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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
EPIDEMIC is FEARED.
Case Of Black Diphtheria Break s
Out in Family or Menasha
Milkman.

Menasha, Wis, March 31.--[Spe-
cial. 1.-The people of the city have been
thrown into considerable excitement by
the discovery of Il case Of black diphthe-
ria in their midst. Freda Weaver, the
12-yearold daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Weaver, died Thursday night. The
death was reported 10 the city physician
and he pronounced the cause of death
black diphtheria in the most malignant
form.
The parents had been in total ignorance
of the seriousness of the disease. There
are two ether cases in the family. y
strict quarantine has been established.
What makes matters more alarming is
that Weaver is 4 milk dealer and has a
route among the most prominent people
of the city. An epidemic of the dread
disease is feared
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
UNLEA SHED.

Oh stream that flows from frozen fastnesS,
With siIver-shining span rejecting
The far skies reach, the mountains vast
ness.
The boulders grim thy way detecting:
That thrill Of life which sets thee moving,
Which looses thee from winters shrining,
rThrobs through my beipg-life is loving
And loye-like thee-knows no combining.
On, summer night, whose velvet fingers
EntWine the world with pulSing flowers,
Thou canSt not still the fire that fingers
In human hearts from sun-scorched hours.
Above the earth and through it, thr0nSlng,
Sweeps life awning, life warm, enthralllnS
Oh, life is love. and love is longlnS,
AMI love. like thee-knoWS no recalilhS:
May Wilkinson Mount i'll Frank Leslie
Popular Monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
Bandaged the Pillar.

A comedian in a Paris theater recently
made a great hit out of a painful Incl
dent, relates Golfers Weekly. While
INDUCING in bit of horseplay on the
stage he struck his head accidentally
against enc of the pillars of the scene
upon the stage. The thuG caused f1ut-
ter of sympathy to pass through the au-
dience.
mo great harm done,' said the come
dian. Just hand me a napkin, a glass
of water and a salt cellar"
These were brought, and he sat down,
folded the napkin in the form of a band
age, dipped it in tine glass and emptied
the salt cellar on the wet part.
Having thus prepared compress ac-
cording to prescription, and when every
one expected he would apply it to his
forehead. he gravely rose and tied it
round the pillar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
RULLHEADS DISAPPEAR.
Beaver Dam People Are Puzzled
Over the Absence Of
the Fish.

Beaver Dam, Wis, March 31.--[Spe-
Ella. 1--For years Beaver Dam has OeeIi
the scene of remarkable catches of bull
heads during the winter months, and the
papers all over the country have COM
mented on the phenomenon, many people
being inclined to believe that it was
more in the nature of a fish story" than
n fact However, the past winter has
been rema rkable here owing to the fact
that not a bullhead has been dished out
of the small lake here, and people are at
a loss to account for the change Of af-
fairs.
Every winter the farmers hereabouts
have been able to scoop the bullheadS out
of the lake by the bushel and carry away
wagonloads at a time. 1t has been q
common occurrence to see Il dozen farm
ers cart away wagonloads CT these fish
in one night and people wondered at
the unlimited quantity. It seemed that
as fast as the farmers dished out the
bullheads there were just as many left
in the lake. Local merchants took the
matter up and made a regular business
of catching them and shipping to eastern
markets. The past winter, however,
there have been no catches and the far
mers have been unable to get them to
feed to their hogs.
A number of people attribute the dis
appearance of the bullheads this season
to the fact that the cold has not been
SO severe this winter, claiming that the
lake has not been frozen to such an ex-
tent as to prevent the fish from getting
to air holes. Then, too it is claimed that
the springs have not been opened to allow
the bullheads to pass through to the lake.
At any rate no one believes that the bull
heads have been fshed out and the peo-
pie here expect to make up next winter
for lost time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
Would be a Great Pleasure.

''Private" John Allen Of Mississippi has
deservedly acquired and brilliantly sus-
tanned the reputation of being the wit
of the House, says the st. Louis Repub-
lie. While on especially good terms with
himself some nights ago he told this little
tale in Il very sad tone of voice:
when you speak about your dead
members" he said, sit reminds me of a
speech [ made once against the extrava-
gance of congressional funerals That
speech went down to Mississippi, and
when I got back there an old friend Of
mine came up to me and said john
old fellow, we read what you had to say
about them congressional funerals, and
your constituents endorse every word of
it. By CAD, you just tell them up there
in Washington that if you die you dom
.Isk them to bury you; you've got lots of
friends down here who'll take pleasure il
doing it , -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
Dewey on Deck.

