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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

! American securities are a favorite
form of investment in the royal fam
lilies of Europe, and they take their
place with English investments. The
German Emperor has nearly three
quarters of million in American de-
benture bonds. The amount of his
English investments is not known, and
care is taken to hide their nature.
The Austrian royal family has invest
ments in Germany and in England.
The Gar has almost million in
British securities.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
ILLINOIS TOWN SUFFERS.
Fire at Gridley Destroys Thirty
Three BuiIdings-Loss. $4,000.


Peoria, ILL.,, May Mrs. p Cohen
at 80 Friday afternoon started a fire
IN the rear of her husbands store i'm
the little town of Gridley, 80 miles east
of here, and after guarding the blaze,
which was famed by a strong south
east wind, she was called into the store
A few minutes later the cry of fire was
raised, and when the Peoria fire de-
partment left there at midnight on
their return home two entire blocks
Settles butcher shop and spread with
lightning rapidity. The local fire de
partment was utterly unable to cope
with the flames, and when the destruc-
ton of the entire city was threatened
help was requested and sent from here.
Lack of water greatly hampered the
work of the Peoria firemen. Thirty
three buildings, all told, were de-
stroyed. The individual losses range
from 500 to S. 900. When the fire was
under control there was practically
nothing left of the business portion of
the town. The principal losers are
Robert Smith, saloon and restaurant,
$500; Gridley state bank, $4,000; Nc
Near q Son, hardware and implements,
$4,000; Christ Oberbach, shoes. S., 500;
George A. Franks, drugs, $4,000; How
ard Tarman, furniture, 81 500; William
Settle, butcher, $1,000. The total loss
is estimated at SIS, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Ninety miles an hour on the North
western fast mail from Chicago to st.
Taul was made by a train the other
morning. The train was heavy, and
" hen it arrived at Fairchild, Wis,
the engineer found he was seven min
utes behind schedule time. From
Fairchild to Augusta is nine miles;
the track is straight and the grade
perfectly level 1t is here that time
is often made, but it is said that no
such speed was ever made as that re-
corded by the operator at Augusta 1t
was found that the running time be-
tween Fairchild and Augusta was eX-
actly six minutes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Conger Welcomed Home.

Des Moines, Ia, May 2.-The spe-
oial train bearing United States Min
lister E. Ell. Conger and party arrived
in Des Moines at ten o'clock Wednes-
day night. An immense crowd of peo-
Pile was at the station to greet the
distinguished Iowan who had passed
through such trying scenes in the orr
emit. Maj. Conger and party were
quickly transferred from the train to-
a. carriage, amid the cheers of the
multitude, and escorted by a drum
corps Of veterans passed up Fourth
street from the railway station. and
at once went to the majors home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Congressrnau Crump Dead.

Bay City, Mich, May 2.-Congress-
man Rosseau E. Crump, representa-
tive from the Tenth congressionaldis-
trict, died at his home in West Bay
City early in the day from heart
trouble. He returned ten days ago
from the Baltimore hospital, where
he had been i'll for several months,
and has gradually failed since his ar
rival. Congressman Crump was
born in Monroe county, N. Y, in 1913.
He was elected to congress in 1895.
has served three terms, and was re-
elected last fall for the fourth time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in it's cura.
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

1t has been decided by the Taft
commission that civil employees in the
Philippines shall work no more than
six hours day, exclusive of Sundays
and holidays, and that the larger a
mans salary the longer shall be his
annual vacation. The vacations will
range from fifteen days to the man
who gets $500 to thirty-fve days to
the lucky fellow who is in receipt OF
over 81 500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

A Russian clergyman. whose church
is located at Woods Run, Pa, has
been making a census of his country
men in the United States and finds
that there are in all only about six
hundred. These, he explains, are real
Russians, and do not include many
thousands who, though speaking the
Russian language and belonging to
the Greek church, are merely of Slav-
ic blood in partial degree
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

