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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
FIRE AT RACINE.
Wisconsin Wheel Works Are De-
stroyed, Entailing a Loss
of 100000.

Racine, Wis, June 7.-[Special Fire
started in the shippingroom of the Wis
consin Wheel works. west of Racine
junction, and the main building and two
large extensions were destroyed. The
loss will be upwards of $150,00O, fully
covered by insurance. A large number
of men will be thrown out Of employ
ment, but it is stated that the plant will
be rebuilt. The factory of the Gold
Medal Camp Furniture company was
slightly damaged.
The buildings were frame and two
stories high. The value of the plant is
S1GO,0OO; the loss in stock, buildings and
machinery is estimated at between $50.
900 and 100000, On which there is a
blanket insurance of $4,000 distributed
in thirty different companies.
The most of the stock in the company
is owned by William T. Lewis & Son.
William NJ. Lewis, c. D. Sinclair and
Harry Van Arsdale.
Grand Rapids, Wis, June S.-TSpe-
cial. THE large residence of James Can
ming, located at the upper eddy" was
totally destroyed by fire caused by. de-
fective chimney. 1t is located in the out
skirts of the city, long distance from
the fire department and was beyond con-
troll before the firemen arrived. This
is the third time that Mr.. Canning has
burned out. The building was insured
for $4,000.
Chetek. Wis, June S.-The sawmill Of
Ira Forester, located on Moose Ear creek,
burned The loss was $4,000. The prop
erty was not insured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
MR.. REED IRRITATED.
Threatens to Quit Furnishing
Opinions on Points Of Order
for Women's Conventions,

New York, June S.-Ex-Speaker Thorn
as B. Reed sat in his office when a re-
porter called his attention to the pro-
ceedings Of the woman's convention at
Milwaukee on Wednesday, in which his
name conspicuously figured. The ex-
speaker carefully read the newspaper ac-
count and asked:
What about it ?'
DO you remember writing to tho
President of Sorosis and to Mrs
BrOckY'
Il have no recollection" he said, weari-
ly, of having written to either of these
aides, but it is probable | did so, as it has
been my custom, as a matter of courtesy.
to answer nearly all letters asking for
my opinion on parliamentary questions.
The opinion of any man who has been
speaker of the House is presumably of
some value on such points, and whenever
mine has been asked l have cheerfully
given it."
Yes" said the reporter, 'but from
Mrs. President Loves remarks it would
appear that she regards you more as a
politician than as a parliamentarian.
Mr.. Reed appeared irritated 81 can't
help that" he replied. Its certain that
if my name is to be played upon in wom-
ems conventions | shall probably cease
writing letters to women and others who
want me to decide questions for them"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
LITTLE BOY DROWNED.
The 6-Year-Old Son of JACOB
MiSch, Formerly OF Mil
WaUkoe,

Palmyra. Wis, June S.-[Special1 !
Last evening at the close of the high
school exercises the announcement was
made that Roy Misch, the 6-year-old son
of Jacob Misch, who came here little
over a year age from Milwaukee, was
lost, whereupon a search was instituted
by the citizens. The little fellow being
last seen fishing in the millrace, a search
was made at that place without results.
DR.. Browall Of the sanitarium relnem-
bered seeing hat in thel axe near the
sanitarium bOathouse, which place was
searched and the body was recovered at
the place where the doctor saw the hat.
An inquest was held. and the jury re-
turned a verdict of being accidentally
drowned, Interment will be at this place.
Marinettc, Wis, June S.-[Special. j
Stafford Holmes, a relative of ex-Mayor
Holmes of Menominee, Mich, was
drowned in the Pike river, near Amberg,
this morning. He was experimenting
log driving operations at the time. He is
Il well-knoWn lumberman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
NINE PERSONS ARE KILLED
Terrible Tragedy on a Farm Near
Stoekbridge.
CHILD'S HEAD CUT OFF.
Men Raising Timber on Derrick See
Child Killed and Let Go
the Rope.

