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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
Political GOSSiD,

A delegation from the labor organiza-
tons of Chicago" recently attended IA
meeting of the Republican county COM
mittee and reported that a large majority
of the laboring men of Chicago would
work and vote for the Republican ticket
this fall. Many of these same working
men, not only in Chicago but throughout
the country, voted and worked for the
Republican ticket two years ago, and
that is what contributed largely to the
unparalleled Republican, victory of that
year. They learned a lesson during the
hare times which preceded that campaign
under Democratic rule which they will
not soon forget.
Senator Teller of Colorado was in the
s%ilverite convention of his state, which
was recently held at Colorado Springs,
and made a long speech committing HIM
self to Bryan and free silver for 1900,
saying that his mission was an educa-
tional one-that his purpose was to teach
the people the benefits of q free-silver
currency. Perhaps if he had no property
in silver mines his convictions in regard
to the great value of silver currency and
his desire to educate the people on this
subject would not be so pronounced.
The platform of the Democratic party
of Wisconsin is principally devoted to a
formal indictment of the Republican par
ty OF the state, the greater part of which
is false in letter and spirit, as any one
hlioN III hHoN any lullS dDOul SluIG
affairs; but If the worst Of its pretentiOuS
specifications were true it would not eX-
coed in villainy the roster scandal of the
last Democratic state administration. 1t
Is an old habit of raScalS when their raS-
calitieS are discovered to attempt to es-
cape by a persistent charge Of crime upon
those who have discovered and made
known their Offenses. Democrats should
hold their peace if they do not wish their
record reviewed.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott, who is from West Virginia, has
announced himself as a candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator
Faulkner, whose term of office terminates
on the 4th of March next, and as the
he or some other Republican is nearly
certain 70 be elected. West Virginia has
advanced rapidly of late years III its III
duStrlal development and its political ten
dencies have naturally been in the direc-
ton Of Republicanism.
The gold in the treasury is now over
S22o.O0C,0OO. Yet during Il greater part of
the time that the last Democratic admin
iStraticn was in power the gold reserve
OF the government was not half that sum
Which is the better policy, that which
drains the treasury or that which fills it
The Chicago Tribune says: "Prpsident
Hope Reed Cody of the Hamilton club
was unable yesterday to secure the prom
Use of Senator Spooner of Wisconsin to
speak at the banquet of the club TO be
given October 10. The senator pleaded
in excuse the hard work which was al
ready mapped out for him in connection
with the approaching campaign in his
state. as we'll as urgent law business, but
he promised to take the matter under
consideration. and if possible 10 accept
the invitation rendered him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
A GOOD BAROMETER,
Earnings an Evidence of
Business Revival.

