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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
NEWS FROM GOMEZ.
lnsurgent Leader Communicates
with the Authorities in
Washington.

New York, May ga commissioner
sent to Gomez's camp has returned here
bringing the Cuban leaders formal of
fetal thanks in behalf of Cuba to the
United States, a letter to President Nc
kinley and one each to Gen. Miles and
Admiral Sampson, also thanks to the
American people, says u dispatch to the
world from Key West.
Gomez wants rifles, food. clothing and
United States troops IN the Order named
Armed and supplied he promises to
drive the blockaded Spaniards out in
six months.
Cubans in general wish arms and am
munltlon with troops to bring them.
All are profoundly grateful and earnestly
anxious to be put in condition to fight.
Gomez formally declares his readiness
to cooperate with Miles and Sampson,
and now the United States has available
the principal land forces necessary to
take Havana without risking many Of
our soldiers.
Hunger in the fields almost equals
Weyler's cemetery towns. Ten thousand
Cuban revolutionists have died in the last
four months.
Gomez's own forces in Santa Clara are
now living vicariously on small game.
other portions are worse, and but 10000
healthy soldiers remain. Using trans
ports Simultaneously in different points in
the narrow island can in two weeks put
them in Havana.
There are 10000 men in Eastern Cuba
under Garcia; 1000 in Santa Clara, Ca
rillo; 1900 in Matanzas, Retancourt;
1900 in Havana under various small
leaders; there are 5000 in Pinar del Rio
Pedro Duaz and Mayia Rodriguez are
under the experienced and skillful Gomez
and there are fully twice 10000 more
Cubans anxious to fight if armed,
equipped and fed by the United States.
Exampled by a few regular troops the
most moderate estimate is 10000 resolute
Cubans, of. which at least half have
heard bullets before. Conditions on the
blockaded island beggar description.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
NEW ORLEANS ARRIVES.
The New Cruiser Joins Commodore
Schley's Fleet at Hamp-
ton Roads,

On Board the Flagship Brooklyn, off
Fort Monroe. Va, May 9.-Commodore
Schley and his staff watched with great
interest this morning from the bridge of
the flagship the arrival of the new cruiser
New Orleans. She came up HAMPTON
Roads at pretty lively gait and about 10
o'clock anchored about three miles dis
tant from the squadron. The New
Orleans is in command Of Capt. Folger
and when she dropped anchor here and
saluted the cOmmOdOre's flag became one
Of the flying squadron.
Commodore Schley and officers of the
fleet expressed admiration at the general
appearance of the new cruiser She is evil
IDENTIFY better fighter than the detached
Columbia, although not so fast. Commo-
dore Schley decided not to have her
go up to Newport News for either coal or
painting, and she will remain at anchor
here getting her coal from lighters
The Minneapolis will come down this
afternoon fully coaled and the squadron
will cOnGst of three cruisers, two battle
ships and converted yacht.
The formidable dynamite cruiser the
Vesuvius, got away finally this morning
for Key West accompanied by the Suwa-
nee Both boats will join the blockading
squadron in the vicinity of Cuba.
Delaware Breakwater, May 9.-The
auxiliary cruiser st. Paul, Capt. Sigsbee
commanding, put to sea this morning.
Her destination is not known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

The Ohio and Leelanaw were brought
here from the east for the St. Michaels
trade and it would not take long to fit
them out to carry a large number of
troops. The Progresso carries 5000 tons
the Washtenaw 1000 tons and the Will
mette 2400 tons Of coal. They are now
on their way here, heavily laden.
The big Australian Golfers, Burma and
Tinia, are now on their way here from
NanaimO, 3. c., with about 10000 tons
of coal between them. They would fill
up the American steamers Progresso
Washtenaw and Willimette in short or
der.
The military camp at Preside is visited
daily by thousands of citizens and the
patriotic 81 irit of the people is shown by
flags flying throughout the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
ESCANABA MAN RETURNS.
II. r. Miller Back from the klon-
dike-Tells Stories Of
Rich Finds.

