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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
PRESIDENT ABANDONS TRIP.
Serious Illness OF Mrs. Mckinley
HaIts the Party at San Francisco-
All engagements Cancelled.

San Francisco, May 16.-Owing to
the very serious character of Mrs.
McKinley's illness the president
Wednesday morning definitely decid-
cd to abandon his contemplated
northwestern tour and to return to
Washington direct as soon as Mrs.
Mckinley is able to stand the jour
ney. The gravity of Mrs. McKinley's
condition has been known to the mem
bers of the presidents immediate
party for several days, but had been
concealed in the belief that she
would rally, as she had so frequently
in the past when suffering from one
other periods of depression and with
a few days of absolute quiet and rest
be restored to normal condition. But
her present illness has been attended
with entirely new complications
which have not yielded to treatment,
and the president concluded Wednes-
day morning that it was time the
public should be appraised OF the true
situa ton.
Owing to the very serious charac-
ter of Mrs. McKinley's illness the
president Wednesday morning def
nitely decided to abandon his contem
plated northwestern tour and to re-
turn to Washington direct as soon as
Mrs. Mckinley is able to stand the
journey. The gravity of Mrs. McKin-
ley's condition has been known to the
members of the presidents immedi
ate party for several days, but had
been concealed in the belief that she
would rally, as she had so frequently
in the past when suffering from one
of her periods of depression and with
few days of absolute quiet and rest
be restored to normal condition. But
her present illness has been attended
with entirely new complications
which have not yielded to treatment,
and the president concluded Wednes-
day morning that it was time the
public should be apprised C the true
situati
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
EARTHQUAKE IN OHIO.
Many Cities in That State Shaken by
Tremendous Convu1sion
of Nature.

Portsmouth, o., May 1S.-An earth
quake shock was felt here at one
o'clock in the morning. It was the
severest earthquake shock in the his
tory of the city, houses shaking like
leaves. Hundreds rushed into the
streets, in their night clothes, think
ing there had been an explosion. No
serious damage was done, but many
chimneys were broken.
Wellston, O., May 18.-Friday
morning at three o'clock this city was
visited by most pronounced earth
quake shock. The first disturbance
was of sufficient force to awaken
many persons. 1t was followed by
two hard convulsive shakings of the
earth that in many placed displaced
household furniture.
Ironton, O., May 1s.-About one
o'clock Friday morning this city was
visited with an earthquake shock
passing directly west to east. There
was succession of violent undula-
tions, almost merged, lasting SO sec
onds. Many residents were reused
from sleep and not few were
nauseated by the rocking earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
A HOOSIER TRAGEDY.
Everett Conway, of Evansville, Kills
NeighbOr and His Wife and
Commits Suicide.

Evansville, Ind, May 20.-Everet
Conway, aged 81, married, shot and
killed G.. w. Garrison and wife in this
city Sunday morning and fatally
wounded Patrolman Benjamin Wallis.
After being driven to desperation by
the police, Conway killed himself. The
crime was committed in the lower end
of the city as the church bells were
ringing. Conway was a neighbor of
the Garrisons. The two families had
not been on friendly terms for several
months. The wives of the men quar-
relied. Saturday morning Conway
wrote a letter to Garrison saying he
had cheated his father in trade FOR
a milk dairy. Garrison showed the
letter to Conway's father, who up
braided his son.
Early Sunday morning Conway, who
was employed at the railroad yards,
got up and dressed as if going to work.
He picked up a shotgun, and, going to
the stable where Garrison was milk
ing, shot him dead. Then he shot Gar
rison's cows to death. Mrs. Garrison
ran from the house. Conway met her
at the steps and emptied both barrels
into her breast, she falling dead at
his feet. The murderer next set fire to
the Garrison stable, and the fire de-
partment was called out and extin-
guished the fire. Conway then barri-
caded himself in his house, and when
Patrolman Wallis attempted to arrest
him Conway shot him in the face and
side. Wallis may die. The entire po-
lice department was called out after
a riot alarm was sounded. The Off
Gals surrounded the house ready to
break in, when they heard a shot. Con-
way had kissed his wife good-by, then
ran upstairs and shot himself in the
heart. Coroner Walker took charge
of the remains. Conway came from
good family, originally from Ken
lucky. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren. Garrison leaves two children.
Garrison was a prominent lodge man
and carried large life insurance
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

