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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

of everything on the islands which
could be twisted into discrediting
American occupation. 1t seems hard
TO believe that the managers of the
Associated Press would overlook
their own advantage to the extent of
allowing their service to be used to
make political capital, but odd things
happen on the eve OF presidential
campaigns.
On the Oath inst. Hon. M. S. QUAY
will again become a senator, the SEN
ate having agreed to vote on his case
upon that date, and 1t being certain
that a majority favor his being
seated on the governors appoint
ment.
Senator Jones, chairman of the
Democratic National committee, went
over to New York this week to try
to find out whether there was any
foundation for the rumors alleging
that Tammany leaders were in &
deal with some of the old Cleveland
Democrats to send a Dewey deIega
ton from New York to the Kansas
City convention.
Not little amusement has beer
caused in Washington by Grover
Cleveland's rather suspicious act oil
tossing boquets at Office seekers
which rather looks as if he intended
to enter another Office hunt himself
During his two terms as president he
made no attempt to conreal his co.,
tempt for Office seekers, big or little.
Secretary Cages estimates of the
receipts and expenditures Of the gov
eminent for the current and the next
fiscal years have been sent to the
house. His figures show that there
will be surplus Of $40, 100000 for
the current fiscal year, and of $S2,-
100000 for the next fiscal year, if
there are no changes in present laws.
There is quite strong sentiment
among the Republicans in congress
in favor of legislation making mater
ial reductions N internal revenue
taxation as early as possible, but
the difficulty of getting speedy action
upon such legislation will probably
prevent it's being taken up at this
session, although a bill providing
therefor may be introduced and re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee of the house, In order to give
the committee an opportunity to
have q bill ready to report at the be-
ginning Of the next session.
The action Of the senate committee
on elections III unanimously report
ing that w. A. Clark, of Montana, is
not entitled to a seat in the senate,
is the sternest rebuke of the corrupt
use of money in politics ever admin
istered In this country, and it is
matter of congratulation that there
was no division Of sentiment in the
committee; being non partisan the
rebuke will be more effective. There
isn't the slightest doubt that the
senate will vote as the committee
recommends, unless Mr.. Clark resign
before vote is taken. The commit
tee would have reported for expulsion
had it not been for the absence of
positive evidence showing that Mr..
Clark had knowledge that any por-
ton Of the vast amount OF money
he admitted having contributed dur
ing the stats campaign preceding his
election to the senate was used 20
bride members of the legislature to
vote for him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
Millions Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know OF one concern which
is not afraid to be generous. The
proprietors of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, coughs and
colds, have given away over ten mil
lion trial bottles and have the salts
faction of knowing it has cured
thousands ofhopeless cases. Asthma,
bronchitis, la grippe and all throat,
chest and lung diseases are surely
cured by it. Call on R. FL. Brennecke,
druggist, and get free trial bottle
Regular sizes SO cents and ST.. Every
bottle guaranteed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
Death of Eli Hawks.

Hon. Eli Hawks, one of the best
known citizens of Dodge county, died
at his home in Juneau last Tuesday
evening. Hemorrhage of the brain
was the immediate cause of death,
the bursting of the blood vesssl, it is
supposed, being caused by a spasm
resulting from a severe attack of collie
in the forenoon. Mr.. Hawks had been
subject to these attacks the past few
years
Deceased was born in Madison coun-
ty, n. Y, January Is, 1929, and was
therefore II years old. He came to
Juneau forty-fve years ago and en-
gagged in the grain business, in which
he continued up to few years ago,
when he sold his elevator and retired.
BY strict integrity and generous
principles he became one of the most
substantial business men of the county,
Mr.. Hawks was always active in poll
tics, commencing his career as jack
sonian Democrat and voting for Steph-
en- A. Douglas for president in 1860.
Soon after he became a steadfast Re-
publican. He was elected to the leg
islature several times and made an
able and intelligent men Der. He al
so served as Il presidential elector
and was a candidate for elector on
the Harrison ticket in 1892. He was
mayor of Juneau and city treasurer
several terms, while he was always
conspicuous in county and state con-
ventions. He was appointed post
master In 1897 and received the presi-
Dental appointment last February.
Mr.. Hawks was twice married.
His first wife died in 1867, two years
after their marriage. In 1890 he
was married to Miss G. E. Potter in
this city. Mrs. Hawks and their two
children survive. The latter are:
Flora, wife of DR.. George w. Lueck,
OF Fox Lake, and Charles E. Hawks,
cashier of the Horiean State bank.
Deceased was one of the prominent
Masons of the state and his funeral
Friday afternoon was held under Ma
sonic auspices. The services were
conducted in the Presbyterian church,
of which Mr.. Hawks was a consistent
member. Rev. Fred L. Seldom, of
Milwaukee, officis ted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1900.
Second District Congressional Con
yentiOn.