Green Bay, Wis, June 7.-[Special. i
near Stockbridge, on the Oneida Indian
reservation. Eight men and a child are
dead. Only meager details have been re-
ceived here.
From reports received in the city this
morning it seems that there were a num-
Der of men working on barn near
Stockbridge, raising heavy timbers with
a derrick. There were several children
playing III the yard at the time.
The woman of the house came out into
the yard and caught a chicken and killed
1t for dinner. The children were greatly
interested in the operation and stood and
watched the woman place the birds head
on the block and chop it off. The axe
was left lying on the block when the
woman went into the house.
AS soon as the women had left the yard
the children decided to play chicken"
several Of the little ones pretended that
they were chickens and an older girl ran
and caught one of the children. The lit
tie one was pulled TO the block and his
head held on the block while the girl
proceeded to cut it off.
The child screamed when the axe
struck his neck ard the attention of the
men who were raising the heavy timber
on the derrick was called to the scene.
The father of the child held the rope and
when he saw his son killed he let 90 and
the timber came crashing down among
the men, killing eight of them.
FOND du Lac, Wis, June Il Special. |
1t is reported here today that several
Indians were killed on the Oneida reser-
walton, a heavy timber which was being
raised on derrick falling in their midst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
CASES ARE SETTLED.
ManitOWoc Pays for the Damage
Done by the City Street
Roller

Manitowoc, Wis, June 7.-[Special. /
The cases of Daniel B. Bleser VS.. the
city and Charles Gruhle and Jacob Wick
ert VS.. the city, which the citizens Of
Manitowoc have watched with consider
able interest, were settled by the special
committee Of the city council agreeing to
pay Mr.. Bleser 5000 and Messrs Gruhle
and Wickert 1854. These cases grew out
of the destruction of property by fire re-
sulting from sparks thrown by the city
street roller.
1t is thought by local militiamen that
the annual inspection of Co. III, Wiscon-
sin National guard, of this city will prob
ably take place some time this week or
the early part of next. No official no.
tice Of the date has been received, but it
has been learned that the Oshkosh and
Appleton companies will be inspected
this week, and Manitowoc will no doubt
be visited shortly after. The work is
under the direction Of Lieut.. Frank NJ.
Caldwell Of the Seventh United States
cavalry
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
HOUSE STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING.
Bolt Strikes Near Two Persons,
Stunning Them-Narrow Es-
cape from Death.

Abbotsford, June 81 Special. IA Sc
we're electric storm visited this place, ac-
companied by much-needed rain The
residence of DR.. G. B. Johnston was
struck by two bolts of lightning, one go
ing through the roof and the other de-
molishing the chimney and following it
into the sleeping room One bolt struck
over the bed in which were the doctor and
wife. Mrs. Johnston was stunned and
was unconscious for some time Anoth-
er bolt ran down the wall, tearing off
plaster and paper and demOlishing 81
dresser and throwing debris all over the
house. How the family escaped death
is almost miraculous Fire started, but
was sOcn extinguished.
Dodgeville, Wis, June S.-[Special. I
An electric and wind storm passed over
this city. Two horses belonging to Ed
ward James were killed and Grifiths
Bros. lost horse. The wind did con-
siderable damage north of here
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Democrats for Mckinley.

Judge Allen 3. Morse and Hon. +. A.
Montgomery, two of Michigan's most
prominent Democrats, have announced
their intention of supporting the Re-
publican ticket this year. They stuck
to the party, hoping it would purge
itself of Populism but now realize that
the present Democratic managers are
bent on going to the extremes. The
exits of the Democratic party are going
to be busy places this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
FUNSTON CAPTURES
REBEL ARCHIVES
Thirty Large Cases Found Hidden
in Dense Forest-Aguin-
aldo Correspondence.