day. He had been i'll nearly a year
suffering from a complication of dis
eases, among them Bright's disease.
Edwin F. Uhl was born in 1S41 near Avon
Springs, N. Y. Coming to Michigan when
he was boy, he finished the course in the
public schools and graduated from the Uni
versity of Michigan at the age Of 20. Mr..
Uhl then located in Ypsilanti, and entered
a law firm. In 1871, he moved to Grand Rap
ids, where he built up a splendid law prac-
tice and became prominent in the demo-
cratic party. He was elected mayor of
Grand Rapids on the democratic ticke:
in 1890 and served two years. At the begin
ming of President Cleveland's second term
Mr.. Uhl was appointed assistant secretary
Of state, and during part of his incum-
bency he was in charge of the depart
ment. President Cleveland later offered
Mr.. Uhl the post of ambassador to Ger
many, and it was accepted, Mr.. Uhl serv-
ing until President Mckinley appointed
his successor. While in Germany Mr.. Uhl
took a decided stand against ''free silver"
and withdrew his support from the demo-
cratic party in the campaign of 49, This
greatly affected his party standing in
Grand Rapids, and when he returned home
from Germany he retired from politics.
Mr.. Uhl was married in 1865 and is sur
vived by a widow and three daughters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
DISASTER AT SEA.
Two Vessels Lost Off the Australian
COast-TOtaI of Forty-EfEht
Persons Perish.

Victoria, B. c., May 17.-News has
been received by the steamer Moana
of the loss of the steamer Federal off
the Australian coast during the heavy
gale al the end of March. Thirty-two
persons persisted with her. Six bodies
were recovered with a boat. but no
other wreckage was found, and it was
believed that the vessel foundered
near the coast. When the bodies were
found dingoes were eating them and
were driven away with difficulty. The
bodies were badly mangled by the
wild dogs, and only few were iden
tilted, including Capt. Coult and EnGi-
neer Hills. Fifteen of the lost sailors
were married. The ship Louise Lee
mont was lost during the same storm,
with 16 souls, and nothing was heard
Of any of them. The bark Hawaiian
Isles was overdue, and fears were eX-
pressed for her, but she arrived safely.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
OVER THE FALLS.
An Aged Man Jumps Into Niagara
River and Is Swept to His
Death

Niagara Falls, N. Y, May 2O.-Be-
tween four and five o'clock Sunday
afternoon man supposed to be Will
liam Gardhouse, of Brampton, On
tario, committed suicide by leaping
into the river a short distance back
of Prospect point. He was swept over
the American falls in full view of hum
dreds of people who were in the park
and about the point. He left his hat,
$4.65 in money, his card and spec
tacles on the river bank. He arrived
at the falls Saturday afternoon, stop
ping over night at a hotel, which he
left Sunday afternoon. He was near
ly 70 years old and his mind was
thought to have been enfeebled
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
Must Pay for a Lynching.

Columbus, O., May 15.-What is
known as the anti-lynching act was
sustained by the supreme court in a
decision handed down Tuesday. The
court affirmed the judgment cf the cir
cult court of Champaign county in the
case of the county commissioners
versus Benjamin F. Church, admins
traitor of the estate of Charles w.
Mitchell Click Mitchell, a negro,
was 1ynched at Urbana, O., June 4, 1897,
His administrator Ben amin Church.
brought suit against the commission
ers of Champaign county to recover
the sum of $4,000, under the special
statute making the county liable in
such cases. He was given verdict for
$4,000, the amount allowed by law, and
the decision has stood the test of all
the courts of the state
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
PRIEST IS FOUND DEAD.
Rev. Phillips. of Hazleton, Pa, Miss
ing for Two Weeks, Meets
Foul Play at New York.

New York, May 1s.-The body Of a
man found late at night in a house
in Ninth avenue has been identified as
that of Rev. Edward S. Phillips, of
ST. Gabriel's church, Hazleton, Pa,
who recently had a conference with
J. Pierpont Morgan in reference to
the threatened strike in the iron and
coal regions of Pennsylvania.
The coroner says that the identi-
hcation can hardly be questioned, as
papers found on the body seem to
prove it. The police are working on
what may prove to be a murder.
Kirk Stanley, massage operator,
III whose rooms the body was found, is
under arrest as suspicious person.
The police are searching for wom-
an who was known as Stanley's wife.
They say this woman left the house
in Ninth avenue on May and has not
returned. Father Phillips disap-
peared on May S.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
LAWYER Charged with Counterfeiting.

