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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

1t is we'll to remark here in passing
that on Jan. 1, 1896, the value of milch
cows in Ohio was $1S,42O,227, and Jan.
/, 1900, the value was $25, 224 $50, and
the number had increased from 759, 1897
to 7S0,939. In sheep Ohio had, Jan. 1,
1896, 2,754,613, valued at 1924, 538,
and on Jan. 1, 1900, she had 2,S39, 800
sheep, valued at $10,535,25O. The to-
tai value of horses, mules, mich cows,
other cattle and sheep in Ohio, Jan. /,
1896, was SOS, 1882, ISL. On Jan. 1, 1900,
it was S92, 1854, 1855, a gain of over $24,-
100000.
Looking at the above figures, seeing
Arkansas, first in illiteracy, lowest in
savings banks, steadily going back
ward in agricultural wealth, while ev-
cry other Southern State is wonderful
ly increasing, it is seen why Senator
Jones of that State was selected above
all others to lead in the Democratic
Presidential campaign of disaster to
American industries, to progress, and
to prosperity. He is the fitting repre-
sentative Of the calamity howlers.
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BAD STORM At GAINESVILLE
Large School Building Demolished
by Bolt Of Lightning.
TOBACCO IS DAMAGED.
Rock County Crops Destroyed by Hail
and Rain-Causes a Very
Heavy Loss.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 24.-[Special. ]
Another severe electrical storm burst
over this city about 6 o'clock this morn
ing. Lightning struck the new high
school building and tore off a section
Of the roof on the southeast corner, pass
ing clean down five stories into the base
ment, cracking the side walls. 1t is
feared that the wall will have to be
taken out and replaced. The building
is of brick and stone and one of the
finest of it's kind in the state.
Several residences were also struck
and more or less damaged. The princi-
pal damage in the storm of last night
and the night before was to the crops,
tobacco especially suffering severely.
The hail which accompanied the storm
was the greatest worker of mischief.
cutting and running acres of tobacco that
had been the pride of the owners. New
this years crop, and it was an ideal
growth. Quite a little tobacco has al
ready been harvested.
The hailstOnes in some instances night
before last were as thick as a mans fist
and they beat a patch from StoughtOn,
in Dane county, about two miles in
width, passing south of GAINESVILLE All
the tobacco i'll this line was more or less
ruined. The damage is estimated from
$4,000 to $4,000. The storm last
night was accompanied by heavy wind.
torrents of rain which beat the corn and
tobacco crop to the ground. Farmers
from all parts of the county are report
ing damages, and the two storms were
no doubt a serious blow to the agricuI-
tural interests of Rock county.
La Crosse. Wis, Aug. pa heavy
electrical storm struck this city this
morning. during the progress of which
several dwellings and barns were struck
by lightning and damaged to a great ex-
tent. Several horses were killed. Re-
ports at the Southern Minnesota offices
of the Milwaukee road state that a heavy
rain fell along the division doing consid-
cradle damage to crops, which are now
being harvested
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property of Spain in the Philippine
archipelago. There was opposition to
the ratification of the treaty. Mr..
Bryan came to Washington and per-
suaded his Democratic friends to vote
for the treaty.
1.-THE people of the United States, and
particularly of the Pacific coast, be-
the Pacific Ocean Of which the Philip
pines furnish the key.
zone Aguinaldo had raised a rebel
lion in Luzon against Spain before the
commencement of the Spanish war
with the United States. This adven-
lion with Spain for 100000 before
Dewey set sail for Manila, and as a
part of the bargain with Spain, Aguin-
aldo agreed to leave the island and
never return.
Dewey took the willy agitator back
to the islands, supposing, of course.
that AguinaldO would naturally be in
enemy of Spain and friend of the
United States. In this Admiral Dewey
was mistaken. An organization was
formed in the United States called the
Anti-Imperialist League, which has for
the last two years cO-Operated with
Aguinaldo's Tagal junta, with head
quarters at Hong Kong, to supply lit
erature and materials of war for
Aguinaldo.
THE assistance and the encourage
ment he received from the Anti-Im-
perialist League, and the enemies of
the United States, both at home and
abroad, made his barbarous and irreg-
ular war bloody and expensive.
"Mr. Bryan's unparalleled campaign
for the principles of the Chicago plat
form, and his insistence upon the adOp-
ton of that platform at Kansas City.
induced the people to suppose the cam
paign of 1900 would be conducted on
the issues Of 1896 In this it seems
they were mistaken"
Senator Stewart then quoted Mr..
Bryan's declaration of his intention. if
elected, to call an extraordinary SEES
sion of Congress to give the Philippines
freedom upon the same terms as Cuba.
He also denounced the recent conven-
ton of anti-imperialists at Indianap-
oils. He also denounced Mr.. Bryan for
promising to attempt to extend the
Monroe doctrine to the Orient"
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FROM CALAMITY HOME
WHY JONES WAS CHOSEN TO
LEAD DEMOCRACY.
Arkansas of All the States in the
Union Has Fallen Off in Resources
and Productions Senator Jones a
Representative Man.