Vancouver, B. c., June S.-A copy OF
the Manila Times received by the Idzu-
ma Maru tells Of an important discovery
Oh lu.urgent documents and other arti-
cles which have been hidden by the Fill,
pinos. 1t says:
"On May 2, Gen. Funston was making
a personal reconnaissance with eighteen
troopers in the direction Of Bongabon
and Pontabagon, up the Rio Grande de
Pampapga when he discovered a perpen-
dicular ladder leading to a cliff crowned
with a dense forest. Beside the ladder
hum = rope which, when pulled, rang
an alarm bell in the woods back of the
precipice. The general and his men as
cended the ladder and found thirty or
forty large wooden cases crammed full
OF state documents, comprising most OF
the archives of the rebel government.
The state papers comprise all the cor
respondence of AguinaldO and his chief
official from the time Of their earliest
dealings with Dewey down to the hur-
rled migration from Malolos. (Archives
subsequent to that date, it will be re-
membered were taken at Tarlac in the
middle Of last year, here are letters
to and from Wildmau and Dewey, be-
sides several business frEls in Manila.
AguinaldO's own Letter book, giving press
copies or everything he wrote, IS also
there. 1t is rumOred that the CORE
spondcnce shows some firms in Manila to
have had relations with the rebels hither-
to unsupported.
The whole aohe was ingenously hid
den amnog the tees in the ravine and
rooted over heavily with nipa to an I'M
usual thickness The structure made
quite big warehouse with not an inch
of space vacant. 1t was found later
that there were other approaches to the
cache just like the one described, with
alarm bells everywhere"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
TRANS-PAClFIC TRADE
Will Exceed One Hundred Million Dol.
lars This Fiscal Year.

Will Exceed One Hundred Million Dol
lars This Fiscal Year.
Exports to Asia and OCeanica, in the
fiscal year which ends on June 30, will
for the first time in our history exceed
$1OO,0O0,OOO. In no part Of the wotld
has our export trade grown with such
amazing rapidity, with the single eX-
ception Of Africa. In 1893 our total
exports to all Asia and Oceanica
amounted to only $27, 421, 1871, so that
in the fiscal year now about to end they
will be about four times as great as
those Of eight years earlier.
The growth in exports to Asia and
Oceanica is chiefly in cotton, bread
stuffs, provisions and manufactures.
Exports of agricultural machinery to
British Australasia in the nine months
ending with March, 1900, were $685.
1913, against $349, $50 in the cores pond
ing months Of 1898 Exports OF flour
to China in the nine months ending
with March, 1900, was 46,961 barrels,
against 1876 barrels in the same
months of 1898; to Japan, AT, 430 bar
rolS, against 1Ol .fU1 DAFIclS III 1910,
and to Hong Kong, 1,O09,24S barrels,
against Gil, 6SS barrels in the same
months Of 1898. Carriages and cars to
Australia amounted to $412, 254, against
$251 800 III the corresponding months
of 1898; cotton cloth to China il the
same period, 156,S3O2 $50 yards, against
77,990676 yards in 1898. Raw cotton
exported to Japan amounted in the
nine months ending with March, 1900,
to 1,517, 96S, as against $5,S43,011 in
the same months Of 1898. Builders
hardware exported to Asia and Ocean
lea in the nine months ending with
March, 1900, amounted to S1,254, 0GO,
an increase of 30 per cent. over the
same months of 1898; while boots and
shoes sent to Asia and Oceanica in the
nine months ending with March, 1900,
reached nearly one million dollars,
against a quarter of q million in the
same months Of 1898.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Democratic Frauds.

Democratic papers are making a
great cutlery about the Cuban postal
frauds. But they forgot to point out
that the record of defalcations of Gov
eminent funds shows stealings Of S5.17
in every ST, 900 under Democratic adj
ministra tons, as compared with only
As cents in every $1,000 under Repub-
lican administrations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Farm Values.

1t was under the last Democratic adj
ministratiOn and the last free trade
tariff that the farmer could exchange
his pound of wool for a pound and a
half Of sugar. But under the Mckinley
administration his wool was worth
more, while sugar was cheaper, and
the pound Of wool brings four pounds
Of sugar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Small Strike at West Superior.

West Superior. Wis, June S.-[Spe-
on the Great Northern's new steel ele-
vator here are now out for the reason
that they refuse to work at the wages
being paid them. They were getting from
$1.25 to 50 per day and demanded a raise
of 70 cents per day all around. They
were offered a raise Of cents per day,
which they refused.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
WILL OPEN SUMMER RESORT,
Chicago Man Buys Farms ON Shores
of Green Bay.

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, june 7-[Spe-
cial II. j. Cromwell of Chicago, who
purchased the Marshall and Wellever
farms, skifting the eastern shore of
Green Bay, will occupy the property next
season and open d summer resort. There
are 200 acres in the two farms The
Marshall property is noted for its cele-
brated cave known as 1.-THE mammoth
cave of Wisconsin" 1t has been pene-
trated over a mile.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12

literary work. She gave extensively of
both her time and means to these
ends and was an energetic worker in
charitable causes. About fourteen years
ago she suffered from severe stroke of
paralysis and has been confined to her
room ever since. A more patient sufferer
never lived. She took her misfortune
bravely and was always as cheerful as
possible. Mrs. Hodgson was the second
wife of John Hodgson who died in 1869.
Surviving Mrs. Hodgson is stepson,
Manville S. Hodgson, daughter. Ella
Hodgson, three brothers, Col. H. NJ
Enos of this city, Truman Enos of Iowa
and e. w. Enos of Washington, besides
a sister, Mrs. III. Il. Wharton of Los
Angeles. The funeral will be at 3
o'clock from the house tomorrow after
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
WILL LOSE AN ARM.
BIood-poisoning Results from Break
ing a Blister on His Hand.

La Crosse, Wis, June 7.-[Special. =
Leonard Loveland, carpenter, will lose
an arm through blood poisoning that
started IN most trivial mishap. While
working with a screwdriver he broke
blister in the palm Of his hand, and the
attending physicians have decided that
he must have his arm amputated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Southern ExpOrfs

The export trade of the South for
the past twelve months amounted to
over $500, 100000, more than one-third
Of that Of the entire country. These
are figures which speak more eloquent
ly than the narrow Southern politi-
clans who contribute so literally to the
Congressional Record
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
A PROMINENT WOMAN.
Mrs. Esther E. Hodgson of Wauke-
sha was Well-knoWn Through
out Wisconsin.

Waukesha, Wis, June 7.-[Special. i
Mrs. Esther e. Hodgson, who died here
on Tuesday morning, was one of the
most influential women of the state be-
fore her health gave out. She was ac-
tive in the Methodist church and in the
National Foreign Missionary circle. For
a number of years she was one of the
trustees Of the Lawrence university and
was deeply interested in educational and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Aguinaldo's Representa- tive.

The voters of South Dakota Will not
have to go to the Philippines to de-
liver blow to Aguinaldo. They will
have this opportunity when they choose
a legislature to elect the successor to
Mr. PetigreW.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
VERDICT OF SIX CENTS.
An Appleton Man Sues for S 5000
for Alleged False I'M
priSOnment

Manitowoc, Wis, June S.-The case of
Sebastian Feldschmidt of Appleton, who
sued Fred Heinemann, justice Of the
peace: John Foss, keeper of the work
house; Otto Zuehlke, police officer and Z.
w. Hoefer city marshal, all of Appleton
for $1,000 for alleged false Imprisonment,
was given verdict of 8 cents in circuit
court against John Foss and E. w.
Hoefer. Just before delivering his charge
to the jury Judge Kirwan nonsuited the
case as to the other two parties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12

The statement has been going the
rounds Of the press that Bryan has
retired to his farm This is all done
for effect, and to make farmers believe
he is one Of themselves. AS matter
Of fact, Bryan's farm has but recently
been purchased out of the proceeds ac-
quired from his gas belt He is green
at the DloW.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
A Democratic Chance.

A Wisconsin judge has granted an in
junction to prevent a man marrying
widow with four children. Perhaps
some such heroic treatment may be
adopted by the gentlemen who have
been trying to rescue the Democratic
party from the embraces of PopuIism.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
A Matter of Interests.

The foreign shipping interests are
tive lobby. The American shipping in
terests should be represented by the
American legislators.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
A Great ODDortuuity.

The Hon. David B. Hill has forgiven
the Democrats for throwing him out
Of the Chicago convention and will give
them an opportunity to repeat the per-
formance at Kansas City. David has
a forgiving disposition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Hon. Ben It's Position.

The position of the Hon. Ben Tillman
is easily understood He is in favor of
honest elections in the Northern States
and suppression and disfranchisement
In the South.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
As Unreliable as Ever.

Mr.. James Creelman, the statistician
Of the New York Journal, is to have
charge of the Democratic predictions
this year. The public has very fair
idea of the reliability Of New York
Journal information.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Sending Eggs Abroad,

Supplying our colonies with eggs is
one of the benefits to farmers of the
expansion policy. Last year we ex-
ported 100000 dozen eggs, as COM
pared with only ~, coo dozen in 1895
Lay on, Oh. Hen!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
On the Rioht Side.

