and put up q shanty OF
slabs taken from sawmill.
Many redskins visit Holland and Ale
gen with their new-found wealth and I'LL
up with fireWater and then start out 10
buy what they want. Some have bought
$40 buggies for $50 to $50, and, having
no sheds, left them in the grubs exposed
to rain and snow. They have bought all
kinds of horses, paying from $50 to
$loO, and the average horse chat they
have got is not worth over SO to S25
Ex-Sheriff John Shabbing, who runs Il
hardware store. says he has sold them
all kinds of stoves and cooking utensils
In one instance he had to order a $40
cooking stove, those in stock not being
good enough. lie sold two stoves to
one fellow and when he got to the In
dams howell there wasn't room to put
them both up, the room being filed with
beds and other furniture. The family
had just finished supper when he arrived.
Ihey had Toasted on beefsteak, ham and
eggs, sausage and pork steak.
Peter Gibson and family got $1700 as
their share of the amount and have not
over 500 left. Among the numerous
things he bought was an expensive organ.
There is not one of them that can play
a note.
The residents of Hamilton fear an out
break when the Indians find that their
money is all gone, for, after once having
had money, they will never be satisfied
with poverty. There are but three of
the whole tribe who are saving their
money, two squaws and one buck.
There are q number Of Sioux and Otts-
was around here, and the Sioux are soon
to receive the same amount from the
government that the Pottawatomies did.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
STILL ANOTHER DELAY
No Settlement in the Kaukauna Water
works Case.

Kaukauna, Wis. Jan. 3O-[Special.l-
The council meeting last evening made
the third continuous evening at which
they have been in attendance. The ses-
Sions have been held at the council cham
Der, which has been so crowded that
comfort was not thought of, many stand
ing for hours patiently waiting the much
looked for decision in the waterworks
franchise. Again an adjournment was
made, this time to next Tuesday evening.
The council tied on a decision last even
ing, between the Wells Reichert company
and Wheeler q Co., both franchises be-
ing now gust alike, having been made so
by amendments of the previous evenings
session. The amount of each is $4,000
The formation of a baseball league of
Fox river valley players now looks quite
feasible. Julius Martin, for so many
years the successful manager of the
Kaukauna Ball club. has resigned that
position and is now filling the place of
president of the association. William
Sullivan has been made manager. 1t is
almost certain that Fond du Lac Osh-
kosh Neenah, Appleton, Kaukauna,
Green Bay, and perhaps Manitowoc will
compose the league.
The Badger Paper mill has already
commenced the manufacture of railroad
writings, the first that was ever produced
of this class of papers in the city. The
necessary machinery for making a still
higher grade of papers has arrived and
is now being placed in position.
Pulp wood in increasing quantities is
daily arriving here by train from the
northern woods
DR.. II. b. Tanner of this city has
again received the appointment of state
oil inspector, Gov. Scofeld having sent
in his name to the Senate for that posi-
ton.
Casper Schommer of Freedom expired
almost instantly of heart disease at his
home, having just returned from this
city with a load of lumber with which he
was to help rebuild his hotel. burned last
Monday night The funeral was held
today from the Freedom church. His
age was 43 years. He leaves a wife and
large family of children.
G.. /. Youmans of this city, represent
ing the Manitowoc Seating company. to-
day received the contract of furnishing
400 Oxford adjustable seats for joint dis
trict No. of North Kaukauna.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Jan. 80, 1897
BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET,

MILWAUKEE, = Butter = Fancy cream
cry, per h. 20c; fair to choice 156
19c; best dairy selections, 15@17c; lines, fair
to choice, do, 10d13c; roll, 9@111c; packing
stock, do, case; grease, Babe. Cheese
Americas, 934@1O1Ac; brick. 7ISc; llmberger,
!do .4c: swiss. DO 91@d10c. Eggs-Per doz,
fresh. 15dl6c; picked and storage, 10014c
CHICAGO-Butter-Fi Firm; creamery, 150
zoe; dairy, 9@17c Eggs-Steady; fresh, Ice
NEW -Butter-Receipts, 1861 pkgs;
steady; Western creamery, 12d20c; Elgins,
Western, 13@1Sc Sugar-Granulated 41lc
Cqff 6ea,6 No. I, 9Ac.
N-Butter-Creamery, extra, 210
pc; Western, extra. 20d21c dairy, extra,
17@1Sc; Western lade lie; imitation cream
cry, 13015c. Eggs-Fancy nearby, 23125c;
Michigan fancy, 19c; Western, 19c; fair to
good 1Sc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
TEIEGRAPH MARKETS