Many people have wondered why it is
that, while the Republican party selects
men of affairs from the great manufac-
turing and agricultural States of the
Union to manage it's Presidential cam
paign, the Democratic party selects a
imam like Senator Jones, from a State
like Arkansas, to be the head Of it's Ma
tional Campaign Committee.
Senator Jones was formerly slave
Owner and dealt in human flesh and
blood. When abroad among his slaves
with his old. black snake. whip he ac-
lqulred some experience relative to ''inl-
perialism," and the consent of the
governed" His conscientious regard
for the preservation of the liberties"
of the people was so great that his deep
concern over the liberties of the Fill
pinos is only excelled by admiration of
the way that his dear friend AguinaldO
and his Tagal associates treat the other
tribes of the Philippines, and hold them
lin subsection.
But Senator Jones principal qualifi-
cation to head the Democratic national
campaign of calamity, and which un-
dOubtedly led to his selection as chair
man, is that he comes from a South
ern State, and also that while all the
other Southern States are progressing
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their margin when the advantage was
theirs Again it was Fits generalship
which went a long way toward landing
the money He at once saw he could
better meet Sharkey's rushes by rushing
himself, and that he made his tactics in
the second round. Blows to the body
and jaw started the rout and while he
was ducking his opponents swings F'itz
followed up cleverly and ended the fight
III short order.
Following is the story Of the fight by
rounds:
Round 1-Sharkey rushed and swung
his left for the body, but Ftzsimmons
jumped out of reach. Sharkey rushed
again. but FitZsimmOns jumped away.
Sharkey rushed again and Fitzsimmons
met him with heavy right on body. Shar-
key missed a right swing. Fitzsimmons
easily stepped out of reach. Sharkey
away and the blow landed on his neck.
Fitzsimmons tried right and left for the
head. but Sharkey ducked, and then
FitZsimmons landed a left hook on the
neck. Sharkey swung wildly for the
head, but FitZSimmOns blocked it. Shar-
key rushed wildly. landing left ON the
shoulder. FitZSimmons sent left and
right to the face. Then Sharkey rushed
again, swinging his left on shoulder, and
FitZSimmOns went down to the floor.
Sharkey falling over him with his rush
The bell rang with "Fitz'' on the floor,
and the referee rushed between them.
Round 2-Sharkey rushed to close
quarters, swinging left and right without
landing: FitZsimm0ns rushed, sending
his right to body and left to neck. Both
swung wildly with rights and lefts. Fitz-
simmons stepped in with a right 10 body
and left to head. Sharkey was wild. and
Fitzsmmons sent him to the floor after a
succession of rights and lefts OH face.
Sharkey took the count, got up groggy,
and staggered back to rhe ropes Fitz-
simmons went after him and hooked his
left to the jaw. Then he sent a right
and left to the head and Sharkey was
unable to protect himself Fitzsimmons
sent hard right to the body and hooked
his left to the jaw. and as Sharkey was
staggering he booked his left to the jaw
again, sending Sharkey down the second
time. Sharkey struggled to regain his
feet, but fell over on his hands and face
He struggled gam~y attempting to get
up, but the right on the body and left
on the jaw had done their work and
Sharkey was counted out by the referee
who declared EitZsimmOns the winner.
When FitZsimmons was declared the
winner the crowd surged toward the ring,
but the police got ahead of them and
drove them back. Fitzsimmons was con-
graduated by those nearest to his corner
and then he ran over and grasped Shar-
key by the gloved hand. FitZsimmons al
most danced with delight when stepping
back from Sharkey's corner, and as he
walked to his dressing room he was
loudly cheered. Sharkey in the mean
time had recovered quickly from his pun
ishment and was able to leave the ring
as soon as "Fitz."
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MAY FREE LONERGAN.
Case OF Convicted Man will be
Appealed to the Supreme
Court.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The case of James LonergaA.
serving life sentence in Waupun prison
for the murder of Policeman Prinslow OF
this city, is to, be appealed TO the SUI
preme court.
Lonergan comes of prominent Ke-
nosha family and his relatives have re-
tanned Attorney John c. Slater of this
place to push the case. A bill of eXcep-
tions was filed on the district attorney
this morning.
Lonergan was convicted of the MUIR
der on purely circumstantal evidence.
Policeman Prinslow was shot down in
the dark and there was the deepest
mystery surrounding the murder. Lon
ergan was in the neighborhood at the
time of the murder. He was arrested,
tried and convicted.
Lonergan did not let his relatives
know of his arrest and it was only by
accident that they discovered he was in
Waupun. He maintains he is innocent.
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WRITES FROM NOME.
Judge Arthur II. NoyeS Tells of the
Conditions in the Land
of Gold,

