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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17

was again called in 1886 and has since
held the passionate John Hamilton
Ritchey is Il native Of Ohio, and Il grad
uate Of Washington ard Jefferson CO..
leges and Of the Allegheny Theological
seminary.
Incorporates in 1850.
The society was Incorporated July %,
1880, as the First Presbyterian church
Of Fort Winnebag0." which name it re-
tanned until reincorporated July y, 1892.
Notwithstanding the cid name Of Fort
Winnebago had long since given way to
that of Portage City. The brick church
was badly damaged by fire on the even
ing of May 10. 1892, and steps were at
once taken to erect a new house of wor~
ship which was accomplished the corner
stone of the present cOmmodiOus struc
ture having been laid October 6 of the
same year. The society now has 1866
members, the number at the time of or
ganization being but ten. During the
half century it has received in all 1913
members contributed $1,000 to the boards
of the general assembly, and raised more
than 100000 for all purposes.
An Elaborate Programme.
An elaborate and fitting programme
has been arranged for the celebration of
the semi-centennial of the society, an es-
pecially interesting feature of which is
the presence of Rev. William Wynkopp
McNalr, to whose efforts the organiza-
ton owes its existence. Despite his 70
years. Mr.. McNair is hale in body and
mind, having journeyed hither from Phil
adelphia to be present at the exercises.
He will deliver the closing sermon to-
morrow evening. Todays programme
includes a number of interesting histori-
cal papers by ministers AMI laymen,
among which are Our Elders by l..
Breese, ex-secretary Of state; Our Cor
porate Life by William Fulton, being
a detailed history of the society since its
Incorporation; Our Sunday School," by
f. L. Sanborn; The Junior Depart
ment," by Mrs. C. 2. Jaeger; The
Choir" by C. P. Jaeger, THE Women
and Missions by Mrs. L. B. Fletcher;
The Ladies' Aid society" by Mrs. T.
T. Gorton; christian Endeavor,' by
Miss Isabel G. LOOMS; The Classical
Institute" by Rev. L. S. Johnson; Rec
elections" by Rev W. w McNair,
Rev James NJ. Balm and others. Other
ministers who are present to assist in
the celebration ceremonies are Rev. l..
c. Smith of Oshkosh. Judson Ellsworth
of Milwaukee, Rev. J. Beveridge Lee of
Milwaukee, Rev. W. T. Brown of Be
lott
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
IT'S SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
The Golden Celebration of First
Presbyterian Church of
Portage.

Portage. Wis, July 14.-Today is the
semi-centennial of the organization of the
First Presbyterian church of Portage.
This society was organized July II, 1880,
by Rev. William Wynkopp McNair, who
had been commissioned by the Presby-
terrain board of home missions as an
evangelist within the bounds of Wiscon-
sin, in June, 1S49, there being but one
presbytery in the state at that time.
Rev. Mr.. McNair graduated from Prince
ton Theological seminary May is. 1S49,
and on the following day was ordained
by the presbytery at Pennington. \. j.
He was married on the day of his ordi-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
SON FEELS ANXIOUS.
Henry Smith of BeIoit Has Heard
Nothing from His Parents Who f.
Are in China.

Beoit, Wis, July 14.-[Special. Mot
withstanding the reports that have come
through the missionary societies stating
that Rev. Arthur II. Smith and wife
were safe in China, their son, Henry
Smith. a Junior of Beloit college, who
resides in this city, has heard nothing
of his parents since he received letters
from them in May. They were then in
Pekin and spoke OF their coming danger.
DR.. Henry Porter, a friend of Arthur
Smith, has communicated with his
friends Arthur Smith graduated from
Beloit college in 1867. His wife was
Miss Dickinson of BelOit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
LOGS BROUGHT DOWN RIVER.
Nearly 100000 Feet Come Down to
West Superior.

West Superior, Wis. July 14-[Spe-
came down the Nemadji river today, be
ing the first pine to come into the har-
Dor from there. They went to the West
Superior sawmll and will keep it busy
for couple of weeks. That mill had
about run out of logs. About 100000
feet of logs from the upper Nenadji have
been brought down to the big dam and
are being suiced through. On the Am
nicon river, head of water is being OBJ
tanned and it is expected that several mil
lion feet there will be brought down in
a few days These logs belong to W.
H Gilbert of Ashland and the Musser-
Sauntry company of Saltwater.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
MILLS TO CLOSE AGAIN.
Book-Paper Plants in Fox River
Valley Shut Down to Keep
UP Prices.