MILWAUKEE--FI our-Quet and steady
NoFfhern 4c NE prRg orn 55f Ia and
unchanged. No. g. 1915c. Cats-Quiet and
unchanged; No 2 white, 1S14@19Ac. Barley
Dull and unchanged; No. 2, 33c; sample
on track, 251za33c. Rye-Steady; No 1, S6e.
observation-disclosures; pork, 7.75; lard, 800.
Flour easier on basis of 4.25014.3O for
patents in bbls in CARROTS; rye, in bbls, $50
$3.50.
Millstuffs steady at 7.75 per ton for sacked
bran, 7.25Q75O for fine middlings; white
CHICAGO = Close : Wheat January.
711sc. Corn-January. 22RG22Hc; Feb.
5gnTy5 22qs22+e May ae 224Ae 1uly
5 July. i' 18 Pa Po oT musi la77sS
February. 772{z; May, SPY. Lard-Jan1,
400; July, 4;O7h. RiDs-January,. 3.97!5;
February, 3.97h; May, 4.o0g40 21A; July,
NEW K-Wheat-Niarch. Sc: May,
S2Ac; July, 1889. Corn-May, 3O4c; July,
MISUNDERSTANDING Firm. SO
I'D higher; January, 6s5Ad; February,
6s6d. Corn-Steady, unchanged to I'D high
er; January, 2s9Ad; February, 2s9d; March,
vator 82%c; track, S5a8Sc; No hard ard cash. ri6
15s&c; Ma Nay, 35zSa51Ae. oats-So. ca ash
l6 KkfNs k{s0 CfTT.w hlan- hare 15@
771ac; No. spring. 74@76c. Corn-No. 3
mixed. 17lk@178c. Oats-No. 2 white. sag
22c Rye-No. 3, soc. Hay-Unchanged
MINNEAPOLIS-Wh closed: January,
&c.. May. 73c; July, 74c; No. 1 hard on
track, S4Mc
OMAHA-CattIe- Receipts. SOO native
beef steers, 360d4.65; cows and heifers, 2.75
$3.50; stockers and feeders, 3.250I400. Hogs
Receipts, 4500 bulk of sales, 3.25@3 80.
Sheep-Receipts, 600; common and stock
sheep, 2.25073. %; lambs, 3.5005.00.
ST -Cattle-Receipts, 500; stock
ers and feeders, ,. 25@l3. 80; light steers, 2.65
014.2 Hogs-Receipts, $500; bulk of sales,
3.10M3.55 Sheep-Muttons, 2.75@4.25;
lambs 3.75d5 40.
KANSAS -Cattle-Receipts, 500;
shipments, 800 Hogs-Receipts. 1900;
shipments, 1900; bulk of sales, 3,3093. 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments, 500; lambs.
3..250i4. 90; rluttons, 20003.60
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
WORKED LIKE HEROES.
Family at Eau Claire Forced from a
Burning Building Into
the Cold.

