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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

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The above map has been carefully CON-
piled from United States documents ps
The Peruna Medicine Company, OF Co
lumbus, O. The figuresewere taken from
the latest mortal statistics published o!
the Government and entirely agree win
the archives kept at The Hartman sam
tarium.
The man is made in four shades. The
lightcst shade shows the States which
nave the lowest per cent. Of DEANS uue
to catarrhal diseases. IN these Seates
very close to AZ per cent of all deaths m
1890 were due toscatarrhal diseases mat
is to say, over four out of every Ten
deaths were from catarrhal affections
In the States OF next darker shade the
per cent varies from Il to 40. In the next
darker shade. 40 to As per cent OF the
whole number Of deaths resulted from
catarrhal diseases. In the darkest shade
we have indicated the States in which
over 80 per cent. or one-half or more. Oh
all the deaths were directly traceapie 10
catarrh as the cause.
This is an appalling state OF Eaiiairs.
This nation mas got to confront tne lacl
that catarrh has become national curse
Catarrhal diseases threaten the lie OF our
peop!e Over one-half of the people SUI.
fer from some form or degree OF: catarrh.
Fully thirtv-five million people are per
sonally interested in the discovery Oh
radical catarrh cure
Hon. Dan A. Grosgenor of the we'll
known Ohio family, in letter written
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

Attorney Simeon
Armstrong, Suite 326. Reaper Block, Chi
cago, Ill.,, writes in regard to Peruna: II
was affected with catarrh for seven years
tried many remedies without any profit.
My catarrh was located mainly in the
head. I applied to several doctors but
they were not able to cure me.
81 learned of the medicine, Peruna,
through q medical pamphlet. can warm
~ praise Peruna as certain remedy.
It has been three years since I was cured,
and I consider my cure lasting.
81 crave to express. for the benefit of
the public, my eXperience-svith the re-
nowned catarrh medicine, Peruna. I took
it for seventeen weeks and am now COM
pletely cured. 1t cures when all others
fall
Hon. W. v. Sullivan, United States
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21
FOR THE CORNERSTONE.

The chofrs OF the various churches Of
Manchester are invited to meet at Cen
trail Methodist church this After
noon at 8 o'clock to rehearse for the COR
ner-stone laying. All singers are also
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
SQUELCHED A. MUTINY.
Rebeliious Mob of Thirty-two Men
Are Whipped by the Steam
er'S Officers,

New York. Oct. 22.-There was mu-
tiny, full-fedge1 mutiny, with the old
time accompaniment of excited rushes
by the men. budding together and push
ing forward their leaders: of cool, resist
ance by Il handful of determined Off
GERS; rallying about their captain and
each gripping revOlver; of frightened
passengers, reused from their berths by
the sound of pistol shots. crowding fool
ishly forward into danger. and finally of
the subsection and arrest Of the thirty
two mutineers on the City of Lowell.
plying between New London and New
York
Policemen on The steamboat squad
hauled the thirty-two in patrol wagons
from pier SO. North river, to Jefferson
Market court. The ringleaders were
fined and later discharged.
The steamboat company Lad sent the
men to New London Friday to take the
places of dockmen there who are on
of Brooklyn, their leader. refused to per-
NIT the men to go to work, because they
would have to take the places Of strikers.
New York and formed flying wedge
and dashed at the door of the boats bar.
Capt Meisters and his lieutenants turned
the flying wedge upon itself, which was
instantly converted into a panic-stricken
mob. 1t opened a scattering fire upon
the boats officers from the rear of the
mob, and Henry Casey. a deckhand. was
hit in his right arm. The officers drove
the thirty-two into a corner of the deck,
where they remained cOwed until New
York was reached.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
DIED OF PNEUMONIA.
Charles Dudley Warner, the Author,
Passes Away at Hartford,
Conn.