Skaguay, Alaska, May 2, via Victoria
B. c., May III. r. Miller, formerly of
Escanaba, Mich, has succeeded in COM
ing from Dawson to the coast over the
trail. He left Dawson on March 81 and
arrived here on April q. 1t is his opin-
ion that navigation will open between
Dawson and st. Michael about June /,
or two weeks earlier than usual, owing
to the warm weather that prevails on
the Yukon. He looks for general break
up of the ice this side of Dawson before
the middle of May.
Miller says the steamers Bella and
Weare will be likely to take the first con-
slgnment of gold this year TO st. Mich
ael. They are now with the Victoria and
st. Michael in the ice near Circle City.
When the river opens the Bella and
Weare will go to Fort Hamlin for pro-
visions, taking out the gold on her return
from Dawson. The Victoria and st.
Michael will steam to Dawson, waiting
there to take prospecting parties to the
Stewart river and other recently exploit
ed territories. Fully $20,000,000 in gold
will leave Dawson this summer, accord
ing to Mlller's statements.
No new strikes have been reported
near Dawson, but Miller says that recent
developments show that Sulphur and Do
mlnlOn creeks are fully as rich as b.
nanza. He confirms the story of big dis
cOYerles on Monte Cristo island.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
The Origin Of Cake Walks

The cake walk probably had its origin
among the French negroes of Louisiana
more than a century ago. There is little
doubt it is an offshoot Of some of the old
French country dances. 1t resembles sew
eral of them IN form. From New Orleans
it spread over the entire South, and thence
North 1t was found Of convenience to
the plantation negroes.
At a cake walk a man might legitimate
ly show his preference for a woman, and
thus publicly claim her for a wife In
effect the cake walk was not different
from the old Scotch marriage, which re-
quired only public acknowledgment from
the contracting parties. SO this festival
became, IN some sense, q WOOing, an ac
ceptance or rejection, and a ceremony.
This explains its popularity with the
blacks outside Of its beauties, with the
accompaniment of music which is com
petent at all times to command negro
support.
Cake walking has improved, as do most
things that are constantly practiced. It
has lost it's old significance in the South
Negroes now get married, when they mar
ry at all, in the white folks fashion. 1t
has, however, become a pantomime dance.
Properly performed, it is a beautiful one
The cake is not much of a prize. though
the negro has a sweet tOOth.-NeW
Orleans Times-DemOcrat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
ARE RIPE FOR REVOLT
Government Keeps the People in
Ignorance of the True
State of Affairs.
PORTO RICO Is EXCITED.
Military Authorities Making Desperate
Efforts to Control the
PopuIace.

st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, April
26.-Matters at Porto Rico are growing
daily more serious. Refugees who have
reached here from the Spanish island say
that great distress prevails there.
AS no news is given out on the island,
the residents of Porto Rico implore their
friends here to keep them posted upon cur
rent events. The Spanish government has
stopped all code messages and communica-
ton of any kind is most difficult.
1t is now said that the anneXationists
are growing daily in numbers, and that
the revolutionary party of Porto Rico is
awaiting the arrival of the first Ameri-
can troops Or the blockading of the ports
to rise against the Spanish government.
Military activity at San Juan de Porto
Rico and at other places continues I'M
abated. Volunteers are being armed in
large numbers, and it is reported some
10000 men have been already offered
for hostilities. But, it is added, their
arms are in a great many cases falling
into the hands of the revolutionists, who
are only awaiting the signal to commence
active operations against the Spanish
troops.
Food prices continue to advance. less
business is done each day, and the Porto
RIcanS are eXpectant, panicky and fear
full while the Spanish officials are send
ing troops to the seaboard to repel posi-
BILE invasions and at the same time they
are compelled to send troops into the in
terror to hold down the people of the
island.
The information concerning the coal sup
ply of Porto Rico is vague and conflicting.
There appear, however, to be about TO-
600 tons of coal on the island owned by
Spain and probably about as much more
owned by private capitalists. But these
figures are merely estimated and are
based on contradictory statements.
Since the application of martial law to
Porto Rico it has been difficult for people
to leave that island, though there are
doubtless many who are attempting to
get away. There appears to be
no protection for American citizens
at Porto Rico and no way for
them to escape from the island.
France has sent a warship to San Juan,
a German warship is expected and posi-
bly, British warship may visit San Juan
de Porto Rico
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
kLONDIKERS PERISH. g
A Score or More Gold Seekers
Meet Death on a Stream
Near Crater Lake. ~