There is perhaps nc better indication of
the revival of business than that which is
to be found in the increased earnings of
the great lines Of transportation. for these
earnings cannot be increased except by Il
large and continued increment in the vol
ume OF the things carried. A recent is
sue Of the Financial Chronicle contains a
report of the gross earnings of 2:b2 rail
reads Tor the first six months of the year
1898. These roads operate Il total of
lb3,l6l miles of lines, and their aggre-
gate earnings for the half year in question
amounted to S561 ,053. 205, or Il net in
crease OF the earnings of the same roads
over the first six months of 1897 of SOL
U , The roads from which reports
have not yet been received the Chronicle
estimates will bring the increase up to
S10,O00,OOG for the six months under con-
sideratiOn.
In face of incontestib,e facts like these
can anyone be SO obstinate as to continue
the claim that there has been no business
revival under the Republican administra-
ton or that that administration may not
justly claim some share in bringing il
about! Two great facts stand out before
the American people, which should never
be forgotten, namely: that the last acces-
sion OF the Democratic party to the con-
troll OF national affairs was followed by
Il business depression which has had few
equals in the history of the country,
Nnlle the return 10 power or the ReDub-
lican party has been followed by one Of
the most rapid and general r~evivals in
business that has ever been Known. These
facts convey their own impressive les
sons, and if the voters of the country fail
to learn wisdom from the contrast they
Will deserve the return of the bitter eX-
perience of 1893. No conceivable adj
vantage could accrue to the country by Il
change OF the party in power, least of all
so far as it could be accomplished this
year. The part of wisdom, therefore. is
cordially 10 sustain the administration in
the policy which has already done 50
much toward the recovery of the prosperi-
ty which ttended the Republican party
for so many years, prior to its defeat
through the criminal clamor against it in
1892.
1t is estimated that the surplus of the
farm products of Minnesota and the two
Dakotas IS worth S14S.000 900 and that
lumber, iron ore and other surplus prod
ucts will. when marketed. bring the
amount OF these products up to $50. 00O.-
UOO. The voters of those states should
very carefully consider what party policy
Is most likely to insure the best market
for these vast products. 1t is not party
harangues that should be consulted in
considering this subject. but incontesti-
bic facts, which are open to all, that
should be the basis of all judgment in
political matters; and with this standard
there is no question as to what party
should prevail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
A
Clubs, Stones and Other Missiles
Used in a Strike Row
at Cleveland.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 19.-As the result
Of an attempt of a party Of twenty-five
nonunion men to enter the works of the
American Wire company today, where a
strike has been on for some time past. a
pitched battle took place between the
strikers and the nonunion workmen.
Clubs. stones and slingshots were freely
used, and while no one was seriously in
jured, Il number of men were severely
bruised or cut.
1t is alleged that the trouble was start
ed by a nonunion man throwing pepper
into the eyes of Il striker who was en-
deavoring to prevent the former from en-
tering the works. The strikers closed in
and fer a few minutes there was a mass
of struggling and fighting men. Upon
the appearance of the police the rioters
dispersed. Only one arrest was made.
The %nonuniOn men did not get into the
works
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
vEsUvIUs GROWS DANGEROUS.
Gloomy Apprehension Among the In
habitants of Naples.

Naples, Sept. ia state of gloomy
apprehension prevails among the popula-
ton regarding the eruption of Vesuvius,
which is hourly becoming more active
and meracing. Streams of lava are
spreading in every direction. The most
threatening of these flows through Yer
drino valley. which is almost filled. The
observatory, which originally stood at a
height of 60 meters, is now only 81
meters above the sea level owing to the
sinking of the ground. Seven new era
ters have formed around the central one
and this has not tended to diminish the
fears formerly felt, which were based
upOn the eruption of stones and scoriae
similar to that which occurred in 1872.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
1t is Constitutional to Acquire Ter.
PitOry,

In the interesting interview with the
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, pub
lished in the New York Sun of Thursday,
there occurs this passage:
at being suggested that territorial eX-
pansi0n was not contemplated in the con-
stitution, Mr.. Chamberlain responded so
warmly that he dropped the mantle of
diplomatic reserve.
mo-; but you annot thwart your own
destiny, and it is obvious to any student
of your Development that the nation is
bound to reach OUT"
We understand the distinguished Brit
ish statesman to mean that whatever OBJ
stacles to expansion and development
may exist in the written constitution Of
the United States, they must inevitably
yield and go down before the manifest
requirements Of national destiny.
SO persistent nave American writers
and speakers been in discussing supposed
constitutional obstacles of distant terri
tory, such as the Philippine islands. that
our English friend and welI-wisher may
be pardoned for not knowing that there
is absolutely no constitutional impeachment
OF the sort.
No constitutional question is involved.
Under the written constitution of 1877
and its amendments the Congress of the
United States is as precisely free to ac-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
Keep the
Insurance Advocate.

insurance Advocate.
The campaign of q "hundred days is
over, and already are signs multiplying
that prosperity in what may be unprece-
denied volume is coming for the for
tunate citizens Of the great republic.
Nothing in history, from the day on which
Thenistocles won the fight at Salamis to
Nelson's victory of the Nile, furnishes a
parallel in glorious achievement to the sea
fights of Manila and Santiago. nor has a
progressive nation ever gained So timely
and SO magnificent q point dappui as is
the Philippine archipelago, conquered by
Dewey at one blow and without the cost
of a single life. What shall be done with
that group of islands is still. apparently,
undecided: what is the duty of the gov
clear as the sun at noon of Il clOudless
day. Through the superb audacity of Il
man whose name is already inscribed on
the imperishable tablet of the immortals
these islands are ours, absolutely and I'M
~questionably. and we have Bismarck's au-
thority for saying that the nation which
voluntarily ii. e., except under c0mpul-
sion) s~urrenders territory is q decaying ma
ton. The Philippines are ours, none can
compel US to yield the advantage gained
or reasonably ask us to do SO; ergo, we
must keep them.
The markets of India are open to us,
and unless we are fools and let slip this
wonderful opportunity to possess a splen-
did coign Of vantage close to the shores
of Eastern Asia, the teeming millions of
the middle kingdom will soon buy largely
of us. One-third of the human race with
in easy distance of us, cOaling stations on
the road, and Manila as the Hong Kong
Of Uncle Sans alert and keen merchant
traders. Think of it! And then, if you
can, without fierce anger, think of the
little Americans who would have us fore
go the splendid chances given us by
George Dewey and his glorious jackies
Why, to our mind, the acquisition of the
whole West Indian archipelago would be
a small gain compared to the ownership
of the Philippine group-all of it. not
emitting an islet with a surface of one
acre-with such stupendous possibilities as
would be opened 10 by its possession.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
The Peril of the Suburbanite.


Every year the bulk Of city men 60
further afield, and each morning and
night perform their tedious pilgrimage to
and from the scene Of their busy labors.
There can be DC doubt that constant rail
way travelling Of this kind is calculated,
sooner or later, to play havoc with the
soundest constitution. While it is, Of
course, impossible to lay down any exact
rule, it may be stated generally that no
such daily railway journey should be
much over an hour in length, d space of
time that is far more than enough to
carry the citizen into pure air and the
most sylvan of scenery. AS every medi-
cal man of any experience can testify,
the attempt to burn a candle at both
ends, one in the city and the other fifty
or a hundred miles away at the seaside.
has cut off many a valuable life in the
flower of it's maturing manhood.-Medical
Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
PhiIinninn CONGRESS-.

Manila, Sept. 1.-THE insurgent con-
gress was convened at Malolos, which
has been selected as the temporary CAPT
tai of the revolutionary government.
Early this forenoon. Aguinaldo, accomDa-
MED by a large staff of generals and min
listers, moved in state from the convert
now occupied as his military h~eadquar-
tiers, passing between lines of infantry
and through streets decorated with palms
and banners and packed with thousands
of peasants IN holiday dress to the church
half a mile distant. His address was
mostly c~ongratulatory ON the happy ter
mination of the revolution and the COM
plete conquest of the territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
A CambOdian Indian Tribe.

According to NJ. Adhemar Leclerc,
French resident in Kratia, Cambodia. the
Phongs, a wild people of that country.
have the type Of the North American In
dams. They believe in a god, whom they
call Rrah, and in another life and IN
ghosts. They eat almost every kind of
flesh, and make an Intoxicating drink
from rice. They smoke a wild tobacco
in wooden pipes. Their sense Of smell
is so keen that they profess to know
individual animals by it. They have
neither music nor dance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
SURRENDER IN CRETE.
FirmnesS Displayed by British
Commander Results in Pres
erVatiOn Of Order.

Gambia, Island of Crete, Sept. 19.-The
disarmament of the MussuIman has been
delayed, Djevad Pasha, the Turkish mill
tary commander, demanding that tie
arms be delivered on board a Turkish
warship. Admiral Noel, the British
naval commander, insists that they be
handed to a British guard.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish governor,
has just had a proclamation publicly read,
saying that by order of tie Sultan all
arms must be surrendered to the commit
tee formed for that purpose. The sur
render has already begun. There is Eo
disorder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
Test Stamp Tax Act,

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 16.-Judge Fra
ser, in the circuit court today, granted
the application of a number of Detroit
wholesalers, made through the attorney
general, for a writ of m~andamus to COM
7el the American Express company TO
pay for the war revenue stamps which
the law requires to be attached to re-
ceipts fer express matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
Rare Old Mortar.