Baraboo. Wis, Aug. "a Special /
Arthur II. Noyes, who was recently APP
pointed district judge in Alaska b.
President Mckinley, has written to his
father, Col. d. X. Noyes, and brother
of City Attorney E. E. Noyes of Bara-
boo, concerning the conditions at Nome
tie arrived there late in July and has
established his court both at Nome and
at st. Michaels. He says that Il great
majority Of the people live in tents, but
there are a great many frame buildings
hastily constructed good deal after the
style of the structures erected in Grand
Forks and other Western cities in the
early days.
The wealth of the country has of
course been exaggerated, and owing to
the dryness of the season the output of
gold has been comparatively small.
There are many claims paying large
sums OF money and a great many steam
plants are working along the beach
pumping water from the sea into the
sluice boxes and men then shovel sand
into the boxes. This process is paying
well.
Gen. Randall is in charge of the mill
tlly forces and is assisting in pushing
the telegraph line down the Yukon. 1t
IS proposed to lay Il cable from ST. Mi
CHI; els and up to Nome, and it is thought
that the work will be completed by the
first of next year.
Shafts at Nome have been sunk 100
feet or more through the tundra and
into the earth. The ground was frozen
al the way down except a few inches at
the surface. Even with this everlast-
ing bed of ice and soil, they are able to
raise lettuce, onions and potatoes where
the drainage is sufficient
pneumonia and measles are very de-
structive among the Indians or Eskimos
of that country. Judge Noyes did not
lind smallpox and typhoid fever at
Nome as prevalent as reported The
season has been remarkable in that there
has been much sunshine, but no rain
of any consequence
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GREATEST FIND YET MADE.
The Recent Discovery of Ancient
Tablets at Nippur.

Tablets at Nippur.
Scientists at the Field Columbian mu-
scum are greatly interested in the report
ed discovery of 1900 ancient tablets IN
the excavations of Nippur by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Archaeological
expedition.
IF the report is true" said Curator S.
G. Simms recently, lit is the most re-
markable and lucky discovery ever made
in that line. The Field museum has sent
more than one expedition to Nippur, and
we have seventy-tive tablets, many of
which are still unread. This is considered
large collection. In fact, all the tab
let's that have been found and placed in
the British museum, the Smithsonian in
stitution and all the other great museums
would not approximate anything like the
number reported to have been found by
Prof. Heilprecht and his associates of the
University of Pennsylvania"
Curator SimmS expressed the wish that
all these great tablets might be collected
in one place, so that their translation
might be more easily effected. AS it is.
the archaeologist who tries to find con-
secutive narrative of history or litera-
ture must go about from one museum
to another, reading one tablet here and
the next somewhere Chicago Trib-
me
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29
MANITOWOC COUNTY FAIR.
1t will be One of the Best Ever
Held.

Manitowoc. Wis. Aug. 25.-[Special. I
Arrangements for the Manitowoc coun-
ty fair have nearly been completed The
fair will take place September & to 8
inclusive and promises to be the best ever
held here. The local association has
joined the Eastern Wisconsin Trotting
and Pacing association, composed of
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Plymouth, Mani
towoc, Appleton, Green Bay and New
London, and the races will be particular
~ good this year. The 2:12 pacing or
been changed to a freefor-all race. al
lowing all horses no matter what their
record to enter. 1t is. therefore expect
ed that number of very fast horses will
be here With view to interesting the
Edward Schaffland will visit the fair. at
Waukesha next Thursday and President
Christian Muth and Treasurer G. +.
Fechter will &C to Oshkosh next week.
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GREEN LAKE GETS
THE NEXT REGATTA.
PeWaukee Loses Inland Lake
CHAMPIONSHIPS. w. Taylor of
ST. Paul is President