Appleton, Wis, July 13.-[Special.l /.
At meeting of representatives of all the
papermills in the West manufacturing
book paper, held in Chicago, yesterday,
it was decided to order another shutdown
of the book mills for week, beginning
July %. This is the fourth shutdown of
a week at a time since May l, and is
agreed to in preference to reducing the
price of book paper, which is declared to
be impossible at the present prices Of
wood pulp, chemicals and all materials
entering into the manufacture of paper.
The demand for book paper is very light
and no Improvement is looked for before
Sprtnrnhpr |
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Try Grain-O: Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer today to show you a
package Of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee
The children may drink it without injury
as well as the adult. All who try it like
it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom.
ach receives it without distress One
fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 25c
per package Sold by all grocers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
CASE is DISMISSED.
Chippewa Falls Man Cannot Re-
cover for Loss of
Leg.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, July 13.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The personal injury suit Of Har-
ry w. Pace against the Chicago, ST.
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
company to recover $4,000 for the loss
Of leg on March 13, 1899, in this city,
while acting as a brakeman, was dis
missed from the United States circuit
court at st. Paul yesterday, on its merits,
on motion of the plaintiff 1t was shown
that defendant was running ahead of the
engine at the time Of the accident. and
not in any position required by his duties
as bra KEENAN,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17

Little Child is Drowned in a
Wash Boiler at
Freedom.

Appleton, Wis, July 14.-[Special. l.
The 1-year-old infant of James Garvey,
chairman of the town board of Freedom,
in Outagamie county, was drowned by
falling into a washboiler full of water
which had been left on che floor in the
kitchen. During the absence of the
child's mother for few minutes the lit
tie one managed to climb over the edge
of the boiler and fell in, and upon the
mothers return was quite dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
THINK HIM INNOCENT.
Effort to Have Albert Swanson, Con-
victed at Oconto Four Years
Ago, Pardoned.

Oconto. Wis, July 4.-[Special. IA
growing belief in the innocence of Albert
Swanson, sent to Waupun four years
ago, from this county, for the alleged
murder of Jacob Leshack, in the town Of
How, is encouraging contributions to go
over the records of the trial and procure
his pardon. A Swedish society in Min
neapolis began the work and lately there
was j committee appointed here to So
lcit funds TO carry on the work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
DISCHARGE $50 MEN.
LaborsrS on Madison Division Of
North Western Road No
Longer Needed.

R1raboo, Wis, July 14.-[Special.l-
About $50 laborers will be discharged on
the Madison division Of the Chicago &
No.!h Western railway this evening.
They have been employed i'll construction
wors. and as the improvements have been
completed their services are no longer re-
nnirpd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
PULPWOOD RECEIVED.
First Consignment Arrives from
Green Bay at Appleton.

Appleton, Wis. July 14.-[Special. / :
The first consignment of pulpwood to
reach Appleton by water this season ar
rived at the Interlake Pulp company s
yards on the barge Long Tom having
been towed up from Green Bay by the
tug Volunteer Other cargoes have
reached Little Chute this week The
wood is part of 5000 cords cut last win
ter by the Pulpwood company at Bay de
Noquette. all of which will be lowed
through the lakes in RATS and brought
to river mills on scOWs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Many Species of MoIIuscas

The mollusca collected by the Jackson
Harmsworth exhibition are found to in
clude thirty-siX species from Koguey
and sixty-six from Franz Josef Land
these being the most northerly points
from which mollusca have been obtained
The total number of species known from
the coast of Norway is 460.-Syracuse
Herald
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
CAPITAL OF $4,000.
The H. G.. Andrae Company of New
London Incorporates.

Appleton, Wis, July 13.-[Special. /
Articles Of incorporation of the II. g.
Andrae company of New London, with
a capital stock of $4,000, have been
filed with the resigster of deeds Of Outa-
gamie county. The company will manu-
facture furniture at New London, great
ly charging their present plant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Sells $4,000 Acres of Land.

