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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
Our Shouting Negro Soldiers.

Zone Of the first cases [ had was big
cOl0red man, who was carried down on a
blanket by four soldiers. They said he
was shot through the arm, and | could
see a bandage there; it was the right
arm, | remember. It struck me as queer
that q wound in the arm should disa bic
the man so he couldn't walk, and when
/ had Il chance to look him over | found
a big black bruise on his left thigh That
set me thinking, and, ON examining his
arm more closely, | found that the bull
let which had gone through bis right
arm at the shoulder had gene through
the body also, diagOnally across from
shoulder to hip, and the man was dying
lie did die a little later, but before his
last breath he managed to give NE a
lock Of his curly black hair, tied with a
little ribbon, and a picture Of himself,
to be sent 20 his mother at a place in
the South, which | wrote down. | saw
lots of those colored men. and it's nv
opinion the whole attack would have been
nowhere without them. | believe they
scared the Spaniards out of their trenches
with their yelling and WhOoping | never
heard such blood-curdling cries as those
fellows gave in the charge.
line negroes are good fighters. but
they have no mercy for the enemy. They
thought 1t was all fOOlishness taking care
Of these Spanards, and some of them
sWore at me for doing it. One man called
out as | started down the hill with a
Spanlard on my shoulders: Look out
or he'll stab you in the back. And an
other negro said, lifting his rifle: All
right, 60 ahead; I've got a bead on him
1t that Spaniard had moved I suppose
he would have shot at him. and prob
ably killed both of us. '-Cleveland Moi
fetts War Stories in Leslie's Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
maasspso.sgx>s9ess9anonD
GENERAL NEWS.
Gaea@& @GGG&G&GG@G&l

Gov. Jones and other Arkansas state
officers-elect took the oath of office before
the joint session Of the General Assem-
bly,
George Gemuender, one of the most
expert violin makers in the country, died
at his home in Astoria, L. l., aged SO
years. He was born at Wurtemburg.
-Janowski has challenged Pillsbury,
the chess champion, who is at present in
Winnipeg, Capada, for a match for
$500 side.
A. w. Kirkwood, the oldest engineer
on the Springfield division of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern, dropped dead
in his cab while nearing Altamount, Ill.
1t has been decided that the Twen-
tieth United States regiment now at
Fort LeavenwOrth will leave San Fran
cisco on the transport Scandal on Janu-
airy %.
Judge Andrew Kinds, a pioneer set
tier of Northern Illinois and one of the
foremost men in Stephenson county, died
suddenly at his home in Lena, ILL.,, aged
II years.
Peter Wilds, a pioneer citizen and
an old soldier, died suddenly at Grand
Haven, Mich. He was in Ossawattomie,
Kas., in antebellum days, associated
with John Brown in preparing for his
great raid
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25

unconscious of his proximity and they
must meet in a moment more When
she saw him standing near she lifted her
sweet blue eyes to his with a wistful,
Notwithstanding glance.
Miss Lindsay" said Douglas. "shake
hands with me, please. / am afraid
took most unfair advantage of YOU;
pray forgive me and let us be friends
'Oh! Capt. Murray, l do feel SO aw-
fully ashamed of myself-what must you
think of me?'
Shall | tell you what [ think of you,
darlingW as he gently drew her toward
Linn; I think you q dear, sweet, lovable
girl, and if you can put up with such a
muff as | am as a husband -
ooh. please don't" said Leslie, inter
rupting him; do not remind me of my
impertinence. You are much too good
for me, but indeed" with great earnest
ness, I will never do it again
I call that positively unkind, assure
you.'' said he, laughing. Il do not care
how many times you repeat the opera
ton ~
Leslie has been Mrs. Murray now some
years, but her husband has never regret
ted he married fast girl, while she de-
clares she has found from experience all
men are not either prigs or muffs.-Lon-
don Evening News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH

MILWAUKEE Flour-Firm. Wheat
Firmer; No. spring on track, 661ac; No
Northern, on track, zoe. Confirm; No 3
OF track, 34c. oats-Higher; No. 2 white,
on track, SOC; No. 3 white, on track, 29A@
2915c. Barley-Easy: No. on track. sic;
sSa a on track, 42@5152c. Rye-sStead1y
pork, 1000; lard, $50.
Flour is firm at 37013. so Tor patents;
bakers, 22:70@2.S0, and 285@3.05 for rye.
Millstutts are firm and quoted at 1850
CHICAGO = Close = Wheat - Nav. roc:
3 3Sy 3 f9zc asi Ghornd5a aq9 s5c Nay
May, 28c: July, 261ac. Pork-January, 1910;
May, 1925; July, 1895; September, 1913.
Lard-January, 5.67: May. $50; July, 800;
81; May, 5;17; September, $40. Flax lax
11S1a; cash Northwest, 1.15: cash S. W,
ST. LOUIS -Wheat-Higher and
track, 74c; January, 741ac: May, 761sc; July,
68Ac; No. hard, 67@69c. Corn-Higher
and strong; No. cash, 351ac; January,
35Mc; May, 36asc; July, 37c. Oats-Firn
and better: No. 2 cash, 281ac; track, 29c;
January, 2S3sc; May, 2SBc: No white
3o1@M31c. Rye-Dull; soc asked. Flaxseed
Gc Idigd liz; o. Lead-Firm; 4oo@4.o5.
791Ac; May, 76c; July, 749s CornNMa az,
MINNEAPOLIS - Wheat : Strong: Jan
uary, 683sc; May, 691sc: July, $3.50; No. 1
hard, on track $3.50; No / Northern, 683lc
No. ? Northern, 663sc.
hard, Tic; No. l Northern, 67a4c; No. ?
Northern, 651ac; No. g. 64c; No. / hard, to
arrive, Tic; No. 1 Northern, to arrive, 69c;
on track, No; | hard, Tic; No. / Northern,
69c; May, 7O3a07O12c: July, 70%c.
LIVERPOOL = Close : Wheat - Steady:
March. 5s9%d; May, 5s77sd.. Corn-Steady:
M lar! 3s$Ad; May, 3$8d.
Texans, with natives steady to easy; native
shipping and export steers. 1900
800 SOC light - and dressed beef and
and feeders, 2.75G 5 $50 COWS s'0ek and
heifers, 2.0O64 70: Texas and Indian steers.
2.8O@5.0 90: cows and heifers, 2.2O03.5O. Hogs
Receipts, II, 900; market steady to lower;
top prices, 3.s5. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
market steady to lower; top prices, 3.85
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market steady to
strong; Texas muttons, 3.50M4.25.
steady to lower; native steers 3.60M5. 90
Texas steers, 3.90@495; Texas cows, 3.OO6
$50; native cows and heifers, 1.75@4. 10;
StockerS and feeders, 3.10d4 90; bulls $500
400. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market weak to
&c lower; bulk of sales, 3.450365; hedvies,
3.3O43. 10; packers, 3.45Gl3 6212; mixed, 3. 40
$3.50; lights, 3.25M3.50: workers., 3.4503. SO !;
pigs, 315W3. 80. Sheep-Receipts, 1000; mar
ket steady; lambs, 3.50@5.00; muttons, 2 IS
Q4.00.
SOUTH OMAHA = Cattle - Receipts,
1900; steady; native beef steers, 4.OOG5 40:
Western steers, 390d4.5G; Texas steers, 3. 40
M4.30; cows and heifers, 3.OO04 90; Gamers,
2.2o03OO; stockerS and feeders, 3.7oQ14. Is
400. Hogs-Receipts, $500; market shade
lower; heavy, 3550t3. sly, mixed, 3.55Gl3 so;
light, 3.5O63.5712 pigs, 3.00M350; bulk of
sales, 3.55@3.60. Sheep-Receipts, 2400;
Westerns 3.8O@4.0O; stockers, 2.75@3 60;
lambs, 4.0005.00.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
WASHINGTON'S FINE TACT.
He was Not to be Drawn Into Phi1a-
deIDhia's Rending Social Warfare.