The largest and oldest Sunday
school in the world is that at Stock
port, England. 1t has this year the
names of 1928 pupils on its books, of
whom 1874 are boys and 1,75t girls.
About this parent school are group
ed four other affiliated schools con-
tanning 1904 pupils. The school has
staff of 223 men and 216 women
teacharS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Thomas Burns and ]. pullman are
two of the highest salaried jockeys
in America Since the exodus to En-
gland of most of our best riders
Burns and Bullman are considered
many pounds superior in skill TO the
other boys. Consequently their SER
vices are in great demand. ". {.
Whitney has engaged Burns as first
Jockey for this season. The retaining
fee for the lad is $4,000, Bullman
will sport the colors of Richard Gro
ller and Senator P. III. McCarren. He
will receive the sum of $4,000 fer bis
services.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

The new French law as to the pro-
vision of seats for shop assistants
came into force on JAN l. All shops
:apd similar places where goods are
Offered for sale by female staff
must be provided in each room with
"a number Of seats equal to that of
the woman there employed. This
law differs from that which came
into force in Germany April 1. The
Waiter provides only for ''a sufficient
number" of seats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

In 1890 the export of butter amount
ed to 29,74S,042 pounds, valued at ST.
1S7, 4S9; they declined in 1895 to $685.
SIC pounds, valued at $685. 33; in
creased in 1897 to 31,345,22 pounds,
valued at $4,4o3, 1854, and again stead
lily declined to 1S,262,23 pounds in
1900. Exports of cheese, which in
1890 were 95,376,053 pounds, with a
value of 1851, 042, steadily declined
to &c. TIT .201
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

"See here" exclaimed Mr.. Popleigh, 81
don't propose to have that burglar alarm
in our bedroom. Well put it downstairs
in the hall"
''Nonsense!" replied his wife. "Then we
won't hear it when it goes off,
Neither will the baby. That's the main
point. "-Philadelphia Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Try Grain-O! TRY Grain-O!

age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as we'll 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 deli
cate stomach receives it without distress.
/ the price of coffee 15c. and 25cts per
package Sold by all grocers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Flames in Lumber Plant.

Sault Ste Marie, Mich, May l.
The large lumber manufacturing
plant of the Hall & Munson company
at Bay Mills was partly burned Tues
day morning. The entire town was
threatened and the fire departments
of the two Soos went there on a
special The loss will approximate
SIS 600: insured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Memorials to Gladstone will be nu-
merous in Great Britain. There is to
be a monumental statue in Edin-
burgh, his favorite constituency of
Nidlothian; a memorial library is
to be established in Hawarden, his
home, and movement for an elabor-
ate national memorial is now taking
shape. King Edward and Earl Spen-
Ger are actively interested in the hast
mentioned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Fierce Battle Reported.

Berlin, May "a dispatch from Pc
king dated May / to the Kolnische'
Zeitung says that bloody battle has
occurred between the Russians and
Chinese near Mukden. The Russians
lost so in killed and wounded Four
Russian officers were killed and
among the wounded was Gen. Ter
nit ski
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Remey Reaches Melbourne.

Washington, May Admiral Remey,
on board his flagship Brooklyn, has
arrived at Melbourne. He will rep
resent the United States government
at the opening of the first session of
the Australian parliament.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Ri- Timber Deal.

Milwaukee, May "A special to
the Sentinel from Marinette, Wis,
saws: Francis Beidler, of Chicago,
has closed deal for the purchase
of this seasons cut of pine and hem
lock lumber from the Ludington,
Wells & Van Schaick company. The
cut is estimated at 100000 feet, the
largest sale of the season.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Ex-Goy. Francis Honored

ST. Louis, May 3.-The board of di-
rectors of the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position company held it's first meet
ing Thursday and organized for bust
ness. Ex-Gov David r. Francis was
unanimously elected president Of the
board amid great enthusiasm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Judge Lambert Tree, of Chicago,
who is a native of Washington, says
that in days preceding the war prom
inent statesmen in Washington took
hand in penning editorials of the
papers in that city, Daniel Webster
and Henry Clay not infrequently us
ing this method of influencing public
ODiniOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

At The northern limit Of Dwight,
Ill, en- the McNVilliams farm there was
recently cut down an old elm tree
which owed it's existence to the pres
ent king of England. 1t was parked
and killed by relic hunters, because
the hand of royalty had placed it
there.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
High school Burned.

Oshkosh, Wis, May 3.-The high
school building, four story brick
was totally destroyed by
fire about six o'clock in the morn
ing. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $16,-
900. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. Three hundred students are
out of school.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE

Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
y. Y, for a FREE sample of Aliens Foot
cures chilblains, sweating, damp. swollen
aching feet 1t makes New or tight shoes
easy. A certain cure for Corns aid Bun
ions All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Population of London.

London, May 4.-The population Of
London, including the city of London
and % metropolitan boroughs, the
whole forming what is termed the adj
ministrative county of London, is now
4536,034. This is an increase of 308, TIT
since the last census in 1891.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
The ndemnity Question.

Picking, May 2.-The report Of the.
indemnity committee of foreign min
listers named 1878 100000 as the in
demnity China is to pay as a result
of the Boxer uprising. America and
England are opposed to the amount.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Wichita, Kan, May 4.-Reports
from Kansas county clerks show that
Kansas has 100000 acres of school
land which may be bought at s1.25
an acre. 1t lies mostly in western
Kansas, but much of it is as good as
the land in the Kiowa country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
seat Sells for $4,000.

New York, May 3.-The sale of
seat is recorded on the New York
stock exchange for $4,000, compared
with the previous highest authentic
record OF $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

Your neighbors abuse you for one of these
two things: you are silly about sending
for doctor every time the baby sneezes,
or you don't send soon enough. because YOU
are too misery Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Some Of the Losses.
A partial estimate of the loss
sustained are as follows:


sustained are as follows:
Cleveland Manufa curing company, s25,-
600; Commercial bank, $50, 900; First ma
tional bank, SIS, 600; Hubbards block, $780,
600; Industrial Savings and Trust COM
pany, $1,000; Windsor hotel and annex,
$50, 900; ST. James hotel, $4,000; Hotel
Placide SIS, 600; Mohawk block, $50 900;
Gardner building, 5000, 900; Kohn Furchgott
building, S25,000 Seminole club SIS 600;
Elks' club, S35,000; opera house, $4,000;
Herkimer block. $4,000; Palmetto block,
1000; H. & w B. Drew. SIS, COO: Hotel
Richelieu, $1,000; Ely block, $4,000; GiIkes
building. s25, 900; Nedeman block, $50. 900;
United States hotel, $25, 900; Albemarle
house, $1,000; Christie, Grower & Co.,
drugs, 100000; McMurray livery stable,
$4,000; New York steam laundry, $4,000;
R. D. Knight & Co., 0,OOO; S. H. Kress &
Co., $4,000; A. B. Campbell Co. $40, 900;
Heff1ey Bros, drugs, $4,000; Gable Piano
company, $1,000; Auditorium and skating
rink, $4,000; c. c. Belts, drugs, SIS, 600;
Law exchange, $1,000; police station
(renteG), $1,000; Greenleaf & Crosby $780,
600; Merchants national bank, $4,000;
Florida Hardware company, $1,000; East
Florida Printing company, $40, 900; Ritz
woller Shoe company, $1,000; BeIvedere
saloon, $25, 600; ST. John hotel, S., 900; Smith
building, $4,000; Barton block, IS. 900; ST.
Mary's orphanage, $50, GOO; Church of the
Immaculate Conception, parsonage, and
st. Josephs convent, $4,000; Goodman
institute (coIored scEIooD, $4,000; First
Baptist church, $40, 000; ST. John Episcopal
church, $4,000; McTyre Memorial church
IN. Ed, So, 900; w. S. Wares residence,
800, 900; Senator Taliaferro's home, s1O,-
600; J. r. PARROTS residence, $35, 600; Mr.
bees residence, $4,000; Judge w. B. Owens
residence, SIS, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

First Impressions Mamma Ito Bobby
who has never seen young lambs -"Well
Bobby, what do you think of them?" Bob
by like the funny way they BARK
Punch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago-Mrs Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb. II, 1900
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

You cannot be cheerful if you have dys
pepsia. You won't have dyspepsia if yor
chew Whites "Yucatan"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

1t remained for Love to laugh at lock
smith and still keep straight face in the
presence of a minister assisting" at wed
ding.-Detroit Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

did you ever visit lunatic asylum"
mo. But once spent Sunday at house
party where every body talked golf
Topics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08

MAUD never wears rubbers." "Why
not?" ''She'd rather say she couldn't get
a pair small enough to fit her" cleveland
Plain Dealer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-08
Is A MASS OF RUINS.
Fire Almost Completely Destroys
City of Jacksonville, Fla.
About 1900 Buildings Burned with
Loss Estimated at $15,OOO,OOO-
Flames Wipe Out Business
Portion of Gridley, I'll.

Jacksonville, Fla, May 4-The most
disastrous fire in the history of this
city began Friday shortly after noon
in small factory from a defective
wire. according to the best belief, and
burned for nearly ten hours. In that
time property damage estimated at
SIS, 100000 was caused and from TO-
900 to $4,000 people were made home
less. According to the city map 100
blocks were burned, many of them in
the heart of the business and resi-
dence section. The estimate of
houses to the block is ten, hence
1900 of them went up in smoke.
Many of the finest public and private
buildings were destroyed, including
hotels, theaters, churches, and resi-
dences. The casualties cannot be ac
curately estimated. That there were
several seems to be we'll authenticate
ed. Six lives are reported lost.
Among them was that of the fire
chief, who sustained bad fall. The
mayor Immediately ordered all sa-
looms closed, and has impressed help
to clear the wreckage.
Cause of the Fire.
The fire was the result Of bit of in
nocent looking wire accidentally get
ting into the shredding machine of the
American Fiber company Friday at
the corner of Davis and Union streets.
The fire started between the hours of
IL and one o'clock IN the afternoon,
and owing to this fact the loss of life
will be comparatively small. The fiber
factory was a wooden shell, full of in
fiammable material, and in few mo-
ments was mass of flames. The wind,
which was already blowing strong
from the southwest, seemed to be pos
sessed with a sudden fury and soon
was carrying destructive embers all
through the city, the fairest portion of
which lay right in the course of the
wind.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-17

control over cotton seed meal that is to
be used as fertilizer without putting 1t
in the fertilizer class.
/ can not see that this action of the
board IS against the small mill. for am
told, as rule, the small mills are ex-
empt from the charge of adulterating
their meal with hulis. Therefore this law
Helps the honest mill by compelling the
dishonest mill to put on the market a
better grade of meal than it has hereto
core. Again. the large mill that puts it's
meal in fertilizer has to pay lax on
the meal as fertilizer so it gets 70
advantage ovsf the small mill from that
standpoint, neither does ii when it offers
meal as a food product consider the
measure a protection to every person
who buys cotton seed meal, therefore q
benefit instead of an injustice to- The
farmer
While this is written in defence CT the
action of the Board Of Agriculture, it Is
also written in the interest Of the farm
ers who buy cotton seed meal This wIi-
ter belongs to that class therefore ar,
proves the action Of the board in that
Particular.
No doubt each member of the board ap-
preciates and feels the responsibility of
his position resting upon him, as q SER
want of the farmers looking out for their
interests, and in view of this RESPONSE
bility,s discussed the advisablity Of levy
ing this tax on cotton seed meal from
every standpoint and found that the best
interests of the farmers demanded the
action taken. Not only do / think The
members of the board justiliaEle, but
had they done otherwise with the infor-
nation they had before them | think they
would have been derelict in their duty
In only one thing do I differ from them
and they possibly had information on
that point that have not. | sloul1 have
placed higher standard for cuttCn seed
meal, to-wit: SO per cent ammonia.
Rave heard owners OF mills say their meal
would analyZe over per cent Within
the past few months have had sample
of meal to analyZe over 9 per cent. 1t
seems to me there is too wide Il range
from s per cent to 8 per cent anu af-
fords an opportunity for a filler in The
shape of hulls to be used. I am sure
however, if the department discovers that
mills are taking advantage of this. thai
the standard VIII be raised at some sub
sequent meeting of the board.
The apparent difference between the at
titude of Mr.. Mclean and myse.t. ward
the board, is caused from the different
point of view that we occupy. lie views
their action from the standpoint of tax
ing the farmer, while l see it from that
OF protesting the farmer, which in my
opinion @outweighs the tax theory.
If the board finds that it is raising I'M
rcpacSarv rayanue on account III adding
cotton seei meal to The list of taxabes
1t will be an easy matter to reduce the
tonnage rax on all classes OF fertilizers
and fertilizer materials and in hat way
reduce the surplus
I. b. PARKER.
Hillsboro, N. c., Dec 16, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-17
DEFENDS BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
DR.. I. B. Parker Of Hillsboro Replies to Mr.
Hector Mclean.

To the Editor: In your issue of the
18th appears letter from Hon. Hector
Mclean expressing his disappros,l of
the action of the Board of Agriculture in
putting tax of 20 cents a ton on cotton
seed neal. This letter is written in
reply to his, not In a spirit of contro-
versy, but from a different point of view.
Mr.. Mclean stated that the board dis
claimed putting the tax On cotton seed
meal to raise revenue; but that it (cot-
ton seed meaD may be properly analysed.
II the action of the boari had been only
for the purpose of raising revenue, l
should be with Mr.. Mclean in opposing
their action. But it was for different
purpose. Not only was it to have the
meal properly analysed, which could be
done by the State chemist as Mr.. Nc
Lean states, but 1t was done to put it un-
der the same control and regulations as
other fertilizers and to give the Com
missioner of Agriculture the power to re-
quire 1t to come up to the fixed stand
ard
Before this action of the Board of Agri-
culture there had been no standard
fixed for cotton seed meal consequently
meal of any grade could be put on the
market and sold with impunity for as
there was no fixed standard there could
be no penalty for selling low grade
meal, nor meal adulterated with hulls.
have heard men who were interested in
cotton oil mills say that special rachin-
cry for grinding hulls so as to mix with
meal IS made and that many mills, es-
pecially among the larger mills who sup
Ply the trade with meal, are using such
machinery know from observation that
some samples of cotton seed meal have
a larger admixture of hulls than others
have.
| have also been told that cotton seed
meal has been sold that analysed as
low as, and possibly lower than per cent
ammonia. At the standard fixed by the
Board Of Agriculture, ger cent am
monia, mixture of 1900 pounds o. meal
and 500 pounds of hulls would analyze
q Per cent ammonia, and could have been
sold on he market as cotton seed meal
ard at the price that q good quality of
meal should sell for. 1t was to prevent
such imposition as this that the board
took the action they did. I douo. if the
beard would have the right to exercise
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-17

10 reach any of these points the service
OF the Seaboard Air Line Railway ''Capi-
tai City Route" will be found the best
and most attractive. In addition 10 the
superior service now operated, Cafe Cars
were placed in service on the Hamlet
and Atlanta and Hamlet, Jacksonville
lines December 1st. Following this the
Florida and Metropolitan Limited VIII
be inaugurated about January 10. 1862,
with sumptuoous apartments AMI superb
equipment, including dining and CLUB cars.
See that your Winter Tourist Tickets
read via the Florida and West India
Short Line, Seaboard Air Line Railway
For further particulars regarding Gates,
schedules, sleeping car reservations, CT
pamphlets of winter resorts, address,
c. H. GATTIS, C. p. & T. A.,
Raleigh, n. c.
H. S. Lizard, 7. P. A.
Raleigh, N. c.