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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
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8 SPORTING ITEMS. \
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Sporting News in an editorial has
the following to say regarding the re-
serve rule: IF a player refuses to ac-
cept the terms offered him, he is virtually
blacklisted by the other Western league
clubs and must look elsewhere for an
engagement. No club should be allowed
this extraordinary privilege without re-
StrlctlOnS. If, at the expiration of three
days, an agreement as to salary is not
arrived at with player, who is offered
less than the limit-$20O a month-other
clubs should have the right to do bust
ness with him. If the claiming clubs
offer of 5000 a month is refused then
no injustice is done the player in keeping
him on the Claim list. This prospective
property in a Player is something not
recognized by the clubs Of other
leagues
The twenty round battle at st. Louis
between Steve Flanagan of Philadelphia
and Casper Leon Of New York resulted
in a draw. 1t was clever bout through
out
Something seems to have gone wrong
with the match between Harry Ware,
the English bantam, and Clarence
Forbes of Chicago. Reports from the
during the latter part of this month, but
Forbes says the match has not yet been
made.
George Considine, matchmaker of the
Broadway Athletic club. has clinched Il
Hawkins. 1t will be decided at the
above-named club on November p, and
will be for twenty-five rounds.
Kid Mccoy has signed to fight the
winner of the Choynski-Ryan fight,
which takes place at the Broadway Ath-
letic club on October 20
The sports are beginning to speculate
ON the outcome of the battle between
Tom Sharkey and Jim Jeffries. The
champion is a hot favOrite at 100 to 80,
and his supporters are willing to take
in all wagers at these figures.
Billy Lavigne, brother of the Saginaw
Kid" expects to start an athletic club
i'll Cleveland O.. within the next two
weeks.
Bobby Dobbs, the Minneapolis colored
lightweight, has been matched to box
twenty-five rounds with Jack Bennett at
Coney Island within the next three
weeks.
Australian Tommy Tracy is still in
Chicago. He is taking life easy and do
ing just enough work to keep in form.
Tracy and mysterious Billy Smith will
probably clash before the Lenox club of
New York in the near future, but the
exact GATE mas not yet been set.
The report from Toledo to the effect
that the new baseball association had re-
quested Manager Stroebel of that city
to take a place in the league is without
foundation and a fake. President Quin,
when asked about the rumor this morn
ing, said: 1--WE have never approached
Mr.. StrOebel or anyone else in that city
and furthermore when we do business it
will not be by Associated press. The
story is 4 fake. We are satisfied with
the way things are moving and will be
ready soon to give the public some defin.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
$7O,O0O,O0O FOR ADJUSTMENTS
Million and Half People Go to Thea

Million and Half People Go to Thea
tiers Nightly in the United States.
There are 5000 theaters in the United
States if we count all kinds,' writes
Franklin Fyles. in the first of a series of
articles on The Theater and It's Peo-
pie" in the Ladies' Home Journal
More than 1000 are fairly classable as
legitimate, and over 1000 more are de.
voted to vaudeville. The 1000 others
taper off in various ways. To estimate
the capital invested in all this theatrical
property is difficult But about $780,
100000 is invested in the 5000 first class
legitimate theaters which Will be consiCl-
cred in this article. That is an average
of S333,333 each, which Is low enough.
some costing as mucn as 100000 each.
1t is equally hard to compute the money
paid by Americans for theatrical amuse
ment. Separate audiences yield from
absolutely nothing, in extreme cases Of
failure, to as much as $4,000 at an en-
ceptional performance of opera. \ CON
sentative calculation IS that the aggre-
gate reaches ST0,000.000 year. Not
less than 100000 persons sit in these
theaters each weekday night in the sea
son of at least eight mouths.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE-Flour = Steady. Wheat
9oft No 2 IprIs en- track Csc No
white, on track, 25Ac; No. white, on
track, 2414@25c. Barley-Firm, active; No.
2 on track, 46c: sample on track, 37@46c-
Rye-Firm No. 1 on track, $500. Proyis-
ions-Lower; pork, 500; lard 5.22.
Flour is steady at 300@4.00 for patents;
bakers. 100000, and 2.90@3.1O.
Millstuffs are firm ana quoted at - 25G1
1890 for bran. 13.0O@13.25 for standard
middlings, and 1850 for Milwaukee flour
MINNEAPOLIS-W heat-In store No. 1
Northern, October, 6S1ac; December, S2Ac:
i Northern, CSC: No. 2 Northern, 651Ac.
ST. LOUIS heat-No. 2 red cash and
elevator, 1926: track, 711247212c; Decem-
December, 29Ac; May. 30Ac Oats-No >
cash. 23c; track, 2313c; December, 23#c;
R has s2a2's NJ Whl Gead 2242S
40. Spelter-5.25
DULUTH = Close = Wheat = Cash No. 1
hard, 7oAc; No. ! Northern. 6Sa4c; No. ?
to arrive, 7o14c; No. Northern to arrive,
GsA 6 y Deeemhsr G9 ga Nay 4a4c
763sc; May, soc. Corn-December. SOC;
,LiyERPooL : Wheat-Qqiet, so
3H 81 'i Nay, es$d. corn9oufet, unchanged
to I'D higher: October, 3s10Ad; November.
3s10d December, 3s10d; January, 3sS3sd;
SOUTH OMAHA-Catrle-R Receipts, 1900;
steady Hogs-Receipts $500; shade high
er; heavy, 4.171a@4. %; mixed, 4.221A@4.25:
light, 4.25M43712; pigs, 4.00M4.23; bulk of
sales, 4.221a@4.25. Sheep-Receipts, 100;
steady.
KANSAS -Cattle-Receipts. 1000:
unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 5000; steady;
Inn IF 4 heavy 4
mixed, 400@4.25; light and pigs, 4000
4.37h. Sheep-Receipts, 200; steady.
ST. LOUIS-Cattle-Re Receipts, 500; steady:
lights 4.4od4.5o: packers, 4.26G4 So; butch
ers', 4.35@445. Sheep-Receipts, 300;
steady.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
HONOR DEAD JURISI.
NJ en- orial of the Monroe County
Bar to the Late Judge
Morrow.

Sparta, Wis. Oct. 12.-[Special. j
Court convened in the Monroe county
courthouse today for the memorial to the
late Judge j. NJ. Morrow OF this city.
The bar was well represented by attor-
neys from all districts in the state, Judge
Wyman presiding. The assembly room
was also we'll crowded with citizens and
friends of the deceased. Each attorney
gave an eulcgy and seconded the resOlu-
tons of the bar presented by Judge Ora
ham Of Tomah. Eulogies we're present
ed by the following: J. w Losey. La
Crosse D. f. Jones, Sparta; \. E.
Bleekman. La Crosse; W. II. Graves.
West Salem: H. w. Barney, Mauston;
j. j. Hughes. New Lisbon: c. w.
Graves. Niroqua. The concluding adj
dress was made by Judge Wyman. who
was probably more thoroughly acquain-
ted with the late judge than any other
nCrSOn DreSent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
WRECK At MANITOWOC.
Trains Smashed Up in the North
Western Yards.

Manitowoc, Wis, Oct 12.-ISpecial.l
"A wreck occurred 1T the North W est
crn roads yards yesterday afternoon.
Two locomotives and TWO cars We're de-
rallied and the track was torn up tor Il
considerable distance. The accident oc-
Cured on the south side of the tempo.
rary railroad bridge. Two engines pull
ing heavy freight arrived from the
wer+ At the time the train was enter
ing the yarGs a switch engine was at the
tank near the bridge taking water. The
track at this point was lower and slip
perry and though the switch made ev-
cry EFFORT it could not get away. The
front engine OF the freight struck the
switch and both engines and two ears
were derailed and badly damaged. The
engineers and fremen jumped before the
engines met and escaped injury. y tenn
porary track was built around the wreck
to allow trains to proceed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Bryan was Making a Good Speeo h.

The Glasgow (Ga.) Times relates an
amusing incident of the recent sojourn
of w. J. Bryan in that city: Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan and children arrived in Glas-
gov Wednesday about II o'clock utterly
worn out. After partaking of an excel
lent dinner the family repaired to the
courthouse where Mr.. Bryan began
speaking at 1 o'clock. Worn out by the
fatigues of travelling, the good wife fell
asleep and slumbered soundly in her
chair. Ruth, the little daughter of the
Bryan household, perceived the condition
of affairs and was on thorns. Finally
after fdgeting around and casting anx-
ious giances in the direction OF the sleep
ing better-half of the Bryan household
she seized the maternal arm. shook it
soundly, and exclaimed in an audible
whisper: Wake up, ma! Wake up!
PAS making real good speech"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
ON FOOD ADULTERATIONS.
Ell. {. Adams Inv ted to Make Adj
dress East.

Madison, Wis. Oct. Estate Dairy
and Food Commissioner Ii. G. Adams
has returned fro.3 his trip to Boston,
where be attended the National Farm
ers' congress. before which body he made
an address on food ;,dulteration AS 4
result OF that address, Ar. Adams has
received Il request from b. Walker Nc
Keen, assistant secretary Of the depart
ment of agriculture, asking him to adj
dress the State Dairymen's convention in
Maine the first week in December Mr.
McJNeen also sent request that Mr..
Adams also address q similar gathering
in New Hampshire on the subject of
authorizations. He will accept both invi-
f:ltinnS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
CALLED TO THE WEST
Rev. Charles NiCkerSon CT Racine
May CO to Church at San
Rafel. Cal.

Racine, Wis, Oct. 12.-[Special. /
Rev Charles Nickerson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, has received
a call to take charge of a church at San
Rafel Cal. Mr.. Nickerson will leave
for the West ON Monday to look the
ground over Should arrangements be
agreeable to him he will accept the call.
Mr. Nickerson is one Of the most prom
inent young clergymen in the state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Novel Way of Making Ice.

Union Grove. Wis. Oct. IA large
icehouse is being erected by William
Hardy in the Hardy addition. Mr.. Har-
dy has Il novel plan for Obtaining the
ice to fill his cehouse. He has made Z
small artificial lake, and rs he OWNS
the waterwnrks system. will pump it full.
freeze the ice harvest it and then begin
over again
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
A Grand Old Woman.

Mrs. Gladstone, widow of the Grand
Old Man, is a woman of wonderful
strength and endurance. Not long ago
she was driving in pony carriage when
the animal started to run and overturned
the vehicle. Though much shaken up
and shocked at the time, the venerable
lady soon recovered and showed no ill
effects of her accident.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
STEYN'S PROCLAMATION.
Burghers Invited TO Stand Up as One
Man Against Oppression.

has issued a proclamation to the Free
State burghers in which he says: Our
sister republic is about to be attacked by
an unscrupulous enemy, who has long
looked for a pretext to annihlate the
Afrikanders. Our people are bound to
the Transvaal by ties as well as by for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Capt. Coghlan's Assignment.

Chicago, H., Oct. 13.--Capt Joseph B.
Coghlan. formerly commander of the
United States cruiser Raleigh, left here
today for Sitka, Alaska. where he goes
to take charge of the government light
house district of that territory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Breaks the Record in omelets.

News has come from Kef (Tunis) Of
the manufacture of the largest omelet on
record. A company of the Third African
battalion stationed there, at the request
of the neighboring farmers. set out on an
expedition to annihilate the swarms of
sparroWs which were devastating the
crops. The soldiers brought back as
spoils of war 5000 eggs, and the regi-
mental cook contrived. with the help of
other ingredients, to make an omelet
nearly seven feet in circumference,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
Sugar Kept the Ship Going.

The British steamship Foreland, which
arrived here yesterday from Java, expe-
rienced an eventful passage, toward the
close of which her crew and officers were
greeted by Admiral Dewey in his famous
cruiser Olympia. During the passage,
one week before Alden was reached, the
coal supply became exhausted, and in
order to keep up steam it was necessary
to feed the furnaces with woodwork
stripped from the cabin and forecastle
interior, and eighty tons of sugar had to
be used also as fuel. After leaving Java
the Foreland met with successive head
winds and sea, and her fuel, which was
of an inferior quality, would not gener.
ate steam unless used in large quantities.
Soon her bunker supply diminished until
heroic measures had to be resorted to-
Philadelphia Press.
Breaks the Record in Omelets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17

HOGS-Receipts, 16 cars; market sc
lower: rough, 385@4.1O; mixed, closed SC
lower, 4.15@445: light, 100000 TBS, good
to choice, 4.300450.
CATTLE-Receipts, none: market I'M
changed. Butchers steers, good to choice
HOO to 1850 lbs, 4.5O@5.OO; fair to medium
$50 to 1850 lbs, 3.S514.35; heifers. fair to
choice, 325@4. 90; COWS, poor to choice, Ito
@3.65; bulls, common to good, 2.75@3 %;
stockers and feeders, dull, 500 to 900 lbs,
3.00Q400; veals, dull, common to choice,
5.25@600 mixers and springers, common
to choice. 25.00045.0O.
SHEEP-Recepits none: market UNI
changed, 3.25@l3.75; yearings, 4.00@450;
spring lambs 3.5O04 10.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-17
THE MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Oct. IA, 1899.
AND DAJpV DpODTCTS


M1LWAUKEE-Egg e-Market steady at
16@1612c per dOZ for strictly fresh, storage
eggs 141A@151ac. The receipts were 354
cases.
Butter-Market easier. The receipts were
1890 lbs against Ii, 1913 yesterday, Fancy or
extra creamery, per ID, 2312c; first, 221a
@23c; Lib prints fancy creamers, 24@241ac;
best dairy selections, 19@21c: lines fair to
choice, do, 15@17c: roll butter. 14a16c;
packing stock, do, 13@l14c; imitation cream
cry, 19c; grease. 4@Gc. Dairy butter is firm
and wanted here. The warm weather is
keeping pastures in good condition and this
helps the creamerieS.
Cheese-Firm. The receipts today were
1880 lbs against 44,S05 yesterday. Full
cream fats, per ID, new, 1213G13c; New
York full cream, 13@131ac; Young Americas,
13@131aC; brick, 121ac; limburgers, new, 121ac;
imported Swiss, 24c; Block Swiss, do
nestle new, f3@135c; new Swiss, 14c:
Sapsago, zoe; farmers 1O1ac. steady
market is looked for, as cheese is scarce
and wanted here.
NEW YORK = Butter = Receipts, 2464
pkgs; steady; Western creamery, 17G24c
June creamery, 14G22c; factory, 14016c
Cheese--Receipts, 1918 pkgs; firm; large
white, 11%c; small white. 1214c; large col
ored, 12c; small colored, 121kQ12Ac. Eggs
Receipts, 551 pkgs steady; Western I'M
graded at mark, 15U151bc. Sugar-Raw
steady: refined quiet and steady. Coffee
Steady: No. Z, 5Ac.
CHICAGO-Butter Firm creameries
15@23c diaries, 131a@19c. Eggs-Steady;
fresh, 1910; dressed poultry, firm; turkeys.
9@1Oc; chickens 8@9c; ducks, 712c.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

There is now much contention in the
navy department over the large bills
for pilotage sent in by captains Of
nearly every warship in the service,
and the authorities frankly admit that
naval officers. great as is their skill In
battle and in the accurate use of heavy
guns. know almost nothing Of harbors.
charts or the art of steering vessels in
the most open channels. This admis-
sion, perhaps, explains why the Ameri-
can navy. acknowledged invincible in
actual fight. manned by the finest
crews and cleverest officers, has never
theless been standing Joke In time Of
peace and why 30 many American
ships have run aground or collided
with rocks and snags.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
JAN VAN BEERS. PIANO.
It's Total Cost VIII Not He Lees Than
$4,000.

Its Total Cost VIII Not He Less Than
$4,000.
A wonderful plano has been made by
Jan Van Beers. the Belgian artist.
whose portraits of beautiful women
are famous. The painter owns one OF
the most remarkable houses In Paris
and has given years to the study Of
interior decoration, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. He admits that
the exquisite instrument which he Is
going to exhibit at the exposition next
summer is probably the most beautiful
piano OF ancient or modern times. or
course, only the shell or case Is his
work; whose make the instrument
shall be will be determined by Its pur-
chaser. The body of the piano Is OF
natural wood, tinted green; the legs.
garlands. cupids. and all the ornamen-
tations are CT bronze, gilded and CHS
eled by the ablest sculptor Of Louis
Quinze bronzes In Paris. The nne
sketches which appear on the sides and
in the front of the piano are paintings
by the artist himself and represent the
four seasons, and a minuet danced in
the park in the days Of Louis XIV, all
after the manner of Vatican. The de-
signer has tried as far as possible to
convert those parts OF the piano which
are ordinarily ungraceful and awkward
Into something decorative and har-
monious. The pedals, which generally
represent Tyre, are replaced by the
owners initials. One bronze Cupid,
at the touch Of spring. offers his vio-
loncello as support for the cover when
open. The cover is lined with small
plaques of Ivory. each surrounded by a
Louis Quinze frame of bronze, where
some day distinguished musicians will
write their names. using for this pur-
pose the sheath and arrow Of a Cupid
at the left. which have been ingenious
iy converted into inkstand and pen.
The music. resting upon a small frame
OF bronze. which glides' forward upon
spring, is lighted by two delicate
electric flowers, and the musician Is
thus left in an agreeable half-light
The total cost of the piano will not
be less than $4,000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Miss Helen Gould Is again proving
herself "the soldiers friend" She ia
supplying the men at the front with
travelling libraries. The United States
transport Thomas. which recently sail
ed for Manila, carried two OF these IL
braries for the troops in the Philip
pines. Within the next few days sim
liar libraries will be sent to the troops
in Cuba and Porto Rico. The men at
Forts Hamilton and Slocum have al
ready received their boxes of books.
The libraries are put up In oak cases
with room for hundred or more vol
umes in each case. When the men at
one army post have read the books
in their library the case is sent to an
other post, thus forming a circulating
library in America. Cuba, Porto Rico.
the Hawaiian Islands. Guam and the
Philippines. The books consist Of
works OF travel. biographies. novels. a
few hymn books, and Bibles. Alto
gether Miss Gould has given more than
thousand new books.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

The Siamese spend three-fourths OF
their existence in the water. Their
first act on awaking is to battle, and
they battle at II o'clock, again at 8,
and. lastly, at sunset There is scarce
ly an hour in the day when bathers
may not be seen in all the creeks, even
the shallowest and muddiest. Boys go
to play in the river Just as our chill
dren go to play in the street. A
traveller tells of siamese woman sit
ting on the lowest step of landing
place, while by a girdle she held in
the water her infant Of few months.
We're not the Siamese expert swim
mers many lives would be lost, for the
tide flows SO swiftly that 1t requires
the greatest skill and care to prevent
boats from running foul Of one
another. A story is told OF an English
boat running down q small native
Canoe containing woman and two
children. In an instant they all dis
appeared. The Englishmen were on
the point Of jumping to the rescue.
when they bobbed up and the woman,
upon recovering her breath, poured
forth volley OF abuse. Having thus
relieved her mind, she righted her
canoe, ladled out some of the water,
and bundled in the children, who had
been composedly swimming around
her, regarding with mingled fear and
curiosity the barbarians who had
caused the mishap.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
CONGRESS in SESSION.
Roberts, Of Utah, Not Permitted to Take
the Oath Of Once.

Washington, d. O., Dec. 4-Seldom,
IL ever, have such enormous crowds
swarmed about the House to witness
the opening scenes of the session as be-
sieged the doors to-day. The assem-
bling of a new Congress always at
tracts q big attendance. To-day the
proceedings In the case of Congress-
man-elect Roberts, which promised to
be exciting, and possibly sensational,
furnished an additional attraction. For
hours before noon. the hour for the
House to meet, people streamed
through the corridors to the galleries,
which looked down upon the arena
where the statesmen were congregat-
ing. BY II O'Clock brilliant gather
ing had assembled. The galleries were
black with people. and through the
swinging doors could be seen pushing
hundreds>Svho were unable to gain ad-
mission.
Much interest conferred about the dis
position of Mr.. Roberts, the Mormon
representative from Utah.
Those who anticipated a sensational
announcement were disappointed. The
program outlined by the Republican
leaders at their conference on Friday
night was partially carried out. The
objection to the administration of the
oath to Mr.. Roberts was entered by
Mr.. Taylor of Ohio. as predicted, and
he stepped aside without protest, ex-
cept to ask II by doing so he waived
any of his rights. To this the Speaker
responded in the negative.
After the election Of Speaker Hen
derson and his induction into office,
the appointment of the usual commit
tees to wait upon the President, the
seat-drawing contest, with the usual
amusing features, went of without a
hitch.
The only other feature out Of the or
binary was the reception of the Reed
rules as the rules of the present Con-
gress.
Appropriate tribute to the memory
of the late Vice President Hobart was
paid by the Senate to-day mt it's first
session of the Fifty-sixth Congress.
The session lasted only thirty three
minutes, and only the most formal and
necessary business was transacted.
After the adoption of the usual routine
resolutions and the administration to
the new members Of the oath of office.
Senator Sewnll of New Jersey present
ed fitting resolutions upon the death of
the vice president. the resolutions were
ordered to he communicated to the
House Of Representatives and the SEES
sion. on motion of Mr.. Keene of New
Jersey. was suspended
Protests were entered against the
seating Of Quay Of Pennsylvania and
Clark of Montana.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

It is reported that the United States
department of agriculture is actively
engaged in originating an orange that
will bear greater degree of frost than
any now grown. At first sight this
feat might appear difficult to accom-
plish, but when We remember that we
have apples that will not stand severe
climatic conditions. and that apples
have been produced that will stand
such conditions. No eco that there IL
hope. To illustrGte: The beat apples
Of the eastsfn states, such ~ the Bald
win. will not grow at all In some
western states. 1t has taken Year, to
develop apples like the Wealthy that
will stand. We might also mention the
Ben Davis. which grows abundantly all
over the west and resists all kinds Of
hard conditions. So the government
may succeed in Its undertaking.