He was Not to be Drawn Into Phi1a-
deIphia's Rending Social Warfare.
''The social punctilio of the Philadel-
phia Assembly was enforced perhaps
more rigdly IN the early colonial days
than it is today, for when a girl whose
name had been on its lists of the chosen
indiscreetly took a goldsmith and jeWeler
for q husband she was dropped at once
from participation in the sacred functions
for having committed the objectionable
crime of marrying in trade F" writes Will
liam Perrine of THE Most Aristocratic
Social Event in America" in the Ladies'
Home Journal. THE trade line of de-
marcation, indeed, gave rise ultimately to
social war, and second Assembly
was formed, made up chiefly of the fami-
lies of tradesmen in opposition to the
aristCcracy.' The conflict came on while
Washington was living in Philadelphia as
President. SO intense was it that each
party struggled to gain the favor of the
great man and his wife. The one AS
sembly' announced 4 great ball in honor
of his birthday for the night before the
I'D of February; the other prepared for Il
similar event the night afterWard, and
the sagaCious Washington delivered him
self from the dilemma by attending both,
and proposing on each occasion the same
toast-'The State of Pennsylvania But
there was another version of the strife
which gave much delight to the populace
III their speculatiOns over the riyalries of
the quality 1t was that Washington,
who was a good dancer, had gone to the
ball of the plebeian Assembly and had
there led the cOtillon with the daughter of
q mPchanicn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
Conductors Must Bow.

They say that the directors of the COM
panies that run the New York street cars
are going to issue an order that con-
ductor on receiving fare from woman
must raise his hat and bow profoundly
says the New York Sun.
A traveller asked a conductor about it
and the latter said: 'Such an order is
unnecessary.e We do it now, but only
to those women who get into car with
their nickel in their hand and don't keep
us waiting while they find their pocket .
How many times do you take off your
hat?' asked the traveller
I've never had to do it vet" the con-
ductor answered, but / nearly had to
once. The woman had the fare in her
hand, but it was lead nickel, and a
plugged one at that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
SAMOA SITUATION.
Exchange of AdVices Between
Three Governments but
All is Unofficial.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 23.-Such ex-
changes as have taken place up to this
point between the three governments par
ties to the treaty of Berlin in relation to
the uprising in Apia has been rather I'M
official in character and have been con-
fined pretty closely to expressions of a
Willingness to deal with the matter So
berry and stand by the terms of the
treaty in its adjustment. With this dis
position displayed, there is every reason
to believe that this Samoan affair will
yield to ordinary methods of diplomacy
unless something has happened in the
meantime at Apia to aggravate the sit
uatiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
TO A DEAR INCONSTAN Mt.

As still amid the fux Of things
And purposeless gray happenings,
Some force subsists that makes for
Beauty,
And something through the chaos sings,
So mid your fevered fiutterings,
Or airy flights on prOud-pOiSed wings,
Some wistful instinct gropes for Duty,
And still DER all your yagrant moods
Love, like 4 clouded heaven, broods.
Dear, trust the still, small voice. distrust
The faWning court of lesser selves.
fhe triclsy swarm Of SpriteS and elves,
Informed with sly usurping lust
To drag the central you to dust,
And render mute the sovereign must
That sends them scurrying TO their delyeS.
Let their gay friskings serve to grace thy
reign
But he thou Queen BY work and love and
pain.
Il Zangwill in Golfers Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
ON DOMINION CREEK.
Tract ExCel1ing Bonanza and Equal
ing E1dorado.

Tacoma. Wash, Jan. 23-T. w.
Webb, who is part owner of forty Klon-
dixie claims, has arrived from Dawson,
He brings news that Dominion creek
has just jumped into prominence as a
gold producer of the first rank, excelling
Bonanza and equaling Eldorado, but its
length is greater. Dominion and Edo
RADIO together will produce from S10,000,-
600 to 100000 at the spring clean up.
\ conservative estimate put the winter
output of the klondike at S30OOO,000,
doubling the output of last winter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, Jan. %, 1899.
EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.