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. 3O.-[Special.1-
At 1870 o'clock this morning fire par
tally destroyed the grocery store of III. G.
Hanson at 1913 North Barstow street
The second story of the building was
occupied as a residence by the family of
Peter Peterson, consisting of husband
wife and four children, tie oldest, a girl
of II. The fire shut off all means of
egress by ordinary means and in the
darkness and confusion the children mar
rowly escaped death from the flames.
Ladders were placed by the firemen to
the upper windows and one by one the
Peterson family were rescued the father
escaping last. Much credit is due the fire
department. The loss is about $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
TO AMEND THE TREATY.
After Some Changes Are Made a Favorable
Report will be Made.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 3O.-The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations today
resumed consideration of the arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain with the determination to
finish it before the committee adjourned.
The committee was in session for three
hours. at the conclusion of which time
it adjourned after having agreed by an
almost unanimous vote to recommend
the ratification of the treaty with
amendments All but two of these
amendments are merely verbal.
One of the two which are essential
strikes out the clause providing for the
selection of King Oscar as UMPIRE leav-
ing it to two powers to select an umpire
when one is considered necessary. The
other important amendment is an addi-
ton to article 1 of the treaty and reads
as follows:
''No question which affects the for
eign or domestic policy of either of the
contracting parties or the relations of
either with any other state OF, power by
treaty or otherwise shall be subject to
arbitration under this treaty except by
special a agreement"
The amendment eliminating the UNI
pire clause was agreed to by vote of
8 TO L.
The vote in opposition to striking out
the King Oscar clause is understood to
have been cast by Senator Gray of Della
ware.
The vote ON the motion to report the
treaty favOrably as amended was 6 to T.
The six members who voted in the affir-
NATIVE were Messrs. Sherman, FRYE, Da-
Wis Cullom, Lodge and Gray and those
who voted i'll the negative were Messrs
Morgan, Daniel, Cameron and Mills.
This vote, strangely enough, was on
financial rather than on political grounds
Only one Democratic senator voted for
ratification and only one Republican SEN
ator against it. All the votes for the
treaty were cast by men who had OPP
posed silver i'll the Senate in the last
campaign, while their opposition, with the
possible exception of Senator Mills, were
cast by free silver men. 1t is understood
the silver men hold that the ratification
of the treaty would have tendency to
render this country subservient to Great
Britain.
An amendment declaring in explicit
terms that the Alaskan boundary cues
ton should not be included in the agree
ment for arbitration was voted down as
being unnecessary.
The chairman was instructed to ask the
Senate to give the treaty consideration
at as early a day as practicable. 1t is
expected that when taken UP it will lead
to a protracted and animated debate in
executive session.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03

Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-Secretary
Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote at IL
O'Clock today signed the convention for
the definition by commission of so much
of the boundary line between Alaska and
the British possessions as is marked by
the Hist meridian.
The treaty will be sent to the Senate on
Monday and its outlines have been fore
casted exclusively by the Associated
press.
The treaty provides a commission of
four members. The names are not given
in the treaty, but will be agreed on here
after. The commission will meet, under
the terms of the treaty, IN London or
Washington.
The formal name of the treaty is "a
convention between the United States and
Great Britain for the demarkatlon of the
141st meridian west longitude as may be
necessary for the determination OF the
boundary between their respective posses
sions in North America"
It's purpose is to settle beyond doubt the
exact location of the meridian and thus
prevent the clashing between the miners,
who have been attracted in large numbers
to the vicinity of the boundary, and the
local officials of the two countries. The
meridian named the 141st, west longitude,
was not selected as the boundary line by
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, but was laid down as the line of di-
vision in the treaty of cession by which
Alaska was passed by Russia to the
United States.
The difficulty has been to tell just
where the meridian actually runs, by no
means an easy task in such rough,
rugged and snoWbOund country rs Cen
trail Alaska. Even in more hospitahle
climes the task of defining physically
such an abstract line as meridian is
beset with difficulties so that it was Il
matter of no surprise that in the present
now that the territory is known to in
clude extensive and valuable gold de-
posits. As laid down on the charts, the
mouth of Forty Mile Greek, the mecca
of the gold hunters, debouches into tie
great Yukon river just near enough TO
the meridian to cause each side, Ameri-
can and British, to set up the claim that
it lies in their territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
MAY END IN MURDER.
Unknown Man Robs a House at
BoscCbel During the NJ 9TH
er'S Absence,

Boscobel, Wis, Jan. 30.-[Special. j
While Mrs. Leo Bartholomew was at
tending church here last night an I'M
known man entered the house and de-
handed money from Victor Bartholo-
new, a young man 10 years old, who
was in charge of two infant children
Bartholomew was struck on the head
with a hammer and is in a critical con-
dition. A lot of valuables were taken
from the house and the man made his
escape. About fifty men tried to hunt
him last night, but no clue has been OBJ
tanned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
THE DAIRY MAID MUST GO.
Clever Device Warranted to Milk 200
Cows in Three Minutes.