Madison, Wis. July 1.-THE Starcks
Levitt Land company has just sold a
tract of $4,000 acres of land in Bayfield,
county to David Dobie. chairman of the
board of supervisors of Douglas county
and w. J. Bartlett Of Omaha The price
was about $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
MURDERER CAUGHT.
money Penny" an Indian Who
Escaped from Prison, in
the Tolls Again.

Madison, Wis. July 13-[Special i
Money Penny the Indian murderer,
who escaped from prison two months ago,
was captured in the northern part of the
state and was brought here today and
lodged in Jail by Deputy United States
Marshal Meehan
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
WILL RUN NIGHT AND DAY.
New London Sawmil1 will Rush
Work.

New London. Wis, July 13-[Spe-
cial THE Micklejohn & Hatten saw
mill, which was shut down for short
time on account of the water being so
low that their logs could not be brought
down. has resumed operations. The heavy
to bring down most of their last winters
cut. The mill will be running night and
day by next week in order to saw all
they can before freezing up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Strawberries for Rheumatism.

Many years ago, Linnaeus declared
that govt might be prevented by free
use Of Strawberries night and morning
while later times have proved strawber-
ries to be especially beneficial to persons
of anemic or rheumatic tendencies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Rebuilding Burnt Bridge.

West Superior, Wis, July 14.-[Spe-
cial The Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic railway will be unable to use the
bridge being built to replace the one
burned by forest fires for about three
weeks yet. A crew of men has been at
over half Il nile of trestle had to be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
EMBEZZLEMENT IS CHARGED.

Michael Kaufman of Madison Admits
the Shortage in His Accounts.
Madison, Wis, July 14-MichaeI
Kaufman, general agent of the Dering
Harvester company, with Headquarters
in this city, was arrested last night on
the charge of embezzling $590909 from
the company. Kaufman admits the short
age and says he is ready to plead guilty
10 the charge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Raraboo church Dedicated.

Baraboo, Wis, July 14-[Speciall i
The new Seven Day Advent Christian
church was dedicated here today. There
were several ministers and visitors from
neighboring cities present.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17

The Tennessee convict coal mine is q
paying institution. 1t is estimated that
the enterprise will show a profit OF over
100000 for the past six months.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Doomed Giants.

Whalers have begun to turn their at
tention to walrus and porpoises, large
game having become too scarce to en-
courage exclusive pursuit. Elephants
and cameleopards, too, are melting away
before the advance Of agricultural! enter
prise. and The ostrich with its congeners,
the rhea and emu. will soon share the
fate of the splay footed moa that once
haunted the marshes of New Zealand
Indianapolis Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17

A train had To stop in Coffee county.
Tenn, to allow u bear to get off the
track
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17

Washington--Thea annual reports Of In
dian agents which have been received by
the commissioner Of Indian affairs, will
be printed in the form Of an appendix
to the report Of the commissioner. They
show that the entire Indian population
is 297 Dos, of which number 95,697 wore
citizens dress. Those who can read num-
Der 81, 397 and 1894 can carry on au
ordinary conversation in English. There
are 25236 dwelling houses built for In
dams, 1853 of which were built within
the last year. The number Of births were
1927 and the deaths 5253. Twenty six In
dams we're killed by whites and seven
whites by Indians. One Indian was killed
by other Indiana The number Of Indian
criminals punished was 1859. There were
81 ,655 Indian church members and 34S
church buildings upon the various reser.
vations. The amount Of money contrib.
uted during the Last year by religious and
other societies was: For education, $261, >.
sis. for general church work, sll9, 4O7
and Sl6,Ol6 from New York for the sup
port Of the school established by that
state.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17
WAR AFFAIRS N LONDON
QUEENS PARADE-B1G war TAI
BFltisA Taxpayer L. More Heavily
Rurdened--Ths Parade for EMset-
Lord Salisbury Was Consulted
First-0ussA Has GIVsA w Trip 10
Italy.