MILWAUKEE = Eggs = Dull; receipts
fair; fresh eggs beginning to arrive and
decline expected; 1SM19c per dOz for strict
ly fresh eggs; cold storage candled, 14W
1619c.
oButter-Easy; fancy creamery, per b.,
1S01S55c; fair to choice, 1GM17c; LIB prints,
fancy creamery, 19c; best dairy selec-
lions in good demand and wanted, 14016c;
lines, fair to choice, do, 12G14c roll but
ter, 12c; packing stock. do. 9@10c; imi-
tation creamery, 16@17c; grease, 4Q16c.
CheeSe-Full cream flats, per fb, new, 110l
111ac; New York full cream, 111a@12c;
Young Americas, lie; brick, new, 1O12@11c;
limburger, new, 1012011c: SWISS new do
nestle, 12d121ac; imported Swiss, 24c;
SapsagO, 29c; farmers, lie.
NEW YORK = Butter = Receipts, 8SS
pkgs; steady; Western creamery, 14G19c;
Elgins. 19c; factory, 12014c. Cheese-Re-
ceipts, 296 pkgs; steady; large white, 1012c;
small white, 11M11Ac; large colored, 101ac;
small colored. 11M11Ac. Eggs-Receipts,
431S pkgs; Western, lie; Southern, 1870
1713c. Sugar-Raw quiet; fair refining,
324c; centrifugal, 90 test, 4Ac; moiasses
sugar, 31Ac; refined quiet; crushed, 515c;
powdered, SIC: graduated. DC.
CHICAGO Butter = Easy; creameries,
13d1Sc: dairies, 11@16c. Eggs-Steady;
fresh. 1Gc.
ELGIN-Butter-O fferings, 90 tubs; call
sales, II tubs at 1S1%c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25

The proceedings in the House on the goth
We're enliyened by a wordy duel between
MI Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr.. Lewis, Dem
ocrat, the member from Washington, CON
corning the governments methods in dealing
with contractors who built warships The
d deb drifted into the subject Of expan
SION. Inc postofhce appropriation bill was
private pension legislation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25

in its possession the hymn book of Gen.
Gordon, offers to sell it to the highest
bidder, the proceeds to be turned over tc
the proposed Gordon Memorial college at
khartoum.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

Market was steady with prices unchanged
Wants have been quite well supplied anC
buyers were not anxious to get stock OF
feringS were only moderate. Prices quoted
as follows: Hebrons, per bus, 33035c; Peer
less, per bus, 33G35c; Rose, per bus, 800
35c; Burbanks. per bus, 35M37c Sweet DO
tatoes-Jersey, 2.00@2. %; Illinois, 1.40@1. 65
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO-Estimat receipts hogs to-
oaA foUooi 1eIl oyer nar Hol i2 ar
mixed, 3.55M3.S 212; heavy, 3.330t3.S5; rough,
3.50M3.60: workers., 3.65@3.7O Cattle-Re
ceipts, 10000; steady to lower: beeyes, 400
$500: COWS and heifers, 2.00Gl4S0; Texas
steers, 3-600i5.00: stockers and feeders, $50
G4.50. Sheep-Receipts, $4,000: generally
10c lower; native sheep, 2.15Qi4.20: West
ernS p 90M4 II: lambs 3 7504 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
MINIATURES LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGS-Receipts. 3 cars; slow, sc lower;
rough, 3.3OM3.50; packers, 3.5003. 10; mixed,
good to choice, 3650I3.75; light. 350d3. 20.
CATTLE--Market lower; receipts. l car
Butchers steers, medium to good HOO to
1850 lbs, q. 40M5.0 90; fair to medium, $50 to
1850 lbs. 3.750400; heifers, fair to choice.
32503. 80; poor to choice cows, 1.9O63 40!
bulls, common to good, 2.50@3.7 70; feeders,
500 to $50 lbs, 3.25@375 stockers. 500 to
700 lbs, 3.25@3. 70; veals, 4.00015.50; mixers
and springers, common to choice, %. 0O@
$500.
SHEEP-Receipts, none; market steady,
375M3.90: lambs common 10 choice, dull,
400GI4.9 90.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-01-25
A Famous Clock

In the list of artistic treasures owned
by tie late Baron Rothschild, just pub
lished, mention is made of "Fitzwilliam
clock" This is the famous Louis XIV.
clock, which for generations was one of
the most valued heirlooms at Milton hall,
near Peterborough. 1t is said to have
been sold to Baron Rothschild by G. c..
w. Fitzwilliam, the present squire of
Milton, for 100000. An exact fac-simile,
however, which is said to have cost
f10O0, now stands in Milton hall, in the
position where the original clock stood.
Gen. Wheeler says that during the
past war he used the same spurs he used
in tho Civil war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-06
REACTlONARY?


At present Utah has but one United
States senator, the term of the other
having expired and his successor not
having been elected.
A senator will be elected this week
or not at all. So far the Democrats
have made failure of it. Encouraged
by the division on the majority side the
Republicans will probably make a
strong effort to elect an administration
Republican.
George @. Cannon has been an
nounced as a candidate and his soa
Frank is authority for saying, If Hon.
George Q. Cannon shall be elected to
the senate he win not resipn."
1t is said that Cannon fills, having
been convinced that he cannot succeed
himself. has selected his father for the
place; and that Cannon pere, who is
generally regarded as a candidate, no
matter what the political complexion
of the legislature, has said that, like
Barkus. he 'is willin'"
If an administration Republican can
go into a free silver legislature whose
Democratic two-thirds majority is un-
able to stand him off, and can secure
enough promises to induce him to run,
rest assured there are other than polit
ical influences at work. But no one
need be surprised if some of these al.
legged 'progressionists" are behind this
extremely ''reactionary" style of cam
paigning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-06
WHY ONE COMMUNITY FAILED.

Communistic experiments invariably
end in failure. Either the big fish swaI-
low the minnows and retire, or the
drones exasperate the more Industrious
members and dissolution results.
Attempts have been made in France.
Great Britain, Holland and this coun-
try to establish socialistic. government
in chosen localities, but the selfshness
Of some or the laziness of others inter-
fered with success. Rich men have
given their fortunes and poor men their
time and labors to the advancement of
the cause and the practical illustration
of its beauty and utility.
Altogether forty-four colonies were
founded in different parts of the United
States before the Bellamy agitation
began.
It is an ideal life, but human nature
is a little coarse for it, as vet. In
theory it is grand; in practice it is
unsatisfactory.
One of the most notable attempts
to establish a community of this char
aeter was made by Robert Dale Owen
whose name is linked with the histories
of Indiana and Pennsylvania on ac-
count OF the towns he founded on the
communistic plan. but which are peo-
pied now by men and women who re-
member little of owen and know moth
ing of his purpose.
The most successful experiment on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-06

record originated with a native of New
Hampshire, Warren Chase, Who is
known as the founder of the Wisconsin
Phalanx at Ceresco, in that state. It
was perfect organization, tolerant,
liberal, well. conducted, cleanly, intel
lectual and Industrious. A careful
record was kept of all it's proceedings
! and happenings, good, bad and indif-
ferent. which was always open to in
spection. 1t required the very best Of
credentials to obtain a membership. 1t
was a. prosperous. happy community,
to all appearances, but it came to
sudden end by mutual agreement
among its members in 1850 Human
nature asserted Itself and abandoned
the experiment after proving it a sue
cess from financial. business and
governmental point of view. 1t built
up everything but family ties. People
are jealous of these. and they want
their children about them at times.
They crave the privacy of home life.
Each mother has longing to be with
her babes. 1t is natural Each father
is ambitious to be the recognized head,
at least of his own family. 1t is human
nature. And it killed Ceresco, the most
successful communistic experiment
ever undertaken, at least on American
soil
The end was thus described by a cor
respondent of the New York Post:
There was no diminution of its
prosperity, no gradual decay of it's
fortunes ending in a lingering death.
1t was in the full tide of prosperity, it's
stock paying high dividends, it's prop
erty in excellent condition, when it's
members met and voted to dissolve it.
They were simply tired of socialism
and yearned for the privacy of family
life. AT first, the public table, the pub
lie amusement rooms, and the public
this, that and the other, were novel and
pleasant to all, but as time went on the
members began to see that the charm
of home life was lost. that everybody's
affairs were known to everybody else.
A community of young people without
children at the start, all went well until
children were born into the families
where family life was impossible.
Towards the close of the commu-
nitys existence, several families with
drew from the common table and es-
tablished their own tables. The dis
satisfaction over the lack of opportu-
nifty for the individual of good parts to
rise above the dead level was one of
the principal causes that fastened the
breaking up of Ceresco, as it did other
similar communities.
The vote to disband the Ceresco
community was unanimous. The lands
were sold and a dividend of per cent
was declared upon the stock. Almost
all the members left the place and
scattered to the four corners of the
earth. And thus persisted the only non
religious community which was uni
formly prosperous throughout its whole
existence and, was solvent at its de-
mise"