Philadelphia, May 18--John l.. Sem
pie, prominent attorney of Camden,
n. j., was arrested Friday, charged
with completely in the counterfeiting
of $50 United States treasury notes.
Semple was counsel for Baldwin S. B.
Bredell and Arthur Taylor, who were
the engravers for the Jacobs and
Kendig gang of counterfeiters, which
was broken up two years ago by the
secret service men, by the arrest in
Lancaster of Jacobs and Kendig, and
the subsequent arrest in this city of
Former District Attorney Ellery P.
Ingham and his assistant, Harvey K.
Hewitt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Numbers of experiments have been
made to test the speed and destination
of corl<ed bottles thrown into the
sea in various parts of the world. The
most remarkable example was that
in which a bottle travelled 5000 miles
in about two years and a half-rough.
fly, at the rate of six and a half miles
"a day. 1t travelled from 63 degrees
south latitude and 60 degrees west
longitude to Western Australia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
ALBANY STRIKE SETTLED.
FRACTION Company and It's Men
Come to Satisfactory
Agreement

Albany, N. Y, May 2O.-'Hne street
railway employees strike, which was
inaugurated II days ago on the lines
Of the Union Traction company in AL
bany, Troy, Cohoes, Rensselaer, and
Watervliet is at an end, and opera
tions on the entire system were re-
sumed Saturday. There have been
concessions on both sides, and an
agreement was reached early Satur-
day at conference at which both
the corporation and the operatives
were represented, under which it
should be possible to avoid strikes in
future.
The company, on it's part, agrees to
receive presentations regarding
grievances from any committee of it's
employees, representing organized or
unorganized labor; that men sus-
pended or discharged by the superin-
tendents shall be entitled to appeal
to the executive committee of the
company; that in case employees dis
prove charges under which they were
suspended or discharged they shall
be entitled to pay for the time they
were idle during such suspension or
discharge, and that there shall be no
discriminate against any of the
men who engaged in the strike, ex-
cept those guilty of unlawful or RI
otous acts. The company reserves
the right to employ union or non
union men and to discharge employees
for cause.
The wages of all motormen, con-
ductors, linepen and pitmen is to be
20 cents per hour, and of pitmen help
ers 17h cents per hour.
The men agree that no proposition
for a strike shall be acted upon by
any division at the same meeting at
which it is introduced, but that at
least 48 hours shall elapse before
such proposition shall be voted upon,
and that if a strike shall be ordered
it shall not take effect until at least
six days have elapsed after notice to
the company, during which time the
employees shall continue their work.
The non-union men brought here to
fill the places of the strikers will I'M
questionably withdraw, although the
formal agreement does not mention
them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
THE CYCLING WORLD.

On bad or narrow road always
make room for the heavier vehicle
The Touring club of France makes
a splendid showing with member
ship record of $4,000 riders.
Tom Cooper says he is going to be
a cycle racer until he is too old to
guide a wheel. He adds that he has
been obliged to assert his stand ow-
ing to the constant rumors purport-
ing to come from him, and claiming
to indicate his intention Of retiring
from the track.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
THE News Condensed.