A delegate convention of the Re
publican party of the Second Con-
gressional district is hereby called to
be held at the Concordia 0 Dera house,
in the city of Watert own, on Tues
day, April "a, 1900, at IL O'Clock A.
M, for the purpose OF electlng two
delegates and two alternates to the
Republican National convention to
be held in Philadelphia, June 10.
1900, and to transact such other
business as may come before the con-
vention.
Special attention is called to the
unit basis of representation as di-
rected by resolutions adopted at the
last congressional convention, which
are as follows:
Resolved, that the Republican
Congressional committee OF the Sec
Ond district be and hereby is IN
structed to call conventions hereafter
In such manner as o make the county
the unit of representation instead Of
Jhe Assembly district, to the end
that all congressional delegates be
selected by county conventions,
called for that purpose, instead of by
Assembly district conventions.
The number of delegates to which
each county is entitled was fixed at
one for every two hundred and fifty
votes, or major fraction thereof, cast
for William Mckinley for president,
giving to each county the following
repre- senta ton: Columbia, 19; Dane,
81; Dodge, %; Jefferson, Is.
The chairmen Of the several county
committees are requested to call
conventions and caucuses in accord
ance with the foregoing apportion-
ment. JOHN M. NELSON,
FRANK HEIDI,
ERNEST n. WARNER,
d. B. GREENE,
l.. B. CAsWELL, JR.,
Congressional Committee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

EVERY now and then some ambi-
tious Republican springs up in the
Second Congressional district who
claims he would like to be a candidate
to succeed Congressman DAZZLE pro
viding the latter does not seek a
denomination. 1t seems to be the
opinion Of many people throughout
the district that what the Republican
party needs if it desires to besuccess-
ful in the election is nominee other
than Mr.. DAZZLE. 1t is const antly re-
ported that even the latter's managers
concede he cannot be reelected. In
such case it certainly appears fool
hardy to force his denomination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
Washington Letter.

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April IS, 19OO.-Pres-
ident Mckinley signed the Porto Rico
bill, which, notwithstanding the
Democratic buster and brag, the
house passed by a vote of 161 to
153, with q great deal Of pleasure,
not only because he believes that it
makes the best possible provision
under existing circumstances for
P rto Rico, but because he enjoyed
the chagrin of the Democrats who,
while pretending to believe that the
measure was fraught with such dread
full consequences for the Republican
party, resorted to such extraordin-
airy efforts to prevent it's becoming
law. Representatives Grosvenor, of
Ohio, and Dalzell of Pennsylvania,
severely arraigned the Democrats
for their hypocrisy in pretending to
fear that he Republicans were about
to do Themselves h great injury, in
speeches made just before the house
passed the Porto Rico bill, in pass
ing that legislation. Of course, every
body knows that if the Democrats
had really believed that the bill would
injure the Republican party they
would have been only too glad to
have seen it passed.
Senator Burrows told President
Mckinley that the criticism of the
Porto Rico bill would lose the Re-
publican party no votes in Michigan,
where the party is in a good condi-
ton to win an old fashioned victory.
The same sort of assurances have
been given to the president by prom
inent Republicans from other states
in which the Democratic and assist
ant Democratic press have repre-
sented that there was the greatest
amount of Republican criticism Of
the measure. It's working as law
will soon show that there is no
ground for legislative criticism.
Secretary Root officially contra
dicted the Associated Press reports
from the Philippines, saying that
more troops were needed over there,
and stated in the most positive terms
that the reports were absolutely
without foundation. THERE'S screw
loose in the Philippine ser vice of the
Associated Press. It has of late per-
sisted in sending exaggerated reports
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