Lake Geneva, Wis, Aug. 24-[Spe-
cial. lat the business meeting of the
Inland Lake Yachting association held
last night Green lake was selected for
the regatta in 1901 The final vote stood:
Green lake, 10; Pewaukee, s. The Off
GERS elected are: President, j. w. Tay-
lor, st. Paul: secretary and treasurer,
Benjamin Carpenter, Chicago; executive
committee, w. l.. Gilbert, Neenah: w.
III. Lyford, Chicago; G.. D. Peacock, Chi
cago.
Action was taken barring profession
ais from sailing hereafter in annual re-
gattas. 1t was recommended to the ex-
ecutive committee to hold the next an
nual regatta during the first or second
week in September.
Another business meeting is to be held
next October at Chicago or Milwaukee,
at which action is to be taken on the
rules limiting sailing area, weight, thick
ness of planking decking, deckbeam and
ribs. No limit is to be placed ON the wa
ter line. Under the proposed new rules
none of the old yachts are to be excluded
from subsequent races.
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.KENOSHA OFFICERS
FIGHT BLIND PIGS"
District Attorney Says Liquor is
Sold UnlaWfully in FASH
iOnable Clubs.

Kenosha, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special.] i
District Attorney A. e. Buckmaster
started a crusade here today against il
legal liquor sellers. For some time it
has been reported that there have been
blind pigs in Kenosha, and the fight
started this morning promises to be a
most sensational one. 1t is alleged that
a number of fashionable clubs i'll this
city have taken out government liquor IL
censes and drinks have been and are be-
ms: sold without the permit of the regu
latlon city license. The first arrest was
made. this morning. when Mrs. Mary
Tuerke, who occupies a beautiful resi-
9dence, was apprehended on charge Of
keeping a blind pig She alleges that
she had been selling liquor to her board
told her that she had a perfect right to
dispose of liquor in this manner under a
government license
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HIS HEAD is
NEARLY CUT OFF
Joseph Sandhofer, Head Sawyer at
a Merrill Mill, Meets Hor-
rible Death.

Merrill, Wis, Aug. 20 Special j
Joseph Sandhofer, head sawyer in the
Gilkey Il Arson sawmill in this city, was
accidentally killed in horrible manner
at $3.50 a. m. Sandhofer was endeavor-
ing to lift trapdoor under the band
mill, i'll order to Gil the lower boxes,
when the saw broke, catching Sandhofer
under the chin. It almost severed his
head. Medical aid was summoned. but
1t was of no avail and the unfortunate
man died within fifteen minutes. Jo-
seph SandhOfer had been an empl0ye of
the company for thirteen years. His wife
and three children are completely over
come with grief. The popularity of the
man among various local societies has
caused Widespread sorrow
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.F|Tz IN SECOND ROUND.
Sailor Sharkey Loses the Fight
by a Vicious Knockout.
A HURRICANE BATTLE.
Australian Lands a Swinging Left
Hook to the Jaw After Five Min
utes of Fighting.

Coney Island. n. Y. Aug. 25.-With a
swinging left hook to the jaw, very sim
liar to the one which laid Rubin low,
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked OUT Tom
Sharkey last night near the close of the
second round. This blow followed close
upon d series of lefts and rights ito the
jaw, which had put the bold tar down
for the count of nine. The end came
unexpectedly after the first round, in
which Fitz himself was foored just as
the gong sounded. by left swing from
the Sharkey maulers.
The contest, short as it was, was
fierce in the main, both men following
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EMPLOY HUNDRED MEN
ing Company incorporated with
$4,000 Capital.