A brewing house in the West has pat
ented brand-new deck of playing cards
which does away with kings, queens and
jacks of the old familiar style, employ
ing in their stead heroes of the army and
navy. Admiral Dewey is the king of
hearts, Rear-Admiral Sampson is the
king of spades, Columbia is queen Of dia-
monds and Miles and Merritt jointly are
the jack Of clubs, ETC. Dewey carries an
anchor in each hand, Sampson a sword
and Columbia liberty pole and cap.
attra ctive to Union lovers.-New York
Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
MILWAUKEE, LIVESTOCK MARKET.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILW EE-FlOur-Steady. Wheat :
Firm: No. spring, on track, 67c; No. L
Northern. on track. 671ac Corn-Firm; No.
8 on track, 3S14c Oats-Firm; No 2 white,
on track pic; No. 3 white. on track, 26A01
2se BareyFg s9a No. on frack 4 So
1 on track, 571ac. Provisions-Lower; pork.
1850: lard, $40.
bakers, 2.7O@2. so and 2.95Q3. 10 for rye:
Milstufs are firm and quoted at 1912
for bran, 1900 for standard middlings, and
400 for Milwaukee -four middllnss. ec.>
661Ac; May. 664c; July, 67A@677sc; Septem-
Der. 6sk@6S14c. Corn-March 374c: May.
3s5Ss@ssNc; July, 39ss@5ss914c; September asf
May. 24%c; July, 23N@24c Pork-Mareh,
1855: May, 1880; July, 12;22h; Lard
March, 632!h May, 6;371A; July. SO; Sep
G57A; July, 6.471a; September, 6.50d6 521@.
Flax-Cash Northwest. 1.55: Southwest,
t.55; May, 1.55; September, LII; October,
cash sh. ' 71ha7sc; May, 7oHc; July 6e7sda
G6Ac: No 2 hard, 6514t06612c. Corn-NO 2
cash s7@sse Nay Nay S7sc !gly 5SE x 9 0afs
25slc; No. 2 white, 28A@2s1ac. Rye-56c
Flaxseed-1.62. -4.55@4.57h. Spelter
hard. 67hc; No. / Northern. G6c; No. :
Northern, 6312c; No. 3, oOAc; No. l hard
to arrive, s7ae; No e ] Northern to arrive
MINNEAPOLIS Close health store,
No. 1 Northern, March, 651sc; May, 64190o
645sc; July. 66BeI September, 65c; on track,
No. 1 hard, 66he.;. No. 1 Northern, 651sc;
II Observation-Disclosures Steady; closing :Ne
Corn Strong, closing 1a@7sd higher; May
NEW YoRK-Ciose--wh eat-May, 1890;
July 737sc; September, 74c. Corn-May,
ST. LoHfis-eattleeo Receipts, 300; steady;
and lights. 5i505. 80; packers, 5.200D5: 30:
butchers, 5.30GJ.45. Sheep-Receipts, 400;
SOUTH oMAHA-Cattle- Receipts, 500;
steady. Hogs Receipts 1000: market Doc
lower; heavy, ). 1OGl5. 20; mixed. 5.1OQ5: 121A
light. 50Od5. 121a; pigs. 4.50Q5.0O; bulk Of
sales. 5.1O@5 1212. Sheep-Receipts, none:
market Arm.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Rec 100;
unchanged. Hogs-Receipts. 5000: steady:
bulk of sales $1,000 Is: heavy, 5.071a15 %;
mixed 4.9T1aGq5. Is: lights, 49Oa5.10; pigs.
.25@6. 05. Sheep-Receipts, 500; strong.
Dropsy treated free by DR.. Ell. Fl.
Green's Sons Of Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their ad. in another column Of this paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
Prepared for Emergencies.

The German Emperor is probably the
only European monarch who carries a re-
vOlver Firmly convinced that he is go
ing to die by the bullet of an anarchist
this fate having been prophesied to him
long ago-he is determined to fight for
his life, if necessary, and, accordingly.
is never without his revolver. He is ex-
tremely skillful in the use of the weapon,
and his jaeger, or body servant, every
morning makes sure that it is in perfect
order.-New York Telegram.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03

ceived some antecedent action in his sub
iect. immediately preceding that which
is portrayed The Field of Art, y
in Scrihupr'S
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03

Oshkosh, Wis, March 31.--[Special. ]
A young man named Anton Marheime
was arrested this morning charged with
chasing his wife with a shotgun and at
tempting to do her great bodily harm.
His wife has begun action for a divorce.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03
MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, March 81, 1900.
EGG AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.