THERE is talk of bringing out Dairy
and Food Commissioner Adams as a
Republican candidate for governor
or the ground that he would be an
agreeable compromise for all the
other candidates and all the factions
of the party But what's the use of
doing this as long as we baye John
M. Whitehead to fill just such re-
quirement? We think he would even
be more generally acceptable than
Mr.. Adams. The latter, while pos
sessing excellent qualifications, would
be opposed in certain quarters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

The Republican convention of the
Second Congressional district will
meet in this city next Tuesday morn
ing at IL O'Clock for the purpose Of
electing two delegates and two alter
mates to the Republican National
convention in June. 1t IS said that
Jefferson county will present the
name of Al. Roach, of Waterloo, as
a candidate for one of the delegates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
If troubled with rheumatism, give

If troubled with rheumatism, give
Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. 1t
will not cost you cent if it does no good.
One application will relieve the pain.
Is also cures sprains and bruises in one
third the time required by any other
treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbits, quin-
sey, pains in the side and chest, G and
ular and other sWellings are qnickly
cured by applying it. Every bottle war
ranted. Price, 20 and so cents. G. A.
Gamm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
A Horrible Outbreak

OF large sores on my little daugh-
ter's head developed into a case of
scald head, writes G D. Isbill, Of
Morganton, Tenn, but Bucklen's
Arnica Salve completely cured her.
It's q guaranteed cure for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, pimples, sores,
ulcers and piles. Only 25 cents at R.
H. Brennecke's, druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
FOR SALE.

! offer for sale my entire farm of
five hundred acres, on the Madison
and Sun Prairie highway. There
is shed room sufficient for forty acres
of tobacco, with great abundance Of
manure for same, also tenant houses.
Will cut up in lots to suit purchasers
Terms easy. HENRY GILMAN,
Burke, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

Estate OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Richard
Richards, late of the town of Ixonia,
in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the time for
creditors to present to said court for allowance
claims or demands against said deceased is
limited to six months from the 9Th day of
March, A. D. 1900, and that said court will re-
ceive claims and demands presented against
said deceased at the court house in the city of
jefferson, in said county, on any day before
the expiration of said six months and that
the said court will examine and adjust such
claims and demands at said court house at
special term thereof to be held at said court
house on the 18th day of September, 1900. at the
opening of the court On said day, as soon
thereafter as the parties can be heard.
Dated this 9Th day of March, A. D. 1900
By the Court:
GEORGE GRIMM, County Judge.
Skinner Thauer Attorneys.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
First publication April 10. ]

@TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT,
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Samuel B.
Fuller late of the city of Watertown,
in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the county court, to be held in and for said
county, at the court house, III the city of JEFF
ferson, in said county, on the Sth day of May,
A. d. 1900, at the opening of court on that
day or as soon thereafter as the same can be
heard, the following matters will be heard and
considered:
The petition of Mary B. Fuller for the APP
pointment of herself as administrative of the
estate of Samuel B. Fuller deceased, or such
other suitable person as may be entitled
thereto.
Dated this 9th day of April, A D. 1900.
By the Court:
GEORGE GRIMM, County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
The Milwaukee wheat market yes

The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was UNCHANGED, closing at &c
orNo.1 and 65kc for No. 2 Northern.
Flour was unchanged. Barley closed
at 1870, rye at 5SAc, corn at 400,
and oats at 26%c. Hogs declined sc,
at $5.40@5.6o for packing
grades.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
Republican County Convention and
CaucuSeS.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, "a
JEFF EGSON COUNTY. o.