The cruiser Dixie, manned by the Mary
land naval reserves, has brought with her
from Fort Caimanera, Guantanamo, an
old-styie Spanish mortar which the crew
presented to the city of Baltimore
on the occasion of the municipal peace
celebration. September u. The mortar
weighs 2lOO pounds, and was cast in
1901 Of pieces of bronze brought from
Seville and other places in Spain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
PHOTOGRAPHY IN COLORS.
Illinois College Reduces a Discovery
to Practice.

Efingham, H., Sept. 19.-Color photog-
raphy as recently discovered by Melon
ough has already been reduced to prac-
tice in the Illinois College of Photog-
raphy of this city. This college, by q
process Of it's own, has been able to re-
produce all the colors of the rainbow
with the camera. Specimens of the new
work have been on exhibition for some
time, and the beautiful effects have at
ira cted much attention. Any color of
cloth. the face, or any color of nature is
faithfully and inst~antaneously repro
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
..GEN. JOE" GOT EVERY VOTE.
Return to Congress Little Enough
RECOGNITION for His Services.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 19.-The most
unique election that has been held in Ala
bama III many a year was that in the
%ocratic primary to elect a successor in
Congress to Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the
hero of San Juan, but there was only one
candidate voted for, and the Republicans
and Populists Clipped in their votes to
make his election unanimous. OF course.
Gen. Wheeler was selected to succeed
himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
SUCCEEDS SENATOR GRAY.
Faulkner of West Virginia Goes or
Canadian Commission.

Washington, D. c., Sept. Ex-senator
c.. J. Faulkner of West Virginia was to-
day appointed to the position on the Ca
madam commission made vacant by the
retirement of Senator Gray when he was
transferred to the Paris peace commits
sion. The tender of the position was
made by the President today in a person.
al interview with Senator Faulkner, and
was accepted by the latter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
FIFTY INJURED.
Electric Car Runs Away on a Steep
Hill at Bradford, Eng
Many May Die.

Bradford, Eng, Sept. 19.-An electric
street car was derailed while descending
a hill here today. Fifty persons were
seriously injured. Several of them are
diving.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21

M. Cesar Thompson, the well-known
Belgian violinist. has been created a
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice
and Lazare by King Humbert.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
TO SEND MORE TROOPS.
Regiment at San Francisco Or-
dered to Proceed to the
Philippines.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 19.--Iiye
regiments now at San Francisco have
been ordered to Manila. Arrange
ments for their transportation will be
made at once. The regiments ordered to
Manila are as follows: Fifty-first Iowa,
Twentieth Kansas, First Tennessee, First
Washington and a detachment Of the Sec
Ond Oregon.
1t was stated at the war department
that no e~xigency has arisen which made
it necessary to send the troops now al
San Francisco to Manila but the order
issued today was in accordance with the
general plan of the department regarding
a garrison for the Philippines. That plan
of garrison duty included 10000 men for
the Philippines, 1880 for Porto Rico,
and $4,000 for Cuba. The troops to be
sent to Manila under today's order will
fill the complement for that station. The
troops would have been sent before, it
was said, except that the department was
awaiting the return of transports.
1t is not expected that troops now at
Honolulu will accompany those to en-
bark at San Francisco. but that more
troops will be sent to Honolulu in the
near future.
The following is the order directing the
movement of troops from San Francisco:
Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D..
c., Sept. 10, 1898.-Commanding General
Department of California, San Francisco,
CAL: With the approval of the acting sec
rotary of war, the Fifty-frst Iowa, Tween
tieth Kansas, First Tennessee. First Wash
ington and detachment of Second Oregon
Volunteer infantry, now at San Francisco,
are hereby relieved from duty in the de-
partment of California and will proceed to
Manila, Philippine islands, reporting on ar
rival for duty to the commanding general
United States forces at that point.
The quarteT1nasters department will fur
nish the necessary transportation, especial
care being taken to provide sufficient, space,
and the subsistence and medical depart
ments are charged with providing ample
and suitable supplies furnished by their
respective departments to insure the COM
fort, well-being and health of the troops
Ell route.
By order Of Maj.-Gen. Miles.
II. c. COKBIN, Acknowledgement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21

The output Of Mohave county, Ari.,
mines is about $4,000 a month.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-21
Chance for Gen. Kings Men.