MILWAUKEE-Egg Market firm at
1O1hc for strictly fresh; drties and seconds,
7@8c. The receipts were 434 cases.
Butter-Market weaker. The receipts were
49, $50 lbs today against 14,215 yesterday.
Fancy prints. 24c; fancy or extra creamery,
per ID, 23c; frsts, zoe; seconds, 18c;
extra dairy; 15@16c; lines. 17@1Sc; packing
butter, S(610c; imitation creamery, 186G20c;
grease, 4@6c. Fancy dairy prints are in
the market here and sell at 20@22c. The
receipts of butter this week were 1851 lbs
against 87.314 last week. Fancy prints
were offered on the board at 23c, but no
sales. Extras were offered at 2212c and 22c
bid. Bids of 18c were made for roll. Later
sales of extras were made at 2212c on basis
Of 81 The feeling is for an easier market
and decline of 1@11ac is looked for Mon
day. The demand is only fair dealers
are expecting lower market and prices
must naturally decline. There is only fair
shipping demand.
Cheese-Qulet. The receipts today were
1910 lbs against 1910 yesterday. Full
full cream, 12@12lLc: Young Americas. 12h
winter, 91I@1oc; inferior. 9G9ikc; linn
burger, fancy, 1O%@1113c; imported Swiss,
24c; Block Swiss. domestic 12k@l312ct ;se no:
far rela!.01 i1 ta There were 2,24S lbs
received this week against "a 645 last week.
The market is dull as fresh goods will soon
be 4ered and dealers are Wa nodng o
19@221Ac; daires, 16@22c. Eggs-Fresh,
1O15c. Dressed Poultry-Firm; turkeys, Sh
m12c: chickens 91ac.
NEW YORK Butter Receipts, o1a $50
pkgs: weak; Western creamery, 20024c
factory, 171z@191ac. Cheese-Receipts, $50
pkgs: quiet; fancy large, white, 12A013c
fancy large. colored. 1915; fancy small
white, 13d13Ac; fancy small, colored. 1910
1870. Eggs-Receipts, 1878 pkgs; firm
Western at mark, 12c; Southern at mark, IL
012c. Sugar-Raw firm; refined dull. COT
fec--Quiet: No. Rio, 7Ac
MILWAUKEE, LIVESTOCK MARKET.
HOGS-Receipts, none; market steady;
light. 51O05. 30; mixed and medium
weights. s. 15@5.3 80; fair to good heavy, 5.2O
as. So; fancy selected hogs, 5.35@5.40.
CATTLE-ReceiptS, none; steady; butch
er steers medium to good, 1850 to 1900 TBS,
5000. So; fair to medium, $50 to 1850, 400
@450: heifers, good to choice 3.50@4.2 90
cows, fair to good, 3.OO@3.5O: Gamers, 2.2j
az. 50: Dulis, common, 2.750l3.25 choice, 3-25
M375: feeders, 500 10 $50 lbs. 3.75@}4 %
stockcrs 500 to $50 lbs, 3.50@I4.00; veal
calves, 400@5.0O; mixers and springers
dull common. 2O.00d2S.00; choice heavy
cows. 39.00043OO.
SHEEP Receipts none none; o. market steady,
mon TO choice 5.O0@600.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, $4,000: cattle,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-04-03

Dropsy treated free by DR.. Ell. III.
Green's Sons Of Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their ad.. in another column Of this paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18

Mr.. Dohrmann, president of the Mer-
chants Association. absolutely de-
cline to give out anything at this time. =
Drs. Buckley, Bazet and Baum were
as reticent as DIR. Williamson. If the
plague is raging in Chinatown the
board of health has protited by past ex-
sperience and is acting With the Mer-
chants Association to keep the matter
.hushed up.
Mr.. Dohrmann, president of the Mer-
chants Association, was as reticent as
DIR Williamson. All the newspapers
have taken the position that it viii be
the best policy to remain silent as To
the alleged presence of the plague.
fearing that the publication would
cause "a business panic The first in
formation of the suspected presence of
the plague came from an enploye of
the city health office
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
ence to the powers of the interstate
commerce commission that they are
more limited than was intended, by the
trainers OF the, Interstate commerce
BELFoRDIDEsERrs BRYAN!
Western silver Rcpu blicans are ltc'
turning to the Fold.

Western silver Republicans are lee.
turning to the Fold.
Washington. May lS.-Ex- Congress-
man Belford. OF Colorado-sRed Head
ed Jim Belford,' he was called when
he was in the house-has declared him
self for the next campaign. Belford
went with Teller in 1896. He was very
prominent in that campaign. being
sent into the east to make silver
speeches. Yesterday he said:
II am not going to support Bryan
this time. am going TO vote for Me-
Xinley II the Lord let's me live to do
So"
And then Mr., Bedford told why he
was out with the democrats. He said
he did not like the influence which
corporations and capital had with the
republican party, but he recognized
that 1t was the party which accomp-
lished things and under which the
lcountry advanced. His experience had
satisfied him that there was no use
putting dependence upon the democrats
to do anything. Therefore until the
ideal party, with no drawbacks, came
into existence he preferred TO be identi-
fled With the republicans. The demo-
cratic party could oppose, argued Mr.
Bedford. and sometimes 1t was right In
its opposition. but II never could do
anything and often interfered with the
good that the republican party was
doing. 1t was a party without ffxed
principles. 1t was not to be trusted.
I 1t was insincere with allies. II was In.
capable Of performing any great work.
Mr.. Belford confirmed what has been
coming thru many channels from the
Rocky mountain country, that most of
the republicans there who Went Off on
the silver issue are returning TO their
old allegiance. satisfied that II they
cannot have all they want the country
is far better of with the republican
party in power than It would be with
the democrats in control. People, phil
|osophized Iir. Bedford, in looking about
for truth, caught some idea which
greatly attached them for he time. AZ
tel. While they began to realize that
| il was not the whole truth, and the
truth was a matter of evolution. Silver
republicans We're coming to the conclu-
sion that the wholestru,h could never
be expected to come out of the demo-
cratic party. and that 1t was waste
Isof time to try to work 1t out thru that
organization.
And that" said Mr.. Belford, lis why
I am not going TO support Bryan this
time. but am going to vote for Mckin-
ley, if the Lord lets me live to do so.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
SURVEYING THE CANAL ROUTE.
Work Being Done in Most systc.
Vis.N la n No

Work Being Done in Most systc.
matte Manner.
Managua. Nicaragua, April 2O.The
engineers Of the 1sthmian canal COM
mission in Nicaragua. who are making
a survey of the proposed Nicaragua
canal route. have, with their assistants,
formed into two parties Of about forty
men each, and are taking soundlngs at
the Pacific terminal at Brito and at La
Flora, on the west side OF Lake Nicara-
qua,
The members Of the photographic
party are still noting the flow OF the
rivers the rise and flow of the rivers
and lakes, the evaporation ana In.
rainfall. The entire survey, which Is
being conducted in most thorough
manner, will soon he completed.
The minister Of foreign relations has
presented TO Mr.. William L. Merry. the
United States minister to Nicaragua. a
handsome walking stick. having head
and bands of NICARAGUA gold, valued al
\ $500. 1t is understood that the presen-
tation was of an official character.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION,
Report Made TO Cong ess ~ lcscs Dis
criminntton in Favor OF Large Ship

+ Il { II
pcrs.
Washington, May 1s-The Industrial
commission has made a preliminary re-
port 70 congress on the subject of
transportation. The commission states
that owing 70 the incompleteness OF
It's inquiry the commission is not pre-
Dared a presen, 10 make recommenda-
Ions 70 congress, OF, Ia the state legis-
laf,sres. but contemplates The making
OF such recommendations hereafter,
The report made yesterday covered
Sd pages Of printed matter, the larger
part Of which is the testimony that has
beer taken on the subject of4transpor-
commission say:
While a detailed and specific state
Inlent as TO the conditions OF labor and
Etrattic has not usually been sought,
many general statements as to thes Z
conditions have been Obtained, and AL
| tho there IL, of course not little diff
lference Of opinion conclusions as TO
isfae emerge With e.@arne.ss from The
testimony Naturally there is even
| greater difference OF Judgment az to
needed legislation; but here again II is;
/ possible TO gather some fair conclu-
| sions concerning the preponderance Of
I3opinion among those most Interested
as TO some of the important problems
now before the people
ON the question of determinations
1 between individuals the report saws
! that the general consensus of opinion
/ among witnesses is that the railways
lstill make them and perhaps to as
4 great an extent as ever before They
Ealso say that the evidence is clear that
1.-the great terminal elevators in Chicago
land to a less extent in other grain mar
4 kets are owned by comparatively few
4 persons. that the owners of the public
4 elevators also control great private ele-
1 Nators: that they themselves buy a
large proportion Of the grain which
comes into elevators and that the bust
I mess of handling grain on commission
/ has been very greatly reduced by this
Ipractice. Ii also Is claimed that these
linen own most of the country eleva-
tors The commission concludes on
4 this point:
In view of the quite general ac-
acknowledgement among railway mer
that discrimination in favor Of large
shippers is still conspicuous, there
seems to be considerable propabilit,
that the claim that these large eIeva
A tors receive favors from the railways ir
one way or another has some basis"
On the question OF grain rates and
flour shipments, 1t is stated that the
"evidcnce eems conclusive that the ef
feet Of discrimination has already beer
disastrous to our milling interests, and
that probably even with the difference
lin rates reduced az already shown, II
Will continue to be Injurious"
Other questions discussed are:
Discrimination between places, pool.
1 ing, freight classification. railway con.
solicitation and capitalization. govern.
ment ownership, taxation, wages, labor
organizations. etc.
The conclusion ID reached with refer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
a Mo,her'. Joyful surprise.

Washington. May 1s.-Harry Neal,
son Of Mrs. Minnie Judson, Of Washing
ion foughtin the Philippines asa sailor
i'll the Asiatic squadron when Dewey
took Manila bay. No letter had come
from him for more than year and The
mother mourned him as dead. One Of
the unidentified dead brought from Ma
Mia and buried atArlinston a year ago
she recognized. from the description, as
her son, She performed the last mourn
ful. loving duties and shed mothery
tears al the interment "Wednesday
Neal returned. He had put off writing
from time to time, aud his period of en-
listment being about to expire, he deter
mined to surprise his mother. He sue
ceeded beyond his most sanguine ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
RUSSIA CARRIES HER POINT.
secures the coveted strip of Land
Bordering Mnsnmpo.

Yokohama, May 5.--(Via Victoria, b.
G., May 1S)-Affairs in China are in a
state of extraordinary quiescence, while
forebodings Of coming storm are in
the air. Russia has gained Its point in
Korea in the shape. OF large tract OF
land bordering on the magnificent har.
Dor of Masampo.
Much chagrin is felt by the japanese
and it is everywhere surmised that the
day Of reckoning can not be long de-
laysd.
The United States transport Thomas
arrived Unexpectedly from Manila on
Saturday last. Returning officers and
men Of the army disagree with the OPP
timistic views of the Philippine situa-
ton lately held by the press and the
public. Everything semes to point to
a long and devastating guerrilla war
fare, and althogether the outlook is not
reassurins. Much will depend upon the
new commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-18
senrch Tor a stnmp rnctory

Muncle. Ind. MAY lS.--t9ne Of the gov
eminent detectires who lave been here
working the Muncie end Of th, cuban
postotfice eiilbezzl@in@it cases mace the.
statement that the real steal has been.
the sale or eountsrfeit stamps which, 1t
is alleged have l,esn printed IN this city
II IS asserted that almost s9,00D.obJ
worth Of bogus stamps have been print
ed in Muncie and aent for distribution to
Cuban restoffices. The sys lem Mas 10
distribute these stamps IN numbers that
would rot cause suspieioa TO officers
Who furnished the regular consign-
ments.
When Ross cowan, president Of tie
Nicely Printing Company, vas told the
story this afternoon. he did not seem
especially concerned, buI said. f.Ynu
may say that ii there's any story afloat
that the Nelly Printing Company eva,
turned out cuban stamps her for the
postal OF any other service. i is false.
We haze neither printed stamps slegiti-
mately or illegitimately We8have hae!
some government contract work. II has
heen nasfis III The form Of printed
blanks This work has been conducted
for the past eighteen months. since
Nicely took Office and MY books will
sfio@ that it lai rot exceeded 10000
while the printed stories are that 1t MIL
reach $4,000.
'.Dosyo,i suppose that The governments
officials Who have oyeriiauled my place
from the Gay Of the$ arrest Of Nicely
would not have found some evidence II
the gigantic stamp factory you speak al
was located here?''