COWS In three Minutes.
a Michigan man has invented a ma
chine for milking COWS. His name is
II. j. Corwin and he resides near Di-
mondale. He is buying COWS and by
spring will have 200, all of which with
his device he expects to milk in three
minutes. The COWS are to be driven on
to a circular platform with their heads
all in a circle. Then staples are let
down beside each neck, which holds
them from getting away, either forward
or backward. They each stand in stalls
At the head bran mash is poured in
boxes for them to eat while being MIXED
A large leather band, with sacks for
the teats of each COW, rises up and en-
velops the milk-givers. These sacks are
rubber, and air is injected into them in
such way that the milk of the 200
cows runs in streams through little pipes
to a reservoir, thence to cooling room.
Mr.. CorWin claims that he can milk
1000 cows just as easy or easier than
a man can one. After the COW has been
MIXED once by this process they each
take their places in the stalls, without
any trouble, as the animals seem to like
this way best. He has two large farms
within mile of Dimondale, and intends
to raise nothing but cows. The female
calves he will keep, and the male calves
he will veal for the markets. AS he is a
great drover, he will ship his own stock.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
DISENFECT THE MAILS.
Precautions Taken at New York to Keep
Out the Plague.

New York, JAN 3O-The steamer
Britannia, which arrived this morning
from Liverpool and Queenstown, brought
4 number of sacks Of Bombay and East
dndia mails ff mnen ine B pr; dropped
mailboat went alongside the steamer and
took off all the mails, amounting to 100
sacds. Among this number was the
Indian mail. Health Officer Doty. on
learning that this mail had been sent to
the city, communicated with Postmaster
Dayton and it was arranged that the
East India and Bombay mails would he
returned to quarantine at once for a
thorough disinfection.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
FUNERAL OF JOHN HANAWAY.
He was One of the Pioneers of Brown
County.

Green Bay, Wis, Jan. 30-[Special.]
This morning the funeral of John Han
away was held from st. Patrick Cath
Ollie church. East Holland. His death
occurred Thursday at the age of 70
years Mr.. Hanaway was a native of
Ireland, but came to America when
boy. He was one of the pioneer settlers
of the town of Holland, having located
on a farm there over forty years ago
He had held many offices of trust in the
town and was widely known and promi-
nent.
Last night Miss Anna Downey of
Evanston, ILL.,, closed series Of evan
gelical meetings which she had been
holding at the First NJ. 2 church dur
ing the past two weeks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
GOLD LEAF is STOLEN.
Chicago Robbers Make a $4,000
Haul-Left No CleW to
Work On.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 30-Burglars en-
tered the shop Of the A. H Reeves Gold
Leaf Manufacturing company, 158 Fifth
avenue, some time between midnight
and this morning and blew open the safe
securing $4,000 in gold in various stages
of manufacture. The burglars entered
the gold leaf shop by prying open the
door of a trunk factory next door and
then saving hole through a partition
separating the two shops. The plunder
was carried off in two telescope grips
stolen from the trunk store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
MICHIGAN LUMBER STATISTICS.
Figures Which Show the Congestion of
that Industry.

Saginaw, Mich, Jan 3O-Ed. Coombs.
lumber statistician, has compiled a state
ment showing the Michigan lumber and
single output in 1896. The statement
shows that the state produced 2.166,25 B.
9S2 feet of lumber and 941, 527 200 shin
giles. At the close of the year there was
in the hands of manufacturers 1, no.
316, 1S5 feet of lumber and POS, 316, 600
shingles.
The Michigan output last year, as COM
pared with 1895, shows a decrease of
565, 100000 feet and a decrease of l.
565,000,000 feet as compared with the
output of 1892. At the close of the
manufacturing season there was on hand
only 100000 feet less than the GUAM
tity OF hand at the close of 1895, all
though there was a falling off in pro-
duction. as stated, of nearly 6OOOOO.OOO
feet. These figures illustrate the con-
gestion of the lumber trade.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
WANT RECEIVERS REMOVED.

New Developments in the Russell and Mil
Ter Company Case.
West Superior, Wis, Jan. 3O.-[Spe-
cial. ]-Developments in the Russell and
Miller Milling company receivership will
occur next week. 1t is announced that on
Monday applications will be made be-
fore United States courts at Fargo and
Madison for the removal of the present
receivers, Arthur Miller of Superior and
John Russell of Valley City. The basis
of the application is that majority Of
creditors disapprove of them and ask the
substitution of others.