The war department this afternoon
amended the orders relative to the dis
patch of the reinforcements to the Philip
pines so as to increase the number by
1161 privates and 80 officers. These are
made up of four companies of the Twen-
ty-third infantry and recruits for the
Tenth Pennsylvania, First Nebraska and
First Colorado. These troops made up
the expedition under Gen. King which re-
Gently left San Francisco on the Arizona
for the Philippines, but was stopped by
the departments orders when two days
cut and returned to port.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
ASHES HELD FOR A DEBT.
INVENTOR OF THE FERRIS WHEEL
DIED PENNILESS.
Undertaken Has His Dust and VIII
Not Give 1t Up Until Funeral Ex-
penses Are Paid-SchIatter
Charmed by the Widow.

The remains of George w. G. Ferris. ths
once famous Pittsburg mechanical en-
gireer. known throughout the world fol
his daring invention and construction OF
the great Ferris wheel. at the worlds
fair, are held at the crematory of Under
taker Hudson Samson, for the unpaid fu-
neral expenses, contracted over a veal
ago. His widow has often requested the
remains, but their possession has not beer
granted her, as none of the great en-
gireers relatives or friends seemed will
was allowed $50 by the orphans court
last January from Ferris estate, but this
will not be settled until next month. The
rem aims will be held until the money is
paid over.
Ferris died at Mercy hospital. Pittsburg.
and, in Difference to a dying request. his
body was taken to Samson's and crematet
In the presence of several relatives ano
friends, including Mrs. Ferris. No one
seemed willing to pay the bills and th'
ashes were carefully placed in a two quara
tin can and stored in the vault in tn,
baSemens of the establishment. Mr.. Ferri:
was practically pennileSs at his death. but
carried insurance to the amount of $25.0OJ
This. 1t Is said, was more than eaten u,
by the numerous claims left.
Mrs. Ferris, who removed to Canton. o..
after her husbands death. has never seer
the ashes since the cremation. although
She calls at the crematory every time she
visits Pittsburg. 1t was on the occasion
Of one of these visits that Francis Schlat-
ter, the so-called divine healer" caused
considerable notoriety to surround the
widow by his attentions to her.
Kansas City journal., 1898-03-09
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.
Prominent Providence Man Loses His
Life in Trying to Capture
RObber.

Providence. R. l., March S.-William o.
Hutchins. one of the best known manufac-
turing jewelers. in the East. was shot and
almost instantly killed by a burglar who
had entered his residence about Z o'clock
tonight. The tragedy occurred in front If
the victims own door steps. The burglar
entered the house by rear door and went
to the servants room, from which he stole
SIS. He then went into Mrs. Hutchins'
room and was looking for valuables there
when Mrs. Hutchins entered. On seeing
the intruder. she ran downstairs and told
her husband. After advising his wife to
go to his fathers house. next door. Mr..
Hutchins took a cane from a rack and
was ascending the stairs to his wife's room
when he heard the burglar open a window
and jump to the portico over the front
entrance. Mr.. Hutchins went downstairs,
intending to head off the burglar. The
burglar dropped from the portico to a
grass embankment below. AS his feet
struck the earth, Hutchins dashed at him
and struck him heavy blow over the head
with the cane. The stick broke in two
and Hutchins retreated to the sidewalk
AS he did so the burglar drew a revolver
and fired at him. Hutchins was hardly ten
feet away and the bullet struck him just
over the heart He staggered to drug
store on the corner and died in fifteen min
untes. The robber escaped.
The police have an adequate description
of him,