The final vote on incorporation OF
and SO against.
After being on the road for II years
a letter addressed to E. E. Andrews,
care of the Briggs house, Appleton,
has reached its destination. The let
ter was found behind letter case in
a postal car.
Special Agent Walker, of Boscobel,
was in Greenwood laying out rural
free delivery route No. 2, running,
from Greenwood to, Longwood.
John D. Rockefeller has given ST.
900 to WayIand academy al Beaver
Dam, provided an additional $4,000
is raised by July L.
All the contracts, have been let for
the electric road to be built between
Manitowoc and Two Rivers.
A tract of 1900 acres of timber land
near Glidden, with 3O,0OO,ooO feet OF
standing pine, spruce and other tim
Der, has been purchased by the Rod
dis Veneer company, of Marshfeld
GAINESVILLE is fast coming to be the
principal tobacco market in the state.
Mrs. Horace Barlow, aged SO,
graduate of Vassar, was drowned IN
the cistern at her home in Hudson.
John Minahan, a wealthy farmer,
near Chiffon, was killed by being,
thrown from a corn planter.
A post office has been established
at Padus, Forest county, with Melvin
Redibaugh as postmaster.
Every saloon in Boomer was closed
Sunday, for the first time in the his
tory of the village, the village board
having passed resolution closing all
the places.
The Premonstratensian fathers,
who blished ST. Norbert's college
at Depere two years ago, are to erect
a new building at a cost of $4,000.
Charles B. Ticknor, at one tfme
auditor of the Wisconsin Central rail-
way and one of the best-known men
in railroad circles in the northwest,
died suddenly in Racine.
Oliver P. Dow, one of the we'll
the earliest settlers, died in Palmyra,
aged rs years. Mr.. Dow was born in
New Hampshire in 1923.
Capt. William Henry died in Two
Rivers, aged 80 years. He was mem
Der of the G.. A. r. He served during
the civil war in the Twenty-seventh
Wisconsin volunteers.
John Minahan, well-to-do farmer
living near Chiffon, was killed on his
own farm in 2 runaway accident. He
leaves three sons and five daughters.
Isaac Stephenson, Jr, manager of
the Ludington, Wells & Van Schaick
company in Marinette, has received
word from Louisiana that nearly 50,-
100000 feet of the company's timber
was blown down during a recent cy-
clone.
A Philadelphia firm purchased in
Edgerton $4,000 cases of last years
crop of Wisconsin tobacco. About
$350,00O cash changed hands. The
shipment will amount to about 200
carloa lis.
Rev G.. c. Willett, of Elkhorn, has
accepted call to become pastor of
the Irving Park Qlll Baptist church.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Mrs. Madge Cornell, of San Fran
cisco, is a member of a firm of under
takers and embalmers, and is salts
fed that she has found her calling in
life When Mrs. Connell first applied
for a position she met with abrupt
rebuff. and then hit upon unique
method of obtaining Endorsement.
She wrote to friends, acquaintance
and people prominent in the public
eye, asking if, in their opinion, wo-
men undertakers would be accepta BILE.
The answers were full of encourages
ment, and the position was granted
at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
NEW EQUIPMENT.
wabash Railway Company Prepares
to Greatly Increase It's Roll
ing stock.

New York, May IA general
mortgage was filed Thursday with
Register Fromme in the shape of an
agreement between the Continental
Trust company, of New York, as trus-
tee, with the Wabash Railroad COM
pany, which provides for an issue of
new equipment obligations amounting
to So ,O0OO 900. The additional equip
ment consists of 5000 box cars, 500
coal ears, 40 locomotives and 48 pas
senger and combination cars, valued
at So, 3OO,O 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Australia has vast quantities Of
iron and tin. 1t has stream tin; that
is, tin in the shape of sands which
are so fine that you can hold them
up and they will run through your
fingers just like the dust of the des-
ert, save that every grain is pure tin.
Tt has copper mines and coal mines.
It's silver mines have produced $780,
100000 worth of that metal, and it
has also diamonds, rubies, emeralds,
copals and pearls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

In the famous cellars of the Hotel
de Vile at Bremen there are dozen
cases of holy wine which have been
preserved for $50 years. If the cost
of maintaining the cellar, payment
of rent, interest upon the original
value of the wine aud other incidental
charges are considered a bottle Of
each glassful $270,O0O, and single
drop could not be sold without loss
under 5000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

Miss Helen NJ. Gould gave $4,000
in January last to build a Young
Mems Christian association head.
quarters at Fit. Monroe Another
headquarters for this association, for
Fit. Hancock, n. Y, has been provided
by a $4,000 gift from Thomas S.
Gladding. Miss Gould's gift was made
on condition that her name be kept
secret, but her name came out when
active work was begun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Summary of the Business Transact G q
Daily in Both the Senate
and Assembly.

Madison, Wis, May 13.-The senate
adopted resolution on Saturday censur-
Ing Gov. La Toilette for expressions con-
tanned IN his message vetoing the primary
e!ectlon law: Business has closed, but final
adjournment will not take place until
wednesday next. One of the last acts of
the senate was to concur in the assembly
bill authorizing cities to use voting ma
chimes.
Madison, Wis, May 14.-The senate has
refused to concur in the assembly amend
ments to the bill authorizing cities to hold
biennial instead of annual elections. Bills
have been passed dividing Chippewa coun-
ty and creating the county of Gates; pro-
viding for the registration of incorporate
names with registers Of deeds; relating to
the condemnation of land for highway pur-
poses; relating to the appointment of cleo
ton officers; providing a standard scale for
the measuring of logs.
Madison, Wis, May 15.-In the senate
Chairman Hatton, of the committee on en-
rolled bills, reported 80 measures as cor
rectly enrolled. The governor had no mes
sage and it adjourned after very short
session.
Assembly.
Madison Wis, May 13-The bill author
izng the governor to investigate state de-
partments with a view to reducing clerical
forces failed in the assembly. While bust
ness has closed, final adjournment will not
take place until Wednesday next.
Madison, Wis, May 14-The assembly
has passed the senate bill dividing Chip
pewa county and creating the county Of
Gates and it was sent to the governor.
Other bills have been passed making dep
uty fish and game wardens fire wardens;
paying to counties money due from drain
age funds; creating the office Of land COM
missioner; prohibiting the pass system.
Madison. Wis, May 15.-Fifteen bills
were reported to the assembly correctly
enrolled. Gov. La Toilette sent in his
veto of the Frost mortgage taxation bill
and after 1t had been read the assembly
adjourned.
Legislature AdjOurns.
Madison, Wis, May 16-At noon yester-
day the longest session of the legislature
in Wisconsin history-126 days-was closed
A dozen bills are still left In Gov. La Fol
lettes hands, among them the ice tax
bill and the measure creating the county
of Gates out of the northern part of Chip
pewa county, on both Of which several Of
the members anticipate vetoes. Four We
toes marked the last day of the session,
the governor returning without approval
the bill requiring compulsory vaccination,
that exemptfng beet sugar factories from
taxation, the bill providing an additional
employee for the railroad commissioner
and one extending the time for payment
Of taxes il Milwaukee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
Big Deal in Lumber,

Milwaukee, May II. = An Evening
Wisconsin special from Marinette,
Wis, says the Menominee Bay Shore
Lumber company of Menominee,
Mich, has sold to the Glen Eddy Lum-
Der company, Of Saginaw, Mich, 2OO,-
1000 feet of pine, tributary to Ash
land, Wis. The consideration at the
present market price of lumber is
about So, 600 GOO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

A cup of hot coffee is an ,nrfailino
barometer, if you allow a lump of SUI
gar to drop to the bottom of the cup
and watch the air bubbles arise with
out disturbing the coffee. If the bub-
bles collect in the middle the weather
will be fine; if they adhere to the cup.
forming ring, it will either rain
or snow; and if the bubbles separate
without assuming any fixed position.
changeable weather may be expected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

At five years of age boys are mainly
taller than girls, but the girls appear
to equal them at the seventh year,
and continue thus up to and including
the ninth year, after which the boys
rise again above the girls for two
years. At about II years the girls
suddenly become taller than the boys.
continuing until the fifteenth year,
when the boys finally regain their
superiority in stature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
A noiseless alarm clock would prove

a nO1SeI6SS alarm CLOCK Would prove
a boon to a host of sufferers from
unreasonable din. The suggestion is
made that silent alarm can be given
by focusing an electric lamp upon the
head of the person to be awakened,
and arranging switch so that the
current to light the lamp would be
turned on by the clock at the desired
time. 1t is claimed that the flash
Of light would invariably arouse the
SLEEPER
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22

A bloodhound man has been dis.
covered by German doctor; this is
an individual whose sense of smell is
so keen that he can recognize his
friends at a distance of several feet.
and when he is blindfoIded One
scientific fact resulting from this
highly developed sense is that all the
members Of a family have a cha1ac.
teristic odor, and that each family
has it's distinctive odor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-22
Will Leave Picking.

Picking, May 2O.-Gen. Chaffee at
midnight Saturday night issued his
farewell order ending the American
relief expedition in China. The Amer
lean troops will board the transports
next Wednesday at Taku and Thurs
day will leave direct for Manila.