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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08

Beers We're Then Having Decid edi Y
the Best of the Argument.

New York May "A dispatch to the
Herald from Brandfort, dated WedneS-
day, says: Today was full of fighting,
with an occasional lively skirmish The
Beer defensive line remains intact, and
the British attempt to cut off Dewet and
scatter the Boer force which is threaten
ing Roberts flank and rear has been d
complete failure" so far.
There was heavy fighting yesterday
along the Thaba NChu Sannas Post
road, the British being slowly beaten
back. Dewei, coming from the south,
AMI Grobler and Lcmmer. from the
north on Monday caught British rein
forccments for Thaba N'Chu, i'll the apex
Of angle. forcing their withdrawal. In
yesterdays fighting the Beers had the
better positions, but the British were SUI
perior in numbers.
The Beers attack was begun on Sun
day. Under Dewet, Grobler, Lemmer
and Botha they attacked Il large British
column near Thaba N'Chu. which was
trying to intercept DeWet'S retirement.
from Wepener. The battle ragged all day
Sunday for several miles along the
Bloemfontein road. The general result
was indecisive. The Beers captured a
the Modder river indicates that Lord
Roberts main army is advancing north
ward
Some Disappointment.
London. May 4.-Operations involving
the British in ten days hard work, seven
being occupied in fighting, have culmi-
mated in what Gen. Roberts describes as
considerable success"
There IS every probability that this
phrase covers Il deal of disappointment
All the indications are that the intention
was to surround the Beers retiring from
the southeastern part of the Orange Free
State. capture their conveys and virtual
ly repeat the Paardeberg affair. These
hopes have been defeated, apparently, by
Gen Botha's skillful direction, and the
Beers have withdrawn in good order.
The burghers probably did not expect
to hold the eastern part Of the Free
State, with 4 powerful enemy occupying
the railway and threatening their flank,
but their efforts to keep the British
troops at a distance have been success
ful. They have prevented the CARRYING
out Of the British cavalry movement that
was designed to encircle them. and in
whemed by weight of numbers
The British, on the other hand, can
claim to have cleared the southeastern
corner of the Free State at a compare
lively trifling cost III lives, and gen
eral advance northward seems to be i'm
mnent.
Next Stand Of the Beers.
There is little to indicate where the
Beers will make their next stand Il is
reported that they are prepared to make
stubborn opposition on an intrenched
hill southeast of kroonstadt, which town
they will probably abandon as soon as
their stores are north of the Vet river.
Another unknown factor of the Situa-
ton is their strength Ill the Ladybrand
district There are rumors in Bloemfon-
TEN flat they are evacuatins that dis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE- Flour--Ste Wheat =
Firm; No. spring, on track, &c; No..
No, 3 on track, 40c. Oats-steady;. No 2
white, on track, 2715c; No. 3 white, on
track, 26@27c Barley-Firm: No. on
track, Acc: sample on track, 371gd45c. Rye
Lower pork. 80; lard, G.85.
Flour is steady at 3.6563.75 for patents;
bakers, 265@2.75, and 2;90@3O5 for rye
Millstuifs are firm and quoted at 1900
Gd13.23 for bran. 1926 for standard MID
dlings, and 1425 for Milwaukee -four mid
dlings.
6JAc; July, 67sc. Corn-May, 391sc; July,
4O1sc Oats-May, 231Bc; June, 23i4c; July,
23346s0t2313c. Pork-May, 11.8O; July, 1900
September, es21s Ribs-May, $50; July,
665; September, 665 F!ax-Cash n. ",
$50; s.: ", $50; May, $50; September,
6 2s 3etoogF l7b Rye Cioyer-7 o5
DULUTH = Close = Wheat = Cash No. J.
hard, 6914c; No. Northern, 6712c; No. 2
Northern, t5Ac; No; 3, 62Ac; No; | hard to.
671bc; July, 6s406Sasc; September, GS1sc.
S-ClOse-Wheat-!n store,
No. / Northern, May, 65A@6ossc: July;
nara ara csc; No 1 Northern, G57sc; 40. 2
NEW YokK-Close-w heat-May, 731sc;
= izifGV'ERPPo0LIWhe closed steady 9s@1hd
higher: July, 5ss7sd; September, 5s9l4d.
5 &%fn f j0y and ntf1 sesptember, 4s%d.
KiSSAS CITY-Cattle-Rece 100;
unchanged, Hogs--Recei,pts, 5000; steady;
mixed mix 5.o71%a5 221a; light, 4.90Q515; pigs,
4 otllI4 80. Sheep-Receipts. $685. steady
ST. LOUIS attle-Receipts, 100; steady.
Hogs Receipts, 1000; st!ong to DC higher;
So butchers, 5.35@5.45. Sheep-None;
market nominal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
STEAMER WRECKED
ON DIAMOND SHOALS.
Fifteen Men at Sea in an Open Boat
Six Men Drown After Strug-
Cling Two Days.


Norfolk, Va, May 5.-The British
steamer Virginia is wreck, wasting
away on the dreaded Diamond shoals off
Cape Hatteras. OF her crew Of twenty
six men, five, including Capt. Samuels,
are safe ashore. fifteen are in an open
boat at sea in grave peril, and six lost
their lives by drowning after struggle
with death which lasted two days and
nights. The dead are p. st. George
VALLEY, chief engineer; Samuel Peck,
ships steward; Harris and Olsen, sea
men, and two fremen.
The boat containing eleven men was
swamped soon after it left the ships side.
Five men swan back to the steamer and
climbed aboard her and were taken off
safely yesterday by the life-savers of
Hatteras and Creeds Hill stations. who
discovered the steamer this morning.
Those saved are Capt. George Samuels,
First Officer Wynness. Second Engineer
Simmons, Third Engineer George Mitch
ell and Seaman Martin Rasmussen. The
steamer is a total wreck, and the Merritt
wrecking tug Cooley, which sailed for
the scene of the wreck this morning, will
find nothing but wreckage, as the Nir-
ginia, when her captain left here ycstcr-
day, was fast pounding to pieces.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
BANDS PLAYED RAG TIME.
Rousing Series of Receptions Given an
Ohio Couple on Wedding Tour.

Cincinnati, O.. May A series of ova-
tons We're given Alva Smith Of Cleveland.
son of the general passenger agent of the
Lake Shore railroad, and his bride. form
erly Miss Eta Flickinger, on their way
from Columbus to Cincinnati on their
wedding trip and they came in the nature
Of tremendous surprise. Smith had
intended that no one should suspect from
the demeanor Of himself and bride that
they had been recently married. but he
miscalculated. His father sent kilograms
serenaded. At the Columbus station a
brass band played rag time, and the
blushing couple were fairly smothered
with flowers. AS they boarded their pri-
vate car a great crowd cheered wildly.
At different depots people tapped on the
windows of the car and called for
cpnacboc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
ARMOUR IN OIL BUSINESS.
Becomes Interested in DEVELOPMENT
of California Wells


Los Angeles, Cal, May 5.-Philip D.
Armour, the Chicago packer, has asso-
ciated himself with Los Angeles men.
and as a business investment has entered
the local oil industry, in which millions
are now invested. While at Pasadena
Mr.. Armour gave close attention to the
oil production. Through experts who ex-
amlned it 1900 acres of oil-bearing land
near Los Angeles has been secured. Con
tracts for drilling three wells have been
let; also for the necessary pipe and ma
chinery. The entire holdings have been
merged into the Armour Oil company,
with capital of 100000. The charter
has been secured under the laws of Ari
IONA. The experts who examined the
land report that at a depth of 600 feet
the oil-bearing strata will be encountered
The land secured is the most favorab bic
for oil production in this part of the
state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
Generals Regulations Protected by !
Publishing Their Reports.

London, May Ain the House of Lords
today the Earl of Portsmouth, Liberal
Unlonist, called attention to the publica-
ton Of Spionkop dispatches, which he
said had aroused depth and strength Of
feeling difficult to eXaggerate.
The secretary of state for war, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, i'll defending the
publication of the dispatches, said it was
the only course open to the government.
Proceeding, he quoted the Queens regu-
latlonS relating to the publication of such
documents and points out three cases in
the Afghan war in which censOrious dis
patches were published, adding that In
those cases other employment was found
for the generals.
Regarding Spionkop, the secretary
claimed the government might have pub
lished nothing but the fact that the bat
tie cost 1900 casualties, and if the pa
pers had been withheld the regulations
Of the generals would have been dam
aged more than by their publication.
Maxwell Met Beers and Returned.
Brabant's Camp, Tuesday, May l.
(By runner to Mafeking )-Brabant's di-
vision now occupies strong position on
Il range of hills on the Lady brand road,
about twenty miles from Wcpener. The
troops are confronted by a large force
of Beers who recently occupied Wepener
and who have now been located
IN the mountain known i'll the
Free State as Xwartlapberg. This
morning the borderers' horse, under Col.
Maxwell, came in contact with the Boer
outposts, but returned to camp after To-
eating the enemy. Later a group of 500
Beers were discovered marching past the
Beer position, but the British were I'M
able to tell whether they were friend or
enemy until they had disappeared in a
hollow few miles away, when they
proved to be a Boer commando.
Send Prisoners TO CeyIon.
Colombo. Ceylon, May At is expect
ed that a batch Of Boer prisoners will be
sent here. The imperial government has
approached the Ceylon authorities on the
subject and has asked them to suggest
Il good site for q camp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
BERRY BUDS NIPPED.
l. .rIy Varieties of Shortcake Fruit
Are Killed by Frost.

st. Joseph. Mich, May. 5.-Reports re-
ceived here to the effect that strawber-
ries in the lowlands in the southern sec
ton of the county were killed by the
frost have been confirmed.
Favored by the warm weather of the
last ten days, many of the leading early
varieties of Strawberries, about one
tenth of the total crop, were in full bios
som, and with an ice-making frost all
the buds were killed.
Growers on the lowlands say that if
their district escapes the frost during the
rest of the dangerous month of May, the
district will produce the largest crop of
berries in its history.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
GREAT QUESTION SETTLED.
Federal Judge az St. Paul Say Con-
stitution Extends Over Porto Rico.

St. Paul, Mimi, May 4.-Judge Loeb
rem, in the United States circuit court,
remanded Rafael Ortiz, the Porto Rican
back to Saltwater prison. In denying
Ortizs plea for liberty Judge Lochren
bases his chief objection on the fact that
the treaty of Paris "Opens for some
time, owing to the date Of its ratifica-
ton. In his decision Judge Lochren held
that by the cession of Porto Rico that
island became an integral part of the
United States, and that the federal con-
stitution thereupon eX propro vigore eX-
tended over the island and its people.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.

to fair, 2S@29c; Rurals, round white, $50
33c; Hebrons, common to choice, 25028c;
Peerless, poor to choice, 25@29c; Kings,
common TO choice, 25029c; early Ohios, EGO
2Sc: mixed red and white, 221l2Sc; white,
25@30c. New otatOes-Arrivals from the
South are not large. The stock is irregular
in size and quite dirty. 1t is moderate sale
and prices are steady. Louisiana, 2-3 bus
boxes. 75G90c; 1-bus boxes, 1.250l1.50 bar
rels, 300M5.00; Mobile Rose, bbls, small.
4.O004. 90 Bermuda per Dbl, No. i, 1000
500: No. 2, 5.00M6.00.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
Old German Wash List.

The old German housewife had a
strange way Of keeping track of the
clothes she gave out to be washed. 1t
was nothing less than a pictorial and per-
petual wash list. There was no posi-
bilitv of making such an error as to mis-
take the Authorization Sh. for shirts or
St. for stockings. She had pictures of
each article and simply wrote down the
number of each thing opposite its pie
ture with a piece of chalk, which was
erased when the thing was returned and
used again on the following week.
Cleveland Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08

London, May 4.-Lord Roberts reports
to the war office as follows, under date
of Bloemfonten, May 3:
I'VE occupied Brandfort today without
much opposition and without, | hope,
many casualties The first brigade of
mounted infantry covered the left flank
with the Fourteenth brigade of the Sew
enth division. and the right flank was
supported by the Fifteenth brigade. Pole
Carew's division advanced directly on
Brandfort. The Boer army, which was
under command Of Delarey, retired in
northeasterly direction
Beers Evacuare Thaba N'Chu
Thaba N'Chu, May 3.-The Beers have
lieved TO be still trekking, though one gun
has shelled the camp intermittingly.
Scouts report that some of the Beers re-
tired toward Wepener. They believe the
Beers evacuated the position during the
night. trekking northwardly in three di-
rectionS.
Gen. French left today Gen Rumble
is in command here II is expected thar
Gen. Brabant will effect junction at
any moment.
Important Advantages Gained.
London, May 4-News of the occupa-
ton of Brandfort was issued by the war
office at 10 o'clock this morning, confirm
ing Il dispatch previously received by the
Associated press. 1t is generally cOnSid-
cred the most important communication
received from the front since the capture
Of Gen. Cronje and the relief of Lady
smith. The fact that the position gives
the key to one of the main roads leading
to the Drakensberg passes which posi-
bly, may be the means of cooperation
with Gen. Butler later on, provides an
advance base of supplies, etc, and at
the same time menaceS the Beers now
southeast Of BlOemfOntein, is obviously
the reason for the Importance attached
by all hands to the intelligence
Roberts Advances Thirty.fi five Miles.
The Boer army, which was at Brand
fort, commanded by Gen. Delarey is pre-
sumably in Winburg, which will possibly
be the next immediatel objective of the
British Brandfort, thirtyiive miles near
er the Transvaal capital, is now Lord
Roberts Headquarters.
What particularly gratifieS the public
is the evidence that the army of Lord
Roberts i'll Free State mas recovered its
mobility and is again capable of under
taking the general advance, SO long re
tarded.
Next Battle at Winburg.
1t is hardly expected the Beers Will
make much of stand south Of kroonstadt,
if Lord Roberts succeeds in capturing
Winburg. thus interposing between the
main federal army and the Boer forces
in the neighborhood of Thaba N'Chu and
Houtnek. in which case the latter would
be forced 10 move far to the eastward,
in which direction their mobility would
probably enable them to reach the Beth
lehem and Harrismith line of safety. The
only opposition which the British en-
cOuntered at Brandfort seems to have
come from the Irish American command
The CentralBritish army is now in line
with the extreme left of BoshOf, under
Lord Methuen, and the extreme right at
Elandslaagte under Gen. Butler. SO that
the movements Of these wings in coop
Grafton with the main army, may shortly
be expected
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, May 5, 1900
EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.

MILWAUKEE, = Eggs = Market easy at
IOAc for new, cases included; 10Ac for new,
cases returned; 101ac for old, cases includ-
ed; dirties and seconds, 7@Sc The receipts
were ~ cases.
Butter-Market firmer. The receipts were
is, $50 lbs today against 10,51O yesterday.
The receipts the past week were ia, 730
against 120636 last week. The market has
been surprisingly firm the latter part OF the
week. owing to the advance in New York
and Chicago. The low price Of butter for
this season of the year has created a much
heavier consumption of creamery and dairy
stock, and causing an abandonment Of but
terine and renovated stock. thus hrmlng the
market up all along the line. The local de-
mand has only been fair but the shipping
demand the past week has been unusually
brisk many Of the Chicago dealers buying
freely here. 1t is expected that Elgin will
go a shade higher on Monday and the firm
ness will be maintained until such time
the creameries throughout the West begin
operations, which will not be long now.
Fancy prints, Zoe; fancy or extra creamery,
per lbs, 18@19c; frsts, Ice: seconds, 15c;
extra dairy, 15c: lines, 13614c: packing
stock, 10@11c; roll butter. 12@13c: whey
butter, 9@1Oc; imitation creamery, 15@l6c;
grease, 4@l6c. Fancy dairy prints, lie.
Cheese-Quiet. Tne receipts today were
IL 800 lbs against $3.50 yesterday. The re-
ceipts for the week were 81, 100 lbs
against 95,o75 lbs last, week, Full cream
flats, new, 9@91ac; New York, full cream,
126121hc; Young Americas, October 12H0l
13c; brick. fancy October make, 10@11c;
winter, 919@10c: inferior, 9@91&c; new
brick, 9091bc; limburger fancy, October
1O611014c: winter made, 9091ac; imported
Swiss, BIC; Block Swiss, domestic 100
121bc; No. / imitation loaf, 121a@13c;
Sapsago. 1902Oc: farmers 9M10c
-Butter-Firm; creameries, 141a
keys, 9d11c; chickens, 6@81ac.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
DRIVEN FROM FRANKFORT
Viewed in London as a Most I'm
portant British Achievement.
SMITHFIELD CAPTURED
Lord Roberts Controls Ono of the
Main Roads Leading to the
DrakensberG Passes.

Aliwal North, Cape Colony, May 4
Smithfeld was occupied yesterday by
Gen. Harris brigade. Out of the $50
Beers in the town twenty-five were cap
tured and the rest decamped.
Ladybrand was recently full of Boer
wounded, who have now been removed to
Ficksbury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
German-American Cahle

Berlin. May A dispatch from
Berkim island in the North sea says the
laying Of the German-American cable
was commenced there at II 30 this
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
Peasant Revolt OueIIed

Sofia, Bulgaria. May 4.-The peasant
rising at Rustchuk has been quelled by
the troops. The ringleaders have fed to
Roumania.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
SPIONkOP DISASTER.

trict entirely and concentrating their
whole strength in the north.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
SPORTING ITEMS.
@sss@eexae@@se,

"A great many reasons have been Civ
en- why the Western league changed its
name to the American league last fall,
but none Of these has hit the nail on the
head" says Ed. Grillo of Cincinnati 4
happened to learn, from good authority,
why this change was made, and it shows
again that the American league mag
mates are wideawake lot. For the past
four years the Western league made an
effort to have the Associated press car
~ it's full scores. The Associated press,
however, refused to do this, giving as a
reason that the Western league was a
sectional organization, as the name i'm
plies. Ban Johnson and his magnateS
got their heads together and resolved to
change the name of Western to Ameri-
can. When this was done the Associat-
ed press had to give in, for the props
were knocked from under their own ar
gument, as the name no longer implies
that the organization is sectional one
The fact that the Associated press car
rieS the full scores gives the league a
much higher standing than it formerly
had. Its games attract as much atten-
ton now among the baseball public as dc
the National league games.
The batting records Of a number of
National league stars are herewith given,
showing their averages each year in the
twelve-club league, their grand aver
ages and the number of years they
served. They are as follows:
Delehanty {s)-.312, $40, 400, .399, 1874,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGS-Receipts, cars; market steady;
light, 51005.25: mixed and medium
weights, 5.20@5.30; fair to good heavy, go
CATTLE-Receipts, none; firm; butch
or steers medium to good. 1850 to 1900 lbs,
4.60@500; fair to medium, $50 to 1850, 4 40
GI4.60; hefers, good to choice, 3.50G4.25:
cows, fair to good, 3.25@3.75; Gamers, 200
@2.60: bulls, common. 2.7503.25; choice, $50
td3.75; feeders, 800 to $50 lbs, 4.O0G4.5O;
Stockers SOC to 750 lbs, 3.S5C04.25: veal
calves, 4.00l55.50: mixers and springers,
comman, 2O.O0@2SO0 choice heavy cows,
SO. 0004S00.
SHEEP-Receipts, none: market steady
shorn 400d4. 70; bucks. 2.5O03.25 lambs,
shorn common to choice, 4.5OQ16.00.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle,
100; sheep, $500.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-08

The sash door and blind plants of
Oshkosh will operate all summer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-24
SWEETHEART GONE; TRIED TO DIE
Willie Manneschmidt Took Lauda-
Dnru to End His Life.

Willie Manneschmidt. young man
about twenty-three years OF aGe, reSld-
ing on Brook Road in Henrico county.
attempted TO end his own life shortly
after l. o'clock this morning by taking
an ounce OF laudanum The cause OF his
rash act it is alleged. is the refusal on
the part OF the parents of the young
mans sweetheart to consent TO their
marriage. The parents OF the girl sent
her away, and she sailed yesterday for
England This was done to prevent the
young people from coming in contact with
each other.
Before taking the poison he wrote the
following letter to his sister:
Richmond, Va. July %, 1900.
Dear Sister:
1T is very nearly u o'clock but I viii
write you a letter. l am going to be dead
in the morning, but | am going TO take
something that will end III all eter-
nifty. Please do not send for a doctor, tor
/ want to die. l have no pleasure. and 1
am sick and cannot get well. and I know
it; so please let me die as l am and don't
call a doctor. [ will close, wishing you
good luck.
''WILLIE MANNESCHMIDT
Up. S.-Please do not send tor a Doctor
The ambulance was called and DR.. w.
A. Gills responded After working quite
while on the poisoned man DR.. GflIs
succeeded in getting him out of danger,
and he was resting quietly at an early
hour this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-24
Death Of Frank Il. Tinsiey.

Mr.. Frank D. Tfnsiey, aged forty-seven
years, died very suddenly last night at
7:45 o'clock at the residence of his brother
fn-iaw. Mr. f. Everett Conrad, No. lVa
Lombardy Street.
Mr. TSns3ey arose yesterday morning and
went TO his work al the leather and shoe
establishment of Mr. Thomas a. Jacob
Nc. i South Thirteenth Street. He tad,
aloweyar. been complaining al day, and
STARTED for his home, 20. 105 Nor.h Plum
Street. about clock IN tho evening. In.
stead Of going there he went to the resi-
dence Of his brother-ln-law. where he be
came alarnllngly III and died before a Ghy-
Hiciaa could reach him.
NJ. TiasleS WAS horn ~ Henrico county,
sr;,t spent most Of as lie in his city lie
was for a number of years in the cigar and
tobacco business here. He was later en-
ployea as a salesman by T a Jacob. He
married Miss NoIle EsteEe Conrad, who
saiyiges him, with one daughter
Mrs. INilsisy and her daughter were not
here when Mr.. Ttns!ey's death occurred.
having gone 20 Greene county 10 visit Rev.
ny. "A s. Conrad. A telegram was sent 10
airs. T1nsiey last night announcing her
husbands death. The funeral arrange
men;s will not be made until she arrives
here.