San Francisco, Cal, May "a special
to the Examiner from Victoria, B. c.
says: On Monday last the ice covering
a stream in a defle near Crater lake
gave way under the passing throng Of
KlOndikers and that more than a score
Of men were precipitated into the water
and carried to certain death. J. T. Fri
celia of Los Angeles, who came down on
the Al-Ki and who brings the news,
passed the scene only a few hours after
the calamity occurred. 1t was on the
other side Of the summit between Under
man and Long lake, at a point in the
Canyon some four miles above Stone
house, where an ice slide over mountain
stream had been utilized as a path for
sleds by the fortune-seekers.
A number of men were advancing in
almost unbroken rank, each hauling
heavy-laden sled, when at o'clock in
the morning there was a crash. The
ice opened for thirty feet or more, and
in an instant twenty-five men with their
supplies were whirled down and under
the smooth surface of the stream to
drown without even the chance of bat
Ting for life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Modern Girls.

Brown City has a girl that will not go
to bed while the "Christian Observer
is in her room. A Yale high school girl
refuses to walk up the hill to the school
building for fear her breath will come in
short pants. \ Marlette girl will not
take 4 bath in the same room where there
are potatoes without first picking out the
eyes. A Sanilac Center maiden refuses
to have watch attached to her person
because a watch has hands 4 Licking
ton girl locks herself in her room when
she hears band approaching and vows
when he parades beating his bear skin.
North Branch has a young lady that
will not sit at the table where lettuce
IS served undressed. and an Adrian lady
made trousers for her table legs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Death III Unexpected Places.

There are people who are always in a
state of alarm about the cable or cleo
trio cars Some will not go into a build
ing containing a boiler, for fear of it's
blowing up, and there are any number
of people who have never been on the
water in all their lives because Of the
danger of it. Yet how easy it is for ones
life to be endangered by the commonest
thing, and death is liable to be at hand in
the most unlikely places. Take the fate
of James Bruce, the celebrated African
traveller, as an example. Bruce had
braved savage man and beast in the
forests and deserts of Abyssinia. Nubia
and Ethiopia for years. He was in the
pink Of health one evening as he was
about to hand lady to her carriage at
his splendid home on the Carse of FaI-
kirk. But his foot slipped on the stair, he
fell on his head and was dead before the
coming Of another day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
s4rt ELEVEN PERISHED. sss
An Avalanche is Fatal to a Party o
KlOndike Gold Hunters

Lima, O., May 9.-Fred Rost returned
Saturday night from the KIondike. He
left last fall and reached Pelly River in
March, his partners being Arthur and Jo-
seph Laladune Of Chicago. They staked
several claims and have found large de-
post. They were cutting timber when an
avalanche swept upon them, burying them
and seventeen others
Arthur Laladune was crushed to death.
Rost had three ribs broken and a leg
mangled. The others were killed. Rost
was buried for ten hours before being dug
out and many were not found. Rost came
home as soon as he was able to leave
Dyea, where the injured were taken, bring
ing the body of Laladune as far as Chi
caSO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
ALGER WILL NOT RETIRE.
Report of Secretary's Coming Resigna-
ton Proves Unfounded

Washington, D. c., May st can be
stated with authority that Secretary Alger
will continue to serve a. secretary of war
and that all reports of a purpose on his
part to resign from the cabinet are abso-
lutely without foundation. With equal
positiveness it can be said that it is the
earnest wish of the President that Secre-
tary Alger should remain with him
throughout his administration. The Pres
ident and the secretary of war are in thor
ough accord and the latter has not thought
of resigning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
To Ship Supplies