Racine, Wis, Aug. 25.-[Special. l.
Articles of incorporation have been fled
here today by the Racine Steel & Iron
Manufacturing company The incorpor-
atOrs are CT. y. Prentiss of Milwaukee,
John B. Benson and Frank NJ Taylor
of Chicago. The capital stock is 500, 900.
The company will manufacture wagon
skeins. The contract for erecting two
buildings. 7Ox2C0 feet, has been let and
the buildings will be completed within
sixty days. One hundred men will be
employed by the new company
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Total 49,, 473,245 S21, 4O9. 5S3

Total ...... Sd, 4I3,245 S21 400, 0S3
Thus in four years, while the United
States has prospered and grown in ag-
ricultural wealth, Senator Jones' State
has gone backward to the extent of ST.
O63, 662. 1t is to be regretted that no
figures on swine are given for 1900.
But as the value of swine in Arkansas
according to the Department of Agri-
culture for 1898 was Sd, 6S9, 9677, and in
1897 had fallen to So, 1885, 61, there is
no doubt that the omission of the fig
tires for 1900 is charity to Senator
Jones' State.
On Jan. L, 1896, there were 235,61S
horses in Arkansas On Jan. /, 1900,
there were but 234, 127. On Jan. /,
1896 there were 1859 mules in Ar
kansas; on Jan. 1, 1900, only 142, 594
On Jan. l, 1896. there were 295, 1927
mich cows in Arkansas; on Jan. 1,
1900, they had decreased to 1885,
Of other cattle there were in Arkansas
Jan. /, 1896, 516.695; on Jan 1, 1900,
they had decreased to go, 1876. On
Jan. /, 1896, Arkansas had 1892
sheep; on Jan. 1, 1900, there were only
108.957.
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THE TEN AT THE REAR AND FRONT.

''The Republican party to-day is
responsible for every drop of blood
drawn from an American soldier in
the Philippine Islands, or drawn by
an American soldier. There never
was any occasion for war in the
Philippine Islands. There never
would have been war in the Philip
pine Islands if the Republican party
had dealt with the Filipinos accord
ing to American principles. viii
lam ]. Bryan, in his night speech at
indianapolis, Aug. s.
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Hardware Mems Convention.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Aug. 24.-[Special. I
-HHhe executive board of the State Hard
ware association met at the Palmer
house in this city last evening and made
arrangements for the holding of the next
state convention. 1t was decided to hold
it in Milwaukee in February Those
present at the meeting were: President,
A. HI. Sheldon of Janesville; secretary,
G. A. Peck of Berlin; o. p Schlafer of
Appleton, and D. Ell. Kusel of Water
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in regard to the Philippines,
many a poor boy with gun on his
shoulder owes his death to the clam
Oring politicians at home. If they
would only close their mouths for
little while we would soon put &
quietus to this Philippine army.
1t is too bad that we. are
made to suffer at the hands of our
own fellow citizens in the States."-
Lieutenant Oliver 2. Robinson, For
tieth United States Volunteers, a
Democrat, to a relative in Carbon
dale, Ill.
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in agricultural wealth, his State is
steadily retrograding.

in agricultural wealth, his State is
steadily retrograding.
Arkansas not only has greater mum
Der of illiterate people, according to
population, and fewer savings banks
than any other State, but it is steadily
losing in wealth. The following fig
ures given out by the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, Division of
Statistics, relative to the number and
value of farm animals of the United
States, is interesting, in view Of Sen
,ator Jones' deep interest in calamity
Bear in mind that Arkansas is an agri-
cultural State.
Comparison is made between the last
year Of the Cleveland administration
and the last year of President McKin-
ley's present administration, and it
gives the values of the farmers posses
sions in stock. Swine are omitted be-
cause there are no figures given:
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DAM OUT AGAIN.
Monticello Miller Finds ANOTHER ST.
900 Structure Washed Away.

Monticello, Wis, Aug. 25.--[Special
10 roller mill, former Milwaukeean, is
in hard luck. The massive new stone
dam which he had erected at a cost of
$1,000, in place of the one recently
washed out, is also u thing of the past.
The recent heavy rains caused the Sugar
river to rise very rapidly, thus undermine
ing the dam and allowing the water to
escape in great streams. As result the
entire wall is out and the work will have
to be done over again. Until this is done
the mill will have to be operated by
steam
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STEWART SUPPORTS M'kINLEY
Nevada's 16 to / Senator Will Vote to
Defend American Honor.

Nevada's Is to 1 Senator Will Vote to
Defend American Honor.
Senator William NJ. Stewart of Ne
vada called at Republican headquar-
tiers at New York August 20 and said
he had decided to vote for President
Mckinley. He made a statement in
part as follows:
'The United States went to war with
Spain urged on by the Democratic
party. The popularity of the war was
such that Mr.. Bryan joined the army.
The war was successful, a treaty of
of peace was entered into whereby the
United States agreed to pay $20,OO0,0OO
and accept the sovereignty and public