Ic-
JEFF ERSON COUNTY.
At a regular meeting of the. county commit
tee of the Republican party of said county, at
which were present George j. Kispert. chair
man; J. F. Prentiss secretary; L. B. Caswell,
Jr., treasurer; Byron Howard, Aztalan; Mark
Curtis, Hebron; W D Stiles proxy, Lake
Mills; w F Stiles, Waterloo; F. j. Perry
proxy, Fort Atkinson; Ed May proxy, Water
town; S: NJ Eaton, Watertown; M. Griswold,
Lake Mills: r. n. Potter, Farmington r. c..
3urchard. Jefferson; Gilbert Rutherford, Oak
land; George Copeland, Jefferson; George B.
Crist, Jefferson; George Hanover, jefferson
NJ. Puerner, jefferson; Herman Wertheimer,
chairman of the First Assembly district. and
Conrad Ensberg, representing the Second AS
sembly district
l. On motion of Gilbert Rutherford, it was
resolved and determined that the assembly
district conventions of said party in said coun-
ty, to nominate delegates to the state copyen-
ton to be held at Milwaukee, April rs, A: D.
1900, be held at jefferson, Wisconsin, April 10,
1900, at 2 o'clock p NJ, at the court house.
2. That the caucuses of the several caucus
districts, wards towns and villages, be held on
the 14th day of April, 1900, opening at tie hour
of 80 o'clock P. NJ. and continuing as provided
by law and that the number of delegates from
each be as follows namely:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
STATE OF WISCONSIN.-CoUN COURT
~ JEFFERSON COUNTY.=In Probate.

~ TATE OF WISCONSIN-CoUNTY COURT,
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of William
Weber, late of the town of Farming
ton, in said county, deceased.
creditors to present to said court for allow
ance claims or demands against said deceased
is limited to six months from the 9th day of
February, A. D. 1900; and that said court will
receive claims and demands presented against
said deceased at the co1rt house in the city of
Jefferson, in said county, on any day before
the expiration of said six months and that the
said court will examine and adjust such claims
and demands at said court house at a regular
term thereof to be held at said court house on
the 4th day of September, 1900, at the opening
of the court on said day, or as soon thereafter
as the parties can be heard.
Dated this 27th day of February, A. D. 1900.
By the Court:
GEORGE GRIMM, Comfy Judge.
z. F. Wieman, Attorney.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
First publication March 81, 1900.
4 TATE OLE WISCONSIN, COuNTY COuRT

State OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY Court,
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Augustine
Nutting. late of the town of Farming
ton, in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the time for cred
itOrs to present to said court for allowance
claims or demands against said deceased is
limited to six months from the 10Th day of
March, A. D. 1900, and that said court will re-
ceive claims and demands presented against
said deceased at the court house in the city of
Jefferson, in said county, on any day before
the expiration of said six months; and that
claims and demands at said court house at
special term thereof to be held at said court
honse on the 25th day of September, 1900, at
the opening of the court GU said day, or as
soon thereafter as the parties can be heard.
Dated this 10Th day of March, A. D. 1900.
By the Court:
GEORGE GRIMM, County Judge.
e. F. Wieman Attorney.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

Via the Northwestern line, will be sold
at reduced rates, April rs limited to
April 81. Apply to agents Chicago q
Northwestern railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17

EXCURSION TICKETS TO ODD FELL
LOWS CELEBRATION AT IDA
GROVE, IOWA,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-17
FIRST ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

Total delegates. Observation-Disclosures
At the same convention delegates will be
elected to the Congressional district conven-
ton to be held at Watertown, April "a, 1900.
We certify the above to be correct.
Dated March IL, 1900.
GEORGE J. KIsPERT, Chairman,
j. F. PRENTIss, Secretary,
Republican County Committee.
HERMAN WERTHEIMER,
Chairman First Assembly District.
S. N. D. SMITH,
Chairman Second Assembly District.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-18
He WAS ROASTED
Wilbur Cogsws|l the Victim Of
a Terrible Accident in Boston
This Morning.