San Francisco, Cal. May AT the
local navy pay Office orders are being is
sued for hardware supplies to be shipped
TO Manila on the City of Picking. From
plates, bolts, nuts and screws-it is be-
ieved at the department that some dam
age was done to our feet in the Philip
pines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
FRANCE IS BITTER.
United States Embassy at Paris is Under
Police Protection.

from Paris says the seizure of the Lafay-
cite has intensified the bitter feeling
against the United States. Many angry
expressions are heard
The. United States embassy is under
special police protection in view Of a pos
sibIe hostile demonstration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Tucker-"Good morning,

Tucker-"Good morning, colonel;
what's tho war news?"
Hawkins-"Say. old man, never mind
about that colonel
Tucker-"Why. [ thought everyone
called you cOlonel?'
Hawkins-"W they did use to do it,
but. really now, there's nothing in it,
Richmond Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
OFFER is ACCEPTED,
Helen Gould Sends the Treasury Check
for 500. 600

Washington D. c., May THE Presi-
dent has accepted the gift of Miss Helen
Gould of New York, to the government.
of 100000 for war purposes and her
check for that amount was received at
the treasury department.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Bad Eruptions
Sores Broke Out and Discharged,
but Hoods Cured.

my son had eruptions and sores on his
face which continued to grow worse ID
spite Of medicines. The sores discharged
great deal. A friend whose child had
been cured of similar trouble by Hoods
Sarsaparilla advised me to try it. I began
giving the boy this medicine and he was
soon getting better. He kept on taking
it until he was entirely cured and he has
never been bothered with eruptions since"
MRS. EVA DOLBEARE. Horton. III.
Hoods S1 psfi;,a
Is Americas Greatest Medicine 81; six for SIS.
Prepared only by G. J. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and Sc
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
U. Anderson, Eau Claire, sawmill carriage;
NJ. Beck, Racine, gas engine; n. Hein Chill.
ton, windmill; G. NJ. Hinkley, assgr., Mil
waukee, saw guide; R. Johnston, River
Falls, hosting apparatus; w. D. Kimball,
Milwaukee, transferring strip and scale;
]. n. Moehn, Milwaukee, assgr., toilet paper
cabinet; F. H. Prosser and S. F. Dorr,
Amigo, fire lighter; T. W. Huennekens, Mil
waukee, washer, design.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Chesbro, one of the pitchers of the
Richmond club, is making a great record
for himself. His work this season has
been phenomenal and the chances are
that he will be wanted by some of the
larger leagues next season. He has been
holding the opposing teams down to four
and six hits a game. Bill Sharsig, the
old Western league manager, says that
Chesbro is certainly a conner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

The income tax in India is levied on
all incomes of 623 and upward, and then
only one man in 700 comes within it's
scope.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Lord Clinton, 2:0S34, one of the fastest,
handsOmest and most remarkab BILE trotters
ever seen in the grand circuit was
knocked down for the small sum of 5000
at the NJ. H. Tichenor sale in the Amer
lean horse exchange. New York
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Catcher Fuller has been given his ten
days notice of release by Louisville.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Kommer of the Houston, Tex, club is
a handy man with the bat. In a game
last week he was six times at bat, and
made three home runs and two singles.
Each Of his homers We're made when
two were on bases, and his singles
brought in three runs. q total of twelve
runs that fell to his credit out Of sixteen
scored by the club.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

The Don Antonio de Ulloa made a
most magnificent show Of desperate BRAY
cry. When her commander found she
was so torn by the American shells that
he could not keep her afoat he nailed
her colors to the mast and she sunk with
all hands fighting to the last. Her hull
was completely riddled and her upper
deck had been swept clean by the aw-
ful fire of TIE American guns, but the
ISpaniards though their vessel was sink
ing beneath them, continued working the
guns on her lower deck, until she sunk
beneath the water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Omaha has released Mckinney and
Mckibben, and, it is said, are now nego-
tating with LOTUS for either Butler OF.
Lally.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11
Hoods Pills

Is Americas Greatest Medicine. 81; six for IS.
Prepared only by G. ]. Hood q Co., Lowell Mass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-11