Hartford, Conn.,, Oct 22.-Charles
Dudley Warner of literary fame and one
of the owners of the Hartford Courant,
died suddenly Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Warner had a very severe attack of
penumOnia two years ago ana never full
ly recovered from it. Last spring he had
penumonia again while at his home, and
til: had weakened his heart.
Charles Dudley Warner was born on
farm near Plainield, Hampshire county,
Mass, on September II, 1929: His pa
rents were Justus and Sylvia Russell
Warner. He was a dlrect descendant on
his grandmoth4r's side of Francis Cook,
Mayhower pilgrim.
MI. Warmers father died shortly after
the birth of the son and Mrs. Warner
went to Cazenovia, y. Y, in 1912.
In 1903 he went to Detroit, Mich, to
edit Il monthly magazine, but the failure
Of the publisher thwarted his plans. Dis
appointed but not discouraged, he lo!ned
q surveying party and spent the winter of
1851 on the Missouri border. In 1871
he returned East and entered the law de-
partment of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, from which he was graduated III
lSo!'. and was admitted to the bar III
Philadelphia. He come to Chicago to
practice law, put abandoned it. In 1860
he accepted an offer to move to Hart
ford, Conn, where he was given posi-
ton as assistant editor at $500 year on
the Hartford; Press.
lis Backlog series. published in
1872, gave him high standing in litera-
ture
His principal works are: ''Baddeck
and That Sort of Thing" ''Chapters of
Travel in New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia" ''Mummies and Moslems,' re-
published as My Winter on the Nile"
In the Levant." Being a Boy" In
the Wilderness descriptive of Adiron-
Gack life.
IN 1884 Mr.. Warner became editor cf
the Drawer" in Harper's Magazine. but
in 1892 he took the place of William Dean
HOwells as editor of the Study in the
same periodical. In 1896 he added to his
literary labors by becoming editor of the
Library of the Worlds Best Ltera
ture" in thirty Volumes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
IN NEED OF RELIEF.
It will be Four Weeks Before Strik
ing Coalminers Can Draw
ANY Paw.

Mt. Carmel, Pa, Oct. 22.-The~ miners
relief committee Of this place hassissuco
a circular letter asking for contributions
in aid of the striking miners OF TINS dis
trict.
The circular asserts that while it is
hoping that the strike will be ended with.
in a few days. this will not materiall!
change the deplOrable condition Of the
miners. 1t will be at least four weeks
before those returning to work Will re
ceive any pay, and their families musi
be cared for in the interval.
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 22.-The whistles
of Cameron and Luke Fiddler .coii.ereS
blown this morning, but none of the strik
ing miners returned to work. None 81
the Reading companys operations in thi;
portion of the coal region resumed.
Lackawanna Colliery Raided.
Scranton, Pa. Oct 22-The first hos
tile demonstration of the miners strike
in the Lackawanna region was made this
morning at Oliphant, near here. where
it was determined to close down the
Grassy Island coal wastery operated by
the Delaware & Hudson company. This
morning several hundred strikers gath
cred along the road near the washery and
when the workmen appeared circled
around them and gave them to under
stand they must desist from working I'M
til the strike was settled.
Two of the deputies at the mine came
on the scene and were warned against
any interference. The workmen decided
they would return home. The strikers
shouting as they passed down the main
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
Chicago Happenings.


Mrs. Bessie Goldstein, 10 years old,
was dragged to death by an electric car.
William. White had his right foot
crushed under the wheels Of a ST Paul
freight train.
William Rasmussen had his left foot
caught under railway turnta bic and
badly crushed.
Annie MackoWski, 1G years old. was
killed by a Chicago Il Northwestern
freight train.
job Yeck. AZ years old. was RIM
over by a North Western passen~e; train
and killed instantly.
Joseph LaSke, q messenger boy. Il
years GO, had his legs bruised by troll
ley car in collision with box wagon.
Peter SorensOn, IS years old, a ma
chiniSt, was caught in a belt at Fraser 4,
Chalmers factory and crushed 10 death.
L, 4 collision between electric cars al
Wentworth and Archer avenues Robert
AlDr"Eht fell undo" the wheels and his
left foot was cut off
Because O. domestic trouble Andrew
Johnson, SO years old, q tinsmith at
tempted suicide by shooting himself. He
will "pcOvnr.
FRANCIS Farrow, 10 years old, was
run over by wagon driven by John
Peters. His lower jaw was fractured
and he was injured internally.
Chief Swenie has returned TO Chi
cago after a week spent in Charleston. :.
c.. at the annual meeting Of the Amcri
can Fire MarShals association.
John Curran, - years old, was
thrown under the wheels Of a Chicago *
Alton freight train while trying to board
it and died an hour after arrival at the
county hospital.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
CONVJCTS' WILD DASH.
Insane Criminals in New York In
stitution OverpoWer
the Guards.

Newburgh. \. Y, Oct. pa most
desperate effort TO escape confinement
was made last evening by large number
of inmates of the Matteawan state hos
pital for insane criminals. At that hour
a body OF the cOnvicts attacked the
guards and beat them down one by one.
taking their keys and some of them
eventually escaping to the yard which
surrounds the hospital.
-Four keepers-Doyie. Stack, Clark
and Maher-were in the room at the
time The principal keeper. having seen
that all was we'll in ward No. 3. returned
to No 2. AS he opened the door the in
sane criminals made a wild rush upon
him. He fought them desperately,
knocking them right and left with his
fists. but he could not withstand the
many. who We're now frenZied. He had
no weapon. for the rules Of the prison
prohibit their use. aud, unframed, he
was soon vanquished. During his an
sence the convicts had OverpOwered the
four keepers bound and gagged them.
Prison rules were then laid aside. The
keepers picked up anything which might
serve as Il weapon. With clubs and
sticks they attacked the men. and all but
seven of the men were overpowered and
taken back to their quarters. The sew
en-. however. are among the most desper-
ate of the lot and their recapture is es-
npciailv deSira bic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
RETURNED FROM CHINA.
Baroness Won ketteler Now at the
Home of Her Father,
II. B. Ledyard.


Detroit Mich, Oct. 22.-Baroness Won
Ketteler arrived here last night on .
special train. While she stood the jour
ney from China as we'll as possible under
the circumstances. the trying ordeal sEa
has been through has shattered her
health and she is suffering from nervous
prostration. Immediately upon her ar
rival she was driven to her fathers home
in Jefferson avenue. but denied herself
to all callers, friends of the family in
Guided.
The meeting between Henry 3. Led
yard and his daughter was an alfectin g
one. Mr.. Ledyard is president OF the
Michigan Central railroad and the baron
ess is the widow of the German ambas-
sador slain in Pekin, Henry 3. Ledyard,
baroness on her homeward journey, says
the voyage from Japan was without spa-
cial incident
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
NOTED INVENTOR STARVING.
Lieut.. James Weir Graydon is il
DeStifutiOu in Landau

London. Oct 20.-Lieut James Weir
Graydon writes to the Star that he is at
the point of starvation and without shell
ter, although he is the inventor of the
great wheel at Earl's Court, a dynamite
gun, and q device for advertising ON the
clouds, which belongs to the United
States navy.
Lieut.. Graydon of the United States
navy was born in 1913. He was educat-
ed in the naval academy at Annapolis
and was afterward an instructor in the
naval observatory. Near the close of the
Civil war he served directly under Grant
and Sherman, and was appointed a mid
shiDman in 1860, when but II years of
age. He invented the Graydon dynamite
gun; the Graydon gigantic wheels at
Earl's Court Blackpcol, Paris. Vienna.
Madrid, etc; the Graydon aerial torpedo:
the Graydon system of heating railway
carriages; the GraydCn cable system Of
torpedoes etc He retired from the
United States navy few years ago and
took up his residence in London.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
FOUR FIREMEN DEAD.
Disastrous Fire in ST. Paul-PrOp-
erty Worth 1000 is
Destroyed.

St. Paul. Mimi. Oct. 22.-As result
of a fire which broke out i'll the Slaughter
ing pen of A. V. Human & Co.'S packing,
house at the Minnesota transfer. funl
firemen are dead and a number of Others
injured and property 10 the amount OF
about $40, OCO consumed. The dead ar
WILLIAM H. IRVINE, second assistant
FRANK NJ. EDEY, lieutenant engine com
BtRT IRISH engine company IS.
LOUIS WAGNER, engine company 13.
The injured:
William Field, engine company 8; internal
injuries.
Andrew Johnson, engine company IS.
The fire. which is supposed to have
been of lucendiary origin, spread Wit
great rapid ~. famed by strong south,
erly wind and the firemen were seriously
handicapped by lack Of water supply.
From the packinghouse the flames spread
to the warehouse of the Northwestern
Lime company, thence to the McCcrmick
Harvester company'S large brick ware.
house, filled with valuable farm ma
chinery 1t was here that the fatalities
occurred.
The firemen of engine company Is had
entered the Mccormick warehouse to be
in Il better position to fight the flames.
There was a tank containing 200 gallons
of gG sOlne - the rear part Of the build
ing and its explosion shattered the wall:
and buried the men in the debris.
The Mccormick Harvester company
was the heaviest loser. its loss footing
ND $3SO,OO0. Of this $4,000 was on
buildings and 100000 on stock and
notes. all the papers and records being
burned. The company carried no insur-
ance. The loss of D. Nj. Robbins. own
er of the packing house whore the fire
originated, is placed at $50, 300 which in
GUIDES the loss on several tenement
houses and other buildings. The loss to
the Great Northern Railroad company on
cars destroyed foots up $4,000: North
western Lime company, $4,000: 4. V.
Human & Co.. lessees of the packing
house plant. lost $4,000 on stock and ma
chinery; the Merriam Park Ice company
$1,000 on buildings and stock. There
were other minor losses which will bring
er than the Mccormick company are well
protected by insurance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
Waterspout Does Great Damage In
Guadalupe, Mex.-Not a House
Left Standing.

Ell Paso. Tex, Oct 2O.-A messenger
from Guadalupe Mex, brings the news
that that place had been completely
swept from the face of the earth by
Waterspout. Not house was left stand
ing. Guadalupe is a village of about 500
people. on the mesa of the mountains for
ty miles from Ell Paso, and about one
mile from the Rio Grande. Wednesday
night the citizens heard a fearful roaring
up the mountains, where q storm was
raging. Fearing flood they fled to the
second foothills just in time to escape a
1eluge of water that swept through the
village, carrying everything before it.
So far as was known when the mes
senger left, only one man and two small
children were drowned. Every house of
any description was swept away to the
river. All horses, cattle, goats and fowls
suffered the same fate. Guadalupe was
IN agricultural settlement. A great
many horses were lost in the flood. The
farms of the settlement were situated
Just below the village, and the crops
were completely destroyed. On hearing
The news committee raised about $500
FOR the sufferers and sent several wag
Dns with supplies. There are no settle
ments within twenty miles of the vii
age. md the people, largely women and
children, are homeless on the barren hills
with no means Of even temporary sup
anrt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
CHANGE OF CREED FAVORED
A Majority of Presbyteries Express
Favorable Opinions.

New York, Oct 22-Thus far 113
Presbyteries out Of a possible 232 have
expressed opinions as to a possible change
in the Westminster confession Of faith,
in response to the request made by the
general assembly committee. OF the 11H
voting 40 have asked that the whole sub
ject of change be dismissed. Of those
still expected to vote the conservatives
say they do not look for the support Of
mere than 80. Presbyteries voting
against dropping the subject number II
Of these SO want a new creed, 80 re-
vision and a supplemental statement.
Leaders say the vote will stand about
135 for change of some sort to %
against it Some Presbyteries may not
be heard from.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
MARKETS BY RAPH.

Steady; No. 1 Northern, on track, 1910.
SSornLsteady; No. } on track, 40c. Oats
white, on track, 2314@25c. Barley-Steady:
No. = on track 5Sc sample on track, 43@
2sc. Rye-SSteady; No: | on track. 52c
Flour is dull at 4.15a4.25 for patents;
bakers. a.2OM3.3o. ana ..:lM3.1U for rye.
Millstuffs are steady and quoted at 400
for bran, IA. 80 for standard middlings, and
15.7 for Milwaukee flour nidd!ings.
CH1CAGO-Close-Wh October 73hc:
November, 1890; December, 74k@74Ic.
CS.o,rn-Qctober; 4o5@c; November. ss1sG
Oats-October. 217sa21%c: November, 215sc:
December, 2211s02214c: May, 24kc. PORK
November. 11O2; January, 11.40. Lard
October, 100; November,; 6.9712; December.
Cash y; w, 49,; S. w, 1.soaT.s1; octo
be en-. 1 ;S NoHyoember, 173@1.75; December,
ELGIN-Butter-No offerings and no sales
on call board: Official market steady at 22c
MINNEAPOLIS- Close = Wheat : No. j
Northe4r g1, 80 5c3S7h@741sc; December, 75%c
NEW YoRKSClose-w heat-october. ne:
December, 77&c: March, 7S%c, May. S2lIc
Corn-October, Acc; December, 423sc May,
DULUTH-Close - Wheat - No. 1 hard
79e: Nc No. Northern aa nc; No. 2 Northern
791sc: No. Northern, 771Ac: October, 771Ic:
De- December, 1870; May; 1895; oats-224a
2 Cash hzs5 TO arrys iG Gsfope Fl7
Corn-391lc Receints of wheat, 1904
shipments KpaSgns 1 G1TY D@ ~osa Wheat
Der, 6oAc: May, G9Ac: cash No. 2 hard, 81
@6715c; No. , red, 6SG71c. Corn-Decem.
her ;oG Pa Ga4 Nay Y s5 M%;fe cash No
No 2 white 23H0241bc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, I'd higher:
Is5 esd s F February b esd Corn
4s7sd; december, 4s1asd: January, 3s10Hd.
SOUTH OMAHA-Cattle-R Receipts. 1900:
steady; native Gui,, e steers 5000 60; IVES err
COWS cows and heifers. 3.ooas.75: stocKers s4 ana
feeders, 3.25@4.50. Hogs-Receipts 21OO
market &C eoo hig her hgaSy 469M4G7
sheep.Re aeH4 5Goo Steady Wesern
muttons, S.s6a4.oo; lambs, 4.25a5. So
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Rec 10000
stesnz n9s sf native e5@s as9 be Tiers
1.50@4.50; stockers and feeders. 2.40d4..5.
Hogs Receipts, 5000: strong; bulk of sales
d a. ;n heavy a e. Packsrs 4s
5000: strong; lambs, 3.50a5.25; muttons,
.. 50d400.
ST. louis Close-Wheat-No ? rec
cash, 72c: October, 71Ac; December, 725sc;
May, 1910: No. 2 hard; 69a6912c. Corn
Higher: No. . cash, 36Ac: October, 367sc;
December 341h0 343sc; May, 354M35lsc
Oats-Firm: No = cash, 2215022Ac; Octo.
Der, 221ac: December. 2212c; May, PAPA
243c: No. 2 white, 25a25Ac. Lead-Quiet;
4 2064 %. Spelter-Steady; 400
ST. -Cattle-Receipts 5000; mar,
ket steady: native steers, 3.30d5.7O: stock
ers and feeders, 250d4,50; cows and heiI.
ers 2OOd4.65; Texas steers 320d4 80
Hegs- Receipts. $500; market. sc higher
pigs and lights, 4.60d47 20; packers. 4600
4.IO: butchers, 4.10d4SO. Sheep-Receipt
700: market steady: native muttons 3.75Q
400: lambs, 4.25@5.50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
most useful work Of his long and fruitful

most useful work Of his long and fruitful
life
Wise, Able, Conservative.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 22.-Public men in
Chicago today expressed deep regret over
the death of Former Secretary of State
Sherman. Senator Hanna, chairman of
the Republican national committee, said:
have always regarded him as the
ableSt and most conservative statesman
OF our country. He was in every sense
true American. The greatest monu-
ment to his memory Will be his own
splendid record"
Henry c. Payne, vice-chairman of the
Republican national committee. said:
His career has been a credit to himself
ana an to r country He was s one Of the
thing in the way of legislation which has
made and will continue to make a strong
impression on the welfare of the country.
His passing away removes one of the
statesmen of what may be called the war
period, and there are not many left
Senator James X. Jones. chairman of
the Democratic national committee, said:
For many years | regarded Mr.. Sher-
man as the wisest Republican in public
life. lie was Il man of great Sagaclty
and forcs ght and has impressed his per-
sonality much upon the government in
the last forty years as any other man
who has been before the public"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-24
BOY COMMITS ARSON.
Nine Year-O1d Lad Sets Fire to His
Employers House and Barn.

Nine ear-Old Lad Sets Fire to His
Employers House and Barn.
Canal Dover O.. Oct. 20-Roy Wilson,
} years old, whose home is in New Phila-
lelphia, set fire to a house and barn, es-
capped on q stolen horse to his home, and
held his pursuers at bay with a pistol
Until they rushed in and overpowered him.
Wilson is incorrigible and his mother
placed him in the keeping of Andrew
Siehlafely, a farmer near New Philadel-
ohia, who guarded him closely and locked
him in his room at night. The boy pried
,pen his window and lowered himself to
he ground by tying the bedsheets to-
ether. Gong to the barn, he saddled
md bridled the fastest horse. and then
fred the hay i'll the NOW. Before he gal
loped away he poured oil over the house
porch and touched match to the sat
arated portions. Wilson was found hid
ing at his home in New Philadelphia but
before he was overpowered he threatened
the officers with loaded revolver. He
Is now under the surveillance of the DO
ice, who on account of his extreme youth
are puzzled to know just what to do with
him. The farmers house was saved, but
The barn, with grain, implements and
livestock, was burned to the ground. The
boy is defiant and says he is sorry the
farmers house was not burned and the
farmer with it