Boston. April 1s.--wilbur Cogswell.
an engineer in a Broad street business
block, was roasted and scalded 10
death by the explosion OF an 1S-inch
hot air pipe and 2-inch steam feed
pipe this morning.
About o'clock loud explosion in the
building was heard. and policeman
who investigated the matter found
Cogswell's body In small passage
way not Is inches wide. between the
outer walls OF the building and the
retaining walls OF the boilers. Cogs-
we'll was hanging from the top Of n
laoder with one arm thrown over an
inch pipe. near the ceiling.
A not air pipe above and the steam
pipe below had burst and the upper
part of the body was being roasted
while the seam escaping scalded the
lower part.
IL Is thought that while Cogswell was
working in the passageway tfe' one
inch air pipe burst and the concussion
broke the steam feed pipe. Owing to
the hot air the body could not be re-
moved until all the steam i'm the boher
had been exhausted. Cogswell was 45
years old and married. The building.
owned by John G. Haynes, was not
damaged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-18
.CRACKSMAN
AT LIBERTY.
Martin ". Lynch Breaks Out
Of Jail at New Haven, Conn.
SAWS THE BARS OF HIS CELL.
Was tehaw Gone 10 the State Prison for
aTsrm Of Five Years.
He LEAVES A DUMMY AND TWO NOTES
Tools Were ConVsysd 10 Him BY Friends Enclosed
IN eaaans-PoIcs Have Obtained no Clue
10 His Whereabouts.
Was tsh,w Gone 10 the State Prison for
aTsrm Of Five Years.
He LEAVES A DUMMY AND TWO NOTES

New Haven, April 1s.-Martin w.
Lynch, Fl years OF age, one of the clev-
crest crooks that has ever been captur-
ed in this city. escaped from the New
Haven jail Monday night on the eve of
his departure for the state prison at
Wethersfeld to serve a term OF five
years for burglary. Lynch effected his
escape by the use of burglars saw,
which was probably passed in to him
in banana sent by one OF his friends
who has been very attentive TO him re-
Gently.
Some licorice which he had obtained
for sore throat. Bible and a dummy
completed the outfit with which Lynch
fooled the officials of the Jail.
Lynch, who has a long police record,
extending back Ito 1894, was arrested on
March ~. Mrs. Frank A. Burnham OF
1853 Grafton street met Lynch coming
out Of her house on that morning. and
chased and captured him. Before Mrs.
Burnham could get the assistance OF "A
policeman, Lynch had slipped out OF his
overcoat. TO which Mrs. Burnhap was
clinging, and got away. Mrs. Burnham
found $500 worth Of her jewelry in the
overcoat.
Lynch was afterward captured by the
police. who later arrested Mary Des-
mond OF New York as an accomplice. A
series of thefts was traced TO Lynch.
who was tried and sentenced together
with the woman.
Some time Monday night Lynch
sawed off four OF the bars in his cell
door and replaced them with broom-
l..& 4.
orice. Lynch made a dummy figure
which he placed on his cot. made his es-
cape and took the heavy iron bars with
him for defence. He broke "a pane of
glass in the chapel window which ad-
joins the tier OF the Jail where he was
\ confined and made his way into the
chapel. BY the use of chapel bench
and chair and the chapel Bible he
constructed a ladder by which he raised
himself Is feet TO the ventilaltor in the
roof. From the chapel roof IL is suppos-
ed he dropped down 80 feet TO the
ground. His escape was not discovered
until s O'Clock Tuesday morning.
II Is believed that Lynch had con-
federate waiting for him outside and II
is known that he had almost 800 in his
pockets The police have been unable
TO find any trace OF him. Lynch IL a
tester as well as cr~~k. He left two
notes behind, one TO the captain OF
the detective bureau, the other 10 the
jaiI watchman. In the first he .ol1 the
captain that he regretted that he would
have TO leave him, but the captain had
a very good photo which would recall
his pleasant associations with Martin
Lynch
To the watchman, Lynch said that he
had been called away suddenly ana re-
GREETED that he had not had chance
TO say goodby.