Marion Mills, the lone PAGER Of Osh-
kosh, has been sent to Long Island, where
she will open the racing season.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-11
aFeen miles. There are only q few in

hfteen miles. There are only a few in
!labitants on the island.
Excellent anchorage can be found
within the cape and islands just de-
seribed, but the best, called the Sound,
In toward their southern end, under the
Zee of the reef.
Great Harbor, in the southern por-
tdon Of Culebra, is one of the most
secure basins in the West Indies. 1t
g mile long and half mile wide, of
irregular shape, but there are no in.
Aabitants or villages there, and, Of
course, no facilities Of any kind.
Crab Island. called also Viegues is
iand, six miles to the eastward of Por-
to Rico, is the largest and most i'm
portant Of the Passage group, being
seventeen miles long by five broad A
ridge of small hills runs nearly its
whole length along the middle of the
island, and rises to moderate height
at the southwest extremity of the is
hand.
The south coast Of the island is in
aented by several small bays, one Of
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-11

tie labo<. Crush some paper In sAo
hand aAd rub the cooking stove over
when the cooking Is finished; It re-
moves the grease quickly and keeps
the stove In capital order II 1t il done
frequently, so that the grease does
not corrode. Rub the hairbrushes
every morning with pad of paper; 1t
removes the dust. A piece OF news
paper rolled into n ball or pad Is =
good substitute for saucepan brush.
few newspapers, perforated with
small holes for ventilation, tackcd onto
a blanket. make a very warm and com
Portable bedcovering on cold nights.
Spills for lighting lamps and candles
are most useful, but are not always to
be found even In well-regulated house
holds. and yet in the idle moments
dozens can be made out Of an old news
paper. Again. torn into small shreds
"a nice amusement for child, by the
way). curled up. and put into a wash
ing tick. they make clean and whole
some bed for King Baby" and can
be constantly renewed. Lastly. few
folds Of newspapers under the cake
tin prevents 1t burning while In the
oven.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-11
ABOUT MOLECULES.
Their Relations to Electricity and II,
EfYAcf r,>.u


1"e'r Relations to Electricity and 1t,
Eject ON Thorn.
Ihe New South Wales government
analyst. William M. Hamlet. delivered
the presidential address in the section
OF chemistry at the recent meeting of
the Australian Association for the Ad.
vancement Of Science, the subiec. he
ing The Molecular Mechanism OF an
Electrolyte." He defined an electrolvta
as body in solution or state Of fusion
capable OF being instantaneously do
composed by current OF electricity
and he claimed that il the explanation
he offered was adequate for the, elec-
trOlyte 1t must hold good for the con.
stitution Of the matter in the uni.
verse, so that the treatise on the e,ec-
trOlyte has a most important scientific
bearing. The method Of investigating
the action Of one body upon any other,
he reminded his audience, was brought
to high degree Of accuracy by tho
immortal work OF Sir Isaac Newton
He alluded to some observations of the
late Professor Clifford. made over
twenty years ago. this authority re-
marking, almost prophetically. I'VE
can look forward to the time when the
structure and motions in the inside
OF a molecule will be so we'll known
that some future Kant or I.aplace will
be able to make an hypothesis about
the history and formation Of matter"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-11-11

Loves Pleading.
Speak tender words, mine own beloved,
Call ME thy lly-thy imperial one,
That like the Persian. breathes ador-
ingly
Its fragrant worship ever to the sun.
Speak tender words. lest doubt with me
prevail:
Call me thy rose-thy queen rose!
throned apart
That all unheedful Of the nightingale
Folds close the dew within her burning
heart.
For thou'rt the sun that makes my heav-
en- fair.
Thy love. the biest dew that sus.ains
And like the plant that hath its root in
air.
I only live within thy atmosphere.
Look on me with those soul-illunined
And murmur low In loves enhancing
Nethinks the ansel-lute Of paradise
Had never voice SO thrilling as thine
own!
Bay am dearer to thee than renown.
MY praise more treasured than the
worlds acclaim:
Call me thy laurel--thy victorious crown
Wreathed in unfadsns glory round thy
name.
Breathe low to me each pure. enraptur-d
thought
While thus thy arms my trusting heart
entwine: