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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04

Hopes Corners must be postponed. He
had no collars, no cuffs, no anything. Be
sides he could not show his wicked face
to pure, true Annie Snow.
He could take the next train home. He
would walk back to the station and get
a ticket. Slowly he arose. Slowly he en-
tered the wooden building and walked UP
to the ticket office.
The first proceeding when one wants a
railway ticket is to pay for it. And SO
Mr.. PennyWise put his hand III his peck
ct.
Alas. There was no money there. His
pOcketboOk was gone.
Fitting retribution!' said Rev. Alfred
Pennywise.
He walked out into the open air again.
He felt in all his pockets. He looked on
the ground.
Il know now" said he to himself, ''just
how that poor woman felt.
wretch that am, | deserve it!'
He stood still and looked along the
track, not toward Hopes Corners. OF
course he must reach home now as best
he could. 1t would probably take at
least day and half to do the requisite
walking. Already he was hungry. No
matter 1t was his penance.
That night he took a short nap under a
hayStack.
The next morning he found some black
berries by the roadside.
At noon the sole of his right shoe had
worked loose. At dusk the left one. He
tore his pocket handkerchief in two and
| tied them on. 1t had begun to rain by
this time.
Suffice it to say that about midnight
| Mr.. PennyWiSe arrived at his boarding
| house, penniless, shoeless and drenched
to the skin, and begged the frightened
servant in piteOus tones for Il cup of tea
and a bite of anything; and that, the next
morning, he was very i'll.
| Just week from that day, as he sat
! in his dresSing-gOWn III his armchair, q
! young man desired to see him. Being
| who blushingly refused to be seated and
! inquired if Mr. Pennywise had not lost 4
| pocketbook. Mr.. Pennywise had.
'Then," said the youth this is yours
| 1t was found in the train and left with
| father, who is stationmaster at Ogre
side, so / thought I'd bring it in when
[ came. Father says a very unhappy
| looking kind of a young man, that looked
| like minister himself, left it. But be
said Il woman with green shawl dropped
| it. That must have been a mistake
Glad to return.it. No trouble; oh, dear
no. Had call to make in this street
| Good afternoon
Mr.. Pennywise examined the pocket
book. 1t was the one he had lost. II
was also the one he had found 1t was
his own pocketbook that Mr.. Pennywise
| had seen upon the car seat and had picked
up. 1t was his own pocketbOok that had
| given him such agOnies of remOrse that
he had delivered it over to the stationmas-
ter.
| Yes, it was and always had been his
own. and not that woman's, but Nj
| PennyWise declared he broke command
ment all the same.-New York Daily
| News
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
CLOCKS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
| TimeDiece Presented by Gen. La Fay.
cite Still Runs Accurately.

The clocks in the white house." re-
marked an official clock winder to a Star
reporter, ARE by no means the most I'M
interesting things about the house. though
little has ever appeared about them in
the newspapers. Strange as it may ap-
pear, but one of the old clocks there is of
American manufacture, though all that
have been purchased of late years are
The one clock referred to was made in
New York and was purchased when
James Monroe was President. 1t is one
Of the permanent fixtures in the green
room and has been ever since it was pur-
chased. AS umeplece it compares ia
vorab bly, with any of the foreign-made
clocks, though it was made at Il time
when America was not as famous for its
timepiecea as it is now.
1.-The most interesting clock there of
course, from its history, is the clock in the
blue parlOr, which was once the DrODprty
OF Napoleon BOnaparte, who presented it
to Gen La Fayette, and the latter present
ed it to Gen. Washington. The frame of
it is made of ala baster and French gilt
bronze. 1t has to be wound but once in a
month. 1t keeps time today as accurate
ly as when first made. What is known
as the Lincoln clock, purchased when
President Lincoln was in the white house.
is an object of interest in the red room.
and is of ebony and gold. 1t strikes the
quarters, halves and hours. In Mrs Nc
Kinley's room is a clock which has been
running without the slightest intermis-
sion for nearly thirty years. The clock
at the foot of the stairs leading up to the
Presidents office is the one that the pub
lie generally sees. 1t is rather modern
tern, and is very reliable. The clock in
Private Secretary Porter's room is adj
mired for its cathedral gong rather than
anything else, but it is a good clock and
has so proven itself for the ten or fifteen
years it has been there. "-Washington
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
MARKETS RY TELEGRAPH

MILWAUKEE, : Flour = Firm. Wheat
f frmeT and 2ctiye; No. spring on track
Steady; No. 3 on track a31ac. Oats
Quiet; No. white, on track. soc; No 3
white, on track, 28N@29c; Barley-Firm;
Provisions Steady; pork. s.95; lard. 30. ''''
Flour is trm at 3.70@3.SO for patents;
bakers, 2.7012.S so and 2.S503.O5 for rye.
Millstuffs are firm and quoted at 1O759
HOO for bran, 10. Is for standard lniddlipgs.
and 100 for white.
CHICAGO = Close = Wheat December,
69&0G9%c Gorn-December, 374c; Jann,,
airy, 3675c; May, 381sc; July, 3s14c. Oats
2SAc; July, 263sc. Pork-December, S.95;
January, 1920; May. 1O5501O.57. Lard
December, $50; January, go; May. go.
Ribs-December, 400; January, 400; May,
80. FlaX-Cash Northwest. lis; Decem-
Der 113A: May. 116A. Barley-Cash, 42c
to Ace; Rye-December 5412c; May, 554c
Cloyer-December. go.
ST. LOUIS-Wheat-Hig No . red
cash, elevator, 73c bid; track, 73c; May,
Easier; No. cash, SIC; May 36$4c. Oats
Firm; No. ? cash, CSC; track 2819c; May.
28A@28Zkc; No. 2 white, 50hc. Rye
Steady, 3,771sG3.80. Spelter-Dun, AS
sellers.
o5 MNNE azPfo ax Wheat beat str 9a De-
GS1Ac; No. Northern, 6614c
NEW YORK - Close Wheat - March,
79Ac; May, 75%c. Corn-May, 43c. Oats
DTLTTH-Close : Wheat : Cash 10.
hard; roc; No. | Northern. 67Ac;, No. 2
to arrive, roc; No 1 Northern, to arrive,
CSC; track, No. 1 hard. roc: No 1 Northern,
Csc; December 67Ac; May, roc.
L-Close-Wheat-Ea 80
Ad lower; January, nominal; March, IS
11bd; May, 5s9Ad. Corn--Quiet. sd lower;
1Oa4d.
SOUTH OMAHA-CattIe-R Receipts, 7Go,
steady; native beef steers, 10000 80;
Western steers, 48OG5.10 COWS and hef-
ers, 3.OOd4. 90; Gamers, 2.O0Gl3. 90; stockers
and feeders, 3.25@4.40: calves, 4.00q7. 90;
ceipts. 1000; market sc higher: heavies,
3.471b03 80; mixed. 3.5OlI3. 5211a; lights, $50
as 80; pigs, 3.00td3. 10; bulk Of sales, 3.500I
$50. Sheep--Receipts. 1000; market steady;
native mUttons, 3.6GM4.G0; Western NUT
tens, 3;5Gd4:00; stock sheep, 2.5003.50;
lambs, 100000.
KANSAS CITY Cattle-Receipts, 600;
market strong to shade higher; bulk of
sales. 330@3. 671a; heavies 3.450375 pack.
ers }.3503 60; mixed. 3.3003. 80: lights 3. %
G345: workers., 3.40M3.45; pigs, 2.S0M3.25
Shpep-Receipts. 800; market unchanged.
ST. LOUIS-Cattle-R Receipts, 300, includ-
ing 100 Texans; market steady; native ship
ping steers, 4.25d5.75; light and dressed
beef ard butchers steers 3.O0d5.25 stock
ers and feeders 2.50014.30; cows and heif
ers 2O0M4. 40; Texas and Indian steers,
, 90GI4. 30: COWS and heifers. 2.40G3. 70.
Hogs-Receipts. $500; market strong: pigs
and lights 3.40G500; packers, 3.456l3 IS;
butchers 3.65G3.7o. Sheep-Receipts, none.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04

The Americans are divided in senti-
ment, many believing that q great mis-
take has been made in not giving the Gu
cans the opportunity to celebrate the
event which they have fought so many
years to bring about Gen. Lee WIS in
surgents to parade and recognize Gomez
as the head of the Cuban army Since
Gen. Brooke gave his decision, Lee has,
OF course, refused to express himself.
Evacuation Ceremonies.
A special from Havana SAYS: The de-
tails of the evacuation ceremonies on Sun
day next have been completed
At IL a. m. the American commission
ers, Gems. Wade, Clous and Butler, with
their staffs, will leave the Trocha hotel
at Vedado, for the palace on horseback
and in full uniform, but without a cavalry
escort. They will arrive at the reception
rooms of the palace at II :45, where, they
will meet Gems. Brooke, Lee and Ludlow
and their staffs
Capt.-Gen. Castelanos, Admiral Min
terOla and the Spanish evacuation COM
mlssiOners and their staff will stand in
the thrOnerOOm, the throne having been
rel owed. Castellanos will, in few
words, at noon sharp, turn over the COM
mand to Gen. Brooke; there will then
be short reception to the outgoing and
incoming generals, and Immediately aft
erWard Castelanos will start for CavaI-
lerIa wharf, escorted by Gen. Clous.
After CaStellanos' departure all Ameri-
cans are expected to pay their respects
to Gen. Brooke. The generals will then
go to the Hotel Inglaterra
One division of Lees Seventh corps will
in the meantime be massed at the lea
end of the Prado, and these troops, 5000
strong, under Gen. Keifer, will march on
review.
Three flags will be raised-at the pal
ace, MORO and at Cabanas-by Lieuts.
Lee and Wade and Maj. Butler, all sons
of generals. The saIuting will be with
the bronze guns of Cabanas, made in
174O.
American artillerymen will first salute
the falling Spanish flag, and then Spanish
artiilerymen will use the same guns to
salute the American flag.
Promptly at noon United States regu-
lars will patrol the entire city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
THE CUBAN PROBLEM.
Cabinet Has Long Discussion of
Question of Governing the Island,


Washington D. c., Dee. 3O.-The cabi-
net meeting today was not concluded IN
til = o'clock, nearly the entire session
being consumed in discussing matters in
connection with the administration of the
law in Cuba.
not been adopted elsewhere Nations
1t was pointed out that the collection
of taxes and customs dues. the admins
tratiOn of the laws relating to postal mat
ters, and the courts and many other i'm
portant branches Of the government of
the island. would be a burden too heavy to
be borne by the military governor assisted
only by a small staff all more or less mex
perienced in such matters.
Practically a new government had to be
established and it was agreed that the
multitudinous affairs incident to such an
undertaking could be successfully admin
istered only by the creation of several bu-
reaus at the head of which should be
placed men of wide experience in the par
ticular work to which they would be as
signed, all to be under the general direc-
ton of the military governor.
These matters were gone over at some
length, and it is expected that the sew
eral cabinet members will take up the de-
tails of the proposed plan at once as far
as their respective departments are con-
cerned, and submit their conclusions to the
President at an early date.
1t is proposed to duplicate in a small
way, and as far as practicable, the sys-
TENS now in force in the United States,
the collectors of customs and of taxes be-
ing directly responsible to the military
governor, the same as our secretary of
the treasury who is charged with these
functions is to the President. 1t is pro-
posed, too, to employ citizens of the island
in every subordinate capacity if this can
be done without detriment to the service.
This course, it is contended, would pro-
mote a friendly feeling toward the Unit
ed States and avoid the friction that nee
essarily would result from sending
their customs and traditions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
GENERAL NEWS.
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-Ex-Mayor Charles D. Jacob died at
his home at Louisville, KY, of heart trou-
bic. He was go years of age. Mr.. ia
cob was mayor of Louisville for four
years, and during Clevelands administra-
ton was minister to Colombia.
Three boys drowned at the Old Ii
voli at Albany, n. Y, reservoir. They
were Fred Schewes, aged 8; Willie
Schewes, aged IA; Frank Rapp, aged s.
The boys were playing shiny on the
ice, when it broke and they went under.
Gen. Guy V. Henry, military gov
ernOr of Porto Rico, reduced the budget
for next year from 100000 pesos, as I'M
der the Spanish regime, to 100000
pesos. He asks for authority to apply
the custOm-hOuse revenue to the improve
merit of roads and the cleaning of cities.
1t is semi-ofFicially announced in Rus
STA that the minister Of finance, NJ. De-
Witte, is unable to accept the proposal
recently communicated by the United
States charge d'affaires, FL. II. d. PIERCE
of William NJ. Ives Of New York, the rep
resentative of a group of financiers, to
make large loan to Russia.
The auxiliary steamer yacht Utowa-
ma sailed from New York with her own
er, Allison '. Armour, and a party of
guests for 4ucatan on a botanical expedi-
ton. Among the party are DR.. c.. F.
Millspaugh Of the botanical department
of the Field Columbian museum and
Messrs. Ischman, Allen and Mott.
Eight stores at LeitchfeId, Ky, were
burned. The loss is 100000.
Ambassador Romero of Mexico is Sc
riously i'll with appendicitis at his resi-
dence at Washington.
The West Salem Fish and Game Pro-
tective association will make one more eff
fort to stock the trout streams about West
Salem but if results are no better than
in the five years past, it will be aban,
dOned.
The great pumping engine at the Hy-
geia spring in Big Bend, which furnished
water to the Worlds fair through a pipe
line, is again in operation under the man
agement of Mr.. McNamary of Chicago.
The works are undergoing thorough test
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
Gentleman with Twenty Dress Suits
Who Captures the Philippines.

E'There was a time when England trem-
bed at Philip the Tyrant, called the
Second of Spain. He was a supreme
bigot and thief He stole, among his
many thefts, ia 900 square miles of ISL
and real estate in the Malay archipelago,
and called them the Philippines. Spain
never conquered them; Luzon, the larg-
est, was never colOnized; MindanaO, the
second largest, was never explored. Some
of the flora and fauna Of these islands
are at this moment as well known as
those of Mars. One day Il fastidious
gentleman i'll the American navy said to
friend that he was getting old and
would like one voyage more before he re-
tired This man was appointed to a
rather obscure post in the Pacific. The
Pacific is quite large, and the old gentle
man might have been lost in one of its
many monsoons. He had a small fleet,
but it was well equipped. Nobody knew
a great deal about this American sailor;
He mad been in the Civil war, and had
tied Il certain Farragut to the maintop of
the Hartford.
AT last the fastidious sailor turned up
at Hong Kong with about twenty dress
suits. He was 4 perfect gentleman.
Very difficult to snub this man. y Ger
man prince tried it once, but was severe
" taken down. A message of import
having arrived shortly after our sailor
reached China, he sailed away towards
the Malay archipelago. The next heard
from him was Il story so astonishing that
the world was shaken. 1t was said that
this American gentleman with his slim
fleet had entered a defended harbor at
night, silenced its guns, and destroyed
utterly and beyond remedy the fleet
which guarded the entrance. Wilder than
all was the incredible story that he had
not lost a single man in the action The
man of many suits had played well.
King Philips real estate suffered a con-
siderable iar."-Peter MacQueen, War
Core" ndent for the National Maya
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
MEXICO IS ATTRACTIVE.
Party Going from Milwaukee to
the Land of the Montezumos,