London, March l2-The past week that
opened with a budget increasing the bur
den Of the British taxpayer TO an almost
unprecedented extent and ended with the
queen stirring hundreds Of thousands Of
her subjects to enthusiastic demonstra-
tons of patriotism and war fever. can
scarcely be said to be barren in inter
esting circumstances. II would perhaps
be giving Lord Salisbury and his cabinet
too much credit to say that the sudden
springing of the budget with this enor'
nous deficit and the quickly planned visit
Of the queen to London almost before the
people had time to realize how much the
war was costing them, were part and
parcel Of q mastery understanding Of pol
itics which under the cloak Of academic
lethargy is keenly alive to every chance
Of the moment. But, whatever were the
motives prompting the governments ae
tions-and the queen never moves with
out consulting Lord Salisbury-they re
suited most favorably.
No suspicion Of political Premeditatior
has married the heartiness Of the queen
welcome, though the Irish have not proves
quite 50 ingenious in commenting on bel
proposed visit to their shores. Still, OF
the whole, the recent actions OF the queen
her decision to remain home instead o
going to Italy. her projected trip to th'
Emerald Isle and her generous recognition
OF the gallantry Of the Irish troops, com
bined with the victorious progress Of LORI
Roberts, have once more put the Unitet
Kingdom on excellent terms with itsslI
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17

The Offices of the tin plate ,rus, m,
steel hoop trust, and the National gtosI
trust have been removed from Chiravr
and Pittsburg to New York An,itrus,
agitation Is held responsible
The brewers Journal states ,ha, ali
attempts to secure a settlement Win
refer Schwab. tho democratic pblt,I,,,r
OF Hamilton. o. have proven a failure
and 1t Is urged that the CtncInpa,i
brewing Go, be boyCottpd with redou.
bled vigor. '''
a strike at the Montreal Cotton co,r.
panys mills, In which over 2 600 orr.
p'oyes were interested. owing 10 In.
SuH'c'ent wages paid to tho girls in tho
spoolroom. has been settled n sa,is.
factory agreement with the mapas,
ment having been secured.
Inc General Union Of Jewish Wort
'hgmen OF Russia and Poland bold ,
secret congress In Warsaw II w,.
SHOWN that the Poles had succeeded 10
reducing the hours Of labor in fac,or,o,
through waglng big strikes. The union
Is branch Of the Russian Social Damo'
cratic party. Oe'''"
milwaukee ClgarmAkers' Union No
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17

Washington.-The March report Of the
statistician Of the department Of agricul-
ture will show the amount Of wheat re-
naming in farmers hands on March |
to have been about l59, 800, 900 bushels,
or 20 per cent Of last years crop, as COM
pared with 1913 10000 bushels, or 29.3
per cant Of the crop Of 1898 in hand March,
1890. The corn in farmers hands is esti.
mated at 773,7OO,OOO bushels, or 372 per
cent of last years crop, against $780,
coo bushels or 41y6 per cent Of the crop Of
1898 on hand March /, 1899. The proper.
ton Of the total crop Of last year shipped
out Of the country where grown is esti,
mated at 1913 per cent, or about 348, 900.
600 bushels. The proportion Of the total
crop Of last year that was Of q merchant.
able standard is estimated at 500 per cent.
OF oats there are reported to be about
200 900 900 bushels, or 36.5 per cent Of
last years crop still in farmers hands.
as compared with 2s3 900 bushels, or
1871 per cent Of the crop Of 1898 on hand
March !, 1890.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17
The Christian Paper.

Topeka, Kas., March l3.-"The main
purpose of the paper will be to influence
its readers to seek first the Kingdom Of
God"
The Rev. Charles II. Sheldon who has
assumed editorial and business control Of
the Daily Capital, which he will retain
one week, will make this announcement
in his editorial leader outlining his policy.
The Capital during this time will be a
newspaper, the word news being defined
by Mr.. Sheldon as anything in the way
of current events that the public ought to
know for its moral and spiritual develop
oPm mt. The p per will Be absolutely non
partisan, and partisan political news will
lie given scant notice. All editorial and
important local matter will be signed by
the writers. There will be no Sunday pa
per, but instead Saturday evening paper
suitable for Sunday reading.
May God bless the use Of this paper to
the glory Of His kingdom on EARTH" says
Rev. Sheldon in concluding his leader.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17

Chicago, March la.-Eitty thousand
chicaSo woTkmsn. ida because Of the big
strike in the building trades, are depend
emit fer their daily bread On what money
they have saved o. . weekly allowance
per capita Of IS, which comes out Of the
treasures of their unionA The situatioa
b rapidly approaching q critical point.
The idle carpenters. according to good
authority, have been drawing their %
each week for the hast four weeks The
structural iron workers also have been
receiving financial aid from their organ
ization, and it il said the hod.earriers
emptied their strong box last week in
payment Of strike bsnefts."
The total amount OF money thus dis
bursed during the last four weeks is said
TO aggregate 100000. if reports have been
accurate as to the number Of idle union
workmen.
1t has been estimated that, including
all trades, at least $1,000 men were in a
state Of enforced idleness, Of whom 10000
were nOn-union workmen in the employ Of
material manufacturers who were shut Out
in the closing OF the plants.
This would leave 40,0U0 union workmen
idle, and a conservative estimate OF the
proportion receiving financial help Is re-
ported a. not much below $1,000. Thirty
thousand men at IS week each makes
a payroll, big enough to stagyer the lArg.
est corporation, Of $4,000 a week
The best information to be obtained on
the subject today was that the funds Of
a number Of unions had been exhausted
and that the workmen were beginning to
be apprehensive of the future. The idle
workmen have become anxious to see the
troubles ended, number OF the business
agents admitting they had been called on
by wOrkmen and asked to use all theiI
influence to bring about settlement.
Butchers, groeers and coal dealers in
districts inhabited by the workmen have
noted the fact that purchases of their
regular customers have grown smaller,
and many of the shrewdest storekeepers
have refused the customary credit.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17
johannesburg Rumor Denied.
France and Germany.

Paris, March IA representative of
the Associated Press has secured from a
responsible mouthpieee OF the French
government the following exposition Of
Frances attitude in the matter of inter,
vention in the Anglo Transyaal war, which
it is said has been solicited by President
Kruger:
The official in question sIid: ave be-
Geve it is true the Transvaal has sent a
request TO the powers for their interven-
ton, though up to this morning Kruger 5
message has not been announced. As far
as France is concerned, she certainly will
not take the initiative in offering England
mediation, neither will Russil, for the two
are naturally working together in this
matter.
Berlin, March l4.-It is semi officially
announced that when the Orange Free
State and the Transvaal addressed to a
number of the hrger and smaller states
request for friendly mediation, the Ger
man government replied that it would
willingly participate provided the essen
tial condit ons Cf .uch mediation were pres
ent, namely, the certainty that both bel
hgerents desired it.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-17
MET DEATH IN THE FLAMES,
Fifteen Lives lest In . TsAs@snt
House Fire at Newark. n. }.


Newark, Y. j., March lS---F1itssn pei
sons, the majority Of whom were children
perished in q tenement house hre at Morris
and Fourteenth avenue. The building was
three-story frame structure, formerly
used a. a church, but transformed into
tenement house with small rooms opening
into narrow Railways on both the second
and third hoors, forming a yeritable FIRE
trap. 1t is in the heart of the Italian dis
trict and great excitement prevailed.
| When il became known that the IRE was
Of ineendiary origin, men and women, well
nigh erazed with grief. ran tearing around
the streets looking for the man who was
responsible for the frightful tragedy aud
threatening dire vengeance.
There were at least IL families in the
place. To persons in all, Of whom perhaps
so were children unable to care for them
selves.
Four men jumped from the front win
dows. Several we're hurt. The hames
spread with frightful raPidity and the
wind sent the sparks to the southeast.
threatening all the frame tenements in
that direction.
The place vas like a roaring caldron
when the hTemen arrived. Ladders were
quickly put in position and then began the
work OF rescue. One after another the
women and then the men were taken down
while other hreInen devoted their Atten-
ton to drowning the flames. This they
succeeded in doing in less than an hour,
but during that hour a trighttul sacrifice
had been offered. Nearly every room In
the house contained its victim. Few were
really burned to death. Mosr vi them
were smothered.
locked up on suspicion Of having 'st hrS
to the building.