The New York Herald has decided
that there can be no halfway station
dn this years fight. 1t is plain case
of prosperity or retrogresSion, and the
Herald will support the Republican
ticket
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
RAN OVER A CHILD.
Party in Carriage Drive on Without
Stopping.

La Crosse, Wis, June S.-[Special. /
Gilmore, aged II years, son of Mrs. Jes-
sic Holway, a well-known society wom-
an, was run down aud terribly hurt by a
private carriage containing four women
and Il man. The party drove right on
without stopping to inquire how badly
the boy was injured. The police are in
VeStivating
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
ThevIike Disaster.

A treasury surplus always furnishes
a Democratic convention view-With-
alarm material. Democracy never fails
to shy at solVeney.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Not Yet Il Popu1ist.

The Kaiser has dismissed his barber.
but 5 showing no other indications of
turning Populist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
NO LONGER PETER.
Peter Wynn Edwards of Fond du
Lac Changes His
Name.

Fond du Lac, Wis, June 9-Peter
Wynn Edwards, former member of the
Assembly from this county, has peti-
toned the court to change his name tc
plain Wynn Edwards, dropping the Pc
ter. The court has complied with his re-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
DRINKS POISONED
MILK ON CAFE CAR.
Green Bay Insurance Man Imbibed
Tannin, Used as Pre-
sentative.

Marinette, Wis, June 9.-[SpeciaI. /
j. Il. MeGovern, district agent of the
Northwestern Life Insurance company, is
very i'll at his home in Green Bay as the
result of poisoning in a cafe car on the
North Western road. He drank a glass
of milk and shortly after became uncOn-
Sclous. 1t was some time before he could
be revived 1t was found that he had
lmbibed considerable tannin which had
been used in the milk as a preservative.
Considerable tannin was found in the bot
tom of the glass
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
The Missing Link.

Mr.. Bryan now has two-thirds of
his nomination. The missing link will
he supplied by the Kansas City conven-
Jtion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Scarce as BuTa1oes.

Another year Of prosperity will make
the advocates of free silver as scarce
as buffaloeS in Kansas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-06-12
Where 1t BELONGS.

The Sioux Falls platform should be
referred to the committee on imagin-
airy wrongs.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-05

A good story Is told by an Engllsh
tourist who stald for n week In apart
ments In Aberdeen. the "Granlte City"
Il had heard" he says. "of the canny
folk OF Aberdeen, and my experience,
short though II was. proved that rumor
had rightly estimated the character OF
the people. The streets are granite.
the houses are granite. and the lnhab-
tnnts are granlte. and when they have
a granite baby thsy give II n ball Of
granite for fear II should break any
other toy.
II had n granite landlady, and Que
day when | was going fishing her
son volunteered TO accompany me.
provided the lunch. the rods and the
lines; he provided the worms dug
them uD In a nelgbbor's garden with a
borrowed spade. caught 10 trout; he
ate the lunch and broke my best rod.
When we got home. made present
OF ~ OF the Ash to my granite landlady
and asked her TO cook the other two
for my tea. She did and charged me
threepence for the dripping In which
they were frled"-LOndon Answers.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-05
rnnL nlm ID nIs word.

The faculty Of terse and forceful
speech Is ordinarily an advantage, but
occasionally man gets hoisted by his
own cplgrain. A hustllng young New
Yorker who was recently established
In q branch OF the oil business had set
out to get the patronage OF certain
Arm. The head OF the concern was re-
fuctant 70 make a change.
"The oil we have been getting has
not been unsatisfactory said he. and
fail to see why we should make a
change. Are there any extra Induce
ments you can orerf How do you pro.
pose to improve on the old qualityT
lin this way" was the prompt an
swer. u propose TO give the business
my personal attention. ! intend to put
some OF my brains into every barrel OF
oil we send out"
The rejolnder pleased the old gentle
man. and he became a customer.
A few months later the bustllng
young man was obliged to make a Jour.
ney, and In his absence. through some
oversight, the quality OF oil was allow.
ed TO deteriorate. II was quickly noted
and a letter on file In the Office records
one OF the protests IL reads: Gentle.
men When we were induced to use
your product, we were assured that
Mr. Blank put some Of his brains Into
every barrel Of oil. We deeply regret
10 observe that MFR. Blank Is threatened
with paresls"- Washington Star.