A lecture illustrated with stereopticon
views was given in the rooms of the
Press club, on Saturday evening, by W.
e. Sawyer, representative of the Next
can Land and Coffee company. The lee
ture was full of information in regard to
Mexico, and the pictures included many
fine views of Mexican cities, and the wild
scenery along the railroads, and the for
ests Of the coffee districts Mexico is be-
coming quite popular with tourists. Dur
ing the hOmeWard run Of the battleship
excursion train, Reau Campbell, the gen
eral manager of the American Tourist
association, who had charge of the par
ty, delivered very interesting lecture on
Mexico in the observation car, supple
menting his descriptions of the cities and
the scenery with stereopticon views. Mr.
Campbell will soon take a large party
from Milwaukee on a tour through Next
co. The party will start from this city
in a special car, which they will occupy
during the entire trip.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
THE WRECK.

Across the night gray moon fell
Through bars of shifting cloud, to set
Where iron reef and white wave met
Sullenly at the doors Of hell.
1t saw the great ships dying throe
As one with dim, drawn face, who sees
A dumb beast III its agonies,
And may not help, and cannot so;
And peering still from wind-wrought caves
1t watched amid the swirl and strife
Unlovely atoms, each Il life,
Tossed on the uproar Of the waves.
Sick to the heart with fear untold
OF that mad slaughter halt-descried,
1t crept behind cloud, and died.
Then the black night was icy cold.
last. out Of chaos calmly bright.
Day dawned; and, with Il greeting roar,
Triumphant Ocean flung to shore
His broken playthings of the night.
Sydney Bullesin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
TORE DOWN FLAGS.
Cubans Greatly Excited Over Gen.
BroOke's Order.

Chicago, H., Dec 3O.-A dispatch from
Havana to the Tribune says:
Startling rumOrs were flying about last
night and were given credence by excited
crowds thronging the streets. It was re-
ported early in the evening that Gen. Ma
riano Menocal and his Cuban forces at
La Paya had been asked to take the cath
of allegiance to the United States and had
refused
The situation grows out of the refusal
of Gen. Brooke's permit for the partic-
patton of Cuban troops in the exercises
on evacuation day. What the outcome Of
the crisis will be no one knows
The feeling in Havana is intense.
The United States flag was torn down
from many houses in the lower districts of
the city last night
''Upper-class Cubans sent cablegrams
without number to President Mckinley,
begging him to bride the blunderers. Ca
Diagrams have been sent broadcast over
the United States asking for public meet
ings and appealing to the common sense
and justice of the American people"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, Dec. 81, 1898.
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.

EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.
MILWAUKEE = Eggs Finn; receipts
Eight and fresh eggs wanted; 23c per uoz
for strictly fresh eggs; cold storage, cam
died, 1GM19c.
BGtlet--Easy; fancy creamery. pei. ID.
20Iz1c; fair to choice, 17M1Sc; lib prints,
fancy creamery, 22c: best dairy se!ec-
lions, scarce and wanted 14@1Ic; lines, fGir
L. 1notce, do, l4GlOc; Toll butter, !3W15c:
packing stock, 10, 9911gc; imitation cream
cry, 16M1Tc; grease, 4CdGc.
Cheese-Full cream flats, per ID new, 11@
1112c; New York full cream 1142g12c;
Young Americas, lie; brick, new, 1O12GE11c;
limburger, new. 912c; Swiss, new domestic.
l2Ml212c; imported Swiss, 24c: Sapsago, zoe:
farmers. Zoe
-Butter-Firm; creameries, 1t
@201ac: diaries, 1213@17c. Eggs-Firm;
fresh, 25td26c.
NEW YORK = Butter Receipts, 1910
pkgs; firm: Western creamery, 15G21c; E.
gins. bic; factory, 12M141ac Cheese-Re-
ceipts 2090 pkgs; steady; large white, 10A
GL1Ohc small white, lie; large colored, 10A
@Il014c, small colored, lie. Eggs-Receipts;
1915 pkgs; firm; Western, 27c: Southern, %
@25c. Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 3
13-1Gc; centrifugal, So test, 5-1Gc; molaSses
sugar, 9-16c: refined, quiet; crushed, 572c;
powdered, SIC; graduated. &c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Cuban Delegation Says that Annex
alton Wasn't Their Object


New York, Dec. 30.-A special from
Washington says: The Cuban delegation
to the United States has just prepared
and sent to Cuba an elaborate appeal in
circular form to be widely distributed to
all natives to remember that they fought
for independence and not for annexation.
The manifesto reviews the struggle TO
throw off SPANS tyranny and recOunts
the glories of the victory and refers to
the action Of Congress in declaring that q
suitable government shall be esta blished.
IF annexation were to be desired" it
says, 1T would be better to have it
brought about now than later, and for
that reason 1t is desired that the question
should be settled finally at the present
time. Yet it is sufficiently known that
the Cubans made war and fought for in
dependence, not for annexation, and that
all the precious blood that has been shed
and all the hardShips endured. and all the
suffering were to gain independence and
nothing short of that.
1T Is ridiculous to try to answer the
accusations that the Cuban people are IL
dolent, that they are uneducated, unfaith-
full and unable to govern themselves. Their
industry, labor and energy have made Gu
ba IN many respects one of the most pro-
ductive countries of the world
Their duty now is to stand by the
lone star banner, which signifies independ-
ence and liberty, the greatest blessings of
heaven.
Remember that Cuba has not fought
and endured for change of masters. but
that her people may be their own masters
eve are none the less grateful to the
people of the United States for their aid
and support and in doing what they have
done to free Cuba from Spain they have
but repaid the great debt which they owed
to humanity, justice and the right for
the aid they received from Lafayette and
France during their war for indepen-
dence"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET

CHICAG0-Hogs- Estimated receipts to-
day, 24.OOO; left over, 1868 market active,
5010c higher; light, 3.40@36714: mixed,
3.4Gll3.721a; heavy, 3.4013. 70; rough, 81
$3.50; workers, 800. Cattle-Receipts, 600;
steady. There will be market here Mon
day, January ,. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
steady; native sheep, 2.1504.25; Westerns,
3.COM4 10: lambs, 4.C00I5.3..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO-Ofering quite liberal, but
owing to better demand the feeling was
tirmer. Hebrons. per bus, 3O032c; Peer
less, per bus, 28ta32c; Rose per bus. Esq
32c; Burbanks. per bus. 32G35c. Sweet
pota toes-Jersey, 2.OO@2. %; Illinois, 1.5O@
Leo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
The Grave of Wesley.

Within a stones throw of the head
quarters of the Royal Horse artillery City
road. London stands, Wesley's chapel
behind the chapel is the grave, with a
simple, but substantial monument of the
great founder of the Wesleyan church.
which now has its branches among all the
English-speaking peoples throughout the
world
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04
MILMAnKEE LIvEsrnCk MARKET.

HOGS-Receipts, p cars; steady; rough.
3.0GG3,35; packers, 3.45@3.G0; mixed, good
to choice, 3.55G3.65; light. 3.350i3.G0
CATTLE-Market steady; receipts, cars.
Butchers steers, medium TO good, $50 to
1850 lbs, 3.50G4G0; fair to medium. $50 to
1850 ID. 3.75014.0O heifers. fair 20 choice,
3.O003.75; poor to choice COWS, 1.75@3. %;
bulls, common to good. 2.5Od3.10: feeders,
500 to $50 lbs, :. o5Gd3.73: stockers. 500 to
700 lbs, 3.250I3.75; yeals, 4.0005.5O; mixers
and springers. common to choice, 25.O0D
1900.
SHEEP-Receipts. none; market dull, 3.75
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-04

The Ruby mine, adjoining the town
site of Republic, Wash, has been sold
for $4,000.